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The Domains
Verisign Reports: 135.2M .Com/.Net Domains, Increase 3.4% : Has $1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2015. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $266 million for the third quarter of 2015, up 4.2% from the same quarter in 2...
Discussion
Verisign Reports: 135.2M .Com/.Net Domains, Increase 3.4% : Has $1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2015. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $266 million for the third quarter of 2015, up 4.2% from the same quarter in 2...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 9:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign considers Early Access for “IDN .Coms”
Popular model for landrush phase of new TLDs might find its way to Verisign. Verisign is considering some sort of “Early Access” period when it launches IDN .com transliterations, company executives explained today on the company’s ...
Discussion
Verisign considers Early Access for “IDN .Coms”
Popular model for landrush phase of new TLDs might find its way to Verisign. Verisign is considering some sort of “Early Access” period when it launches IDN .com transliterations, company executives explained today on the company’s ...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 9:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations last quarter
Verisign drives new registrations, grows overall base in .com and .net. Verisign reported earnings this afternoon, and disclosed that it handled 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations in Q3. The number of new registrations per quarter is typical...
Discussion
Verisign: 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations last quarter
Verisign drives new registrations, grows overall base in .com and .net. Verisign reported earnings this afternoon, and disclosed that it handled 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations in Q3. The number of new registrations per quarter is typical...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 8:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to not lose your shirt investing in domain names for China
Video explains what makes domains good — and bad — for the Chinese market. Allegravita, a consultancy for doing business in China that has worked with a number of domain name companies, has published three info-packed sessions from the Do...
Discussion
How to not lose your shirt investing in domain names for China
Video explains what makes domains good — and bad — for the Chinese market. Allegravita, a consultancy for doing business in China that has worked with a number of domain name companies, has published three info-packed sessions from the Do...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Media Options’ WI.com domain name save in UDRP
Complainant offered to buy the domain name for $400.00. Media Options has successfully defended a UDRP against its domain name WI.com, but the panel declined to find complainant Brian Fera of Germany guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Domain na...
Discussion
Media Options’ WI.com domain name save in UDRP
Complainant offered to buy the domain name for $400.00. Media Options has successfully defended a UDRP against its domain name WI.com, but the panel declined to find complainant Brian Fera of Germany guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Domain na...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 1:30 pm
The Domains
Looks like 86 Sunrise Apps For .Law; 30 For .Abogado But Not All Registrants Are Lawyers
The new gTLD’s .Law and .abogado are in general availability but due to the new domain extensions being restricted, registrations are taking a while to show up in the zone file. Today it appears the domain names registered in the Sunrise Period...
Discussion
Looks like 86 Sunrise Apps For .Law; 30 For .Abogado But Not All Registrants Are Lawyers
The new gTLD’s .Law and .abogado are in general availability but due to the new domain extensions being restricted, registrations are taking a while to show up in the zone file. Today it appears the domain names registered in the Sunrise Period...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 1:06 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
We recorded another Sherpa show on Tuesday and I think it’s one of the better shows we’ve done. Lots of questions answered and as entertaining as ever. Be prepared for some reverb thought. Drew had a little extra compute...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
We recorded another Sherpa show on Tuesday and I think it’s one of the better shows we’ve done. Lots of questions answered and as entertaining as ever. Be prepared for some reverb thought. Drew had a little extra compute...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 10:15 am
The Domains
It is all about the eights – 8888828.com sells for $5,103
The Sedo auction for 8888828.com was paid and hit the Sedo sales wire, the name sold for $5,103, yes a 7N.com. The seller is local to me actually about 30 minutes away in King of Prussia, DomainDakini.com purchased the domain name back in 2014, it lo...
Discussion
It is all about the eights – 8888828.com sells for $5,103
The Sedo auction for 8888828.com was paid and hit the Sedo sales wire, the name sold for $5,103, yes a 7N.com. The seller is local to me actually about 30 minutes away in King of Prussia, DomainDakini.com purchased the domain name back in 2014, it lo...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 7:10 am
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction: 20 Domains Have Hit Reserve, Led By DCR.com, ICT.com
Sedo’s Great Domains auction ends tomorrow and is looking at another solid sell through rate this month, with 20 of the 79 domains already having hit reserve. Bidding on those 20 domains has exceeded $85,000, and is not surprisingly led by two ...
Discussion
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction: 20 Domains Have Hit Reserve, Led By DCR.com, ICT.com
Sedo’s Great Domains auction ends tomorrow and is looking at another solid sell through rate this month, with 20 of the 79 domains already having hit reserve. Bidding on those 20 domains has exceeded $85,000, and is not surprisingly led by two ...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 1:51 am
Domain Name Wire
These 19 companies bought aftermarket domain names last week
From bitcoin to car care to family entertainment, here are some of the end users that bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 624 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.7 million, a bit more than usual. While the list includes a num...
Discussion
These 19 companies bought aftermarket domain names last week
From bitcoin to car care to family entertainment, here are some of the end users that bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 624 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.7 million, a bit more than usual. While the list includes a num...
Discussion
October 21, 2015, 6:13 pm
