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Corp.com possibly the most dangerous domain on the net?
A great article on KrebsonSecurity.com was posted that talked about an early domain investor selling a valuable and potentially domain name. According to the article Mike O’Connor a gentleman who started regging domains back in 1994 amassed qui...
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Corp.com possibly the most dangerous domain on the net?
A great article on KrebsonSecurity.com was posted that talked about an early domain investor selling a valuable and potentially domain name. According to the article Mike O’Connor a gentleman who started regging domains back in 1994 amassed qui...
Discussion
February 9, 2020, 6:00 am
The Domains
After missing on earnings Verisign stock off over 5% today
VeriSign (VRSN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.31 per share, they missed on Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 per share. Last year they had earnings of $1.58 per share a year. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly...
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After missing on earnings Verisign stock off over 5% today
VeriSign (VRSN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.31 per share, they missed on Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 per share. Last year they had earnings of $1.58 per share a year. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly...
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February 7, 2020, 4:11 pm
The Domains
What was the best buy from NamesCon Live Auction?
Now that it’s been a week since the NamesCon live auction. Which buy did you think was the best buy? When the auction was going on and I was live tweeting it seemed many thought BeautySpa.com was a great buy. Someone today emailed me they misse...
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What was the best buy from NamesCon Live Auction?
Now that it’s been a week since the NamesCon live auction. Which buy did you think was the best buy? When the auction was going on and I was live tweeting it seemed many thought BeautySpa.com was a great buy. Someone today emailed me they misse...
Discussion
February 7, 2020, 1:33 am
The Domains
.ME Premium Domains Available for Registration starting March 4th
In a post yesterday .Me said they will be releasing approximately 2,800 premium domains on March 4. This might be a little too late as .me is just another extension in a sea of hundreds. Holding on to premiums this long probably not going to yield th...
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.ME Premium Domains Available for Registration starting March 4th
In a post yesterday .Me said they will be releasing approximately 2,800 premium domains on March 4. This might be a little too late as .me is just another extension in a sea of hundreds. Holding on to premiums this long probably not going to yield th...
Discussion
February 5, 2020, 5:27 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Chauffage.fr
Sedo released their weekly sales and Chauffage.fr led the way at 62,500 Euros, ($69,006). BitcoinPoker.com was second at $65,000. We all have owned a few 4L.nets that just sit there, this week there were a couple great 4L.net sales, 4L.nets selling m...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Chauffage.fr
Sedo released their weekly sales and Chauffage.fr led the way at 62,500 Euros, ($69,006). BitcoinPoker.com was second at $65,000. We all have owned a few 4L.nets that just sit there, this week there were a couple great 4L.net sales, 4L.nets selling m...
Discussion
February 4, 2020, 6:05 pm
The Domains
Seller of write.com discussed his 6 figure flip
The domain name write.com has had a few owners over the years. The domain is now owned by Brent Oxley and listed for sale. Write.com sold on Snapnames for $60,000 back in 2011. The company that bought the name back then sold the name to a Namepros me...
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Seller of write.com discussed his 6 figure flip
The domain name write.com has had a few owners over the years. The domain is now owned by Brent Oxley and listed for sale. Write.com sold on Snapnames for $60,000 back in 2011. The company that bought the name back then sold the name to a Namepros me...
Discussion
February 4, 2020, 5:29 pm
The Domains
New York times covers the .Ai extension
Steve Lohr of the New York Times published a piece on the .AI extension. .Ai has become a windfall for Anguilla. It was once just a side job for the man running the extension, Vincent Cate, a computer scientist who settled in Anguilla and later becam...
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New York times covers the .Ai extension
Steve Lohr of the New York Times published a piece on the .AI extension. .Ai has become a windfall for Anguilla. It was once just a side job for the man running the extension, Vincent Cate, a computer scientist who settled in Anguilla and later becam...
Discussion
February 4, 2020, 4:23 pm
The Domains
ICYMI: January 2020 – Top stories
The top posts of January 2020 on TheDomains January saw Rat.com launch, Adam Dicker back out of an appearance on You Tube and the NamesCon Live Auction. Our top story traffic wise was on the founder of Xiaomi discussing the importance of domain names...
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ICYMI: January 2020 – Top stories
The top posts of January 2020 on TheDomains January saw Rat.com launch, Adam Dicker back out of an appearance on You Tube and the NamesCon Live Auction. Our top story traffic wise was on the founder of Xiaomi discussing the importance of domain names...
Discussion
February 4, 2020, 4:39 am
The Domains
Report: 28.99% of domains are re-registered by other users
Who Is Hosting This took a deep dive into the world of domain registrations and domain name renewal rates. They enlisted the services of Whois XML API, and put together their report. From the article: The Sample Whois XML API collected data on one mi...
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Report: 28.99% of domains are re-registered by other users
Who Is Hosting This took a deep dive into the world of domain registrations and domain name renewal rates. They enlisted the services of Whois XML API, and put together their report. From the article: The Sample Whois XML API collected data on one mi...
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February 2, 2020, 3:40 am
The Domains
Add.com sells for $800,000 to lead NamesCon Live Auction
Add.com stole the show at NamesCon live auction. The name sold for $800,000. Offices.com sold for $260,000. The two LL.coms did not meet reserve. 74 out of 136 lots sold. There were no new gtld sales but to be fair there were only a few in the auctio...
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Add.com sells for $800,000 to lead NamesCon Live Auction
Add.com stole the show at NamesCon live auction. The name sold for $800,000. Offices.com sold for $260,000. The two LL.coms did not meet reserve. 74 out of 136 lots sold. There were no new gtld sales but to be fair there were only a few in the auctio...
Discussion
January 31, 2020, 1:44 am
