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The Domains
Bunch of .app transactions lately
Prior to last week there were 63 reported .app sales on Namebio. Since June 10 there has been a flurry of action and 29 reported transactions. These have been taking place at Dynadot. There are also some .app trading hands over at eName. Names like D...
Discussion
Bunch of .app transactions lately
Prior to last week there were 63 reported .app sales on Namebio. Since June 10 there has been a flurry of action and 29 reported transactions. These have been taking place at Dynadot. There are also some .app trading hands over at eName. Names like D...
Discussion
June 15, 2020, 11:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
One Word Domains site releases version 2.0
Upgrades include synonyms, premium tags. A new and popular site for finding one-word domain names has released version 2.0. I interview the site’s creator, Steven Tey, on DNW Podcast #287. OneWord.Domains helps you find available one-word domai...
Discussion
One Word Domains site releases version 2.0
Upgrades include synonyms, premium tags. A new and popular site for finding one-word domain names has released version 2.0. I interview the site’s creator, Steven Tey, on DNW Podcast #287. OneWord.Domains helps you find available one-word domai...
Discussion
June 15, 2020, 9:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Codebank.com sold for low 6 figures
Chinese domain company reports six-figure English-language domain sale. According to West.cn via eName, Codebank.com recently sold for about 1 million yuan (about $150,000). Whois record shows the domain was registered in 2002. Wayback machine’...
Discussion
Codebank.com sold for low 6 figures
Chinese domain company reports six-figure English-language domain sale. According to West.cn via eName, Codebank.com recently sold for about 1 million yuan (about $150,000). Whois record shows the domain was registered in 2002. Wayback machine’...
Discussion
June 15, 2020, 9:07 pm
DomainSherpa
Sherpa Founders Series: Gateway.io as Cypherpunk Activism: Decentralizing the Internet – with Mike Carson
Mike Carson, the savvy programmer and founder of Park.io, explains the launch of Gateway.io and what that means as an opportunity both for new types of domain name investing as well as decentralization of domain names and/or DNS.Frankly, anyone who u...
Discussion
Sherpa Founders Series: Gateway.io as Cypherpunk Activism: Decentralizing the Internet – with Mike Carson
Mike Carson, the savvy programmer and founder of Park.io, explains the launch of Gateway.io and what that means as an opportunity both for new types of domain name investing as well as decentralization of domain names and/or DNS.Frankly, anyone who u...
Discussion
June 15, 2020, 8:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stealing the keys to the internet – DNW Podcast #290
A drama about domain names. A drama about ICANN and domain names? Ryan Estrada made it entertaining with his 9-part drama podcast Big Data about stealing the keys to the internet. On today’s show, Ryan explains how it came together and how he m...
Discussion
Stealing the keys to the internet – DNW Podcast #290
A drama about domain names. A drama about ICANN and domain names? Ryan Estrada made it entertaining with his 9-part drama podcast Big Data about stealing the keys to the internet. On today’s show, Ryan explains how it came together and how he m...
Discussion
June 15, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy warns customers about theft with 3 new levels of domain privacy
GoDaddy’s new cross-sell warns about domain theft. Last week I wrote about how GoDaddy is now redacting most personal information in Whois records. People who paid for Whois Privacy now have the option of getting an improved “Full Domain ...
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GoDaddy warns customers about theft with 3 new levels of domain privacy
GoDaddy’s new cross-sell warns about domain theft. Last week I wrote about how GoDaddy is now redacting most personal information in Whois records. People who paid for Whois Privacy now have the option of getting an improved “Full Domain ...
Discussion
June 14, 2020, 3:46 pm
The Domains
Former men’s magazine Perfect10.com closes at $47,510
Perfect 10 was a men’s magazine that looked to rival Playboy. The founder supposedly started the magazine when a friend got rejected from Playboy. I remember watching model boxing by Perfect 10 on Showtime back in the day. The company founder b...
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Former men’s magazine Perfect10.com closes at $47,510
Perfect 10 was a men’s magazine that looked to rival Playboy. The founder supposedly started the magazine when a friend got rejected from Playboy. I remember watching model boxing by Perfect 10 on Showtime back in the day. The company founder b...
Discussion
June 13, 2020, 5:19 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN general meeting will (unsurprisingly) be virtual
All meetings this year will occur virtually. ICANN has decided that its Annual General Meeting in October will be held virtually. ICANN69 was originally scheduled to be held in Hamburg, Germany. But, like the March meeting and this month’s Poli...
Discussion
ICANN general meeting will (unsurprisingly) be virtual
All meetings this year will occur virtually. ICANN has decided that its Annual General Meeting in October will be held virtually. ICANN69 was originally scheduled to be held in Hamburg, Germany. But, like the March meeting and this month’s Poli...
Discussion
June 12, 2020, 1:03 pm
The Domains
The rise of branding businesses around Corona/Covid
Trademarks, domain registrations and naming your company with Covid continue to move forward. Trademarks filed for things like CovidLivesMatter, (the .com was actually registered in March 2020). ICLG.com published an article that gives a deep dive to...
Discussion
The rise of branding businesses around Corona/Covid
Trademarks, domain registrations and naming your company with Covid continue to move forward. Trademarks filed for things like CovidLivesMatter, (the .com was actually registered in March 2020). ICLG.com published an article that gives a deep dive to...
Discussion
June 12, 2020, 1:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Why this odd domain received 227 bids at auction
It seems like a random string of five characters. There’s a bit more to it. I enjoy reading the daily auction recap by Travis at DSAD.com. This exercise helps me understand what kind of domains are selling in the market. On June 4, he reported ...
Discussion
Why this odd domain received 227 bids at auction
It seems like a random string of five characters. There’s a bit more to it. I enjoy reading the daily auction recap by Travis at DSAD.com. This exercise helps me understand what kind of domains are selling in the market. On June 4, he reported ...
Discussion
June 11, 2020, 8:05 pm
