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The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Leev.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Leev.com led the way at $18,000. 4Kids.com was second at $14,995. Sit.ai was third at $12,000. 45 .com sales 20 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: · yhg...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Leev.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Leev.com led the way at $18,000. 4Kids.com was second at $14,995. Sit.ai was third at $12,000. 45 .com sales 20 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: · yhg...
Discussion
June 2, 2020, 8:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Not all Chinese companies shun these letters in domains
It’s not a Chip, but it’s a good domain for this company. If you are familiar with Chips (Chinese premium) domains, you probably wouldn’t think a Chinese company would use the domain ECVV.com. According to the Chip principle, domain...
Discussion
Not all Chinese companies shun these letters in domains
It’s not a Chip, but it’s a good domain for this company. If you are familiar with Chips (Chinese premium) domains, you probably wouldn’t think a Chinese company would use the domain ECVV.com. According to the Chip principle, domain...
Discussion
June 2, 2020, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest .com rankings report
How domain name registrars fared in the most recent monthly data report. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers February 2020. Namecheap had the se...
Discussion
Latest .com rankings report
How domain name registrars fared in the most recent monthly data report. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers February 2020. Namecheap had the se...
Discussion
June 2, 2020, 1:35 pm
The Domains
May reported new gtld sales led by Pop.shop
There were 90 reported new gtld sales at Namebio in May. This was up from 58 reported sales in April. Total sales were up in May at $157,000 vs $125,000 April 2020. Pop.shop was the top sale at $28,650. Average sales price $1,744 down from $2,1...
Discussion
May reported new gtld sales led by Pop.shop
There were 90 reported new gtld sales at Namebio in May. This was up from 58 reported sales in April. Total sales were up in May at $157,000 vs $125,000 April 2020. Pop.shop was the top sale at $28,650. Average sales price $1,744 down from $2,1...
Discussion
June 2, 2020, 1:01 pm
The Domains
June .ai auctions led by Steve.ai
This month’s .Ai closed on Whois.ai and Steve.ai was the top close at $4,009. There were 3 two letter .ai names in the top 5 along with Chatbot.ai at $2,999. Last week Sit.ai sold for $12,000 after being acquired for $582 in 2019. steve.ai $4,0...
Discussion
June .ai auctions led by Steve.ai
This month’s .Ai closed on Whois.ai and Steve.ai was the top close at $4,009. There were 3 two letter .ai names in the top 5 along with Chatbot.ai at $2,999. Last week Sit.ai sold for $12,000 after being acquired for $582 in 2019. steve.ai $4,0...
Discussion
June 1, 2020, 10:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
A seemingly random 5-letter domain may be valuable
I wouldn’t have paid anything for this domain until I realized this. With 4-letter domains still in slump, a 5L domain consisting of seemingly random letters may not excite most domain investors. An example is the domain CNLZD .com. Without any...
Discussion
A seemingly random 5-letter domain may be valuable
I wouldn’t have paid anything for this domain until I realized this. With 4-letter domains still in slump, a 5L domain consisting of seemingly random letters may not excite most domain investors. An example is the domain CNLZD .com. Without any...
Discussion
June 1, 2020, 7:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is the NTIA doing anything with domains?
It has been mostly silent since its Assistant Secretary stepped down last year. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is the U.S. government agency that cares about domain names. It manages the contract for .us d...
Discussion
Is the NTIA doing anything with domains?
It has been mostly silent since its Assistant Secretary stepped down last year. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is the U.S. government agency that cares about domain names. It manages the contract for .us d...
Discussion
June 1, 2020, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Handshake alternative – DNW Podcast #288
Could Handshake challenge ICANN? There’s no doubt that the ICANN-regulated DNS has some drawbacks. On this week’s show, Mike Carson (who also runs Park.io) discusses a blockchain-based alternative called Handshake. Mike has developed a re...
Discussion
The Handshake alternative – DNW Podcast #288
Could Handshake challenge ICANN? There’s no doubt that the ICANN-regulated DNS has some drawbacks. On this week’s show, Mike Carson (who also runs Park.io) discusses a blockchain-based alternative called Handshake. Mike has developed a re...
Discussion
June 1, 2020, 3:30 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Jun 1: SupDoc.com, Slim.ai, Mangrove.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: SupDoc.com, Slim.ai, Mangrove.com• Get your bids in soon for IKnowAGuy.com, InDesign.com, Online.u...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Jun 1: SupDoc.com, Slim.ai, Mangrove.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: SupDoc.com, Slim.ai, Mangrove.com• Get your bids in soon for IKnowAGuy.com, InDesign.com, Online.u...
Discussion
June 1, 2020, 1:29 pm
The Domains
A look at the biggest domain sales containing a hyphen
Taking a look at the hyphen. Many hate them, some like them. The debate wages back and forth. Namebio has recorded 21,938 sales. $24.2m Dollar Volume. $1,101 Average Price 5 of the top 10 hyphenated sales are gaming related. hotel-reservation.com 209...
Discussion
A look at the biggest domain sales containing a hyphen
Taking a look at the hyphen. Many hate them, some like them. The debate wages back and forth. Namebio has recorded 21,938 sales. $24.2m Dollar Volume. $1,101 Average Price 5 of the top 10 hyphenated sales are gaming related. hotel-reservation.com 209...
Discussion
May 30, 2020, 10:22 pm
