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The Domains
Former Chinese website 55BBS.com closes at $70,050 on DropCatch
55BBS was a Chinese lifestyle shopping website founded in 2004. It was acquired by CNET in 2008. Reported here CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks, in the process of being bought by CBS Corp (NYSE: CBS). is buying Beijing-based 55BBS, a lifestyle and shopping...
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Former Chinese website 55BBS.com closes at $70,050 on DropCatch
55BBS was a Chinese lifestyle shopping website founded in 2004. It was acquired by CNET in 2008. Reported here CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks, in the process of being bought by CBS Corp (NYSE: CBS). is buying Beijing-based 55BBS, a lifestyle and shopping...
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May 25, 2020, 6:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Workforce.com: The danger of not owning the “best” domain for your company
Confusion when someone buys the better domain. Workforce Software provides workforce management software using the domain name WorkforceSoftware.com. For decades, the shorter Workforce.com domain was used by Workforce Magazine to deliver human resour...
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Workforce.com: The danger of not owning the “best” domain for your company
Confusion when someone buys the better domain. Workforce Software provides workforce management software using the domain name WorkforceSoftware.com. For decades, the shorter Workforce.com domain was used by Workforce Magazine to deliver human resour...
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May 23, 2020, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
More and more companies are using new TLDs
Registration numbers games are masking actual use. Big companies might prefer .com. Most people might choose .com. But there’s another trend I’ve seen over the past year that shouldn’t be overlooked: more and more companies using ne...
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More and more companies are using new TLDs
Registration numbers games are masking actual use. Big companies might prefer .com. Most people might choose .com. But there’s another trend I’ve seen over the past year that shouldn’t be overlooked: more and more companies using ne...
Discussion
May 22, 2020, 4:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
The preference for .com
No matter where you look, big companies tend to favor .com. The other day I read an article about domains used by corporate users around the world. It just shows how important .com is as a global extension. Yakup Hasan Küçük at Dofo ...
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The preference for .com
No matter where you look, big companies tend to favor .com. The other day I read an article about domains used by corporate users around the world. It just shows how important .com is as a global extension. Yakup Hasan Küçük at Dofo ...
Discussion
May 22, 2020, 1:11 pm
The Domains
EveryDayCounts.com sold for $40,000 in 2014 closes today for $2,601 (story inside)
Every.Day.Counts was a fashion brand with a store in the Netherlands. FashionNetwork.com covered the opening in 2014 Esprit, start-up version, worked on the project for an urban and denim brand for several months. Christened every.day.counts, it open...
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EveryDayCounts.com sold for $40,000 in 2014 closes today for $2,601 (story inside)
Every.Day.Counts was a fashion brand with a store in the Netherlands. FashionNetwork.com covered the opening in 2014 Esprit, start-up version, worked on the project for an urban and denim brand for several months. Christened every.day.counts, it open...
Discussion
May 22, 2020, 7:16 am
The Domains
With lower membership fee will you join the ICA?
Now that the ICA has a lower membership fee will you join? The directory just looks odd in my opinion, with the members right under individual made to look like second class citizens. But too each their own. Annual MembershipPlatinum Membership $25,0...
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With lower membership fee will you join the ICA?
Now that the ICA has a lower membership fee will you join? The directory just looks odd in my opinion, with the members right under individual made to look like second class citizens. But too each their own. Annual MembershipPlatinum Membership $25,0...
Discussion
May 21, 2020, 11:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Your domain name can hurt your credibility
It’s OK to not have the best domain. But at least choose a decent one. We talk a lot about how a great domain name gives a company instant credibility. As an example, entrepreneur Jason Calacanis recently said: When people see a great domain na...
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Your domain name can hurt your credibility
It’s OK to not have the best domain. But at least choose a decent one. We talk a lot about how a great domain name gives a company instant credibility. As an example, entrepreneur Jason Calacanis recently said: When people see a great domain na...
Discussion
May 21, 2020, 8:01 pm
The Domains
Second time being auctioned Tema.com closes at $43,805
Back on May 13, Tema.com closed at $128,938 on DropCatch. Today it closed $43,805. The name has a lot of meanings in several languages along with being a solid CVCV.com. contact $43,805 May 21, 2020 at 3:25 PM NamePremier $43,755 May 21, 2...
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Second time being auctioned Tema.com closes at $43,805
Back on May 13, Tema.com closed at $128,938 on DropCatch. Today it closed $43,805. The name has a lot of meanings in several languages along with being a solid CVCV.com. contact $43,805 May 21, 2020 at 3:25 PM NamePremier $43,755 May 21, 2...
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May 21, 2020, 7:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy files customer support-related patent applications
Patents cover a better way to provide support. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a couple of patent applications (pdf, pdf) for an improved customer service experience. Whether or not you think it should be patentable, I sure wish companies would adopt ...
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GoDaddy files customer support-related patent applications
Patents cover a better way to provide support. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a couple of patent applications (pdf, pdf) for an improved customer service experience. Whether or not you think it should be patentable, I sure wish companies would adopt ...
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May 21, 2020, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reviewing 4-letter domains sold in April
Some of these four letter domains could have value in China. Here are some 4-letter domains sold in April as reported by Namebio. I’ll try to look at them from a Chinese perspective, which hopefully will help you when researching Chinese buyers...
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Reviewing 4-letter domains sold in April
Some of these four letter domains could have value in China. Here are some 4-letter domains sold in April as reported by Namebio. I’ll try to look at them from a Chinese perspective, which hopefully will help you when researching Chinese buyers...
Discussion
May 21, 2020, 1:40 pm
