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Domain Name Wire
2020 Domain Industry Predictions – DNW Podcast #266
Hear predictions about the next year in the domain industry. This week you’ll get predictions for 15 people (including me) about what to expect in the domain name industry next year. I also asked people what their biggest surprise was during 20...
Discussion
2020 Domain Industry Predictions – DNW Podcast #266
Hear predictions about the next year in the domain industry. This week you’ll get predictions for 15 people (including me) about what to expect in the domain name industry next year. I also asked people what their biggest surprise was during 20...
Discussion
December 30, 2019, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Stories: Alpnames shuts down
A big story of 2019 was when a domain name registrar shut down without warning. What would you do if your domain name registrar suddenly disappeared? In 2019, domain name registrar Alpnames shut its doors without notice. ICANN subsequently stepped in...
Discussion
Top Stories: Alpnames shuts down
A big story of 2019 was when a domain name registrar shut down without warning. What would you do if your domain name registrar suddenly disappeared? In 2019, domain name registrar Alpnames shut its doors without notice. ICANN subsequently stepped in...
Discussion
December 30, 2019, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
This elite startup uses a long numeric domain
This popular Chinese company uses a five digit domain name. This year’s Top 100 Chinese Internet Companies list welcomes a new member which, surprisingly, uses a long numeric domain as its corporate domain. Here’s the story behind choosin...
Discussion
This elite startup uses a long numeric domain
This popular Chinese company uses a five digit domain name. This year’s Top 100 Chinese Internet Companies list welcomes a new member which, surprisingly, uses a long numeric domain as its corporate domain. Here’s the story behind choosin...
Discussion
December 30, 2019, 2:44 pm
The Domains
Is Cats.com worth $1million?
So the owner of Cats.com Algis Skara told the Huffington Post India the name is back on the market. Skara cleaned up some misconceptions about whether or not The Flower Co. had purchased the domain name. He explained they never bought it, they were w...
Discussion
Is Cats.com worth $1million?
So the owner of Cats.com Algis Skara told the Huffington Post India the name is back on the market. Skara cleaned up some misconceptions about whether or not The Flower Co. had purchased the domain name. He explained they never bought it, they were w...
Discussion
December 28, 2019, 11:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top stories: a record-smashing domain sale
This is the first in a series of posts covering top stories in the domain industry from 2019. In 2010, the domain name Sex.com sold for $13 million. It was a record for a cash transaction. I’ve heard whispers of other, bigger domain sales since...
Discussion
Top stories: a record-smashing domain sale
This is the first in a series of posts covering top stories in the domain industry from 2019. In 2010, the domain name Sex.com sold for $13 million. It was a record for a cash transaction. I’ve heard whispers of other, bigger domain sales since...
Discussion
December 27, 2019, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
The cultural reason 2 letter domains are valuable in China
Kassey Lee explains why two-letter domain names aren’t valuable in China just because they are rare. Recently a domain investor asked me if ST has any meaning in Chinese. That got me thinking about 2L (letter-letter) domains in general. In fact...
Discussion
The cultural reason 2 letter domains are valuable in China
Kassey Lee explains why two-letter domain names aren’t valuable in China just because they are rare. Recently a domain investor asked me if ST has any meaning in Chinese. That got me thinking about 2L (letter-letter) domains in general. In fact...
Discussion
December 26, 2019, 8:55 pm
The Domains
Merry Christmas
To all those out there today celebrating Christmas, Michael, Judi and myself would like to wish you and those close to you a Merry Christmas. To those not celebrating, may you have the day you desire. The post Merry Christmas appeared first on TheDom...
Discussion
Merry Christmas
To all those out there today celebrating Christmas, Michael, Judi and myself would like to wish you and those close to you a Merry Christmas. To those not celebrating, may you have the day you desire. The post Merry Christmas appeared first on TheDom...
Discussion
December 25, 2019, 9:44 am
The Domains
New.Life gets a Christmas present as Open.money sells for $25,000
Namepros member New.Life got his wish from Santa Claus, his third five figure new gtld sale of the year. A couple of months ago New.Life sold two new gtld domains for $63,000. Hello everyone! Just sold my third xx.xxx New gtld domain this year! Domai...
Discussion
New.Life gets a Christmas present as Open.money sells for $25,000
Namepros member New.Life got his wish from Santa Claus, his third five figure new gtld sale of the year. A couple of months ago New.Life sold two new gtld domains for $63,000. Hello everyone! Just sold my third xx.xxx New gtld domain this year! Domai...
Discussion
December 25, 2019, 8:56 am
Sully's Blog
We Hang Christmas Lights…. Dot Com
The Christmas holiday is upon us. I’ll be honest, I’m not much in the… The post We Hang Christmas Lights…. Dot Com appeared first on SullysBlog.com.
Discussion
We Hang Christmas Lights…. Dot Com
The Christmas holiday is upon us. I’ll be honest, I’m not much in the… The post We Hang Christmas Lights…. Dot Com appeared first on SullysBlog.com.
Discussion
December 24, 2019, 3:48 am
Domain Name Wire
4 U.S. lawmakers question .Org sale
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren among those concerned about sales of .org registry. Three U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative have sent a letter to Ethos Capital, Internet Society and Public Interest Registry questioning the decision to s...
Discussion
4 U.S. lawmakers question .Org sale
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren among those concerned about sales of .org registry. Three U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative have sent a letter to Ethos Capital, Internet Society and Public Interest Registry questioning the decision to s...
Discussion
December 23, 2019, 9:56 pm
