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The Domains
Google wants to analyze your health records
Google wants to analyze your health records Project Nightingale is a collaboration between Google and Ascension and it will give Google access to personal health data. The Next Web covered the story: Interestingly, the partnership was mentioned in Go...
Discussion
Google wants to analyze your health records
Google wants to analyze your health records Project Nightingale is a collaboration between Google and Ascension and it will give Google access to personal health data. The Next Web covered the story: Interestingly, the partnership was mentioned in Go...
Discussion
November 12, 2019, 8:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain name sales at Uniregistry
These companies invested in a new domain name for their business. I just reviewed the top 20 weekly sales at Uniregistry for this week and last, and discovered at least 21 sales that appear to be to end users. There are others that are likely end use...
Discussion
21 end user domain name sales at Uniregistry
These companies invested in a new domain name for their business. I just reviewed the top 20 weekly sales at Uniregistry for this week and last, and discovered at least 21 sales that appear to be to end users. There are others that are likely end use...
Discussion
November 12, 2019, 6:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
I’d bid more if…
Both GoDaddy Auctions and NameJet could make small changes that drive more bidding. I’ve acquired roughly 200 expired domain names this year. Most of these have been on the lower end, pricewise. I’d bid more on auctions, especially the hi...
Discussion
I’d bid more if…
Both GoDaddy Auctions and NameJet could make small changes that drive more bidding. I’ve acquired roughly 200 expired domain names this year. Most of these have been on the lower end, pricewise. I’d bid more on auctions, especially the hi...
Discussion
November 12, 2019, 5:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers: Dynadot surges
Dynadot returned to the top 10; Chinese registrar Chengdu West plummets. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2019. There was a shakeup in t...
Discussion
.Com Winners & Losers: Dynadot surges
Dynadot returned to the top 10; Chinese registrar Chengdu West plummets. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2019. There was a shakeup in t...
Discussion
November 12, 2019, 2:52 pm
The Domains
Got a slow website? Google might start giving you a badge of shame
Google just continues to want to show the world that when it comes to the Internet, “We run this bitch!” In a blog post on the Chromium blog Monday they posted that they are looking at ways to warn users about your slow website. Not a sit...
Discussion
Got a slow website? Google might start giving you a badge of shame
Google just continues to want to show the world that when it comes to the Internet, “We run this bitch!” In a blog post on the Chromium blog Monday they posted that they are looking at ways to warn users about your slow website. Not a sit...
Discussion
November 12, 2019, 6:25 am
The Domains
What percentage of reported domain sales do you believe?
The domain industry can only prove so much, domain sales are reported to DN Journal, recorded by and sometimes reported to Namebio. Blogs will sometimes break a story with a domain sale that no one else knew about. All these platforms rely on trust t...
Discussion
What percentage of reported domain sales do you believe?
The domain industry can only prove so much, domain sales are reported to DN Journal, recorded by and sometimes reported to Namebio. Blogs will sometimes break a story with a domain sale that no one else knew about. All these platforms rely on trust t...
Discussion
November 12, 2019, 2:06 am
The Domains
Kate Buckley addresses those who question her sales
There was a post on Namepros that called into question the Chocolate.com sale. “NDA Keeps A FAKE Multi-Million $ Sale of Chocolate.com from being exposed” I wrote previously about the Chocolate.com sale and the buyer being revealed here. ...
Discussion
Kate Buckley addresses those who question her sales
There was a post on Namepros that called into question the Chocolate.com sale. “NDA Keeps A FAKE Multi-Million $ Sale of Chocolate.com from being exposed” I wrote previously about the Chocolate.com sale and the buyer being revealed here. ...
Discussion
November 11, 2019, 11:57 pm
DomainSherpa
Behind the Scenes with Escrow.com: Historic Fashion.com Auction & Q3 Domain Investment Index
Escrow.com's General Manager Jackson Elsegood joins us to discuss behind the scenes insights to Escrow.com's participation in the historic auction of Fashion.com. Plus, we review Escrow's Q3 Domain Investment Index to better understand...
Discussion
Behind the Scenes with Escrow.com: Historic Fashion.com Auction & Q3 Domain Investment Index
Escrow.com's General Manager Jackson Elsegood joins us to discuss behind the scenes insights to Escrow.com's participation in the historic auction of Fashion.com. Plus, we review Escrow's Q3 Domain Investment Index to better understand...
Discussion
November 11, 2019, 5:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
What to expect at NamesCon 2020 – DNW Podcast #261
Soeren von Varchmin talks about the domain investing community’s big conference in January. I spent last week in Montreal at the ICANN meeting. While there, I sat down with NamesCon CEO Soeren von Varchmin to talk about January’s conferen...
Discussion
What to expect at NamesCon 2020 – DNW Podcast #261
Soeren von Varchmin talks about the domain investing community’s big conference in January. I spent last week in Montreal at the ICANN meeting. While there, I sat down with NamesCon CEO Soeren von Varchmin to talk about January’s conferen...
Discussion
November 11, 2019, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
NHL.com isn’t the only three letter domain the hockey league owns
It owns a three-letter .com for its French audience, too. Last week in Montreal, I went to the Canadiens vs. Bruins game with other people attending the ICANN meeting. Something caught my eye during the second period (see picture). While most people ...
Discussion
NHL.com isn’t the only three letter domain the hockey league owns
It owns a three-letter .com for its French audience, too. Last week in Montreal, I went to the Canadiens vs. Bruins game with other people attending the ICANN meeting. Something caught my eye during the second period (see picture). While most people ...
Discussion
November 11, 2019, 2:59 pm
