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The Domains
A look back at the sites that went with the “smarter” new gtlds
So I came across an old post on Key-Systems.net that dealt with new gtlds. The title of the article, “These 87 sites dropped their .com for a smarter new TLD (New data)” It was written in 2015. The first thing of note was that there were ...
Discussion
A look back at the sites that went with the “smarter” new gtlds
So I came across an old post on Key-Systems.net that dealt with new gtlds. The title of the article, “These 87 sites dropped their .com for a smarter new TLD (New data)” It was written in 2015. The first thing of note was that there were ...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 7:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
The problem with branded URL shorteners
They train customers to click links that don’t match the company’s main domain name. Brands love branded URL shorteners. When sharing shortlinks, why use a default bitly link when you can include your brand in the domain? Many companies u...
Discussion
The problem with branded URL shorteners
They train customers to click links that don’t match the company’s main domain name. Brands love branded URL shorteners. When sharing shortlinks, why use a default bitly link when you can include your brand in the domain? Many companies u...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 more end user domain name sales
Click Funnels, an essential oils and aromatherapy distributor and a pet nutrition company bought domain names. Many of Sedo’s end user domain sales this past week were to companies buying the .com equivalent of their country code domain, or vic...
Discussion
13 more end user domain name sales
Click Funnels, an essential oils and aromatherapy distributor and a pet nutrition company bought domain names. Many of Sedo’s end user domain sales this past week were to companies buying the .com equivalent of their country code domain, or vic...
Discussion
October 30, 2019, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook sues domain name registrar OnlineNic
Social media company alleges that the registrar, or people using its Whois privacy service, is cybersquatting. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against domain name registrar OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service, Domain ID Shield, along with John...
Discussion
Facebook sues domain name registrar OnlineNic
Social media company alleges that the registrar, or people using its Whois privacy service, is cybersquatting. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against domain name registrar OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service, Domain ID Shield, along with John...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 11:43 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Flexable.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Flexable.com led the way at $19,800. It was not a high sales figures week with no sales above $20,000. Only four sales in total that were five figures. 42 .com sales 16 cctld sales 2 other tld sales This was a wee...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by Flexable.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Flexable.com led the way at $19,800. It was not a high sales figures week with no sales above $20,000. Only four sales in total that were five figures. 42 .com sales 16 cctld sales 2 other tld sales This was a wee...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 8:45 pm
DomainSherpa
Doron Vermaat on Growing Efty To 900K Domains & What We can Learn to Sell More Domains Ourselves
Doron Vermaat, co-founder of Efty.com, the unique commission-free domain name sales and portfolio management platform, joins us to discuss his insights into the industry.
Discussion
Doron Vermaat on Growing Efty To 900K Domains & What We can Learn to Sell More Domains Ourselves
Doron Vermaat, co-founder of Efty.com, the unique commission-free domain name sales and portfolio management platform, joins us to discuss his insights into the industry.
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 8:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Changing domain names? Switching emails is one of the hardest parts.
The International Floorball Federation is forwarding emails from its .org domain to its new .sport domain. Changing domain names is very difficult. On the web side, you have to meticulously forward pages on the old website to the new one so you (hope...
Discussion
Changing domain names? Switching emails is one of the hardest parts.
The International Floorball Federation is forwarding emails from its .org domain to its new .sport domain. Changing domain names is very difficult. On the web side, you have to meticulously forward pages on the old website to the new one so you (hope...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 5:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry adds “late renewal” fee
Registrar will charge a fee if you renew domains in the last ten days of the grace period. Uniregistry sent a notice to customers today informing them that it has updated its Terms of Service, including adding a “late renewal” fee for dom...
Discussion
Uniregistry adds “late renewal” fee
Registrar will charge a fee if you renew domains in the last ten days of the grace period. Uniregistry sent a notice to customers today informing them that it has updated its Terms of Service, including adding a “late renewal” fee for dom...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 4:28 pm
The Domains
Escrow.com releases sales data for Q3 2019
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index report for Q3-2019 – The total value of domain names transacted rose to US$69.3 million in Q3 2019, up from US$68.6 million in Q2 2019 The report also broke down the ups and downs by different c...
Discussion
Escrow.com releases sales data for Q3 2019
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index report for Q3-2019 – The total value of domain names transacted rose to US$69.3 million in Q3 2019, up from US$68.6 million in Q2 2019 The report also broke down the ups and downs by different c...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
One year later: Verisign threw domain investors under the bus
The day after announcing a deal to hike .com prices, Verisign threw domain investors under the bus. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) supplies .com domain names by maintaining the registry for these domains. That’s essentially its only job. Over the past...
Discussion
One year later: Verisign threw domain investors under the bus
The day after announcing a deal to hike .com prices, Verisign threw domain investors under the bus. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) supplies .com domain names by maintaining the registry for these domains. That’s essentially its only job. Over the past...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 3:58 pm
