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The Domains
every major US payment processor has exited the Libra association
As we covered here a few times over the last few weeks, Facebook is having all kinds of problems with it’s partners in Libra. Paypal dropped out and now the rest of the U.S. payment processing companies have dropped out. TheVerge wrote: The fir...
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every major US payment processor has exited the Libra association
As we covered here a few times over the last few weeks, Facebook is having all kinds of problems with it’s partners in Libra. Paypal dropped out and now the rest of the U.S. payment processing companies have dropped out. TheVerge wrote: The fir...
Discussion
October 11, 2019, 10:36 pm
The Domains
Buyer gives his experience with the domain buying process
I always like to dig up stories or experiences from the other side of the coin when it comes to domain acquisitions. Buyers not from the domain industry often give their true feelings about how smooth or rocky the process was when acquiring a domain ...
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Buyer gives his experience with the domain buying process
I always like to dig up stories or experiences from the other side of the coin when it comes to domain acquisitions. Buyers not from the domain industry often give their true feelings about how smooth or rocky the process was when acquiring a domain ...
Discussion
October 11, 2019, 6:38 pm
The Domains
A look at the top 10 .net sales and where they are today
.Net is next up in our series of taking a look at the Non coms. Checking in on where the top 10 biggest sales in the extension are up to lately. ( Sales data courtesy of Namebio). .Net has only had one of it’s top 10 all time sales take place i...
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A look at the top 10 .net sales and where they are today
.Net is next up in our series of taking a look at the Non coms. Checking in on where the top 10 biggest sales in the extension are up to lately. ( Sales data courtesy of Namebio). .Net has only had one of it’s top 10 all time sales take place i...
Discussion
October 10, 2019, 6:56 pm
The Domains
SampleDoc.xyz did sell for $4,100
From the how the heck did that name sell category? We present SampleDoc.xyz In the latest weekly Sedo sales report, one sale stood out, not Sexe.com for 210,000 Euros, but rather SampleDoc.xyz for $4,100. One person left a comment, while a couple oth...
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SampleDoc.xyz did sell for $4,100
From the how the heck did that name sell category? We present SampleDoc.xyz In the latest weekly Sedo sales report, one sale stood out, not Sexe.com for 210,000 Euros, but rather SampleDoc.xyz for $4,100. One person left a comment, while a couple oth...
Discussion
October 9, 2019, 9:02 pm
The Domains
there’s still a significant opportunity for providers of websites.
Greg Sterling wrote a piece on SearchEngineLand.com that dealt with small businesses, VC and websites. Greg starts off his article discussing that over the last few years SEO’s have taken the approach that Google My Business, Facebook and Yelp ...
Discussion
there’s still a significant opportunity for providers of websites.
Greg Sterling wrote a piece on SearchEngineLand.com that dealt with small businesses, VC and websites. Greg starts off his article discussing that over the last few years SEO’s have taken the approach that Google My Business, Facebook and Yelp ...
Discussion
October 9, 2019, 7:36 pm
The Domains
The good, the bad and the ugly – Epik 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
Discussion
The good, the bad and the ugly – Epik 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
Discussion
October 9, 2019, 2:23 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Sexe.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Sexe.com led the way at 210,000 Euros, ($231,223) The French word for Sex, The name has been registered since 1995 and owned by Virtual Network SA. The name was parked at Sedo for many years. HeyMoney.com was seco...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Sexe.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Sexe.com led the way at 210,000 Euros, ($231,223) The French word for Sex, The name has been registered since 1995 and owned by Virtual Network SA. The name was parked at Sedo for many years. HeyMoney.com was seco...
Discussion
October 8, 2019, 8:12 pm
The Domains
Number of live websites in 2019 bouncing back up after 2018 dip
Number of live websites in 2019 Martin Armstrong, published an article on the number of websites currently on the Internet. I was surprised at the drop off in 2018 but 2019 looks to be moving back to the upside. The record number of live websites was...
Discussion
Number of live websites in 2019 bouncing back up after 2018 dip
Number of live websites in 2019 Martin Armstrong, published an article on the number of websites currently on the Internet. I was surprised at the drop off in 2018 but 2019 looks to be moving back to the upside. The record number of live websites was...
Discussion
October 7, 2019, 8:23 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Oct 7: Demand.io, Parts.online, Feather.io
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Demand.io, Parts.online, Feather.io• An investor's portfolio is appraised: FabFacial.com, Ski...
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DomainSherpa Review – Oct 7: Demand.io, Parts.online, Feather.io
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Demand.io, Parts.online, Feather.io• An investor's portfolio is appraised: FabFacial.com, Ski...
Discussion
October 7, 2019, 5:47 pm
The Domains
Radix Acquires .UNO tld from Dot Latin LLC
Radix a sponsor here at TheDomains has added a 10th new gtld to their portfolio, they have acquired .UNO from Dot Latin LLC. The press release below details the announcement Dubai, 7th October 2019: Radix, the world’s largest new domains regist...
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Radix Acquires .UNO tld from Dot Latin LLC
Radix a sponsor here at TheDomains has added a 10th new gtld to their portfolio, they have acquired .UNO from Dot Latin LLC. The press release below details the announcement Dubai, 7th October 2019: Radix, the world’s largest new domains regist...
Discussion
October 7, 2019, 4:01 pm