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The Domains
GoDaddy Shuts Down 15,000 Subdomains used for scams
GoDaddy shutdown over 15,000 subdomains where surprisingly the legitimate owners of the domain did not even know they were hacked. The websites had fake endorsements from celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, and Shark Tank to name just a...
Discussion
GoDaddy Shuts Down 15,000 Subdomains used for scams
GoDaddy shutdown over 15,000 subdomains where surprisingly the legitimate owners of the domain did not even know they were hacked. The websites had fake endorsements from celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, and Shark Tank to name just a...
Discussion
April 29, 2019, 9:43 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Apr 29: HollowTips.com, Quiver.io, Cush.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: HollowTips.com, Quiver.io, Cush.com• An investor's portfolio is appraised: SaltFreeFood.com, ...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Apr 29: HollowTips.com, Quiver.io, Cush.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: HollowTips.com, Quiver.io, Cush.com• An investor's portfolio is appraised: SaltFreeFood.com, ...
Discussion
April 29, 2019, 5:29 pm
The Domains
Verisign reported net income of $163 million or $1.35 a share
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings after the close today. 3 analysts forecast earnings of $1.25 per share compared to earnings of $1.07 per share in the same quarter of the previous year. Wall Street is expecting the company to report $302.6 m...
Discussion
Verisign reported net income of $163 million or $1.35 a share
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings after the close today. 3 analysts forecast earnings of $1.25 per share compared to earnings of $1.07 per share in the same quarter of the previous year. Wall Street is expecting the company to report $302.6 m...
Discussion
April 25, 2019, 8:27 pm
The Domains
Another example of how automated appraisals miss the mark by a mile
Tonight Sedo sold CasinoEngine.com for $40,000, the Australian company that owned the name since 2003 cashed in big time. EveryMatrix a company based out of Romania is involved in iGaming and has a product called “Casino Engine”. EveryMat...
Discussion
Another example of how automated appraisals miss the mark by a mile
Tonight Sedo sold CasinoEngine.com for $40,000, the Australian company that owned the name since 2003 cashed in big time. EveryMatrix a company based out of Romania is involved in iGaming and has a product called “Casino Engine”. EveryMat...
Discussion
April 25, 2019, 5:52 am
Sully's Blog
Angry Author Attacks Sully
Back in January I did a review on a domaining book I read. It wasn’t my first review nor will it be my last. I’m an avid reader, and I call them like I see them. There are dozens of books on domaining and to date, I have...
Discussion
Angry Author Attacks Sully
Back in January I did a review on a domaining book I read. It wasn’t my first review nor will it be my last. I’m an avid reader, and I call them like I see them. There are dozens of books on domaining and to date, I have...
Discussion
April 25, 2019, 2:26 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Yotta.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Yotta.com led the way at $100,000. Yotta is the largest decimal unit prefix in the metric system, denoting a factor of 10 or 1000000000000000000000000. EndlessSummer.com sold for $20,000 to take second place. eCom...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by Yotta.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Yotta.com led the way at $100,000. Yotta is the largest decimal unit prefix in the metric system, denoting a factor of 10 or 1000000000000000000000000. EndlessSummer.com sold for $20,000 to take second place. eCom...
Discussion
April 24, 2019, 8:15 pm
The Domains
What it costs to file a UDRP
Many times someone on a forum or blog comment will ask, “How much does a UDRP cost?” Doug Isenberg wrote a great little checklist article to give you all the info you need. Doug gives a breakdown of the fees charged by the four providers ...
Discussion
What it costs to file a UDRP
Many times someone on a forum or blog comment will ask, “How much does a UDRP cost?” Doug Isenberg wrote a great little checklist article to give you all the info you need. Doug gives a breakdown of the fees charged by the four providers ...
Discussion
April 23, 2019, 3:59 am
DomainSherpa
ICA Webinar: Registry Agreements, UDRP reform, Price Increases & more!
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a trade organization advocating for the rights and interests of domain name owners and related service providers, shares its first pubic members webinar, discussing Registry Agreements, UDRP reform, Price Incr...
Discussion
ICA Webinar: Registry Agreements, UDRP reform, Price Increases & more!
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a trade organization advocating for the rights and interests of domain name owners and related service providers, shares its first pubic members webinar, discussing Registry Agreements, UDRP reform, Price Incr...
Discussion
April 22, 2019, 1:46 pm
The Domains
Toni.com closes at $42,500
Back on 4/8 I wrote that Toni.com just hit GoDaddy auctions and was already at $21,000 in the first few hours. Many thought the domain would get renewed in the few days where the renewal window was open. The domain was not renewed and closed an hour ...
Discussion
Toni.com closes at $42,500
Back on 4/8 I wrote that Toni.com just hit GoDaddy auctions and was already at $21,000 in the first few hours. Many thought the domain would get renewed in the few days where the renewal window was open. The domain was not renewed and closed an hour ...
Discussion
April 18, 2019, 9:59 pm
The Domains
The curious case of Dustie.com
This one is very interesting. So Dustie Meads posts on Namepros that his first name, Dustie.com sold for $450 on GoDaddy. He said he had the name listed for $20,000 for many years, not $450. The ironic part about posting on Namepros resulted in seein...
Discussion
The curious case of Dustie.com
This one is very interesting. So Dustie Meads posts on Namepros that his first name, Dustie.com sold for $450 on GoDaddy. He said he had the name listed for $20,000 for many years, not $450. The ironic part about posting on Namepros resulted in seein...
Discussion
April 17, 2019, 3:17 pm
