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The Domains
Boston Globle Covers .Sucks & New gTLD’s & Muck It Up
The Boston Globe published a post on .Sucks and the new gTLD program and screwed up some basis information about .sucks and the new gTLD program itself. Here are some of the error I found in the article. “Hundreds of these new domains have roll...
Discussion
Boston Globle Covers .Sucks & New gTLD’s & Muck It Up
The Boston Globe published a post on .Sucks and the new gTLD program and screwed up some basis information about .sucks and the new gTLD program itself. Here are some of the error I found in the article. “Hundreds of these new domains have roll...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 2:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name registrar’s suspension stayed after it files for arbitration
OpenTLD argues it should have received a formal breach notice first. Domain name registrar OpenTLD, which had its ability to register new TLDs suspended by ICANN, is back in action for now. ICANN suspended the registrar for cybersquatting on other re...
Discussion
Domain name registrar’s suspension stayed after it files for arbitration
OpenTLD argues it should have received a formal breach notice first. Domain name registrar OpenTLD, which had its ability to register new TLDs suspended by ICANN, is back in action for now. ICANN suspended the registrar for cybersquatting on other re...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 2:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google registers domain names for Google Play’s return to China
Domain name registrations suggest Google is indeed going back to China with Google Play. It appears that Google Play, the search giant’s app store, is indeed making another play for the Chinese market. There have been rumors about a return to C...
Discussion
Google registers domain names for Google Play’s return to China
Domain name registrations suggest Google is indeed going back to China with Google Play. It appears that Google Play, the search giant’s app store, is indeed making another play for the Chinese market. There have been rumors about a return to C...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 2:30 pm
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction Ends in Under Two Hours: 11 Domains Have Hit Reserve
The domains that have hit reserve so far in this month’s Great Domains auction at Sedo aren’t the high priced names, and there are more .de domains than .com domains that have hit reserve. Of course, there is still time for bidding to run...
Discussion
Sedo’s Great Domains Auction Ends in Under Two Hours: 11 Domains Have Hit Reserve
The domains that have hit reserve so far in this month’s Great Domains auction at Sedo aren’t the high priced names, and there are more .de domains than .com domains that have hit reserve. Of course, there is still time for bidding to run...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
This Week’s Expired Domain Name Report
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain names sales, including a look at what’s happening in China after the stock bubble burst. After the Chinese stock market began its downward spiral on June 15, domain investors and brokers b...
Discussion
This Week’s Expired Domain Name Report
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain names sales, including a look at what’s happening in China after the stock bubble burst. After the Chinese stock market began its downward spiral on June 15, domain investors and brokers b...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 1:35 pm
The Domains
Record Setter: Bidding on Dropped Domain 358.com Reaches $430K With 2+ Days to Go
The domain name 358.com dropped yesterday and shortly after the closed auction started on Snapnames.com, bidding reached $80,000. This morning the high bid on the domain name is $430,000. As you can see there are 7 bidders who bid $250,000 or m...
Discussion
Record Setter: Bidding on Dropped Domain 358.com Reaches $430K With 2+ Days to Go
The domain name 358.com dropped yesterday and shortly after the closed auction started on Snapnames.com, bidding reached $80,000. This morning the high bid on the domain name is $430,000. As you can see there are 7 bidders who bid $250,000 or m...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 1:18 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, July 23rd 2015
I was the top bidder on a few of the dot xyz domains for sale at Namejet. That is until I wasn’t at the very end. Contrary to a lot of people, I think .xyz will have more value in the future. I could tell you why but it really...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, July 23rd 2015
I was the top bidder on a few of the dot xyz domains for sale at Namejet. That is until I wasn’t at the very end. Contrary to a lot of people, I think .xyz will have more value in the future. I could tell you why but it really...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 10:35 am
The Domains
.NYC Portfolio of 111 Domains Closes on Flippa at $3,780
A portfolio of 111 .NYC domains were auctioned on Flippa, and the auction closed on Wednesday selling at the buy it now of $3,780. There were 6 bidders who made 23 bids. Some of the names included: (Seller description provided) BusinessSchool.nyc &nb...
Discussion
.NYC Portfolio of 111 Domains Closes on Flippa at $3,780
A portfolio of 111 .NYC domains were auctioned on Flippa, and the auction closed on Wednesday selling at the buy it now of $3,780. There were 6 bidders who made 23 bids. Some of the names included: (Seller description provided) BusinessSchool.nyc &nb...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 8:58 am
Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Welcome to the Auction Recap. My comments are in bold. GoDaddy TimberFrameHomes.com 1996 name. I watch those remodel and home shows like everyone else and know that timber frame homes are getting real popular. Not sure why people are tired of homes m...
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DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Welcome to the Auction Recap. My comments are in bold. GoDaddy TimberFrameHomes.com 1996 name. I watch those remodel and home shows like everyone else and know that timber frame homes are getting real popular. Not sure why people are tired of homes m...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 7:35 am
DomainSherpa
WordPress Bad Faith?; Nat Cohen Takes Frivolous UDRP to Court & Wins; Sherpas’ Oldest Domains; How to Value 400+ Domains
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• WordPress buys Thesis.com in bad faith but wins UDRP on technicality, or was it?• Domain Name investor rights are buoyed by a recent UDRP ruling -- find out why.• Fake website Bloomberg.market taken do...
Discussion
WordPress Bad Faith?; Nat Cohen Takes Frivolous UDRP to Court & Wins; Sherpas’ Oldest Domains; How to Value 400+ Domains
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• WordPress buys Thesis.com in bad faith but wins UDRP on technicality, or was it?• Domain Name investor rights are buoyed by a recent UDRP ruling -- find out why.• Fake website Bloomberg.market taken do...
Discussion
July 23, 2015, 7:02 am
