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The Domains
Happy Birthday .Org Turns 30 Today: Happy30th.org Launches to Celebrate
Today marks 30 years since the first .org domain name, mitre.org, was registered. .Org now has over 10.5 million domain names registered making .org the the world’s third-most reg generic top-level domain. Public Interest Registry, The nonprofi...
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Happy Birthday .Org Turns 30 Today: Happy30th.org Launches to Celebrate
Today marks 30 years since the first .org domain name, mitre.org, was registered. .Org now has over 10.5 million domain names registered making .org the the world’s third-most reg generic top-level domain. Public Interest Registry, The nonprofi...
Discussion
July 10, 2015, 1:39 pm

The Domains
LL.com 2 Letter Domain Name Sell?
There has been a change in whois for the 2 letter .com domain name LL.com which was owned by Reflex Publishing. The new registrant listed in whois is HANGZHOU MIDAIZI NETWORK CO., LTD.
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LL.com 2 Letter Domain Name Sell?
There has been a change in whois for the 2 letter .com domain name LL.com which was owned by Reflex Publishing. The new registrant listed in whois is HANGZHOU MIDAIZI NETWORK CO., LTD.
Discussion
July 10, 2015, 12:23 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, July 10th, 2015
Namejet’s list is so good today I could probably do a whole page on just theirs. I could spend a few hundred grand today if I had the money to spend. I was in the car for the entire day. I wish there was a way to get more done...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, July 10th, 2015
Namejet’s list is so good today I could probably do a whole page on just theirs. I could spend a few hundred grand today if I had the money to spend. I was in the car for the entire day. I wish there was a way to get more done...
Discussion
July 10, 2015, 11:44 am

The Domains
Did SX.com Go to High or Too Low at $555,050 ?
SX.com closed today on NameJet at $555,050, the winning bidder First outdueled Bootcom to win the auction. There were 11 bidders who each bid $500,000 or more for the domain. There has been some action lately in the LL.com world, We.com sold on...
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Did SX.com Go to High or Too Low at $555,050 ?
SX.com closed today on NameJet at $555,050, the winning bidder First outdueled Bootcom to win the auction. There were 11 bidders who each bid $500,000 or more for the domain. There has been some action lately in the LL.com world, We.com sold on...
Discussion
July 9, 2015, 11:03 pm

Domain Name Wire
June’s NameJet Sales in Review: What about China?
Joseph Peterson reviews the past month of expired domain name sales. Within the domain market, China has been a big hit; but recently China – meaning the Chinese stock market – took a big hit. Between June 15 and July 3, th...
Discussion
June’s NameJet Sales in Review: What about China?
Joseph Peterson reviews the past month of expired domain name sales. Within the domain market, China has been a big hit; but recently China – meaning the Chinese stock market – took a big hit. Between June 15 and July 3, th...
Discussion
July 9, 2015, 4:58 pm

The Domains
.News Gets At Least 45 Registrations On Day 1 Of EAP At $10K+
Looks like the new gTLD .News is going to be a big winner for Rightside (NAME). The 1st day of the Early Access Program is about to close at 1pm EST today where people could get first shot at registering domain names at a wholesale cost of $10,000 pe...
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.News Gets At Least 45 Registrations On Day 1 Of EAP At $10K+
Looks like the new gTLD .News is going to be a big winner for Rightside (NAME). The 1st day of the Early Access Program is about to close at 1pm EST today where people could get first shot at registering domain names at a wholesale cost of $10,000 pe...
Discussion
July 9, 2015, 4:41 pm

Domain Name Wire
Do 3 letter domains have any real value?
Is a domain name worth something if it’s just traded amongst investors with limited potential value to an end user? Three letter .com domain names are very popular right now, with prices increasing significantly over the past year. Much of the ...
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Do 3 letter domains have any real value?
Is a domain name worth something if it’s just traded amongst investors with limited potential value to an end user? Three letter .com domain names are very popular right now, with prices increasing significantly over the past year. Much of the ...
Discussion
July 9, 2015, 2:01 pm

The Domains
Verizon Telematics May Be The Buyers Of Hum.com
Verizon Telematics, which acquired Hughes Telematics in 2012, may be readying a new service called "Hum" and may have acquired the matching domain name Hum.com for it with recent trademark filings as well.
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Verizon Telematics May Be The Buyers Of Hum.com
Verizon Telematics, which acquired Hughes Telematics in 2012, may be readying a new service called "Hum" and may have acquired the matching domain name Hum.com for it with recent trademark filings as well.
Discussion
July 9, 2015, 1:28 pm

The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Golf 1,778; .Tours 1,693; .Plus 899; .Gold 768
4 new gTLD domain name extensions went into General Availability (GA) yesterday and including domain names registered by trademark holders in the Sunrise period and those who paid an extra fee to register domain names in the Early Access Program (EAP...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Golf 1,778; .Tours 1,693; .Plus 899; .Gold 768
4 new gTLD domain name extensions went into General Availability (GA) yesterday and including domain names registered by trademark holders in the Sunrise period and those who paid an extra fee to register domain names in the Early Access Program (EAP...
Discussion
July 9, 2015, 1:04 pm

The Domains
.Site Now In Early Access: Here Are Some Non-Premium & Low Premium Domain Names
.Site a new gTLD that is being launched by Radix and is in the Early Access Period (EAP) where for any extra fee you can register a .site domain ahead of General Availability (GA) which starts on July 15th at 16:00 UTC. If a domain is still available...
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.Site Now In Early Access: Here Are Some Non-Premium & Low Premium Domain Names
.Site a new gTLD that is being launched by Radix and is in the Early Access Period (EAP) where for any extra fee you can register a .site domain ahead of General Availability (GA) which starts on July 15th at 16:00 UTC. If a domain is still available...
Discussion
July 9, 2015, 12:32 pm