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Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy acquires Marchex’s domain name portfolio for $28 million
An in-depth look at GoDaddy’s purchase of over 200,000 domain names and what it means for domain name investors. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has acquired about 200,000 domain names from Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) for $28.1 million, plus a potential earnou...
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GoDaddy acquires Marchex’s domain name portfolio for $28 million
An in-depth look at GoDaddy’s purchase of over 200,000 domain names and what it means for domain name investors. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has acquired about 200,000 domain names from Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) for $28.1 million, plus a potential earnou...
Discussion
April 22, 2015, 12:30 pm
The Domains
.Poker Winds Up Its 1st Day With 1,342 Registrations & .Science Tops 150K Registrations
.Poker launched into general availability yesterday and including those domain names registered by trademark holders in the Sunrise period and those Landrush applications that were awarded uncontested, .Poker finished the day with 1,342 registrations...
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.Poker Winds Up Its 1st Day With 1,342 Registrations & .Science Tops 150K Registrations
.Poker launched into general availability yesterday and including those domain names registered by trademark holders in the Sunrise period and those Landrush applications that were awarded uncontested, .Poker finished the day with 1,342 registrations...
Discussion
April 22, 2015, 11:58 am
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
If you’re looking for LLLL.com Godaddy is your friend today. Too many to list. Not sure if they’ll all go or if someone is just testing the pricing waters but they’re all available to bid. Just not sure if they&rsq...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
If you’re looking for LLLL.com Godaddy is your friend today. Too many to list. Not sure if they’ll all go or if someone is just testing the pricing waters but they’re all available to bid. Just not sure if they&rsq...
Discussion
April 22, 2015, 11:05 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: MyEstate.com, iGrades.com, NYTY.com Sell. H20.com, Feel.com Do Not
Some Domains That Sold MyEstate.com – $5,100 – Bidding got up to $3,500 in the auction, then sold afterwards via negotiation. Recent “my” domains that have sold in the same ballpark include MyBasic.com, MyEndocinologist.com, ...
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Flippa Recap: MyEstate.com, iGrades.com, NYTY.com Sell. H20.com, Feel.com Do Not
Some Domains That Sold MyEstate.com – $5,100 – Bidding got up to $3,500 in the auction, then sold afterwards via negotiation. Recent “my” domains that have sold in the same ballpark include MyBasic.com, MyEndocinologist.com, ...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 11:06 pm
The Domains
Sedo Sales Total $1.2 million led by Houtian.com at $59,000 – Drone.Academy sells for $6,000
Over the past week, 568 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 54% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: houtian.com at 59,000 USD Top cc...
Discussion
Sedo Sales Total $1.2 million led by Houtian.com at $59,000 – Drone.Academy sells for $6,000
Over the past week, 568 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 54% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: houtian.com at 59,000 USD Top cc...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 8:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Virtual .US Town Hall meeting takes place Wednesday
.US owners should tune in and ask questions at online event tomorrow. Neustar, the registry that runs the .US country code domain name for the United States, is holding a .US Public Stakeholder Town Hall tomorrow, April 22. The virtual town hall take...
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Virtual .US Town Hall meeting takes place Wednesday
.US owners should tune in and ask questions at online event tomorrow. Neustar, the registry that runs the .US country code domain name for the United States, is holding a .US Public Stakeholder Town Hall tomorrow, April 22. The virtual town hall take...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google begins mobile search rankings shakeup
Search rankings on mobile devices are shifting starting today. Today is the day. Google has begun changing search results on mobile phones based on if sites are mobile friendly or not. According to a blog post from the company, the search rankings ro...
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Google begins mobile search rankings shakeup
Search rankings on mobile devices are shifting starting today. Today is the day. Google has begun changing search results on mobile phones based on if sites are mobile friendly or not. According to a blog post from the company, the search rankings ro...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 2:44 pm
The Domains
Wiz Khalifa Wins Control Of 8 Domain Names
Wiz Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Thomaz just won control of 8 domain names either having his name, Wiz Khalifa or his brand Taylor Gang. A one member UDRP WIPO panel awarded taylorclothes.com taylorgang.biz taylorgang.info taylorgang.mobi tayl...
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Wiz Khalifa Wins Control Of 8 Domain Names
Wiz Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Thomaz just won control of 8 domain names either having his name, Wiz Khalifa or his brand Taylor Gang. A one member UDRP WIPO panel awarded taylorclothes.com taylorgang.biz taylorgang.info taylorgang.mobi tayl...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
.London, .NYC and new ways to calculate the success of a TLD
A deep dive into how .London and .NYC are being used. The .London and .NYC top level domain names were both launched last year and have risen to the top of new TLD leaderboards. .London currently has about 60,000 registrations and .NYC has topped 75,...
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.London, .NYC and new ways to calculate the success of a TLD
A deep dive into how .London and .NYC are being used. The .London and .NYC top level domain names were both launched last year and have risen to the top of new TLD leaderboards. .London currently has about 60,000 registrations and .NYC has topped 75,...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 1:43 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
Some interesting names on the list today. I’ve noticed a lot of people are cashing in their LLL.coms due to the great prices they’ve been getting in the aftermarket. All assets have these cycles. We certainly are reachi...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
Some interesting names on the list today. I’ve noticed a lot of people are cashing in their LLL.coms due to the great prices they’ve been getting in the aftermarket. All assets have these cycles. We certainly are reachi...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 11:15 am
