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Domain Name Wire
The value of short domain names with Andrew Rosener – DNW Podcast #31
Andrew Rosener discusses the value of short domain names and his brokerage Media Options. Andrew Rosener, founder of domain name brokerage Media Options, discusses the rapid price appreciation of short domain names including 2 and 3-character domains...
Discussion
The value of short domain names with Andrew Rosener – DNW Podcast #31
Andrew Rosener discusses the value of short domain names and his brokerage Media Options. Andrew Rosener, founder of domain name brokerage Media Options, discusses the rapid price appreciation of short domain names including 2 and 3-character domains...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 3:30 pm

The Domains
30 More Big Brand Fails: Bang On Trademarked Domains Continue To Drop To Third Parties
This is another post in our continuing series of bang on trademarked domain names that drop and the continuing failure of brand holders to catch them on the drop allowing third parties to register them and control them. All of these domains were owne...
Discussion
30 More Big Brand Fails: Bang On Trademarked Domains Continue To Drop To Third Parties
This is another post in our continuing series of bang on trademarked domain names that drop and the continuing failure of brand holders to catch them on the drop allowing third parties to register them and control them. All of these domains were owne...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 2:40 pm

Domain Name Wire
.XYZ Featured on HBO’s Silicon Valley
Company creates division using .xyz domain name. The .XYZ domain name was featured on HBO’s Silicon Valley last night. A big tech company featured in the show, Hooli, creates a new experimental division for moonshot projects called Hooli XYZ, h...
Discussion
.XYZ Featured on HBO’s Silicon Valley
Company creates division using .xyz domain name. The .XYZ domain name was featured on HBO’s Silicon Valley last night. A big tech company featured in the show, Hooli, creates a new experimental division for moonshot projects called Hooli XYZ, h...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 2:14 pm

The Domains
Domain Movers: Skills.com, Nurse.com, CarClub.com and More Domains
Domain Movers often detects many great domain names that would remain "hidden" that they changed ownership but we share all this valuable data with you! Enjoy the latest round of Domain Movers with domains like Skills.com, Nurse.com and muc...
Discussion
Domain Movers: Skills.com, Nurse.com, CarClub.com and More Domains
Domain Movers often detects many great domain names that would remain "hidden" that they changed ownership but we share all this valuable data with you! Enjoy the latest round of Domain Movers with domains like Skills.com, Nurse.com and muc...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 2:12 pm

The Domains
New gTLD .Sale Gets 165 EAP Day 5 Domain Name Registrations; .Video 125
The new gTLD .Sale which launches into general availability (GA) on Wednesday got 165 registrations on the 5th day of the Early Access program which allows registrants to pay an extra fee to get to register domain names ahead of GA. The list of domai...
Discussion
New gTLD .Sale Gets 165 EAP Day 5 Domain Name Registrations; .Video 125
The new gTLD .Sale which launches into general availability (GA) on Wednesday got 165 registrations on the 5th day of the Early Access program which allows registrants to pay an extra fee to get to register domain names ahead of GA. The list of domai...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 1:39 pm

The Domains
.Org Opens Nominations For 7 To Serve On The .Org Advisory Council
Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit operator of the .org domain, today opened the call for nominations to identify seven new members to serve on the .org Advisory Council. Today through June 5, 2015, individuals may submit nominations – inc...
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.Org Opens Nominations For 7 To Serve On The .Org Advisory Council
Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit operator of the .org domain, today opened the call for nominations to identify seven new members to serve on the .org Advisory Council. Today through June 5, 2015, individuals may submit nominations – inc...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 1:26 pm

Domain Name Wire
New TLDs (.XYZ?) boost Web.com’s bookings
“Very aggressive” new TLD promotions paying off for Web.com. Many in the domain name community blasted Web.com and .xyz for the hundreds of thousands of free domain names Web.com gave away last year through Network Solutions. Was it, perh...
Discussion
New TLDs (.XYZ?) boost Web.com’s bookings
“Very aggressive” new TLD promotions paying off for Web.com. Many in the domain name community blasted Web.com and .xyz for the hundreds of thousands of free domain names Web.com gave away last year through Network Solutions. Was it, perh...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 1:14 pm

The Domains
Here Are The Winners Of $5K For The 2nd Month #Internetofficial Verisign .Com Contest
Verisign announced today the winners of the 2nd month of the Verisign .Com contest and has awarded $5,000 in prizes. KidsCookDinner.com Registered March 26th 2015 is an active site already a website is blog that encouraging kids to cook and eat healt...
Discussion
Here Are The Winners Of $5K For The 2nd Month #Internetofficial Verisign .Com Contest
Verisign announced today the winners of the 2nd month of the Verisign .Com contest and has awarded $5,000 in prizes. KidsCookDinner.com Registered March 26th 2015 is an active site already a website is blog that encouraging kids to cook and eat healt...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 12:51 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday, May 4th, 2015
You can tell that Sedo opened up their auctions to everyone. There are triple the number of names as usual at the Marketplace Auctions. The quality of names increased quite a bit as well. Many of the names I’ve seen before at other ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday, May 4th, 2015
You can tell that Sedo opened up their auctions to everyone. There are triple the number of names as usual at the Marketplace Auctions. The quality of names increased quite a bit as well. Many of the names I’ve seen before at other ...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 11:15 am

DomainSherpa
Profitable Flips: From $2,444 to $15,900 in < 6 Months – BuyShares.com, With Kevin Macpherson
In the DomainSherpa series Profitable Flips, skilled domain name investors share all the details of how they bought low and sold high turning a profit of at least five figures.This is the story of BuyShares.com and how Kevin Macpherson sold the domai...
Discussion
Profitable Flips: From $2,444 to $15,900 in < 6 Months – BuyShares.com, With Kevin Macpherson
In the DomainSherpa series Profitable Flips, skilled domain name investors share all the details of how they bought low and sold high turning a profit of at least five figures.This is the story of BuyShares.com and how Kevin Macpherson sold the domai...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 7:02 am