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The Domains
So What Happened to that whole Do No Evil ?
The Verge published an article that painted Google in a very bad light. When your motto is “Do No Evil” being accused of blackmail can be very upsetting. The article discusses certain findings by the FTC back in 2012. Apparently one of th...
Discussion
So What Happened to that whole Do No Evil ?
The Verge published an article that painted Google in a very bad light. When your motto is “Do No Evil” being accused of blackmail can be very upsetting. The article discusses certain findings by the FTC back in 2012. Apparently one of th...
Discussion
March 22, 2015, 8:45 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: MakeSpace.com, HomeLane.com, Valuations.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Blacklist.com for $85,000 The domain is parked and under privacy protection. 2. Like.it for $75,900 A general-interest Italian language site i...
Discussion
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: MakeSpace.com, HomeLane.com, Valuations.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Blacklist.com for $85,000 The domain is parked and under privacy protection. 2. Like.it for $75,900 A general-interest Italian language site i...
Discussion
March 21, 2015, 11:59 pm
Domain Shane
Mark Hershiser of DomainPicks.com is Alive and Well
Many of you read the Daily domain picks of Mark Hershiser over at his blog DomainPicks.com and probably noticed that he stopped posting. Mark and I were friends before he wrote his blog and we’re still friends now , so ...
Discussion
Mark Hershiser of DomainPicks.com is Alive and Well
Many of you read the Daily domain picks of Mark Hershiser over at his blog DomainPicks.com and probably noticed that he stopped posting. Mark and I were friends before he wrote his blog and we’re still friends now , so ...
Discussion
March 21, 2015, 10:34 pm
The Domains
Just Transferred Last Week; UDRP Filed on Kite.com Being Held By Escrow.com
A UDRP has been filed on the domain name Kite.com The registrant of the domain is currently Escrow.com under the email address of dnholding@escrow.com. While I have no details about Kite.com I can tell you th...
Discussion
Just Transferred Last Week; UDRP Filed on Kite.com Being Held By Escrow.com
A UDRP has been filed on the domain name Kite.com The registrant of the domain is currently Escrow.com under the email address of dnholding@escrow.com. While I have no details about Kite.com I can tell you th...
Discussion
March 21, 2015, 1:32 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday, March 21st, 2015
Well my bet of $50 on every underdog evened out after all the favorites winning yesterday. But it helped my pool standing as I was near the top in most of them. It’s really not about the money, its more about being right and having ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday, March 21st, 2015
Well my bet of $50 on every underdog evened out after all the favorites winning yesterday. But it helped my pool standing as I was near the top in most of them. It’s really not about the money, its more about being right and having ...
Discussion
March 21, 2015, 11:17 am
The Domains
China Denies Any Involvement in Cyber Attack on Register.com
An article on TheHill.com says that China has denied they had any involvement in a cyberattack on Register.com. The crazy thing is that the hackers were in Register.com’s system for over a year. From the article: China has denied involvement in...
Discussion
China Denies Any Involvement in Cyber Attack on Register.com
An article on TheHill.com says that China has denied they had any involvement in a cyberattack on Register.com. The crazy thing is that the hackers were in Register.com’s system for over a year. From the article: China has denied involvement in...
Discussion
March 21, 2015, 10:23 am
Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): GeekBeat.com, Eatz.com, TrendyHair.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. GeekBeat.com sold for $8,500 at Sed...
Discussion
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): GeekBeat.com, Eatz.com, TrendyHair.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. GeekBeat.com sold for $8,500 at Sed...
Discussion
March 21, 2015, 1:44 am
Domain Name Wire
The most influential person in the domain name industry is…
No surprise at the top, but it gets interesting after that. This year’s Domain Name Wire Survey asked respondents who the most influential person is in the domain name industry, as well as who they’d most like to have dinner with. Unsurpr...
Discussion
The most influential person in the domain name industry is…
No surprise at the top, but it gets interesting after that. This year’s Domain Name Wire Survey asked respondents who the most influential person is in the domain name industry, as well as who they’d most like to have dinner with. Unsurpr...
Discussion
March 20, 2015, 2:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
2 Things that could harm domain names
Forget new TLDs vs. old TLDs. The industry needs to focus on outside threats, too. Much of the conversation in the domain name industry over the past year has been about this battle between new TLDs and .com. The debate has been about if .com is king...
Discussion
2 Things that could harm domain names
Forget new TLDs vs. old TLDs. The industry needs to focus on outside threats, too. Much of the conversation in the domain name industry over the past year has been about this battle between new TLDs and .com. The debate has been about if .com is king...
Discussion
March 20, 2015, 1:45 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, March 19th, 2015
I received 10 emails from people saying “Please do not review my portfolio” Most gave reasons. I’m going to do a post on it later but I find it funny that people are concerned that the data that they leave out in public ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, March 19th, 2015
I received 10 emails from people saying “Please do not review my portfolio” Most gave reasons. I’m going to do a post on it later but I find it funny that people are concerned that the data that they leave out in public ...
Discussion
March 20, 2015, 10:55 am
