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The Domains
Quiksilver Ready To Surf The New gTLD Wave
Brand Channel published an article today about Quiksilver the largest surfwear brand in the world, adding a .surf into the mix. Ththe company had released a press release that they were going to use the new gtld for social media and to differentiate ...
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Quiksilver Ready To Surf The New gTLD Wave
Brand Channel published an article today about Quiksilver the largest surfwear brand in the world, adding a .surf into the mix. Ththe company had released a press release that they were going to use the new gtld for social media and to differentiate ...
Discussion
January 15, 2015, 1:37 am

Domain Name Wire
Chris Sheridan and Steve Banfield are leaving Rightside
Two key figures at eNom are moving on. A longtime fixture in the domain name industry — as well as a newer hire — are leaving domain name company Rightside. VP of Business Development Chris Sheridan is leaving the company this week to joi...
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Chris Sheridan and Steve Banfield are leaving Rightside
Two key figures at eNom are moving on. A longtime fixture in the domain name industry — as well as a newer hire — are leaving domain name company Rightside. VP of Business Development Chris Sheridan is leaving the company this week to joi...
Discussion
January 14, 2015, 9:15 pm

The Domains
Bitcoin Drops Below $200
Bitcoin slipped below $200 today and traded down as low as $179 and change. Ruth Reader covered it for Venture Beat: Very early this morning the coin’s price fell below the $200 mark to $179.13, before somewhat rebounding. As of this writi...
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Bitcoin Drops Below $200
Bitcoin slipped below $200 today and traded down as low as $179 and change. Ruth Reader covered it for Venture Beat: Very early this morning the coin’s price fell below the $200 mark to $179.13, before somewhat rebounding. As of this writi...
Discussion
January 14, 2015, 5:21 pm

Domain Name Wire
Thoughts on yesterday’s $1 million domain name auction
A strong auction with a headline-grabbing .club sale but dominated by .com. By now you’ve probably read a bit about yesterday’s Right of the Dot domain name auction at NamesCon. Here are my takeaways: 1. The auction sold just shy of $1 mi...
Discussion
Thoughts on yesterday’s $1 million domain name auction
A strong auction with a headline-grabbing .club sale but dominated by .com. By now you’ve probably read a bit about yesterday’s Right of the Dot domain name auction at NamesCon. Here are my takeaways: 1. The auction sold just shy of $1 mi...
Discussion
January 14, 2015, 5:12 pm

The Domains
Domain Diction joins forces with UK agency C8 Consulting
According to a press release we revived, DomainDiction, “a marketing agency dedicated to the domain industry, announce that it is merging with UK based PR and marketing consultancy C8 Consulting, significantly strengthening its capability to se...
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Domain Diction joins forces with UK agency C8 Consulting
According to a press release we revived, DomainDiction, “a marketing agency dedicated to the domain industry, announce that it is merging with UK based PR and marketing consultancy C8 Consulting, significantly strengthening its capability to se...
Discussion
January 14, 2015, 1:11 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
I wanted to spend a second to say thank you to everyone that came up and introduced themselves over the last few days. I’ve met a lot of great people over the years but I seem to still find more people that are genuinely nice people each ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
I wanted to spend a second to say thank you to everyone that came up and introduced themselves over the last few days. I’ve met a lot of great people over the years but I seem to still find more people that are genuinely nice people each ...
Discussion
January 14, 2015, 11:21 am

The Domains
NamesCon Official Auction Results $990,851 Led by HomeCare.com and Wine.Club
NamesCon Official Auction Results $990,851 – Some have asked me was Wine.Club like Coffee and Vegas ? A 10 year payment plan, Michael has told me no it was a straight cash buyer. Extended will have names on Thursday morning. Buyers and Sellers ...
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NamesCon Official Auction Results $990,851 Led by HomeCare.com and Wine.Club
NamesCon Official Auction Results $990,851 – Some have asked me was Wine.Club like Coffee and Vegas ? A 10 year payment plan, Michael has told me no it was a straight cash buyer. Extended will have names on Thursday morning. Buyers and Sellers ...
Discussion
January 14, 2015, 6:32 am

Domain Name News
Live Results : NamesCon 2015 Right of the Dot Auction
DNN will be live blogging from NamesCon in Las Vegas. Check here for results as we update them live from the show. Bidding is also available on SnapNames.com Related posts: DomainFest will be part of NamesCon 2015 in Las Vegas Targeted TRAFFI...
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Live Results : NamesCon 2015 Right of the Dot Auction
DNN will be live blogging from NamesCon in Las Vegas. Check here for results as we update them live from the show. Bidding is also available on SnapNames.com Related posts: DomainFest will be part of NamesCon 2015 in Las Vegas Targeted TRAFFI...
Discussion
January 14, 2015, 1:21 am

The Domains
Sedo Weekly Sales at $1.6 million led by PutzFrau.de at 32,000 Euros
Sedo sold $1.6 million in domains for the week led by Putzfrau.de at 32,000 Euros. PutzFrau translates to cleaning lady in German. Top.com Jupl.com $12,500 Top Country Code PutzFrau.de 32,000 Euros Top Non Com Gtld Italian.Club $5,000 Domain name&nbs...
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Sedo Weekly Sales at $1.6 million led by PutzFrau.de at 32,000 Euros
Sedo sold $1.6 million in domains for the week led by Putzfrau.de at 32,000 Euros. PutzFrau translates to cleaning lady in German. Top.com Jupl.com $12,500 Top Country Code PutzFrau.de 32,000 Euros Top Non Com Gtld Italian.Club $5,000 Domain name&nbs...
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January 14, 2015, 12:56 am

Domain Shane
Get Your Paddles Ready, Namescon Auction About to Start and Final Auction List Released
The Namescon auction party has started and in 45 minutes or so (5:15 to 5:30 Pacific) the auction will officially start. Many of the names already have bids and quite a few have met reserve so there will plenty of sales. Here is the official list and...
Discussion
Get Your Paddles Ready, Namescon Auction About to Start and Final Auction List Released
The Namescon auction party has started and in 45 minutes or so (5:15 to 5:30 Pacific) the auction will officially start. Many of the names already have bids and quite a few have met reserve so there will plenty of sales. Here is the official list and...
Discussion
January 14, 2015, 12:31 am