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Domain Name Wire
BuyDomains and the economics of large domain portfolios
Should very large domain name portfolios be valued per domain or on sales and profitability metrics? The sale of BuyDomains.com this week, including a portfolio of close to a million domains for something less than $80 per domain, has raised eyebrows...
Discussion
BuyDomains and the economics of large domain portfolios
Should very large domain name portfolios be valued per domain or on sales and profitability metrics? The sale of BuyDomains.com this week, including a portfolio of close to a million domains for something less than $80 per domain, has raised eyebrows...
Discussion
November 6, 2014, 4:20 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Capetown 1,772; .Joburg 1,458; .Market 1,229; .Durban 985; .Mortgage 635
5 new gTLD extensions had their first day of general availability(GA) yesterday including three Geo’s of cities in Africa (Tuesday Africa time) and two by Rightside (NAME) Including Sunrise registrations by trademark holders, those that p...
Discussion
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Capetown 1,772; .Joburg 1,458; .Market 1,229; .Durban 985; .Mortgage 635
5 new gTLD extensions had their first day of general availability(GA) yesterday including three Geo’s of cities in Africa (Tuesday Africa time) and two by Rightside (NAME) Including Sunrise registrations by trademark holders, those that p...
Discussion
November 6, 2014, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
EDR: GoDaddy’s 4 letter, $42,500 domain name auction
This week’s Expired Domain Report from Joseph Peterson. The gap between last week’s most expensive expired domain auction and the rest of the “stragglers” was roughly a factor of 10 – a full digit difference. Now, in a r...
Discussion
EDR: GoDaddy’s 4 letter, $42,500 domain name auction
This week’s Expired Domain Report from Joseph Peterson. The gap between last week’s most expensive expired domain auction and the rest of the “stragglers” was roughly a factor of 10 – a full digit difference. Now, in a r...
Discussion
November 6, 2014, 3:32 pm
The Domains
cyclingtips.com.au Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On Cyclingtips.com
Wallace Media Pty Ltd of Balaclava, Victoria, Australia, which owns the domain cyclingtips.com.au, and was represented by Holding Redlich, Australia has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name cyclingtips.com The ...
Discussion
cyclingtips.com.au Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On Cyclingtips.com
Wallace Media Pty Ltd of Balaclava, Victoria, Australia, which owns the domain cyclingtips.com.au, and was represented by Holding Redlich, Australia has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name cyclingtips.com The ...
Discussion
November 6, 2014, 3:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com says new TLDs hurting .com resales
Company lowers guidance on weaker demand from its domain portfolio. Web.com (NASDAQ: WWWW) reported earnings yesterday and lowered its guidance for the fourth quarter. One of the reasons for lowering the guidance is that the new supply of TLDs is cau...
Discussion
Web.com says new TLDs hurting .com resales
Company lowers guidance on weaker demand from its domain portfolio. Web.com (NASDAQ: WWWW) reported earnings yesterday and lowered its guidance for the fourth quarter. One of the reasons for lowering the guidance is that the new supply of TLDs is cau...
Discussion
November 6, 2014, 2:42 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 11/6/14
I’ve been talking with my numeric hero T.J. Demas over the last few days and must say that he truly got it when it came to numerics. He has purchased some of the best number domains on the planet with his best being 25.com And it&rs...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 11/6/14
I’ve been talking with my numeric hero T.J. Demas over the last few days and must say that he truly got it when it came to numerics. He has purchased some of the best number domains on the planet with his best being 25.com And it&rs...
Discussion
November 6, 2014, 11:45 am
DomainSherpa
$100K TRAFFIC Deal; BuyDomains Sold 1MM Domains; City.gTLDs For Sale; Recent Sales…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• T.R.A.F.F.I.C. was last week; Was Rick roasted? What happened?• .Club Sells a domain name for $100K and is the highest priced new gTLD to date• Endurance Acquires the almost 1 million domains of BuyDom...
Discussion
$100K TRAFFIC Deal; BuyDomains Sold 1MM Domains; City.gTLDs For Sale; Recent Sales…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• T.R.A.F.F.I.C. was last week; Was Rick roasted? What happened?• .Club Sells a domain name for $100K and is the highest priced new gTLD to date• Endurance Acquires the almost 1 million domains of BuyDom...
Discussion
November 6, 2014, 8:02 am
The Domains
.xyz Is The First New gTLD to Surpass 700,000 Registrations
.xyz Is The First New gTLD to Surpass 700,000 Registrations .xyz is the first new gTLD to surpass 700,000 registrations with 701,495 today, according to nTLDstats.com. Last week, new gTLDs topped 3 million registrations, which .xyz accounts for nearl...
Discussion
.xyz Is The First New gTLD to Surpass 700,000 Registrations
.xyz Is The First New gTLD to Surpass 700,000 Registrations .xyz is the first new gTLD to surpass 700,000 registrations with 701,495 today, according to nTLDstats.com. Last week, new gTLDs topped 3 million registrations, which .xyz accounts for nearl...
Discussion
November 6, 2014, 3:42 am
The Domains
Nets.com hits $71,300 on Ebay But Does Not Meet Reserve Price
Nets.com was on auction at Ebay, Yes Ebay, the auction hit $71,300 but did not meet reserve. There were 9 bidders and 52 bids made. here is a look at the bidding. Link to the listing page Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time Member Id: h***f( 944) ...
Discussion
Nets.com hits $71,300 on Ebay But Does Not Meet Reserve Price
Nets.com was on auction at Ebay, Yes Ebay, the auction hit $71,300 but did not meet reserve. There were 9 bidders and 52 bids made. here is a look at the bidding. Link to the listing page Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time Member Id: h***f( 944) ...
Discussion
November 5, 2014, 11:39 pm
The Domains
Marchex Reports & Sells $1.6 Million In Domain Names
Marchex, Inc. (MCHX), a mobile advertising technology company, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Q3 2014 Financial Highlights1 GAAP revenue was $49.2 million for the third quarter of ...
Discussion
Marchex Reports & Sells $1.6 Million In Domain Names
Marchex, Inc. (MCHX), a mobile advertising technology company, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Q3 2014 Financial Highlights1 GAAP revenue was $49.2 million for the third quarter of ...
Discussion
November 5, 2014, 9:48 pm
