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Domain Name Wire
This week’s expired domain name sales roundup
Along the way to yesterday’s $20k sale of EnRoute.com, GoDaddy expired auctions zigzagged through some desirable addresses and took a few weird detours. Two domains that attracted me personally were the self-explanatory GenerateLeads....
Discussion
This week’s expired domain name sales roundup
Along the way to yesterday’s $20k sale of EnRoute.com, GoDaddy expired auctions zigzagged through some desirable addresses and took a few weird detours. Two domains that attracted me personally were the self-explanatory GenerateLeads....
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 7:12 pm
The Domains
Sued Yesterday As Part of BestRegistrar, Jeff Smith Is Also Applicant For New gTLD .Shop
Yesterday we reported that Simon Property Group (SPG) sued domain name registrar BestRegistrar along with a few alleged resellers and its principals individually including a Jeff Smith to “recover control of approximately 5,000 Internet domain ...
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Sued Yesterday As Part of BestRegistrar, Jeff Smith Is Also Applicant For New gTLD .Shop
Yesterday we reported that Simon Property Group (SPG) sued domain name registrar BestRegistrar along with a few alleged resellers and its principals individually including a Jeff Smith to “recover control of approximately 5,000 Internet domain ...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Medical domain names all under 2,000 registrations after first day
No surprises in initial launches of four medical-themed domain names. As I previewed earlier this week, the only four domain names entering true general availability this week were medical-themed domains from Donuts. Here are how many domains are reg...
Discussion
Medical domain names all under 2,000 registrations after first day
No surprises in initial launches of four medical-themed domain names. As I previewed earlier this week, the only four domain names entering true general availability this week were medical-themed domains from Donuts. Here are how many domains are reg...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 3:13 pm
The Domains
German Company Now Has $1 Billion Valuation After Acquiring Pizza.de
TechCrunch.com is reporting that the German food delivery service Delivery Hero announced today that it has acquired Pizza.de, another food delivery service also based in Germany. “The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed ...
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German Company Now Has $1 Billion Valuation After Acquiring Pizza.de
TechCrunch.com is reporting that the German food delivery service Delivery Hero announced today that it has acquired Pizza.de, another food delivery service also based in Germany. “The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed ...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 1:44 pm
The Domains
Group On’s ideeli, Acquires & Rebrands As ideel.com
ideeli, the online retailer, announced today it has acquired the domain name and rebranded itself to ideel.com The company recently acquired the domain ideel.com back in June from a domain holder in France in a sale that has not been previously repor...
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Group On’s ideeli, Acquires & Rebrands As ideel.com
ideeli, the online retailer, announced today it has acquired the domain name and rebranded itself to ideel.com The company recently acquired the domain ideel.com back in June from a domain holder in France in a sale that has not been previously repor...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 1:36 pm
The Domains
This Weeks 1st Day New gTLD Totals; .Dental 1,971; .Clinic 1,447; .Care 1,395; .Surgery 534
Four new gTLD’s went into general availability yesterday, meaning domain names could be registered on a first come first served basis. Including domain names registered during the Sunrise period for trademark holders and in the Early Access Pro...
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This Weeks 1st Day New gTLD Totals; .Dental 1,971; .Clinic 1,447; .Care 1,395; .Surgery 534
Four new gTLD’s went into general availability yesterday, meaning domain names could be registered on a first come first served basis. Including domain names registered during the Sunrise period for trademark holders and in the Early Access Pro...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 11:36 am
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 8/14
Yesterday Domain Investing had a post asking the question “What is the floor price for an LL.com?” The answer came in a comment from the person that probably knows more about LL.coms than anyone in the world lately, Andrew Rosener. ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 8/14
Yesterday Domain Investing had a post asking the question “What is the floor price for an LL.com?” The answer came in a comment from the person that probably knows more about LL.coms than anyone in the world lately, Andrew Rosener. ...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 11:30 am
The Domains
Overstock Sees Positive Earnings Impact from Accepting Bitcoin
Overstock sees Bitcoin having a postitive effect on earnings for 2014. The company told Reuters they expect Bitcoin to add 4 cents per share, they are expecting $1.5 billion in sales for the year. From the article: Overstock.com Inc’s sales thr...
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Overstock Sees Positive Earnings Impact from Accepting Bitcoin
Overstock sees Bitcoin having a postitive effect on earnings for 2014. The company told Reuters they expect Bitcoin to add 4 cents per share, they are expecting $1.5 billion in sales for the year. From the article: Overstock.com Inc’s sales thr...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 9:41 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: .COMs are Meaningless; New TLD SERPs; Sherpa Tools; IDN Email…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* "The Meaninglessness of .COM" by Mason Cole* All other factors being equal, which would rank higher: ...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Discussion: .COMs are Meaningless; New TLD SERPs; Sherpa Tools; IDN Email…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* "The Meaninglessness of .COM" by Mason Cole* All other factors being equal, which would rank higher: ...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 7:02 am
The Domains
For The 1st Time, There Are More Than 114 Million .Com Domain Names Registered
According to Verisign, which operates the .Com and .Net registry the number of .Com domain names passed the 114 Million mark for the first time in history today. The number of .Com domain names according to the Verisign Daily Zone Count is 114,017,34...
Discussion
For The 1st Time, There Are More Than 114 Million .Com Domain Names Registered
According to Verisign, which operates the .Com and .Net registry the number of .Com domain names passed the 114 Million mark for the first time in history today. The number of .Com domain names according to the Verisign Daily Zone Count is 114,017,34...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 5:35 am
