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The Domains
.Rocks The New gTLD With Over 5K Registrations. .Limited 1,100; .WTF 973; .Financial 751
.Rocks led this weeks new gTLD’s that went into general availability yesterday finishing off its first day with 5,191 registrations which includes domains taken in Sunrise and through the Early Access Program (EAP). .Limited finished it f...
Discussion
.Rocks The New gTLD With Over 5K Registrations. .Limited 1,100; .WTF 973; .Financial 751
.Rocks led this weeks new gTLD’s that went into general availability yesterday finishing off its first day with 5,191 registrations which includes domains taken in Sunrise and through the Early Access Program (EAP). .Limited finished it f...
Discussion
August 7, 2014, 1:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Use HTTPS? Google will give you a bump in search rankings.
Search ranking change should be good news for domain name registrars. Google announced this morning that it’s starting to give extra credit in search results to companies offering websites secured by SSL. That means sites where you see httpS://...
Discussion
Use HTTPS? Google will give you a bump in search rankings.
Search ranking change should be good news for domain name registrars. Google announced this morning that it’s starting to give extra credit in search results to companies offering websites secured by SSL. That means sites where you see httpS://...
Discussion
August 7, 2014, 1:04 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 8/7
I stated a couple of times in the last few weeks that I am looking for a NNN.com. I don’t quite have six figures for the best of the best but I have friend in high places that may want to ride along. I work with 4.cn and they point...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 8/7
I stated a couple of times in the last few weeks that I am looking for a NNN.com. I don’t quite have six figures for the best of the best but I have friend in high places that may want to ride along. I work with 4.cn and they point...
Discussion
August 7, 2014, 11:15 am
The Domains
When Searches for Bitcoin Go Up, The Price Goes Down according to a recent study
A group of Swiss computer scientists conducted a study that took a look at web activity and social media chat around Bitcoin. They concluded when there is a surge in chatter around Bitcoin that the cryptocurrency is bound for a fall. The BBC took a l...
Discussion
When Searches for Bitcoin Go Up, The Price Goes Down according to a recent study
A group of Swiss computer scientists conducted a study that took a look at web activity and social media chat around Bitcoin. They concluded when there is a surge in chatter around Bitcoin that the cryptocurrency is bound for a fall. The BBC took a l...
Discussion
August 7, 2014, 8:22 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: Fail.WTF?; Visa Drops V.me; Google Domains Preview; DomainTools Competitor…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* Did the new TLDs .Fail this week? .Reise, .Limited, .Financial, .WTF, .Rocks, .Actor* What we can learn from co...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Discussion: Fail.WTF?; Visa Drops V.me; Google Domains Preview; DomainTools Competitor…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* Did the new TLDs .Fail this week? .Reise, .Limited, .Financial, .WTF, .Rocks, .Actor* What we can learn from co...
Discussion
August 7, 2014, 7:03 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: RHK.com, Bidable.com, Task.io, DrunkDrivingAttorney & Lawyer.com
Listed below are some notable domain and website sales last week at Flippa, as well as a list of a few domains with bids that didn’t sell. Some domains that sold RHK.com – $9,975 Task.io – $5,550 Bidable.com – $3,555 – ...
Discussion
Flippa Recap: RHK.com, Bidable.com, Task.io, DrunkDrivingAttorney & Lawyer.com
Listed below are some notable domain and website sales last week at Flippa, as well as a list of a few domains with bids that didn’t sell. Some domains that sold RHK.com – $9,975 Task.io – $5,550 Bidable.com – $3,555 – ...
Discussion
August 7, 2014, 3:34 am
The Domains
Hong Kong Court Rules Entertainment Tycoon Can Sue Google Over Autocomplete Suggestions
We all start searches at Google and get the autocomplete function going into full effect, giving us suggestions as we type each letter. Apparently one Hong Kong tycoon did not like the results the autocomplete suggested when it came to him. He wants ...
Discussion
Hong Kong Court Rules Entertainment Tycoon Can Sue Google Over Autocomplete Suggestions
We all start searches at Google and get the autocomplete function going into full effect, giving us suggestions as we type each letter. Apparently one Hong Kong tycoon did not like the results the autocomplete suggested when it came to him. He wants ...
Discussion
August 6, 2014, 7:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
One of my favorite three letter domain names, courtesy of Coke
Coke makes you say Ahh. I took a mini-vacation to San Antonio with my family this week, including a trip to Six Flags. It was there that I was reminded of one of my favorite uses of a three letter domain name: Ahh.com. It’s not the usual use of...
Discussion
One of my favorite three letter domain names, courtesy of Coke
Coke makes you say Ahh. I took a mini-vacation to San Antonio with my family this week, including a trip to Six Flags. It was there that I was reminded of one of my favorite uses of a three letter domain name: Ahh.com. It’s not the usual use of...
Discussion
August 6, 2014, 5:56 pm
The Domains
Montreal Looks Like The Next City That Wants To Apply For Its Own New gTLD; .MTL
According to the MontrealGazette.com, the city of Montreal seems to be the next city expressing Interest in applying for its own new gTLD, of .MTL “It’s an interesting possibility for Montreal,” said city councillor Harout Chitilian...
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Montreal Looks Like The Next City That Wants To Apply For Its Own New gTLD; .MTL
According to the MontrealGazette.com, the city of Montreal seems to be the next city expressing Interest in applying for its own new gTLD, of .MTL “It’s an interesting possibility for Montreal,” said city councillor Harout Chitilian...
Discussion
August 6, 2014, 3:39 pm
The Domains
Russian Hackers Steal 1.2 Billion Internet Passwords & 500 Million Email Addresses
According to a blog post on Hold Security company blog, which conducted an 18-month investigation finding that a Russian hacking gang stoled 1.2 billion username and password combos, as well as more than 500 million email addresses. According to Hold...
Discussion
Russian Hackers Steal 1.2 Billion Internet Passwords & 500 Million Email Addresses
According to a blog post on Hold Security company blog, which conducted an 18-month investigation finding that a Russian hacking gang stoled 1.2 billion username and password combos, as well as more than 500 million email addresses. According to Hold...
Discussion
August 6, 2014, 3:26 pm
