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Domain Name Wire
A “slow” week for new TLD launches
More Donuts, but not much else. There’s not much on the docket this week for new top level domain name launches. According to the Calzone.org calendar, the only TLDs hitting general availability this week are a handful from Donuts on Wednesday....
Discussion
A “slow” week for new TLD launches
More Donuts, but not much else. There’s not much on the docket this week for new top level domain name launches. According to the Calzone.org calendar, the only TLDs hitting general availability this week are a handful from Donuts on Wednesday....
Discussion
July 28, 2014, 2:47 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD: Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday 7/28
Yesterday I added my first names to Brand Bucket. At first I was like everyone else and thought I could do my own version of Brand Bucket. But the more and more I thought about it I realized that they have built a business that startups and dom...
Discussion
DSAD: Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday 7/28
Yesterday I added my first names to Brand Bucket. At first I was like everyone else and thought I could do my own version of Brand Bucket. But the more and more I thought about it I realized that they have built a business that startups and dom...
Discussion
July 28, 2014, 11:31 am
The Domains
3D Search Engine Launching to Protect 3D Content
The longest comment thread in the history of domaining is the post that Michael wrote four years ago about 3D, it has 5,371 comments. So for those interested in the topic of 3D there is a new search engine launching on a .es domain is all about 3D co...
Discussion
3D Search Engine Launching to Protect 3D Content
The longest comment thread in the history of domaining is the post that Michael wrote four years ago about 3D, it has 5,371 comments. So for those interested in the topic of 3D there is a new search engine launching on a .es domain is all about 3D co...
Discussion
July 28, 2014, 7:18 am
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: RHK.com, TopReview.com, Internally.com, SOI.org Hit Reserve.
Reserve Met and Will Sell RHK.com – $9,500 – LLL.com domains are on fire, and I expect the price to move up based on the most recent LLL sales per NameBio, including HCK.com at $20,000 (two of the same three letters, for whatever that&rs...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: RHK.com, TopReview.com, Internally.com, SOI.org Hit Reserve.
Reserve Met and Will Sell RHK.com – $9,500 – LLL.com domains are on fire, and I expect the price to move up based on the most recent LLL sales per NameBio, including HCK.com at $20,000 (two of the same three letters, for whatever that&rs...
Discussion
July 28, 2014, 1:08 am
The Domains
Tech Radar: “The new domain name system is causing problems for brands”
Tech Radar published an article todayon new gtlds and the problems brands are already having with protecting their brand. The article references a study from Brad Newberg at Reed Smith, the sample study took a look at 20 brands in the bicycle industr...
Discussion
Tech Radar: “The new domain name system is causing problems for brands”
Tech Radar published an article todayon new gtlds and the problems brands are already having with protecting their brand. The article references a study from Brad Newberg at Reed Smith, the sample study took a look at 20 brands in the bicycle industr...
Discussion
July 27, 2014, 11:13 pm
The Domains
Actress Blake Lively Launches New Lifestyle Brand on a .US
Actress Blake Lively launched her new lifestyle website on a .US rather than say going the Blake.Luxury route or Lively.social. The Gossip Girl star is going with the name Preserve.Us. The Huffington Post covered the launch and the feedback from all ...
Discussion
Actress Blake Lively Launches New Lifestyle Brand on a .US
Actress Blake Lively launched her new lifestyle website on a .US rather than say going the Blake.Luxury route or Lively.social. The Gossip Girl star is going with the name Preserve.Us. The Huffington Post covered the launch and the feedback from all ...
Discussion
July 27, 2014, 4:26 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 27th
Here are today’s names GulfCoast.com Huge name. Some of the best vacation cities in the US are on the Gulf Coast PlanoHomes.com Plano Texas is one of the biggest and wealthiest areas of Texas. And man do they love footba...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 27th
Here are today’s names GulfCoast.com Huge name. Some of the best vacation cities in the US are on the Gulf Coast PlanoHomes.com Plano Texas is one of the biggest and wealthiest areas of Texas. And man do they love footba...
Discussion
July 27, 2014, 11:42 am
The Domains
e-Commerce may be the sizzle, but brick and mortar remains the steak
e-Commerce is certainly one of the largest trends to affect business and culture over the past 25 years. In 2013 Amazon did $74.45 billion in revenue, but when compared to Walmart that number looks small. The Arkansas based retailer is close to half ...
Discussion
e-Commerce may be the sizzle, but brick and mortar remains the steak
e-Commerce is certainly one of the largest trends to affect business and culture over the past 25 years. In 2013 Amazon did $74.45 billion in revenue, but when compared to Walmart that number looks small. The Arkansas based retailer is close to half ...
Discussion
July 26, 2014, 10:43 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (Cloud.be, SVJ.com, DNShow.com) and Flops (Oar.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips LocalSpot.com – sold recently for $7,250 at Indus Domains, vs only $638 two months ago at NameJet. A ...
Discussion
Domain Flips (Cloud.be, SVJ.com, DNShow.com) and Flops (Oar.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips LocalSpot.com – sold recently for $7,250 at Indus Domains, vs only $638 two months ago at NameJet. A ...
Discussion
July 26, 2014, 9:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Roundup: this week in the Domain Name Business
It was another exciting week in the domain name industry. Here’s a look back. Domain Registry of America may finally get cut off from ICANN. The notorious company that sends misleading domain renewal notices to domain owners has been suspended ...
Discussion
Roundup: this week in the Domain Name Business
It was another exciting week in the domain name industry. Here’s a look back. Domain Registry of America may finally get cut off from ICANN. The notorious company that sends misleading domain renewal notices to domain owners has been suspended ...
Discussion
July 26, 2014, 2:42 pm
