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The Domains
Of The 9,025 .Voting Domains Registered Over 97% Registered To Co. With Ties To The Registry?
One company is responsible for registering over 97% of the 9,025 .Voting new gTLD domain names. We reported earlier today that .Voting had 9,025 domain names registered after the first day of general availability However we see that 8,811 of the 9,02...
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Of The 9,025 .Voting Domains Registered Over 97% Registered To Co. With Ties To The Registry?
One company is responsible for registering over 97% of the 9,025 .Voting new gTLD domain names. We reported earlier today that .Voting had 9,025 domain names registered after the first day of general availability However we see that 8,811 of the 9,02...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 4:11 pm

Domain Name Wire
Interesting .CEO comments started by Paul Kedrosky
Last night venture capitalist Paul Kedrosky discovered .CEO and tweeted his thoughts on it to his 275,000 followers: Conversation obviously followed. One person noted: Kedrosky responded “Exactly.” Another comment: To which Kedrosky respo...
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Interesting .CEO comments started by Paul Kedrosky
Last night venture capitalist Paul Kedrosky discovered .CEO and tweeted his thoughts on it to his 275,000 followers: Conversation obviously followed. One person noted: Kedrosky responded “Exactly.” Another comment: To which Kedrosky respo...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 3:59 pm

The Domains
This Weeks New gTLD 1st Day Totals: .Kaufen 4,325; Consulting 3,852; Media 3,438; .Lease 538
Yesterday a bunch of new gTLD’s went into general availability (GA) meaning domain names can be registered live on a first come first serve basis. All total include any Sunrise registrations and any Landrush/Early Access Program (EAP) reg...
Discussion
This Weeks New gTLD 1st Day Totals: .Kaufen 4,325; Consulting 3,852; Media 3,438; .Lease 538
Yesterday a bunch of new gTLD’s went into general availability (GA) meaning domain names can be registered live on a first come first serve basis. All total include any Sunrise registrations and any Landrush/Early Access Program (EAP) reg...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 2:46 pm

Domain Name Wire
Weekly Expired Domain Report
Domain sales charts — expired or otherwise — make for some strange bedfellows. Any given week presents an orgy of bizarre juxtapositions. What else but the domain market can bring together Bill Cosby and French Marxists? Malaysi...
Discussion
Weekly Expired Domain Report
Domain sales charts — expired or otherwise — make for some strange bedfellows. Any given week presents an orgy of bizarre juxtapositions. What else but the domain market can bring together Bill Cosby and French Marxists? Malaysi...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 2:39 pm

The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1M; 52% Are BIN & Open.TV Sells For $25K
Over the past week, 506 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: gca.com at 90,000 USD · Top ...
Discussion
Sedo Transactions Total $1M; 52% Are BIN & Open.TV Sells For $25K
Over the past week, 506 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: gca.com at 90,000 USD · Top ...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 2:21 pm

Domain Name Wire
Google and Vint Cert explain the NTIA transition
Simple video explains what’s going on with the U.S. government’s role in the internet. Vint Cerf, the “father of internet” and former Chairman of ICANN, now works for Google. Cerf has narrated a new Google video about the hist...
Discussion
Google and Vint Cert explain the NTIA transition
Simple video explains what’s going on with the U.S. government’s role in the internet. Vint Cerf, the “father of internet” and former Chairman of ICANN, now works for Google. Cerf has narrated a new Google video about the hist...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 1:13 pm

Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 24th
I used the new Namejet app for the first time yesterday. I’m not a big app user but here’s why I like it. The push notices. I don’t need CNN telling me that three people had been shot in Detroit, or that Flappy bir...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 24th
I used the new Namejet app for the first time yesterday. I’m not a big app user but here’s why I like it. The push notices. I don’t need CNN telling me that three people had been shot in Detroit, or that Flappy bir...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 11:21 am

The Domains
You Want To illegally download content in the UK ? You will get some letters but no penalty
The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) must be wondering what the heck is going on across the pond in the UK. After years of trying to find the right solution to dealing with piracy, they...
Discussion
You Want To illegally download content in the UK ? You will get some letters but no penalty
The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) must be wondering what the heck is going on across the pond in the UK. After years of trying to find the right solution to dealing with piracy, they...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 10:45 am

Domain Shane
Sedo’s Weekly Sales Total $1Million
The weekly sales were slow this week at Sedo which is normal considering its summer and a busy time for vacations in North America and Europe. GCA.com took the top spot at $90,000. Here’s a look at the rest of this week’s...
Discussion
Sedo’s Weekly Sales Total $1Million
The weekly sales were slow this week at Sedo which is normal considering its summer and a busy time for vacations in North America and Europe. GCA.com took the top spot at $90,000. Here’s a look at the rest of this week’s...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 9:46 am

The Domains
Flippa giving away a special link to redeem 1 FREE Domain listing!
Flippa has certainly ramped up its domain only auctions since Kevin Fink came on board and jump started things there. There is a special promo running good for one week, that he just released, From now through month’s end, when you list a domai...
Discussion
Flippa giving away a special link to redeem 1 FREE Domain listing!
Flippa has certainly ramped up its domain only auctions since Kevin Fink came on board and jump started things there. There is a special promo running good for one week, that he just released, From now through month’s end, when you list a domai...
Discussion
July 24, 2014, 8:28 am