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Domain Name Wire
An important lesson in pre-ordering new top level domain names
Hint: don’t count on just one registrar. Registering domain names under new TLDs when they hit the market is similar to dropcatching expired domain names. From the registrar’s perspective, it involves prioritizing domains and hitting ping...
Discussion
An important lesson in pre-ordering new top level domain names
Hint: don’t count on just one registrar. Registering domain names under new TLDs when they hit the market is similar to dropcatching expired domain names. From the registrar’s perspective, it involves prioritizing domains and hitting ping...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 7:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs on tap this week: .XYZ, .Futbol, .Dating and more
.XYZ joins the fray this week. A bunch of new top level domain names hit the market this week, especially on Wednesday. Monday It all starts today with the launch of .xyz. Daniel Negari is launching this generic domain and has set aggressive goals: 1...
Discussion
New TLDs on tap this week: .XYZ, .Futbol, .Dating and more
.XYZ joins the fray this week. A bunch of new top level domain names hit the market this week, especially on Wednesday. Monday It all starts today with the launch of .xyz. Daniel Negari is launching this generic domain and has set aggressive goals: 1...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
The new Moniker: Love it or Hate it?
One thing is for sure: it’s going to take a while to get used to this new account interface. Moniker released its upgraded interface over the weekend. The interface is based on the RRPproxy reseller platform. This isn’t just a modificatio...
Discussion
The new Moniker: Love it or Hate it?
One thing is for sure: it’s going to take a while to get used to this new account interface. Moniker released its upgraded interface over the weekend. The interface is based on the RRPproxy reseller platform. This isn’t just a modificatio...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 2:05 pm
The Domains
158 .Condos Domain Names Taken in EAP; Here They Are & Here’s The Best Of What’s Left
If your planning on registering any .Condos new gTLD domain names this week, most of the bigger markets in the United States are spoken for. In what looks to be a very successful Early Access Program for Donuts’ .Condos new gTLD, we count...
Discussion
158 .Condos Domain Names Taken in EAP; Here They Are & Here’s The Best Of What’s Left
If your planning on registering any .Condos new gTLD domain names this week, most of the bigger markets in the United States are spoken for. In what looks to be a very successful Early Access Program for Donuts’ .Condos new gTLD, we count...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 1:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Famous Four wins contention sets for .Cricket and .Racing
Company now has 15 uncontested new top level domain name applications. Famous Four Media announced today that it won two private auctions to resolve contention sets for new top level domain names. The company beat Donuts and Uniregistry in an auction...
Discussion
Famous Four wins contention sets for .Cricket and .Racing
Company now has 15 uncontested new top level domain name applications. Famous Four Media announced today that it won two private auctions to resolve contention sets for new top level domain names. The company beat Donuts and Uniregistry in an auction...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 1:26 pm
The Domains
Legacy Fund Sells Moda.TV For $30,000 Acquired 2.5 Years Ago For $1,200
The domain name Moda.tv has been sold by Legacy Fund for $30,000 “Moda” is the spanish word for “Fashion” Legacy Fund acquired the domain name Moda.TV “close to 2.5 years ago”. “Legacy paid “$1200...
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Legacy Fund Sells Moda.TV For $30,000 Acquired 2.5 Years Ago For $1,200
The domain name Moda.tv has been sold by Legacy Fund for $30,000 “Moda” is the spanish word for “Fashion” Legacy Fund acquired the domain name Moda.TV “close to 2.5 years ago”. “Legacy paid “$1200...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 12:50 pm
The Domains
Famous Four Wins New gTLD Private Auctions For .Cricket and .Racing
Famous Four Media, the registry operator for Domain Venture Partners, announced today that they were the winning bidders at the private new gTLD auctions for the domain nams.RACING and .CRICKET. Both domain extensions will be added to the portfolio o...
Discussion
Famous Four Wins New gTLD Private Auctions For .Cricket and .Racing
Famous Four Media, the registry operator for Domain Venture Partners, announced today that they were the winning bidders at the private new gTLD auctions for the domain nams.RACING and .CRICKET. Both domain extensions will be added to the portfolio o...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 12:32 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 2nd, 2014
Well May just ended and May for me is a huge month. The time when people will buy almost anything with flowers that I put out for sale. When my Dad and I first started our new location we had dreams of doing a million a year in sales. &nb...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 2nd, 2014
Well May just ended and May for me is a huge month. The time when people will buy almost anything with flowers that I put out for sale. When my Dad and I first started our new location we had dreams of doing a million a year in sales. &nb...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 11:05 am
The Domains
One Scottish Company Wants to Redo The Internet
Business Indsider covered MaidSafe a company out of Scotland that is looking to redo the Internet. The goal seems to build a decentralized Internet, kind of like a Bitcoin model. They want to do away with the need for servers and data centers and use...
Discussion
One Scottish Company Wants to Redo The Internet
Business Indsider covered MaidSafe a company out of Scotland that is looking to redo the Internet. The goal seems to build a decentralized Internet, kind of like a Bitcoin model. They want to do away with the need for servers and data centers and use...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 8:55 am
DomainSherpa
Billionaire Mark Cuban Buys Exact Match Domain (EMD) for Startup Venture
If billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban thinks exact-match domain names are worth investing in, shouldn’t you consider them for your business?Today’s show features an excerpt from the wildly popular ABC television series Shark Tank, as wel...
Discussion
Billionaire Mark Cuban Buys Exact Match Domain (EMD) for Startup Venture
If billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban thinks exact-match domain names are worth investing in, shouldn’t you consider them for your business?Today’s show features an excerpt from the wildly popular ABC television series Shark Tank, as wel...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 7:03 am
