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The Domains
Daniel Negari Predicts 1 Million .XYZ Registrations In First Year ; “Its My Gift To The World”
In a blog post tonight the founder and CEO of the .XYZ registry made a bold of a prediction I have seen from any registry saying that; There is no doubt in my mind that the growth rate of .xyz will surpass the growth rate of .com. It won’t take...
Discussion
Daniel Negari Predicts 1 Million .XYZ Registrations In First Year ; “Its My Gift To The World”
In a blog post tonight the founder and CEO of the .XYZ registry made a bold of a prediction I have seen from any registry saying that; There is no doubt in my mind that the growth rate of .xyz will surpass the growth rate of .com. It won’t take...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 5:36 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: A.domains, Removable.com, New.io, Time.travel, Y.cr, Shipping.info
Listed below are some notable domain and website sales at Flippa over the past week, as well as a few domains with bids that didn’t hit reserve. Taking a quick look back at the Bart.com acquisition at the BIN of $5,000 from a couple weeks ago, ...
Discussion
Flippa Recap: A.domains, Removable.com, New.io, Time.travel, Y.cr, Shipping.info
Listed below are some notable domain and website sales at Flippa over the past week, as well as a few domains with bids that didn’t hit reserve. Taking a quick look back at the Bart.com acquisition at the BIN of $5,000 from a couple weeks ago, ...
Discussion
June 2, 2014, 1:34 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Auctions sells 45,852 domains in May
SteamEngine.com leads the way at $38,000. GoDaddy Auctions sold 45,852 domain names in May, according to preliminary numbers posted on the company’s Domain Market Report. Some of the top ten sales have been reported previously while others have...
Discussion
GoDaddy Auctions sells 45,852 domains in May
SteamEngine.com leads the way at $38,000. GoDaddy Auctions sold 45,852 domain names in May, according to preliminary numbers posted on the company’s Domain Market Report. Some of the top ten sales have been reported previously while others have...
Discussion
June 1, 2014, 11:44 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 1st, 2014
Aaron and I would like to add another partner to the DS + AD team. Flippa.com You all already know Flippa’s platform and recognize they’ve become a legitimate place to buy and sell domains. They’ve been selling websites...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 1st, 2014
Aaron and I would like to add another partner to the DS + AD team. Flippa.com You all already know Flippa’s platform and recognize they’ve become a legitimate place to buy and sell domains. They’ve been selling websites...
Discussion
June 1, 2014, 1:37 pm
The Domains
Go Daddy Auctions Market Report May 2014 – Sales up 7.96% led by SteamEngine.com
Go Daddy Auctions Market Report May 2014 Go Daddy sales were up 7.96% in May over April as they sold 45,852 domains vs 42,480. The top sale for the month was SteamEngine.com at $38,000 followed by filmesonline.com at $28,000. Online was the top...
Discussion
Go Daddy Auctions Market Report May 2014 – Sales up 7.96% led by SteamEngine.com
Go Daddy Auctions Market Report May 2014 Go Daddy sales were up 7.96% in May over April as they sold 45,852 domains vs 42,480. The top sale for the month was SteamEngine.com at $38,000 followed by filmesonline.com at $28,000. Online was the top...
Discussion
June 1, 2014, 10:32 am
The Domains
Counterfeiters Using Google Adwords is a Big Problem
Randy Pickard made a guest post on Search Engine Land that took a look at all the counterfeiters buying ads on Google that trick consumers into buying knock off goods. The article looked at a few categories, one being prom dresses. From the article: ...
Discussion
Counterfeiters Using Google Adwords is a Big Problem
Randy Pickard made a guest post on Search Engine Land that took a look at all the counterfeiters buying ads on Google that trick consumers into buying knock off goods. The article looked at a few categories, one being prom dresses. From the article: ...
Discussion
June 1, 2014, 2:20 am
The Domains
Yahoo Set To Launch Their Answer To You Tube
AdAge did an article on the launch of the Yahoo answer to You Tube. One of the selling points to publishers seems to be a revenue split higher than what Google offers You Tube publishers. Exclusivity will also not be required so content creators can ...
Discussion
Yahoo Set To Launch Their Answer To You Tube
AdAge did an article on the launch of the Yahoo answer to You Tube. One of the selling points to publishers seems to be a revenue split higher than what Google offers You Tube publishers. Exclusivity will also not be required so content creators can ...
Discussion
June 1, 2014, 12:03 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips and Flips: iPorno.com, Dudad.com, TeslaCars.com, HappyMan.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 WeAreFootball.com – Sold recently for $15,000 at Sedo, vs $1,250 in 2011 at Sedo. Developed in German,...
Discussion
Domain Flips and Flips: iPorno.com, Dudad.com, TeslaCars.com, HappyMan.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 WeAreFootball.com – Sold recently for $15,000 at Sedo, vs $1,250 in 2011 at Sedo. Developed in German,...
Discussion
May 31, 2014, 10:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
OpenDNS kills its typosquatting operation
Company to shut down NXD error redirect service. OpenDNS announced this week that it is shutting down a service that was, in effect, a giant typosquatting operation. Millions of people use OpenDNS as an alternative to their ISP’s DNS. The usefu...
Discussion
OpenDNS kills its typosquatting operation
Company to shut down NXD error redirect service. OpenDNS announced this week that it is shutting down a service that was, in effect, a giant typosquatting operation. Millions of people use OpenDNS as an alternative to their ISP’s DNS. The usefu...
Discussion
May 31, 2014, 3:58 pm
The Domains
Shocker: Rick Schwartz Now Owns More New gTLD’s Domains Than I Do
On the Live Domain Sherpa show from the TRAFFIC, in Las Vegas Rick Schwartz let the world know that he went on a buying binge on new gTLD domains the past few days and now actually owns more new gTLD domains that I do. As we sit today, my...
Discussion
Shocker: Rick Schwartz Now Owns More New gTLD’s Domains Than I Do
On the Live Domain Sherpa show from the TRAFFIC, in Las Vegas Rick Schwartz let the world know that he went on a buying binge on new gTLD domains the past few days and now actually owns more new gTLD domains that I do. As we sit today, my...
Discussion
May 31, 2014, 12:45 pm
