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The Domains
King.com opens to Stock Crush Saga
King.com the maker of Candy Crush Saga could have titled their first day of trading as Stock Crush Saga. The stock had a very poor performance on its first day of trading. Perhaps people were looking at King and thinking it was going to be another Zy...
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King.com opens to Stock Crush Saga
King.com the maker of Candy Crush Saga could have titled their first day of trading as Stock Crush Saga. The stock had a very poor performance on its first day of trading. Perhaps people were looking at King and thinking it was going to be another Zy...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 6:40 am
Domain Name Wire
United Internet taking market share from GoDaddy in new TLDs
After slow start, company is grabbing share in recent TLD launches. United Internet, a group of companies that includes 1&1, Sedo, InterNetX, and United Domains, appears to be taking a good chunk of the new TLDs market share away from GoDaddy. Un...
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United Internet taking market share from GoDaddy in new TLDs
After slow start, company is grabbing share in recent TLD launches. United Internet, a group of companies that includes 1&1, Sedo, InterNetX, and United Domains, appears to be taking a good chunk of the new TLDs market share away from GoDaddy. Un...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 9:40 pm
The Domains
Who Should Oversee The Web ?
Who Should Oversee The Web ? PBS covered the topic of just who should oversee ICANN and what part government should have in that role. Host Judy Woodruff sat down with Vint Cerf from Google and Randolph May of the Free State Foundation. There is a fu...
Discussion
Who Should Oversee The Web ?
Who Should Oversee The Web ? PBS covered the topic of just who should oversee ICANN and what part government should have in that role. Host Judy Woodruff sat down with Vint Cerf from Google and Randolph May of the Free State Foundation. There is a fu...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 7:35 pm
The Domains
Hey Registries, Registrars This Is The Way To Sell A Domain
Over the years we have pointed out a bunch of ridiculous emails we get from registries and registrars trying to get people to buy a unregistered domain names. Usually the domain names suggested in the email has little to do with the person receiving ...
Discussion
Hey Registries, Registrars This Is The Way To Sell A Domain
Over the years we have pointed out a bunch of ridiculous emails we get from registries and registrars trying to get people to buy a unregistered domain names. Usually the domain names suggested in the email has little to do with the person receiving ...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 7:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sign.com and Signs.com settle dispute
You can’t trademark “sign” for selling signs. The owners of the category-killer domain names Sign.com and Signs.com have settled a legal battle over their ability to co-exist. In Janauary 2013 I wrote about how the owner of Sign.com...
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Sign.com and Signs.com settle dispute
You can’t trademark “sign” for selling signs. The owners of the category-killer domain names Sign.com and Signs.com have settled a legal battle over their ability to co-exist. In Janauary 2013 I wrote about how the owner of Sign.com...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 7:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
.UK adds registry lock option
.UK domains can now get added protection against nameserver and domain hijacking. .UK registry Nominet is now offering its own version of a registry lock service, dubbed “Domain Lock.” Similar to Verisign’s Registry Lock service for...
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.UK adds registry lock option
.UK domains can now get added protection against nameserver and domain hijacking. .UK registry Nominet is now offering its own version of a registry lock service, dubbed “Domain Lock.” Similar to Verisign’s Registry Lock service for...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 5:04 pm
The Domains
Confirmed: Credits.com Sold For $100K Net To Buyer
A few days ago we noticed that the domain name Credits.com came through on the Sedo sales wire selling for $30,000. Today we have been able to confirm with the seller of the domain name that the domain sold for $100,000 net to Seller, that Sedo.com R...
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Confirmed: Credits.com Sold For $100K Net To Buyer
A few days ago we noticed that the domain name Credits.com came through on the Sedo sales wire selling for $30,000. Today we have been able to confirm with the seller of the domain name that the domain sold for $100,000 net to Seller, that Sedo.com R...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user sales report: People still want the matching .com
Many examples of companies buying the matching .com when they use a .net, .org, or ccTLD. Frank Schilling said something during his keynote at NamesCon that really rings true. When companies get a domain name other than .com, they say to themselves &...
Discussion
End user sales report: People still want the matching .com
Many examples of companies buying the matching .com when they use a .net, .org, or ccTLD. Frank Schilling said something during his keynote at NamesCon that really rings true. When companies get a domain name other than .com, they say to themselves &...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 3:23 pm
The Domains
Whibse.com New Bulk Lookup Tool
Domain name intelligence service Whibse.com has released an update to its bulk Whois tool that “quickly and accurately retrieves and fully parses all fields in the Whois records, along with reputation information, all IP address information, al...
Discussion
Whibse.com New Bulk Lookup Tool
Domain name intelligence service Whibse.com has released an update to its bulk Whois tool that “quickly and accurately retrieves and fully parses all fields in the Whois records, along with reputation information, all IP address information, al...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 3:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why domain investors and Bitcoin click
Domain investors find a lot to love in bitcoin. Despite some massive setbacks, bitcoin is still a hot topic right now. I think domain investors are drawn to bitcoin at a higher rate than the general population for a handful of reasons. Having talked ...
Discussion
Why domain investors and Bitcoin click
Domain investors find a lot to love in bitcoin. Despite some massive setbacks, bitcoin is still a hot topic right now. I think domain investors are drawn to bitcoin at a higher rate than the general population for a handful of reasons. Having talked ...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 2:03 pm
