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Domain Name Wire
Huh? DNS.com moving to DNSbyComodo.com
Company appears to be ditching the DNS.com domain name. File this one in the strange moves category… Comodo acquired DNS.com – which was founded by people in the domain name business – back in 2011. They changed the overall brandin...
Discussion
Huh? DNS.com moving to DNSbyComodo.com
Company appears to be ditching the DNS.com domain name. File this one in the strange moves category… Comodo acquired DNS.com – which was founded by people in the domain name business – back in 2011. They changed the overall brandin...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 11:02 pm
The Domains
Godaddy Has 40% Of The New gTLD Market; 1and1 For Its $50M Got 12K Registrations
A new site (or at least new to me) is showing the most detailed stats I have seen for new gTLD’s. According to ntldstats.com, there are a total of 215,638 new gTLD domain registrations as of 16:30 (time zone not defined) on March 6th. Accordin...
Discussion
Godaddy Has 40% Of The New gTLD Market; 1and1 For Its $50M Got 12K Registrations
A new site (or at least new to me) is showing the most detailed stats I have seen for new gTLD’s. According to ntldstats.com, there are a total of 215,638 new gTLD domain registrations as of 16:30 (time zone not defined) on March 6th. Accordin...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 7:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain name sales at Sedo
A lawyer, shirt company and calendar program bought new domain names. Sedo sold 582 domain names for a total of $1.3 million last week. Here are 15 domain names that were sold to end users. You can see more end user sales lists here. TeamShirt.com $2...
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15 end user domain name sales at Sedo
A lawyer, shirt company and calendar program bought new domain names. Sedo sold 582 domain names for a total of $1.3 million last week. Here are 15 domain names that were sold to end users. You can see more end user sales lists here. TeamShirt.com $2...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 6:54 pm
The Domains
Forbes: 5 Mistakes People Make When Setting Up Their Website
John Rampton wrote a piece for Forbes on the mistakes people make when starting their website. Rampton discusses five key points that a lot of web developers and entrepreneurs make. 1. No Business Plan and Marketing Strategy Unlike “Field of D...
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Forbes: 5 Mistakes People Make When Setting Up Their Website
John Rampton wrote a piece for Forbes on the mistakes people make when starting their website. Rampton discusses five key points that a lot of web developers and entrepreneurs make. 1. No Business Plan and Marketing Strategy Unlike “Field of D...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 6:31 pm
The Domains
NameJet.com Reports Over $340K In Sales In January
Namejet just released sales information in January 2014 reporting over $340,000 in sales. Only sales of $2K or more are included Domain Name Payment Amount ecoupon.com $23,388.00 animalrescue.com $20,400.00 ehb.com $15,800.00 1...
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NameJet.com Reports Over $340K In Sales In January
Namejet just released sales information in January 2014 reporting over $340,000 in sales. Only sales of $2K or more are included Domain Name Payment Amount ecoupon.com $23,388.00 animalrescue.com $20,400.00 ehb.com $15,800.00 1...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 6:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Photos is first day winner in Donuts’ latest batch of new TLDs
.Photos easily outpaces three other domain names that reverted to regular pricing yesterday. Four more new top level domain names from Donuts launched with regular pricing yesterday: .Photos, .Careers, .Shoes, and .Recipes. .Photos led the others by ...
Discussion
.Photos is first day winner in Donuts’ latest batch of new TLDs
.Photos easily outpaces three other domain names that reverted to regular pricing yesterday. Four more new top level domain names from Donuts launched with regular pricing yesterday: .Photos, .Careers, .Shoes, and .Recipes. .Photos led the others by ...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why I haven’t registered any new TLDs yet
Between reserved domains, name collisions, premium pricing and awkward domain name registrar interfaces, it’s just a pain in the ass. I’ve written before about how new TLDs are coming out with a whimper. They are severely handicapped comi...
Discussion
Why I haven’t registered any new TLDs yet
Between reserved domains, name collisions, premium pricing and awkward domain name registrar interfaces, it’s just a pain in the ass. I’ve written before about how new TLDs are coming out with a whimper. They are severely handicapped comi...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 3:29 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 6th, 2014
Yesterday was a banner day. I preregistered my first new gTLDs. I won’t say what they are until I see if I get them but they are something that I would actually use and there is no way I could have afforded the dot com. That&r...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 6th, 2014
Yesterday was a banner day. I preregistered my first new gTLDs. I won’t say what they are until I see if I get them but they are something that I would actually use and there is no way I could have afforded the dot com. That&r...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 11:00 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion – Mar 6, 2014
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* We're separating the DomainSherpa Review and Discussion Discussion shows* Whisky.com sells for $3.1 millio...
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DomainSherpa Discussion – Mar 6, 2014
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* We're separating the DomainSherpa Review and Discussion Discussion shows* Whisky.com sells for $3.1 millio...
Discussion
March 6, 2014, 9:00 am
Domain Name Wire
.Tips domain name sells for $8,200
Domain name investor pays top dollar for a .tips domain name. A .tips domain names has sold for $8,200 at GoDaddy. HorseRacing.tips was purchased by London-based Domain Invest Ltd. Domain Invest Ltd appears to own a lot of gambling related domain nam...
Discussion
.Tips domain name sells for $8,200
Domain name investor pays top dollar for a .tips domain name. A .tips domain names has sold for $8,200 at GoDaddy. HorseRacing.tips was purchased by London-based Domain Invest Ltd. Domain Invest Ltd appears to own a lot of gambling related domain nam...
Discussion
March 5, 2014, 9:00 pm
