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The Domains
Apple registrations suggest a new AppleOne service may be in the works
MacRumors.com published a piece on Apple registering a number of AppleOne related domain names. Apple has a meeting taking place on 9/15 and an announcement may be coming on a new service. Whether they can get the .com or net will remain to be seen. ...
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Apple registrations suggest a new AppleOne service may be in the works
MacRumors.com published a piece on Apple registering a number of AppleOne related domain names. Apple has a meeting taking place on 9/15 and an announcement may be coming on a new service. Whether they can get the .com or net will remain to be seen. ...
Discussion
September 12, 2020, 11:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
English-based domains DO have a market in China
Kassey Lee shows some more examples of Chinese companies using English-language domains. It thrills me almost every day to come across well-funded startups in China using English brand names and domains. The more I read about them, the more I am conv...
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English-based domains DO have a market in China
Kassey Lee shows some more examples of Chinese companies using English-language domains. It thrills me almost every day to come across well-funded startups in China using English brand names and domains. The more I read about them, the more I am conv...
Discussion
September 11, 2020, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to network at NamesCon Online
Here’s how to (virtually) network at NamesCon Online. Networking at virtual conferences is different than in-person conferences. Different, but not necessarily better or worse. Many people will find networking at virtual events easier, especial...
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How to network at NamesCon Online
Here’s how to (virtually) network at NamesCon Online. Networking at virtual conferences is different than in-person conferences. Different, but not necessarily better or worse. Many people will find networking at virtual events easier, especial...
Discussion
September 11, 2020, 4:09 pm
The Domains
$50,000 purchase to $720,000 sale
The biggest reported domain name sale of 2020 comes in at $720,000. Namepros member Keith posted in 2017 that he purchased Nas.com for $50,000 in BTC. He added the BTC actually cost him next to nothing. He posted tonight he sold Nas.com for $720,000....
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$50,000 purchase to $720,000 sale
The biggest reported domain name sale of 2020 comes in at $720,000. Namepros member Keith posted in 2017 that he purchased Nas.com for $50,000 in BTC. He added the BTC actually cost him next to nothing. He posted tonight he sold Nas.com for $720,000....
Discussion
September 11, 2020, 2:48 am
DomainSherpa
RedZone Countdown #3: SEO Domains on NamesCon Online Auction
Quick info on today's NamesCon Auction: SEO domains highlighted by Sean Markey; YouTube video with behind the scenes auction info from Joe Styler & Wayne Wheat!
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RedZone Countdown #3: SEO Domains on NamesCon Online Auction
Quick info on today's NamesCon Auction: SEO domains highlighted by Sean Markey; YouTube video with behind the scenes auction info from Joe Styler & Wayne Wheat!
Discussion
September 10, 2020, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic to acquire monetization company Codewise for $36 million
CentralNic bulks up its monetization business. Domain name rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) announced that it is acquiring Codewise, which is a collection of advertising and domain monetization companies, for $36 million. The acquisition adds to ...
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CentralNic to acquire monetization company Codewise for $36 million
CentralNic bulks up its monetization business. Domain name rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) announced that it is acquiring Codewise, which is a collection of advertising and domain monetization companies, for $36 million. The acquisition adds to ...
Discussion
September 10, 2020, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Those wacky Canadians are back with more .ca commercials
CIRA features Mounties, hockey, bears, and maple syrup in new commercials. Last year, .Ca country code manager CIRA aired a series of commercials in an advertising campaign called Don’t Be a Traitor. Featuring Canadian staples such as Mounties ...
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Those wacky Canadians are back with more .ca commercials
CIRA features Mounties, hockey, bears, and maple syrup in new commercials. Last year, .Ca country code manager CIRA aired a series of commercials in an advertising campaign called Don’t Be a Traitor. Featuring Canadian staples such as Mounties ...
Discussion
September 10, 2020, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
11 end user domain sales this week
A modular buildings company, a lumber business, and a social networking app bought domain names at Sedo. There’s been a lot of chatter about Sedo’s sale of Lokal.com for €40,600. Some people think Lokalise, a localization and transla...
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11 end user domain sales this week
A modular buildings company, a lumber business, and a social networking app bought domain names at Sedo. There’s been a lot of chatter about Sedo’s sale of Lokal.com for €40,600. Some people think Lokalise, a localization and transla...
Discussion
September 10, 2020, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org launches new registrant rights/appeal mechanism
.Org registrants now get multiple appeals if their domains are suspended. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry for .org domain names, has unveiled a new appeals process for .org registrants who believe the registry unfairly suspended their do...
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.Org launches new registrant rights/appeal mechanism
.Org registrants now get multiple appeals if their domains are suspended. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry for .org domain names, has unveiled a new appeals process for .org registrants who believe the registry unfairly suspended their do...
Discussion
September 10, 2020, 1:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon Online: Ethics and best practices in domain brokerage
Panel discusses ethical questions for brokering domain names. This morning at NamesCon Online, domain broker Tessa Holcomb led a panel of domain name industry professionals in a discussion of domain brokerage ethics. Participants included Bill Sweetm...
Discussion
NamesCon Online: Ethics and best practices in domain brokerage
Panel discusses ethical questions for brokering domain names. This morning at NamesCon Online, domain broker Tessa Holcomb led a panel of domain name industry professionals in a discussion of domain brokerage ethics. Participants included Bill Sweetm...
Discussion
September 9, 2020, 5:08 pm
