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The Domains
Slack.com was purchased for $60,000
Communications app Slack paid $60,000 for the domain slack. The price was revealed by the founder himself on Quora a few years back. Slack which is an acronym for “Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge“. Tip of the cap to Namep...
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Slack.com was purchased for $60,000
Communications app Slack paid $60,000 for the domain slack. The price was revealed by the founder himself on Quora a few years back. Slack which is an acronym for “Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge“. Tip of the cap to Namep...
Discussion
April 12, 2018, 5:55 pm
Sully's Blog
Find.jobs – Are there advantages to .jobs names? Several
Ettore Fantin is the Director of Marketing at Find.jobs. The find.jobs team recognized the need to develop an industry-leading solution for job seekers. With 30% of the global workforce actively seeking a job change, they set out to devel...
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Find.jobs – Are there advantages to .jobs names? Several
Ettore Fantin is the Director of Marketing at Find.jobs. The find.jobs team recognized the need to develop an industry-leading solution for job seekers. With 30% of the global workforce actively seeking a job change, they set out to devel...
Discussion
April 11, 2018, 12:03 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Closers.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Closers.com was the top sale at $50,000. The second highest sale was Live.Casino at 24,500 GBP, ($34,732). 44 .com sales 20 cctld sales 7 other gtld sales CryptoLabs.com sold for $10,000 I liked this name a lot, t...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Closers.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Closers.com was the top sale at $50,000. The second highest sale was Live.Casino at 24,500 GBP, ($34,732). 44 .com sales 20 cctld sales 7 other gtld sales CryptoLabs.com sold for $10,000 I liked this name a lot, t...
Discussion
April 10, 2018, 8:21 pm
Sully's Blog
A couple of guys I’d like to hang out with: Braden Pollock and Nat Cohen
Seriously, how cool would it be to sit down with these two guys and have a beer or dinner and talk about domain names, entrepreneurship, and their experiences. Just an hour with these two guys would be like a full advanced college course in domaining...
Discussion
A couple of guys I’d like to hang out with: Braden Pollock and Nat Cohen
Seriously, how cool would it be to sit down with these two guys and have a beer or dinner and talk about domain names, entrepreneurship, and their experiences. Just an hour with these two guys would be like a full advanced college course in domaining...
Discussion
April 9, 2018, 11:58 am
The Domains
Mike Mann sells two names he held for 13 years for $73,500 total
Mike Mann tweeted out about two different sales that were both acquired in 2005. Mann actually purchased both of these name on the same day and for the same price. He held both for 13 years. BetterFuture.com was sold for $65,000 and ChooseLife.org fo...
Discussion
Mike Mann sells two names he held for 13 years for $73,500 total
Mike Mann tweeted out about two different sales that were both acquired in 2005. Mann actually purchased both of these name on the same day and for the same price. He held both for 13 years. BetterFuture.com was sold for $65,000 and ChooseLife.org fo...
Discussion
April 9, 2018, 11:50 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Apr 9: VRAI.com, Shut.com, 123.io…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: VRAI.com, Shut.com, 123.io• An investor's portfolio is appraised: BarTab.com, HouseAlarms.com...
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DomainSherpa Review – Apr 9: VRAI.com, Shut.com, 123.io…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: VRAI.com, Shut.com, 123.io• An investor's portfolio is appraised: BarTab.com, HouseAlarms.com...
Discussion
April 9, 2018, 7:30 am
The Domains
CQD.com owner should be following the playbook used by MLA.com
With all the discussion and things brought to light with the CQD.com case, I took a look back at some domain thefts that were covered by publications outside the domain industry. The Huffington Post took a rather bleak stance with the following headl...
Discussion
CQD.com owner should be following the playbook used by MLA.com
With all the discussion and things brought to light with the CQD.com case, I took a look back at some domain thefts that were covered by publications outside the domain industry. The Huffington Post took a rather bleak stance with the following headl...
Discussion
April 8, 2018, 2:42 am
Sully's Blog
Translations.com – Invest in the domain, not the formal branding effort
Phil Shawe is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of TransPerfect, a global family of companies and the world’s largest privately held provider of language and business services. Phil oversees the day-to-day operations of the company. Under Phil’s ...
Discussion
Translations.com – Invest in the domain, not the formal branding effort
Phil Shawe is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of TransPerfect, a global family of companies and the world’s largest privately held provider of language and business services. Phil oversees the day-to-day operations of the company. Under Phil’s ...
Discussion
April 6, 2018, 12:00 pm
The Domains
The continuing saga of CQD.com
A couple weeks ago I wrote a piece about the CQD.com ordeal, a post that has become one of the all time forum reads. Since then the thread has really heated up with a lot more evidence coming out and a lot of detective work provided by some members s...
Discussion
The continuing saga of CQD.com
A couple weeks ago I wrote a piece about the CQD.com ordeal, a post that has become one of the all time forum reads. Since then the thread has really heated up with a lot more evidence coming out and a lot of detective work provided by some members s...
Discussion
April 4, 2018, 9:16 pm
Sully's Blog
Women in Domaining: Cyntia King
This week I am pleased to feature Cyntia King. She has been described as a “Powerhouse intellectual property broker.” She’s spent 10+ years buying/selling IP (domains, TMs, paten...
Discussion
Women in Domaining: Cyntia King
This week I am pleased to feature Cyntia King. She has been described as a “Powerhouse intellectual property broker.” She’s spent 10+ years buying/selling IP (domains, TMs, paten...
Discussion
April 4, 2018, 11:59 am