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Domain Name Wire
18 end user domain name sales up to $30,000
A cartoon artist, event management company and photography company bought domain names over the past week. This week’s public Sedo sales were headlined by Trustwork.com, which was purchased by a new company for $30,000. SeedCompany.com was clos...
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18 end user domain name sales up to $30,000
A cartoon artist, event management company and photography company bought domain names over the past week. This week’s public Sedo sales were headlined by Trustwork.com, which was purchased by a new company for $30,000. SeedCompany.com was clos...
Discussion
July 19, 2017, 3:23 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Trustwork.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Trustwork.com led the way at $30,000. SeedCompany.com was right behind at $28,000. The new gtlds had a few sales this week, Token.sale sold for 9,999 Euros, the domain was registered by a German registrant in 2015...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Trustwork.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Trustwork.com led the way at $30,000. SeedCompany.com was right behind at $28,000. The new gtlds had a few sales this week, Token.sale sold for 9,999 Euros, the domain was registered by a German registrant in 2015...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 8:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy sells PlusServer for $456 million
GoDaddy divests managed hosting business as planned. GoDaddy has entered into an agreement to sell PlusServer, a business it picked up in the Host Europe Group acquisition, for €397 million (USD $456 million). Funds advised by BC Partners are bu...
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GoDaddy sells PlusServer for $456 million
GoDaddy divests managed hosting business as planned. GoDaddy has entered into an agreement to sell PlusServer, a business it picked up in the Host Europe Group acquisition, for €397 million (USD $456 million). Funds advised by BC Partners are bu...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 7:42 pm
The Domains
Domain violence – Burglar tries to force a domain transfer, shots ring out
Interesting article from The Gazette about an incident in Cedar Rapida, Iowa. A burglar actually shot a man to get him to transfer a domain name to someone else, the burglar was also shot by the home owner. From the article: “(Hopkins) then for...
Discussion
Domain violence – Burglar tries to force a domain transfer, shots ring out
Interesting article from The Gazette about an incident in Cedar Rapida, Iowa. A burglar actually shot a man to get him to transfer a domain name to someone else, the burglar was also shot by the home owner. From the article: “(Hopkins) then for...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 7:40 pm
The Domains
Namepros member questions if people are bidding on own auctions at NameJet
WebQuest started a thread at Namepros that is picking up steam fast. The topic is on people bidding on their own names at NameJet. Once in awhile I see people bidding on their own domains at NJ. I would think it would be frowned upon. Today’s s...
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Namepros member questions if people are bidding on own auctions at NameJet
WebQuest started a thread at Namepros that is picking up steam fast. The topic is on people bidding on their own names at NameJet. Once in awhile I see people bidding on their own domains at NJ. I would think it would be frowned upon. Today’s s...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 6:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameSummit’s agenda is stacked with new faces
NameSummit goes well beyond domain names. You’d be forgiven for skipping panels at many domain name conferences. Once you’ve been once, you’ve seen the same panelists and same topics that make their appearance every year. This chang...
Discussion
NameSummit’s agenda is stacked with new faces
NameSummit goes well beyond domain names. You’d be forgiven for skipping panels at many domain name conferences. Once you’ve been once, you’ve seen the same panelists and same topics that make their appearance every year. This chang...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com gets big win in domain battle, may yet get .Amazon domain
Independent review process recommends ICANN reconsider .amazon top level domain name application. One of the biggest controversies in ICANN’s new top level domain name program has been the denial of Amazon.com’s applications for the .Amaz...
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Amazon.com gets big win in domain battle, may yet get .Amazon domain
Independent review process recommends ICANN reconsider .amazon top level domain name application. One of the biggest controversies in ICANN’s new top level domain name program has been the denial of Amazon.com’s applications for the .Amaz...
Discussion
July 18, 2017, 2:01 pm
The Domains
Who is the greatest domainer of all time?
Last July we asked who was the greatest domainer of all time? Things change from year to year, some people raise their profile, others sail off into the sunset or have a setback in their domaining career. Last year Rick Schwartz ran away with the vot...
Discussion
Who is the greatest domainer of all time?
Last July we asked who was the greatest domainer of all time? Things change from year to year, some people raise their profile, others sail off into the sunset or have a setback in their domaining career. Last year Rick Schwartz ran away with the vot...
Discussion
July 17, 2017, 8:22 pm
The Domains
It’s all about the side hustle
There has been a lot of talk lately about “side hustles” UBER has run commercials talking about everyone needing a side hustle. Marketwatch published an article about side hustles and included buying and selling domain names. Buying and s...
Discussion
It’s all about the side hustle
There has been a lot of talk lately about “side hustles” UBER has run commercials talking about everyone needing a side hustle. Marketwatch published an article about side hustles and included buying and selling domain names. Buying and s...
Discussion
July 17, 2017, 7:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
HugeDomains gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win
Complainants first tried to buy domain before filing UDRP. FPT Industrie S.p.a. and REM Industrie S.r.l. have been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a domain dispute they brought against domain investor HugeDomains. The compan...
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HugeDomains gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win
Complainants first tried to buy domain before filing UDRP. FPT Industrie S.p.a. and REM Industrie S.r.l. have been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a domain dispute they brought against domain investor HugeDomains. The compan...
Discussion
July 17, 2017, 4:59 pm
