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Domain Name Wire
Secure your accounts better with a U2F security key
This might be the best form of two-factor authentication. It’s possible that last year’s presidential election in the U.S. would have been different if John Podesta used better email security. I don’t know for sure, but it should se...
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Secure your accounts better with a U2F security key
This might be the best form of two-factor authentication. It’s possible that last year’s presidential election in the U.S. would have been different if John Podesta used better email security. I don’t know for sure, but it should se...
Discussion
January 11, 2017, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
More end user domain name sales
These domain names sold to end users through Sedo over the past week. The slow holiday season showed up in this week’s Sedo sales report, so I have relatively few end user sales to report. Sedo’s top reported sale was AIFX.com, which Fran...
Discussion
More end user domain name sales
These domain names sold to end users through Sedo over the past week. The slow holiday season showed up in this week’s Sedo sales report, so I have relatively few end user sales to report. Sedo’s top reported sale was AIFX.com, which Fran...
Discussion
January 11, 2017, 3:01 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by AiFx.com at $50,700
Sedo released their weekly sales and AiFx.com was the top sale at $50,700. Two popular acronyms combined, Artificial Intelligence and Forex. The what the heck sale of the week was PornMDGay.com for $9,900. Google showed Pornmd gay is a free gay tube ...
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Sedo weekly sales led by AiFx.com at $50,700
Sedo released their weekly sales and AiFx.com was the top sale at $50,700. Two popular acronyms combined, Artificial Intelligence and Forex. The what the heck sale of the week was PornMDGay.com for $9,900. Google showed Pornmd gay is a free gay tube ...
Discussion
January 10, 2017, 9:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing new top level domain registrations by country (Part 1)
The first in a multi-part story about the geography of new TLD registrants. Who registers domains? It’s a question we might answer in a thousand various ways. One approach is to examine geography. Where do most registratio...
Discussion
Analyzing new top level domain registrations by country (Part 1)
The first in a multi-part story about the geography of new TLD registrants. Who registers domains? It’s a question we might answer in a thousand various ways. One approach is to examine geography. Where do most registratio...
Discussion
January 10, 2017, 9:20 pm
The Domains
The Top 5 for 1-9-17 Murphy.com sells for $50,200
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. NameJet took all five spots on Monday, the top three were five figure sales. Murphy.com closed at $50,200. Was owned by Murphy & Durieu for a...
Discussion
The Top 5 for 1-9-17 Murphy.com sells for $50,200
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. NameJet took all five spots on Monday, the top three were five figure sales. Murphy.com closed at $50,200. Was owned by Murphy & Durieu for a...
Discussion
January 10, 2017, 7:30 pm
The Domains
Verisign: The Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in December
Verisign published their Monthly Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations. Here they are for December 2016: .COM .NET amazon near lawn custom fake control sold core broken lock bone loans museum creek certified indian puppy ad...
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Verisign: The Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in December
Verisign published their Monthly Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations. Here they are for December 2016: .COM .NET amazon near lawn custom fake control sold core broken lock bone loans museum creek certified indian puppy ad...
Discussion
January 10, 2017, 5:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon and fake news were trending in domain names last month
Here are the keywords that were trending in .com last month. The term “Amazon” had the biggest percentage spike in registrations between November and December in .com domain names, Verisign revealed today. People cybersquatting on Amazon&...
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Amazon and fake news were trending in domain names last month
Here are the keywords that were trending in .com last month. The term “Amazon” had the biggest percentage spike in registrations between November and December in .com domain names, Verisign revealed today. People cybersquatting on Amazon&...
Discussion
January 10, 2017, 5:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside opens Platinum domains to brokers and registrars
Brokers and registrars can now more easily access Rightside’s Platinum domain inventory. Rightside is changing up its Platinum Domains program for new top level domain names and inviting domain brokers and sellers to get a cut of the action. Pl...
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Rightside opens Platinum domains to brokers and registrars
Brokers and registrars can now more easily access Rightside’s Platinum domain inventory. Rightside is changing up its Platinum Domains program for new top level domain names and inviting domain brokers and sellers to get a cut of the action. Pl...
Discussion
January 10, 2017, 2:15 pm
The Domains
No Good Domain Blogs? I Predicted It Back in 2011
Today Domainingtips.com posted a blog about the “The State of Domaining Blogs in 2017 ” and concluded with a “there is no good answer” However we predicted this would happen in 2011: “Blogging is a tough deal. Sinc...
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No Good Domain Blogs? I Predicted It Back in 2011
Today Domainingtips.com posted a blog about the “The State of Domaining Blogs in 2017 ” and concluded with a “there is no good answer” However we predicted this would happen in 2011: “Blogging is a tough deal. Sinc...
Discussion
January 9, 2017, 9:21 pm
The Domains
The Top 5 for 1-8-17 777me.com closes at $28,974
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The largest sale on Sunday was a combo letter and numeric 777me.com, the name closed at $28,974 on NameJet. The domain was registered in 2010. 2....
Discussion
The Top 5 for 1-8-17 777me.com closes at $28,974
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. The largest sale on Sunday was a combo letter and numeric 777me.com, the name closed at $28,974 on NameJet. The domain was registered in 2010. 2....
Discussion
January 9, 2017, 7:43 pm
