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Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: MakeItPop.com, EscapeArtists.com, VVV.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. CurrencyConverter.com sold for $150,000 The domain is under privacy protection and parked; however, it’s still the traffic leader for the week, wit...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: MakeItPop.com, EscapeArtists.com, VVV.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. CurrencyConverter.com sold for $150,000 The domain is under privacy protection and parked; however, it’s still the traffic leader for the week, wit...
Discussion
March 19, 2016, 8:22 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 19, 2016
Wow, check out the .cc action today. That is an incredible number of names reported as sold across many categories: 4N, 5N, 6N, 4I, 4L. Over 8.5K 4L names, over 3.3K 6N names and over 2.3K 4I names with 4I climbing back near it’s av...
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CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 19, 2016
Wow, check out the .cc action today. That is an incredible number of names reported as sold across many categories: 4N, 5N, 6N, 4I, 4L. Over 8.5K 4L names, over 3.3K 6N names and over 2.3K 4I names with 4I climbing back near it’s av...
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March 19, 2016, 5:12 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Saturday, March 19th
Not a lot to say today other than there just aren’t many good Godaddy names today which is a first in a long time. But Namejet more than makes up for it if you want some quality Western LLLLL.com today. I start my first week of 6 d...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Saturday, March 19th
Not a lot to say today other than there just aren’t many good Godaddy names today which is a first in a long time. But Namejet more than makes up for it if you want some quality Western LLLLL.com today. I start my first week of 6 d...
Discussion
March 19, 2016, 10:10 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP, 18th of March 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 18th of March 2016 Auction Quick Recap It is now 0339. Someday I’ll sleep at night like a normal person. Have a great weekends everyone. Yesterday’s Average 4L Chip Sales as listed ...
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AUCTION RECAP, 18th of March 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 18th of March 2016 Auction Quick Recap It is now 0339. Someday I’ll sleep at night like a normal person. Have a great weekends everyone. Yesterday’s Average 4L Chip Sales as listed ...
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March 19, 2016, 7:55 am
Domain Shane
Five Professional Photographers Developing On .Photo Domains
There are many photographers who have adopted .Photo domains, and this post takes a quick look at a five professional photographers from five different countries who are building on the extension. The screenshots are linked to the sites if you’...
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Five Professional Photographers Developing On .Photo Domains
There are many photographers who have adopted .Photo domains, and this post takes a quick look at a five professional photographers from five different countries who are building on the extension. The screenshots are linked to the sites if you’...
Discussion
March 18, 2016, 11:14 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 3/18/16 Web.com up 2% – Verisign off 1.5%
Market Recap 3/18/16 Th week ended mixed, Verisign (VRSN) was off 1.5% to close at $88.56 while United Internet (UTDI) was up 3%. Sedo’s parent company closed up 1.26 to 43.44. Web.com (WWWW) closed the week out on a positive note up 2%. Alphab...
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Market Recap 3/18/16 Web.com up 2% – Verisign off 1.5%
Market Recap 3/18/16 Th week ended mixed, Verisign (VRSN) was off 1.5% to close at $88.56 while United Internet (UTDI) was up 3%. Sedo’s parent company closed up 1.26 to 43.44. Web.com (WWWW) closed the week out on a positive note up 2%. Alphab...
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March 18, 2016, 10:37 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 18, 2016
Man, reading Shane’s comment about some hate mail he’s been receiving is pretty disturbing. I guess some people are not meant to be investors IN ANYTHING if you want to “gut someone like a pig” if you lose money. &n...
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CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 18, 2016
Man, reading Shane’s comment about some hate mail he’s been receiving is pretty disturbing. I guess some people are not meant to be investors IN ANYTHING if you want to “gut someone like a pig” if you lose money. &n...
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March 18, 2016, 8:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $150,000
Circa.com tops the list, and a .net sells for €45,000. This week’s end user sales list is a bit shorter than usual, but makes up for it in quality. Topping the list was Circa.com, purchased by an app maker for six figures. An equestrian co...
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End user domain name sales up to $150,000
Circa.com tops the list, and a .net sells for €45,000. This week’s end user sales list is a bit shorter than usual, but makes up for it in quality. Topping the list was Circa.com, purchased by an app maker for six figures. An equestrian co...
Discussion
March 18, 2016, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dreamlines GmbH is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company files cybersquatting complaint on domain registered well before it existed. Cruise booking company Dreamlines GmbH, which has raised over $37 million in investments, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domai...
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Dreamlines GmbH is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company files cybersquatting complaint on domain registered well before it existed. Cruise booking company Dreamlines GmbH, which has raised over $37 million in investments, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domai...
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March 18, 2016, 1:49 pm
The Domains
WIPO UDRP Filings up 4.6% in 2015
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) “cybersquatting claims” by just 4.6% last year In 2015, 2,754 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) claims were filed, a 4.6% increase on the number in 2014. ...
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WIPO UDRP Filings up 4.6% in 2015
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) “cybersquatting claims” by just 4.6% last year In 2015, 2,754 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) claims were filed, a 4.6% increase on the number in 2014. ...
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March 18, 2016, 1:21 pm