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Domain Name News
Sedo Webinar on the Background of IDNX
Sedo has now published a video of yesterday’s webinar about IDNX, a domain name exchange that is updated monthly based on the domain sales data provided by Sedo. During the webinar the founder of IDNX, Thies Lindenthal, encouraged other compani...
Discussion
Sedo Webinar on the Background of IDNX
Sedo has now published a video of yesterday’s webinar about IDNX, a domain name exchange that is updated monthly based on the domain sales data provided by Sedo. During the webinar the founder of IDNX, Thies Lindenthal, encouraged other compani...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 2:08 pm
Domain Shane
Remember to Occassionally Update Your “Buy It Now” Prices At 3rd Party Sellers
Companies like Sedo and Godaddy are pushing Buy it Now pricing. They have proof that shows their customers are more likely to buy a name that has a buy it now price. If you’ve decided to put some of your domains up using BIN pricing...
Discussion
Remember to Occassionally Update Your “Buy It Now” Prices At 3rd Party Sellers
Companies like Sedo and Godaddy are pushing Buy it Now pricing. They have proof that shows their customers are more likely to buy a name that has a buy it now price. If you’ve decided to put some of your domains up using BIN pricing...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 1:10 pm
The Domains
Don’t Hate The Extension, Hate The Lousy Domains; Godaddy .Co Auction Shows You What Crap People Registered On Day 1
Yesterday as many of you know was the day that the first day of .Co drop auctions closed on Godaddy. Thousand and thousands of non-renewed .Co domains dropped and were on Godaddy.com auction platform. What amazed me was these were the cream of the cr...
Discussion
Don’t Hate The Extension, Hate The Lousy Domains; Godaddy .Co Auction Shows You What Crap People Registered On Day 1
Yesterday as many of you know was the day that the first day of .Co drop auctions closed on Godaddy. Thousand and thousands of non-renewed .Co domains dropped and were on Godaddy.com auction platform. What amazed me was these were the cream of the cr...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 12:22 pm
The Domains
Google To Pay US $500 Million To Settle “illegal” Pharmacy Ads
According to TechCrunch Google is agreeing to pay $500 Million dollars to the US government over charges related to advertisements for illegal online pharmacies. “The pharmacies appearing in Google ads were operating outside the law, leading to...
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Google To Pay US $500 Million To Settle “illegal” Pharmacy Ads
According to TechCrunch Google is agreeing to pay $500 Million dollars to the US government over charges related to advertisements for illegal online pharmacies. “The pharmacies appearing in Google ads were operating outside the law, leading to...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 11:55 am
Domain Name Wire
A Kindle Wave? Amazon Registers Domain Name.
Kindle adds KindleWave.com to its stable of domain names. Amazon recently registered the domain name KindleScribe.com, sparking speculation that it could be the name of a future Amazon Kindle device. But there’s another domain name Amazon picke...
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A Kindle Wave? Amazon Registers Domain Name.
Kindle adds KindleWave.com to its stable of domain names. Amazon recently registered the domain name KindleScribe.com, sparking speculation that it could be the name of a future Amazon Kindle device. But there’s another domain name Amazon picke...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 11:05 am
Domain Name Wire
The World Bank Buys 2 Domain Names Through Afternic, Plus Telemundo
Big names buy domain names in the aftermarket. The World Bank is one of the most notable groups to buy domain names on the aftermarket this week. The group bought two domain names through Afternic: GlobalPartnership.com for $4,588 and EducationPartne...
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The World Bank Buys 2 Domain Names Through Afternic, Plus Telemundo
Big names buy domain names in the aftermarket. The World Bank is one of the most notable groups to buy domain names on the aftermarket this week. The group bought two domain names through Afternic: GlobalPartnership.com for $4,588 and EducationPartne...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 10:44 am
Elliot's Blog
Favorites.com Sold for $165k – Did .CO Owner Buy It?
According to a post Mike Mann made on my Facebook wall, his company sold Favorites.com for $165,000. The domain name had been previously listed for sale at Domainer Mardi Gras in 2009, but it did not sell. The new registrant of Favorites.com has priv...
Discussion
Favorites.com Sold for $165k – Did .CO Owner Buy It?
According to a post Mike Mann made on my Facebook wall, his company sold Favorites.com for $165,000. The domain name had been previously listed for sale at Domainer Mardi Gras in 2009, but it did not sell. The new registrant of Favorites.com has priv...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 9:33 am
Elliot's Blog
Afternic Sells Over $1m in Domain Names Last Week
This week’s sales report from Afternic lists about $525,000 in total domain sales, with YouPrint.com leading the way at $12,000. The domain name was sold by Tucows’ YummyNames. As the title of this post indicates, Afternic actually sold o...
Discussion
Afternic Sells Over $1m in Domain Names Last Week
This week’s sales report from Afternic lists about $525,000 in total domain sales, with YouPrint.com leading the way at $12,000. The domain name was sold by Tucows’ YummyNames. As the title of this post indicates, Afternic actually sold o...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 9:13 am
Domain Name Wire
Left of the Dot Media Partners with Importers.com
Clients can now get subdomains on Importers.com. Left of the Dot Media Inc., which works with generic domain owners to offer subdomains, has launched its services on Importers.com. Live Current Media sold Importers.com for $165,000 last year. The new...
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Left of the Dot Media Partners with Importers.com
Clients can now get subdomains on Importers.com. Left of the Dot Media Inc., which works with generic domain owners to offer subdomains, has launched its services on Importers.com. Live Current Media sold Importers.com for $165,000 last year. The new...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 8:43 am
Domain Name News
Matias de Tezanos’ BrokersWeb.com Makes Inc. 500
After watching an interview on MO.com with Brent Beshore, an Inc 500 entrepreneur, I cruised over to Inc.com and noticed another familiar name in the list of the fastest growing companies. Matias de Tezanos and his company BrokerWeb.com ranked ...
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Matias de Tezanos’ BrokersWeb.com Makes Inc. 500
After watching an interview on MO.com with Brent Beshore, an Inc 500 entrepreneur, I cruised over to Inc.com and noticed another familiar name in the list of the fastest growing companies. Matias de Tezanos and his company BrokerWeb.com ranked ...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 7:52 am
