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Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP of the 30th of May 2016
Ok, these new lists are HUGE. I’m going to automate the tracking of these prices. I already do for the liquid stuff so that is easy to look up, but it takes a while to look up the rest of them. There are a lot of pri...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP of the 30th of May 2016
Ok, these new lists are HUGE. I’m going to automate the tracking of these prices. I already do for the liquid stuff so that is easy to look up, but it takes a while to look up the rest of them. There are a lot of pri...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 12:18 am
The Domains
NameJet.com Announces Over $1.2 Million in Sales in May
Namejet.com reported $1,274,656.00 in domain name sales in May 2016. Only sales of $2,000 or more are reported and only domains sold and paid for in May are included. All sales were led by 281.com which sold for $201,100 The next 5 highest sales were...
Discussion
NameJet.com Announces Over $1.2 Million in Sales in May
Namejet.com reported $1,274,656.00 in domain name sales in May 2016. Only sales of $2,000 or more are reported and only domains sold and paid for in May are included. All sales were led by 281.com which sold for $201,100 The next 5 highest sales were...
Discussion
June 1, 2016, 10:08 pm
The Domains
212.com Does Not Sell One reader picked this outcome standing on 749,999
212.com did not sell on NameJet today, the auction resulted in 0 bids after the backorder period. A reader here picked this exact outcome and wins the $50. Another reader missed by $1. Steven says May 26, 2016 at 11:27 pm (Edit) $749,999 Brock...
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212.com Does Not Sell One reader picked this outcome standing on 749,999
212.com did not sell on NameJet today, the auction resulted in 0 bids after the backorder period. A reader here picked this exact outcome and wins the $50. Another reader missed by $1. Steven says May 26, 2016 at 11:27 pm (Edit) $749,999 Brock...
Discussion
June 1, 2016, 8:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Phil Bienert out as GoDaddy CMO, Barb Rechterman back in
Barb Rechterman heads back to the marketing c-suite. Phil Biener has resigned as Chief Marketing Office at GoDaddy after a little over a year in the role. Barb Rechterman, who moved from the CMO job to Chief Customer Office to make way for Bienert, i...
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Phil Bienert out as GoDaddy CMO, Barb Rechterman back in
Barb Rechterman heads back to the marketing c-suite. Phil Biener has resigned as Chief Marketing Office at GoDaddy after a little over a year in the role. Barb Rechterman, who moved from the CMO job to Chief Customer Office to make way for Bienert, i...
Discussion
June 1, 2016, 8:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
A crossword clue every Domainer should get
A crossword clue that will make sense to DNW readers. I’m usually flummoxed by crossword puzzles. But 15 across in Sunday’s New York Times was easy. Clue: GoDaddy Purchase The answer is six characters. © DomainNameWire.com 2016. This...
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A crossword clue every Domainer should get
A crossword clue that will make sense to DNW readers. I’m usually flummoxed by crossword puzzles. But 15 across in Sunday’s New York Times was easy. Clue: GoDaddy Purchase The answer is six characters. © DomainNameWire.com 2016. This...
Discussion
June 1, 2016, 7:53 pm
The Domains
Over 400,000 .XYZ Domain Names Already Registered Today
I just chatted with the .XYZ registry who told me that over 400,000 .XYZ domain names have been registered today on June 1st as of 1pm EST. Yesterday Uniregistry announced $.01 .XYZ domain registrations, but today many other domain registrars joined ...
Discussion
Over 400,000 .XYZ Domain Names Already Registered Today
I just chatted with the .XYZ registry who told me that over 400,000 .XYZ domain names have been registered today on June 1st as of 1pm EST. Yesterday Uniregistry announced $.01 .XYZ domain registrations, but today many other domain registrars joined ...
Discussion
June 1, 2016, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Registering a trademark doesn’t let you refile a UDRP
UDRP panel declines to hear refiled UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied Steven Samblis’ second attempt to take down gripes sites. Samblis is a television personality and businessman who runs a media company. Appare...
Discussion
Registering a trademark doesn’t let you refile a UDRP
UDRP panel declines to hear refiled UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied Steven Samblis’ second attempt to take down gripes sites. Samblis is a television personality and businessman who runs a media company. Appare...
Discussion
June 1, 2016, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales: Drones, battery packs and sushi
Companies ranging from drones to home battery packs bought domain names last week. Sedo had a somewhat slow sales week, turning in 480 transactions for about $1 million. Still, there are some great end user sales to report. Orison, a new plug-n-play ...
Discussion
End user domain name sales: Drones, battery packs and sushi
Companies ranging from drones to home battery packs bought domain names last week. Sedo had a somewhat slow sales week, turning in 480 transactions for about $1 million. Still, there are some great end user sales to report. Orison, a new plug-n-play ...
Discussion
June 1, 2016, 1:50 pm
The Domains
Uniregistry $.01 .XYZ Promotion Gets 12K Registrations in 1st Few Hours
It looks like around 12,000 .XYZ domain names were registered in the first few hours into the $.01 .XYZ domain promotion. According to ntldstats.com, Uniregistry had 41,299 .XYZ registrations as of yesterday’s z0ne report before the announcemen...
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Uniregistry $.01 .XYZ Promotion Gets 12K Registrations in 1st Few Hours
It looks like around 12,000 .XYZ domain names were registered in the first few hours into the $.01 .XYZ domain promotion. According to ntldstats.com, Uniregistry had 41,299 .XYZ registrations as of yesterday’s z0ne report before the announcemen...
Discussion
June 1, 2016, 12:53 pm
Sully's Blog
The Naked Truth on the “dot fit” TLD
Farhad is the Founder and CEO of Naked Labs. Inspired by his life-long dedication to fitness and technology, he set out to create the only fitness tracker that gives you a full picture of how your fitness and lifestyle choices affect your body. Prior...
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The Naked Truth on the “dot fit” TLD
Farhad is the Founder and CEO of Naked Labs. Inspired by his life-long dedication to fitness and technology, he set out to create the only fitness tracker that gives you a full picture of how your fitness and lifestyle choices affect your body. Prior...
Discussion
June 1, 2016, 12:00 pm
