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Domain Name Wire
What domain names to buy this week
A selection of domain names you might want to buy this week. Last week was so packed with news that I didn’t get a chance to do my “what domains to buy” report. It’s back this week, with a variety of domain names from SnapName...
Discussion
What domain names to buy this week
A selection of domain names you might want to buy this week. Last week was so packed with news that I didn’t get a chance to do my “what domains to buy” report. It’s back this week, with a variety of domain names from SnapName...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 7:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cyber security company tries to steal domain name through UDRP
Oh, the irony. A cybersecurity firm has been busted for trying to nab a domain name through a baseless cybersquatting claim. Israeli company Cyberbit Ltd, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hij...
Discussion
Cyber security company tries to steal domain name through UDRP
Oh, the irony. A cybersecurity firm has been busted for trying to nab a domain name through a baseless cybersquatting claim. Israeli company Cyberbit Ltd, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hij...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling: State of New TLDs – DNW Podcast #74
Is the new TLD business coming to a head? New top level domain names have been out for a couple years, and recently pressure has been mounting on the companies that sell them. Frank Schilling, who owns a portfolio of top level domain names and a regi...
Discussion
Frank Schilling: State of New TLDs – DNW Podcast #74
Is the new TLD business coming to a head? New top level domain names have been out for a couple years, and recently pressure has been mounting on the companies that sell them. Frank Schilling, who owns a portfolio of top level domain names and a regi...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
5 Tips for your Visit to Austin for SXSW
What to expect, what to do and how to get around town. SXSW 2016 kicks off in Austin this Friday. Please drop me a line if you’ll be in Austin. Here are some tips for your visit: 1. Be patient, especially on Friday. Friday, March 11 is going to...
Discussion
5 Tips for your Visit to Austin for SXSW
What to expect, what to do and how to get around town. SXSW 2016 kicks off in Austin this Friday. Please drop me a line if you’ll be in Austin. Here are some tips for your visit: 1. Be patient, especially on Friday. Friday, March 11 is going to...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 3:53 pm
DomainSherpa
How to Simplify and Manage Your Portfolio – With Sam Dennis
Even with my portfolio of only a few hundred domain names, every month I debate which to renew, which to let expire, which to sell and how best to sell them. I find myself going back and forth on which criteria are important in analyzing the portfoli...
Discussion
How to Simplify and Manage Your Portfolio – With Sam Dennis
Even with my portfolio of only a few hundred domain names, every month I debate which to renew, which to let expire, which to sell and how best to sell them. I find myself going back and forth on which criteria are important in analyzing the portfoli...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 8:05 am
The Domains
Spamhaus Publishes List of “10 Worst Top Level Domains”
Spamhaus.org published today a list of the “10 Worst Top Level Domains” The list is “not a list of the worst TLDs in quantity, several other TLDs have far more spam domains, but they also have vastly more non-spam domains. ” &...
Discussion
Spamhaus Publishes List of “10 Worst Top Level Domains”
Spamhaus.org published today a list of the “10 Worst Top Level Domains” The list is “not a list of the worst TLDs in quantity, several other TLDs have far more spam domains, but they also have vastly more non-spam domains. ” &...
Discussion
March 5, 2016, 6:56 pm
The Domains
.XYZ Holding Exclusive Premium Auction of 150 Domains With West.Cn including 1.xyz
According to a press release we just received, “.XYZ is proud to announce that we have partnered with West.cn for a second time to host an exclusive .xyz premium name auction between March 16 – March 31.” “Over 150 .xyz domain...
Discussion
.XYZ Holding Exclusive Premium Auction of 150 Domains With West.Cn including 1.xyz
According to a press release we just received, “.XYZ is proud to announce that we have partnered with West.cn for a second time to host an exclusive .xyz premium name auction between March 16 – March 31.” “Over 150 .xyz domain...
Discussion
March 5, 2016, 4:22 pm
The Domains
Verisign: .Com Passes 126 Million Domains For 1st Time
According to Verisign, the number of .Com domains in the Domain Name Base passed 126 million. Verisign, the registry for the .Com defines the Domain Name Base as: “The domain name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names th...
Discussion
Verisign: .Com Passes 126 Million Domains For 1st Time
According to Verisign, the number of .Com domains in the Domain Name Base passed 126 million. Verisign, the registry for the .Com defines the Domain Name Base as: “The domain name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names th...
Discussion
March 5, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Prescient.com, JuiceLand.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. JuiceLand.com sold for $20,000 at Se...
Discussion
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Prescient.com, JuiceLand.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. JuiceLand.com sold for $20,000 at Se...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 10:56 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 3/4/16 Tucows bounces back – Rightside off close to 4%
Market Recap 3/4/16 Rightside (NAME) was off close to 4% to $8.42. Verisign (VRSN) continued to close higher up another .50 to $89.14. Tucows (TCX) bounced back up 3% after losing ground the last few days. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 730.22 -1.37 (-0.19%) God...
Discussion
Market Recap 3/4/16 Tucows bounces back – Rightside off close to 4%
Market Recap 3/4/16 Rightside (NAME) was off close to 4% to $8.42. Verisign (VRSN) continued to close higher up another .50 to $89.14. Tucows (TCX) bounced back up 3% after losing ground the last few days. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 730.22 -1.37 (-0.19%) God...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 10:15 pm
