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Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Tuesday, January 26th
Hopefully you took advantage of the great deal that came up yesterday. Hundreds of people did. Richard Lau and NamesCon offered 100 tickets for next year’s conference for $199. Except once they sold out he offered another 100...
Discussion
Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Tuesday, January 26th
Hopefully you took advantage of the great deal that came up yesterday. Hundreds of people did. Richard Lau and NamesCon offered 100 tickets for next year’s conference for $199. Except once they sold out he offered another 100...
Discussion
January 26, 2016, 11:55 am
Domain Shane
Auction Recap, 25th of January 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 25th of January Auction Quick Recap Good domainsherpa show today. They touched briefly on India as an emerging domain market. You can see the signs easily enough, lots of Indian domain investor...
Discussion
Auction Recap, 25th of January 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 25th of January Auction Quick Recap Good domainsherpa show today. They touched briefly on India as an emerging domain market. You can see the signs easily enough, lots of Indian domain investor...
Discussion
January 26, 2016, 7:10 am
Domain Shane
36 of 100 Tickets Left at $199 EarlyBird Price for NamesCon 2017
NamesCon announced they would be offering a limited number of 100 tickets for next year’s event at $199.00 After that they go to $299. And they’re selling faster than 6 number dot coms. Better get them while you...
Discussion
36 of 100 Tickets Left at $199 EarlyBird Price for NamesCon 2017
NamesCon announced they would be offering a limited number of 100 tickets for next year’s event at $199.00 After that they go to $299. And they’re selling faster than 6 number dot coms. Better get them while you...
Discussion
January 26, 2016, 2:27 am
Domain Name Wire
Mark your calendars for…NamesCon?
You just got home from NamesCon 2016 and you can now register for NamesCon 2017. Just a week after the final curtain closed on NamesCon 2016, show organizers have already opened registration for the January 2017 show. Next year’s event will tak...
Discussion
Mark your calendars for…NamesCon?
You just got home from NamesCon 2016 and you can now register for NamesCon 2017. Just a week after the final curtain closed on NamesCon 2016, show organizers have already opened registration for the January 2017 show. Next year’s event will tak...
Discussion
January 26, 2016, 2:17 am
The Domains
Rightside Lays Off “Around 6% of Its Employees”
I received several reports over the weekend that Rightside (NAME) laid off some of its work staff late last week. I reached out to Taryn Naidu CEO of Rightside who had the following statement: “”In an effort to lower the overall cost...
Discussion
Rightside Lays Off “Around 6% of Its Employees”
I received several reports over the weekend that Rightside (NAME) laid off some of its work staff late last week. I reached out to Taryn Naidu CEO of Rightside who had the following statement: “”In an effort to lower the overall cost...
Discussion
January 25, 2016, 10:09 pm
The Domains
HA.com to Hold Online/Live Domain Auction In SF: Submissions are Open
According to a press release we just received Heritage Auctions announced today they are holding an auction in San Francisco for domain names. HA.com is looking for: Short, punchy one word .com names, suitable for branding a company or a new venture....
Discussion
HA.com to Hold Online/Live Domain Auction In SF: Submissions are Open
According to a press release we just received Heritage Auctions announced today they are holding an auction in San Francisco for domain names. HA.com is looking for: Short, punchy one word .com names, suitable for branding a company or a new venture....
Discussion
January 25, 2016, 9:57 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Paleo.Guide, TX7.com, WBHW.com Hit Reserve. Stolen.com, XRV.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Paleo.Guide – Paleo.Diet just sold for $1,700 at the NamesCon auction, only hours after Frank Schilling gave the domain away during his keynote presentation. TX7.com – LLN.com domains have done well over the past...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: Paleo.Guide, TX7.com, WBHW.com Hit Reserve. Stolen.com, XRV.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Paleo.Guide – Paleo.Diet just sold for $1,700 at the NamesCon auction, only hours after Frank Schilling gave the domain away during his keynote presentation. TX7.com – LLN.com domains have done well over the past...
Discussion
January 25, 2016, 9:28 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE AUCTION TRENDS FOR JANUARY 25, 2016
Take a look at the second image. How does 888888888888888888.com sell on the drop for $627? That is 18 8’s in a row. It’s ridiculous. What are you going to do with that other than hold it as some kind of twisted co...
Discussion
CHINESE AUCTION TRENDS FOR JANUARY 25, 2016
Take a look at the second image. How does 888888888888888888.com sell on the drop for $627? That is 18 8’s in a row. It’s ridiculous. What are you going to do with that other than hold it as some kind of twisted co...
Discussion
January 25, 2016, 7:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
2015’s Top 5: A Scandal
The fourth most-read post on Domain Name Wire last year. On Friday, I published the first of five posts covering the most-read stories on Domain Name Wire last year. Coming in at #4 is an unfortunate story: DNForum owner and prominent domain conferen...
Discussion
2015’s Top 5: A Scandal
The fourth most-read post on Domain Name Wire last year. On Friday, I published the first of five posts covering the most-read stories on Domain Name Wire last year. Coming in at #4 is an unfortunate story: DNForum owner and prominent domain conferen...
Discussion
January 25, 2016, 7:25 pm
The Domains
After 11 years Victoria Beckham gets her Typo .Com Domain: VictoriaBeckam.com
A UDRP panel just award the typo domain name VictoriaBeckam.com to the former Spice Girl and the wife of David Beckham whose website is Victoriabeckham.com The domain was first registered in 2004 so its been kicking around for quite a while making so...
Discussion
After 11 years Victoria Beckham gets her Typo .Com Domain: VictoriaBeckam.com
A UDRP panel just award the typo domain name VictoriaBeckam.com to the former Spice Girl and the wife of David Beckham whose website is Victoriabeckham.com The domain was first registered in 2004 so its been kicking around for quite a while making so...
Discussion
January 25, 2016, 6:24 pm
