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Domain Shane
New gTLD Development: BitIt.gift, Smooth.christmas, Super.blackfriday
We have a holiday and gift theme this week, as we’re getting incredibly close to the holiday shopping season. Screenshots and logos are linked to the websites if you’d like to check them out for yourselves. BitIt.gift When I tell people ...
Discussion
New gTLD Development: BitIt.gift, Smooth.christmas, Super.blackfriday
We have a holiday and gift theme this week, as we’re getting incredibly close to the holiday shopping season. Screenshots and logos are linked to the websites if you’d like to check them out for yourselves. BitIt.gift When I tell people ...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 8:55 pm
The Domains
Franks Schilling Sells 2,000 4 Letter .com for $3 Million Dollars
Frank Schilling just announced he has sold over 2,000 4 letter .com domain names for $3 million dollars Frank also announced that all 4 letter domain names in .link and .click have sold out at the registry level ” All 4 and 5 number combination...
Discussion
Franks Schilling Sells 2,000 4 Letter .com for $3 Million Dollars
Frank Schilling just announced he has sold over 2,000 4 letter .com domain names for $3 million dollars Frank also announced that all 4 letter domain names in .link and .click have sold out at the registry level ” All 4 and 5 number combination...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 8:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Name Report (It’s a big one)
The Western domain market takes home gold, silver, and bronze medals this week. You’ll see a pair of 2-word English category killers and a short, word-based brandable. Wheelz.com ($7.1k) covers many existing brands – for niches as diverse...
Discussion
Expired Domain Name Report (It’s a big one)
The Western domain market takes home gold, silver, and bronze medals this week. You’ll see a pair of 2-word English category killers and a short, word-based brandable. Wheelz.com ($7.1k) covers many existing brands – for niches as diverse...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 5:04 pm
The Domains
Rick Schwartz Sells 4 Domains For Over $1.325M & Breaks Record (Again) For 4 Number .Com
Rick Schwartz added to his most amazing year, selling four more domain names this week for just over $1.325 million dollars. Rick, who is known as the Domain King, keeps showing why he owns that title. Included in this week’s sales is 6565.com ...
Discussion
Rick Schwartz Sells 4 Domains For Over $1.325M & Breaks Record (Again) For 4 Number .Com
Rick Schwartz added to his most amazing year, selling four more domain names this week for just over $1.325 million dollars. Rick, who is known as the Domain King, keeps showing why he owns that title. Included in this week’s sales is 6565.com ...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 3:56 pm
The Domains
Stats Spin? .London Renewal At 75.4% For Sunrise, Landrush & 1st Day Domains
The .London registry along with Minds + Machines (LSE:MMX)) announced today that the renewal rates for .London domain names “exceeded expectations by reaching 75.4%.” However that “renewal rate is for a total of 38,389 names applied...
Discussion
Stats Spin? .London Renewal At 75.4% For Sunrise, Landrush & 1st Day Domains
The .London registry along with Minds + Machines (LSE:MMX)) announced today that the renewal rates for .London domain names “exceeded expectations by reaching 75.4%.” However that “renewal rate is for a total of 38,389 names applied...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 2:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Renewal rates for new TLDs so far
Renewal rates seem to be in line with previous TLD launches. Dot London revealed its initial renewal rates today, reporting that 75.4% of the domain names registered during sunrise, landrush and day one of general availability were renewed. That mean...
Discussion
Renewal rates for new TLDs so far
Renewal rates seem to be in line with previous TLD launches. Dot London revealed its initial renewal rates today, reporting that 75.4% of the domain names registered during sunrise, landrush and day one of general availability were renewed. That mean...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 1:57 pm
The Domains
DomainPros Buys 260 Five Digit Domains For $1M; $3,850 Per
DomainPros.com announced today that it just acquired 260 five number domain names (NNNNN.com) for $1,000,000 That works out to just over $3,800 per domain name. “Most of those 260 domains originally belonged to Marchex’s portfolio of 5 di...
Discussion
DomainPros Buys 260 Five Digit Domains For $1M; $3,850 Per
DomainPros.com announced today that it just acquired 260 five number domain names (NNNNN.com) for $1,000,000 That works out to just over $3,800 per domain name. “Most of those 260 domains originally belonged to Marchex’s portfolio of 5 di...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 1:45 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com Shane’s LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday BBOO.com
A lot of 5 Number dot coms on today’s list. Not very many CHIPS which I figured would eventually start happening as people realize their value and renew them. By realize, see the hundreds of emails asking to buy the name which makes them ...
Discussion
DSAD.com Shane’s LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday BBOO.com
A lot of 5 Number dot coms on today’s list. Not very many CHIPS which I figured would eventually start happening as people realize their value and renew them. By realize, see the hundreds of emails asking to buy the name which makes them ...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 10:18 am
The Domains
Remember that bidding war for 66.biz ? Owner got his real world appraisal and transferred out
I have talked many times about people playing the real world appraisal game, they let the domain name complete auction at Go Daddy and then get the auth code and transfer out. Not everyone knows that you can transfer out, so many believe that someone...
Discussion
Remember that bidding war for 66.biz ? Owner got his real world appraisal and transferred out
I have talked many times about people playing the real world appraisal game, they let the domain name complete auction at Go Daddy and then get the auth code and transfer out. Not everyone knows that you can transfer out, so many believe that someone...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 8:58 am
The Domains
Reverse Domain Hijacking Found On 21 Year Old TPP.com Owned by Thomson Reuters
A three member UDRP panel found that “The Preferred Prepaid, Inc. d/b/a TPP represented by Clifford D. Hyra, of Virginia, engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) in attempting to grab the three letter domain name TPP.com which was regis...
Discussion
Reverse Domain Hijacking Found On 21 Year Old TPP.com Owned by Thomson Reuters
A three member UDRP panel found that “The Preferred Prepaid, Inc. d/b/a TPP represented by Clifford D. Hyra, of Virginia, engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) in attempting to grab the three letter domain name TPP.com which was regis...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 3:25 am
