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Domain Shane
New gTLD Development: Clearer.Link, VOLO.Global, various .Property
Below is another look at a few developed sites on the new gTLDs. Screenshots are linked to the sites if you’d like to check them out for yourself. Clearer.Link A voice over IP company, and based on the website, they look like the real deal. &l...
Discussion
New gTLD Development: Clearer.Link, VOLO.Global, various .Property
Below is another look at a few developed sites on the new gTLDs. Screenshots are linked to the sites if you’d like to check them out for yourself. Clearer.Link A voice over IP company, and based on the website, they look like the real deal. &l...
Discussion
December 4, 2015, 8:59 pm
The Domains
SK Lubricants Guilty of Reverse Domain Hijacking on ZiC.com
SK Lubricants Americas of Houston, Texas was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the three letter .com domain name ZIC.com The domain owner was represented by ESQwire.com The Domain Name was originally created on September 6,...
Discussion
SK Lubricants Guilty of Reverse Domain Hijacking on ZiC.com
SK Lubricants Americas of Houston, Texas was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the three letter .com domain name ZIC.com The domain owner was represented by ESQwire.com The Domain Name was originally created on September 6,...
Discussion
December 4, 2015, 6:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
November Top Stories and Podcasts
A look back at November in the domain name business. In a roundabout way, China accounted for 3 of the top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire last month. This makes sense given the unprecedented runup in prices for short and numeric domain names is drivin...
Discussion
November Top Stories and Podcasts
A look back at November in the domain name business. In a roundabout way, China accounted for 3 of the top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire last month. This makes sense given the unprecedented runup in prices for short and numeric domain names is drivin...
Discussion
December 4, 2015, 5:59 pm
Domain Shane
Auction Recap 4th of December
Recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, For the 4th of December Yesterdays 4L Chip average was $2,040.64 Recap Quick Reference Table Going through the drop list these days takes a lot longer than it used to. Even if I have no intention of ...
Discussion
Auction Recap 4th of December
Recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, For the 4th of December Yesterdays 4L Chip average was $2,040.64 Recap Quick Reference Table Going through the drop list these days takes a lot longer than it used to. Even if I have no intention of ...
Discussion
December 4, 2015, 4:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
How a creative agency switched from .Com to .Rocks
A New York web design agency took precautions when it decided to switch to a .rocks domain name. Earlier this year, web design and marketing firm Huemor decided it wanted to switch its online presence from HuemorDesigns.com to Huemor.rocks. “SE...
Discussion
How a creative agency switched from .Com to .Rocks
A New York web design agency took precautions when it decided to switch to a .rocks domain name. Earlier this year, web design and marketing firm Huemor decided it wanted to switch its online presence from HuemorDesigns.com to Huemor.rocks. “SE...
Discussion
December 4, 2015, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Where did China go?
Where did China go? We’ve grown accustomed to seeing China claim around 40% of the top 20 sales; and Chinese-style domains usually rank very high in these charts – #2 last week, #1 the week before, ...
Discussion
Where did China go?
Where did China go? We’ve grown accustomed to seeing China claim around 40% of the top 20 sales; and Chinese-style domains usually rank very high in these charts – #2 last week, #1 the week before, ...
Discussion
December 4, 2015, 2:47 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Shane’s Big List of Domain Auctions for Friday the 4th
Most of the advertising I do locally is radio. I choose radio because its one of the last markets that I can cover completely during certain times of the day. The only TV anyone watches live anymore is local news and sports. After t...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Shane’s Big List of Domain Auctions for Friday the 4th
Most of the advertising I do locally is radio. I choose radio because its one of the last markets that I can cover completely during certain times of the day. The only TV anyone watches live anymore is local news and sports. After t...
Discussion
December 4, 2015, 9:48 am
Domain Name Wire
China to enforce Real Name Verification on .Com Domain Names
The government of China is clamping down on registrants of .com domain names. Regulations that have prevented Chinese residents from using many new top level domain names will soon affect .com and .net domain name registrations, too. The rules will a...
Discussion
China to enforce Real Name Verification on .Com Domain Names
The government of China is clamping down on registrants of .com domain names. Regulations that have prevented Chinese residents from using many new top level domain names will soon affect .com and .net domain name registrations, too. The rules will a...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 10:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Latest .Com Winners and Losers
Uniregistry and China continue to show good transfer results. ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from August. As I do every month, I crunched the numbers to see which registrars performed best. Keep in mind that these report...
Discussion
The Latest .Com Winners and Losers
Uniregistry and China continue to show good transfer results. ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from August. As I do every month, I crunched the numbers to see which registrars performed best. Keep in mind that these report...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 8:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Smart and timely marketing from .XYZ
Company continues to jump on demand from Chinese investors. The market for short and numeric domain names is hot right now, and smart top level domain name registries are marketing to this opportunity. Consider .XYZ, which posted a page showing avail...
Discussion
Smart and timely marketing from .XYZ
Company continues to jump on demand from Chinese investors. The market for short and numeric domain names is hot right now, and smart top level domain name registries are marketing to this opportunity. Consider .XYZ, which posted a page showing avail...
Discussion
December 3, 2015, 7:47 pm
