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Domain Name Wire
.Com default disappears in iOS 9 on iPad
Keyboard loses its .com shortcut. Something weird happened when I updated our iPads to iOS 9.1. I’m not sure if it is an intentional change or a bug. Here’s the deal: When you press and hold the period “.” key on the iOS keybo...
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.Com default disappears in iOS 9 on iPad
Keyboard loses its .com shortcut. Something weird happened when I updated our iPads to iOS 9.1. I’m not sure if it is an intentional change or a bug. Here’s the deal: When you press and hold the period “.” key on the iOS keybo...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 5:23 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Ten LLLL.com Hit Reserve, Apropos.com, Bill.org, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Costumed.com – This one is closing just after Halloween. I don’t love the “ed” domains, but this one may cross into the 4-figures. A big group of LLLL.com domain listings that have met reserve, many ...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: Ten LLLL.com Hit Reserve, Apropos.com, Bill.org, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Costumed.com – This one is closing just after Halloween. I don’t love the “ed” domains, but this one may cross into the 4-figures. A big group of LLLL.com domain listings that have met reserve, many ...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 5:15 pm
The Domains
French Regulators Want the right to be forgotten to include .com
We have written before about Google and their battle with certain European countries on the “right to be forgotten”. Google has contended that results should only be removed from the local country code results, so if someone from France m...
Discussion
French Regulators Want the right to be forgotten to include .com
We have written before about Google and their battle with certain European countries on the “right to be forgotten”. Google has contended that results should only be removed from the local country code results, so if someone from France m...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Congo.io, miffed and price of Congo.Com, is rebranding to a different .Com
Company crowdsources an aftermarket domain name purchase. A Domain Name Wire reader sent me an amusing press release issued on Friday. Boulder, Colorado startup Congo is upset that Digimedia, owners of Congo.com, want an “egregiously overinflat...
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Congo.io, miffed and price of Congo.Com, is rebranding to a different .Com
Company crowdsources an aftermarket domain name purchase. A Domain Name Wire reader sent me an amusing press release issued on Friday. Boulder, Colorado startup Congo is upset that Digimedia, owners of Congo.com, want an “egregiously overinflat...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
4 Letter .Com Domains with Giuseppe Graziano – DNW Podcast #57
3 and 4 letter domain names are in high demand, and few people know more about the market than Giuseppe Graziano. His domain brokerage firm GGRG.com works exclusively on these domains. On today’s show he’ll tell you how to find and buy th...
Discussion
4 Letter .Com Domains with Giuseppe Graziano – DNW Podcast #57
3 and 4 letter domain names are in high demand, and few people know more about the market than Giuseppe Graziano. His domain brokerage firm GGRG.com works exclusively on these domains. On today’s show he’ll tell you how to find and buy th...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 3:30 pm
The Domains
.Club 2 Letter Domains Auctions Go 10 for 10 Hitting Reserve on EachNic.com
.Club which is holding an auction on the Chinese Auction platform EachNic.com sold all 10 two letter .Club domains that closed over the weekend. Each domain name had a reserve price of $5,000. The domain names that reach reserved and sold over the we...
Discussion
.Club 2 Letter Domains Auctions Go 10 for 10 Hitting Reserve on EachNic.com
.Club which is holding an auction on the Chinese Auction platform EachNic.com sold all 10 two letter .Club domains that closed over the weekend. Each domain name had a reserve price of $5,000. The domain names that reach reserved and sold over the we...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Freelancer.com completes $7.5 million purchase of Escrow.com
Deal was announced in April. Online freelancing marketplace Freelancer.com has completed its purchase of internet escrow service Escrow.com. Freelancer.com announced in April that it agreed to purchase the company for $7.5 million. Escrow.com generat...
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Freelancer.com completes $7.5 million purchase of Escrow.com
Deal was announced in April. Online freelancing marketplace Freelancer.com has completed its purchase of internet escrow service Escrow.com. Freelancer.com announced in April that it agreed to purchase the company for $7.5 million. Escrow.com generat...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Endurance International acquires Constant Contact for $1.1 billion
The acquisition machine continues. Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) has acquired email marketing company Constant Contact for $1.1 billion in an all-cash deal. Shares in Constant Contact (NASDAQ: CTCT) closed Friday at $26.10, for a marke...
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Endurance International acquires Constant Contact for $1.1 billion
The acquisition machine continues. Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) has acquired email marketing company Constant Contact for $1.1 billion in an all-cash deal. Shares in Constant Contact (NASDAQ: CTCT) closed Friday at $26.10, for a marke...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 1:55 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Monday, November 2nd, 2015
One of the things I have been looking into for each type of “hot” category of domains is the “float”. Much like stocks, some of the more limited categories 4N.com, 5N.coms, even NNN.xyz are tight. Meaning there jus...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Monday, November 2nd, 2015
One of the things I have been looking into for each type of “hot” category of domains is the “float”. Much like stocks, some of the more limited categories 4N.com, 5N.coms, even NNN.xyz are tight. Meaning there jus...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 10:10 am
DomainSherpa
Ahoy, Matey! PirateShip.com Flipped in 21 days for $18,500 Profit – With Daniel Levi
In any investment, profit is made on the buy. Meaning, if you can buy an asset low enough you'll always make a profit.Profits can be oversized when luck enters the picture, as was the case when Daniel Levi purchased PirateShip.com before selling...
Discussion
Ahoy, Matey! PirateShip.com Flipped in 21 days for $18,500 Profit – With Daniel Levi
In any investment, profit is made on the buy. Meaning, if you can buy an asset low enough you'll always make a profit.Profits can be oversized when luck enters the picture, as was the case when Daniel Levi purchased PirateShip.com before selling...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 8:05 am
