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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Saturday, October 24th, 2015
I am officially up, ok unofficially up, on all my new gTLD purchases so far. I own three great number NNN.xyz and I own garden.ninja. I am looking every day for more names but I am so picky that I haven’t purchased anything. B...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Saturday, October 24th, 2015
I am officially up, ok unofficially up, on all my new gTLD purchases so far. I own three great number NNN.xyz and I own garden.ninja. I am looking every day for more names but I am so picky that I haven’t purchased anything. B...
Discussion
October 24, 2015, 10:12 am
The Domains
.XYZ is Back Over 1 Million Domain Registrations & None Of Them Are Free
The new domain extension .XYZ has crossed the 1 Million domain name registration mark again. However now all of the “free” Network Solutions (NetSol) domain names that were stuffed into customers accounts on a non-automatic renewal basis ...
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.XYZ is Back Over 1 Million Domain Registrations & None Of Them Are Free
The new domain extension .XYZ has crossed the 1 Million domain name registration mark again. However now all of the “free” Network Solutions (NetSol) domain names that were stuffed into customers accounts on a non-automatic renewal basis ...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 8:40 pm
Domain Shane
New gTLD Development: 3rdWay.click, BioNutrient.diet, HappyWeek.juegos
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. 3rdWay.click As a domainer, I must admit I don’t love what’s left of the dot, as &ld...
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New gTLD Development: 3rdWay.click, BioNutrient.diet, HappyWeek.juegos
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. 3rdWay.click As a domainer, I must admit I don’t love what’s left of the dot, as &ld...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 7:47 pm
The Domains
36% Of All US Banks Have Purchased a .Bank Domain Name
fTLD Registry the operator for .Bank announced today that 36% of U.S. banks have purchased a .BANK domain name and many are planning as using them for their online banking operations making .Bank the first break out success of the new gTLD program fr...
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36% Of All US Banks Have Purchased a .Bank Domain Name
fTLD Registry the operator for .Bank announced today that 36% of U.S. banks have purchased a .BANK domain name and many are planning as using them for their online banking operations making .Bank the first break out success of the new gTLD program fr...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 6:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
JinSe.com for $30k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. 59 bidders saw a golden opportunity when JinSe.com expired, yet it was the enthusiasm of just 2 of them that lifted it above $10.1k to finish 3 times higher at $30.2k. That ...
Discussion
JinSe.com for $30k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. 59 bidders saw a golden opportunity when JinSe.com expired, yet it was the enthusiasm of just 2 of them that lifted it above $10.1k to finish 3 times higher at $30.2k. That ...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 3:18 pm
The Domains
Domain Holder Loses UDRP On RentMyPartyBus.com Files Federal Lawsuit
The domain holder who lost a UDRP on the domain name RentMyPartyBus.com has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Arizona. Plaintiff Aleksey Silenko is the Director of Business for Safeway Transit LLC, a Minnesota company who is the named registrant fo...
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Domain Holder Loses UDRP On RentMyPartyBus.com Files Federal Lawsuit
The domain holder who lost a UDRP on the domain name RentMyPartyBus.com has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Arizona. Plaintiff Aleksey Silenko is the Director of Business for Safeway Transit LLC, a Minnesota company who is the named registrant fo...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 3:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
California Car Dealers Head to Court over Domain Names
Ford dealer claims rival is stealing its web traffic. Two neighboring car dealers in California are heading to court over cybersquatting claims. El Centro, California Ford dealer El Centro Motors alleges (pdf) that Rogers & Rogers, a Chrysler/Jee...
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California Car Dealers Head to Court over Domain Names
Ford dealer claims rival is stealing its web traffic. Two neighboring car dealers in California are heading to court over cybersquatting claims. El Centro, California Ford dealer El Centro Motors alleges (pdf) that Rogers & Rogers, a Chrysler/Jee...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 2:06 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday, October 23rd, 2015
You know who is really winning in these LLLL.com times? The auction houses. Especially those that get to sell expiring names like Godaddy and Namejet. Think how many hundreds of thousands of unexpected money they are raking in. &nbs...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday, October 23rd, 2015
You know who is really winning in these LLLL.com times? The auction houses. Especially those that get to sell expiring names like Godaddy and Namejet. Think how many hundreds of thousands of unexpected money they are raking in. &nbs...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 10:15 am
The Domains
Delta Airlines Loses UDRP To Grab Domain Delta.Tours
Delta Air Lines, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the new gTLD delta.tours in a one member panel UDRP of Douglas M. Isenberg. “”Complaint states that the Disputed Domain Name was registered on July 8, 2015, that “[w]ithout [Complainan...
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Delta Airlines Loses UDRP To Grab Domain Delta.Tours
Delta Air Lines, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the new gTLD delta.tours in a one member panel UDRP of Douglas M. Isenberg. “”Complaint states that the Disputed Domain Name was registered on July 8, 2015, that “[w]ithout [Complainan...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 9:43 pm
The Domains
Verisign Reports: 135.2M .Com/.Net Domains, Increase 3.4% : Has $1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2015. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $266 million for the third quarter of 2015, up 4.2% from the same quarter in 2...
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Verisign Reports: 135.2M .Com/.Net Domains, Increase 3.4% : Has $1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2015. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $266 million for the third quarter of 2015, up 4.2% from the same quarter in 2...
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October 22, 2015, 9:21 pm
