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Domain Name Wire
This week’s Expired Domain Name Roundup
Joseph Peterson reports on the past week in expired domain name sales. What’s an UNCH? And how many of them would Dr. Seuss need to sell in order to recoup the $11.6k spent on UNCHS.org? Well, actually, some 36 years ago, ...
Discussion
This week’s Expired Domain Name Roundup
Joseph Peterson reports on the past week in expired domain name sales. What’s an UNCH? And how many of them would Dr. Seuss need to sell in order to recoup the $11.6k spent on UNCHS.org? Well, actually, some 36 years ago, ...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
2nd level .UK domain name registrations top 100,000
A strong sales month for .UK. Over 100,000 second level domain names under .uk have been registered since they became available for registration last month, .uk registry Nominet announced today. About two-thirds have been registered by people who hav...
Discussion
2nd level .UK domain name registrations top 100,000
A strong sales month for .UK. Over 100,000 second level domain names under .uk have been registered since they became available for registration last month, .uk registry Nominet announced today. About two-thirds have been registered by people who hav...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 1:38 pm
The Domains
Another Poor 1st Day For This Weeks New gTLDs: .Vision 905; .Report 845; .Fish 542
Three new gTLD’s went into their first day of general availability yesterday and it was another underwhelming week. The totals include Sunrise registration and those domains registered in the Early Access Program .Vision 905 .Report 845 .Fish 5...
Discussion
Another Poor 1st Day For This Weeks New gTLDs: .Vision 905; .Report 845; .Fish 542
Three new gTLD’s went into their first day of general availability yesterday and it was another underwhelming week. The totals include Sunrise registration and those domains registered in the Early Access Program .Vision 905 .Report 845 .Fish 5...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 1:34 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 3rd, 2014
In a super hurry today. Writeup may come later but I say that all the time and never do so think of something funny and pretend I said it. PS If you don’t read Mark’s daily picks you really should. The second ...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 3rd, 2014
In a super hurry today. Writeup may come later but I say that all the time and never do so think of something funny and pretend I said it. PS If you don’t read Mark’s daily picks you really should. The second ...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 11:05 am
The Domains
Silicon Valley VC is the sole Winner of Government Bitcoin Auction
Last week the U.S. government held an auction for 30,000 bitcoins that were previously seized. Reuters is reporting that Tim Draper a well known Silicon Valley VC purchased the coins. In the article Draper noted that he saw the auction as a sign that...
Discussion
Silicon Valley VC is the sole Winner of Government Bitcoin Auction
Last week the U.S. government held an auction for 30,000 bitcoins that were previously seized. Reuters is reporting that Tim Draper a well known Silicon Valley VC purchased the coins. In the article Draper noted that he saw the auction as a sign that...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 7:34 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: Google Domains; Beliebers Don’t Buy .Tattoo; Fight or Flight UDRPs…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* Google shakes up the registrar industry with their announcement. What can we expect?* Justin Bieber plugs a .ta...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Discussion: Google Domains; Beliebers Don’t Buy .Tattoo; Fight or Flight UDRPs…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* Google shakes up the registrar industry with their announcement. What can we expect?* Justin Bieber plugs a .ta...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 7:03 am
Domain Shane
A Visual Look at Recent LLL.com Domain Acquisitions in Use
I find it interesting and educational to see how some domain buyers are utilizing their recent acquisitions. While the majority of recent LLL.com acquisitions are parked or don’t resolve, there are still a few that have been developed, a...
Discussion
A Visual Look at Recent LLL.com Domain Acquisitions in Use
I find it interesting and educational to see how some domain buyers are utilizing their recent acquisitions. While the majority of recent LLL.com acquisitions are parked or don’t resolve, there are still a few that have been developed, a...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 4:47 am
Domain Name Wire
New TLD Luxury.Estate sells for $50k
A new high water mark for a domain sale in a new TLD? Hot of the heels of news that eat.club sold for $20,000, DomainHoldings announced today that it brokered the sale of Luxury.Estate for a whopping $50,000. The Luxury.Estate sale is different from ...
Discussion
New TLD Luxury.Estate sells for $50k
A new high water mark for a domain sale in a new TLD? Hot of the heels of news that eat.club sold for $20,000, DomainHoldings announced today that it brokered the sale of Luxury.Estate for a whopping $50,000. The Luxury.Estate sale is different from ...
Discussion
July 2, 2014, 11:57 pm
The Domains
Owner Of Ruraliving.com A $7 Billion Company Loses UDRP On RuralLiving.com
AgStar Financial Services, ACA (“Complainant”), just lost its bid to grab the domain name RuralLiving.com from Ashantiplc Ltd, who was represented by John Berryhill, Esq. , who also in full disclosure represents our company in UDRP ...
Discussion
Owner Of Ruraliving.com A $7 Billion Company Loses UDRP On RuralLiving.com
AgStar Financial Services, ACA (“Complainant”), just lost its bid to grab the domain name RuralLiving.com from Ashantiplc Ltd, who was represented by John Berryhill, Esq. , who also in full disclosure represents our company in UDRP ...
Discussion
July 2, 2014, 11:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from June
Moniker “wins” three spots on June’s top stories list. Is there no such thing as bad press? That phrase probably went out the window last month for Moniker. It took three of the month’s top five spots on Domain Name Wire for h...
Discussion
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from June
Moniker “wins” three spots on June’s top stories list. Is there no such thing as bad press? That phrase probably went out the window last month for Moniker. It took three of the month’s top five spots on Domain Name Wire for h...
Discussion
July 2, 2014, 5:22 pm
