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Domain Name Wire
Top Stories: Private equity company acquires .Org
Ethos Capital acquires .org for $1.135 billion. The biggest shock to many people in the domain industry in 2019 was Ethos Capital acquiring the .org registry contract from Internet Society for $1.135 billion. The deal was announced soon after ICANN r...
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Top Stories: Private equity company acquires .Org
Ethos Capital acquires .org for $1.135 billion. The biggest shock to many people in the domain industry in 2019 was Ethos Capital acquiring the .org registry contract from Internet Society for $1.135 billion. The deal was announced soon after ICANN r...
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January 3, 2020, 6:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com prices are going up after Verisign pays off ICANN
Verisign will put $20 million in the kitty in return for multi-billion dollar windfall. Last year I made a prediction in my annual predictions podcast: ICANN would let Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) raise prices on .com, but Verisign would pay it extra mone...
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.Com prices are going up after Verisign pays off ICANN
Verisign will put $20 million in the kitty in return for multi-billion dollar windfall. Last year I made a prediction in my annual predictions podcast: ICANN would let Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) raise prices on .com, but Verisign would pay it extra mone...
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January 3, 2020, 4:03 pm
The Domains
NameJet/Snapnames December sales led by WeedCenter.org
Web.com released December sales ($2,000 and above) and WeedCenter.org led the way at $23,100. Nameservers.com was second at $20,001. Models.net came in third at $19,906. 82 total sales 18 sales 4 characters or less 13 non com sales weedcenter.org $23...
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NameJet/Snapnames December sales led by WeedCenter.org
Web.com released December sales ($2,000 and above) and WeedCenter.org led the way at $23,100. Nameservers.com was second at $20,001. Models.net came in third at $19,906. 82 total sales 18 sales 4 characters or less 13 non com sales weedcenter.org $23...
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January 2, 2020, 9:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top stories: Dead people get domain names
Four famous people got their domains posthumously in 2019. Some of the most popular stories on Domain Name Wire are about famous people. In 2019, four famous people got control of key domain names posthumously. (OK, so really it was their heirs that ...
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Top stories: Dead people get domain names
Four famous people got their domains posthumously in 2019. Some of the most popular stories on Domain Name Wire are about famous people. In 2019, four famous people got control of key domain names posthumously. (OK, so really it was their heirs that ...
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January 2, 2020, 6:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Stories: Domain name price controls
ICANN’s decision to remove price controls will have a long term impact on the domain name industry. The biggest story in the domain name industry in 2019, and the one that will have the most impact in years to come, is the removal of price caps...
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Top Stories: Domain name price controls
ICANN’s decision to remove price controls will have a long term impact on the domain name industry. The biggest story in the domain name industry in 2019, and the one that will have the most impact in years to come, is the removal of price caps...
Discussion
January 2, 2020, 2:50 pm
Sully's Blog
WWW . COM – How To Get Started In Domain Names
I’m one of those guys that still likes to read. Not just blogs, news… The post WWW . COM – How To Get Started In Domain Names appeared first on SullysBlog.com.
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WWW . COM – How To Get Started In Domain Names
I’m one of those guys that still likes to read. Not just blogs, news… The post WWW . COM – How To Get Started In Domain Names appeared first on SullysBlog.com.
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January 2, 2020, 1:17 pm
The Domains
By the numbers – 2019 was not a great year for Four Letter .coms
Four letter .com domain names are one of the most popular categories for domain investors. 2019 saw a significant down tick in total sales, close to 30%. Dollar volumes were off by $2.9 million. 2018 did have the sale of Zoom.com of $2million. Everyd...
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By the numbers – 2019 was not a great year for Four Letter .coms
Four letter .com domain names are one of the most popular categories for domain investors. 2019 saw a significant down tick in total sales, close to 30%. Dollar volumes were off by $2.9 million. 2018 did have the sale of Zoom.com of $2million. Everyd...
Discussion
January 1, 2020, 8:26 pm
The Domains
Do you still want to be a domainer?
I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year, I am here at the helm, Mike and Judi are in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. Michael might be better at college and pro football picks than domaining. He has been hot for the last month. He and Judi also got to se...
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Do you still want to be a domainer?
I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year, I am here at the helm, Mike and Judi are in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. Michael might be better at college and pro football picks than domaining. He has been hot for the last month. He and Judi also got to se...
Discussion
January 1, 2020, 6:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org in China
Chinese non-profits spurn .org for alternatives. In my series of articles to studying the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, .com, and .net. Today, let’s look at .org. This analysis is based on data I have colle...
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.Org in China
Chinese non-profits spurn .org for alternatives. In my series of articles to studying the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, .com, and .net. Today, let’s look at .org. This analysis is based on data I have colle...
Discussion
January 1, 2020, 4:08 pm
The Domains
From Voice.com to .org, 2019 was a Monster year
Domaining in 2019 was a very busy and very interesting year. We saw the largest sale ever reported as Voice.com sold for $30 million. Chad Wright’s WebQuest and New.Life took 5 of the top 15 new gtld sales with Free.Games being the top reported...
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From Voice.com to .org, 2019 was a Monster year
Domaining in 2019 was a very busy and very interesting year. We saw the largest sale ever reported as Voice.com sold for $30 million. Chad Wright’s WebQuest and New.Life took 5 of the top 15 new gtld sales with Free.Games being the top reported...
Discussion
December 31, 2019, 7:30 pm
