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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday, June 13th, 2015
I probably don’t do it enough but every once in a while I like to remind everyone to thank Francois of Domaining.com for what he’s created. We all like to complain about things we don’t like or brag about what we’ve acco...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday, June 13th, 2015
I probably don’t do it enough but every once in a while I like to remind everyone to thank Francois of Domaining.com for what he’s created. We all like to complain about things we don’t like or brag about what we’ve acco...
Discussion
June 13, 2015, 11:22 am

The Domains
Apple Inc. Acquires 170 iCloud Domains From Xcerion
Apple Inc. has acquired 170 iCloud related domain names from the company it reportedly paid $4.5 Million to for the iCloud.com domain, Xcerion.
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Apple Inc. Acquires 170 iCloud Domains From Xcerion
Apple Inc. has acquired 170 iCloud related domain names from the company it reportedly paid $4.5 Million to for the iCloud.com domain, Xcerion.
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June 13, 2015, 11:16 am

Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Welcome to the Recap! GoDaddy GetGreen.com Has a good bid but could go higher GetGreen.com: This domain did not meet reserve. Looks like this was a flip attempt? It sold on NJ a little under 3 months ago for $1,955 Sidda.com A girls name or what peop...
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DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Welcome to the Recap! GoDaddy GetGreen.com Has a good bid but could go higher GetGreen.com: This domain did not meet reserve. Looks like this was a flip attempt? It sold on NJ a little under 3 months ago for $1,955 Sidda.com A girls name or what peop...
Discussion
June 13, 2015, 6:29 am

Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Degree.me, Trybe.com, PhotoPoint.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Degree.me sold for $11,500 at Domai...
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Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Degree.me, Trybe.com, PhotoPoint.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Degree.me sold for $11,500 at Domai...
Discussion
June 12, 2015, 11:34 pm

The Domains
Canadian Court Rules It Can Order Google To Block A Website Globally
TechDirt.com published an article this morning that deals with what has been a growing trend around the world. Countries wanting to dictate terms to Google. A Canadian court has ruled that it can order Google to block websites globally. This all star...
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Canadian Court Rules It Can Order Google To Block A Website Globally
TechDirt.com published an article this morning that deals with what has been a growing trend around the world. Countries wanting to dictate terms to Google. A Canadian court has ruled that it can order Google to block websites globally. This all star...
Discussion
June 12, 2015, 4:10 pm

Domain Name Wire
These keywords saw a spike in registrations last month
Options, Limos among popular keywords in new .com domains. Verisign has published its monthly “trending” keywords report, which finds keywords that have suddenly become more popular in .com domain name registrations. Based on the results,...
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These keywords saw a spike in registrations last month
Options, Limos among popular keywords in new .com domains. Verisign has published its monthly “trending” keywords report, which finds keywords that have suddenly become more popular in .com domain name registrations. Based on the results,...
Discussion
June 12, 2015, 3:30 pm

The Domains
Almost All Of Free .Berlin Domain Names Have Expired 37K So Far
.Berlin had over 31,000 domain names expire yesterday adding to the previous day where over 36,000 domain names expired. .Berlin about a year ago allowed free domain registrations for 2 days, which totaled somewhere between 70,000-75,000 domain names...
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Almost All Of Free .Berlin Domain Names Have Expired 37K So Far
.Berlin had over 31,000 domain names expire yesterday adding to the previous day where over 36,000 domain names expired. .Berlin about a year ago allowed free domain registrations for 2 days, which totaled somewhere between 70,000-75,000 domain names...
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June 12, 2015, 3:10 pm

Domain Name Wire
Kevin Ham and Mike Mann let these prize-winning domain names expire
Domains that won $5,000 in Verisign contest used to be owned by well-known domain name investors. Verisign found some great domains for the final five $5,000 winners in its Internet Official contest. All five were previously registered. Interestingly...
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Kevin Ham and Mike Mann let these prize-winning domain names expire
Domains that won $5,000 in Verisign contest used to be owned by well-known domain name investors. Verisign found some great domains for the final five $5,000 winners in its Internet Official contest. All five were previously registered. Interestingly...
Discussion
June 12, 2015, 2:11 pm

The Domains
Godaddy’s Ad For .Show Might Lead To A Lot Of Cybersquatting
Godaddy has a webpage dedicated to the upcoming new gTLD .show Here is what Godaddy has to say about the extension: Everything from feature films to television shows to theater performances use the term “show.” If your site relates to any...
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Godaddy’s Ad For .Show Might Lead To A Lot Of Cybersquatting
Godaddy has a webpage dedicated to the upcoming new gTLD .show Here is what Godaddy has to say about the extension: Everything from feature films to television shows to theater performances use the term “show.” If your site relates to any...
Discussion
June 12, 2015, 1:20 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, June 12th, 2015
Here are today’s names GetGreen.com Has a good bid but could go higher Sidda.com A girls name or what people from Boston call the person that watches their kids when they go to the movies MJML.com I only see Michael Jord...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, June 12th, 2015
Here are today’s names GetGreen.com Has a good bid but could go higher Sidda.com A girls name or what people from Boston call the person that watches their kids when they go to the movies MJML.com I only see Michael Jord...
Discussion
June 12, 2015, 11:22 am