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Domain Name Wire
How real estate agents use domain names
A look at domain names in home listings. Earlier this year I wrote about domain names used to market homes for sale. This week I received a glossy magazine advertising homes for sale in Austin, and I decided to see how many of the homes had a domain ...
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How real estate agents use domain names
A look at domain names in home listings. Earlier this year I wrote about domain names used to market homes for sale. This week I received a glossy magazine advertising homes for sale in Austin, and I decided to see how many of the homes had a domain ...
Discussion
June 9, 2015, 7:10 pm

Domain Name Wire
Court returns stolen 224.com, 605.com and 452.com domain names
Three number domain names returned to rightful owner after lawsuit. A U.S. Federal Court has ordered the domain names 224.com, 605.com and 452.com be returned to Traffic Names, Ltd. Ian Andrew of Traffic Names filed suit last year alleging the domain...
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Court returns stolen 224.com, 605.com and 452.com domain names
Three number domain names returned to rightful owner after lawsuit. A U.S. Federal Court has ordered the domain names 224.com, 605.com and 452.com be returned to Traffic Names, Ltd. Ian Andrew of Traffic Names filed suit last year alleging the domain...
Discussion
June 9, 2015, 3:45 pm

Domain Name Wire
DNW Rewind: 10 years ago this month
Take a trip back in time in the domain name business. Domain Name Wire is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and I thought it would be fun to take a look back at what I was writing about ten years ago this month. In looking back at the June...
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DNW Rewind: 10 years ago this month
Take a trip back in time in the domain name business. Domain Name Wire is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and I thought it would be fun to take a look back at what I was writing about ten years ago this month. In looking back at the June...
Discussion
June 9, 2015, 2:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
Fred Krueger sells about 1/5th of his stake in Minds + Machines
Former chairman sells 24.5 million shares in three transactions. Former Minds + Machines chairman Fred Krueger has sold about a fifth of his stake in the new top level domain name company since leaving at the end of last month. Krueger has sold 24.5 ...
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Fred Krueger sells about 1/5th of his stake in Minds + Machines
Former chairman sells 24.5 million shares in three transactions. Former Minds + Machines chairman Fred Krueger has sold about a fifth of his stake in the new top level domain name company since leaving at the end of last month. Krueger has sold 24.5 ...
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June 9, 2015, 2:09 pm

The Domains
MM.com Domain Sells After $1.2 Million Purchase
Just shy of being sold last year (2014) for $1.2 Million dollars at Sedo.com, the domain name MM.com has sold to Jinxin Wang Luo of Fujian China according to whois records.
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MM.com Domain Sells After $1.2 Million Purchase
Just shy of being sold last year (2014) for $1.2 Million dollars at Sedo.com, the domain name MM.com has sold to Jinxin Wang Luo of Fujian China according to whois records.
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June 9, 2015, 12:41 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
Contrary to others I don’t think numerics are Over Inflated due to the Chinese market. Are they up because of the Chinese market? Absolutely, but when you have a billion people buying the same asset I don’t think you can use o...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
Contrary to others I don’t think numerics are Over Inflated due to the Chinese market. Are they up because of the Chinese market? Absolutely, but when you have a billion people buying the same asset I don’t think you can use o...
Discussion
June 9, 2015, 11:22 am

Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Welcome to the Auction Recap. Thanks for reading. My comments are in Bold. GoDaddy BEZ.net 16 years old. Has some room to run based on past month’s sales history BEZ.NET: I like cvc .nets. SpaceCruiser.com Hard to believe this only has one bidd...
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DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Welcome to the Auction Recap. Thanks for reading. My comments are in Bold. GoDaddy BEZ.net 16 years old. Has some room to run based on past month’s sales history BEZ.NET: I like cvc .nets. SpaceCruiser.com Hard to believe this only has one bidd...
Discussion
June 9, 2015, 5:26 am

The Domains
Minds + Machines Offering Free Domains In .Work & .Casa
According to an email we received today from Minds + Machines they are offering free domains in the new gTLD’s .Work & .Casa only on the Minds + Machines Registrar “The offer is only valid for one more week, exclusively on Minds + Mac...
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Minds + Machines Offering Free Domains In .Work & .Casa
According to an email we received today from Minds + Machines they are offering free domains in the new gTLD’s .Work & .Casa only on the Minds + Machines Registrar “The offer is only valid for one more week, exclusively on Minds + Mac...
Discussion
June 9, 2015, 3:41 am

Domain Name Wire
Last month’s Top 5 Stories on Domain Name Wire
A look back at the past month in the domain name business. A big sale in a new top level domain name, a Chinese domain name auction, and a new top level domain name partnership were among the most-read stories on Domain Name Wire last month. Here&rsq...
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Last month’s Top 5 Stories on Domain Name Wire
A look back at the past month in the domain name business. A big sale in a new top level domain name, a Chinese domain name auction, and a new top level domain name partnership were among the most-read stories on Domain Name Wire last month. Here&rsq...
Discussion
June 8, 2015, 8:07 pm

Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: AppDesigners.com, QOQ.com, DIE.com, Problem.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell AppDesigners.com – The singular sold for $2,500 in 2011, and is now fully developed. The pricing on the plural is less than a third of it at press time. iQOD.com – I see iPod. Alexa rank near 16 million, so it g...
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Flippa – A Look Forward: AppDesigners.com, QOQ.com, DIE.com, Problem.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell AppDesigners.com – The singular sold for $2,500 in 2011, and is now fully developed. The pricing on the plural is less than a third of it at press time. iQOD.com – I see iPod. Alexa rank near 16 million, so it g...
Discussion
June 8, 2015, 6:56 pm