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The Domains
.Porn & .Adult Rack Up Around 4K Registrations In 1st Hour
According to Stuart Lawley the CEO of ICM Registry the operator of .XXX, .porn and .adult registry about 4,000 domain names were registered in the 1st hour of general availability today of the new gTLD’s .porn and .adult that went live at noon ...
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.Porn & .Adult Rack Up Around 4K Registrations In 1st Hour
According to Stuart Lawley the CEO of ICM Registry the operator of .XXX, .porn and .adult registry about 4,000 domain names were registered in the 1st hour of general availability today of the new gTLD’s .porn and .adult that went live at noon ...
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 5:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
St. Louis bank sues to take over gripe domains
Bank and board member file cybersquatting claim over two domain names they call defamatory. Midwest BankCentre, a bank in St. Louis, has filed a lawsuit to get control of the domain names MidwestBankCheated.com and JerryScheideggerCheatedMe.com. Jerr...
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St. Louis bank sues to take over gripe domains
Bank and board member file cybersquatting claim over two domain names they call defamatory. Midwest BankCentre, a bank in St. Louis, has filed a lawsuit to get control of the domain names MidwestBankCheated.com and JerryScheideggerCheatedMe.com. Jerr...
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 5:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
An interesting Google domain name parking patent application
Idea sounds a lot like zero click monetization. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just published a Google patent application related to domain name parking. Named Systems and Methods of Providing Parked Domain Content, application 13/631472 (embed...
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An interesting Google domain name parking patent application
Idea sounds a lot like zero click monetization. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just published a Google patent application related to domain name parking. Named Systems and Methods of Providing Parked Domain Content, application 13/631472 (embed...
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interview: Why Shaun Smith bought JiuJitsu.com
An interview with Shaun Smith, who just acquired JiuJitsu.com on a creative payment plan. Shaun Smith locked down the premium domain JiuJitsu.com for $75,000 about month ago…for much less than $75k. Here’s his story. First things first, ...
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Interview: Why Shaun Smith bought JiuJitsu.com
An interview with Shaun Smith, who just acquired JiuJitsu.com on a creative payment plan. Shaun Smith locked down the premium domain JiuJitsu.com for $75,000 about month ago…for much less than $75k. Here’s his story. First things first, ...
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows’ stock in on fire
Shares up over 50% since May 1. If you bought shares of Tucows at the opening price on May 1, just a month ago, you’ve already realized a return of a whopping 57%. Shares in Tucows are on fire on the NASDAQ, where it trades under the ticker TCX...
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Tucows’ stock in on fire
Shares up over 50% since May 1. If you bought shares of Tucows at the opening price on May 1, just a month ago, you’ve already realized a return of a whopping 57%. Shares in Tucows are on fire on the NASDAQ, where it trades under the ticker TCX...
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 2:02 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .School 1,933; .Football 1,730; .Casino 1,447
Three new gTLD domain name extensions launched into General Availability (GA) yesterday, where domains can be registered on a first come, first served basis. Including the domain names registered in the Sunrise period by trademark h...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .School 1,933; .Football 1,730; .Casino 1,447
Three new gTLD domain name extensions launched into General Availability (GA) yesterday, where domains can be registered on a first come, first served basis. Including the domain names registered in the Sunrise period by trademark h...
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 1:43 pm
The Domains
Domain Movers: MyM.com, NowTrending.com and More Domains
Domain Movers offers an insiders look at future brands, products, services, advertising campaigns and more from some of the largest companies in the world. Stop in and see for yourself what Domain Movers has to offer.
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Domain Movers: MyM.com, NowTrending.com and More Domains
Domain Movers offers an insiders look at future brands, products, services, advertising campaigns and more from some of the largest companies in the world. Stop in and see for yourself what Domain Movers has to offer.
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 1:12 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, June 4th, 2015
With all the talk about the great sales over the last few months we often forget to talk about how the auction houses are killing it. Sedo, Namejet, Flippa, Godaddy, and Sedo are all having great months. Most is attributed to LLL.com...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, June 4th, 2015
With all the talk about the great sales over the last few months we often forget to talk about how the auction houses are killing it. Sedo, Namejet, Flippa, Godaddy, and Sedo are all having great months. Most is attributed to LLL.com...
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 11:22 am
The Domains
.porn and .adult gTLD Domain Names Available Today
.porn and .adult domain names are available to register by the general public starting today, June 4, 2015.
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.porn and .adult gTLD Domain Names Available Today
.porn and .adult domain names are available to register by the general public starting today, June 4, 2015.
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 10:49 am
The Domains
A little 6number.com Frenzy on Namepros and a look back at 5n.com
Ali Zandi formerly of Flippa and currently with his own shop at Perception.com, wrote a blog post on Namepros that listed 370 available 6n.com domain names. Ali has been publishing a series he calls the “Daily Dose” which lists names avai...
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A little 6number.com Frenzy on Namepros and a look back at 5n.com
Ali Zandi formerly of Flippa and currently with his own shop at Perception.com, wrote a blog post on Namepros that listed 370 available 6n.com domain names. Ali has been publishing a series he calls the “Daily Dose” which lists names avai...
Discussion
June 4, 2015, 9:29 am
