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DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Jul 7, 2014: Alicia.com, LithiumIonBatteries.com, Hats.net…
Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!* An investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised: LithiumIonBatteries.com, GraniteTiles.com, EpoxyResin.com...* Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued: Alicia.com, Pa...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Jul 7, 2014: Alicia.com, LithiumIonBatteries.com, Hats.net…
Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!* An investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised: LithiumIonBatteries.com, GraniteTiles.com, EpoxyResin.com...* Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued: Alicia.com, Pa...
Discussion
July 7, 2014, 7:03 am

Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Mortgages.info, XSO.net Meet Reserve. AZU.com, OAR.com, AKU.com.
Reserve Met and Will Sell Mortgages.info – $1,650 – Power seller Federer is following up his $24k sale of Movie.info with another big name. He sold the singular Mortgage.info for $18,900 last year on Flippa, while the singular Mortgage.c...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: Mortgages.info, XSO.net Meet Reserve. AZU.com, OAR.com, AKU.com.
Reserve Met and Will Sell Mortgages.info – $1,650 – Power seller Federer is following up his $24k sale of Movie.info with another big name. He sold the singular Mortgage.info for $18,900 last year on Flippa, while the singular Mortgage.c...
Discussion
July 7, 2014, 12:59 am

The Domains
Have Trademark Holders Given Up On The URS? Last 17 Disputes Filed, 15 Were UDRP’s
Have trademark holders given up on the Uniform Resolution Service? The URS is something that trademark holders and their representative pushed for at ICANN for years. A cheap, quick take down on obviously trademark infringing new gTLD domain registra...
Discussion
Have Trademark Holders Given Up On The URS? Last 17 Disputes Filed, 15 Were UDRP’s
Have trademark holders given up on the Uniform Resolution Service? The URS is something that trademark holders and their representative pushed for at ICANN for years. A cheap, quick take down on obviously trademark infringing new gTLD domain registra...
Discussion
July 6, 2014, 6:30 pm

The Domains
Who is the greatest domain investor of all time ?
There have been many fortunes made a few lost in the domain world over the last 20 years or so, some were there early and some made a big splash when most thought it was too late to do so. There have been successful domainers from every continent on ...
Discussion
Who is the greatest domain investor of all time ?
There have been many fortunes made a few lost in the domain world over the last 20 years or so, some were there early and some made a big splash when most thought it was too late to do so. There have been successful domainers from every continent on ...
Discussion
July 6, 2014, 5:42 pm

Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 6th
Another day of work today. This time of year is when having retail shops get old. When everyone is having a long weekend and I am working every day. I pretend like I’m off but it does seem to work as I fall asleep at 9:30 each night. &nbs...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 6th
Another day of work today. This time of year is when having retail shops get old. When everyone is having a long weekend and I am working every day. I pretend like I’m off but it does seem to work as I fall asleep at 9:30 each night. &nbs...
Discussion
July 6, 2014, 1:48 pm

The Domains
Company that bought Mi.com for $3.6m sells 50,000 Tablets in 4 minutes
Xiaomi paid $3.6 million for the domain name Mi.com back in April, and today they sold 50,000 MiPad tablets in four minutes. The company said on their website: Good news! Mi Pad goes on sale for the first time today, and 50, 000 sets of Mi Pad sold o...
Discussion
Company that bought Mi.com for $3.6m sells 50,000 Tablets in 4 minutes
Xiaomi paid $3.6 million for the domain name Mi.com back in April, and today they sold 50,000 MiPad tablets in four minutes. The company said on their website: Good news! Mi Pad goes on sale for the first time today, and 50, 000 sets of Mi Pad sold o...
Discussion
July 6, 2014, 12:16 am

Domain Shane
Domain Flips and Flops: BQB.com, Impactful.com, Matt Damon/Ben Affleck’s ProjectGreenlight.com
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips ProjectGreenlight.com – Sold recently for $2,500 at GoDaddy, vs $103 in 2012 at GoDaddy. A nice retur...
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Domain Flips and Flops: BQB.com, Impactful.com, Matt Damon/Ben Affleck’s ProjectGreenlight.com
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips ProjectGreenlight.com – Sold recently for $2,500 at GoDaddy, vs $103 in 2012 at GoDaddy. A nice retur...
Discussion
July 5, 2014, 10:06 pm

The Domains
California Democrats and Wineries Around The Country Oppose .Wine and .Vin
Tech Crunch covered the .Wine and .Vin extensions and the resistance from politicians in California. Apparently many vineyards and wineries are fearful of someone scooping up their name in .wine and .vin. From the article: In May, California Democrat...
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California Democrats and Wineries Around The Country Oppose .Wine and .Vin
Tech Crunch covered the .Wine and .Vin extensions and the resistance from politicians in California. Apparently many vineyards and wineries are fearful of someone scooping up their name in .wine and .vin. From the article: In May, California Democrat...
Discussion
July 5, 2014, 7:43 pm

The Domains
The 1st Installment of Things You Can’t Believe People Did This Week In The Domain World
I spotted a few hard to believe things that happened in the domain world this week and I thought I would put them into one post. I’m thinking about making this a regular weekend feature as there is typically no shortage of incredibly hard to un...
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The 1st Installment of Things You Can’t Believe People Did This Week In The Domain World
I spotted a few hard to believe things that happened in the domain world this week and I thought I would put them into one post. I’m thinking about making this a regular weekend feature as there is typically no shortage of incredibly hard to un...
Discussion
July 5, 2014, 5:35 pm

Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 5th
Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. Some people may say it wasn’t a holiday for them but there’s still no reason to not have had a good day. I didn’t get a chance to talk about it yesterday but Flippa’s negotiati...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 5th
Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. Some people may say it wasn’t a holiday for them but there’s still no reason to not have had a good day. I didn’t get a chance to talk about it yesterday but Flippa’s negotiati...
Discussion
July 5, 2014, 11:07 am