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This week’s new TLDs: .Apartments
You can move into a .apartments domain name this week. Donuts releases one domain name in regularly-priced general availability this week and some good ones enter Early Access. .Apartments launches on Wednesday, with many registrars offering prices a...
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This week’s new TLDs: .Apartments
You can move into a .apartments domain name this week. Donuts releases one domain name in regularly-priced general availability this week and some good ones enter Early Access. .Apartments launches on Wednesday, with many registrars offering prices a...
Discussion
May 26, 2015, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fred Krueger pushed out of Minds + Machines, company reports $5 million bookings
Co-founder leaves company and will focus on his website building platform. Minds + Machines released 2014 results today, and also announced that the board has voted co-founder Fred Krueger out of the company and his role as executive Chairman. Keith ...
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Fred Krueger pushed out of Minds + Machines, company reports $5 million bookings
Co-founder leaves company and will focus on his website building platform. Minds + Machines released 2014 results today, and also announced that the board has voted co-founder Fred Krueger out of the company and his role as executive Chairman. Keith ...
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May 26, 2015, 1:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired domain name report: 1280.com for $26k and more
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. The sadist in me contemplates a cruel reality TV show in which some unsuspecting person answers a knock on the door to find a camera crew pointed right at him. “John Q. Public...
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Expired domain name report: 1280.com for $26k and more
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. The sadist in me contemplates a cruel reality TV show in which some unsuspecting person answers a knock on the door to find a camera crew pointed right at him. “John Q. Public...
Discussion
May 22, 2015, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
2 domain name owners don’t respond but win UDRPs
Panelists do their job by evaluating cases on their merits. The owners of Marlboro.reviews and PoolFactory.com can keep their domain names, despite not responding to UDRPs. Although respondents can win a UDRP without responding, panelists typically g...
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2 domain name owners don’t respond but win UDRPs
Panelists do their job by evaluating cases on their merits. The owners of Marlboro.reviews and PoolFactory.com can keep their domain names, despite not responding to UDRPs. Although respondents can win a UDRP without responding, panelists typically g...
Discussion
May 22, 2015, 1:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLD leaderboard dominated by dirt cheap domain names
Leaderboard dominated by domains that cost a couple bucks or less. New top level domain name operators that want to be recognized as one of the biggest, here’s a simple tip: offer your domains for free or close to it. Take a look at the top 10 ...
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New TLD leaderboard dominated by dirt cheap domain names
Leaderboard dominated by domains that cost a couple bucks or less. New top level domain name operators that want to be recognized as one of the biggest, here’s a simple tip: offer your domains for free or close to it. Take a look at the top 10 ...
Discussion
May 21, 2015, 5:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain definitions: whois privacy vs. whois proxy
What’s the difference between whois privacy and whois proxy? With talk in Washington and policy circles about whois privacy, I think it would be good to define both whois privacy and whois proxy, and discussed how the terms are usually used. Tr...
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Domain definitions: whois privacy vs. whois proxy
What’s the difference between whois privacy and whois proxy? With talk in Washington and policy circles about whois privacy, I think it would be good to define both whois privacy and whois proxy, and discussed how the terms are usually used. Tr...
Discussion
May 21, 2015, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain name sales
A debt management company, fabric seller and modeling company bought domain names last week. Sedo handled $1.3 million of domain name transactions last week, and the .TV domain name Astrology.tv led the way at $25,000 for public sales. That domain na...
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16 end user domain name sales
A debt management company, fabric seller and modeling company bought domain names last week. Sedo handled $1.3 million of domain name transactions last week, and the .TV domain name Astrology.tv led the way at $25,000 for public sales. That domain na...
Discussion
May 21, 2015, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Recapping NameJet’s hot domain name sales month
NameJet had another strong month in April. Here’s a look at its results. As measured by the number of domain name sales closing at or above $2,000, so far 2015 is shaping up to be NameJet’s best year. Out of 47 months&...
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Recapping NameJet’s hot domain name sales month
NameJet had another strong month in April. Here’s a look at its results. As measured by the number of domain name sales closing at or above $2,000, so far 2015 is shaping up to be NameJet’s best year. Out of 47 months&...
Discussion
May 20, 2015, 4:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Flippa acquires Domain Holdings
Flippa bulks up sales engine with Domain Holdings. Website and domain name marketplace Flippa has acquired domain name brokerage Domain Holdings for an unspecified price. The combined companies expect to generate $70 million in revenue over the next ...
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Flippa acquires Domain Holdings
Flippa bulks up sales engine with Domain Holdings. Website and domain name marketplace Flippa has acquired domain name brokerage Domain Holdings for an unspecified price. The combined companies expect to generate $70 million in revenue over the next ...
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May 20, 2015, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Awareness still a challenge for new top level domain names
Even at a webhosting conference… Leaders from five domain name companies took the stage at yesterday’s WorldHostingDays conference in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. The most interesting moment was during Q&A. Someone in the back of the...
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Awareness still a challenge for new top level domain names
Even at a webhosting conference… Leaders from five domain name companies took the stage at yesterday’s WorldHostingDays conference in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. The most interesting moment was during Q&A. Someone in the back of the...
Discussion
May 20, 2015, 2:24 pm
