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Over 600 .Group Domains Registered Through Sunrise & EAP; Let’s Take a Look
The new gTLD .Group which goes into General Availability (GA) on Wednesday has, as of publication, over 600 domain name registered through Sunrise and the Early Access Program (EAP) I thought I would take a look at some of the better and more interes...
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Over 600 .Group Domains Registered Through Sunrise & EAP; Let’s Take a Look
The new gTLD .Group which goes into General Availability (GA) on Wednesday has, as of publication, over 600 domain name registered through Sunrise and the Early Access Program (EAP) I thought I would take a look at some of the better and more interes...
Discussion
June 6, 2016, 7:38 pm
The Domains
How Bill Simmons Settled on TheRinger.com
Bill Simmons formerly of Grantland and ESPN has new show coming out on HBO called “Any Given Wednesday.” In February Simmons started a new website called “The Ringer” he hired several former Grantland staff to work with him on...
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How Bill Simmons Settled on TheRinger.com
Bill Simmons formerly of Grantland and ESPN has new show coming out on HBO called “Any Given Wednesday.” In February Simmons started a new website called “The Ringer” he hired several former Grantland staff to work with him on...
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June 5, 2016, 9:17 pm
The Domains
Six .VIP premium domains Total 1,334,000 CNY at Auction
6 .VIP domains sold for 1,334,000 CNY at West.cn according to a press release from Minds + Machines. The news was also reported on Ename.cn. Press release from MMX.co Six .VIP premium domains were auctioned on West.CN—a Chengdu-based registrar ...
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Six .VIP premium domains Total 1,334,000 CNY at Auction
6 .VIP domains sold for 1,334,000 CNY at West.cn according to a press release from Minds + Machines. The news was also reported on Ename.cn. Press release from MMX.co Six .VIP premium domains were auctioned on West.CN—a Chengdu-based registrar ...
Discussion
June 5, 2016, 3:06 am
The Domains
New gTLD’s Registrations Blows Past The 21 Million Mark; Chinese Registrants Fall to 46%
The zone files finally updated for Thursday and Friday,and there are now more than 21 million new gTLD domain names registered. Yesterday we reported the .XYZ passed .info but did not have the actual number of registrations. Today we know the actual ...
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New gTLD’s Registrations Blows Past The 21 Million Mark; Chinese Registrants Fall to 46%
The zone files finally updated for Thursday and Friday,and there are now more than 21 million new gTLD domain names registered. Yesterday we reported the .XYZ passed .info but did not have the actual number of registrations. Today we know the actual ...
Discussion
June 4, 2016, 3:16 pm
The Domains
Breaking: .XYZ Passes .Info With Over 5.5 Million Registrations; Now 4th Biggest TLD In the World
The new gTLD .XYZ has passed .info to become the 4th most registered Top Level Domain Extension in the world. According to RegistrarStats.com, .info has 5,508,922 domain names registered. The zone files for yesterday have not updated but TheDomains.c...
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Breaking: .XYZ Passes .Info With Over 5.5 Million Registrations; Now 4th Biggest TLD In the World
The new gTLD .XYZ has passed .info to become the 4th most registered Top Level Domain Extension in the world. According to RegistrarStats.com, .info has 5,508,922 domain names registered. The zone files for yesterday have not updated but TheDomains.c...
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June 3, 2016, 7:35 pm
The Domains
This Time Mark Monitor Has to Protect it’s own Intellectual Property
Mark Monitor is usually out there to protect the intellectual interests of their clients. Recently they had to look out for their own ip assets and won a UDRP with regards to the name MarkMonitors.com. This was an obvious slam dunk as the respondent ...
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This Time Mark Monitor Has to Protect it’s own Intellectual Property
Mark Monitor is usually out there to protect the intellectual interests of their clients. Recently they had to look out for their own ip assets and won a UDRP with regards to the name MarkMonitors.com. This was an obvious slam dunk as the respondent ...
Discussion
June 3, 2016, 6:27 pm
The Domains
The Most Expensive Google Adwords in the U.S.
A little over a month ago we posted about the highest paying keywords in the U.K. and how they were dominated by gambling keywords. Here is a look at the most expensive keywords according to Google Adwords in the U.S. No surprise that the legal secto...
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The Most Expensive Google Adwords in the U.S.
A little over a month ago we posted about the highest paying keywords in the U.K. and how they were dominated by gambling keywords. Here is a look at the most expensive keywords according to Google Adwords in the U.S. No surprise that the legal secto...
Discussion
June 3, 2016, 5:41 pm
The Domains
Just Released: Searchable Tool To Find Available .XYZ Domains Taken in .Com, .Net & .Org
The .XYZ registry just released a tool that finds available .XYZ domain names that are registered in .Com, .Net and .Org I’m told the database is over 2 million domain names. I beta tested the tool for the last hour and wound up registering sev...
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Just Released: Searchable Tool To Find Available .XYZ Domains Taken in .Com, .Net & .Org
The .XYZ registry just released a tool that finds available .XYZ domain names that are registered in .Com, .Net and .Org I’m told the database is over 2 million domain names. I beta tested the tool for the last hour and wound up registering sev...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 8:02 pm
The Domains
Uniregistry Selling 12 New gTLD Extensions For $.85 Including .Club, .Top, .Online, .Site, .Link
While .XYZ has been make headlines with its tremendous numbers of domain registrations for as low as $.01 at Uniregistry, (as well as other domain registrars for $.02) Uniregistry has deeply discounted the price of 12 other top selling new gTLD&rsquo...
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Uniregistry Selling 12 New gTLD Extensions For $.85 Including .Club, .Top, .Online, .Site, .Link
While .XYZ has been make headlines with its tremendous numbers of domain registrations for as low as $.01 at Uniregistry, (as well as other domain registrars for $.02) Uniregistry has deeply discounted the price of 12 other top selling new gTLD&rsquo...
Discussion
June 2, 2016, 5:40 pm
The Domains
Yahoo Buys The Domain TheVertical.com From Mike Mann
Yahoo has bought the domain name TheVertical.com from Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com The domain name had a buy it now (BIN) price of $15,000. The domain name was sold with Sedo handling the escrow services. The brand protection company Mark Monit...
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Yahoo Buys The Domain TheVertical.com From Mike Mann
Yahoo has bought the domain name TheVertical.com from Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com The domain name had a buy it now (BIN) price of $15,000. The domain name was sold with Sedo handling the escrow services. The brand protection company Mark Monit...
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June 2, 2016, 1:18 pm
