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DNForum is now parked on Sedo
Theo at Domain Gang reported yesterday thatAdam Dicker posted on Facebook about DNForum returning on June 1. Today it looks like the site is now parked on Sedo. That seems like an odd move if the website is coming back in less than two weeks. The pos...
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DNForum is now parked on Sedo
Theo at Domain Gang reported yesterday thatAdam Dicker posted on Facebook about DNForum returning on June 1. Today it looks like the site is now parked on Sedo. That seems like an odd move if the website is coming back in less than two weeks. The pos...
Discussion
May 20, 2016, 6:53 pm

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First Ever .VIP auction closes – Approx $146,000 in sales
There was a tweet about an hour ago from Minds + Machines @ntlds on the first ever .VIP auction results. First-ever .vip auction on Alibaba Taobao just closed; CNY958,500; aprx USD146,000; sold all six .#vip #domainnames @dnassoc — Minds + Mach...
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First Ever .VIP auction closes – Approx $146,000 in sales
There was a tweet about an hour ago from Minds + Machines @ntlds on the first ever .VIP auction results. First-ever .vip auction on Alibaba Taobao just closed; CNY958,500; aprx USD146,000; sold all six .#vip #domainnames @dnassoc — Minds + Mach...
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May 20, 2016, 6:09 pm

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Source: .VIP Sold 30,000 Premium Domains Including Google’s Reg of Alphabet.VIP For $10K
A source who has access to such information, has informed TheDomains.com that .VIP sold approximately 30,000 in premium domain names totaling around $1.3 million dollars through the end of its first day of general availability (GA) Premium doma...
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Source: .VIP Sold 30,000 Premium Domains Including Google’s Reg of Alphabet.VIP For $10K
A source who has access to such information, has informed TheDomains.com that .VIP sold approximately 30,000 in premium domain names totaling around $1.3 million dollars through the end of its first day of general availability (GA) Premium doma...
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May 19, 2016, 2:50 pm

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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.5million led by Boardroom.com
Over the past week, 542 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.5m. 62% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: boardroom.com at 75,000 USD Top ccTL...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.5million led by Boardroom.com
Over the past week, 542 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.5m. 62% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: boardroom.com at 75,000 USD Top ccTL...
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May 18, 2016, 1:55 pm

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.Top Blows Past .Biz To Become The 6th Most Registered Top Level Domain
The new gTLD .TOP has become the 6th most registered domain extension passing .biz. As of today according to RegistrarStats.com, .Top has 2,241,164 domain name registered, passing .biz which drops down to the 7th most registered top-level domain with...
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.Top Blows Past .Biz To Become The 6th Most Registered Top Level Domain
The new gTLD .TOP has become the 6th most registered domain extension passing .biz. As of today according to RegistrarStats.com, .Top has 2,241,164 domain name registered, passing .biz which drops down to the 7th most registered top-level domain with...
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May 17, 2016, 9:43 pm

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Firefox Surpasses Microsoft For First Time in Browser Usage
While Chrome continues to be the number one browser worldwide, StatCounter reported that Firefox surpassed Microsoft for the first time ever. Andrii Degeler wrote on ArsTechnica, “StatCounter, which analysed data from three million websites, fo...
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Firefox Surpasses Microsoft For First Time in Browser Usage
While Chrome continues to be the number one browser worldwide, StatCounter reported that Firefox surpassed Microsoft for the first time ever. Andrii Degeler wrote on ArsTechnica, “StatCounter, which analysed data from three million websites, fo...
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May 17, 2016, 5:41 pm

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Warning: With Namejet/Snapnames Joint Backorder You Can Windup Bidding Against Yourself
A few weeks ago Namejet.com and SnapNames.com announced that if you placed a backorder on one of the systems for a deleting domain name backorders would be placed for the deleting domain names on both systems. It makes a lot of sense since saves the ...
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Warning: With Namejet/Snapnames Joint Backorder You Can Windup Bidding Against Yourself
A few weeks ago Namejet.com and SnapNames.com announced that if you placed a backorder on one of the systems for a deleting domain name backorders would be placed for the deleting domain names on both systems. It makes a lot of sense since saves the ...
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May 16, 2016, 3:58 pm

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Verisign: Landrush for the 1st internationalized version of .Com in Japanese script, .コム is Opened
Verisign today announced the opening of the Landrush Program period for the first internationalized version of the .com top-level domain (TLD) in Japanese script, .コム , is open for anyone to register on a first come, first served basis until June...
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Verisign: Landrush for the 1st internationalized version of .Com in Japanese script, .コム is Opened
Verisign today announced the opening of the Landrush Program period for the first internationalized version of the .com top-level domain (TLD) in Japanese script, .コム , is open for anyone to register on a first come, first served basis until June...
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May 16, 2016, 2:00 pm

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Google Unveils GBoard
Google unveils GBoard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard. The company blogged about their new app available surprisingly only for iOS and currently only available in t...
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Google Unveils GBoard
Google unveils GBoard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard. The company blogged about their new app available surprisingly only for iOS and currently only available in t...
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May 16, 2016, 12:28 am

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How Much of What You Read Do You Believe ?
There is a lot of information disseminated daily in the domain business. Talk of sales, auction reports, past successes, etc… Sorting through the 95,000 plus comments here at TheDomains, there have been a number of comments that question the v...
Discussion
How Much of What You Read Do You Believe ?
There is a lot of information disseminated daily in the domain business. Talk of sales, auction reports, past successes, etc… Sorting through the 95,000 plus comments here at TheDomains, there have been a number of comments that question the v...
Discussion
May 13, 2016, 6:31 pm