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.XYZ Holding Exclusive Premium Auction of 150 Domains With West.Cn including 1.xyz
According to a press release we just received, “.XYZ is proud to announce that we have partnered with West.cn for a second time to host an exclusive .xyz premium name auction between March 16 – March 31.” “Over 150 .xyz domain...
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.XYZ Holding Exclusive Premium Auction of 150 Domains With West.Cn including 1.xyz
According to a press release we just received, “.XYZ is proud to announce that we have partnered with West.cn for a second time to host an exclusive .xyz premium name auction between March 16 – March 31.” “Over 150 .xyz domain...
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March 5, 2016, 4:22 pm
The Domains
Verisign: .Com Passes 126 Million Domains For 1st Time
According to Verisign, the number of .Com domains in the Domain Name Base passed 126 million. Verisign, the registry for the .Com defines the Domain Name Base as: “The domain name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names th...
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Verisign: .Com Passes 126 Million Domains For 1st Time
According to Verisign, the number of .Com domains in the Domain Name Base passed 126 million. Verisign, the registry for the .Com defines the Domain Name Base as: “The domain name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names th...
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March 5, 2016, 3:30 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 3/4/16 Tucows bounces back – Rightside off close to 4%
Market Recap 3/4/16 Rightside (NAME) was off close to 4% to $8.42. Verisign (VRSN) continued to close higher up another .50 to $89.14. Tucows (TCX) bounced back up 3% after losing ground the last few days. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 730.22 -1.37 (-0.19%) God...
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Market Recap 3/4/16 Tucows bounces back – Rightside off close to 4%
Market Recap 3/4/16 Rightside (NAME) was off close to 4% to $8.42. Verisign (VRSN) continued to close higher up another .50 to $89.14. Tucows (TCX) bounced back up 3% after losing ground the last few days. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 730.22 -1.37 (-0.19%) God...
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March 4, 2016, 10:15 pm
The Domains
Report: Verisign Gets Temporary Extension To Operate .Gov Registry
According to FCW.com, the General Services Administration of the United States has awarded Verisign a $2.1 million bridge contract to continue as the registry provider for the top-level .gov Internet domain. The current contract was set to expire thi...
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Report: Verisign Gets Temporary Extension To Operate .Gov Registry
According to FCW.com, the General Services Administration of the United States has awarded Verisign a $2.1 million bridge contract to continue as the registry provider for the top-level .gov Internet domain. The current contract was set to expire thi...
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March 4, 2016, 3:56 pm
The Domains
New gTLD .Bet Gets Over 13K Registrations On 1st Day Of General Availability
The new gTLD .Bet went live into general availability (GA) yesterday where domain names could be registered on a 1st come, 1st served basis and ended the day with 13,779 registrations. There were just a couple of hundred of registrations during sunri...
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New gTLD .Bet Gets Over 13K Registrations On 1st Day Of General Availability
The new gTLD .Bet went live into general availability (GA) yesterday where domain names could be registered on a 1st come, 1st served basis and ended the day with 13,779 registrations. There were just a couple of hundred of registrations during sunri...
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March 4, 2016, 3:41 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 3-3-16 Verisign up 1% – Tucows down another 2.6%
Market Recap 3-3-16 Verisign (VRSN) was up today when most stocks in the group were down. The stock closed at $88.64 up 1.2%. Tucows (TCX) continued where it left off yesterday, the stock was down another 2.6%. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 731.59 -7.89 (-1.07%...
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Market Recap 3-3-16 Verisign up 1% – Tucows down another 2.6%
Market Recap 3-3-16 Verisign (VRSN) was up today when most stocks in the group were down. The stock closed at $88.64 up 1.2%. Tucows (TCX) continued where it left off yesterday, the stock was down another 2.6%. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 731.59 -7.89 (-1.07%...
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March 3, 2016, 10:15 pm
The Domains
Radix Giving Free .HOST Domains to All WHMCS Customers
According to a press release we just received Radix is giving all all WHMCS clients the opportunity to register a .HOST domain name free of charge for the first year WHMCS is a leading hosting and automation solutions provider to Web Hosts worldwide....
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Radix Giving Free .HOST Domains to All WHMCS Customers
According to a press release we just received Radix is giving all all WHMCS clients the opportunity to register a .HOST domain name free of charge for the first year WHMCS is a leading hosting and automation solutions provider to Web Hosts worldwide....
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March 3, 2016, 4:58 pm
The Domains
Namejet.com Reports Almost $2.8 Million In Sales For February 2016
Namejet.com has posted its February 2016 sales data . In all Namejet.com sold 287 domain names for $2k and above for a total of $2,787,626. To be included in the report the domain must have sold for $2,000 or more and have been paid and closed before...
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Namejet.com Reports Almost $2.8 Million In Sales For February 2016
Namejet.com has posted its February 2016 sales data . In all Namejet.com sold 287 domain names for $2k and above for a total of $2,787,626. To be included in the report the domain must have sold for $2,000 or more and have been paid and closed before...
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March 3, 2016, 2:30 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.2M; 61% Were Buy It Now
Over the past week, 698 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 61% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vkn.com at 24,900 USD Top ccTLD: weltlitera...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.2M; 61% Were Buy It Now
Over the past week, 698 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 61% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vkn.com at 24,900 USD Top ccTLD: weltlitera...
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March 3, 2016, 2:02 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 3/2/16 Rightside up 2% – Tucows off 3%
Maeket Recap 3/2/16 Quiet day where most stocks were up or down half a percent. Rightside (NAME) was up 2.2% which equates to .19. Tucows (TCX) was down 3% where Endurance Intl (EIGI) was up over 3% Alphabet Inc GOOGL 739.48 -2.69 (-0.36%) Godaddy In...
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Market Recap 3/2/16 Rightside up 2% – Tucows off 3%
Maeket Recap 3/2/16 Quiet day where most stocks were up or down half a percent. Rightside (NAME) was up 2.2% which equates to .19. Tucows (TCX) was down 3% where Endurance Intl (EIGI) was up over 3% Alphabet Inc GOOGL 739.48 -2.69 (-0.36%) Godaddy In...
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March 2, 2016, 9:53 pm
