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Are Domains The New Bitcoin?
One of those in the domain industry whose opinion I greatly respect, Alan Dunn, has made a lot of inroads in equating the value of domain names to commodities at least when it come to those “Chinese Domains”; ultra short domai...
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Are Domains The New Bitcoin?
One of those in the domain industry whose opinion I greatly respect, Alan Dunn, has made a lot of inroads in equating the value of domain names to commodities at least when it come to those “Chinese Domains”; ultra short domai...
Discussion
March 2, 2016, 8:31 pm

The Domains
.Club To Hold No Reserve Numeric Auction on 4.CN
For the very first time, China’s prestigious domain auction platform 4.cn will be holding a dedicated auction for a single new domain extension – .CLUB. This auction will feature the highly valuable and prestigious name 8.club plus twenty...
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.Club To Hold No Reserve Numeric Auction on 4.CN
For the very first time, China’s prestigious domain auction platform 4.cn will be holding a dedicated auction for a single new domain extension – .CLUB. This auction will feature the highly valuable and prestigious name 8.club plus twenty...
Discussion
March 2, 2016, 4:58 pm

The Domains
Market Recap 3/1/16 Big day for Alphabet and Verisign
Market Recap 3/1/16 Big day for Alphabet (GOOGL) up 3.4% which is alot for a company with close to a half a trillion market cap. Verisign (VRSN) was up $2.89 or 3.42% Go Daddy (GDDY) will be at a Morgan Stanley conference tomorrow. The stock was up c...
Discussion
Market Recap 3/1/16 Big day for Alphabet and Verisign
Market Recap 3/1/16 Big day for Alphabet (GOOGL) up 3.4% which is alot for a company with close to a half a trillion market cap. Verisign (VRSN) was up $2.89 or 3.42% Go Daddy (GDDY) will be at a Morgan Stanley conference tomorrow. The stock was up c...
Discussion
March 1, 2016, 9:39 pm

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Market Recap 2/29/16 Tucows up 1% – Verisign off 1.6%
Market Recap 2/29/16 Quiet day for the most part, Go Daddy (GDDY) and Tucows (TCX) extended their gains from last week. Verisign (VRSN) was down $1.39 or 1.62% on the day. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 717.22 -7.64 (-1.05%) Godaddy Inc GDDY 31.35 +0.13 (0.42%) ...
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Market Recap 2/29/16 Tucows up 1% – Verisign off 1.6%
Market Recap 2/29/16 Quiet day for the most part, Go Daddy (GDDY) and Tucows (TCX) extended their gains from last week. Verisign (VRSN) was down $1.39 or 1.62% on the day. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 717.22 -7.64 (-1.05%) Godaddy Inc GDDY 31.35 +0.13 (0.42%) ...
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February 29, 2016, 9:52 pm

The Domains
WOW: Uniregistry Goes To EAP Pricing Up to $28,500 For .MOM
Uniregistry is launching the new gTLD .Mom and is taking a whole new path. Aside from the .car. .cars and .auto new gTLD’s which is a joint venture between Uniregistry and XYZ, Uniregistry had avoided launching its new gTLD’s with an Earl...
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WOW: Uniregistry Goes To EAP Pricing Up to $28,500 For .MOM
Uniregistry is launching the new gTLD .Mom and is taking a whole new path. Aside from the .car. .cars and .auto new gTLD’s which is a joint venture between Uniregistry and XYZ, Uniregistry had avoided launching its new gTLD’s with an Earl...
Discussion
February 29, 2016, 5:35 pm

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Kylie Minogue and Kylie Jenner at odds on “Kylie” Trademark
It looks like two ladies named Kylie are at odds when it comes to trademark rights. Kylie Jenner has filed a tm application for the word Kylie for “entertainment in the nature of providing information by means of a global computer network in th...
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Kylie Minogue and Kylie Jenner at odds on “Kylie” Trademark
It looks like two ladies named Kylie are at odds when it comes to trademark rights. Kylie Jenner has filed a tm application for the word Kylie for “entertainment in the nature of providing information by means of a global computer network in th...
Discussion
February 28, 2016, 11:30 pm

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Salesforce.com Acquires Code.com
Salesforce.com has acquired yet another great domain name; Code.com The domain name Code.com just updated yesterday to show Salesforce.com as the new owner. The domain was previously owned under privacy at the brand protection company and domain name...
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Salesforce.com Acquires Code.com
Salesforce.com has acquired yet another great domain name; Code.com The domain name Code.com just updated yesterday to show Salesforce.com as the new owner. The domain was previously owned under privacy at the brand protection company and domain name...
Discussion
February 27, 2016, 9:47 pm

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Michael Jackson’s Estate Wants KingOfPop.com Shut down
The estate of Michael Jackson has filed a lawsuit against the KingofPop.com. The website sells popcorn and was purchased back in 2012, it was a former Michael Jackson fansite. According to a report from TMZ.com The estate claims the site tried to def...
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Michael Jackson’s Estate Wants KingOfPop.com Shut down
The estate of Michael Jackson has filed a lawsuit against the KingofPop.com. The website sells popcorn and was purchased back in 2012, it was a former Michael Jackson fansite. According to a report from TMZ.com The estate claims the site tried to def...
Discussion
February 27, 2016, 4:21 pm

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Rick Schwartz Sells 997.com
Rick Schwartz has sold the three number .Com domain name 997.com for an undisclosed price. Although the price was not disclosed Rick did tell TheDomains.com that the “sale is several times larger than the largest current sale of the year.&rdquo...
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Rick Schwartz Sells 997.com
Rick Schwartz has sold the three number .Com domain name 997.com for an undisclosed price. Although the price was not disclosed Rick did tell TheDomains.com that the “sale is several times larger than the largest current sale of the year.&rdquo...
Discussion
February 27, 2016, 4:12 pm

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Market Recap 2/26/16 Tucows up close to 8% – Go Daddy up close to 6%
Market Recap 2/26/16 Strong day for the domain stocks today. Go Daddy (GDDY) closed the week strong up 5.6% on Friday. Short interest declined 5.65% to 4.31 million shares. Tucows (TCX) was the big winner on Friday up 7.83%, the stock closed at $22.7...
Discussion
Market Recap 2/26/16 Tucows up close to 8% – Go Daddy up close to 6%
Market Recap 2/26/16 Strong day for the domain stocks today. Go Daddy (GDDY) closed the week strong up 5.6% on Friday. Short interest declined 5.65% to 4.31 million shares. Tucows (TCX) was the big winner on Friday up 7.83%, the stock closed at $22.7...
Discussion
February 26, 2016, 10:03 pm