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The Domains
This Weeks 1st Day New gTLD Totals; .Dental 1,971; .Clinic 1,447; .Care 1,395; .Surgery 534
Four new gTLD’s went into general availability yesterday, meaning domain names could be registered on a first come first served basis. Including domain names registered during the Sunrise period for trademark holders and in the Early Access Pro...
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This Weeks 1st Day New gTLD Totals; .Dental 1,971; .Clinic 1,447; .Care 1,395; .Surgery 534
Four new gTLD’s went into general availability yesterday, meaning domain names could be registered on a first come first served basis. Including domain names registered during the Sunrise period for trademark holders and in the Early Access Pro...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 11:36 am
The Domains
Overstock Sees Positive Earnings Impact from Accepting Bitcoin
Overstock sees Bitcoin having a postitive effect on earnings for 2014. The company told Reuters they expect Bitcoin to add 4 cents per share, they are expecting $1.5 billion in sales for the year. From the article: Overstock.com Inc’s sales thr...
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Overstock Sees Positive Earnings Impact from Accepting Bitcoin
Overstock sees Bitcoin having a postitive effect on earnings for 2014. The company told Reuters they expect Bitcoin to add 4 cents per share, they are expecting $1.5 billion in sales for the year. From the article: Overstock.com Inc’s sales thr...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 9:41 am
The Domains
For The 1st Time, There Are More Than 114 Million .Com Domain Names Registered
According to Verisign, which operates the .Com and .Net registry the number of .Com domain names passed the 114 Million mark for the first time in history today. The number of .Com domain names according to the Verisign Daily Zone Count is 114,017,34...
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For The 1st Time, There Are More Than 114 Million .Com Domain Names Registered
According to Verisign, which operates the .Com and .Net registry the number of .Com domain names passed the 114 Million mark for the first time in history today. The number of .Com domain names according to the Verisign Daily Zone Count is 114,017,34...
Discussion
August 14, 2014, 5:35 am
The Domains
Suit Filed Against BestRegistrar Over “Ransom” to Transfer Over 5K Domains Out
A company has filed a federal lawsuit against the company that owns the ICANN accredited registrar, BestRegistrar.com a few alleged resellers of BestRegistrar and the owners of the company that owns Bestregistrar.com, to “recover control of app...
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Suit Filed Against BestRegistrar Over “Ransom” to Transfer Over 5K Domains Out
A company has filed a federal lawsuit against the company that owns the ICANN accredited registrar, BestRegistrar.com a few alleged resellers of BestRegistrar and the owners of the company that owns Bestregistrar.com, to “recover control of app...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 5:16 pm
The Domains
Verisign: Only 3% of New gTLD Domain Names Are Resolving To Business Websites
Verisign issued a report on new gTLD registrations through June 29, 2014, finding that 41% of all new gTLD registrations are parked and only 3% of New gTLD Domain Names Are resolving to Business Websites. Of course Verisign operates the .com and .net...
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Verisign: Only 3% of New gTLD Domain Names Are Resolving To Business Websites
Verisign issued a report on new gTLD registrations through June 29, 2014, finding that 41% of all new gTLD registrations are parked and only 3% of New gTLD Domain Names Are resolving to Business Websites. Of course Verisign operates the .com and .net...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 2:17 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.6 Million Led By Chat.Fr for 99,999 Euro; ecal.com $25K; Havana.club at 8
Sedo reported that over the past week, 527 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.6 Million, 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. All sales were led by Chat.fr which sold for 99,999 Euro&rs...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.6 Million Led By Chat.Fr for 99,999 Euro; ecal.com $25K; Havana.club at 8
Sedo reported that over the past week, 527 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.6 Million, 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. All sales were led by Chat.fr which sold for 99,999 Euro&rs...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 1:42 pm
The Domains
Warning: WOI.com Reported Stolen
The three letter domain name WOI.com has been reported stolen. The domain name was at Godaddy until just a few days ago registered to a Bernard Naiborhu of Jakarta, when it moved over to the domain name registrar, eName Technology Co.,Ltd. of China W...
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Warning: WOI.com Reported Stolen
The three letter domain name WOI.com has been reported stolen. The domain name was at Godaddy until just a few days ago registered to a Bernard Naiborhu of Jakarta, when it moved over to the domain name registrar, eName Technology Co.,Ltd. of China W...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 1:32 pm
The Domains
1 & 2 Character.GD and .VG Domains Will Be Charged A Higher Registration Fee
The registry for the .GD and .VG ccTLD announced today that beginning on September 2, 2014, all 1 and 2 character domains under .GD and .VG will be considered as premium domain names and will be charged with a higher domain registration fee. Th...
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1 & 2 Character.GD and .VG Domains Will Be Charged A Higher Registration Fee
The registry for the .GD and .VG ccTLD announced today that beginning on September 2, 2014, all 1 and 2 character domains under .GD and .VG will be considered as premium domain names and will be charged with a higher domain registration fee. Th...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 1:12 pm
The Domains
Tucows Earnings Call: gTLD’s & ccTLD’s Increase Margins & They Bank Money Off .Group
In the earnings call Tucows (TCX) which reported earnings yesterday revealed some interest facts and figures. In general profit margins from domain name is increase due to new gTLD’s and ccTLD’s, sales of domains are slowing, and Tucows r...
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Tucows Earnings Call: gTLD’s & ccTLD’s Increase Margins & They Bank Money Off .Group
In the earnings call Tucows (TCX) which reported earnings yesterday revealed some interest facts and figures. In general profit margins from domain name is increase due to new gTLD’s and ccTLD’s, sales of domains are slowing, and Tucows r...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 12:44 pm
The Domains
Tucows Hits 52 Week High & Reports Earnings
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC), reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014 in a day that saw intraday 52 week high for the shares. Tucows.com closed at $16.20 a share after hitting an intraday 52 week high of $16.33 p...
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Tucows Hits 52 Week High & Reports Earnings
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC), reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014 in a day that saw intraday 52 week high for the shares. Tucows.com closed at $16.20 a share after hitting an intraday 52 week high of $16.33 p...
Discussion
August 12, 2014, 8:18 pm
