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Sedo weekly sales led by WomenInc.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WomenInc.com was the top sale at $25,000. ShoppingCarts.com sold for $12,000. WPHQ.com sold for $8,000 I read it immediately as WordPress Headquarters. Currently it’s just a wordpress blog with the Hello Wor...
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Sedo weekly sales led by WomenInc.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WomenInc.com was the top sale at $25,000. ShoppingCarts.com sold for $12,000. WPHQ.com sold for $8,000 I read it immediately as WordPress Headquarters. Currently it’s just a wordpress blog with the Hello Wor...
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September 19, 2017, 8:27 pm
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Uniregistry has sold 3617 domains totaling more than 29,000,000 USD in the first 8 months of 2017
Uniregistry put out a press release that breaks down the first 8 months of 2017. The company is having a solid year with over $29 million in sales on their marketplace. The number of transactions increased by more than 24% over the same time period i...
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Uniregistry has sold 3617 domains totaling more than 29,000,000 USD in the first 8 months of 2017
Uniregistry put out a press release that breaks down the first 8 months of 2017. The company is having a solid year with over $29 million in sales on their marketplace. The number of transactions increased by more than 24% over the same time period i...
Discussion
September 19, 2017, 8:06 am
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.Boston Domain Extension Off To Slow Start With Just 170 Domains Registered in Sunrise
Today we received a Press release proudly announcing that over 150 Brands registered a .Boston new gTLD domain in the Sunrise period which was opened to trademark holders and certain rights holders in Boston. The PR has a subtitle “Strong pace ...
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.Boston Domain Extension Off To Slow Start With Just 170 Domains Registered in Sunrise
Today we received a Press release proudly announcing that over 150 Brands registered a .Boston new gTLD domain in the Sunrise period which was opened to trademark holders and certain rights holders in Boston. The PR has a subtitle “Strong pace ...
Discussion
September 18, 2017, 2:06 pm
The Domains
10 things you should check before proceeding with a site migration
Stephanie LeVonne wrote an interesting and valuable piece on SearchEngineLand with regard to buying a domain for the purposes of SEO and site migration. Stephanie put together a checklist of 10 things to do to make sure the new domain will be right f...
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10 things you should check before proceeding with a site migration
Stephanie LeVonne wrote an interesting and valuable piece on SearchEngineLand with regard to buying a domain for the purposes of SEO and site migration. Stephanie put together a checklist of 10 things to do to make sure the new domain will be right f...
Discussion
September 17, 2017, 8:22 pm
The Domains
Google cracking down on rehab related ads
Google is cracking down on those advertising rehab centers, Google is actually doing something here that will hit their bottom line. These clicks are usually big bucks, Google is foregoing a decent chunk of cash by not allowing these ads on their sea...
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Google cracking down on rehab related ads
Google is cracking down on those advertising rehab centers, Google is actually doing something here that will hit their bottom line. These clicks are usually big bucks, Google is foregoing a decent chunk of cash by not allowing these ads on their sea...
Discussion
September 15, 2017, 6:28 am
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The Q2 2017 closed with approximately 331.9 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains
Verisign released their Q2 Domain Name Industry Brief. The second quarter of 2017 closed with 331.9 million domains registered, up 1.3 million domains. Summary The second quarter of 2017 closed with approximately 331.9 million domain name registratio...
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The Q2 2017 closed with approximately 331.9 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains
Verisign released their Q2 Domain Name Industry Brief. The second quarter of 2017 closed with 331.9 million domains registered, up 1.3 million domains. Summary The second quarter of 2017 closed with approximately 331.9 million domain name registratio...
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September 14, 2017, 10:48 pm
The Domains
Move over Emoji, here comes Animoji
While it may just be a marketing ploy to get people to buy an iPhone X, Apple unveiled Animoji on Tuesday. A new feature in iOS 11, Animoji’s are animated versions of emojis found on the iPhone. Animoji will employ Face ID hardware face-scannin...
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Move over Emoji, here comes Animoji
While it may just be a marketing ploy to get people to buy an iPhone X, Apple unveiled Animoji on Tuesday. A new feature in iOS 11, Animoji’s are animated versions of emojis found on the iPhone. Animoji will employ Face ID hardware face-scannin...
Discussion
September 13, 2017, 4:35 am
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Sedo weekly sales led by WMP.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WMP.com was the top sale at $275,000. Sedo posted 8 five figure .com sales. Vant.com sold for 50,000 Euros and Resolution.com sold for $50,000. .Org ruled the roost in other gtld sales. CB.org sold for $28,000 to ...
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Sedo weekly sales led by WMP.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WMP.com was the top sale at $275,000. Sedo posted 8 five figure .com sales. Vant.com sold for 50,000 Euros and Resolution.com sold for $50,000. .Org ruled the roost in other gtld sales. CB.org sold for $28,000 to ...
Discussion
September 12, 2017, 8:40 pm
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Verisign: Number of .Com Domains In “Domain Name Base” Tops 130 Million For 1st Time
Verisign (VRSN) which operates the .Com registry is reporting the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base exceeds 130 Million for the 1st time. The actual number of domains in the .Com Domain Name Base stands at around 130.3 Million as of...
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Verisign: Number of .Com Domains In “Domain Name Base” Tops 130 Million For 1st Time
Verisign (VRSN) which operates the .Com registry is reporting the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base exceeds 130 Million for the 1st time. The actual number of domains in the .Com Domain Name Base stands at around 130.3 Million as of...
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September 12, 2017, 4:52 pm
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BrandAftermarket.com Launches New Domain Marketplace/Teams with CMS Summit at MERGE to Announce “The Domain Challenge”
Longtime domain investors Brian and Meghan Berke of DomainAgency.com launched BrandAftermarket.com, a brandable domain marketplace with a unique twist; all brandable .com domains are priced at one very affordable price, $495. “We are excited to...
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BrandAftermarket.com Launches New Domain Marketplace/Teams with CMS Summit at MERGE to Announce “The Domain Challenge”
Longtime domain investors Brian and Meghan Berke of DomainAgency.com launched BrandAftermarket.com, a brandable domain marketplace with a unique twist; all brandable .com domains are priced at one very affordable price, $495. “We are excited to...
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September 12, 2017, 12:59 pm
