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Be careful bidding on Vegan.com
Vegan.com is listed for sale (private seller) at NameJet. @Frans over at Namepros said he spoke to the owner and it has been listed fraudulently. Frans wrote: Vegan (dot) com has been added in auction with a very low reserve ($5k – $10k) on Nam...
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Be careful bidding on Vegan.com
Vegan.com is listed for sale (private seller) at NameJet. @Frans over at Namepros said he spoke to the owner and it has been listed fraudulently. Frans wrote: Vegan (dot) com has been added in auction with a very low reserve ($5k – $10k) on Nam...
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June 5, 2021, 4:58 am

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Donuts Domain Trend Report: May 2021
Donuts published their May domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of May 2021, SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 22% shorter and were hyphe...
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Donuts Domain Trend Report: May 2021
Donuts published their May domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of May 2021, SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 22% shorter and were hyphe...
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June 3, 2021, 11:10 pm

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Who is the greatest domain name investor of all time (2021 edition)
It’s been 7 years since we did a poll on the greatest domain name investor of all time. Frank Schilling won back in 2014. Over the last 7 years many new investors have come into the business. Some investors might be perceived differently today ...
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Who is the greatest domain name investor of all time (2021 edition)
It’s been 7 years since we did a poll on the greatest domain name investor of all time. Frank Schilling won back in 2014. Over the last 7 years many new investors have come into the business. Some investors might be perceived differently today ...
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June 3, 2021, 6:24 pm

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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by PTSD.org
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and PTSD.org led the way at $50,000. I remember Shane Bellone owned it and mentioned it on Namepros, I don’t know if he was the seller. wilhelmus.nl was second at 30,000 Euro, ($36,691). AMQ.com was ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by PTSD.org
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and PTSD.org led the way at $50,000. I remember Shane Bellone owned it and mentioned it on Namepros, I don’t know if he was the seller. wilhelmus.nl was second at 30,000 Euro, ($36,691). AMQ.com was ...
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June 1, 2021, 6:42 pm

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Guta.com Q1 2021 premium domain sales observation report
The folks over at Guta.com published their Q1 2021 premium domain sales observation report. The report primarily focuses on domain sales in the following categories: 1-4 Numbers, 1-3 Letters, 2Characters, and English dictionary one-word .com domains....
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Guta.com Q1 2021 premium domain sales observation report
The folks over at Guta.com published their Q1 2021 premium domain sales observation report. The report primarily focuses on domain sales in the following categories: 1-4 Numbers, 1-3 Letters, 2Characters, and English dictionary one-word .com domains....
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May 29, 2021, 11:26 pm

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Adult domain names will no longer be allowed on Ebay starting June 15
Ebay is cracking down on all things sex starting June 15, 2021. In a letter sent to members, “We have revised our policy on adult articles”, the notice says. “As of June 15, 2021, items that display sexual activity, sexual content, ...
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Adult domain names will no longer be allowed on Ebay starting June 15
Ebay is cracking down on all things sex starting June 15, 2021. In a letter sent to members, “We have revised our policy on adult articles”, the notice says. “As of June 15, 2021, items that display sexual activity, sexual content, ...
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May 29, 2021, 2:14 am

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Facebook, Twitter and Instagram need to comply with the new rules or get banned in India
India is rolling new rules for social media platforms. Social media giants have to start complying with rules set out by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. According to India Today, the platforms will have to appoint compl...
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Facebook, Twitter and Instagram need to comply with the new rules or get banned in India
India is rolling new rules for social media platforms. Social media giants have to start complying with rules set out by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. According to India Today, the platforms will have to appoint compl...
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May 26, 2021, 12:27 am

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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by MyCannabis.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and MyCannabis.com led the way at $42,000. Sergei.com was second at $33,000. Binance.NL was third at 15,000 Euro, ($18,372). 41 .com sales 28 cctld sales 11 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoM...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by MyCannabis.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and MyCannabis.com led the way at $42,000. Sergei.com was second at $33,000. Binance.NL was third at 15,000 Euro, ($18,372). 41 .com sales 28 cctld sales 11 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoM...
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May 25, 2021, 8:31 pm

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Two factor authentication is now available at Afternic
After many people asking for two factor authentication at Afternic, it has finally arrived. An email went out today and now members can set up two factor authentication. Steps: Go to your Afternic Account Details page. Scroll down to the Security sec...
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Two factor authentication is now available at Afternic
After many people asking for two factor authentication at Afternic, it has finally arrived. An email went out today and now members can set up two factor authentication. Steps: Go to your Afternic Account Details page. Scroll down to the Security sec...
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May 25, 2021, 6:25 pm

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Bhavin Turakhia’s Zeta raises $250M from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at $1.45bn valuation
Bhavin Turakhia has been very busy, after co-founding Directi in 1998 with his brother, Divyank Turakhia, the two exited the business in 2014 in a $160 million transaction with Endurance (now Newfold Digital). Turakhia then went on to start Radix, a ...
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Bhavin Turakhia’s Zeta raises $250M from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at $1.45bn valuation
Bhavin Turakhia has been very busy, after co-founding Directi in 1998 with his brother, Divyank Turakhia, the two exited the business in 2014 in a $160 million transaction with Endurance (now Newfold Digital). Turakhia then went on to start Radix, a ...
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May 24, 2021, 2:22 pm