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The Domains
$609,000 for Exchange.eth?
I have been reading a few articles on this Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and trying to get a handle on exactly what is being offered. An article on CoinDesk a couple days ago shows that some serious money is being invested for names that will end in .e...
Discussion
$609,000 for Exchange.eth?
I have been reading a few articles on this Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and trying to get a handle on exactly what is being offered. An article on CoinDesk a couple days ago shows that some serious money is being invested for names that will end in .e...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 2:05 pm

DomainSherpa
Blockbuster $2 Million Freedom.com Sale, All the Details – With Ali Zandi
Ali Zandi closed the second highest domain name sale of 2017 to date.If you want to know what goes into a $2 million blockbuster sale and hear all the details directly from the domain name broker that made it happen – this is the show you need ...
Discussion
Blockbuster $2 Million Freedom.com Sale, All the Details – With Ali Zandi
Ali Zandi closed the second highest domain name sale of 2017 to date.If you want to know what goes into a $2 million blockbuster sale and hear all the details directly from the domain name broker that made it happen – this is the show you need ...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 12:30 pm

Sully's Blog
.Legal vs .Law
Paul Saputo is an accomplished Texas criminal defense lawyer, currently representing clients in Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and many other Texas locations. As the Saputo Law Firm’s principal criminal lawyer, he leads the Sa...
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.Legal vs .Law
Paul Saputo is an accomplished Texas criminal defense lawyer, currently representing clients in Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and many other Texas locations. As the Saputo Law Firm’s principal criminal lawyer, he leads the Sa...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 12:01 pm

The Domains
Odd GoDaddy auction activity, might be tied to new appraisal valuations
So GoDaddy revamped their appraisal tool and now when someone is bidding at GoDaddy auctions they see where GoDaddy is valuing the name. Elliot Silver wrote a couple articles on the topic. On Twitter and as a sidenote in the Daily Sales Recap on TLDi...
Discussion
Odd GoDaddy auction activity, might be tied to new appraisal valuations
So GoDaddy revamped their appraisal tool and now when someone is bidding at GoDaddy auctions they see where GoDaddy is valuing the name. Elliot Silver wrote a couple articles on the topic. On Twitter and as a sidenote in the Daily Sales Recap on TLDi...
Discussion
May 14, 2017, 2:10 am

Domain Name Wire
Domain registration halts spread of WannaCry malware…for now
A 41-character .com domain was key to bringing down a malware campaign. A ransomware attack based on an NSA tool spread like wildfire yesterday…until a researcher spent ten bucks to register a domain name. A malware researcher discovered an un...
Discussion
Domain registration halts spread of WannaCry malware…for now
A 41-character .com domain was key to bringing down a malware campaign. A ransomware attack based on an NSA tool spread like wildfire yesterday…until a researcher spent ten bucks to register a domain name. A malware researcher discovered an un...
Discussion
May 13, 2017, 3:52 pm

Sully's Blog
What is everyone around me doing right now?
Mack Hasz is a 22 year old raised in Malvern, PA. He’s a recent Virginia Tech graduate who had an idea for an app. As a freelance Software Developer living in Arlington, VA, he decided to put his idea into action and created OutHere. His websit...
Discussion
What is everyone around me doing right now?
Mack Hasz is a 22 year old raised in Malvern, PA. He’s a recent Virginia Tech graduate who had an idea for an app. As a freelance Software Developer living in Arlington, VA, he decided to put his idea into action and created OutHere. His websit...
Discussion
May 12, 2017, 2:49 pm

Domain Name Wire
10 noteworthy NameJet sales from April
Six figure domain sale leads NameJet list. NameJet reported 136 domain name sales of $2,000 or higher for last month, totaling $845k. Here are ten sales that I found noteworthy. Kohl.com $144,500 – It’s just one letter off from a valuable...
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10 noteworthy NameJet sales from April
Six figure domain sale leads NameJet list. NameJet reported 136 domain name sales of $2,000 or higher for last month, totaling $845k. Here are ten sales that I found noteworthy. Kohl.com $144,500 – It’s just one letter off from a valuable...
Discussion
May 12, 2017, 1:46 pm

Domain Name Wire
HostGator founder Brent Oxley loves great domain names. And driving tanks.
Oxley hasn’t slowed down after selling hosting business. When HostGator founder Brent Oxley sold his company to Endurance International Group in 2012, he did what a lot of entrepreneurs in Texas do after selling a business: he bought a ranch. O...
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HostGator founder Brent Oxley loves great domain names. And driving tanks.
Oxley hasn’t slowed down after selling hosting business. When HostGator founder Brent Oxley sold his company to Endurance International Group in 2012, he did what a lot of entrepreneurs in Texas do after selling a business: he bought a ranch. O...
Discussion
May 11, 2017, 6:00 pm

The Domains
.Art Gets 3K Domain Registrations on 1st Day of General Availability
According to the .Art registry during the first 24 hours of general availability which started yesterday, over 3,000 .Art domain names were purchased/registered. Of those about 95% were “standard” domains e.g., personal names o...
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.Art Gets 3K Domain Registrations on 1st Day of General Availability
According to the .Art registry during the first 24 hours of general availability which started yesterday, over 3,000 .Art domain names were purchased/registered. Of those about 95% were “standard” domains e.g., personal names o...
Discussion
May 11, 2017, 5:05 pm

Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy will display new valuations on GoDaddy Auctions
What’s that expired domain name worth? GoDaddy has a good idea…and is about to let domain name investors know. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) is rolling out its new valuation system to a much wider audience: bidders on expired domain auctions at...
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GoDaddy will display new valuations on GoDaddy Auctions
What’s that expired domain name worth? GoDaddy has a good idea…and is about to let domain name investors know. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) is rolling out its new valuation system to a much wider audience: bidders on expired domain auctions at...
Discussion
May 11, 2017, 4:01 pm