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The Domains
Spamhaus Publishes List of “10 Worst Top Level Domains”
Spamhaus.org published today a list of the “10 Worst Top Level Domains” The list is “not a list of the worst TLDs in quantity, several other TLDs have far more spam domains, but they also have vastly more non-spam domains. ” &...
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Spamhaus Publishes List of “10 Worst Top Level Domains”
Spamhaus.org published today a list of the “10 Worst Top Level Domains” The list is “not a list of the worst TLDs in quantity, several other TLDs have far more spam domains, but they also have vastly more non-spam domains. ” &...
Discussion
March 5, 2016, 5:56 pm
The Domains
.XYZ Holding Exclusive Premium Auction of 150 Domains With West.Cn including 1.xyz
According to a press release we just received, “.XYZ is proud to announce that we have partnered with West.cn for a second time to host an exclusive .xyz premium name auction between March 16 – March 31.” “Over 150 .xyz domain...
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.XYZ Holding Exclusive Premium Auction of 150 Domains With West.Cn including 1.xyz
According to a press release we just received, “.XYZ is proud to announce that we have partnered with West.cn for a second time to host an exclusive .xyz premium name auction between March 16 – March 31.” “Over 150 .xyz domain...
Discussion
March 5, 2016, 3:22 pm
The Domains
Verisign: .Com Passes 126 Million Domains For 1st Time
According to Verisign, the number of .Com domains in the Domain Name Base passed 126 million. Verisign, the registry for the .Com defines the Domain Name Base as: “The domain name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names th...
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Verisign: .Com Passes 126 Million Domains For 1st Time
According to Verisign, the number of .Com domains in the Domain Name Base passed 126 million. Verisign, the registry for the .Com defines the Domain Name Base as: “The domain name base is the active zone plus the number of domain names th...
Discussion
March 5, 2016, 2:30 pm
Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Prescient.com, JuiceLand.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. JuiceLand.com sold for $20,000 at Se...
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Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Prescient.com, JuiceLand.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. JuiceLand.com sold for $20,000 at Se...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 9:56 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 3/4/16 Tucows bounces back – Rightside off close to 4%
Market Recap 3/4/16 Rightside (NAME) was off close to 4% to $8.42. Verisign (VRSN) continued to close higher up another .50 to $89.14. Tucows (TCX) bounced back up 3% after losing ground the last few days. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 730.22 -1.37 (-0.19%) God...
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Market Recap 3/4/16 Tucows bounces back – Rightside off close to 4%
Market Recap 3/4/16 Rightside (NAME) was off close to 4% to $8.42. Verisign (VRSN) continued to close higher up another .50 to $89.14. Tucows (TCX) bounced back up 3% after losing ground the last few days. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 730.22 -1.37 (-0.19%) God...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 9:15 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 4, 2016
Based on feedback I got yesterday, I modified the delta column to reflect a comparison of today vs. the previous 30-day moving average rather than the previous calendar month. Enjoy! table, th, td { border: 1px solid #C2BFB...
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CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR MARCH 4, 2016
Based on feedback I got yesterday, I modified the delta column to reflect a comparison of today vs. the previous 30-day moving average rather than the previous calendar month. Enjoy! table, th, td { border: 1px solid #C2BFB...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 8:47 pm
The Domains
Report: Verisign Gets Temporary Extension To Operate .Gov Registry
According to FCW.com, the General Services Administration of the United States has awarded Verisign a $2.1 million bridge contract to continue as the registry provider for the top-level .gov Internet domain. The current contract was set to expire thi...
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Report: Verisign Gets Temporary Extension To Operate .Gov Registry
According to FCW.com, the General Services Administration of the United States has awarded Verisign a $2.1 million bridge contract to continue as the registry provider for the top-level .gov Internet domain. The current contract was set to expire thi...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 2:56 pm
The Domains
New gTLD .Bet Gets Over 13K Registrations On 1st Day Of General Availability
The new gTLD .Bet went live into general availability (GA) yesterday where domain names could be registered on a 1st come, 1st served basis and ended the day with 13,779 registrations. There were just a couple of hundred of registrations during sunri...
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New gTLD .Bet Gets Over 13K Registrations On 1st Day Of General Availability
The new gTLD .Bet went live into general availability (GA) yesterday where domain names could be registered on a 1st come, 1st served basis and ended the day with 13,779 registrations. There were just a couple of hundred of registrations during sunri...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 2:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
19 End User Domain Name Sales
Domains for a new app, an illustrator and a celebrity service traded hands last week. Sedo handled 698 transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million in domain name transactions. There were some good end user sales for the week, including the &eu...
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19 End User Domain Name Sales
Domains for a new app, an illustrator and a celebrity service traded hands last week. Sedo handled 698 transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million in domain name transactions. There were some good end user sales for the week, including the &eu...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 2:11 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP, 3rd of March 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 3rd of March 2016 Auction Quick Recap Seems like a slow week for liquid type names. No drastic changes, but the 4L nets and some of the 6n’s seem just a little bit lower than the last cou...
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AUCTION RECAP, 3rd of March 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 3rd of March 2016 Auction Quick Recap Seems like a slow week for liquid type names. No drastic changes, but the 4L nets and some of the 6n’s seem just a little bit lower than the last cou...
Discussion
March 4, 2016, 9:08 am
