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The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by FitFast.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and FitFast.com was the top sale at $28,333. The top cctld was businessplan.de at 21,420 Euro, ($22,976) The top other tld sale was Backpackgeartest.org at $7,000. 24 .com sales 22 cctld sales 6 other tld ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by FitFast.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and FitFast.com was the top sale at $28,333. The top cctld was businessplan.de at 21,420 Euro, ($22,976) The top other tld sale was Backpackgeartest.org at $7,000. 24 .com sales 22 cctld sales 6 other tld ...
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June 11, 2024, 2:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com update: Alibaba shows China’s woes, Squarespace steadies the ship
Alibaba shows China’s woes. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign covering the .com namespace. The data covers February 2024. Looking at this February’s data compared to the same month a year ago shows some stark changes. Veri...
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.Com update: Alibaba shows China’s woes, Squarespace steadies the ship
Alibaba shows China’s woes. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign covering the .com namespace. The data covers February 2024. Looking at this February’s data compared to the same month a year ago shows some stark changes. Veri...
Discussion
June 11, 2024, 2:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN names new President and CEO
ICANN’s board selects the organization’s next leader. ICANN announced today the hiring of Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its new president and CEO, effective December 5. Lindqvist has served as CEO of the London Internet Exch...
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ICANN names new President and CEO
ICANN’s board selects the organization’s next leader. ICANN announced today the hiring of Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its new president and CEO, effective December 5. Lindqvist has served as CEO of the London Internet Exch...
Discussion
June 10, 2024, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company says Chill.com domain name has been misappropriated
New board discovers alleged takeover of domain name. In 2022, I interviewed Callum Sommerton, CEO of Chill Brands Group (London: CHLL). The company had just acquired the chill.com domain name for $1.6 million, and things were looking up for the CBD c...
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Company says Chill.com domain name has been misappropriated
New board discovers alleged takeover of domain name. In 2022, I interviewed Callum Sommerton, CEO of Chill Brands Group (London: CHLL). The company had just acquired the chill.com domain name for $1.6 million, and things were looking up for the CBD c...
Discussion
June 10, 2024, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
The efficient domain portfolio – DNW Podcast #488
Learn how to trim your domain name portfolio. Sometimes, letting go of domain names is the hardest part. But not for my guest this week, domain investor and entrepreneur Yoni Belousov. Yoni is a long-time domain name investor, and on today’s sh...
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The efficient domain portfolio – DNW Podcast #488
Learn how to trim your domain name portfolio. Sometimes, letting go of domain names is the hardest part. But not for my guest this week, domain investor and entrepreneur Yoni Belousov. Yoni is a long-time domain name investor, and on today’s sh...
Discussion
June 10, 2024, 3:30 pm
The Domains
Someone at Chill knows the value of a premium one word .com
Wild story on Reuters today as it appears there is a Vape company called Chill that smartly operates on Chill.com. Well it seems Chief Commercial Officer Antonio Russo and Chief Operating Officer Trevor Taylor transferred the name to an account owned...
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Someone at Chill knows the value of a premium one word .com
Wild story on Reuters today as it appears there is a Vape company called Chill that smartly operates on Chill.com. Well it seems Chief Commercial Officer Antonio Russo and Chief Operating Officer Trevor Taylor transferred the name to an account owned...
Discussion
June 10, 2024, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy to enter the S&P 500
Stock gets a lift after index announces its inclusion. The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Friday afternoon that domain name company GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) will join the S&P 500 index. Shares in GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) jumped in after-hours tradin...
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GoDaddy to enter the S&P 500
Stock gets a lift after index announces its inclusion. The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Friday afternoon that domain name company GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) will join the S&P 500 index. Shares in GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) jumped in after-hours tradin...
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June 10, 2024, 12:25 pm
Sully's Blog
How to Identify Suitable Potential Buyers for Your Domain Names
Selling a domain name isn’t always easy. If I were to create a list…
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How to Identify Suitable Potential Buyers for Your Domain Names
Selling a domain name isn’t always easy. If I were to create a list…
Discussion
June 10, 2024, 11:46 am
Domain Name Wire
First .blockchain applicant steps forward
Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com announced they will apply for .blockchain. .Blockchain is sure to be one of the most-applied-for top level domain names in the next round of ICANN expansion. This week, two companies announced they are partnerin...
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First .blockchain applicant steps forward
Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com announced they will apply for .blockchain. .Blockchain is sure to be one of the most-applied-for top level domain names in the next round of ICANN expansion. This week, two companies announced they are partnerin...
Discussion
June 7, 2024, 9:55 pm
Sully's Blog
Forwarding a Domain Name is Not a Good SEO Strategy
I love those emails from domainers that tell me I should buy their domain…
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Forwarding a Domain Name is Not a Good SEO Strategy
I love those emails from domainers that tell me I should buy their domain…
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June 7, 2024, 4:32 pm
