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The Domains
SeekingAlpha: Shares of Rightside Have At Least 37% Downside
SeekingAlpha the Stock publication, just published a pretty scathing review of Rightside, (NASDAQ:NAME) the spin off of Demand Media, in a story entitled “Rightside is Its Trending on the Wrongside.” The story cites some publications in t...
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SeekingAlpha: Shares of Rightside Have At Least 37% Downside
SeekingAlpha the Stock publication, just published a pretty scathing review of Rightside, (NASDAQ:NAME) the spin off of Demand Media, in a story entitled “Rightside is Its Trending on the Wrongside.” The story cites some publications in t...
Discussion
September 13, 2014, 12:54 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 9/13
I’ve stated over the last few years that I’ve never had a computer before that isn’t Apple. Since 1976 that’s all I’ve ever had. Even in the 80s. I have 25 or so in the business but it’s getting t...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 9/13
I’ve stated over the last few years that I’ve never had a computer before that isn’t Apple. Since 1976 that’s all I’ve ever had. Even in the 80s. I have 25 or so in the business but it’s getting t...
Discussion
September 13, 2014, 11:45 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago: Housing.com, Hot.com, Gett.com, Finances.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. Big VC money this week…..companies behind three of the domains have raised a total of nearly a quarter billion (that’s right, a &ldq...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago: Housing.com, Hot.com, Gett.com, Finances.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. Big VC money this week…..companies behind three of the domains have raised a total of nearly a quarter billion (that’s right, a &ldq...
Discussion
September 13, 2014, 2:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling gets reverse domain name hijacking win on Pucket.com
“Ah, Pucket, let’s file this case and hope they don’t show up.” Clothing company IMB Textil S.A., which uses the domain name puket.com.br, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) for trying to steal Puket...
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Frank Schilling gets reverse domain name hijacking win on Pucket.com
“Ah, Pucket, let’s file this case and hope they don’t show up.” Clothing company IMB Textil S.A., which uses the domain name puket.com.br, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) for trying to steal Puket...
Discussion
September 12, 2014, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Watch .Luxury Founder Monica Kirchner on Bloomberg
.CEO co-founder talks .luxury and new domain names on Bloomberg TV. Monica Kirchner, co-founder and CEO of Dot Luxury, was on Bloomberg TV this week talking about .Luxury and new top level domain names in general. It’s really hard talking about...
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Watch .Luxury Founder Monica Kirchner on Bloomberg
.CEO co-founder talks .luxury and new domain names on Bloomberg TV. Monica Kirchner, co-founder and CEO of Dot Luxury, was on Bloomberg TV this week talking about .Luxury and new top level domain names in general. It’s really hard talking about...
Discussion
September 12, 2014, 2:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet’s past month: Ingles.com, LEA.com and more
Joseph Peterson reviews some of the notable expired domain name sales on NameJet last month. Too many domains to choose from this past month! This time I’m considering 18 instead of my usual 10. August saw 95 domain sales at NameJet close at or...
Discussion
NameJet’s past month: Ingles.com, LEA.com and more
Joseph Peterson reviews some of the notable expired domain name sales on NameJet last month. Too many domains to choose from this past month! This time I’m considering 18 instead of my usual 10. August saw 95 domain sales at NameJet close at or...
Discussion
September 12, 2014, 1:59 pm
The Domains
In Auction At Snap: Gynecologist.com & Obstetrician.com: Is Moniker Pulling A Tucows?
There are two great bang on medical domain names in closed auctions at Snapnames.com, Gynecologist.com & Obstetrician.com More about the auctions in a few, but the history of the domain names may indicate that M...
Discussion
In Auction At Snap: Gynecologist.com & Obstetrician.com: Is Moniker Pulling A Tucows?
There are two great bang on medical domain names in closed auctions at Snapnames.com, Gynecologist.com & Obstetrician.com More about the auctions in a few, but the history of the domain names may indicate that M...
Discussion
September 12, 2014, 1:23 pm
The Domains
ICANN New gTLD Auctions Scheduled For Next Week Include 1st Between Amazon & Google
There are three ICANN new gTLD contention resolution auctions scheduled for next week and for the first time Amazon and Google will go head to head for a new gTLD extension. Not only will Google and Amazon duke it out for .Buy but they will be joined...
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ICANN New gTLD Auctions Scheduled For Next Week Include 1st Between Amazon & Google
There are three ICANN new gTLD contention resolution auctions scheduled for next week and for the first time Amazon and Google will go head to head for a new gTLD extension. Not only will Google and Amazon duke it out for .Buy but they will be joined...
Discussion
September 12, 2014, 12:08 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 9/12
I’ve been auctioning off some of my domains over the past few months and always keep a chart up on my screen at work of what names and where they are being auctioned on one my desktops. I’ll get asked every once in a while wha...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 9/12
I’ve been auctioning off some of my domains over the past few months and always keep a chart up on my screen at work of what names and where they are being auctioned on one my desktops. I’ll get asked every once in a while wha...
Discussion
September 12, 2014, 11:45 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: September 12 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:• The Real Numbers for This Week's gTLD Launches• GoDaddy Now Fully Functional With Afternic• .Global a Victim of New gTLD Launch Cluster?• Uniregistry Bea...
Discussion
Domain Name News: September 12 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:• The Real Numbers for This Week's gTLD Launches• GoDaddy Now Fully Functional With Afternic• .Global a Victim of New gTLD Launch Cluster?• Uniregistry Bea...
Discussion
September 12, 2014, 9:00 am
