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Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from August: 4chan, Google and more
August was a busy month in the domain name industry. Business usually grinds to a halt in August. Families head out on vacation and kids enjoy their last weeks of freedom before heading back to school. But it wasn’t a slow month in the domain n...
Discussion
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from August: 4chan, Google and more
August was a busy month in the domain name industry. Business usually grinds to a halt in August. Families head out on vacation and kids enjoy their last weeks of freedom before heading back to school. But it wasn’t a slow month in the domain n...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 1:37 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Registrations: .Gratis 1,010; .Credit 801; .Audio 701; .Juegos 482; .Hiphop 424; .Claims 397; .Creditcard 281
This week saw 7 new gTLD launch into GA, plus 2 Geographic new gTLD’s for the city of .Cologne which is also spelled .Koeln, whose zone files have not updated. For the 7 new gTLD’s which launched this week, the results an only be describe...
Discussion
1st Day New gTLD Registrations: .Gratis 1,010; .Credit 801; .Audio 701; .Juegos 482; .Hiphop 424; .Claims 397; .Creditcard 281
This week saw 7 new gTLD launch into GA, plus 2 Geographic new gTLD’s for the city of .Cologne which is also spelled .Koeln, whose zone files have not updated. For the 7 new gTLD’s which launched this week, the results an only be describe...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 1:03 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 9/4
I was going over my domain business numbers for August and I was real happy with August. I have to admit, hitting record months aren’t that hard when you have to build a portfolio through reinvestment. A $10,000 month is rare for me...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 9/4
I was going over my domain business numbers for August and I was real happy with August. I have to admit, hitting record months aren’t that hard when you have to build a portfolio through reinvestment. A $10,000 month is rare for me...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 11:45 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: .Org in Decline?; What’s Page Howe Buying?; BitKoin.com…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Is .Org in decline?• Does .Org have a ceiling?• New TLDs in general availability this week include .Audio, .Gratis, .HipHop, .Claims, .Credit, .CreditCard, .Juegos, .Koeln and .Cologne. - Which TLD is ...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Discussion: .Org in Decline?; What’s Page Howe Buying?; BitKoin.com…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Is .Org in decline?• Does .Org have a ceiling?• New TLDs in general availability this week include .Audio, .Gratis, .HipHop, .Claims, .Credit, .CreditCard, .Juegos, .Koeln and .Cologne. - Which TLD is ...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 7:03 am
The Domains
Freelancer.com Launches New Online Marketplace For Domain Names & Websites
According to smartcompany.com.au, Freelancer.com, announced the launch of a new online marketplace for buying and selling websites and domain names. “The marketplace, to be known as Freemarket, was originally part of an online internet marketin...
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Freelancer.com Launches New Online Marketplace For Domain Names & Websites
According to smartcompany.com.au, Freelancer.com, announced the launch of a new online marketplace for buying and selling websites and domain names. “The marketplace, to be known as Freemarket, was originally part of an online internet marketin...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 4:42 am
The Domains
Namejet.com Reports $750K in Domain Names Sales In August
Namejet.com released its domain auction report for August 2014 reporting its sales of $2,000 or more. The domain auctions reported by Namejet.com total just under $750,000 Here are the domain sales: Domain Name Payment Amount lea.com $60,100.00 ingle...
Discussion
Namejet.com Reports $750K in Domain Names Sales In August
Namejet.com released its domain auction report for August 2014 reporting its sales of $2,000 or more. The domain auctions reported by Namejet.com total just under $750,000 Here are the domain sales: Domain Name Payment Amount lea.com $60,100.00 ingle...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 4:28 am
Domain Shane
Namejet’s Monthly Sales for the Month of August…..Lea.com $60K, 353.net $10K
August is usually one of the slowest months of the year but Namejet still had some big winners this past month. I expect the sales to pick up over the next few months. Especially towards the end of the year when people start trying to gen...
Discussion
Namejet’s Monthly Sales for the Month of August…..Lea.com $60K, 353.net $10K
August is usually one of the slowest months of the year but Namejet still had some big winners this past month. I expect the sales to pick up over the next few months. Especially towards the end of the year when people start trying to gen...
Discussion
September 3, 2014, 11:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
ISIS chooses Softcard over Willow and Zoma for new brand
Domain name registrations suggested ISIS considered several new names before settling on Softcard. If you watch the news lately, you think of ISIS as a terrorist group. That’s unfortunate for the global mobile payments service ISIS. So ISIS (th...
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ISIS chooses Softcard over Willow and Zoma for new brand
Domain name registrations suggested ISIS considered several new names before settling on Softcard. If you watch the news lately, you think of ISIS as a terrorist group. That’s unfortunate for the global mobile payments service ISIS. So ISIS (th...
Discussion
September 3, 2014, 5:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Grand Funk Railroad wins case for GrandFunk.com
Popular band from the 70s catches up to the 2010′s after winning domain name case. Rock bank Grand Funk Railroad, which was very popular back in the 70s, has won rights to the domain name GrandFunk.com through a UDRP. Even if you’re too y...
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Grand Funk Railroad wins case for GrandFunk.com
Popular band from the 70s catches up to the 2010′s after winning domain name case. Rock bank Grand Funk Railroad, which was very popular back in the 70s, has won rights to the domain name GrandFunk.com through a UDRP. Even if you’re too y...
Discussion
September 3, 2014, 3:44 pm
The Domains
Francois Carrillo of Domaining.com Launches BitKoin.com For Crypto Currency Blogs
Francois Carrillo who company operates Domaining.com has launched another news/blog aggregator on Crypto Currency. BitKoin.com now carries 23 feeds from blogs covering Crypto Currency. We reached out to Francois to ask him why he picked Crypto Curren...
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Francois Carrillo of Domaining.com Launches BitKoin.com For Crypto Currency Blogs
Francois Carrillo who company operates Domaining.com has launched another news/blog aggregator on Crypto Currency. BitKoin.com now carries 23 feeds from blogs covering Crypto Currency. We reached out to Francois to ask him why he picked Crypto Curren...
Discussion
September 3, 2014, 3:31 pm
