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Domain Name Wire
November’s Top 5 domain name stories
.Org dominated the news last month. November was a busy month in the domain name business, led by a planned takeover of the .Org registry. I’ve grouped many of the .org-related articles into one on the top 5 posts list. Here’s the full ro...
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November’s Top 5 domain name stories
.Org dominated the news last month. November was a busy month in the domain name business, led by a planned takeover of the .Org registry. I’ve grouped many of the .org-related articles into one on the top 5 posts list. Here’s the full ro...
Discussion
December 4, 2019, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy files vanity phone number patent applications
Patent applications discuss using domain, website and Whois information to generate vanity numbers. GoDaddy has filed two patent applications related to vanity telephone numbers. Patent application numbers 15/990163 (pdf) and 15/990169 (pdf) describe...
Discussion
GoDaddy files vanity phone number patent applications
Patent applications discuss using domain, website and Whois information to generate vanity numbers. GoDaddy has filed two patent applications related to vanity telephone numbers. Patent application numbers 15/990163 (pdf) and 15/990169 (pdf) describe...
Discussion
December 4, 2019, 2:18 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Dec 3: Rive.io, TheLandscape.com, StoreMore.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Rive.io, TheLandscape.com, StoreMore.com• An investor's portfolio is appraised: Support.org, ...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Dec 3: Rive.io, TheLandscape.com, StoreMore.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Rive.io, TheLandscape.com, StoreMore.com• An investor's portfolio is appraised: Support.org, ...
Discussion
December 4, 2019, 6:20 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by BRgroup.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and BRgroup.com led the way at $30,000. Potenzmittel.de was second at 19,000 Euros, ($21,051). German word dealing with potency it looks like, related to erectile dysfunction. Aera.co was third at 14,500 Euros, ($16,0...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by BRgroup.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and BRgroup.com led the way at $30,000. Potenzmittel.de was second at 19,000 Euros, ($21,051). German word dealing with potency it looks like, related to erectile dysfunction. Aera.co was third at 14,500 Euros, ($16,0...
Discussion
December 3, 2019, 9:38 pm
The Domains
Warned.com was not a garden variety “pricing mistake”
Four days ago I wrote an article about Warned.com and the buyer being told the price was not correct. The sale was not going to complete and the buyer refunded. The buyer stated they paid x,xxx for the domain name Warned.com, a domain name owned by F...
Discussion
Warned.com was not a garden variety “pricing mistake”
Four days ago I wrote an article about Warned.com and the buyer being told the price was not correct. The sale was not going to complete and the buyer refunded. The buyer stated they paid x,xxx for the domain name Warned.com, a domain name owned by F...
Discussion
December 3, 2019, 7:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
ISOC is leaving money on the table with .org, but…
A secretive deal was the only way ISOC could get a deal done. I’ve written a lot about how Internet Society’s (ISOC) deal to sell the .org registry to a private equity company impacts the internet’s users and non-profits. From a cre...
Discussion
ISOC is leaving money on the table with .org, but…
A secretive deal was the only way ISOC could get a deal done. I’ve written a lot about how Internet Society’s (ISOC) deal to sell the .org registry to a private equity company impacts the internet’s users and non-profits. From a cre...
Discussion
December 3, 2019, 5:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge dismisses harassment suit against Uniregistry
Judge rules that plaintiff waited too long to file lawsuit. A U.S. Federal District judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Uniregistry and one of its former employees for sexual harassment by granting the defendant’s motion for summary j...
Discussion
Judge dismisses harassment suit against Uniregistry
Judge rules that plaintiff waited too long to file lawsuit. A U.S. Federal District judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Uniregistry and one of its former employees for sexual harassment by granting the defendant’s motion for summary j...
Discussion
December 3, 2019, 4:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales topped by a new TLD
Clean.tech leads Sedo’s end user chart for last week. Last week’s end user sales at Sedo were led by a new TLD sale at $30,000. A solar power company bought clean.tech. Here’s a look at some of the domains end users bought. See prio...
Discussion
End user domain sales topped by a new TLD
Clean.tech leads Sedo’s end user chart for last week. Last week’s end user sales at Sedo were led by a new TLD sale at $30,000. A solar power company bought clean.tech. Here’s a look at some of the domains end users bought. See prio...
Discussion
December 3, 2019, 1:39 pm
The Domains
882.cc closes at $42,500 highest reported 3N.cc sale ever if it’s paid
Surprisingly there have only been 31 reported 3N.cc sales. 882.cc closed at $42,500 today on GoDaddy auctions and will be the highest sale ever. The previous top sale 722.cc sold for $15,800 and is a Chinese casino website. Top 5 722.cc 15,800 USD 20...
Discussion
882.cc closes at $42,500 highest reported 3N.cc sale ever if it’s paid
Surprisingly there have only been 31 reported 3N.cc sales. 882.cc closed at $42,500 today on GoDaddy auctions and will be the highest sale ever. The previous top sale 722.cc sold for $15,800 and is a Chinese casino website. Top 5 722.cc 15,800 USD 20...
Discussion
December 2, 2019, 9:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
A fractional domain ownership idea
Aron Meystedt is on to something here. Domain investor Aron Meystedt, who used to sell domains on behalf of Heritage Auctions, is selling fractional shares in the domain name NNR.com. Meystedt is selling 300 shares in the domain for $100 each, valuin...
Discussion
A fractional domain ownership idea
Aron Meystedt is on to something here. Domain investor Aron Meystedt, who used to sell domains on behalf of Heritage Auctions, is selling fractional shares in the domain name NNR.com. Meystedt is selling 300 shares in the domain for $100 each, valuin...
Discussion
December 2, 2019, 4:33 pm
