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Domain Name Wire
Facebook sues domain name registrar OnlineNic
Social media company alleges that the registrar, or people using its Whois privacy service, is cybersquatting. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against domain name registrar OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service, Domain ID Shield, along with John...
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Facebook sues domain name registrar OnlineNic
Social media company alleges that the registrar, or people using its Whois privacy service, is cybersquatting. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against domain name registrar OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service, Domain ID Shield, along with John...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 11:43 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Flexable.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Flexable.com led the way at $19,800. It was not a high sales figures week with no sales above $20,000. Only four sales in total that were five figures. 42 .com sales 16 cctld sales 2 other tld sales This was a wee...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Flexable.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Flexable.com led the way at $19,800. It was not a high sales figures week with no sales above $20,000. Only four sales in total that were five figures. 42 .com sales 16 cctld sales 2 other tld sales This was a wee...
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October 29, 2019, 8:45 pm
DomainSherpa
Doron Vermaat on Growing Efty To 900K Domains & What We can Learn to Sell More Domains Ourselves
Doron Vermaat, co-founder of Efty.com, the unique commission-free domain name sales and portfolio management platform, joins us to discuss his insights into the industry.
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Doron Vermaat on Growing Efty To 900K Domains & What We can Learn to Sell More Domains Ourselves
Doron Vermaat, co-founder of Efty.com, the unique commission-free domain name sales and portfolio management platform, joins us to discuss his insights into the industry.
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October 29, 2019, 8:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Changing domain names? Switching emails is one of the hardest parts.
The International Floorball Federation is forwarding emails from its .org domain to its new .sport domain. Changing domain names is very difficult. On the web side, you have to meticulously forward pages on the old website to the new one so you (hope...
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Changing domain names? Switching emails is one of the hardest parts.
The International Floorball Federation is forwarding emails from its .org domain to its new .sport domain. Changing domain names is very difficult. On the web side, you have to meticulously forward pages on the old website to the new one so you (hope...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 5:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry adds “late renewal” fee
Registrar will charge a fee if you renew domains in the last ten days of the grace period. Uniregistry sent a notice to customers today informing them that it has updated its Terms of Service, including adding a “late renewal” fee for dom...
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Uniregistry adds “late renewal” fee
Registrar will charge a fee if you renew domains in the last ten days of the grace period. Uniregistry sent a notice to customers today informing them that it has updated its Terms of Service, including adding a “late renewal” fee for dom...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 4:28 pm
The Domains
Escrow.com releases sales data for Q3 2019
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index report for Q3-2019 – The total value of domain names transacted rose to US$69.3 million in Q3 2019, up from US$68.6 million in Q2 2019 The report also broke down the ups and downs by different c...
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Escrow.com releases sales data for Q3 2019
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index report for Q3-2019 – The total value of domain names transacted rose to US$69.3 million in Q3 2019, up from US$68.6 million in Q2 2019 The report also broke down the ups and downs by different c...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
One year later: Verisign threw domain investors under the bus
The day after announcing a deal to hike .com prices, Verisign threw domain investors under the bus. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) supplies .com domain names by maintaining the registry for these domains. That’s essentially its only job. Over the past...
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One year later: Verisign threw domain investors under the bus
The day after announcing a deal to hike .com prices, Verisign threw domain investors under the bus. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) supplies .com domain names by maintaining the registry for these domains. That’s essentially its only job. Over the past...
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October 29, 2019, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google opens up .New: Spotify, eBay and OpenTable on board
Type in a domain name to create a new Spotify playlist, sell something on eBay or open a new GitHub repository. Google is opening up its .new top level domain name to third parties that wish to use the domain for “action generation.” The ...
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Google opens up .New: Spotify, eBay and OpenTable on board
Type in a domain name to create a new Spotify playlist, sell something on eBay or open a new GitHub repository. Google is opening up its .new top level domain name to third parties that wish to use the domain for “action generation.” The ...
Discussion
October 29, 2019, 1:00 pm
The Domains
Google parent Alphabet misses on Q3 earnings – stock down in after hours trading
Alphabet Inc the parent of Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) reported earnings after the close and earnings missed expectations. Shares of Alphabet hit a new all time high at $1,299.31 during the trading day. CNBC reported Google missed earnings expectat...
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Google parent Alphabet misses on Q3 earnings – stock down in after hours trading
Alphabet Inc the parent of Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) reported earnings after the close and earnings missed expectations. Shares of Alphabet hit a new all time high at $1,299.31 during the trading day. CNBC reported Google missed earnings expectat...
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October 28, 2019, 8:59 pm
The Domains
Defunct news site Examiner.com now heating up at GoDaddy expired auctions
The expired auction for Examiner.com is already flying, closing in on $70,000 with over a week to go. From wikipedia: Examiner.com was an American news website based in Denver, Colorado, that operated using a network of “pro–am contributo...
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Defunct news site Examiner.com now heating up at GoDaddy expired auctions
The expired auction for Examiner.com is already flying, closing in on $70,000 with over a week to go. From wikipedia: Examiner.com was an American news website based in Denver, Colorado, that operated using a network of “pro–am contributo...
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October 28, 2019, 3:48 pm
