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The Domains
Escrow.com vs Epik the battle continues
There is an epic (pardon the pun) battle that sparked up last night on Namepros between Jackson Elsegood and Rob Monster. This thread is not a new thread, it started back in January. The dispute has been about whether the escrow services provided by ...
Discussion
Escrow.com vs Epik the battle continues
There is an epic (pardon the pun) battle that sparked up last night on Namepros between Jackson Elsegood and Rob Monster. This thread is not a new thread, it started back in January. The dispute has been about whether the escrow services provided by ...
Discussion
July 27, 2019, 3:51 pm
The Domains
Verisign reports Q2 earnings – ended the second quarter of 2019 with 156.1 million .com and .net registrations
Verisign (VRSN) reported earnings today, they reported net income of $148 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $1.24 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to net income of $128 million and diluted EPS of $1.04 for ...
Discussion
Verisign reports Q2 earnings – ended the second quarter of 2019 with 156.1 million .com and .net registrations
Verisign (VRSN) reported earnings today, they reported net income of $148 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $1.24 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to net income of $128 million and diluted EPS of $1.04 for ...
Discussion
July 25, 2019, 9:30 pm
The Domains
Google parent company Alphabet reports strong second quarter
The most famous company in the world that’s using a .xyz reported earnings today. Alphabet reports Q2 revenue of $38.9B, up 19% YoY, net income of $9.9B, up from $3.2B YoY, and a stock buyback of $25B; stock up 7%+ after hours https://abc.xyz/i...
Discussion
Google parent company Alphabet reports strong second quarter
The most famous company in the world that’s using a .xyz reported earnings today. Alphabet reports Q2 revenue of $38.9B, up 19% YoY, net income of $9.9B, up from $3.2B YoY, and a stock buyback of $25B; stock up 7%+ after hours https://abc.xyz/i...
Discussion
July 25, 2019, 8:29 pm
The Domains
Over 50% polled would not pay more than $999 for a domain name
So I started a poll a few weeks ago on Namepros which closed yesterday. The question posed was the following: What’s the most you’d pay for a domain in the aftermarket? Over 53% would not pay higher than $999 with 16.7% saying they only h...
Discussion
Over 50% polled would not pay more than $999 for a domain name
So I started a poll a few weeks ago on Namepros which closed yesterday. The question posed was the following: What’s the most you’d pay for a domain in the aftermarket? Over 53% would not pay higher than $999 with 16.7% saying they only h...
Discussion
July 25, 2019, 7:56 pm
The Domains
“Don’t lie to yourself. You’re a horrible person”
So there is a thread on Namepros where members post, “sell it back to me” email encounters. So George Quang published one, Haha i got a joke today. Get an email from previous owner of a domain that i won in Auction several days. And yes, ...
Discussion
“Don’t lie to yourself. You’re a horrible person”
So there is a thread on Namepros where members post, “sell it back to me” email encounters. So George Quang published one, Haha i got a joke today. Get an email from previous owner of a domain that i won in Auction several days. And yes, ...
Discussion
July 23, 2019, 7:59 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by GreenCarpet.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and GreenCarpet.com led the way at 33,000 Euros, ($36,813). Mondia.com was second at $30,000. Xij.com sold for $9,999. Lowest price for an LLL.com in three years except for the lady who did not know what to list for a...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by GreenCarpet.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and GreenCarpet.com led the way at 33,000 Euros, ($36,813). Mondia.com was second at $30,000. Xij.com sold for $9,999. Lowest price for an LLL.com in three years except for the lady who did not know what to list for a...
Discussion
July 23, 2019, 6:04 pm
The Domains
The largest .io sale of all time is going to be used for a Crypto app
Last month Swipe.io sold for $68,000 at Park.io. This marks the largest reported .io sale of all time. It looks like the name was bought by a crypto company and Swipe.io will be an app that allows users to spend 20+ cryptocurrencies from a non-...
Discussion
The largest .io sale of all time is going to be used for a Crypto app
Last month Swipe.io sold for $68,000 at Park.io. This marks the largest reported .io sale of all time. It looks like the name was bought by a crypto company and Swipe.io will be an app that allows users to spend 20+ cryptocurrencies from a non-...
Discussion
July 23, 2019, 5:07 pm
DomainSherpa
Making a Moat: Matt Barrie Pulls out all the Stops
Tech entrepreneur & top global influencer Matt Barrie reveals how to build a moat around your business and why he believes exact match domain names are integral to strategy.Matt calls the domain industry a phenomenal, fertile industry and reviews...
Discussion
Making a Moat: Matt Barrie Pulls out all the Stops
Tech entrepreneur & top global influencer Matt Barrie reveals how to build a moat around your business and why he believes exact match domain names are integral to strategy.Matt calls the domain industry a phenomenal, fertile industry and reviews...
Discussion
July 22, 2019, 6:26 pm
Sully's Blog
A Few Things I’ve Learned Since Starting a Podcast
“I Used to Watch This?” is the podcast I started with my old friend Mike Frighetto and we recently recorded our 60th episode (if you count the original teaser). I’ll be honest, we were out for drinks one snowy winter night in ...
Discussion
A Few Things I’ve Learned Since Starting a Podcast
“I Used to Watch This?” is the podcast I started with my old friend Mike Frighetto and we recently recorded our 60th episode (if you count the original teaser). I’ll be honest, we were out for drinks one snowy winter night in ...
Discussion
July 21, 2019, 3:55 am
The Domains
New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission wins appeal in lawsuit against Domain Tools
Domain Tools lost a case against New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission (DNC). The issue is over Domain Tools publishing personal data of .nz registrants. Reseller.co.nz wrote: New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission (DNC) has had its injuncti...
Discussion
New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission wins appeal in lawsuit against Domain Tools
Domain Tools lost a case against New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission (DNC). The issue is over Domain Tools publishing personal data of .nz registrants. Reseller.co.nz wrote: New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission (DNC) has had its injuncti...
Discussion
July 19, 2019, 8:59 am
