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The Domains
Top trending keywords for March, President Fun and Chinese,Bots
Verisign released their top trending keywords for March and somehow President and Fun topped the lists in .com and .net. Chinese and Bots made the top 5 in .com. Max,value and ultra were in the top 5 for .net. The Raiders are there for the Oakland Ra...
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Top trending keywords for March, President Fun and Chinese,Bots
Verisign released their top trending keywords for March and somehow President and Fun topped the lists in .com and .net. Chinese and Bots made the top 5 in .com. Max,value and ultra were in the top 5 for .net. The Raiders are there for the Oakland Ra...
Discussion
April 12, 2017, 3:07 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by BlackJack-Vegas.de
This week was a perfect example of you never know what the hell is going to sell and for what. The top sale was LasVegas-BlackJack.de for 50,000 Euros, this may have been a website sale. It looks like it was developed in the past. The top .com sale w...
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Sedo weekly sales led by BlackJack-Vegas.de
This week was a perfect example of you never know what the hell is going to sell and for what. The top sale was LasVegas-BlackJack.de for 50,000 Euros, this may have been a website sale. It looks like it was developed in the past. The top .com sale w...
Discussion
April 11, 2017, 8:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
An outgoing TLD manager reflects on the past and future of “new” domains
[Editor’s note: Francesco Cetraro recently left his post as Head of Registry Operations for .Cloud after two years. Francesco has offered some great viewpoints on new top level domain names. He wrote two posts for DNW during his time with .clou...
Discussion
An outgoing TLD manager reflects on the past and future of “new” domains
[Editor’s note: Francesco Cetraro recently left his post as Head of Registry Operations for .Cloud after two years. Francesco has offered some great viewpoints on new top level domain names. He wrote two posts for DNW during his time with .clou...
Discussion
April 11, 2017, 5:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two domain(ish) conferences added to 2017 calendar
One conference is out but two more are in. The domain name investor community is down to just one annual U.S. conference after THE Domain Conference called it quits this year. But out of the ashes rise two new conferences about domain names that are ...
Discussion
Two domain(ish) conferences added to 2017 calendar
One conference is out but two more are in. The domain name investor community is down to just one annual U.S. conference after THE Domain Conference called it quits this year. But out of the ashes rise two new conferences about domain names that are ...
Discussion
April 11, 2017, 2:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameLabs seeks to test your domain or company name
Service quickly validates name choices. A new service called NameLabs promises to help entrepreneurs decide which of their candidate domain names (or product/company names) is best. NameLabs uses the wisdom of crowds to get feedback on which domain n...
Discussion
NameLabs seeks to test your domain or company name
Service quickly validates name choices. A new service called NameLabs promises to help entrepreneurs decide which of their candidate domain names (or product/company names) is best. NameLabs uses the wisdom of crowds to get feedback on which domain n...
Discussion
April 11, 2017, 1:26 pm
The Domains
Winner of Wix’s SEO Hero challenge explains strategy
Walid Gabteni explains how he was able to win the Wix SEO Here Challenge. I am not an expert when it comes to SEO, I know a little but I do know $50,000 is a sweet prize. The strategy that made me the global winner of Wix SEO Hero Challenge Last year...
Discussion
Winner of Wix’s SEO Hero challenge explains strategy
Walid Gabteni explains how he was able to win the Wix SEO Here Challenge. I am not an expert when it comes to SEO, I know a little but I do know $50,000 is a sweet prize. The strategy that made me the global winner of Wix SEO Hero Challenge Last year...
Discussion
April 11, 2017, 5:09 am
The Domains
The good, the bad and the ugly – NameSilo
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
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The good, the bad and the ugly – NameSilo
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
Discussion
April 11, 2017, 3:49 am
Domain Name Wire
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – DNW Podcast #131
One market for domain names is very strong but the other is lackluster This week we chat with domain name broker Andrew Rosener of Media Options about the domain name market. He says it’s a very bifurcated market, with different results in the ...
Discussion
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – DNW Podcast #131
One market for domain names is very strong but the other is lackluster This week we chat with domain name broker Andrew Rosener of Media Options about the domain name market. He says it’s a very bifurcated market, with different results in the ...
Discussion
April 10, 2017, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Club’s broker and payment plan programs are driving sales
Two new programs drive bulk of dollar volume of premium domains last quarter. .Club reported over $500,000 in premium sales in the first quarter of 2017, and it has two new programs to thank for the results. The first program is a payment plan option...
Discussion
.Club’s broker and payment plan programs are driving sales
Two new programs drive bulk of dollar volume of premium domains last quarter. .Club reported over $500,000 in premium sales in the first quarter of 2017, and it has two new programs to thank for the results. The first program is a payment plan option...
Discussion
April 10, 2017, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
After long wait, .Eco domains roll out this month
.Eco domain hopes to differentiate itself with .eco system. .Eco domain names become available to the public this month. I asked Michael Ward, VP of Business Development for Dot Eco, to explain what will make .eco different from other top level domai...
Discussion
After long wait, .Eco domains roll out this month
.Eco domain hopes to differentiate itself with .eco system. .Eco domain names become available to the public this month. I asked Michael Ward, VP of Business Development for Dot Eco, to explain what will make .eco different from other top level domai...
Discussion
April 10, 2017, 2:10 pm
