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The Domains
HBO Registers “News Network” Domains
Home Box Office (HBO) registered several interesting new domain names yesterday through brand protection company and domain namr registrar Mark Monitor. The domain registrations indicate HBO maybe planning a “news network” either on HBO o...
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HBO Registers “News Network” Domains
Home Box Office (HBO) registered several interesting new domain names yesterday through brand protection company and domain namr registrar Mark Monitor. The domain registrations indicate HBO maybe planning a “news network” either on HBO o...
Discussion
July 8, 2016, 4:24 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Total .Tube Winds Up With Just 647 Registrations
.Tube launched into General Availability (GA) yesterday where they could be registered on a first come, first served basis. Including the domain names registered in Sunrise, .tube wound up with just 647 registrations. As we highlighted yesterday, man...
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1st Day New gTLD Total .Tube Winds Up With Just 647 Registrations
.Tube launched into General Availability (GA) yesterday where they could be registered on a first come, first served basis. Including the domain names registered in Sunrise, .tube wound up with just 647 registrations. As we highlighted yesterday, man...
Discussion
July 8, 2016, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interesting GoDaddy patent applications and data
Could these ideas increase aftermarket domain name sales? GoDaddy has filed two patent applications that contain interesting concepts and data. If fully implemented as described, the systems could increase aftermarket domain name transactions. The ap...
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Interesting GoDaddy patent applications and data
Could these ideas increase aftermarket domain name sales? GoDaddy has filed two patent applications that contain interesting concepts and data. If fully implemented as described, the systems could increase aftermarket domain name transactions. The ap...
Discussion
July 8, 2016, 2:00 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, July 8th
Remember when dot info were all the rage last year on Flippa. Now its dot io. If any lesson is being learned here is that some times there is more money in flipping than holding. In my opinion, if you want to make money the dot inf...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, July 8th
Remember when dot info were all the rage last year on Flippa. Now its dot io. If any lesson is being learned here is that some times there is more money in flipping than holding. In my opinion, if you want to make money the dot inf...
Discussion
July 8, 2016, 10:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Apollo.com hit with UDRP
UDRP against Apollo.com will be interesting to read. Earlier today, Elliot Silver wrote about a UDRP filed against the valuable domain name Zero.com. Add another valuable “dictionary” word to the list: Apollo.com just got hit with a UDRP....
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Apollo.com hit with UDRP
UDRP against Apollo.com will be interesting to read. Earlier today, Elliot Silver wrote about a UDRP filed against the valuable domain name Zero.com. Add another valuable “dictionary” word to the list: Apollo.com just got hit with a UDRP....
Discussion
July 7, 2016, 9:44 pm
The Domains
I Owned 17 Single Letter/Number .Tube Domains Today Until The Registry Took Them Back
I was on the west coast this morning and decided to get up early and take a shot at registering some .tube domains at Uniregistry. I threw a bunch of domains into the system, include the single letter domain a.tube and out of the bunch of 100 or so, ...
Discussion
I Owned 17 Single Letter/Number .Tube Domains Today Until The Registry Took Them Back
I was on the west coast this morning and decided to get up early and take a shot at registering some .tube domains at Uniregistry. I threw a bunch of domains into the system, include the single letter domain a.tube and out of the bunch of 100 or so, ...
Discussion
July 7, 2016, 9:34 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 6, 2016
A look at the final prices from the auction list posted on July 6, 2016. VR6.com This is probably a four figure name right now as hot as VR is right now. Not even at three figures yet $332 GameAsylum.com Gamers like dark stuff. Like asylums. 18 years...
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AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 6, 2016
A look at the final prices from the auction list posted on July 6, 2016. VR6.com This is probably a four figure name right now as hot as VR is right now. Not even at three figures yet $332 GameAsylum.com Gamers like dark stuff. Like asylums. 18 years...
Discussion
July 7, 2016, 8:40 pm
The Domains
Do Keyword Rankings Still Matter ?
Winston Burton wrote an interesting article on Search Engine Land that dealt with the importance of keywords and ranking in Google. One of the key points made was that the answer varies based on your domain name. From the article: Do you even need ke...
Discussion
Do Keyword Rankings Still Matter ?
Winston Burton wrote an interesting article on Search Engine Land that dealt with the importance of keywords and ranking in Google. One of the key points made was that the answer varies based on your domain name. From the article: Do you even need ke...
Discussion
July 7, 2016, 8:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Great idea for a .blog domain? WordPress wants to know about it.
Automattic CEO is looking for people to launch on .blog. Have a great idea for a .blog domain name? For example, do you have a large following and want to start a blog with a new .blog address? Or, maybe you want to move your company’s popular ...
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Great idea for a .blog domain? WordPress wants to know about it.
Automattic CEO is looking for people to launch on .blog. Have a great idea for a .blog domain name? For example, do you have a large following and want to start a blog with a new .blog address? Or, maybe you want to move your company’s popular ...
Discussion
July 7, 2016, 5:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Selfies.com for $39k and 14 other notable NameJet sales
Here are 15 notable sales from NameJet last month. Domain name auction venue NameJet reported 126 sales of $2,000 or more last month, for a total of about $575,000. The top reported sale is Selfies.com for $39,088. Here are ten other notable sales th...
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Selfies.com for $39k and 14 other notable NameJet sales
Here are 15 notable sales from NameJet last month. Domain name auction venue NameJet reported 126 sales of $2,000 or more last month, for a total of about $575,000. The top reported sale is Selfies.com for $39,088. Here are ten other notable sales th...
Discussion
July 7, 2016, 2:13 pm
