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The Domains
.Store Passes 500+ Sunrise Registrations With 5 Days to Go
The new gTLD .store which entered the sunrise phase on the 6th of April, is already slated to make its mark in the Top 10 new gTLDs in terms of sunrise performance, standing at the 515 sunrise orders with 5 days of the sunrise remaining. As the...
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.Store Passes 500+ Sunrise Registrations With 5 Days to Go
The new gTLD .store which entered the sunrise phase on the 6th of April, is already slated to make its mark in the Top 10 new gTLDs in terms of sunrise performance, standing at the 515 sunrise orders with 5 days of the sunrise remaining. As the...
Discussion
May 30, 2016, 4:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
FeetFirst.com UDRP denied
Shoe company loses cyberquatting complaint. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP for FeetFirst.com, with one panelist finding reverse domain name hijacking. Nilson Group AB filed the cybersquatting complaint...
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FeetFirst.com UDRP denied
Shoe company loses cyberquatting complaint. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP for FeetFirst.com, with one panelist finding reverse domain name hijacking. Nilson Group AB filed the cybersquatting complaint...
Discussion
May 30, 2016, 2:11 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, May 30th
Happy Memorial Day. War is an awful thing but I am thankful for those that put their lives at risk or gave their lives to their country. So to them I say thank you. On a lighter note, today is the first day of the Josh ...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, May 30th
Happy Memorial Day. War is an awful thing but I am thankful for those that put their lives at risk or gave their lives to their country. So to them I say thank you. On a lighter note, today is the first day of the Josh ...
Discussion
May 30, 2016, 8:05 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP, the 27th and 28th of May 2016
The Daily Recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 27th and 28th of May 2016 Auction Quick Recap The .us domains from the other day did pretty well, still waiting to see if the owner pays the $80 godaddy “redemption” fee or just tra...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP, the 27th and 28th of May 2016
The Daily Recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 27th and 28th of May 2016 Auction Quick Recap The .us domains from the other day did pretty well, still waiting to see if the owner pays the $80 godaddy “redemption” fee or just tra...
Discussion
May 29, 2016, 10:06 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (FireSafety.com, Scentium.com) and Flops (UIO.com, DKKK.com, KGB.net)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips FireSafety.com sold for 36,200 USD recently at NameJet, vs 13,000 USD on 2013-12-19 at NameJet. Nice return for a keyword domain in 2 1/2 years conside...
Discussion
Domain Flips (FireSafety.com, Scentium.com) and Flops (UIO.com, DKKK.com, KGB.net)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips FireSafety.com sold for 36,200 USD recently at NameJet, vs 13,000 USD on 2013-12-19 at NameJet. Nice return for a keyword domain in 2 1/2 years conside...
Discussion
May 29, 2016, 6:47 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, May 29th
I probably represent 95% of the people in this industry when I get jealous of some of the amazing sales by other domainers. When I see Michael Berkens selling a name for $30K that I can’t even get a bid for $1000. But there are two...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, May 29th
I probably represent 95% of the people in this industry when I get jealous of some of the amazing sales by other domainers. When I see Michael Berkens selling a name for $30K that I can’t even get a bid for $1000. But there are two...
Discussion
May 29, 2016, 10:17 am
The Domains
Cash.us closes at $20,100 amid a ton of .us expiring auctions
It was .US day on Go Daddy and there were some interesting closing prices. More than likely all these domains get renewed but it was still an interesting exercise to look at which names closed highest. Here are the names I tracked that closed four fi...
Discussion
Cash.us closes at $20,100 amid a ton of .us expiring auctions
It was .US day on Go Daddy and there were some interesting closing prices. More than likely all these domains get renewed but it was still an interesting exercise to look at which names closed highest. Here are the names I tracked that closed four fi...
Discussion
May 29, 2016, 12:32 am
The Domains
Seller of CB.CN Pays 1million Yuan to buy it back
Some recent sales reported on by Ename.cn show that CB.cn was bought back by the person who sold the domain last year. The domain was reportedly sold for mid six figure Yuan and now has been purchased for one million Yuan. Emotional attachment was th...
Discussion
Seller of CB.CN Pays 1million Yuan to buy it back
Some recent sales reported on by Ename.cn show that CB.cn was bought back by the person who sold the domain last year. The domain was reportedly sold for mid six figure Yuan and now has been purchased for one million Yuan. Emotional attachment was th...
Discussion
May 28, 2016, 10:09 pm
Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Lilo.org, Dowin.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Dowin.com sold for $15,000 via Abdul...
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Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Lilo.org, Dowin.com, More
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Dowin.com sold for $15,000 via Abdul...
Discussion
May 28, 2016, 7:42 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s JV Daily List of Domains at Auction for Saturday, May 28th
My AC wasn’t working today, so it was 95 degrees on the second floor of the house, so that’s always fun. Looks like someone let a large portfolio of big keyword .us names go. I’ve listed a big chunk of them at the bottom. Even if y...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s JV Daily List of Domains at Auction for Saturday, May 28th
My AC wasn’t working today, so it was 95 degrees on the second floor of the house, so that’s always fun. Looks like someone let a large portfolio of big keyword .us names go. I’ve listed a big chunk of them at the bottom. Even if y...
Discussion
May 28, 2016, 9:09 am
