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Domain Name Wire
New TLDs get exposure at Launch Hackathon
Winner uses .tech domain; others use .Club and other Radix domains. New top level domain name companies including Radix and .Club got exposure for their top level domain names at the recently concluded Launch Hackathon in San Francisco. The registrie...
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New TLDs get exposure at Launch Hackathon
Winner uses .tech domain; others use .Club and other Radix domains. New top level domain name companies including Radix and .Club got exposure for their top level domain names at the recently concluded Launch Hackathon in San Francisco. The registrie...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 7:51 pm
The Domains
Afilias Says .Bet is 11th Most Registered New gTLD; But It’s Really 84th
Afilias put out a press release earlier today claiming that one of its new gTLD’s .Bet which was just launched last week, already was the 11th most registered new gTLD, but in reality it’s the 84th most registered new domain extension. He...
Discussion
Afilias Says .Bet is 11th Most Registered New gTLD; But It’s Really 84th
Afilias put out a press release earlier today claiming that one of its new gTLD’s .Bet which was just launched last week, already was the 11th most registered new gTLD, but in reality it’s the 84th most registered new domain extension. He...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 7:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
AMC gets GeekingOut.com for new TV show (and other end user domain name sales)
Entertainment company among many businesses that bought domain names last week. AMC will soon air a late-night talk show called Geeking Out, hosted by Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg. The company just spent $5,000 to get the corresponding domain name. ...
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AMC gets GeekingOut.com for new TV show (and other end user domain name sales)
Entertainment company among many businesses that bought domain names last week. AMC will soon air a late-night talk show called Geeking Out, hosted by Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg. The company just spent $5,000 to get the corresponding domain name. ...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 6:32 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.1million led by 1787.com
Over the past week, 669 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1m. 63% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · &nb...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.1million led by 1787.com
Over the past week, 669 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1m. 63% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · &nb...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 5:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Balloon.com and Quick.com highlight Heritage Auctions’ April domain name auctdion
Heritage Auctions releases lineup for next month’s domain name auction. Bidding is now open for Heritage Auctions’ next live domain name auction. The auction will take place April 19 in San Francisco. Among the top domain names for sale a...
Discussion
Balloon.com and Quick.com highlight Heritage Auctions’ April domain name auctdion
Heritage Auctions releases lineup for next month’s domain name auction. Bidding is now open for Heritage Auctions’ next live domain name auction. The auction will take place April 19 in San Francisco. Among the top domain names for sale a...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 5:10 pm
The Domains
HA.com Announces 42 Domains For Live Auction On April 19th: Quick.com, VE.com; Sit.com
HA.com just released the 42 domain names it will be auctioning off live on April 19th in San Francisco. Bidding is now open at: http://domains.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=1230 Here is the press release we just received from Aron Meystedt of HA.co...
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HA.com Announces 42 Domains For Live Auction On April 19th: Quick.com, VE.com; Sit.com
HA.com just released the 42 domain names it will be auctioning off live on April 19th in San Francisco. Bidding is now open at: http://domains.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=1230 Here is the press release we just received from Aron Meystedt of HA.co...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 4:40 pm
The Domains
Network Solution Is Stuffing .Design Domains Into Customers Accounts As “Brand Protection”
Network Solutions which stuffed .XYZ domain names into customers account for free, is at it again this time with the new gTLD .Design. Customers of Network Solutions are receiving notices that they are being given a free .Design domain, matching a do...
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Network Solution Is Stuffing .Design Domains Into Customers Accounts As “Brand Protection”
Network Solutions which stuffed .XYZ domain names into customers account for free, is at it again this time with the new gTLD .Design. Customers of Network Solutions are receiving notices that they are being given a free .Design domain, matching a do...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Association taps outsider as new Executive Director
Arbeit most recently led marketing efforts for engineering trade group. The Domain Name Association (DNA) has named Roy Arbeit its new executive director. Notably, Arbeit has experience working for trade organizations but does not have a background i...
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Domain Name Association taps outsider as new Executive Director
Arbeit most recently led marketing efforts for engineering trade group. The Domain Name Association (DNA) has named Roy Arbeit its new executive director. Notably, Arbeit has experience working for trade organizations but does not have a background i...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 3:47 pm
The Domains
89 of The Top 100 New gTLD Domain Holders Are From China
We have chatted about the growing influence of Chinese domain investors in the domain industry before, however today I checked out ntldstats.com to review the top 100 largest holders of new gTLD domain names and found 89 of the top 100 domain holders...
Discussion
89 of The Top 100 New gTLD Domain Holders Are From China
We have chatted about the growing influence of Chinese domain investors in the domain industry before, however today I checked out ntldstats.com to review the top 100 largest holders of new gTLD domain names and found 89 of the top 100 domain holders...
Discussion
March 8, 2016, 3:15 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 3/7/16 Go Daddy up 2% – Rightside down another 4%
Market Recap 3/7/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) was up 2% on the day where most were down. Rightside (NAME) was off close to another 4%. Tucows (TCX) was down 2.4% on the day. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 712.80 -17.42 (-2.39%) Godaddy Inc GDDY 32.70 +0.67 (2.09%) Rightsi...
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Market Recap 3/7/16 Go Daddy up 2% – Rightside down another 4%
Market Recap 3/7/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) was up 2% on the day where most were down. Rightside (NAME) was off close to another 4%. Tucows (TCX) was down 2.4% on the day. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 712.80 -17.42 (-2.39%) Godaddy Inc GDDY 32.70 +0.67 (2.09%) Rightsi...
Discussion
March 7, 2016, 9:19 pm
