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Domain Name Wire
.Gay domain name applicant denied again
ICANN Board Governance Committee denies one .gay applicant’s request for reconsideration. dotgay LLC has lost again in its attempt to get community status for its .Gay top level domain name application. The company lost its first bid for commun...
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.Gay domain name applicant denied again
ICANN Board Governance Committee denies one .gay applicant’s request for reconsideration. dotgay LLC has lost again in its attempt to get community status for its .Gay top level domain name application. The company lost its first bid for commun...
Discussion
February 3, 2016, 9:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
January’s Top 5 Domain Name Stories
From the Golden State Warriors to .Shop, here’s what made news last month. 2016 kicked off in style for the domain name business with NamesCon. Here’s what else happened last month, ranked in order of views on Domain Name Wire: 1. New Gol...
Discussion
January’s Top 5 Domain Name Stories
From the Golden State Warriors to .Shop, here’s what made news last month. 2016 kicked off in style for the domain name business with NamesCon. Here’s what else happened last month, ranked in order of views on Domain Name Wire: 1. New Gol...
Discussion
February 3, 2016, 7:42 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 3, 2016
I put together a list of all of the 4N.com – 8N.com names that have sold at auction at 4.cn this year. There have only been 50 of them. Why is that number so low compared to other Chinese auction sites? The post CHINESE SALES TREN...
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CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 3, 2016
I put together a list of all of the 4N.com – 8N.com names that have sold at auction at 4.cn this year. There have only been 50 of them. Why is that number so low compared to other Chinese auction sites? The post CHINESE SALES TREN...
Discussion
February 3, 2016, 6:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Who bought what? End user domain name purchases
End user buyers include Fluor, which has a $6 billion market cap. Sedo handled 588 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1 million. A number of these domain names were purchased by end users, including the pricey acquisition of Choose.co...
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Who bought what? End user domain name purchases
End user buyers include Fluor, which has a $6 billion market cap. Sedo handled 588 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1 million. A number of these domain names were purchased by end users, including the pricey acquisition of Choose.co...
Discussion
February 3, 2016, 4:29 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by 2230.com
Over the past week, 588 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 62% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: 2230.com at 24,944 USD Top ccTLD: makijaz.pl ...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by 2230.com
Over the past week, 588 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 62% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: 2230.com at 24,944 USD Top ccTLD: makijaz.pl ...
Discussion
February 3, 2016, 2:04 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, Feb 3rd
I have been a fan of Sahar Sarid since 2009 when I first started blogging. I respect him as much as anyone in the industry. He was the blog I read every time its been posted. But he and Theo of DomainGang are officially the Bulls of the ...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, Feb 3rd
I have been a fan of Sahar Sarid since 2009 when I first started blogging. I respect him as much as anyone in the industry. He was the blog I read every time its been posted. But he and Theo of DomainGang are officially the Bulls of the ...
Discussion
February 3, 2016, 10:55 am
Domain Shane
Auction Recap, 2nd of February 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 2nd of February Auction Quick Recap Short One Tonight. I’m going to bed. Have a great day everyone. Yesterday’s Average 4L Chip Sales as listed on LLLLsales.com $2,848.60 ...
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Auction Recap, 2nd of February 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 2nd of February Auction Quick Recap Short One Tonight. I’m going to bed. Have a great day everyone. Yesterday’s Average 4L Chip Sales as listed on LLLLsales.com $2,848.60 ...
Discussion
February 3, 2016, 7:40 am
The Domains
Yahoo reports earnings in line and down 2.3% after hours
Alphabet (Nasdaq:GOOGL) reported strong earnings and the stock hit a new high on the way to becoming the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. The Robin to their Batman, Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO) reported earnings today after the close. Yahoo...
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Yahoo reports earnings in line and down 2.3% after hours
Alphabet (Nasdaq:GOOGL) reported strong earnings and the stock hit a new high on the way to becoming the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. The Robin to their Batman, Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO) reported earnings today after the close. Yahoo...
Discussion
February 2, 2016, 10:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers: Chinese registrars, Uniregistry continue surge
Chinese surge continues in latest .com reports ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from October, and it shows the continued surge of registrations in China. Last month I wrote about how two Chinese domain name registrars, HiC...
Discussion
.Com Winners & Losers: Chinese registrars, Uniregistry continue surge
Chinese surge continues in latest .com reports ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from October, and it shows the continued surge of registrations in China. Last month I wrote about how two Chinese domain name registrars, HiC...
Discussion
February 2, 2016, 6:05 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 2, 2016
The unloading (or attempted unloading) of various categories continues with massive volumes reported yesterday. 3,005 6N.com with 0/4 2,156 6N.cc with 0/4 258 6N.net with 0/4 126 &nb...
Discussion
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 2, 2016
The unloading (or attempted unloading) of various categories continues with massive volumes reported yesterday. 3,005 6N.com with 0/4 2,156 6N.cc with 0/4 258 6N.net with 0/4 126 &nb...
Discussion
February 2, 2016, 5:53 pm
