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Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: YA3.com, BAMZ.com, Mars.net, DMZ.org, LLLLDomains.com, More
Some Domains That Sold * DMZ.org @ $7,200 (Buy it Now) – Great price for the seller in my opinion, and the transfer appears to have taken place. Over 100,000 searches per month for the term, per Estibot. Bidding was at about $4,500 when the buy...
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Flippa Recap: YA3.com, BAMZ.com, Mars.net, DMZ.org, LLLLDomains.com, More
Some Domains That Sold * DMZ.org @ $7,200 (Buy it Now) – Great price for the seller in my opinion, and the transfer appears to have taken place. Over 100,000 searches per month for the term, per Estibot. Bidding was at about $4,500 when the buy...
Discussion
October 31, 2015, 8:21 pm
Domain Shane
Come Join Us for the 2nd Annual DSAD NamesCon Lunch at Greenberg’s Deli
Last year our Domain Shane Accidental Domainer Namescon Lunch was such a hit we decided to do it again this year. I’m sure you’ve read on every domain blog the last few days that NamesCon’s prices go up at midnight tonight. &...
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Come Join Us for the 2nd Annual DSAD NamesCon Lunch at Greenberg’s Deli
Last year our Domain Shane Accidental Domainer Namescon Lunch was such a hit we decided to do it again this year. I’m sure you’ve read on every domain blog the last few days that NamesCon’s prices go up at midnight tonight. &...
Discussion
October 31, 2015, 8:17 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Saturday, October 31st, 2015
Hype. I just found out why all the LLLL.coms and numerics have risen over the last year. Turns out its not real Chinese money. It’s not an economy of people looking for somewhere to put their money. No its a few bloggers...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Saturday, October 31st, 2015
Hype. I just found out why all the LLLL.coms and numerics have risen over the last year. Turns out its not real Chinese money. It’s not an economy of people looking for somewhere to put their money. No its a few bloggers...
Discussion
October 31, 2015, 10:12 am
The Domains
Google Upset With Symantec Over False Security Certificates
According to PCMag.com Google is rather peeved at Symantec for issuing fraudulent security certificates for numerous domains, including Google. This started out with just a few bad certs and then Google started looking into it themselves. Google foun...
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Google Upset With Symantec Over False Security Certificates
According to PCMag.com Google is rather peeved at Symantec for issuing fraudulent security certificates for numerous domains, including Google. This started out with just a few bad certs and then Google started looking into it themselves. Google foun...
Discussion
October 31, 2015, 1:06 am
Domain Shane
New gTLD Development: One.hiphop, Disposable.link, WMD.hosting
Below is another look at a few developed sites on the new gTLDs. Screenshots are linked to the sites if you’d like to check them out for yourself. One.hiphop This is another example of a company that’s using the new gTLDs to span the dot...
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New gTLD Development: One.hiphop, Disposable.link, WMD.hosting
Below is another look at a few developed sites on the new gTLDs. Screenshots are linked to the sites if you’d like to check them out for yourself. One.hiphop This is another example of a company that’s using the new gTLDs to span the dot...
Discussion
October 30, 2015, 7:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
One Robocaller badmouthing another…
Pot calling kettle black. The robocalls to my cell phone continue, and occasionally I play along. This morning I received a robocall from my “local Google specialist” informing me it had a first page location available for me. I wondered ...
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One Robocaller badmouthing another…
Pot calling kettle black. The robocalls to my cell phone continue, and occasionally I play along. This morning I received a robocall from my “local Google specialist” informing me it had a first page location available for me. I wondered ...
Discussion
October 30, 2015, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Economist on the state of company naming
Do you agree with The Economist’s viewpoint? There’s only one print publication that still makes its way to my mailbox, at that’s The Economist. Last week’s Schumpeter column talks about the state of company naming, and paints...
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The Economist on the state of company naming
Do you agree with The Economist’s viewpoint? There’s only one print publication that still makes its way to my mailbox, at that’s The Economist. Last week’s Schumpeter column talks about the state of company naming, and paints...
Discussion
October 30, 2015, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com: New TLDs are not moving the needle
Contribution from new top level domain names isn’t significant, CEO says. Web.com CEO David Brown was asked about new top level domain names on yesterday’s investor conference call. Brown said the company isn’t doing “back fli...
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Web.com: New TLDs are not moving the needle
Contribution from new top level domain names isn’t significant, CEO says. Web.com CEO David Brown was asked about new top level domain names on yesterday’s investor conference call. Brown said the company isn’t doing “back fli...
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October 30, 2015, 1:37 pm
The Domains
Biggest New gTLD Registrants: 23 of Top 30 Are From China; 38 out of Top 50
According to ntldstats.com registrants from China are dominating the list of the top 100 Biggest New gTLD Registrants 23 of the top 30 domain names registrants are from China; 38 out of Top 50 domain names registrants are from China; and 72 of out 10...
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Biggest New gTLD Registrants: 23 of Top 30 Are From China; 38 out of Top 50
According to ntldstats.com registrants from China are dominating the list of the top 100 Biggest New gTLD Registrants 23 of the top 30 domain names registrants are from China; 38 out of Top 50 domain names registrants are from China; and 72 of out 10...
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October 30, 2015, 12:43 pm
The Domains
Here’s Something Scary, Namescon Early Bird Ticket Offer Ends Tomorrow On Halloween
The 2016 NamesCon Conference $399 Early Bird ticket offer expires at the end of the day tomorrow Saturday October 31. So you should take advantage of this treat because the regular price to attend the conference is $999. Namescon will be held at the ...
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Here’s Something Scary, Namescon Early Bird Ticket Offer Ends Tomorrow On Halloween
The 2016 NamesCon Conference $399 Early Bird ticket offer expires at the end of the day tomorrow Saturday October 31. So you should take advantage of this treat because the regular price to attend the conference is $999. Namescon will be held at the ...
Discussion
October 30, 2015, 12:21 pm
