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Domain Name Wire
Does something suck about This.Sucks?
Vox Populi helped This.sucks get off the ground. Is there more to it than that? A couple weeks ago, a new company popped up on the scene called This.Sucks. The business model is remarkably similar to one that .Sucks registry Vox Populi hoped would be...
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Does something suck about This.Sucks?
Vox Populi helped This.sucks get off the ground. Is there more to it than that? A couple weeks ago, a new company popped up on the scene called This.Sucks. The business model is remarkably similar to one that .Sucks registry Vox Populi hoped would be...
Discussion
October 21, 2015, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company bringing multi-level marketing to domain names
Trademark filing reveals plans for RealDomains. Do multi-level marketing and domain names mix? A California company has filed an intent-to-use trademark application for “RealDomains”, and the description of services is interesting. Multil...
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Company bringing multi-level marketing to domain names
Trademark filing reveals plans for RealDomains. Do multi-level marketing and domain names mix? A California company has filed an intent-to-use trademark application for “RealDomains”, and the description of services is interesting. Multil...
Discussion
October 21, 2015, 1:21 pm
The Domains
Australia’s Domain Administration (auDA) Proposes To Allow Direct .au Registrations
According to smh.com.au, folowing the led of New Zealand and the Britain, Australia’s regulatory body for domain names, .au Domain Administration (auDA), recently announced its 2015 Names Policy Panel proposal that individuals and entitie...
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Australia’s Domain Administration (auDA) Proposes To Allow Direct .au Registrations
According to smh.com.au, folowing the led of New Zealand and the Britain, Australia’s regulatory body for domain names, .au Domain Administration (auDA), recently announced its 2015 Names Policy Panel proposal that individuals and entitie...
Discussion
October 21, 2015, 12:12 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
I wrote an article 6 years ago about how ridiculously tough it was to take names in and out of privacy at Godaddy. It is still not any easier. I think my favorite part of Uniregistry is their toggles. You can toggle pretty much everything...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
I wrote an article 6 years ago about how ridiculously tough it was to take names in and out of privacy at Godaddy. It is still not any easier. I think my favorite part of Uniregistry is their toggles. You can toggle pretty much everything...
Discussion
October 21, 2015, 10:12 am
The Domains
.Wang Adds 90K+ Domains in 1 Day: 160K in 3 Days: Becomes 3rd Largest New gTLD
The new gTLD .Wang gained some 90,000 new domain registrations in the last day or so and over 160,000 new domain registrations since October 17th which is an increase of 50% According to RegisteredToday.com, .Wang gained more than 90,000...
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.Wang Adds 90K+ Domains in 1 Day: 160K in 3 Days: Becomes 3rd Largest New gTLD
The new gTLD .Wang gained some 90,000 new domain registrations in the last day or so and over 160,000 new domain registrations since October 17th which is an increase of 50% According to RegisteredToday.com, .Wang gained more than 90,000...
Discussion
October 21, 2015, 2:59 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (PPKY.om, BII.net) and Flops (XUG.com, Contact.me, Worse.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips WYTF.com sold for 1,300 USD on 2015-10-15 at NameJet, vs 110 USD on 2014-06-13 at GoDaddy. These days you can count on a few LLLL.com for profitable f...
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Domain Flips (PPKY.om, BII.net) and Flops (XUG.com, Contact.me, Worse.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips WYTF.com sold for 1,300 USD on 2015-10-15 at NameJet, vs 110 USD on 2014-06-13 at GoDaddy. These days you can count on a few LLLL.com for profitable f...
Discussion
October 20, 2015, 10:07 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7million led by oka.com at $60,000
624 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: oka.com at 60,000 USD Top ccTLD: treu.de at 30,000 EUR To...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7million led by oka.com at $60,000
624 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: oka.com at 60,000 USD Top ccTLD: treu.de at 30,000 EUR To...
Discussion
October 20, 2015, 8:39 pm
The Domains
MyRescue.Dog Awards A Total of $100,000 to 16 Local Dog Shelters
Petfinder Foundation announced the winners of the MyRescue.dog fundraising campaign, a month-long effort to celebrate rescue dogs and raise funds for the shelters and rescue organizations that save them. The campaign began on National Dog Day August ...
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MyRescue.Dog Awards A Total of $100,000 to 16 Local Dog Shelters
Petfinder Foundation announced the winners of the MyRescue.dog fundraising campaign, a month-long effort to celebrate rescue dogs and raise funds for the shelters and rescue organizations that save them. The campaign began on National Dog Day August ...
Discussion
October 20, 2015, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verizon wins first .Porn domain name dispute
Verizon.porn, for all of your telecom porn needs. Verizon has won a cybersquatting dispute with the registrant of Verizon.porn, the first such dispute to be resolved since the .Porn domain name became available in June. A New York real estate agent r...
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Verizon wins first .Porn domain name dispute
Verizon.porn, for all of your telecom porn needs. Verizon has won a cybersquatting dispute with the registrant of Verizon.porn, the first such dispute to be resolved since the .Porn domain name became available in June. A New York real estate agent r...
Discussion
October 20, 2015, 2:00 pm
The Domains
Lucky 8’s: Rick Schwartz Tops $10.5M in Sales For 2015: Sells 989.com For $818,181.81
Rick Schwartz a/k/a the Domain King just sold the domain name 989.com for $818,181.81, topping $10.5 Million in domain name sales in 2015. For Rick who always talked about having a 20 year plan, 2015 marks the 20th year and its been a record setter. ...
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Lucky 8’s: Rick Schwartz Tops $10.5M in Sales For 2015: Sells 989.com For $818,181.81
Rick Schwartz a/k/a the Domain King just sold the domain name 989.com for $818,181.81, topping $10.5 Million in domain name sales in 2015. For Rick who always talked about having a 20 year plan, 2015 marks the 20th year and its been a record setter. ...
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October 20, 2015, 1:48 pm
