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• Afilias Asks ICANN To Disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 Million Winning Bid for .Web

  Afilias has written ICANN asking that it disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web, which as we now know would give Verisign (VRSN) control of... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Ename is Now a Public Company in China

  According to a newsletter from DN.com the popular Chinese registrar/marketplace Ename has gone public. According to the statistic in the Information... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Let’s Do Some Business

  

  Last week over 150 readers told us their top/favorite domain and how much they wanted for it. In most cases these prices were at the retail/enduser level. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2016 BUSINESS

• Sens. Cruz; Lee & Duffy Ask DOJ to Review Whether To Extend Verisign Contract...

  U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) sent a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Assistant... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• The Internet Commerce Association’s Comment To ICANN Over Verisign Contract

  The Internet Commerce Association (the ICA) has filed a comment with ICANN over the proposed Verisign Contract which would start in 2018. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Two Years After Starting Service in Prague, UBER Picks up UBER.CZ

  

  It looks like Uber acquired the domain Uber.cz. The domain is now registered at Mark Monitor. Almost two years to date that the service became available in... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Five Reasons Why an End User May Not Be Buying Your Domain Name

  

  Many domain investors get frustrated when they feel they have the right domain for the right buyer yet cannot close a sale. There can be many reasons why a... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• From PenguinSex.com to Harbor.com – Readers Shared Their Top Domains

  So we did something last week that TheDomains had never done in it’s 9 year existence. We let the readers take over and tell everyone what their best name was... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Sedo Weekly Sales Report Produces 2 Six Figure Sales

  Sedo had some big sales this week, Furniture.co.uk led the way, followed by Broker.com. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: broker.com at 375,000 USD Top... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Cock.com Closes at $93,000

  Cock.com closed at $93,000 on NameJet. There were 156 bids made in the auction. In a poll we posted yesterday 26% of respondents guessed correctly that the... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• How Radix New TLDs Fare with End-Consumers ?

  

  Radix produced an infographic based on an ICANN survey to analyze how their new strings are doing with consumers. Some of the ICANN results: 52% of surveyed... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Lazy Panelist Denies UDRP But Fails To Find RDNH On Inpact.me

  Inpact S.A., of Chile lost its attempt to grab the domain name inpact.me in a UDRP based on a Chilean trademark on the term “impact” Although the panel found th... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Intocable.com Bought on NameJet.com Saved in A UDRP; That’s Good For Domain...

  Intocable, Ltd. of Zapata, Texas, lost its attempt to re-gain control domain name intocable.com The case has pretty interesting facts The Complainant gained... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Where Will Cock.com Close ?

  There are less than 24 hours to go in the Cock.com auction on NameJet. The reserve has been met at $51,500. Estibot gives the domain a value of $1million.... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• That’s a Lot of Eights

  So it looks like we either have two bidders that desperately want a name, or they are playing games. The 16 year old domain name 88888888.net closes today on... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Troubling UDRP For Domain Investors As 10 Year Old Domain Lost

  Crown Acquisitions, Inc, won control of the domain name CrownAcquisitions.com in a UDRP this week and although its not a headline type of domain I think it’s a... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• Virgin Loses URS On The Domain Name VirginMedia.vip

  Virgin Enterprise Limited of London, has lost a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proceeding on the domain name VirginMedia.vip which is owned by Wang Hong Wei of... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2016 BUSINESS

• Dot Tech Turns 1 and @MattDomains is $250 Richer

  Happy Birthday to Dot Tech, the extension turned 1 years old today. Radix wanted to celebrate the birthday by giving away a $250 Amazon Gift Card to the person... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• What is Your Best Domain and How Much Do You Want for It ?

  

  We analyze the daily and weekly sales reports in this business all the time. Many will comment or email that they have names far superior to what’s selling and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH

• GoDaddy Misses on Earnings but Exceeds Revenue Expectations

  GoDaddy posted earnings after the close today, the second quarter results showed earnings missing Wall Street estimates, while revenues exceeded Wall Street... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2016 BUSINESS, TECH