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Blog on the domain industry including sales of domains, news and views on the industry including ICANN, UDRP, new gTLD's
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An Inside Look at a Major Spam Operation
There was an article published a couple hours ago on TechCrunch that’s worth a read, it delves into a large spam operation and how it was used to send... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Joseph Peterson Leaving Epik
Joseph Peterson has left Epik, he will stay on while the company transitions. Joseph started posting a few weeks back in what has become a very heated and... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Long Tail Keywords and Why They Are Important
Andrew Ansley wrote a very good post at RavenTools about long tail keywords that is worth a read for those developing websites and investing in long term... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Domain Name Registrations Grew 4.9 Percent, Year Over Year
Verisign published their Q4 2018 DNIB report The fourth quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 348.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by kBet.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and kBet.com was the top sale at $43,530. Mobility.de was second at 35,000 Euros, ($39,444). 42 .com sales 20 cctld sales 4... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Making a Fortune Squatting Domains on the Dark Web?
Typosquatting on corporate names is not the only squatting game in town. TheNextWeb has a story about someone claiming to have made $760,000 in BTC by... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Burl.com Sells for Second Time in Less Than a Year
Burl.com sold for the third time in 12 years and the second time in less than one year. The domain closed at $24,555 on NameJet and was the top close for... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Google Gets Fined €1.49 Billion in Adsense Antitrust Case
Google has now got hit with their third huge fine from the EU, €1.49 billion, ($1.7 billion) this time around, which is the third highest fine they have had to... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Will All Marketplaces Have to Become Licensed Escrow Agents?
In a thread on Namepros about Rob Monster and Epik, Joseph Peterson posted an interesting tidbit, one that if it plays out as Joseph speculates it could, will... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Is It Still Too Early for Emoji Domains?
Page Howe was mentioned in an article on ieee.org. The article took a look at emoji domains and why they do or don’t make sense. Page has been outspoken about... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by Vivlio.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Vivlio.com led the way at $25,000. Mandom.com was second at 20,000 Euros, ($22,714). 48 .com sales 14 cctld sales 7 other... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
That is Some Expensive Pigeon Shit
via GIPHY Think domain names are getting expensive? A racing pigeon just sold for $1.8 million. Apparently pigeon racing is big business in China. Read more
Posted on 19 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
FBcoin.com Closes at $10,000, Facebook Getting into Crypto?
FBcoin.com closed at $10,000 on DropCatch on Thursday. There has been speculation that Facebook might get into crypto and have their own coin. Read more
Posted on 15 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by Boot.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Boot.com led the way at $70,000. The owner of Boot.de purchased the name. InvestingMoney.com sold for $55,000 and TZGZ.com... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Radix Reports Over 45% Growth in Profitability for 2018. Revenue Grows by Over...
Radix an advertiser here at TheDomains, released the details of their 2018 financial results. Here are some key highlights: Over 45% growth in profitability... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
TZGZ.com Sells for $43,000 NBC Universal Looks to Be the Seller
NBC Universal had filed for a trademark on TZGZ and Teezy Geezy but it looks like they sold TZGZ.com for $43,000 at Sedo on Friday. The domain resolves to... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
NameJet/SnapNames Sales Report for February
Below is the February sales report from NameJet and SnapNames. The NamesCon live auction results are included. ol.com $900,000.00 NameJet/RightOfTheDot... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Nobody Cares If You Are a Reseller
One of the most common topics or posts on a domain forum is someone is looking to buy domain names at the mysterious “reseller or wholesale” price. Read more
Posted on 07 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by Navibank.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Navibank.com led the way at $50,000. Blume.com was the second highest sale at $22,000. HowThingsWork.com sold for $8,000.... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH -
From One End User to Another, Blume.com Finds a New Owner
When a company cannot get their exact brand name in .com some go with a .co or .io and others look for a common prefix like, get, try or buy + their name.com. Read more
Posted on 05 March 2019 BUSINESS, TECH
