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• MERGE! Show Updates: Show Expands Industry With Tailored Multi-Event Format

  This October 14 to 18 in Orlando, Florida, the premier of the innovative MERGE! show will introduce a new approach to growing the domain industry, by combining... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Namepros Members Call Attention to IrmaHurricane.com

  There is a post on Namepros in the warnings and alerts section with regard to IrmaHurricane.com. Quickly members identified the owner, where they lived and wher... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• ICYMI: The Top Posts of August on TheDomains

  In August the focus was on adult name price increases, Eric Lyon and Ethereum.com. The top 5 posts by views for August: Prices of .TV; .XXX, .Porn, .Sex, . Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Travel.Agency Does Not Sell as Winning Bidder Suspended

  A couple weeks ago we wrote about Travel.Agency being back on Flippa and one bid that met reserve at $2,999. The auction closed at $4,051 but it did not sell... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Sedo Weekly Sales Led by NetLife.com

  Sedo released their weekly sales and NetLife.com led the way at $75,000. There were a couple 4L.coms that went for 5 figures. MyXr.com sold for $17,000. Coin... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Rick Schwartz Gives Insight into How the Porno.com Deal Went Down

  Rick Schwartz is giving some insight into how the Porno.com deal went down. In a series of tweets Rick has posted what was going on right before the deal. Part1... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• China Declares ICO’s Illegal

  

  The Financial Times wrote an article today on China declaring ICO’s (Initial Coin Offerings) illegal. China has called for a halt to raising money via the ICO... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Contrib.com Looks Pretty Interesting

  

  I recently signed up for Contrib.com which is self described as a contribution marketplace. The concept seems interesting, there are many different ways to... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Namejet.com Reports $332K In Domain Sales In August 2017

  Namejet.com just reported its sales for August 2017. Only sales over $2,000 are included and only domains that were paid for in August are included In all 65... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Chrome To Begin Showing “Not Secure” on All Sites Without SSL Certificate In...

  Google’s quest to form a more secure web will take a new shape this October with Chrome v62. Chrome will begin showing “Not Secure” on all sites without an SSL... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Namepros Admin Eric Lyon’s Family Has Lost Everything and Here is How to Help

  

  Eric Lyon long time member and admin of Namepros was one of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Eric has made several updates on Facebook, while he and his... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Sedo Weekly Sales Led by Quoin.com

  Sedo released their weekly sales and Quoin.com was the top sale at $15,000. Two LLNN names made the charts this week, BT21.com sold for $7,000 and Go99.com... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Bitcoin Post Fork – Now That The Dust Has Settled

  

  As we all know the much anticipated Bitcoin fork took place in the beginning of August. Prior to the fork everybody and their dogs had a prophecy of what might... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• If You Want to Post Online in China, You Need to Use Your Real Name

  Nikhil Sonnad published an article on QZ.com that China will now demand users give their real identity while commenting anywhere online. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Was TrumpForPresident.com Worth $1,526?

  

  The 10 year old domain TrumpForPresident.com closed at $1,526 yesterday afternoon. Only 7 bidders participated in the auction which GoDaddy valued at $3,548. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Will Seller Take a Loss on Travel.Agency?

  In one of the more publicized new gtld auctions back in 2016, Ali Zandi sold Travel.Agency on Flippa for $9,999. There was a big discussion about the sale on... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• “The New gTLD Industry Has Not “killed” It.”

  

  Pinky Brand wrote an article on his blog that is a good read for anyone interested in the domain industry. Whether registry, registrar or investor, Brand gives... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Blake Irving to Retire from GoDaddy

  

  News out of GoDaddy is that Blake Irving to retire From Reuters (Reuters) – Website hoster GoDaddy Inc said Chief Executive Blake Irving would retire at the... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Sedo Weekly Sales Led by Ipb.com

  Sedo released their weekly sales and ipb.com topped the list at $36,600. rechnung24.de sold for 18,000 Euros ($21,167) and 7306.com sold for $19,500 to come in... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH

• Emoji Domains Hype Or the Real Deal?

  

  2017 has brought more attention to emoji domains than any other year I can remember. From i❤️domains to the excellent guide produced by... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 BUSINESS, TECH