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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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Move Over Emoji, Here Comes Animoji
While it may just be a marketing ploy to get people to buy an iPhone X, Apple unveiled Animoji on Tuesday. A new feature in iOS 11, Animoji’s are animated... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by WMP.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WMP.com was the top sale at $275,000. Sedo posted 8 five figure .com sales. Vant.com sold for 50,000 Euros and... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Verisign: Number of .Com Domains In “Domain Name Base” Tops 130 Million For 1st...
Verisign (VRSN) which operates the .Com registry is reporting the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base exceeds 130 Million for the 1st time. The... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
BrandAftermarket.com Launches New Domain Marketplace/Teams with CMS Summit at...
Longtime domain investors Brian and Meghan Berke of DomainAgency.com launched BrandAftermarket.com, a brandable domain marketplace with a unique twist; all... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
365.tv Closes at $60,000 on NameJet
So NameJet user First bid $60,000 to meet the reserve and win the auction for 365.tv. You can see First kept fishing for the reserve as the only bidder above... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
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
