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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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The Downside to Losing a UDRP
Companies and organizations have to think real hard before filing a UDRP. They need to weigh the cost of losing and seeing a name become unobtainable versus jus... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Is Startup Sentiment Changing with Regards to .com ?
There was an interesting article by Christopher Steiner on Forbes. The article titled, “Most Startups Still Believe They Need A Dot-Com Domain, But That Is... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Here Are the Names Tweeted at Rick for Million Dollar Wednesday
As we mentioned earlier in the week, it was million dollar Wednesday, yesterday. Here are the names that were tweeted at Rick yesterday: Paradise.com $1MM... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
.PRESS Supports Press Freedom Day for 3rd Consecutive Year
Radix owned .press is showing their support for Press Freedom Day They will be donating part of their May revenue to Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF). Release:... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
GoDaddy Earnings Beat Street Forecasts, up in After Hours Trading
GoDaddy (GDDY) reported earnings after the close, the stock is up 3.5% in after hours to a new high of $40.75. The AP reported: GoDaddy Inc. Read more
Posted on 02 May 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by Piech.com at $79,000
Sedo reported weekly sales and Piech.com was the top sale at $79,000. SeaCapital.com sold for $49,000, capital continues to sell well as a keyword. There were... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
ICYMI: The Top Posts of April on TheDomains
April was about Ali Zandi and doing business. Our posts letting readers post a domain for sale were very successful. Thanks to all our readers and advertisers.... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
A List of What People Spammed Rick Schwartz This Week
So the @DomainKing stirred things up this past week asking people to spam him their domains on Twitter. Rick started out with a $5k max and moved onto $25K and... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Let the Fun Begin, What Do You Have for $3,000 Max ?
Well last week’s post was very successful, a number of sales took place and it brought about members engaging with one another to get some deals done below the... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Hum: 50K Domains Registered on The New gTLD .Realty at Uniregistry in 2 Days;...
The new gTLD .Realty which went into general availability on April 24th has 53,705 registered domain names. On the face, it seems like .Realty is off to a... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
OC.com Hitting the Market
Aron Meystedt just sent out an email on OC.com OC.com is Available for the First Time since 1991! I will make this quick. OC.com, first registered in 1991 by th... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
A Chat with Heidi Powell
We have written a few times about Heidi Powell the “Grandmom” and her battle with Heidi Powell the “fitness trainer.” The domain at the subject of the dispute i... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
You Have to Strike While the Iron is Hot
Back in July of 2016 a gentleman named Shane Burchett got a lot of press as he had registered TrumpPence2016.com. TheAtlantic covered Burchett with an article... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by NativeMedia.com
Sedo published their weekly sales led by NativeMedia.com at $18,000. Always one of my favorite keywords (media) so I was glad to see this one. Zoko.com sold... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Walden Savings Moves from .com to .bank
Walden Savings Bank is moving from a .com to a .bank. An article published in RecordOnline.com gave some background and stats on the usage of .bank. Many have... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
What Do You Got for $1,000 ?
We do these posts from time to time and they have been well received. A few weeks back we ran a post that allowed readers to post their best name and what they... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – BrandBucket
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Read more
Posted on 21 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Ali Zandi Regged 4600 Domains in a .com Promotion
Ali Zandi took some time to explain his recent strategy for hand registrations. In the very popular available domains thread, Ali lists which names he picked... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Sedo Weekly Sales Led by ColorStreet.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and ColorStreet.com topped the list. The name sold for $16,000 and Porn4K.com sold for $15,000. Only 4 non .com gtld sales.... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH -
Did DavidJones.com Sell for $188K?
Mike found this one, a domain name owned by Frank Schilling with a buy it now of $188,000. The domain is DavidJones.com, the domain was registered in 2000.... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 BUSINESS, TECH
