The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of August 2017 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. There are a few common keyword in the …
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.Build registry (Plan Bee LLC) has been suspended in California (can’t conduct business)
Plan Bee LLC, the company operating the .build top-level domain, has been suspended in California. The Beverly Hills based company has been suspended by the California Secretary of State AND the Franchise Tax Board. The …
Read More »The domain HeidiPowell.com has been taken from grandma Heidi Powell
The domain HeidiPowell.com has been taken (or will be taken soon) from grandma Heidi Powell and will be sold (or has been sold) according to a court order for $20,000 to trainer Heidi Powell. The …
Read More ».CLUB domains headquarters hit by hurricane Irma
In the devastating wake of Hurricane Irma the Fort Lauderdale, Florida based headquarters of .CLUB Domains, LLC sustained extensive damage. The destructive wrath of Irma tore off a vast portion of the building’s roof destroying …
Read More »Read here about the Topcoin CEO George Minardos before you invest in the ICO
This is one of the days that I read some news that I am not even that interested in only to read something that makes me go: “You have to be kidding me!”. So I …
Read More »Updates on Escrow.com’s Know Your Customer (KYC) Verification process
It’s been close to a year since Escrow.com introduced the Know Your Customer (KYC) Verification process to all Buyers, Sellers and Brokers. The process has not been all roses but it seems to be working …
Read More »The Undeveloped.com acquisition by Epik will not happen
The plans for Undeveloped to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Seattle-Based Epik Holdings, Inc. will not happen. The 4 million Euro acquisition was announced in March 2017 but never materialized. The companies have decided …
Read More »The Eric Lyon fundraiser has raised $16,060 so far
Eric Lyon was hit by the Harvey hurricane flooding and the domain name industry stepped up. There have been $16,060 raised so far for Eric Lyon and his family from 143 people in 7 days. …
Read More »Is Michael Cyger retiring from publishing DomainSherpa videos?
A tweet sent today by @DomainSherpa said that Michael Cyger is retiring from publishing in the domain name industry. “I’m retiring from publishing in the domain name industry,” says @MichaelCyger @DomainSherpa http://www.domainsherpa.com/farewell #domains” The tweet …
Read More »Namejet sold 65 domains for $332,995 in August (ditan .com, emojis .com, stylists .com)
Namejet released it’s August 2017 domain name auctions report that includes mostly 1 and 2 word .com domains and a few numerics. Namejet sold 65 (92 domains in July) domains in August for a total …
Read More »Is Heidi Powell going to lose her domain name because of bad representation?
A comment left by a reader claims that a small but important detail in the bankruptcy law could have helped Grandma Heidi Powell keep her rightfully owned domain name. Is it possible that Heidi Powell …
Read More »Rick Schwartz and Frank Schilling on Startup podcast
Rick Schwartz, the Domain King, was on the latest episode of Startup podcast. The episode is called The Domain King (Season 6, Episode 1) and it is about “Why the dot com still reigns supreme.”. …
Read More »Did GoDaddy really cost Heidi Powell her domain name at court?
The latest update on the HeidiPowell.com domain name case is that the motion for a stay by Grandma Heidi was denied on the August 30. “I’m sad to report that the same judge who decided …
Read More »Namesilo reaches 1 million domain names under management
NameSilo, a U.S.-based domain registrar, announced that it has surpassed 1 million active domains registered by its customers following 7 consecutive years of growth. This puts NameSilo in the top 1% (top 30 registrars) of …
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