December 1st was the first day that the new ICANN policy on domain name WHOIS changes was introduced and crazy things are happening already. According to the new policy, a WHOIS change to the registrant …
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Mike Mann’s Latest Domain Acquisitions & Sales (HeyBabe .com, FastFwd .com, IronOak .com)
Here is a look at some of Mike Mann’s domain acquisitions and sales from November. Mike had a busy month selling domain names and he reported some of his sales. Mike Mann is the owner …
Read More »GoDaddy running ads on NBA games targeting China
I was watching an NBA game and noticed that GoDaddy was advertising on the LED matrices of the court. It was a home game of the Milwaukee Bucks against the Golden State Warriors. GoDaddy was …
Read More »Final results of the .AT domains auctions (1,000 domains sold for $1M+)
More than 1,000 domains worth more than $1M were successfully sold during three .AT short domain name auctions. The third and final .AT short domain auction closed on Monday with nearly 4,000 placed bids and more …
Read More ».BUZZ domain registry auction rules (scheduled for December 8, 2016)
dotStrategy Co., the operator of the .buzz Top Level Domain (TLD) released the guidelines and rules for the upcoming .buzz auction scheduled for Dec 8th, 2016. Highlights of the auction proceedings include: · …
Read More »Pheenix offers $8 .com domain transfers
Pheenix announced some end of the year domain deals including $8 .com domain name transfers. Here is the announcement: It’s the final days of the year and we want to reward you with some unbelievable …
Read More ».ART domains launch with more than 60 early adopters
.ART announced that more than 60 world-renowned museums and arts organisations will launch dedicated websites on the new top-level domain, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Centre Pompidou, Fondation Beyeler, Fondation Cartier, Guggenheim Museum, Hauser …
Read More »Escrow.com reducing wire transfer disbursement fees
Escrow.com announced that it is reducing wire transfer disbursement fees to both domestic (US) and international customers. Earlier this year Escrow.com announced that ACH disbursements from Escrow.com would no longer incur a $10 setup fee …
Read More »“.blog domains are not available!”
I just received today the funniest newsletter email from the .blog registry with the subject “.blog domains are not available!”. Someone made the best typo of the year in time for Black Friday! It is …
Read More »Domain Name Deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
These are some of the domain name deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2016. You can save money on domain registrations mainly but there are some transfer coupons in here as well. Mainly the …
Read More »GoDaddy developing a tool to help people find bargains on GoDaddy domain auctions
GoDaddy announced that is developing a new tool (probably called Daily Gems) to help people find bargains on GoDaddy domain auctions. The (not yet available to the public) tool provides 3 lists: Most Active, Top …
Read More »Namejet increases prices by 2.5% to allow payments by PayPal and Alipay
Namejet announced today that beginning December 14th it will offer the ability for domain name buyers to add funds to their accounts via PayPal and Alipay. This will make it a lot easier to win …
Read More »Hong Kong registrar stops offering .TOP domain registrations
Cnobin, a Hong Kong based registrar, announced that it has stopped offering .TOP domain name registrations effective immediately. At first this seemed strange for a Hong Kong registrar as Chinese registrants hold almost 80% of …
Read More »Results from the .AT short domain name auctions
The 1st and 2nd of the 3 .at short domain name auctions have ended with nearly 800 domains selling. The 1st .AT short domain auction closed last week with 6,000 bids originating from countries like …
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