Rightside had a .Games and .Live auction on Namejet but people had doubts about what the domain name renewal prices are. Maybe that affected bidding. The auction included 15 reserved domain names and 11 of …
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.Shop Launch Report (infographic)
nTLDStats posted an Infographic with many interesting facts about the .shop launch. You can see the infographic below. Here are a few of the findings: 19,291 people registered one or more .shop domains within the …
Read More »Domain name drop catching service for sale for $1,500,000 (Is it Park.io?)
A domain name drop catching service founded in 2014 is for sale and the asking price is $1,500,000. The service is described as “well-known and highly profitable business in the domain speculation and backordering niche.” …
Read More »Undeveloped revamps marketplace, adds new features and new landing page
Undeveloped is launching today the next big iteration of its marketplace. Undeveloped’s mission is “to professionalize the domain industry and to introduce more liquidity in the market.” I especially like the new “Domain Is For …
Read More »Donuts launches DPML Plus for $9,999 to enhance protections for brands
Donuts Inc., announced today that for three months beginning October 1, it will offer DPML Plus, a three-month promotion that builds on its legacy Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) program. For the first time brand …
Read More »Michael Berkens is the real owner of the domain Home.nyc
You probably read about the glitch that allowed Home.nyc, a domain that was supposed to be auctioned on Namejet, to be registered for $30. But do you know that Michael Berkens of TheDomains.com is the …
Read More ».Shop gets to 51,755 domains just hours after General Availability (5,000 from EAP)
.Shop domains opened for General Availability today. Here is a look at results in the first hours of GA and the .shop launch phases. In the first 30 minutes 39,801 .shop domain names were registered …
Read More ».NYC has another 6 domain name auctions lined up
Last week the 1st premium .NYC domain name auction was announced. Starting October 24, 20 .nyc domain names associated with Living in NYC will be available to New Yorkers via online auction on Namejet. .NYC …
Read More ».Cloud Domains and GoDaddy Air New CNN Commercial (video)
.Cloud announced today the launch of a new TV campaign set to hit the CNN airwaves on September 26th. The spot will run in the U.S. and Asia and highlights “how businesses can use a …
Read More »“Setting up your business in China” (video)
Earlier this month, during his most recent business trip to China, Pinkard ‘Pinky’ Brand sat down for a chat (on behalf of ChopChop.domains) with his friend Anton Li, Managing Director of A&L International Business Consultants …
Read More »The domain Home.nyc was registered for $30 because of a glitch and the owner get’s to keep it
The domain name home.nyc is now not part of the .nyc auction as it was registered for $30 because of a glitch. Yesterday it was announced that there is going to be a .NYC premium …
Read More »Penguin is now part of the core Google algorithm
Google announced today that Penguin is now part of the core Google search algorithm. Google’s algorithms rely on more than 200 unique signals or “clues” that make it possible to surface what you might be …
Read More »Somebody wasted a lot of money on domains and is about to do another mistake
Someone has wasted a lot of money on domain names and he has not sold any in over 10 years. Now he is about to do another mistake. At least he is not infringing the …
Read More »GoDaddy and Verisign Running A Presidential Election TV Campaign (video)
GoDaddy and Verisign will be running a new presidential election TV campaign through the U.S. Election Day on November 8. Two different TV commercials were produced by GoDaddy’s own in-house team in mid-September. The spots …
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