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New Afternic Commission and Pricing Structure (Minimum BIN is Now $50)
March 10, 2015 @ 1:07 PMAfternic just announced a new commission and pricing structure that aims to make things simpler. This is what Afternic wants to achieve: • Reduce time spent in pending review, domains are listed immediately after passing the required integrity checks •…
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Owners Bullish On Domain Name Values in 2015
March 10, 2015 @ 9:56 AMDomain name owners think domain name values will increase in 2015. Despite all of the changes in the internet naming landscape, or perhaps in spite of it, respondents to this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey are bullish on domain name values. 61% said they think domain name values will go up in 2015, compared to…
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.Porn Now The Biggest New gTLD Sunrise
March 10, 2015 @ 4:09 AM.porn and .adult have taken the crown of the most-subscribed new gTLD sunrise periods to date. The two ICM Registry spaces opened up for registrations from users of the Trademark Clearinghouse on March 2. A little over a week later, the company tells DI that both gTLDs have individually exceeded the previous sunrise record holder…
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How Colin Campbell (Dot Club) Raised $7million in 30 Days
March 9, 2015 @ 12:04 PMColin Campbell wrote a very interesting article on StartUpBeat.com, he went into detail on how he raised $7million in 30 days for Dot Club. Colin gives the timeline that led from start to finish and is a very good read imo. From the article: I had a problem. A problem that almost every startup faces:…
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The New gTLD .HIV Auction On Sedo May Go Without a Sale
March 9, 2015 @ 9:56 AM58 .HIV new gTLD’s are at auction at Sedo.com in a themed auction which ends tomorrow. I believe all of the domain names are owned by the .HIV registry, however the registries whois does not seem to be working, even resolving for that matter. As of publication only 4 domain names have bids and none…
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Domain Name Wire is 10 Years Old
March 9, 2015 @ 8:37 AMHappy Birthday, Domain Name Wire. Today is a special day for Domain Name Wire. Ten years ago today, I wrote a post about Local.com selling for $700,000. It was the first post on Domain Name Wire. Domain Name Wire started as a hobby but has become a business. Over 8,000 posts later, the DNW archives…
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.XXX to Sell at .Com Prices to Pump .Porn Launch
March 9, 2015 @ 7:42 AMICM Registry is to offer .xxx domain names at dramatically reduced prices, which could be in line with .com pricing at some registrars, for the month of April. At least one registrar plans to offer .xxx names at about $13 for the duration of the offer. .porn and .adult are set to go to general…
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.Sucks Releases Pricing With "Premiums" for Trademark Holders Up to $2,499 a Year
March 9, 2015 @ 7:10 AMVox Populi Registry Ltd. the owner of the new gTLD .Sucks, made headlines last year when as one of several applicants for .Sucks announced pricing of up to $25,000 per domain, per year. Now that Vox won the private auction to operate .Sucks their site went live on Friday with suggested…
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Europeans Digging New gTLD More Than Americans?
March 9, 2015 @ 6:00 AMAre European registrants more likely to register new gTLD domain names than those in the US and elsewhere? That’s the view of Tucows, which sees more new gTLD action from its European OpenSRS resellers than it does from others. In a blog post last week, OpenSRS blogger Gustavo Arruda noted that Americans are still stuck…
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Donuts Makes LotsOf.Money in Early Access: .Money Has 327 Registrations, Launches Wed
March 9, 2015 @ 4:54 AMDonuts seems to have made lots of money In the Early Access Program (EAP) grabbing 327 registrations including a handful of trademark registrations made in Sunrise. In the EAP people pay extra.money to gain early access to register domain names ahead of general availability. .Money launches into general availability on Wednesday Here are some of…
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