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Dave Evanson (Sedo) Gives Some Insight on BizJournals.com

March 26, 2015 By Raymond Hackney

Sedo got a lengthy mention on the Columbus edition of BizJournals.com. It seems that a business owner named Janet Miller will be closing her recruitment firm. Janet registered TechnicalJobs.com back in 1996. The buzzwords in her domain name were invaluable with search-engine optimization. Miller said she once added up her earnings over a two-year period […]

Filed Under: Domain Business

Is JP Morgan Chase Getting Ready to launch its Bitcoin Killer ?

March 24, 2015 By Raymond Hackney

Jamie Dimon has talked about Bitcoin many times, mostly in a negative light. In a recent article on InsideBitcoins.com he was quoted: What does Jamie Dimon think of bitcoin? JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon has actually commented on bitcoin more than once, but he’s never had many positive things to say about the long-term prospects of […]

Filed Under: Bitcoin, Corporate Domains

Ahead of its IPO, Go Daddy Acquires Their Ticker Symbol – GDDY.com

March 23, 2015 By Raymond Hackney

 GoDaddy’s initial public offering is expected to value the company at up to $2.87 billion, in a regulatory filing on Thursday the company stated it would be offering 22 million class A shares with an expected pricing of between $17 and $19 a share. Ahead of the IPO, Go Daddy has acquired the domain name […]

Filed Under: Corporate Domains, Domain Business

Amazon Registers AmazonOpportunity.com – Could it be for a Crowd Funding Platform ?

March 22, 2015 By Raymond Hackney

Amazon registered the domain name AmazonOpportunity.com on Friday, the name had been registered in the past a couple times. The name was registered back in 2007 and owned for a number of years by a registrant in New Hampshire. They dropped the name and it was later picked up by someone in the U.K. who […]

Filed Under: Corporate Domains, Domain Business

Fox New York Covers the Dot Sucks Extension

March 17, 2015 By Raymond Hackney

Fox New York ran a story tonight on the upcoming .sucks extension, the new gtld has gotten a lot of mainstream coverage over the last couple days. In addition to the TV, Fox had a story on their website. From the article: But a lot of people, including marketing and branding expert Adam Hanft, aren’t […]

Filed Under: Domain Business, New gTLD's

What Became of the First 100 .Com Domains ?

March 17, 2015 By Raymond Hackney

Wayne Williams wrote a nice piece on what happened to the first 100 .com domains registered. With the 30 year anniversary of the .com extension. Williams gives a complete look at the top 10 and then there is an infographic that takes a look at characteristics of the first 100. From the article: Tech and […]

Filed Under: Domain Business

The Best News About The Afternic Changes

March 10, 2015 By Raymond Hackney

Afternic sent out an email to members today along with one from Go Daddy Afternic said the following: Good news! We’ve made it easier for you to list your domain in one place and reach a broader audience of buyers to increase your sales velocity and income. How are we making things simpler? •    […]

Filed Under: Domain Business, Domain Sales

Flippa Weekly Sales Led by TopReview.com at $10,000

March 8, 2015 By Raymond Hackney