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Benin and St Helena Need to Think About Getting in the China Game

February 8, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 10 Comments

There are a few countries that should change how they do things and get in the game of repurposing their cctld. I am talking about Benin and the island of  St Helena. These two countries are fortunate enough to possess the .BJ and .SH country codes. With .Ws looking to refresh their brand and focus […]

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Filed Under: CCtld, Chinese Domain Names, Domain trends, Numerical Domains

To Shame or not to Shame ?

February 4, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 14 Comments

Just about every domain investor has dealt with deals gone awry from time to time. It can be frustrating and sometimes even infuriating when the aggrieved party believes that a third party platform does nothing to assist in cutting down on the number of bad players. Some believe that name and shame is the way […]

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Filed Under: Domaining 101, domaining news

Top Web Design Trends for 2016

February 1, 2016 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

Kristin Pryor published an infographic on Tech.co that looks at what the top web design trends for 2016 will look like. The infographic lists the following eight: The Rise of Flat Material Design Background & Fullscreen Videos Mobile Apps & Social Sites will Dominate Responsive Design with Better Performance Correct Typography: Fit the Theme Increased […]

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Filed Under: .CO, Infographics, Web Development

ChineseLandrush.com Takes a look at the number 5

January 29, 2016 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

ChineseLandrush.com has been running a series of articles on the meaning and history behind numbers in Chinese culture. The latest post is the number 5. 5: 五; Pinyin: Wǔ In terms of understanding the meaning of numbers in the Chinese context, the number five is one of the least ambiguous numbers for westerners to understand. […]

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Filed Under: Chinese Domain Names, Domain trends, Numerical Domains

A look at Affiliate Marketing in 2016

January 26, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 5 Comments

Many domain investors have dabbled with affiliate programs in their domaining career as a way to make some money with a mini site or blog. I have to say I have not done much with affiliate programs over the last couple years except for some Uniregistry stuff. It seems now that some larger publishers like […]

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Filed Under: Affiliate Programs

When Does the average citizen show outrage at the Internet of Things

January 25, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 1 Comment

I said to someone in 2013 when the average joe understands the Internet of Things, they will want it outlawed. There is a lot of promise but there is a lot of work that needs to be done on the security side. There has been a ton of hoopla around the Internet of Things, it […]

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Filed Under: InternetOfThings, new trends

TP.com sells for $929,000

January 21, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 10 Comments

TP.com sold for $929,000 on NameJet today, while Ename.cn is reporting that KF.com sold for only 840,000 RMB ($127,932). The domain moved from a registrant in New York to a Chinese domain investor. In other news reported by Ename.cn, 792.com sold for nearly 2,000,000 RMB ($304,600) and Y.com.cn sold for 1,000,000 RMB ($152,300). *Update looks […]

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Filed Under: 2 letter domains, Chinese Marketplaces

China Snapshot 1-17-16 JJGJ.com sells for $4,557

January 17, 2016 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

China Snapshot 1/17/16 Nothing super exciting today, there continues to be little volume in the 4N space, there was only one 4N.org sale 6685.org. There were some nice non Chip 4L results, aoru.com 24,000 RMB oaoj.com 9,800 RMB fuvc.com 6,888 RMB 4L.com Chips 4 names sold via direct sales and 5 auctions closed. The total […]

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582.com sells for $342,675

January 13, 2016 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

Ename.cn posted a news story last week on a number of numeric sales, the top sale being 582.com for 2,250,000 RMB or $342,675. Other top sales included 6785.com went for $74,627, 6090.com $60,920 and 5811.com $71,581. Full story on Ename

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Filed Under: Chinese Domain Names, Chinese Marketplaces

Porn tops the .net charts for Verisign’s December Trends

January 12, 2016 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

Verisign is out with their Top 10 keywords for December of 2015 and porn was the top trending keyword for .net. Not sure when we have seen that one at the top before. In .com clinic was the top trending keyword. .Com was made up mostly of Chinese keywords. Top 10 Keywords Registered in December […]

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Filed Under: Domain trends, domaining news, Verisign

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