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Worlds and Casino Top Verisign’s Trending Keywords for June

July 12, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 1 Comment

Verisign is out with their top trending keywords for June. With the recent news that the U.K. is leaving the European Union, Brexit made the top 10 for .com. Worlds and Casino were the top two .com keywords. Pass and Luxury were the top two trending keywords in .net.

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Mark Monitor has a new owner as Thomson Reuters Sells Unit

July 11, 2016 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

Thomson Reuters announced last November that they were exploring options for their Intellectual Property & Science unit. Today they made a deal with private equity firms Onex Corp and Baring Private Equity Asia for $3.55 billion in cash. The IP & Science unit is headquartered in my hometown of Philadelphia. The division contributed about 8 […]

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Filed Under: domaining news, Publicy traded domain companies, Registrars

Top 10 Keywords Registered in May 2016 – Trump returns to the list

June 15, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 2 Comments

Verisign released their top trending keywords for May and Net took the top spot for both com and net.  After being out of the top 10 in April, Trump has returned to the top ten in May. Research was the other keyword that showed up in both extensions. Top 10 Keywords Registered in May 2016

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WP.org Donated To WordPress Foundation

June 4, 2016 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

The two letter domain WP.org was donated to the WordPress Foundation thanks to Syed Balkhi the Founder of WPBeginner. In a letter on WPBeginner.com Syed wrote: Over the last year and a half, if you typed in the domain wp.org, then you were redirected to WPBeginner. This was an unexpected and unpleasant surprise for many […]

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Filed Under: 2 letter domains, domaining news, WordPress

A look at some BrandBucket type sales on Sedo this week

June 1, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 8 Comments

This week was a good example of why you can’t put all your brandable eggs in one basket. While the brandable boutiques specialize in selling brandable names you can be found on Sedo as well. I would say the advantages of Sedo are 10% commission if you want to use their nameservers and list as […]

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Filed Under: Brandable Domains, Branding, Domain Sales, domaining news, Sedo

A Hand Reg Home Run and Why You Need Patience

May 29, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 12 Comments

This week on Sedo the domain name InformationOfThings.com sold for $4,500. This domain was hand registered in October of 2015 and sold on May 18, 2016. Pretty crazy ROI on that one. This was a smart hand registration IMO, a cheap speculative play with the potential for a big payout. Playing off the hoopla around […]

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Filed Under: Domain trends, Domaining 101, domaining news, InternetOfThings

GigiHadid.com expires and sells at Go Daddy Auctions

May 28, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 2 Comments

Gigi Hadid is one of the most popular models in the world today. She has over 2.1 million Twitter followers and over 18 million Instagram followers. I would argue that Ms. Hadid’s most valuable piece of online space, GigiHadid.com expired and closed at $708 on Go Daddy today. There were 44 bids and 9 bidders […]

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Filed Under: Celebrity Domains, domaining news

An Interview with NamePros Admin, Eric Lyon

April 29, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 10 Comments

Eric Lyon is the Admin at Namepros.com and he took a little time to have a chat with me about Namepros, having a baby and getting married. *Disclosure: I have been a moderator at Namepros for over a decade. 1. What got you interested in the domain industry? Eric: It actually wasn’t until after I […]

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Whoisology Steps Up and offers 50% Discount

April 26, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 14 Comments

With all the news out there about Domain Tools raising prices and cutting services, Whoisology is offering 50% off a premium membership. There are three tiers at Whoisology, Beginner Legendary Advanced Because We Love You … Lots It’s tough out there these days. Friends turning on friends. People saying one thing while doing another. Well […]

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Is it time to Boycott Domain Tools ?

April 25, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 12 Comments

Domain Tools is rolling out new membership packages and to be straight to the point, THEY SUCK ! I currently pay as most professional members pay, $49.99 for this: Domain Monitor 10,000 Domains Registrant Monitor 10 Registrants Name Server Monitor 100 Name Servers Brand Monitor 10 Brands Hosting History 100 Domains Whois History 100 Domains […]

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