One of the more prominent domain stories to be discussed in the mainstream has been the game of hot potato being played with The Daily Stormer domain and website. GoDaddy hosted the site and finally made the decision to tell the registrant to transfer their domain out. The Verge reported: Just hours after being dropped by GoDaddy, prominent white nationalist publication The Daily Stormer … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Rick Schwartz wants to buy your Crypto names
Rick Schwartz seems to be really interested in crypto, he is now looking to buy some crypto related names on Twitter. He started out up to $500 but raised it to $1,500. Ok, let's raise the offer to $1500. Must be .com. 2 words or less. — Rick Schwartz ? (@DomainKing) August 15, 2017 Yesterday Rick Tweeted the following: #Domains have hit critical mass AND saturation point. #bitcoin … [Read more...]
Reality Star forgets to secure domains now dealing with a squatter
Anyone who watches the hit tv show Pawn Stars will be familiar with Chumlee (Austin Lee Russell). Well it seems Chumlee is in the candy business but did not secure the domain names for his business. TMZ posted a story this morning about the owner of chumleescandy.com and chumleescandyontheblvd.com admitting that he regged the domains in order to sell them to Chumlee. From the article: Keys … [Read more...]
Is it Harder today to be a domainer vs 10 years ago?
One of the more popular debates in domaining is who had the easier time? Was it easier in 2007 to make money than it is today? That's the latest thread I came across on Namepros. I know Rick Schwartz has tweeted out in the past that it was harder back in the day, he said, "Wasn't so easy. I invested in the net that was a FAD at the time. There was no playbook/aftermarket. It was a GREAT UNKNOWN … [Read more...]
It was a good week for Aron Meystedt as he sells OC.com and XF.com
Two 2 letter.com sales for Aron Meystedt in one week. Aron sent out an email he sold OC.com and XF.com. For those who keep in contact with Aron he said to only use the email info@napkin.com OC.com is under privacy it will be interesting to see who the buyer is and if they have anything to do with Orange County. Whenever I hear OC that's the first thing I think of. XF.com has been with … [Read more...]
James Altucher’s Crypto article is a must read
James Altucher wrote a very interesting piece, "THE ABCS of BITCOIN and EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT "FORKS" The article is an excellent read, no matter what your take on crypto is, it's worthwhile. From the article: 99% of Cryptocurrencies are total scams. And, yes, Cryptocurrencies are in a bubble. BUT...the opportunity is NEVER going away and generational wealth will be made. So … [Read more...]
GoDaddy reports a strong second quarter
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported second quarter earnings up 22% year over year. The stock is up After Hours: 43.00 +0.55 (1.30%). Domain revenue up 14.6% year over year. Highlights: Total revenue of $557.8 million, up 22.3% year over year, or 23.5% on a constant currency basis. Total bookings of $667.5 million, up 23.9% year over year, or 25.8% on a constant currency basis. Net cash … [Read more...]