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...]
Sedo weekly sales led by CryptoNews.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and CryptoNews.com topped the charts at 43,000 Euros. Crypto names are really in demand lately. CryptoTicker.com sold for $5,000. BCI.ca sold for $13,560 to lead cctld sales. The.Party sold for $6,200, Mike likes The names and I think owns a few like The.Domains. Domain … [Read more...]
Poll results on NameJet and whether domaining is gambling
So last week we asked if you thought domaining was investing or gambling or a hybrid of both? 57% of the 162 respondents see domaining as a hybrid. 12% saw it as flat out gambling and 30% as straight investing. Domaining – Investing or gambling? Investing 49 30% Gambling 20 12% Hybrid of both 93 57% 162 votes in 8 days Two weeks ago we … [Read more...]
ICYMI: The top posts of July on TheDomains
In July the focus was on Crypto and shady doings in the auction world. Hopefully the discussion here and on other places like Namepros will bring about some changes to cut back on the shady activity. The top 5 posts by views for July: A lot of shady things coming to light this week Namepros member questions if people are bidding on own auctions at NameJet? GoDaddy has integrated … [Read more...]
.Tech turns 2
.Tech turns 2 years old today, Radix ( an advertiser on TheDomains) has put together an infographic and look back at the first two years of this new gtld. Certainly the keyword tech is a very popular keyword, Popularity Index "tech" is the 4th most popular topic on the internet by domain count. #1. web #2. net #3. art #4. tech #5. cloud #6. shop #7. home Source: … [Read more...]
