The Biden campaign looks to be using Joe.Link in probably the best way .link should be used. As a branded URL shortener. Video announcing Kamala Harris as VP (read the description): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfACU9wC1ok JOE.LINK/APP for App Store: … [Read more...]
Retailers might abandon the term “Black Friday” in their advertising
The .blackfriday extension has always been a head scratcher for some domain investors. An extension for one day that many think they know the history behind, actually it's a myth. The real history comes from where I live, Philadelphia. The true story behind Black Friday, however, is not as sunny as retailers might have you believe. Back in the 1950s, police in the city of Philadelphia used … [Read more...]
Binance.Exchange sells for $12,000 – Seller details how the sale went down
Namepros member @TheBuyerz breaks down the specifics of his sale of Binance.Exchange for $12,000. The name was acquired at NameSilo (an advertiser here) and sold on Afternic. As of January 2018, Binance was the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world in terms of trading volume. Here is a bit of the story: I spotted the domain name on NameSilo Marketplace (BTW I buy all of them … [Read more...]
Tron moving to T.network
Tron (TRX) is a Blockchain-based decentralized operating system based on a cryptocurrency native to the system, known as TRX. They operate on Tron.network. But yesterday they put out a release they are moving to T.network. Currently it's redirecting to Tron.Network. On Medium they wrote an article announcing the move and seem to be hoping the name can bring a lot to the table. From the … [Read more...]
May reported new gtld sales led by Pop.shop
There were 90 reported new gtld sales at Namebio in May. This was up from 58 reported sales in April. Total sales were up in May at $157,000 vs $125,000 April 2020. Pop.shop was the top sale at $28,650. Average sales price $1,744 down from $2,154. .Club and .Xyz posted the most sales in May. pop.shop28,650 USD2020-05-12Sedohd.poker9,100 USD2020-05-10Afiliasdestiny.xyz8,895 … [Read more...]
Radix Temporarily Waives Off Domain Restoration Fee
Radix (an advertiser here) is temporarily waiving the restore fee on all their strings. This is being supported by 75 registrars who have enrolled in the program. Here is the full release In an effort to reduce customer burden on domain-related spending during current market conditions, we are supporting a temporary waiver on the Restore Fee for all Radix TLDs. This waiver is in effect … [Read more...]
GoDaddy buying Neustar’s registry business
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), announced they will acquire the registry business of Neustar. The company shares were up 12.96% in regular trading. GDDYGoDaddy Inc.58.82+6.75+12.96% Back when GoDaddy withdrew their appliaction for .home they noted: It was noted that it was withdrawing its applications to focus on its core registrar business, thereby removing competition with competitive … [Read more...]
