Rick Schwartz is giving some insight into how the Porno.com deal went down. In a series of tweets Rick has posted what was going on right before the deal. Part1: Porno/com Letter #1 of 2. The initial GoF*ckYourself email. #Domains #Startups #GTLD #Sales #HowToCloseADeal #Ballsofsteel #Business pic.twitter.com/eUNwVfnF6L — Rick Schwartz ? (@DomainKing) September 5, 2017 Part2: Porno/com … [Read more...]
China declares ICO’s illegal
The Financial Times wrote an article today on China declaring ICO's (Initial Coin Offerings) illegal. China has called for a halt to raising money via the ICO route. Focusing on the fraud aspects, regulators also stated that ICO's had "thrown the social economy into disorder." The article goes on to state that Chinese investors will still find ways to invest in ICO's outside of … [Read more...]
Contrib.com looks pretty interesting
I recently signed up for Contrib.com which is self described as a contribution marketplace. The concept seems interesting, there are many different ways to contribute and figure out what you want to earn. It also looks like they are doing an ICO to establish their model. Industry veteran Chad Folkening is the lead mentor for Contrib. From his Linked In page: Lead … [Read more...]
Namejet.com Reports $332K In Domain Sales In August 2017
Namejet.com just reported its sales for August 2017. Only sales over $2,000 are included and only domains that were paid for in August are included In all 65 domains made the list. There were three domains that sold between $26K-$28K; Ditan.com at $27.821; LFN.com at $27,599 and emojis.com at $26,100 In all only 7 domains sold in the 5 figures Here are the … [Read more...]
Chrome To Begin Showing “Not Secure” on all Sites Without SSL Certificate In October
Google’s quest to form a more secure web will take a new shape this October with Chrome v62. Chrome will begin showing “Not Secure” on all sites without an SSL Certificate where users can enter text in a contact form. Nearly 50% of internet users choose Chrome as their browser of choice so this can have a big impact on the way people interact with your website(s). If you have sites which … [Read more...]
Namepros admin Eric Lyon’s family has lost everything and here is how to help
Eric Lyon long time member and admin of Namepros was one of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Eric has made several updates on Facebook, while he and his family were rescued, Eric posted he and his family lost everything. Eric Lyon Thanks everyone for your kind words. I am now able to type up an official update (As follows): Note: The national guard … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Quoin.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Quoin.com was the top sale at $15,000. Two LLNN names made the charts this week, BT21.com sold for $7,000 and Go99.com sold for $2,000. Bitcoin/Crypto names continue to sell, CryptoAlerts.com sold for $5,000. Cointime.com sold for $5,000 and BitcoinMiners.com sold for $3,500. .Ai posted a couple sales with Tour.ai selling for $10,000. Study.tips … [Read more...]