Sedo reported their weekly sales and Mondly.com was the top sale this week at $25,000. Thf.org sold for $14,500 to lead the other gtlds. Crypto was a theme this week, Crypto.bet sold for $4,800. CryptoAcademy.com sold for $4,999. Bitcoin.blog sold for $2,999. Domain … [Read more...]
Alphabet Inc (Nasdaq GOOG) reports earnings down $30 after hours
Alphabet the parent company of Google, released their Q2 earnings a couple minutes ago. The stock is down over $30 (3%) in after hours trading. Revenues were up 21% year over year. Operating margin looks to have taken a hit, 28% Q2 last year and 16% Q2 this year. More info at Abc.xyz MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – July 24, 2017 – Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced … [Read more...]
Mike Mann hits another home run with Agricool.com
Mike Mann is at it again and hit another grand slam with AgriCool.com at $40,000. Aggressive yet cool, sold https://t.co/OaAS4AjdUH $40,000. Purch 4/9/09 $80 — Mike Mann (@mikemanndotcom) July 24, 2017 Disclaimer: For those new to the business, you should know Mr.Mann runs a very large portfolio and that every name is not a home run. All domain investing is highly speculative, you may … [Read more...]
Simple question – Are you planning to still do business with NameJet
Obviously the biggest story in domaining this week was NameJet. There was some shady behavior uncovered, there were some that jumped to conclusions that may have proven to be premature or wrong. I tend to agree with Shane Cultra when he said the industry needs NameJet. The industry needs well run, properly monitored auction sites. Now some called for a blackballing of those dealing with NameJet … [Read more...]
Our Post About Namejet’s PR On Shill Bidding From 2009: “What Happened At SnapNames Could Not Happen Here”
I was looking back through some posts over the years that we wrote relating to the SnapNames bidding Scandal and found this one which I wrote arising from a from November 2009 press release by Namejet. Our post was entitled "Namejet Plays The “This Can’t Happen To Us” Card & That’s Troubling". We cautioned Namejet that "Shill bidding" could take many forms and it was the time to be … [Read more...]
Are you satisfied with NameJet’s changes?
NameJet put out a press release tonight, letting everyone know what changes they plan to make. Are you satisfied by the their announcement or what else would you like to see? Are you satisfied with NameJet's announcement? Yes No quiz generator Shill Bidding Update And Platform Improvements Friday, July 21, 2017 Jacksonville, FL Our thanks … [Read more...]
Oliver Hoger posts his side on Namepros
Oliver Hoger has been one of the people at the heart of the discussion on Namepros with regards to NameJet bidding. Oliver posted today and gave his side of the story. It's an important read because it let a lot of those with less auction experience see how the big volume domainers use NameJet. I would say start reading the replies to Oliver as well, they start here. HI, Sorry for delay … [Read more...]