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James Iles · Apr 4, 2017

Recently, Verizon announced the news of a brand new company, Oath, which will be created by merging Yahoo! and AOL. This comes on the back of Verizon's agreement to purchase Yahoo! for $4.5 billion.

The news, which was originally broken by Business Insider, has received global media attention...

James Iles · Apr 4, 2017

Detected Domains is a series in which we look at the activities of premium domain names and prominent portfolio owners to discover their recent purchases and sales. We hope that this series is inspirational, informative or just interesting for you. In this edition, we find several domain names...

James Iles · Apr 3, 2017

Jason Calacanis is an American Internet entrepreneur and angel investor who has had his fair share of success when it comes to online businesses. After selling Weblogs Inc to AOL for around $30 million, Jason worked with Sequoia Capital before creating the Mahalo web directory, which received...

James Iles · Mar 31, 2017

Before we get into this week's Top Topics, we have a probable domain sale to report. Last year, online lender Vouch Financial closed down just three years after its creation. Although the business didn't succeed, the company had a valuable asset in Vouch.com, which looks to have been sold a few...

James Iles · Mar 29, 2017

Bill Sweetman is the President of Name Ninja, a company that works with entrepreneurs, global startups and marketers to buy some of the best names available. Unlike most domain name brokers, Bill concentrates solely on acquisition services, something that gives him a unique perspective on the...

James Iles · Mar 27, 2017

This edition of Detected Domains is lead by the news that eBay Korea bought the domain name g9.com for $1.5 million in December 2016. The news comes courtesy of James Booth (@BoothDomains) from BQDN.com, who spoke with eBay Korea earlier today.

After offering to buy the...

James Iles · Mar 25, 2017

In case you missed it, we published details of two recent domain sales. Firstly was the sale of Tablets.com and this morning we told the community about the sale of Chili.com to Chili Cinema.

In this week’s edition of Top Topics, an investor confirms their sale of one of the best...

James Iles · Mar 25, 2017

Following yesterday's discovery of Aron Meystedt's sale of Tablets.com, we have uncovered another sale that occurred a couple of months ago.

The domain name in question is Chili.com, which was sold by an individual from Hong Kong. According to DomainIQ, the transaction took place...

James Iles · Mar 24, 2017

Aron Meystedt, owner of XF.com Investments and Director of Intellectual Property at Heritage Auctions has sold the domain name Tablets.com.

The news was confirmed by Aron (@XF.com) today, telling NamePros that an investor had acquired the domain name, but no sales price could be revealed...

James Iles · Mar 22, 2017

As with any industry, external events and phenomena can have an effect on liquid prices, buyer confidence and the general outlook of the industry. Some factors play a larger role than others in influencing our decisions as investors. In this edition of Expert Exchange, we asked our assembled...

James Iles · Mar 20, 2017

Our domain detection series tracks the sales and purchases of some of the most prominent portfolio owners in the domain name industry. In this edition, we discover two of Nat Cohen's most recent sales and we look at several of Mike Mann's recent sales, as announced via his Twitter page.

Shane...

James Iles · Mar 17, 2017

In this week's Top Topics, there is an excellent discussion based around discovering trending niches for potential investment, with some excellent advice from the community for trend investors. Elsewhere, John Berryhill gives an update on the HeidiPowell.com case and the we look at the costs...

James Iles · Mar 15, 2017

Chinese domaining activity has dominated the headlines of blogs over the past couple of years. The buying power of Chinese investors drove a renewed desire for short domain names, which in turn saw wholesale prices increase across the board.

There have been several different arguments as to why...

James Iles · Mar 13, 2017

Recently, we brought you the news that Avoid.com had been sold for $117,500. The new owner of Avoid.com has commented on our article to confirm the purchase and to explain some of the details behind the deal. The new owner didn't reveal why the name was acquired, but we do know that the...

James Iles · Mar 10, 2017

In case you missed it, we published a list of ten domain names that Mark Cuban owns this week. The article received a lot of positive attention, thanks in no small part to a retweet that Mark sent out to his six million Twitter followers. Thanks, Mark!

Here's this week's Top Topics...

James Iles · Mar 8, 2017

Mark Cuban is one of America’s most famous entrepreneurs, thanks in part to his regular appearances on ABC’s Shark Tank. Aside from his media duties, he owns the Dallas Mavericks and has made investments in many companies including Morgan Linton’s software company Bold Metrics.

Did you know he...

James Iles · Mar 7, 2017

In this edition of Detected Domains, we take a look at several @Sedo sales, @Frank.Schilling buys plenty of four-letter .COM's and Anything.com sells Finery.com. There have also been a couple of possible two-letter .COM sales and @Rick Schwartz's 977.com domain sale is...

James Iles · Mar 6, 2017

Recently, we published a blog post entitled “Five Domains Apple Does Own, and Five They Should Own”, which proved to be a popular topic, and one which we’ll be continuing here with SalesForce. SalesForce are one of the leading providers of customer relationship management (CRM) software in...

James Iles · Mar 5, 2017

Yesterday, we noticed the domain name Avoid.com entered into Escrow.com's holding account. This usually confirms that the domain name has been sold.

This morning, we have received confirmation from the seller that Avoid.com had indeed been sold for $117,500.

This one-word .COM was sold by...

James Iles · Mar 3, 2017

Over the past few days, the domains BS.com and XS.com have been sold. There is one more two-letter .COM domain name that may be about to sell, and that is SW.com. The domain name was listed in the NamesCon extended auction, but didn't sell after reaching a final bid of $601,000.

Very recently...

James Iles · Mar 2, 2017

Detected Domains is a series looking at the activity of prominent domain investors and large portfolio owners. In this edition, a two-letter .COM domain name is sold by NameFind to a Chinese domain investor and @Nat Cohen sells a one-word .COM. Elsewhere, another two-letter .COM moves in...

James Iles · Mar 1, 2017

Throughout the process of selling a domain name, it is often necessary to list your domain name portfolio on various marketplaces to effectively reach a wide range of potential buyers. A typical problem of listing domain names on various marketplaces is keeping track of "buy now" prices and...

James Iles · Feb 27, 2017

In this edition of Detected Domains, we discover several recent purchases made by Andy (@andyboothsi) and James Booth (@BoothDomains). Elsewhere, @Rick Schwartz looks to have registered a political domain name, and @Frank.Schilling's Name Administration Inc sells a few...

James Iles · Feb 25, 2017

Domain name investor George Kirikos has just published a series of tweets that seems to suggest that the domain name Angie.com sold for $300,000 in 2014.

The data that George discovered in an SEC filing by Angie's List shows that the company paid $300,000 for a domain name, classed as...

James Iles · Feb 24, 2017

In this week's edition of Top Topics, we ask what happens to your domain names after you pass away, and we take a look at whether brandable domain names are worth investing in at the moment. Elsewhere, a domain investor reports their latest four figure domain sale and a domainer asks for advice...

James Iles · Feb 22, 2017

Described by Michael Arrington as "one of my favourite new startups for 2010", Gogobot became a popular destination for planning vacations and excursions. The company experienced triple-digit growth and received close to $40 million in funding, according to Crunchbase.

With this momentum...

James Iles · Feb 21, 2017

"Fake news" is a term that has become extremely popular over the last few months, thanks in no small part to President Trump. Fake news has become a catch-all phrase for the President's distrust of many mainstream media outlets, and has been mentioned by the President in numerous tweets and live...

James Iles · Feb 20, 2017

In this edition of Detected Domains, we get the backstory to a domain sale that has just entered Escrow.com’s holding account, and we also find out what some investors have bought and sold over the past few days. In China, there has been some activity amongst short .CC domains and four-letter...

James Iles · Feb 17, 2017

In case you missed it, we recently published the first in our Domain Detection series in which we summarise the recent activity of large domain portfolio owners to see what they bought, sold or dropped. The data collected is fascinating, so take a look.

In other news, Jamie Zoch...

James Iles · Feb 16, 2017

Welcome to our domain detection series, where we take a look at some of the activity of the most prominent domain investors and domain portfolio owners to see what they’ve bought, sold, or dropped recently. In this edition, we take a look at some of Frank Schilling’s sales, an outstanding...

James Iles · Feb 15, 2017

In previous editions of our Domain Data series, we’ve taken a look at a number of areas of domain name investing. We’ve also looked at the domains used by companies that have received investment from several different popular venture capital firms. The data from venture capital investments has...

James Iles · Feb 13, 2017

Welcome to the third installment of our “Where Are They Now?” series. We’re taking a look at every single seven figure domain name sale that has been publicly revealed to see what those names are being used for today. In this edition, we’re looking at the domain names Ticket.com through to...

James Iles · Feb 10, 2017

Earlier this week, the sale of Sumo.com for $1.5 million was unveiled. The domain name's value itself has been discussed at length, but what hasn't been noted is the fact that the $1.5 million sale has given SumoMe a great domain in Sumo.com as well as an incredible amount of publicity...

James Iles · Feb 8, 2017

To what extent would you go to acquire the perfect domain name for your business? For SumoMe, a seven year pursuit of the incredible sumo.com domain name has just come to a conclusion. On Monday, we learned the news that SumoMe’s CEO Noah Kagan bought the domain sumo.com for a fee of $1.5...

James Iles · Feb 6, 2017

Domain name sales are traditionally cash based, but every so often, a buyer or seller may wish to trade a domain name in return for equity, products, or something more. A creative approach to domain name sales can sometimes help to facilitate a domain deal that may otherwise be impossible to...

James Iles · Feb 3, 2017

In last week's edition of Top Topics, we covered the news of a $10,000 .SHOP domain sale. The domain name was revealed this week Blade.shop and thanks to DomainIQ, we noticed that the name had recently changed WHOIS to show that the name had been acquired by a client of CSC, a...

James Iles · Feb 1, 2017

Mike Mann has been busy on social media overnight, publishing details of five recent domain name sales that he has completed, totalling $40,888. The domains, which we’ll list below, had a combined original acquisition cost of less than $200 in total. This gives Mike a return on investment (ROI)...

James Iles · Jan 30, 2017

I am a regular Reddit reader, and one discussion that caught my eye was a Life Pro Tip (LPT) that recommended searching for “things I wish I knew before starting” before starting a new venture or hobby. This way, you’ll typically find useful tips to taper your expectations when starting...

James Iles · Jan 27, 2017

In this week's Top Topics, we discover two big domain sales that have been reported on by the community recently. One is an incredibly valuable two-letter .TV domain, whilst the other is a one-word .SHOP that sold for a five figure fee.

Here's this week's Top Topics.

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James Iles · Jan 25, 2017

What is your favorite domain name from your own domain name portfolio? Every single domain investor has a personal favorite, which isn’t necessarily their best domain name, or their most valuable. It’s always a personal choice, which is what makes this question extremely interesting.

We asked...

James Iles · Jan 23, 2017

NamesCon, one of the largest global domain name conferences is happening right now in Las Vegas, with recent estimates putting the attendance at over 1,400 people from forty-three countries. While there are over 1,400 attendees, there are thousands more who didn't make the trip to Vegas.

I...

James Iles · Jan 20, 2017

In case you missed it, Mike Mann recently announced his $50,000 sale of the domain name football.co. The WHOIS has just switched over to reflect the new owner, who looks to be an individual in California. Within the last twenty-four hours, Mike has also confirmed the sale of two other...

James Iles · Jan 20, 2017

With NamesCon 2017 just about to start, it's an excellent opportunity to remember the incredible job that @Edward Zeiden and his team did in producing coverage of last year's NamesCon event.

One of the many video highlights of NamesCon 2016 was the interview that Edward conducted with...

James Iles · Jan 18, 2017

There are relatively few startups who truly appreciate the power of a great domain name, but in this Inside Interview, we are speaking to the CEO of a company that made the decision to create a smart workflow application and house it on an incredibly powerful one-word .COM.

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James Iles · Jan 16, 2017

Social media usernames and domain names have more in common than you might think. The right username, just like the right domain name, can bring you traffic, improve your brand and attract attention from potential buyers or advertisers. Many companies have gone out of their way to try and...

James Iles · Jan 13, 2017

In this week's Top Topics, one investor asks the community for advice on their first four figure aftermarket domain name purchase, and we discuss whether domain name buying is an addiction.

My First Big Aftermarket Buy. Should I Go For It?

Paying a four or five figure sum for a...

James Iles · Jan 11, 2017

In December 2016, we brought you the first part of a brand new series in which we ask several domain industry experts to answer a single question. In this article, our second installment, we find out whether there really is a more profitable time of the year to be a domain investor...

James Iles · Jan 9, 2017

For brand new startups, domains are usually a necessity to show potential clients and potential investors exactly what they offer, and why they’re different from the rest. The domain names of valuable startups have often been analysed, but what about brand new startups? We decided to take a look...

James Iles · Jan 6, 2017

Another two-letter .COM domain name has been sold to China, from the USA. According to WHOIS data this afternoon, the domain name JR.com has just transferred to a new owner, represented by 62.com.

JR.com was owned by a New York based company called J&R Music, and was used by the company for...

James Iles · Jan 6, 2017

Welcome to the first Top Topics of 2017. This is a bumper edition, covering the most interesting and thought provoking discussions of the past two weeks in the domain name community. We'll start with four topics from last week, followed by four from this week.

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