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The majority of sales of two-letter .COM's that we have covered on the NamePros Blog have been acquired by Chinese investors or companies. China has been one of the big trends in domaining, but one of the most recent is cryptocurrency.

This year...

Another highly valuable one-word .COM is off the market forever as View, an "intelligent glass" company based in California, has acquired the domain View.com from a New York-based company. Founded in 2006, View had a mission to reinvent the...

Last year, DNJournal recorded more than $26 million worth of sales in their "Top 100 Reported Sales" table, lead by six deals valued at $1 million or more. It's can be interesting to revisit past sales, especially high-value sales, to see exactly...

The domain name appraisal scam is by far the most common domain name scam and unfortunately claims many victims. Most domainers have either fallen for it themselves, or know someone who has. Follow the advice in this article to spare yourself...

This week's Top Topics comes to you from Dublin, Ireland! From a domaining point of view, Ireland is heavily invested in their .IE extension. The large majority, probably close to 85%, of billboards and local advertisements I've seen, have...

Recently, we published an article looking at how various animal domain names are used. We highlighted animal .COM domains since they are a versatile type of domain name that is coveted by investors and end users alike. Another niche that is...

In case you missed it, we shared details of two domain sales this week, the first being the €700,000 sale of Links.com at a record "buy now" price, and the second being the undisclosed sale of Orion.com. These two sales are only the...

In this week's Top Topics, an investor asks for suggestions as to what you do when you first acquire a new domain name, and we ask - does being multilingual make a difference in domaining? Elsewhere, there's a video interview with AbdulBasit...

It is easy to start out on the wrong foot in domain investing.

Whether it is hand-registering too many names, choosing quantity over quality, or investing in sectors or languages that we don’t understand, there are many ways to go wrong. Those...

It was recently revealed, possibly first by George Kirikos, that the domain name privateer.com had apparently been acquired by Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple.

A brief article in SlashDot indicated that the name was...

There are currently 2499 ICANN accredited domain name registrars. This offers a lot of choice when picking a registrar. I present a checklist of considerations that might be included.

Last week’s article looked at the top-10 registrars in...

If purchasing a domain name with an existing, or recent, website, one important consideration is how authoritative that website is compared to other websites in the same sector.

If you have plans to develop the domain, that will indicate a...

Last week, in part one of What The Domain World Needs, the following were covered:

• Registrar-based single-source marketplace listings.
• Retail Buy Request Marketplace.
• Domain Broker Certification.
• Smart Contract Escrow...

For some domain investors, it’s difficult to understand foreign markets such as Japan. It’s advisable to avoid these markets until you know what you're getting into, before a loss occurs. There are speculators with International Domain Names to...

In the domain industry, email is usually the preferred method of communication. Sometimes it can be very difficult to come across as trustworthy when sending a sales email, because - let's face it - you've sent an email out of the blue asking...

I have been noticing an uptick in 5N .net action lately. To be clear, this article in no way suggests for anyone to register them, and this article is not a recommendation for them. The research and homework on this topic is just beginning. That...

Twitter is an excellent place to find out the latest sales figures from some of the elites in the domain industry. This week, Mike Mann and Mike Berkens' Most Wanted Domains both reported five-figure sales on Twitter.

Earlier in the...

Today, I'll be delving into the world of celebrities to discover the famous people who don't own their proper name as .COM domain names. If you've achieved a certain level of fame, I believe that acquiring your .COM name should be fairly...

Today sees yet another two letter .com domain name change hands.

However, contrary to the recent trend of domain names moving to Chinese investors, this one has gone from China to a company in the Philippines.

The domain name is XA.com and has...

In April 2015, Freelancer announced a deal to acquire Escrow.com for $7.5 million. Since then, members of the domain community have expressed concerns regarding the future of Escrow.com as a company. In November 2015, the news of Brandon...

NamesCon, arguably the most popular domain name conference in the calendar, is set to kick off in Las Vegas on January 10th. With an expected attendance of over 1,000 people, the stage is set for a memorable event.

Such a big industry event...

Short acronym domain names can represent Pinyin words that translate to Chinese characters. They are popular in China because they are short and easy to remember. However, there are certain challenges that limit the use of certain letters to...

Local domain name networking events and meetups are an excellent way to make new contacts and friends within the industry, whilst enjoying the opportunity to talk about business with like-minded professionals. This week in the calendar of domain...

Sequoia Capital is one of the largest venture capital firms in existence, and since 1972 the company has funded both startups and established companies, with a focus on the technology industry. Sequoia Capital has invested in hundreds of...