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Cryptocurrency is a hot topic amongst investors. With Bitcoin surpassing $10,000 and Ethereum nudging $500 in recent weeks, the attraction of the digital currency industry is undeniable. This attraction has lead many domainers to register and...

In just over twenty years, e-commerce and tech company Amazon has revolutionised online shopping, becoming the world’s largest Internet company in the process. With over a quarter of a million employees and a market cap of over $329 billion, the...

Originally created in February 2004, Facebook membership was initially limited to a select few universities and high schools. Thirteen years later, over two billion people use Facebook every month and the company has made founder Mark Zuckerberg...

American multi-national toy company Hasbro is considered to be the largest toy maker in the world in terms of stock market value. According to reports, the company produced revenues of $5.21 billion in 2017 thanks to existing lines in

Thanks to...

With the northern hemisphere’s summer drawing to a close, students are gradually returning to their classrooms. With the US investing around $68 billion into their education system in 2016 and top global universities such as Harvard boasting...

We've previously given several examples of corporations that own great .COM domain names, but today we are going to look at five music acts that have been smart enough to acquire a great .COM domain name. In some cases, the acts have been even...

Short domain names tend to have a high value attached to them, mainly due to their rarity. Two-letter .COM’s for example, have seen exponential growth that has made seven-figure sales an almost regular occurrence.

One category of domain names...

When you get into a new hobby or career, it’s natural to make mistakes. Everyone does. Fortunately, other people have already made those mistakes and you can learn from their experiences rather than having to learn from your own mistakes, which...

Subject lines are the most important part of an outbound sales email in my opinion. This short, informative line will determine whether your prospective buyers will open your email or delete it without reading. It's a great skill to be able to...

On May 25th, 2018, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, aiming to give control to consumers over their personal data. The regulation is being enforced across the European Union and European Economic...

Company domain name upgrades are fairly common. The domain industry regularly hears reports of companies making the monumental step to upgrade their domain name to help to bring their online brand to another level.

Domain name purchases can be...

Every week, we get to hear about some of the domain industry's largest recent sales thanks to DNJournal's highly respected weekly sales chart. However, most sales do not get reported for one reason or another. Experts such as Jamie Zoch...

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc is a popular professional wrestling company that offers live and televised events. Since the company’s creation in the 1980’s, WWE has become a publicly traded company with a current market cap of around $1.6...

Continuing in our series of articles profiling great domains in the portfolios of leading investors and established companies, we are taking a look at six of the best names owned by domain investor @Braden Pollock's company, Legal Brand...

When a company launches, acquiring a premium domain name is either impossible due to budget restraints or low on the founder's list of priorities. However, as startups grow thanks to increased user bases and access to funding, it's often wise to...

The domain name TOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOPTOP.TOP has been discovered as a featured domain on Sedo's homepage today. The 63 character .TOP domain name was registered on June 3rd this year, by an Austrian...

It's often said that generic domain names can add value to a brand. The best domain in any category can elevate your project or website, giving it instant credibility. In this article, we take a look at seven sports domain names to see how what...

Investor and entrepreneur @Michael Cyger became a well-known figure in the domain name industry thanks to his @DomainSherpa brand, which he created in 2012. Through DomainSherpa, Michael won several industry awards including Blogger...

One of the attractions of being a domain investor is that it can be done from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night. In the past, desktop or laptop computers were required to maintain portfolios and perform daily tasks, but with...

Recently funded companies are often blogged about by domainers, and it always proves to be a popular subject since startups and domain investors often have a lot of interaction and crossover. There was even a conference that incorporated the two...

Tracking every single domain name that you own can be a difficult task. Fortunately, there are many tools available to help with that. One of the most popular methods of tracking your domain portfolio is to use a spreadsheet. There are many...

Single-word .COM domain names are some of the most sought after digital assets for both investors and end users. Thanks to their desirability, many of these one-word domains can fetch six or seven-figure sales prices to the right buyer. Often...

Two industries that have caught the attention of the general public and domain investors over the past couple of years. Those are cryptocurrency and blockchain. Thanks to an influx of investment and funding available, many innovative companies...

Twitter is one of the most popular ways to communicate and stay up to date with the latest news, and I think it’s an excellent way to stay up to date with the latest happenings in the domain world, with some news and opinions covered on Twitter...

If you take a look through NameBio, you’ll eventually notice that just a handful of seven figure domain name sales are reported every year. Since the start of 2015, just thirteen domains have been listed at NameBio as having sold for $1 million...