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[News]

The internet domain registrar and web hosting company is making it easier to search for and register available emoji-based domains. On Friday, the company launched a search engine for emoji domains. People can visit the site on their phones, type in a string of emoji and see if the domain is available.

As more of the world increasingly uses the internet on phones and other mobile devices, a flood of emoji-based domains seems inevitable. Heck, even the Touch Bar on Apple's new MacBook Pro will let you type in emoji, something that's difficult to do with a traditional computer keyboard...

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[HotKey]

congrats @CJ6 and @DNaddicts on the sale and acquisition, respectively

 

[DNaddicts]

congrats @CJ6 and @DNaddicts on the sale and acquisition, respectively

Thank you. I do feel the went cheap. I'm going to hold off on outbound sales for now, but IBM is at the top of my list.

 

[erwin.groen]

Great thoughts everyone.

I'm the domainer who bought .com a few weeks back. FastCompany want's an exclusive, so I'm holding off on posting the one that I wrote for DNaddicts.com

I'll keep everyone in the loop..

Congratulations on the purchase, definitely a nice descriptive image too!

 

[DNaddicts]

Congratulations on the purchase, definitely a nice descriptive image too!

Thanks big guy!

 

[HotKey]

Thank you. I do feel the went cheap. I'm going to hold off on outbound sales for now, but IBM is at the top of my list.

Agreed, you did well with it. Cloud computing is the first thing that crossed my mind too.

 

[HotKey]

Found this nice example of an enduser using a site based on an emoji domain, and manages to really incorporate the "visual" that the emoji denotes. It's a silly game, but pulls it off:

energy-boost-emoji @Jon Roig

 

[Felipelayoun]

What do you think ok my EMOJI DOMAIN?

ABCD.WS

the emoji ofc

 

[DNaddicts]

What do you think ok my EMOJI DOMAIN?

ABCD.WS

the emoji ofc

What?

 

[Jasper schilperoord]

Sorry if it has been mentioned here before, but where can I register punycode .com domains like xn--l3h.com (.com)?
The registrars I usually register my domains don't seem to support Punycode .com domainname registrations.

 

[HotKey]

You can't register .com emojis anymore, not allowed....any old ones you see in action are simply grandfathered up year over year. But you can do it with .ws, at these places:
❤❤❤.ws
iwantmyname.com
name.com

 

[Steven McEvoy]

I tried to get a emoji domain just to have, but couldnt find one available.

 

[Jasper schilperoord]

Ah right, I see.
Thanks

 

[CJ6]

It's hard to find, but there *might* be one available.
Is there any kind of drop list available for .ws? That might be the best way to get one. I wouldn't mind seeing a list.

 

[CJ6]

I forgot to mention, you can always buy some from me. Here are mine (as links because I don't think they will show):

◇
♧
http://emojipedia.org/juggling/
http://emojipedia.org/person-doing-cartwheel/
♦ http://emojipedia.org/black-diamond-suit/
☤ https://www.emojibase.com/emoji/2624/caduceus
http://emojipedia.org/negative-squared-ab/
♾ https://www.emojibase.com/emoji/267e/permanentpapersign

 

[Jon Roig]

It looks like I just sold my first emoji. I wish I priced it higher.
⚘
Sold on Afternic for low $XXX. I'm starting to think I should hold on to my other 6 emoji domains. Unfortunately, they got 1 of my favorites.

Hi folks! Been a little while... sounds like everyone is doing well.

I'd love it if people would start posting domains for sale / sales results in the Reddit group... seems like a natural place to start coalescing activity around the commercial side of the market.
-> reddit.com/r/EmojiDomains/


To that end, I'm hoping to make some announcements shortly related to my .ws project. Nothing I can share yet, but things are coming together. I think. Maybe.

 

[Jon Roig]

It's hard to find, but there *might* be one available.
Is there any kind of drop list available for .ws? That might be the best way to get one. I wouldn't mind seeing a list.

I bet there isn't... but that's a good idea.

 

[CJ6]

To that end, I'm hoping to make some announcements shortly related to my .ws project. Nothing I can share yet, but things are coming together. I think. Maybe.

I can't wait to see the announcement.

 

[erwin.groen]

Can you give us a clue to what's happening?
I'm assuming this is a GoDaddy project?

 

[Jake2011]

I just bought weddingdress.ws and heartcruiesship.ws
also just picked up keypad6keypad6.ws so looks like 66.ws
wife picked up HeartApple for either I love apple or I love new York

 

[erwin.groen]

I went ahead and just picked up these two non-emojis.
◇
♧
I like how they are in my phone's keyboard...without even going to the emoticon keyboard.
I use my phone 99% of the time. I'm planning on just using these for my own use...don't really care if they will sell.

I did look into these pictograph a while ago, it seems the nice single ones have been taken.. nice pick up!