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Hey folks, new DNW podcast is up where Andrew and I discuss what GoDaddy has been up to on the domain acquisition front, how we operate our portfolio, what our plans are for automated valuations, and a few other tidbits on our product direction...

In April, we brought you news that the two-letter domain HH.com had been sold to a client of Chinese domain brokerage company 62.com. Over the weekend, George Kirikos (@GeorgeK) confirmed the sale as the WHOIS details changed to finally reflect the domain’s new owners. Whilst a sales price...

In April, we brought you news that the two-letter domain HH.com had been sold to a client of Chinese domain brokerage company 62.com. Over the weekend, George Kirikos (@GeorgeK) confirmed the sale as the WHOIS details changed to finally reflect the domain’s new owners. Whilst a sales price...

Transactions involving two-letter .COM domain names have been regular news items in the past couple of years, thanks largely to Chinese domain investors who have been acquiring as many two-letter .COM's as possible. Today, however, we are documenting the acquisition of the SE.com domain name by...

Transactions involving two-letter .COM domain names have been regular news items in the past couple of years, thanks largely to Chinese domain investors who have been acquiring as many two-letter .COM's as possible. Today, however, we are documenting the acquisition of the SE.com domain name by...

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 China...

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 China...

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 more domains. Media...

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 more domains. Media...

This morning I made a discovery and noticed the domain name 2.co was listed for sale on GoDaddy’s NameFind website. After doing some more research, I noticed a large amount of premium .co domain names were listed on GoDaddy’s NameFind site on January 4, 2017.The domain names include a large...

This morning I made a discovery and noticed the domain name 2.co was listed for sale on GoDaddy’s NameFind website. After doing some more research, I noticed a large amount of premium .co domain names were listed on GoDaddy’s NameFind site on January 4, 2017.The domain names include a large...

Hi, I'm new to the "expiring domains" game. I've been eyeing a domain that's been on sale for $2,999, which I am DEFINITELY not going to pay for. It is absurdly priced. It isn't a business name or anything a business can use, just a personal domain name. I don't think any person would pay that...

Hi, I'm new to the "expiring domains" game. I've been eyeing a domain that's been on sale for $2,999, which I am DEFINITELY not going to pay for. It is absurdly priced. It isn't a business name or anything a business can use, just a personal domain name. I don't think any person would pay that...

A small story of the GoDaddy/NameFind malpractices that scammed me out of a Closeout domain I won. I bought a $5 Closeout domain (3DPrintFarm.com) at GoDaddy on Dec/17, it showed the status of domain in my account as "Expired Domain Ready on Dec/20/2016". The domain previously belonged to a LEO...

A small story of the GoDaddy/NameFind malpractices that scammed me out of a Closeout domain I won. I bought a $5 Closeout domain (3DPrintFarm.com) at GoDaddy on Dec/17, it showed the status of domain in my account as "Expired Domain Ready on Dec/20/2016". The domain previously belonged to a LEO...

Godaddy/Namefind sold 50 three Character .Com Domains yesterday all to WDINCO of Holly Springs NC:i62.com l82.com m53.com m63.com m72.com n36.com n62.com p52.com q30.com...Read More

Godaddy/Namefind sold 50 three Character .Com Domains yesterday all to WDINCO of Holly Springs NC:i62.com l82.com m53.com m63.com m72.com n36.com n62.com p52.com q30.com...Read More

This morning I started to detect Traffic Names LTD domains transferring over to GoDaddy’s NameFind portfolio. Traffic Names LTD, which is owned by Ian Andrew of the UK, owns some great generics like Camera.com, which is now showing in whois as owned by NameFind LLC.This would be GoDaddy’s 5th...

This morning I started to detect Traffic Names LTD domains transferring over to GoDaddy’s NameFind portfolio. Traffic Names LTD, which is owned by Ian Andrew of the UK, owns some great generics like Camera.com, which is now showing in whois as owned by NameFind LLC.This would be GoDaddy’s 5th...

Over the past couple of years, GoDaddy has acquired several portfolios amounting to tens of millions of dollars in investment. The domains are typically held under the company’s NameFind brand where, according to DomainTools, close to 375,000 names are held. According to DotWeekly, GoDaddy...