NameBio Now Sharing Pre-Auction “Domain Discoveries”

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I am a regular reader of the NameBio daily sales report. I don’t monitor all of the domain name marketplaces, and the report gives a quick overview of some of the top domain sales of the day.

One of the most interesting aspects of the daily report is the “Sales With History” section. NameBio highlights some of the domain names that sold again after being previously listed in the sales database. Some of these domain names were previously sold at auction at Snapnames or NameJet and others were sold on domain marketplaces like Sedo, Afternic, and elsewhere. I was told that sales reports come from many sources.

This morning, NameBio announced that they will be

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.Club Making Presence Felt at TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon

Elliot Silver
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It looks like the .Club registry is taking a page out of the .CO registry playbook by appealing to startups and companies at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon event in San Francisco. According to a press release, “.CLUB is offering every Hackathon participant a free .CLUB domain name to use for their project and will award $6,000 cash to the teams with the best projects using a .CLUB web address.”

From my perspective, one of the main reasons .CO domain names have been such big sellers is that the registry appealed to startups. Registry representatives attended conferences like SXSW, hackathons, tech meetups, and other events that were attended by people who need domain names for their startup businesses. I think this is a smart way for .Club to let startup founders and decision makers know about .Club domain names.

The Hackathon

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Heritage Auctions Runs LA Times Ad

Elliot Silver
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Heritage Auctions is making an effort to reach out to the general public to make them aware of domain names that are available for purchase in the aftermarket. HA is the third largest auction house, and the company is leveraging its brand to let consumers know about the domain name resale market.

I think it is pretty unusual for a major domain auction house to market its business without having a major event as the impetus. It is good to see, as I believe it is beneficial to everyone who makes a living from domain investments.

I asked Aron Meystedt for a comment about this campaign, and here is what he told me:

“After getting our feet underneath us in the first two years, the focus has now switched to educating investors about the benefits of premium domain names. Most of our marketing, going forward, will include a piece about domain values, supply and demand in the industry and what makes a domain a desirable asset to own.”

Aron also directed me to

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My Favorite Domainers Choice Awards Category

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Yesterday morning, Donna Mahony announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Domainers Choice Awards. There are 15 award categories this year. Voting is being tabulated by a third party voting service called VoteNet.com.

My favorite award in the Domainers Choice Awards category is the Industry Customer Service Rep award:

“This award is to honor the customer service representative that consistently goes above and beyond to provide the highest levels of service to the domain community. Please include their name, company, and title, and a brief description of why you feel that they deserve to be recognized. The reason as to why MUST be included.”

There are

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AutismAwareness.com Launched by Alan Dunn

Elliot Silver
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Alan Dunn, who earlier this year launched his domain name advisory company  NameCorp, has announced the launch of a more personal project, AutismAwareness.com. According to the website, AutismAwareness.com was created by Alan “to help share resources, inspirational stores and yes, even some personal moments.”

Although the website was launched recently, Alan has had an active Facebook community with nearly 100,000 people having liked the page since it was created in 2011. Many of the new Facebook likes came via the thousands of social shares that occurred shortly after the launch was announced.

In a blog post that was published when the website launched a couple of weeks ago, Alan shared a bit of personal insight about how he changed after his son was diagnosed:

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VE.com Acquired by Aron Meystedt

Elliot Silver
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The Whois for VE.com changed over the weekend, and Aron Meystedt of XF.com Company is listed as the new owner of the domain name. Aron is also the Director of the Intellectual Property Department at Heritage Auctions.

I don’t recall seeing the domain name listed for sale anywhere, so I don’t have any idea of the price to acquire the domain name. I emailed Aron this morning seeking a comment about the acquisition, and here’s what he told me:

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