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During the NamesCon conference today, Escrow.com announced its Master of Domains winners. The annual award celebrates "the highest grossing domain name brokers for deals completed in 2022" at Escrow.com. Taking the top spot for this year is Andrew Rosener of Media Options. I believe Andrew has been Escrow.com's top grossing domain broker for the past five years. Here are the Escrow.com 10 Master of Domains: Andrew Rosener - Founder & CEO of DomainX, LLC Keith...

For a domain investor, buying a domain name is second nature. Investors hand register domain names, purchase domain names via expiry and private auctions, and acquire domain names owned by others via private acquisitions. For people who aren't in the domain name business, acquiring a domain name can be confusing, frustrating, and challenging. When I want to buy a domain name owned by someone else when the landing page or website doesn't provide information, the...

For a number of years, I have created a domain industry Pan-Mass Challenge jersey to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Many domain industry companies have supported my PMC ride this year with donations of $500 or more. I am proud to share the final version of the jersey I will wear on the second day of the PMC as I cross the finish line: I am debating whether or not to order custom...

In March of this year, I reported on the sale of Chat.com. The domain name was acquired by HubSpot Co-Founder Dharmesh Shah for more than $10 million USD. The exact acquisition price wasn't revealed by either party. That deal had been brokered by Hilco Digital’s Andrew Miller and Larry Fischer. This morning, Dharmesh revealed that he resold the domain name for a profit, and he is donating $250,000 to Khan Academy: 2 months ago, I bought...

This August, I will be riding in my 10th Pan-Mass Challenge ride to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. I will be riding 162 miles over two days, from Wellesley, Massachusetts to Provincetown, Massachusetts. I've been receiving great domain industry support, and I appreciate it. So far, we have raised more than $9,000 when all donations are posted. My initial goal is $15,000. On the second day of my ride, I will wear a...