Voice.com Domain Name Sells for $30 Million to Blockchain Startup

By Jason Franklin|2019-06-19T00:02:27-05:00June 18th, 2019|Categories: Blockchain, Domain Names, Domains, IT, Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Blockchain social network startup Block.one has acquired the domain name Voice.com for $30 Million from MicroStrategy. This $30 Million domain sale is the highest reported all cash domain sale in history. GoDaddy facilitated the sale of the domain name between the two parties on May 30, 2019. The news broke today when Business Wire released

.company Domain Name Portfolio

By Jason Franklin|2019-02-23T20:35:46-06:00February 18th, 2019|Categories: Domain Names, Domains, Investing|Tags: , , , , |

I have been bullish on .company domain names since the extension was first released in 2013. I've always liked the look and sound of the .company domain extension following a premium keyword or short one or two letter combo. Below are some of my short and keyword .company domain holdings from my portfolio. Apartments.company Application.company

NamesCon 2020 will be in Austin, Texas

By Jason Franklin|2019-01-29T23:34:14-06:00January 29th, 2019|Categories: Domain Names, Domains|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

NamesCon announced during an opening session on the first day of the 2019 conference that they are relocating to Austin, Texas! NamesCon has been held at the Tropicana Las Vegas Casino Hotel Resort since it's inception in 2014. Earlier this year organizers of the NamesCon conference announced that it would be the last year at

Ohio Now Accepting Bitcoin for Tax Payments

By Jason Franklin|2019-05-19T02:10:28-05:00November 26th, 2018|Categories: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crypto, Domain Names, Domains, Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Want to pay your taxes with Bitcoin? If you live in Ohio that won't be a problem starting November 26, 2018. The Wall Street Journal broke the story, followed by an article released on TechCruch. It appears Ohio plans to be the first state to accept Bitcoin as tax payments. Beginning Monday November 26, 2018

15 Great Examples of New Generic Top Level Domain Use

By Jason Franklin|2019-02-17T22:17:29-06:00October 19th, 2018|Categories: Domain Names, Domains, IT, Technology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The internet is evolving, and new generic top level domains are a major part of that. (Note: If you just want to see the cool list of domain names, scroll to the bottom) If you're involved in the domain community or knowledgeable about domains, you're most likely familiar with the terms generic top level domains

Visa Card Company Monaco Acquires Crypto.com Domain

By Jason Franklin|2019-02-17T22:54:35-06:00July 7th, 2018|Categories: Blockchain, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Domain Names, IT, Technology|Tags: , , , , , , |

Monaco has acquired the domain name Crypto.com. Before the recent acquisition the domain was owned by Matt Blaze, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania since 1993 when he first registered it. Monaco, a company who's mission according to their whitepaper is, "Powering the future of money, today" and who's vision is to "put

Voice.company Domain Name Forwards to Google

By Jason Franklin|2019-02-17T23:05:10-06:00June 5th, 2018|Categories: Domain Names|Tags: , , , , |

The domain name Voice.company forwards to Google as of June 4th, 2018. I'm wondering if they registered it, or if someone else forwarded it there after registration? It was previously in cue to drop, as of June 3rd, when I checked. One of my hobbies and interests is domain name investing and development. As part

Block-Chain.com Domain Sold for $1 Million at Consensus 2018

By Jason Franklin|2019-02-17T23:17:23-06:00May 22nd, 2018|Categories: Blockchain, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Domain Names|Tags: , , , , |

Recently reported by NewsBTC the crypto domain name Block-Chain.com was sold at the Consensus 2018 Conference for $1 Million or 111 Bitcoin (BTC). This is one of the largest crypto domain names ever sold. (At least that has been reported) Some domain sales remain private never to be disclosed. Before this sale some other blockchain

Domain Names are Internet Real Estate

By Jason Franklin|2019-07-30T18:28:07-05:00May 9th, 2018|Categories: Domain Names|Tags: , , , |

I first started investing in domain names in 2011. Since then I've owned hundreds of domain names, some of which I still own and some of which I've let drop. At one point my portfolio had around 250 domains. Today I hold a smaller but more groomed portfolio of around 115 names give or take.

Austin.com Domain Name Announced For Sale

By Jason Franklin|2019-02-17T23:36:11-06:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: Domain Names, Marketing|Tags: , , , , , |

Austin.com, the geo-city, premium domain name is now available for sale. Currently the domain is developed and hosts a site that boasts what's happening in Austin. This domain acquisition would be a great opportunity for someone who would like to be the authority in the Austin, TX and surrounding areas. Historically a similar sale of

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