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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
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Afternic
Sales Network Expands With New Partner in China
- .ME Builds Community With New Loyalty Program
& Whizzbangs Blog Opens Social Network for
Domainers
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Expansion
seems to be the order of the day. Domain
aftermarket powerhouse Afternic,
the .ME
Registry and Michael
Gilmour's Whizzbangs
Blog have all announced new
developments in their continuing growth.
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Afternic's
aftermarket domain sales platform
(often referred to as the Afternic
DLS - for Domain Listing
Service) continues to add muscle.
Afternic (who was recently acquired
by Go Daddy) announced
a new partnership |
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with Xinnet,
the second-largest domain registrar
in China (Afternic's
fastest growing market). The
agreement puts Afternic's vast
selection of fast-transfer domain
names in front of Xinnet's huge base
of customers. |
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Bob
Mountain
Chief Revenue Office, Afternic |
Afternic's
Chief Revenue Officer, Bob
Mountain, said “Adding
Xinnet to the lineup brings a great
selection of domain names to
business and individuals in
China who are looking for their
‘just right’ name. Afternic is
focused on making the domain name
aftermarket seamless and easy to
access for users around the globe.
We created the Domain Listing
Service and the Fast Transfer
network to remove the complexity of
buying a domain on the aftermarket.
Our goal is to give customers the
same experience if they’re
purchasing an aftermarket name or
registering a primary domain
name.”
The
Afternic DLS Network now has over
120 members, most who use
Afternic’s Fast Transfer
system. Fast Transfer eliminates
lengthy escrow and transfer
processes, giving customers the
domain name they want within seconds
of making the purchase. |
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Meanwhile,
.ME has introduced a
.ME Loyalty
Program, a platform designed
to connect all .ME users into one
community and reward them with
perks and prizes, including T-shirts,
domain name and hosting packages, gift
card vouchers and more. They posted a
special walkthrough
video at YouTube to
illustrate how it works.
The
concept consists of these three basic
steps:
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Sign
up at the Loyalty Program page
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Perform
fun actions to collect points
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Redeem
rewards
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For
more information about the platform and
program, .ME invites you to follow their
social media channels and keep an eye out
for announcements at FB.ME/domainME,
as well as on the #domainME hashtag.
Predrag Lesic, CEO of the .ME
Registry, said, "We
are looking forward to being able to give
back to our outstanding community. Become
a part of it today and help us make the
Internet more personal!"
To
learn more about the .ME Registry,
developing a .ME business idea, some
clever uses of the .ME domain or to simply
find out how to register a .ME domain
name, you can visit http://www.Domain.ME. |
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Michael
Gilmour
WhizzbangsBlog.com |
Most of our
regular readers know or know about domain
industry veteran Michael Gilmour,
the founder of domain monetization company
ParkLogic.com
and author of WhizzbangsBlog.com,
who was profiled in our November 2008 Cover
Story.
Michael, who
knows the domain monetization business as
well as anyone on the planet, has just
rolled out a major new feature at
WhizzbangsBlog - the addition of a social
network dedicated to domain investors.
It should open up a lot of new
opportunities to expand your circle
of friends in the business as well
as, learn and share information and
knowledge with other domain asset owners.
In addition
to being one of the smartest people in the
business, Michael is one of the nicest,
all of which makes him the right guy
to guide this kind of endeavor. You can be
sure he will make you feel right at home. |
(Posted
January 7, 2014)
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