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The Domains
Are These The 107 New gTLD Extensions Donuts Partnered With Demand Media On?
Donuts.co which applied for 307 new gTLD strings has stated all along that they were in partnership with Demand Media (DMD) on 107 of the applications. However I do not think Donuts or Demand have publicly stated which of the 107 new gTLD’s tha...
Discussion
Are These The 107 New gTLD Extensions Donuts Partnered With Demand Media On?
Donuts.co which applied for 307 new gTLD strings has stated all along that they were in partnership with Demand Media (DMD) on 107 of the applications. However I do not think Donuts or Demand have publicly stated which of the 107 new gTLD’s tha...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 2:38 pm

Elliot's Blog
Featured in Entrepreneur.com
I want to share an infographic about domain names that was posted on Entrepreneur.com today. The infographic is called “9 Essential Elements of Choosing a Domain Name,” and it shares advice from a number of sources, including my blog (whi...
Discussion
Featured in Entrepreneur.com
I want to share an infographic about domain names that was posted on Entrepreneur.com today. The infographic is called “9 Essential Elements of Choosing a Domain Name,” and it shares advice from a number of sources, including my blog (whi...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 2:19 pm

Domain Name Wire
The company is called Sold, but finding it isn’t easy
If you use a generic name like Sold and don’t own Sold.com, it might be harder for people to find you. TechCrunch is reporting today about Sold, a company that apparently make selling your used stuff easy. The company has raised seed funding fr...
Discussion
The company is called Sold, but finding it isn’t easy
If you use a generic name like Sold and don’t own Sold.com, it might be harder for people to find you. TechCrunch is reporting today about Sold, a company that apparently make selling your used stuff easy. The company has raised seed funding fr...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 1:16 pm

Domain Name Wire
.Axis TLD appears dead after WIPO decision
WIPO decides not to accept late response to objection. World Intellectual Property Organization has made a determination that it will not accept a late response to a Legal Rights Objection against .axis, thereby effectively killing off Saudi Telecom ...
Discussion
.Axis TLD appears dead after WIPO decision
WIPO decides not to accept late response to objection. World Intellectual Property Organization has made a determination that it will not accept a late response to a Legal Rights Objection against .axis, thereby effectively killing off Saudi Telecom ...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 12:40 pm

The Domains
Come Join Me At The Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress In London On Thursday
Tonight I’m jumping the pond and heading over to London for the Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress which is being held in at the Park Plaza Victoria in London on Thursday and Friday. “Back by popular demand and building off of...
Discussion
Come Join Me At The Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress In London On Thursday
Tonight I’m jumping the pond and heading over to London for the Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress which is being held in at the Park Plaza Victoria in London on Thursday and Friday. “Back by popular demand and building off of...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 12:36 pm

The Domains
Techstars Acquires NameLayer to Bring Premium Domain Names to its Portfolio
According to a blog post on its company blog, Techstars has acquired the entire portfolio of NameLayer, a popular inventory of brandable domain names curated for the tech market. NameLayer was founded by Julian Shapiro and Edward Zeiden in 2011...
Discussion
Techstars Acquires NameLayer to Bring Premium Domain Names to its Portfolio
According to a blog post on its company blog, Techstars has acquired the entire portfolio of NameLayer, a popular inventory of brandable domain names curated for the tech market. NameLayer was founded by Julian Shapiro and Edward Zeiden in 2011...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 10:22 am

Domain Name Wire
What GoDaddy’s acquisition of Afternic means for domainers
Domainers will see some immediate benefits and should keep a close eye on changes at the combined GoDaddy/Afternic. Last week GoDaddy announced that it acquired domain name aftermarket Afternic. My in-depth article about the acquisition covered some ...
Discussion
What GoDaddy’s acquisition of Afternic means for domainers
Domainers will see some immediate benefits and should keep a close eye on changes at the combined GoDaddy/Afternic. Last week GoDaddy announced that it acquired domain name aftermarket Afternic. My in-depth article about the acquisition covered some ...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 9:56 am

Elliot's Blog
Dynadot Giving Away Some Swag!
Dynadot wants to give you some Dynadot-branded swag! The company is offering the following free giveaways to people who read my blog: 5 t-shirts 10 Shot glasses 10 Sunglasses 10 Keychain Flashlights Since there are limited quantities for each item, i...
Discussion
Dynadot Giving Away Some Swag!
Dynadot wants to give you some Dynadot-branded swag! The company is offering the following free giveaways to people who read my blog: 5 t-shirts 10 Shot glasses 10 Sunglasses 10 Keychain Flashlights Since there are limited quantities for each item, i...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 9:33 am

The Domains
Jean-Christophe Vignes joins Artemis as Director of Domain Operations
Tom Scopazzi of Artemis which has an application for .Secure, just sent out an email today announcing that effective today, Jean-Christophe Vignes has joined Artemis as Director of Domain Operations! “In this capacity, he will be in charge of b...
Discussion
Jean-Christophe Vignes joins Artemis as Director of Domain Operations
Tom Scopazzi of Artemis which has an application for .Secure, just sent out an email today announcing that effective today, Jean-Christophe Vignes has joined Artemis as Director of Domain Operations! “In this capacity, he will be in charge of b...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 9:03 am

The Domains
Radix, TLDH & Westerdal Asks ICANN To Suspend All Pending Expert Panels In New gTLD Process
Three large applicants to the new gTLD program sent a letter to ICANN yesterday to complaint about the Experts appointed by The Dispute Resolution Service Providers relating to the Community Objection process especially those at the ICC and asked ICA...
Discussion
Radix, TLDH & Westerdal Asks ICANN To Suspend All Pending Expert Panels In New gTLD Process
Three large applicants to the new gTLD program sent a letter to ICANN yesterday to complaint about the Experts appointed by The Dispute Resolution Service Providers relating to the Community Objection process especially those at the ICC and asked ICA...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 1:36 am