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Elliot's Blog
Downside to Working Alone
When I was working as a marketing program manager for a large company and investing in domain names on the side, my goal was to turn the domain investment “hobby” into a standalone business. It’s pretty cool to see that come to frui...
Discussion
Downside to Working Alone
When I was working as a marketing program manager for a large company and investing in domain names on the side, my goal was to turn the domain investment “hobby” into a standalone business. It’s pretty cool to see that come to frui...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 2:04 pm
The Domains
Buckingham Palace Doesn’t Want The Domain Of The Royal Baby GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com
After taking a beating in the media for registering the matching .com domain name of the Royal Baby GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com it seems the Royal’s don’t want the domain even for free. In a message sent from Buckingham Palace to Luc B...
Discussion
Buckingham Palace Doesn’t Want The Domain Of The Royal Baby GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com
After taking a beating in the media for registering the matching .com domain name of the Royal Baby GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com it seems the Royal’s don’t want the domain even for free. In a message sent from Buckingham Palace to Luc B...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 1:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
How right-to-left domain names work in practice
Depending on your language, new TLDs might be about new opportunities to the left of the dot. When ICANN unveiled the list of top level domain name applications at a media event in London last summer, some in the community were upset that Arabic IDNs...
Discussion
How right-to-left domain names work in practice
Depending on your language, new TLDs might be about new opportunities to the left of the dot. When ICANN unveiled the list of top level domain name applications at a media event in London last summer, some in the community were upset that Arabic IDNs...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 1:23 pm
The Domains
.PW Becomes First TLD To Adopt Uniform Rapid Suspension
The .pw Registry just announced it is the first TLD to adopt ICANN’s latest rights protection mechanism, the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS). The URS is in the Applicant Gudebook for new gTLD’s. “The URS seeks to provide trademark ho...
Discussion
.PW Becomes First TLD To Adopt Uniform Rapid Suspension
The .pw Registry just announced it is the first TLD to adopt ICANN’s latest rights protection mechanism, the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS). The URS is in the Applicant Gudebook for new gTLD’s. “The URS seeks to provide trademark ho...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 1:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
JustFab.com sues Fab.com for infringing its trademark
Two fashion startups argue over which one is the most fabulous. This legal battle is absolutely fabulous! Just Fabulous, the company behind online fashion site JustFab.com, has sued white-hot e-commerce site Fab.com. Just Fabulous claims that Fab.com...
Discussion
JustFab.com sues Fab.com for infringing its trademark
Two fashion startups argue over which one is the most fabulous. This legal battle is absolutely fabulous! Just Fabulous, the company behind online fashion site JustFab.com, has sued white-hot e-commerce site Fab.com. Just Fabulous claims that Fab.com...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 11:34 am
The Domains
How To Blow $50K In Domain Registrations
Virtual Planet of Mill Valley, CA is dropping 103 domain names all registered at NetworkSolutions.com for 13 years. The normal registration renewal prices of NSI is $35 a year. That comes to a total of almost $50,000 for these domains. The kicker ...
Discussion
How To Blow $50K In Domain Registrations
Virtual Planet of Mill Valley, CA is dropping 103 domain names all registered at NetworkSolutions.com for 13 years. The normal registration renewal prices of NSI is $35 a year. That comes to a total of almost $50,000 for these domains. The kicker ...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 11:15 am
Elliot's Blog
DJI.com Sold via Sedo $300,000
Just sold dji(.)com for $300,000!! Congrats to buyer and seller!! — dave evanson (@SedoDaveEvanson) July 29, 2013 In a tweet this morning, Sedo domain broker Dave Evanson announced that the company has brokered the sale of DJI.com for $3...
Discussion
DJI.com Sold via Sedo $300,000
Just sold dji(.)com for $300,000!! Congrats to buyer and seller!! — dave evanson (@SedoDaveEvanson) July 29, 2013 In a tweet this morning, Sedo domain broker Dave Evanson announced that the company has brokered the sale of DJI.com for $3...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 10:26 am
Domain Name Wire
Law firm sues JustDropped.com and its owner, claiming cybersquatting
Law firm with the generic name “Outside General Counsel” sues Dan Rubin over OutsideGeneralCounsel.com domain name. A law firm called Outside General Counsel Plc has sued JustDropped.com and its owner Dan Rubin, claiming he is cybersquatt...
Discussion
Law firm sues JustDropped.com and its owner, claiming cybersquatting
Law firm with the generic name “Outside General Counsel” sues Dan Rubin over OutsideGeneralCounsel.com domain name. A law firm called Outside General Counsel Plc has sued JustDropped.com and its owner Dan Rubin, claiming he is cybersquatt...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 9:30 am
DomainSherpa
A New Set of Research Tools for Domain Name Investors – With Simon Johnson
Are you looking for a method to look up all domain names owned by a specific registrant? Then you need to watch this interview.IPNeighborhood.com is a new suite of tools that allows you to do some interesting domain name research, like looking up all...
Discussion
A New Set of Research Tools for Domain Name Investors – With Simon Johnson
Are you looking for a method to look up all domain names owned by a specific registrant? Then you need to watch this interview.IPNeighborhood.com is a new suite of tools that allows you to do some interesting domain name research, like looking up all...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 8:35 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 29th, 2013
I have gotten a kick out of listening to all the BS about who’s a cybersquatter and who’s not. Most of us make a living out of buying domains in hopes that a company will buy it and use it for their business. Hoping someone wi...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 29th, 2013
I have gotten a kick out of listening to all the BS about who’s a cybersquatter and who’s not. Most of us make a living out of buying domains in hopes that a company will buy it and use it for their business. Hoping someone wi...
Discussion
July 29, 2013, 6:26 am
