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Domain Shane
10 Great Words of Wisdom From the Owner of Coffee.org, Bill McClure
I met a new friend this week, Bill McClure. Bill and I have a lot in common. Two guys from a family business that are trying to take the family business and move it in on to the web. The difference between Bill and I is the fact he has al...
Discussion
10 Great Words of Wisdom From the Owner of Coffee.org, Bill McClure
I met a new friend this week, Bill McClure. Bill and I have a lot in common. Two guys from a family business that are trying to take the family business and move it in on to the web. The difference between Bill and I is the fact he has al...
Discussion
June 2, 2013, 4:50 pm
The Domains
.XXX Gets Over 25,000 Domain Years Registered In May Promotion
ICM registry informed us that the final numbers are in for the May discounted .XXX promotion and saw over 25,000 domain years added to the registry. 13,400 new .XXX domain names were registered and the average registration was just under 2 years maki...
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.XXX Gets Over 25,000 Domain Years Registered In May Promotion
ICM registry informed us that the final numbers are in for the May discounted .XXX promotion and saw over 25,000 domain years added to the registry. 13,400 new .XXX domain names were registered and the average registration was just under 2 years maki...
Discussion
June 2, 2013, 2:32 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domain Sale Tip: Contact Domain Brokers
One of the reasons I try to attend domain conferences is so that I can meet with the domain brokers from various companies who are always in attendance. I can ask them what they’re moving and what strategies they are finding effective. This is ...
Discussion
Domain Sale Tip: Contact Domain Brokers
One of the reasons I try to attend domain conferences is so that I can meet with the domain brokers from various companies who are always in attendance. I can ask them what they’re moving and what strategies they are finding effective. This is ...
Discussion
June 2, 2013, 1:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign whois falsely returning “no match” results
Have to submit query twice to get correct result on Verisign’s whois. Verisign’s whois service for .com and .net is sometimes falsely returning a result of “no match” the initial time you search for a domain name. For example,...
Discussion
Verisign whois falsely returning “no match” results
Have to submit query twice to get correct result on Verisign’s whois. Verisign’s whois service for .com and .net is sometimes falsely returning a result of “no match” the initial time you search for a domain name. For example,...
Discussion
June 2, 2013, 12:20 pm
Elliot's Blog
Discussing the TRAFFIC Las Vegas Venue
I’ll have a more comprehensive post about the TRAFFIC conference within the next couple of days, but I want to discuss the Bellagio as the TRAFFIC conference venue and make a few observations about Las Vegas as well. Overall, I thought holding ...
Discussion
Discussing the TRAFFIC Las Vegas Venue
I’ll have a more comprehensive post about the TRAFFIC conference within the next couple of days, but I want to discuss the Bellagio as the TRAFFIC conference venue and make a few observations about Las Vegas as well. Overall, I thought holding ...
Discussion
June 2, 2013, 9:50 am
The Domains
Getty Images Waits 12 Years Before Going After GettyImage.com; GM 9 Years For Corvette-Stingray.com
Its quite amazing to me when I see a bang on trademark infringing domain allowed to be owned and monetized by someone other than the trademark owner. I’m not talking about typos, misspells or terms that include the trademark but is a reach base...
Discussion
Getty Images Waits 12 Years Before Going After GettyImage.com; GM 9 Years For Corvette-Stingray.com
Its quite amazing to me when I see a bang on trademark infringing domain allowed to be owned and monetized by someone other than the trademark owner. I’m not talking about typos, misspells or terms that include the trademark but is a reach base...
Discussion
June 2, 2013, 9:32 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sundday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 2nd
Hope everyone that attended TRAFFIC made it home safely from Vegas and for those that didn’t attend you certainly have more money in your pocket than I do. I did fairly well at the casinos except for one BIG area. The damn Houston A...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sundday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 2nd
Hope everyone that attended TRAFFIC made it home safely from Vegas and for those that didn’t attend you certainly have more money in your pocket than I do. I did fairly well at the casinos except for one BIG area. The damn Houston A...
Discussion
June 2, 2013, 7:17 am
The Domains
CollegeStudent.com Sells For $17K On NameJet.com
The domain name CollegeStudent.com which was a dropped domain, sold this week on NameJet.com for $17,700 as three bidders battled it out bidding over $10,000 for the domain. A very nice educational domain and a good buy. A few other sales from this w...
Discussion
CollegeStudent.com Sells For $17K On NameJet.com
The domain name CollegeStudent.com which was a dropped domain, sold this week on NameJet.com for $17,700 as three bidders battled it out bidding over $10,000 for the domain. A very nice educational domain and a good buy. A few other sales from this w...
Discussion
June 1, 2013, 11:58 am
The Domains
ICANN Orders Transfer Of Domains At 4 De-Accredited Registrars To Astutium
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from three registrars: C I Host, Inc., Central Registrar, Inc. DBA Domainmonger.com, Power Brand Center Corp. to Astutium Limited due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in...
Discussion
ICANN Orders Transfer Of Domains At 4 De-Accredited Registrars To Astutium
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from three registrars: C I Host, Inc., Central Registrar, Inc. DBA Domainmonger.com, Power Brand Center Corp. to Astutium Limited due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in...
Discussion
June 1, 2013, 9:34 am
The Domains
Godaddy Sells 41,786 In May Led By boxed.com at $35,000
Godaddy.com just posted its Domain Sales information for auctions taking place on their system for the month of May 2013. In all Godaddy.com sold 41,786 domain names slightly up from April’s sales of 40,221. Of the 41,786 domain names sold thro...
Discussion
Godaddy Sells 41,786 In May Led By boxed.com at $35,000
Godaddy.com just posted its Domain Sales information for auctions taking place on their system for the month of May 2013. In all Godaddy.com sold 41,786 domain names slightly up from April’s sales of 40,221. Of the 41,786 domain names sold thro...
Discussion
June 1, 2013, 9:06 am
