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Elliot's Blog
Earthquake in New Hampshire
I think I just felt an earthquake… in southern New Hampshire (Nashua). It was a very small quake, but the house was definitely shaking. I can’t even imagine what a larger earthquake would feel like. My non-expert opinion is that it...
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Earthquake in New Hampshire
I think I just felt an earthquake… in southern New Hampshire (Nashua). It was a very small quake, but the house was definitely shaking. I can’t even imagine what a larger earthquake would feel like. My non-expert opinion is that it...
Discussion
October 16, 2012, 7:17 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells Over $875K In Domains Led postkarte.com For $13K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain sales totalling $875,669 for the week ending October 14th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by postkarte.com at $13,318, followed by lawpal.com at $12,500. Below is the complete list of pub...
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Afternic.com Sells Over $875K In Domains Led postkarte.com For $13K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain sales totalling $875,669 for the week ending October 14th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by postkarte.com at $13,318, followed by lawpal.com at $12,500. Below is the complete list of pub...
Discussion
October 16, 2012, 7:14 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $875K in Domain Names
Afternic’s just released it weekly reportable domain sales for the week of 10/08/12 – 10/14/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 875,669 .com Sales po...
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Afternic.com Sells $875K in Domain Names
Afternic’s just released it weekly reportable domain sales for the week of 10/08/12 – 10/14/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 875,669 .com Sales po...
Discussion
October 16, 2012, 7:05 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $1.65 Million
Sedo just posted its weekly report for the period ending October 15th, 2012. In all, 853 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totalling $1.65 million. Over 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highli...
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Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $1.65 Million
Sedo just posted its weekly report for the period ending October 15th, 2012. In all, 853 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totalling $1.65 million. Over 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highli...
Discussion
October 16, 2012, 4:19 pm
The Domains
EnCirca Rolls Out A White Labeled Registrar Service
EnCirca.com an ICANN accredited registrar announced today its white labeled registrar services to help determine the right Registrar solution to meet the needs of new gTLDs. TLD’s that envision complex authentication and verification of p...
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EnCirca Rolls Out A White Labeled Registrar Service
EnCirca.com an ICANN accredited registrar announced today its white labeled registrar services to help determine the right Registrar solution to meet the needs of new gTLDs. TLD’s that envision complex authentication and verification of p...
Discussion
October 16, 2012, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
CitizenHawk patents its typo recovery business model
An in-depth look at CitizenHawk’s business model. Brand protection company CitizenHawk has been granted a patent that broadly covers its business model of recovering typo domain names on behalf of clients and then monetizing them. The U.S. pate...
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CitizenHawk patents its typo recovery business model
An in-depth look at CitizenHawk’s business model. Brand protection company CitizenHawk has been granted a patent that broadly covers its business model of recovering typo domain names on behalf of clients and then monetizing them. The U.S. pate...
Discussion
October 16, 2012, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames October no reserve auction ends tomorrow, .ca auction kicks off today
Two auctions worth a look. SnapNames has an “October Deals” auction that ends tomorrow, and I think it’s worth a look. There are 61 domains and it appears none of them have a reserve — just a minimum bid of $199 or more. Many ...
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SnapNames October no reserve auction ends tomorrow, .ca auction kicks off today
Two auctions worth a look. SnapNames has an “October Deals” auction that ends tomorrow, and I think it’s worth a look. There are 61 domains and it appears none of them have a reserve — just a minimum bid of $199 or more. Many ...
Discussion
October 16, 2012, 11:23 am
Domain Name Wire
.Com growth rate slowing (but only slightly)
Data show a slight reduction in .com growth rate, but it’s still over 8% per year. A couple weeks ago Michael Berkens wrote a story about how the base of .com and .net domain registrations was slowing “to a crawl”. A few days later ...
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.Com growth rate slowing (but only slightly)
Data show a slight reduction in .com growth rate, but it’s still over 8% per year. A couple weeks ago Michael Berkens wrote a story about how the base of .com and .net domain registrations was slowing “to a crawl”. A few days later ...
Discussion
October 16, 2012, 10:50 am
Elliot's Blog
What Are Your Top 5 Domain Names?
I think one thing is pretty universal when it comes to domain investors… we are all proud to own a few specific domain names. Without a doubt, I have a few favorite domain names among the 500 +/- domain names that I own. Here are my top five d...
Discussion
What Are Your Top 5 Domain Names?
I think one thing is pretty universal when it comes to domain investors… we are all proud to own a few specific domain names. Without a doubt, I have a few favorite domain names among the 500 +/- domain names that I own. Here are my top five d...
Discussion
October 16, 2012, 10:32 am
Domain Name Wire
Circa domain hack could cause problems
Startup’s domain name may violate .ca rules. Startup Circa made a big splash today with the release of its news app for the iPhone. The hoopla has a lot to do with the company’s notable co-founders including Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Hu...
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Circa domain hack could cause problems
Startup’s domain name may violate .ca rules. Startup Circa made a big splash today with the release of its news app for the iPhone. The hoopla has a lot to do with the company’s notable co-founders including Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Hu...
Discussion
October 15, 2012, 10:34 pm
