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Sully's Blog
Hello, My Name is Awesome
Founder of naming firm Eat My Words, Alexandra Watkins is a recognized expert on brand names with buzz. An animated guest on TV news shows, she is frequently quoted in the press and has been featured in leading business publications, including the Wa...
Discussion
Hello, My Name is Awesome
Founder of naming firm Eat My Words, Alexandra Watkins is a recognized expert on brand names with buzz. An animated guest on TV news shows, she is frequently quoted in the press and has been featured in leading business publications, including the Wa...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 11:32 am
DomainSherpa
TRAFFIC Secrets; ICANN 51 Summary; Is .Vet a Winner?; Registries Reducing Prices…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• How to network, win friends, influence people and make money at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.• ICANN 51: what happened and what you can expect going forward• Four more .Rich domains registered, wow?• Affilias to...
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TRAFFIC Secrets; ICANN 51 Summary; Is .Vet a Winner?; Registries Reducing Prices…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• How to network, win friends, influence people and make money at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.• ICANN 51: what happened and what you can expect going forward• Four more .Rich domains registered, wow?• Affilias to...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 7:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com buys .spot domain name for $2.2 million, .Realty sells for $5.6 million
Amazon wins another new top level domain, but it was out shadowed by more expensive auctions. The latest round of new top level domain name “auctions of last resort” at ICANN took place today. Three auctions for the rights to run top leve...
Discussion
Amazon.com buys .spot domain name for $2.2 million, .Realty sells for $5.6 million
Amazon wins another new top level domain, but it was out shadowed by more expensive auctions. The latest round of new top level domain name “auctions of last resort” at ICANN took place today. Three auctions for the rights to run top leve...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 12:47 am
Domain Shane
Having My Hair Start to Grow Back and 9 Other Things That Would End 2014 on a Good Note
2014 has been a great year for me. Financially but more importantly personal. For some making money is difficult. Others have no problem making money but seem to battle vices and/or family. I was blessed to have all...
Discussion
Having My Hair Start to Grow Back and 9 Other Things That Would End 2014 on a Good Note
2014 has been a great year for me. Financially but more importantly personal. For some making money is difficult. Others have no problem making money but seem to battle vices and/or family. I was blessed to have all...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 9:56 pm
The Domains
UK Charity “Homeless International” With an annual budget £20 million Rebrands To An .XYZ
Homeless International a .UK based charity with an annual budget £20 million announced today they were re-branding from Homeless-International.org to Reall.xyz The NGO has been around since 1989 “focusing on ur...
Discussion
UK Charity “Homeless International” With an annual budget £20 million Rebrands To An .XYZ
Homeless International a .UK based charity with an annual budget £20 million announced today they were re-branding from Homeless-International.org to Reall.xyz The NGO has been around since 1989 “focusing on ur...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 5:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
A million domain names have been suspended, and law enforcement is AWOL
Domain registrars plead for data as websites go dark thanks to whois verification requirements. It has been almost a year since most large domain name registrars have been required to verify certain elements of domain name whois information. For now,...
Discussion
A million domain names have been suspended, and law enforcement is AWOL
Domain registrars plead for data as websites go dark thanks to whois verification requirements. It has been almost a year since most large domain name registrars have been required to verify certain elements of domain name whois information. For now,...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 5:56 pm
The Domains
VirnetX Gets Patent For “Secure Communications Using Secure Domain Names”
VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE MKT: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that on October 21, 2014, it was granted a new patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); Patent no. 8,8...
Discussion
VirnetX Gets Patent For “Secure Communications Using Secure Domain Names”
VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE MKT: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that on October 21, 2014, it was granted a new patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); Patent no. 8,8...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Loose Lips Sink Ships: are new military domain names dangerous?
In this post, Joseph Peterson questions if new .navy, .army and .airforce domain names could be a security issue for the U.S. military. This little article of mine may make me some enemies at Rightside, the registry behind the recently released TLDs ...
Discussion
Loose Lips Sink Ships: are new military domain names dangerous?
In this post, Joseph Peterson questions if new .navy, .army and .airforce domain names could be a security issue for the U.S. military. This little article of mine may make me some enemies at Rightside, the registry behind the recently released TLDs ...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 4:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign’s new videos: Make your Idea Official [watch]
Clever video series promotes registering a domain name as the first step in a business idea. Verisign released a couple videos today as part of its “Make your Idea Official” campaign. The videos remind me a bit of more recent humorous ads...
Discussion
Verisign’s new videos: Make your Idea Official [watch]
Clever video series promotes registering a domain name as the first step in a business idea. Verisign released a couple videos today as part of its “Make your Idea Official” campaign. The videos remind me a bit of more recent humorous ads...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 3:19 pm
The Domains
Verisign Launches “Eureka” Campaign To Promote .Com/.Net Domains; Here the 1st Video
Verisign, the registry operator for .com, .net announced today it was launching a new campaign to promote .Com and .Net domain names including a series of “”short, humorous videos this month” “As any aspiring entrepreneu...
Discussion
Verisign Launches “Eureka” Campaign To Promote .Com/.Net Domains; Here the 1st Video
Verisign, the registry operator for .com, .net announced today it was launching a new campaign to promote .Com and .Net domain names including a series of “”short, humorous videos this month” “As any aspiring entrepreneu...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 3:15 pm
