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Michael Bloomberg’s hilarious .NYC domain name registrations
Michael Bloomberg protects himself in .NYC. Who is one of the new .NYC domain name’s top registrants? None other than former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Or a law firm representing him, to be more specific. I count 400 domain names th...
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Michael Bloomberg’s hilarious .NYC domain name registrations
Michael Bloomberg protects himself in .NYC. Who is one of the new .NYC domain name’s top registrants? None other than former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Or a law firm representing him, to be more specific. I count 400 domain names th...
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November 3, 2014, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
.OOO runs another full page, front page newspaper ad
They’re spending big bucks, but they’ll have to back it up with results rather than just lies and predictions. Last month I wrote about Infibeam, the company behind the new domain name .ooo, and its front page ad on the Times of India. It...
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.OOO runs another full page, front page newspaper ad
They’re spending big bucks, but they’ll have to back it up with results rather than just lies and predictions. Last month I wrote about Infibeam, the company behind the new domain name .ooo, and its front page ad on the Times of India. It...
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November 3, 2014, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire Podcast is now on iTunes
Listen to the Domain Name Wire Podcast on your iOS or Android device. The Domain Name Wire Podcast is now on iTunes, giving you one more way to listen to the show each week. You can find the podcast by visiting this link on your Apple device. iOS use...
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Domain Name Wire Podcast is now on iTunes
Listen to the Domain Name Wire Podcast on your iOS or Android device. The Domain Name Wire Podcast is now on iTunes, giving you one more way to listen to the show each week. You can find the podcast by visiting this link on your Apple device. iOS use...
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October 31, 2014, 1:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Neustar reports earnings, .Co grossed $4.4 million last quarter
.Co acquisition helps boost revenue at Neustar. Neustar reported third quarter earnings after the bell today. The company, which operates .us, .biz and .co, reported a 7% lift in revenue and a 1% increase in net income compared to the third quarter o...
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Neustar reports earnings, .Co grossed $4.4 million last quarter
.Co acquisition helps boost revenue at Neustar. Neustar reported third quarter earnings after the bell today. The company, which operates .us, .biz and .co, reported a 7% lift in revenue and a 1% increase in net income compared to the third quarter o...
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October 30, 2014, 9:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Does auctioning off a new TLD to the highest bidder set up failure?
Why did losers not value the domain name as high as the winner? Let me start by saying I’m not a big fan of the idea of community priority and similar mechanisms for determining which applicant gets a particular top level domain name. But I&rsq...
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Does auctioning off a new TLD to the highest bidder set up failure?
Why did losers not value the domain name as high as the winner? Let me start by saying I’m not a big fan of the idea of community priority and similar mechanisms for determining which applicant gets a particular top level domain name. But I&rsq...
Discussion
October 30, 2014, 6:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: a strong .net sale and more
Joseph Peterson takes a look at the past week in the expired domain name market. There has been some discussion this past year among domain investors about the market outlook for .NET domains. Traditionally, .NET has played second fiddle to .COM for ...
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Expired Domain Report: a strong .net sale and more
Joseph Peterson takes a look at the past week in the expired domain name market. There has been some discussion this past year among domain investors about the market outlook for .NET domains. Traditionally, .NET has played second fiddle to .COM for ...
Discussion
October 30, 2014, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
.ooo owner Infinibeam isn’t just crazy, it’s a misinformation machine
Company is spreading a lot of incorrect information about domain names. I was rather amused when Infibeam, the Indian ecommerce company behind .ooo, announced its bold ambitions for the domain name last month. I figured it was just a publicity stunt....
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.ooo owner Infinibeam isn’t just crazy, it’s a misinformation machine
Company is spreading a lot of incorrect information about domain names. I was rather amused when Infibeam, the Indian ecommerce company behind .ooo, announced its bold ambitions for the domain name last month. I figured it was just a publicity stunt....
Discussion
October 30, 2014, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
“Creepy” .Com videos get 600k watches, here are 2 more [Watch]
If you thought “Fish on a Bus” was weird, wait until you see “Bee in a Bar”. Last week Verisign released videos under its new marketing campaign “Make Your Idea Internet Official”. The videos have been described in...
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“Creepy” .Com videos get 600k watches, here are 2 more [Watch]
If you thought “Fish on a Bus” was weird, wait until you see “Bee in a Bar”. Last week Verisign released videos under its new marketing campaign “Make Your Idea Internet Official”. The videos have been described in...
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October 30, 2014, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Holdings sold nearly $10 million in domain names last quarter
…and 98% of sales were .com. Domain Holdings’ outbound domain name sales machine continued to churn last quarter, with the company selling $9.55 million worth of domains in Q3. That’s down slightly from the $9.9 million it sold in ...
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Domain Holdings sold nearly $10 million in domain names last quarter
…and 98% of sales were .com. Domain Holdings’ outbound domain name sales machine continued to churn last quarter, with the company selling $9.55 million worth of domains in Q3. That’s down slightly from the $9.9 million it sold in ...
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October 29, 2014, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain name sales at Sedo
A sex toy company, pet food seller and Big Blue bought domain names last week. Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week, including some to big name buyers. It looks like IBM even got into the mix. Here’s a list of 21 end user sales ...
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21 end user domain name sales at Sedo
A sex toy company, pet food seller and Big Blue bought domain names last week. Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week, including some to big name buyers. It looks like IBM even got into the mix. Here’s a list of 21 end user sales ...
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October 29, 2014, 4:49 pm
