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Go Daddy hirings show acquisitions, product development taking priority
New CEO and executives point to a company growing by acquisition and new products. Last week Go Daddy announced that Blake Irving, former Chief Product Officer at Yahoo, will take over as its CEO next year. Now the company has made two more hires, an...
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Go Daddy hirings show acquisitions, product development taking priority
New CEO and executives point to a company growing by acquisition and new products. Last week Go Daddy announced that Blake Irving, former Chief Product Officer at Yahoo, will take over as its CEO next year. Now the company has made two more hires, an...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 10:44 am
Domain Name Wire
Stirring up a beehive: the most egregious UDRP of 2012?
Perhaps the worst UDRP filing of 2012. A single member World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panel has handed down a ruling in favor of the current owner of Beehive.com. In doing so, panelist Richard W. Page got the decision right. But he als...
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Stirring up a beehive: the most egregious UDRP of 2012?
Perhaps the worst UDRP filing of 2012. A single member World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panel has handed down a ruling in favor of the current owner of Beehive.com. In doing so, panelist Richard W. Page got the decision right. But he als...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 9:54 am
Domain Name Wire
LiveOne Group loses second UDRP claim in as many months
Company goes after domain name registered before its brand even existed. Let’s hope that LiveOne Group, a streaming media company, merely got some bad legal advice on this one. It just lost a UDRP for LiveOne.com. The current registrant picked ...
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LiveOne Group loses second UDRP claim in as many months
Company goes after domain name registered before its brand even existed. Let’s hope that LiveOne Group, a streaming media company, merely got some bad legal advice on this one. It just lost a UDRP for LiveOne.com. The current registrant picked ...
Discussion
December 14, 2012, 5:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
2012 Impact Stories: Frank Schilling becomes a service provider
Schilling shakes up domain parking — and that’s not all he wants to do. Last year domain name investor Frank Schilling signed a domain parking contract with Google and opened up a new domain parking company, Internet Traffic. The service ...
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2012 Impact Stories: Frank Schilling becomes a service provider
Schilling shakes up domain parking — and that’s not all he wants to do. Last year domain name investor Frank Schilling signed a domain parking contract with Google and opened up a new domain parking company, Internet Traffic. The service ...
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December 14, 2012, 9:47 am
Domain Name Wire
Marchex end user sales report, part 3
A belated look at more of Marchex’ end user domain sales. Last month I created a three part series about Marchex’ end user domain sales. I was on the road in NYC and scheduled the third part to publish on November 7. But, as WordPress oft...
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Marchex end user sales report, part 3
A belated look at more of Marchex’ end user domain sales. Last month I created a three part series about Marchex’ end user domain sales. I was on the road in NYC and scheduled the third part to publish on November 7. But, as WordPress oft...
Discussion
December 13, 2012, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why domain marketplaces deserve 20% (and if you disagree, no one forces you to use them)
If you don’t think domain marketplaces deserve their commission, you’re welcome to move your business elsewhere. Whenever I write about the two big domain marketplaces, Afternic and Sedo, someone inevitably gripes about the 15% to 20% com...
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Why domain marketplaces deserve 20% (and if you disagree, no one forces you to use them)
If you don’t think domain marketplaces deserve their commission, you’re welcome to move your business elsewhere. Whenever I write about the two big domain marketplaces, Afternic and Sedo, someone inevitably gripes about the 15% to 20% com...
Discussion
December 13, 2012, 10:02 am
Domain Name Wire
DomainSponsor’s Webfest to visit Endeavour space shuttle and Magic Castle
A space shuttle and the Magic Castle come to Webfest. DomainSponsor’s Webfest (formerly known as DomainFest) is known for its glitzy parties. It looks like February’s event will keep the reputation going. The event is holding two big part...
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DomainSponsor’s Webfest to visit Endeavour space shuttle and Magic Castle
A space shuttle and the Magic Castle come to Webfest. DomainSponsor’s Webfest (formerly known as DomainFest) is known for its glitzy parties. It looks like February’s event will keep the reputation going. The event is holding two big part...
Discussion
December 13, 2012, 9:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Predictions for next week’s new TLD lottery
We’re pretty much guaranteed that something won’t go as planned. Tickets for next week’s new top level domain “prioritization draw” went on sale this morning. The draw will take place on Monday on Los Angeles. Despite th...
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Predictions for next week’s new TLD lottery
We’re pretty much guaranteed that something won’t go as planned. Tickets for next week’s new top level domain “prioritization draw” went on sale this morning. The draw will take place on Monday on Los Angeles. Despite th...
Discussion
December 12, 2012, 11:40 am
Domain Name Wire
32 end user domain sales from $1,000 to $80,000
End users from Telebrands to LegalZoom buy domain names. Let’s kick of this week’s end user sales report by referring to my post yesterday about Endgame.com. A security company paid $80,000 for the domain at Sedo. Now, on to the other sal...
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32 end user domain sales from $1,000 to $80,000
End users from Telebrands to LegalZoom buy domain names. Let’s kick of this week’s end user sales report by referring to my post yesterday about Endgame.com. A security company paid $80,000 for the domain at Sedo. Now, on to the other sal...
Discussion
December 12, 2012, 11:26 am
Domain Name Wire
If a lead comes through a broker, you should pay the broker
Give credit where credit is due. Yesterday I got an email from someone interested in one of my domains. “I found your domain on BuyDomains,” he stated. But he thought the price I listed on BuyDomains (via Afternic) was too high and wanted...
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If a lead comes through a broker, you should pay the broker
Give credit where credit is due. Yesterday I got an email from someone interested in one of my domains. “I found your domain on BuyDomains,” he stated. But he thought the price I listed on BuyDomains (via Afternic) was too high and wanted...
Discussion
December 12, 2012, 10:22 am
