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Domain Name Wire
Why I’m not bothered by closed generic top level domain names
As a domain investor, I find it difficult to oppose the idea of closed generic top level domains. There’s been a lot of talk in the domain industry about “closed generic” top level domain names. A closed generic is a generic term (n...
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Why I’m not bothered by closed generic top level domain names
As a domain investor, I find it difficult to oppose the idea of closed generic top level domains. There’s been a lot of talk in the domain industry about “closed generic” top level domain names. A closed generic is a generic term (n...
Discussion
February 13, 2013, 10:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Some funny things about that RonPaul.com domain dispute…
Both sides in the dispute have some explaining to do. Over the past few days the tech media has been abuzz about Ron Paul filing a UDRP against the owners of RonPaul.com. For the most part the press has been taking the side of the Ron Paul supporters...
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Some funny things about that RonPaul.com domain dispute…
Both sides in the dispute have some explaining to do. Over the past few days the tech media has been abuzz about Ron Paul filing a UDRP against the owners of RonPaul.com. For the most part the press has been taking the side of the Ron Paul supporters...
Discussion
February 13, 2013, 10:12 am
Domain Name Wire
23 end user domain name sales
Buyers include two public companies. Here is a list of end user domain sales through the Afternic platform last week. Onesta Restaurant Consultants paid $1,488 for RestaurantAdvisors.com Ottawa landscaping company Instant Lawns bought InstantLawns.co...
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23 end user domain name sales
Buyers include two public companies. Here is a list of end user domain sales through the Afternic platform last week. Onesta Restaurant Consultants paid $1,488 for RestaurantAdvisors.com Ottawa landscaping company Instant Lawns bought InstantLawns.co...
Discussion
February 13, 2013, 9:43 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 13th
On my way out of LA on Friday they set up a roadblock and checked my cab for Doerner, the guy there was a manhunt for until last night. Not that this slow balding white guy looks anything like him maybe they thought there was a chance I was har...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 13th
On my way out of LA on Friday they set up a roadblock and checked my cab for Doerner, the guy there was a manhunt for until last night. Not that this slow balding white guy looks anything like him maybe they thought there was a chance I was har...
Discussion
February 13, 2013, 6:19 am
The Domains
Sports.TV Sold to Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios
The domain name Sports.TV has been sold to Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios of Los Angeles California The price was not disclosed. The domain was listed for sale back in November of 2012 on a Domainstore.TV newsletter for $650,000. The sale ...
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Sports.TV Sold to Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios
The domain name Sports.TV has been sold to Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios of Los Angeles California The price was not disclosed. The domain was listed for sale back in November of 2012 on a Domainstore.TV newsletter for $650,000. The sale ...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 7:41 pm
Domain Shane
The Big Reveal: Today’s Top Domain Sales Results
I figured since I am already looking and recording some of the results at Godaddy, Namejet and around the Internet, I might as well start posting them. I can’t follow them all so feel free to add any that you were watching here are today&...
Discussion
The Big Reveal: Today’s Top Domain Sales Results
I figured since I am already looking and recording some of the results at Godaddy, Namejet and around the Internet, I might as well start posting them. I can’t follow them all so feel free to add any that you were watching here are today&...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 7:12 pm
The Domains
Afternic Sells $1 Million In Domain Names
Afternic.com just published its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 2/4/13 – 2/10/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 1,015,525. A pretty unimpressive list of domains, ...
Discussion
Afternic Sells $1 Million In Domain Names
Afternic.com just published its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 2/4/13 – 2/10/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 1,015,525. A pretty unimpressive list of domains, ...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 4:25 pm
The Domains
Afternic Sells $1MM in Domain Names Led By sjcco.com For $10,888
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,015,525 for the week of 2/4/13 – 2/10/13. The publicly reportable sales were led by sjcco.com at $10,888, and closely followed by coart.com and salonproducts.com each at a...
Discussion
Afternic Sells $1MM in Domain Names Led By sjcco.com For $10,888
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,015,525 for the week of 2/4/13 – 2/10/13. The publicly reportable sales were led by sjcco.com at $10,888, and closely followed by coart.com and salonproducts.com each at a...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 4:25 pm
The Domains
HOSTING.com Rebrands By Dropping The .Com
In what I consider to be another head scratcher, Hosting.com has dropped the .com from its brand and re-branded to just HOSTING. According a press release posted on the companies website, “”HOSTING, formally Hosting.com, a leading pr...
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HOSTING.com Rebrands By Dropping The .Com
In what I consider to be another head scratcher, Hosting.com has dropped the .com from its brand and re-branded to just HOSTING. According a press release posted on the companies website, “”HOSTING, formally Hosting.com, a leading pr...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cincinnati Zoo gets CincinnatiZoo.com eleven years later
Zoo moved slower than a turtle but will not get CincinnatiZoo.com. It took them a while, but one of the nation’s oldest zoos now has its .com domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CincinnattiZ...
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Cincinnati Zoo gets CincinnatiZoo.com eleven years later
Zoo moved slower than a turtle but will not get CincinnatiZoo.com. It took them a while, but one of the nation’s oldest zoos now has its .com domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CincinnattiZ...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 11:59 am
