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Domain Name Wire
New API allows registrars to connect to Google Apps much more easily
Updated API now available to all domain name registrars. Google has long partnered with GoDaddy and eNom to make registering a domain and connecting it to Google Apps easy. Google is working to expand the number of registrars with this functionality ...
Discussion
New API allows registrars to connect to Google Apps much more easily
Updated API now available to all domain name registrars. Google has long partnered with GoDaddy and eNom to make registering a domain and connecting it to Google Apps easy. Google is working to expand the number of registrars with this functionality ...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 1:26 pm

The Domains
Which Would You Rather Have, A Left of The Dot .Christmas Sub Domains Or A Right Of The Dot gTLD .Christmas Domain?
Yesterday Left of the Dot, the company that took over management of Christmas.com in October, rolled out free sub-domains called Christmas Family Pages. Christmas Family Pages “are free for families and allow for real-time sharing of photos,...
Discussion
Which Would You Rather Have, A Left of The Dot .Christmas Sub Domains Or A Right Of The Dot gTLD .Christmas Domain?
Yesterday Left of the Dot, the company that took over management of Christmas.com in October, rolled out free sub-domains called Christmas Family Pages. Christmas Family Pages “are free for families and allow for real-time sharing of photos,...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 11:35 am

Elliot's Blog
Selling Some Names
I am looking to sell the domain names below. If we haven’t done business before, deals will be finalized using Escrow.com, splitting the fee. Please don’t comment unless you are buying a name. Post “sold” to agree to purchase ...
Discussion
Selling Some Names
I am looking to sell the domain names below. If we haven’t done business before, deals will be finalized using Escrow.com, splitting the fee. Please don’t comment unless you are buying a name. Post “sold” to agree to purchase ...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 11:25 am

Domain Name Wire
An open letter to contractors
Get some sort of online presence. And return phone calls. I’ll be first to admit, I have no idea what the life of a contractor is like. By contractor, I mean people who build and repair stuff. Like fences, landscapes, and windows. I’m in ...
Discussion
An open letter to contractors
Get some sort of online presence. And return phone calls. I’ll be first to admit, I have no idea what the life of a contractor is like. By contractor, I mean people who build and repair stuff. Like fences, landscapes, and windows. I’m in ...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 10:37 am

The Domains
Goldman Sachs Downgrades Demand Media Citing Google
Goldman Sachs just downgraded Demand Media Inc ((NYSE: DMD) from Neutral to Sell and cut its price target from $12 to $9. Goldman Sachs commented,: “Demand Media has proven vulnerable to changes made by Google in the past, the Panda algorithm c...
Discussion
Goldman Sachs Downgrades Demand Media Citing Google
Goldman Sachs just downgraded Demand Media Inc ((NYSE: DMD) from Neutral to Sell and cut its price target from $12 to $9. Goldman Sachs commented,: “Demand Media has proven vulnerable to changes made by Google in the past, the Panda algorithm c...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 10:30 am

Domain Name Wire
Top 5 domain name stories of November
From karaoke to Marchex, here are the top 5stories on Domain Name Wire last month. I typically send an advance version of my top 5 stories list to newsletter subscribers toward the end of the month. I always include the caveat that the results, which...
Discussion
Top 5 domain name stories of November
From karaoke to Marchex, here are the top 5stories on Domain Name Wire last month. I typically send an advance version of my top 5 stories list to newsletter subscribers toward the end of the month. I always include the caveat that the results, which...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 10:18 am

Domain Name Wire
ICANN asks court to dismiss Name.Space lawsuit over top level domains
ICANN claims Name.Space released ICANN from claims when it applied for top level domains in 2000. ICANN has (not surprisingly) filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit brought by Name.Space against ICANN for its new top level domain program. Name.Space ...
Discussion
ICANN asks court to dismiss Name.Space lawsuit over top level domains
ICANN claims Name.Space released ICANN from claims when it applied for top level domains in 2000. ICANN has (not surprisingly) filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit brought by Name.Space against ICANN for its new top level domain program. Name.Space ...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 9:55 am

The Domains
After Over 1 Million Submissions, Enom Releases The 5 Most Requested new gTLD Extensions & Categories
eNom, Inc., a top 5 ICANN accredited registrar, has been taking “expressions of interest” in new gTLD domain names from consumers since June. eNom has received over one million submissions worldwide. The top five new gTLD domain extension...
Discussion
After Over 1 Million Submissions, Enom Releases The 5 Most Requested new gTLD Extensions & Categories
eNom, Inc., a top 5 ICANN accredited registrar, has been taking “expressions of interest” in new gTLD domain names from consumers since June. eNom has received over one million submissions worldwide. The top five new gTLD domain extension...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 8:30 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 4th
I’m not sure I think that the jointventure/leasing domain thing is going to take off but one should certainly try and monetize their domains in any way they can. I’m not sure I have any domains that are worthy of leasing but I did e...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 4th
I’m not sure I think that the jointventure/leasing domain thing is going to take off but one should certainly try and monetize their domains in any way they can. I’m not sure I have any domains that are worthy of leasing but I did e...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 5:23 am

Elliot's Blog
BroBibs.com: Get Your “Bro Bibs!”
I think How I Met Your Mother is one of the funniest shows on television these days. The show’s producers also happen to be pretty savvy when it comes to domain names (read about Canadian Sex Acts to see an example). Back in the day when televi...
Discussion
BroBibs.com: Get Your “Bro Bibs!”
I think How I Met Your Mother is one of the funniest shows on television these days. The show’s producers also happen to be pretty savvy when it comes to domain names (read about Canadian Sex Acts to see an example). Back in the day when televi...
Discussion
December 3, 2012, 8:36 pm