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The Domains
Go Daddy Tightens Security After @N Debacle
In another move related to the social engineering that took place at Go Daddy and allegedly Paypal (Paypal stands by the position they did not give the hijacker anything and that it was a failed attempt) Go Daddy is now changing their security practi...
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Go Daddy Tightens Security After @N Debacle
In another move related to the social engineering that took place at Go Daddy and allegedly Paypal (Paypal stands by the position they did not give the hijacker anything and that it was a failed attempt) Go Daddy is now changing their security practi...
Discussion
February 2, 2014, 9:43 am
The Domains
2013 Turkish Domain Name Market Study
AlanAdlari.com put out their 2013 Turkish Domain Report Top 3 keywords for sales were Game,News and Ticket. The most popular lengths for domains that sold were in the 7 to 11 character range. (click to enlarge) …
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2013 Turkish Domain Name Market Study
AlanAdlari.com put out their 2013 Turkish Domain Report Top 3 keywords for sales were Game,News and Ticket. The most popular lengths for domains that sold were in the 7 to 11 character range. (click to enlarge) …
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February 1, 2014, 9:20 pm
The Domains
Coupons.com files for $100million IPO
Last week it was Care.com going public and soaring in its first day of trading and now another category killer .com, Coupons.com has filed to go public. When looking at both of these companies “.COM” is a part of the name, they are not Ca...
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Coupons.com files for $100million IPO
Last week it was Care.com going public and soaring in its first day of trading and now another category killer .com, Coupons.com has filed to go public. When looking at both of these companies “.COM” is a part of the name, they are not Ca...
Discussion
February 1, 2014, 8:20 pm
The Domains
Facebook’s Game of The Year Bought Its Domain For $2,500 on Sedo & Isn’t Using It
Facebook published its 2013 Games of the Year list in the 1st week of December. The game gets 100 million active monthly users. The company that makes the game, Pretty Simple SA out of Paris France, bought the matching domain name of the Game of the...
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Facebook’s Game of The Year Bought Its Domain For $2,500 on Sedo & Isn’t Using It
Facebook published its 2013 Games of the Year list in the 1st week of December. The game gets 100 million active monthly users. The company that makes the game, Pretty Simple SA out of Paris France, bought the matching domain name of the Game of the...
Discussion
February 1, 2014, 7:57 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on February 1st, 2014
There have been some exciting things going on in the snow plowing business in the Midwest and in the East. Because of the rough winter there is a big shortage in salt. Not just short, but out. From this point on there is virtually n...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on February 1st, 2014
There have been some exciting things going on in the snow plowing business in the Midwest and in the East. Because of the rough winter there is a big shortage in salt. Not just short, but out. From this point on there is virtually n...
Discussion
February 1, 2014, 11:19 am
The Domains
Tnooz “Travel domains going for (not exactly) a song”
Linda Wolf wrote a piece today on Tnooz.com about Tour.com being put up for sale for $3million. Tnooz is a global provider of news, analysis, commentary, education, data and business services to the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. It is the...
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Tnooz “Travel domains going for (not exactly) a song”
Linda Wolf wrote a piece today on Tnooz.com about Tour.com being put up for sale for $3million. Tnooz is a global provider of news, analysis, commentary, education, data and business services to the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. It is the...
Discussion
February 1, 2014, 8:49 am
Domain Name Wire
NC State University loses domain name dispute for Wolfpack.com
Arbitration panel rules that NC State shouldn’t get Wolfpack.com domain name. North Carolina State University, whose athletic teams are called the Wolfpack, has lost a domain name arbitration case for the domain Wolfpack.com. The university fil...
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NC State University loses domain name dispute for Wolfpack.com
Arbitration panel rules that NC State shouldn’t get Wolfpack.com domain name. North Carolina State University, whose athletic teams are called the Wolfpack, has lost a domain name arbitration case for the domain Wolfpack.com. The university fil...
Discussion
January 31, 2014, 11:03 pm
The Domains
TLD Holdings Raises Over $33 Million, Names Tucows CEO To Board and Will Change its Name
Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) is a publicly traded company on the London AIM, the company came out with a press release today which details a lot of things going on for the company. It placed shares at 12pence and surprisingly traded up aft...
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TLD Holdings Raises Over $33 Million, Names Tucows CEO To Board and Will Change its Name
Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) is a publicly traded company on the London AIM, the company came out with a press release today which details a lot of things going on for the company. It placed shares at 12pence and surprisingly traded up aft...
Discussion
January 31, 2014, 6:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Digging in on Donuts’ Sunrise: Amazon tops the list, gaming, and top registrars
Here’s a look at the top registrants and registrars, plus details on possible gaming and EAP day one registrations. Last night I published initial data about Donuts’ sunrise period on its first seven domain names. This was based on names ...
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Digging in on Donuts’ Sunrise: Amazon tops the list, gaming, and top registrars
Here’s a look at the top registrants and registrars, plus details on possible gaming and EAP day one registrations. Last night I published initial data about Donuts’ sunrise period on its first seven domain names. This was based on names ...
Discussion
January 31, 2014, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why cybersquatting won’t be a big deal in new TLDs
Cybersquatting is motivated by profit, and it will be difficult to make money cybersquatting on new TLDs. Much of the talk and consternation over introducing new top level domain names has focused on protections for intellectual property owners. Trad...
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Why cybersquatting won’t be a big deal in new TLDs
Cybersquatting is motivated by profit, and it will be difficult to make money cybersquatting on new TLDs. Much of the talk and consternation over introducing new top level domain names has focused on protections for intellectual property owners. Trad...
Discussion
January 31, 2014, 4:14 pm
