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Elliot's Blog
Good Time to Contact End User Buyer
The other day, I read a report about a large deal that had recently been transacted (outside the domain space). The medium sized company made hundreds of thousands of dollars on a deal, and it had been reported in a trade magazine. I own a domain nam...
Discussion
Good Time to Contact End User Buyer
The other day, I read a report about a large deal that had recently been transacted (outside the domain space). The medium sized company made hundreds of thousands of dollars on a deal, and it had been reported in a trade magazine. I own a domain nam...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 2:35 pm
The Domains
La Salle U Allows The Direct Match Domain To Be CyberSquatted On for Over 13 Years & It Sells Email Addresses Too
La Salle University won control of it’s direct match .com domain name today LasalleUniversity.com in a one member UDRP ruling. The fact that La Salle, won control of this domain isn’t the story. The story is it took La Salle over 13 years...
Discussion
La Salle U Allows The Direct Match Domain To Be CyberSquatted On for Over 13 Years & It Sells Email Addresses Too
La Salle University won control of it’s direct match .com domain name today LasalleUniversity.com in a one member UDRP ruling. The fact that La Salle, won control of this domain isn’t the story. The story is it took La Salle over 13 years...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 1:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
56 new TLD contracts signed, Donuts has more than half
New top level domain contracts are slowly (but surely) being executed. ICANN’s latest new top level domain name contracting stats show that 56 registry agreements have been signed. 55 of those have been published to ICANN’s registry page....
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56 new TLD contracts signed, Donuts has more than half
New top level domain contracts are slowly (but surely) being executed. ICANN’s latest new top level domain name contracting stats show that 56 registry agreements have been signed. 55 of those have been published to ICANN’s registry page....
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 12:46 pm
Elliot's Blog
2 Factor Authentication to Protect Domains
For quite some time, Name.com has been a leader in giving additional security to its clients without much hassle. The company’s offerings, called NameSafe, allow clients to have enhanced account security with a phone app or a security key fob. ...
Discussion
2 Factor Authentication to Protect Domains
For quite some time, Name.com has been a leader in giving additional security to its clients without much hassle. The company’s offerings, called NameSafe, allow clients to have enhanced account security with a phone app or a security key fob. ...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 11:04 am
Domain Name Wire
NBA, MLB, NHL and colleges team up to take down websites selling counterfeits
Sports leagues team up to take down counterfeiters. A number of professional sports leagues and colleges have filed a lawsuit in an effort to seize domain names and shut down websites used to sell counterfeit goods. The suit (pdf) was filed yesterday...
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NBA, MLB, NHL and colleges team up to take down websites selling counterfeits
Sports leagues team up to take down counterfeiters. A number of professional sports leagues and colleges have filed a lawsuit in an effort to seize domain names and shut down websites used to sell counterfeit goods. The suit (pdf) was filed yesterday...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 10:52 am
Domain Name Wire
Web development company squares off with real estate firm over “Ascent” name
Two California companies will head to court of business name. Electronic Creations Company (ECC), a web development company, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) seeking declaratory relief to fend of an attack from a California real estate firm. ECC owns a numb...
Discussion
Web development company squares off with real estate firm over “Ascent” name
Two California companies will head to court of business name. Electronic Creations Company (ECC), a web development company, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) seeking declaratory relief to fend of an attack from a California real estate firm. ECC owns a numb...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 10:22 am
The Domains
Microsoft Wins Control Of 13 Bing Domain Names In UDRP: BingFrance.com, BingSpain.com; BingFace.com
Microsoft just won control over 13 domain names infringing on its Bing Trademark. Some of the domains like BingFrance.com, BingSpain.com and BingBrazil.com are easy to see why the company would want the domains. Some others like Bing119.com and BingF...
Discussion
Microsoft Wins Control Of 13 Bing Domain Names In UDRP: BingFrance.com, BingSpain.com; BingFace.com
Microsoft just won control over 13 domain names infringing on its Bing Trademark. Some of the domains like BingFrance.com, BingSpain.com and BingBrazil.com are easy to see why the company would want the domains. Some others like Bing119.com and BingF...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 10:08 am
The Domains
Cruises.com.au Sells For $102,000 To Company With Over $50 Million In Sales
According to a press release out this morning the Domain name cruises.com.au, sold for $110,000 AUD (approx. $102,000 USD) in a cash deal. The domain name was purchased by Ozcruising Pty Ltd, and the price tag puts it comfortably within the top...
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Cruises.com.au Sells For $102,000 To Company With Over $50 Million In Sales
According to a press release out this morning the Domain name cruises.com.au, sold for $110,000 AUD (approx. $102,000 USD) in a cash deal. The domain name was purchased by Ozcruising Pty Ltd, and the price tag puts it comfortably within the top...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 9:16 am
Elliot's Blog
Press Release: Cruises.com.au Sells for Over $100k
A 6 figure ccTLD domain sale was announced this morning, and I want to share it with you. According to a press release I read, “domain name broker, dtrade, has successfully closed Australia’s largest domain name transaction in 2...
Discussion
Press Release: Cruises.com.au Sells for Over $100k
A 6 figure ccTLD domain sale was announced this morning, and I want to share it with you. According to a press release I read, “domain name broker, dtrade, has successfully closed Australia’s largest domain name transaction in 2...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 8:42 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 9th, 2013
I’m officially not going to be able to go to TRAFFIC again this year. I had held a small chance that I was going to be able to go but I just have too much going on the rest of this month and on a personal note I am trying to run a 3 hr 3:...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 9th, 2013
I’m officially not going to be able to go to TRAFFIC again this year. I had held a small chance that I was going to be able to go but I just have too much going on the rest of this month and on a personal note I am trying to run a 3 hr 3:...
Discussion
October 8, 2013, 5:49 am
