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Domain Name Wire
Google and Yahoo among brands using protection with .sx domain names
Some — but not all — major sites protect their brands in .sx. The general availability phase for .sx, a country code domain name for Sint Maarten, begins today. Already a number of large web sites have protected themselves by defensively ...
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Google and Yahoo among brands using protection with .sx domain names
Some — but not all — major sites protect their brands in .sx. The general availability phase for .sx, a country code domain name for Sint Maarten, begins today. Already a number of large web sites have protected themselves by defensively ...
Discussion
November 15, 2012, 9:31 am
The Domains
SnapNames.com End of Year Auction Ends Today & Has $55,000 In Bids
Snapnames.com End of Year Auction ends today at 3:15pm EST As of time of publication six hours before the end of the auction, 30 od the 185 domain names in auction have bids totaling over $55,000 with 16 of those domain having hit reserve. The domain...
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SnapNames.com End of Year Auction Ends Today & Has $55,000 In Bids
Snapnames.com End of Year Auction ends today at 3:15pm EST As of time of publication six hours before the end of the auction, 30 od the 185 domain names in auction have bids totaling over $55,000 with 16 of those domain having hit reserve. The domain...
Discussion
November 15, 2012, 9:18 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 15th
There is an auction ending today over at Snap that has some solid names but per usual, most are priced at end user pricing yet marketed to domain investors. Same formula, same results. I’ve seen gyrate.com all over DnForum and now it&rsqu...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 15th
There is an auction ending today over at Snap that has some solid names but per usual, most are priced at end user pricing yet marketed to domain investors. Same formula, same results. I’ve seen gyrate.com all over DnForum and now it&rsqu...
Discussion
November 15, 2012, 6:34 am
The Domains
Marchex Loses UDRP On PriceShoes.com & Panel Places Additional Burden On “Professional Registrants”
A three member UDRP panel ruled against Marchex who was represented by John Berryhill, on the domain name priceshoes.com, with one panelist filing a dissenting opinion. The complainant is Administradora de Marcas y Franquicias, S.A. de C.V. whi...
Discussion
Marchex Loses UDRP On PriceShoes.com & Panel Places Additional Burden On “Professional Registrants”
A three member UDRP panel ruled against Marchex who was represented by John Berryhill, on the domain name priceshoes.com, with one panelist filing a dissenting opinion. The complainant is Administradora de Marcas y Franquicias, S.A. de C.V. whi...
Discussion
November 14, 2012, 9:14 pm
Domain Name News
ICANN new gTLD Draw to Take Place on Dec 17th
A Christmas gift from ICANN to new gTLD applicants? Information from today’s ICANN teleconference for new gTLD applicants. the new gTLD draw will take place on December 17th, 2012 (afternoon) tickets for the draw have to be purchased before tha...
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ICANN new gTLD Draw to Take Place on Dec 17th
A Christmas gift from ICANN to new gTLD applicants? Information from today’s ICANN teleconference for new gTLD applicants. the new gTLD draw will take place on December 17th, 2012 (afternoon) tickets for the draw have to be purchased before tha...
Discussion
November 14, 2012, 3:23 pm
Elliot's Blog
Why I Share My Recent Acquisitions
There are a number of reasons why I share my recent domain name acquisitions with you. I thought I would give you some insight into why I do this. The first and most important reason is because I think it’s helpful for people who read my blog t...
Discussion
Why I Share My Recent Acquisitions
There are a number of reasons why I share my recent domain name acquisitions with you. I thought I would give you some insight into why I do this. The first and most important reason is because I think it’s helpful for people who read my blog t...
Discussion
November 14, 2012, 2:32 pm
Domain Shane
Will A “Good Samaritan” Cost Godaddy Auctions Millions?
I received an email from someone with an interesting plan. It stated he/she was going to notify “All” dot com owners with expiring domains that their domain was about to expire and be possibly be sold for a million dollars. &nb...
Discussion
Will A “Good Samaritan” Cost Godaddy Auctions Millions?
I received an email from someone with an interesting plan. It stated he/she was going to notify “All” dot com owners with expiring domains that their domain was about to expire and be possibly be sold for a million dollars. &nb...
Discussion
November 14, 2012, 2:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
31 end user domain name sales
Allstate, Batteries Plus among end user buyers. Let’s get right into it…here’s a list of end user domain sales from the past week via Afternic and Sedo. Afternic Asian Colour Coated ISPAT LTd (ACCIL) owns ACCIL.info and picked up A...
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31 end user domain name sales
Allstate, Batteries Plus among end user buyers. Let’s get right into it…here’s a list of end user domain sales from the past week via Afternic and Sedo. Afternic Asian Colour Coated ISPAT LTd (ACCIL) owns ACCIL.info and picked up A...
Discussion
November 14, 2012, 1:59 pm
Domain Name News
Sedo Email Offers Now Include Prices
It’s not a major news story, but Sedo has finally decided to include the offer price in emails they send to domain owners . In the past, when Sedo emailed a domain owner about an offer that has been received, they did not send the offer price. ...
Discussion
Sedo Email Offers Now Include Prices
It’s not a major news story, but Sedo has finally decided to include the offer price in emails they send to domain owners . In the past, when Sedo emailed a domain owner about an offer that has been received, they did not send the offer price. ...
Discussion
November 14, 2012, 1:34 pm
Domain Name News
Facebook’s New Monetization Strategy – Best News for Domain Owners in Years?
This is a guest post by Kevin Ohashi. Kevin is a 10 year veteran of the domain industry. He currently is working his startup, Review Signal, which transforms the opinions people share publicly on social media into a review site for con...
Discussion
Facebook’s New Monetization Strategy – Best News for Domain Owners in Years?
This is a guest post by Kevin Ohashi. Kevin is a 10 year veteran of the domain industry. He currently is working his startup, Review Signal, which transforms the opinions people share publicly on social media into a review site for con...
Discussion
November 14, 2012, 1:10 pm
