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Elliot's Blog
What Are Single Letter .ORG Domain Names Worth?
Yesterday morning, Go Daddy and the Public Interest Registry announced that one and two letter .ORG domain names would be coming up for auction. Of the 42 auctions, 15 are single letter domain names. The auction dates haven’t been set yet, but ...
Discussion
What Are Single Letter .ORG Domain Names Worth?
Yesterday morning, Go Daddy and the Public Interest Registry announced that one and two letter .ORG domain names would be coming up for auction. Of the 42 auctions, 15 are single letter domain names. The auction dates haven’t been set yet, but ...
Discussion
October 11, 2012, 10:34 am
Domain Name Wire
Could Twitter identify the best domain registrars?
The sentiment of your tweets may suggest which domain name registrars are best. A few weeks ago TechCrunch wrote about Kevin Ohashi’s new web hosting review site ReviewSignal.com. (If Ohashi’s name rings a bell, Ohashi is a Domain Name Wi...
Discussion
Could Twitter identify the best domain registrars?
The sentiment of your tweets may suggest which domain name registrars are best. A few weeks ago TechCrunch wrote about Kevin Ohashi’s new web hosting review site ReviewSignal.com. (If Ohashi’s name rings a bell, Ohashi is a Domain Name Wi...
Discussion
October 11, 2012, 9:56 am
The Domains
ICANN To Hold Lottery To Get New gTLD’s To Market Sooner: Draw To Occur December 4-15; Objection Period Extended To March 13th
If you have been following the new gTLD process then you know that ICANN has been trying to figure out a “fair” way to determine which new gTLD applications would be processed and how new gTLD’s would be delegated. We noted back ...
Discussion
ICANN To Hold Lottery To Get New gTLD’s To Market Sooner: Draw To Occur December 4-15; Objection Period Extended To March 13th
If you have been following the new gTLD process then you know that ICANN has been trying to figure out a “fair” way to determine which new gTLD applications would be processed and how new gTLD’s would be delegated. We noted back ...
Discussion
October 11, 2012, 9:07 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN’s bombshell: new TLDs sooner than expected thanks to a lottery
New TLD applicants will likely applaud plan — after they try to massage it to their best interests. It’s still just a plan open to comment, but ICANN today released big news related to the orderly delegation of new top level domains. Firs...
Discussion
ICANN’s bombshell: new TLDs sooner than expected thanks to a lottery
New TLD applicants will likely applaud plan — after they try to massage it to their best interests. It’s still just a plan open to comment, but ICANN today released big news related to the orderly delegation of new top level domains. Firs...
Discussion
October 11, 2012, 8:58 am
The Domains
Digital Marketing Q3 2012 Report Is Out, No Wonder Your PPC Income Is Down
The 18 page Rimm-Kaufman Group Digital Marketing Report for the Third Quarter of 2012 is out and no wonder your PPC income is down. According to the report Google paid search spending growth decelerated to 18% Y/Y in Q3, down from 34% in Q2. Goog...
Discussion
Digital Marketing Q3 2012 Report Is Out, No Wonder Your PPC Income Is Down
The 18 page Rimm-Kaufman Group Digital Marketing Report for the Third Quarter of 2012 is out and no wonder your PPC income is down. According to the report Google paid search spending growth decelerated to 18% Y/Y in Q3, down from 34% in Q2. Goog...
Discussion
October 11, 2012, 8:38 am
Elliot's Blog
Why I Wasn’t at TRAFFIC and Why I Won’t Be At DomainFest
A bunch of people asked me why I wasn’t at TRAFFIC, and I thought I had mentioned the reason a while back.We are moving to the Boston area tomorrow, and my wife and I have been packing for the last several days. I was hoping to make a last minu...
Discussion
Why I Wasn’t at TRAFFIC and Why I Won’t Be At DomainFest
A bunch of people asked me why I wasn’t at TRAFFIC, and I thought I had mentioned the reason a while back.We are moving to the Boston area tomorrow, and my wife and I have been packing for the last several days. I was hoping to make a last minu...
Discussion
October 11, 2012, 8:05 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 11th
Big news the last few days. Gwen Stefani is back on the market. It’s kind of a big deal because she is my pass. You know the pass. It’s when you pick one celebrity that you are allowed to have sex with and your spo...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 11th
Big news the last few days. Gwen Stefani is back on the market. It’s kind of a big deal because she is my pass. You know the pass. It’s when you pick one celebrity that you are allowed to have sex with and your spo...
Discussion
October 11, 2012, 6:35 am
The Domains
Godaddy.com Is Going To Make A Return Visit To The SuperBowl For A Reported $3.7-$3.8 Million
Godaddy.com is making a return visit to the Super Bowl. According to BusinessInsider.com, Godaddy.com has already committed $3.7-$3.8 Million dollars for a 30 second Super Bowl Spot. CBS says that 90% of it’s inventory for the Super Bowl ...
Discussion
Godaddy.com Is Going To Make A Return Visit To The SuperBowl For A Reported $3.7-$3.8 Million
Godaddy.com is making a return visit to the Super Bowl. According to BusinessInsider.com, Godaddy.com has already committed $3.7-$3.8 Million dollars for a 30 second Super Bowl Spot. CBS says that 90% of it’s inventory for the Super Bowl ...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 9:53 pm
Domain Name News
Keep Playing the Music . . . Really, The Ship’s Not Sinking, Part 2
Over 4 years ago, I wrote a post about the results of the 2008 TRAFFIC auction. That auction did over $4.3 million in sales. Can you imagine ? Back then the entire industry was looking for a barometer of the state of the business during a...
Discussion
Keep Playing the Music . . . Really, The Ship’s Not Sinking, Part 2
Over 4 years ago, I wrote a post about the results of the 2008 TRAFFIC auction. That auction did over $4.3 million in sales. Can you imagine ? Back then the entire industry was looking for a barometer of the state of the business during a...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 6:27 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Weekly Domain Sales Total $895K Led By DemocraticCapitalism.com At $20K
Afternic’s just issued its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 10/01/12 – 10/07/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 894,408 .com Sales democratic...
Discussion
Afternic.com Weekly Domain Sales Total $895K Led By DemocraticCapitalism.com At $20K
Afternic’s just issued its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 10/01/12 – 10/07/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 894,408 .com Sales democratic...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 3:30 pm
