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Domain Name Wire
ICANN terminates two domain name registrars
Two small registrars get the ax. ICANN’s contract compliance efforts with domain registrars seem to go in fits and starts. The past couple months have been active, and this month the company fully terminated two accredited domain name registrar...
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ICANN terminates two domain name registrars
Two small registrars get the ax. ICANN’s contract compliance efforts with domain registrars seem to go in fits and starts. The past couple months have been active, and this month the company fully terminated two accredited domain name registrar...
Discussion
August 22, 2012, 9:38 am
The Domains
UrbanTimes.com Moves To UT.co On September 19th
For the second day in the row a online media source announced plans to change its URL from a .com to a shorter .Co address Today UrbanTimes.com writes that effective September 19th, its moving its site to the domain UT.co “Urban Times, which as...
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UrbanTimes.com Moves To UT.co On September 19th
For the second day in the row a online media source announced plans to change its URL from a .com to a shorter .Co address Today UrbanTimes.com writes that effective September 19th, its moving its site to the domain UT.co “Urban Times, which as...
Discussion
August 22, 2012, 8:33 am
Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-22-12
Another short list. Just not a lot of good names at auction today. There are a ton of dot co domains over at Namejet but I am going to let you pick some out because I think most of them just don’t have much value. It’s o...
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Wednesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-22-12
Another short list. Just not a lot of good names at auction today. There are a ton of dot co domains over at Namejet but I am going to let you pick some out because I think most of them just don’t have much value. It’s o...
Discussion
August 22, 2012, 6:28 am
The Domains
Elliot Sells His Shares Of Apple & The Stock Sinks
Elliot Silver, of ElliotsBlog.com tweeted back in April that he just bought shares of Apple. Accrdoing to his tweet at the time he wrote , “Bad new if you own Apple stock. I just made an investment this morning, so my guess is the stock i...
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Elliot Sells His Shares Of Apple & The Stock Sinks
Elliot Silver, of ElliotsBlog.com tweeted back in April that he just bought shares of Apple. Accrdoing to his tweet at the time he wrote , “Bad new if you own Apple stock. I just made an investment this morning, so my guess is the stock i...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 8:34 pm
The Domains
Report: IAC Gets Into Bidding War With Answers.com Over About.com & Demand Maybe Interested Too
According to a report from Reuters.com today Bary Diller’s IAC is getting into a bidding war with Answers.com over About.com and Demand Media, Inc. may have interest in About.com as well. Reuters.com is saying that Interactive corp (IAC) submit...
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Report: IAC Gets Into Bidding War With Answers.com Over About.com & Demand Maybe Interested Too
According to a report from Reuters.com today Bary Diller’s IAC is getting into a bidding war with Answers.com over About.com and Demand Media, Inc. may have interest in About.com as well. Reuters.com is saying that Interactive corp (IAC) submit...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 6:24 pm
The Domains
MIT Rips ICANN’s Over New gTLD Program: ICANN’s Boondoggle
MIT just published a post ripping ICANN for what it calls ICANN’s Boondoggle referring to the new gTLD program “ICANN is itself a monopoly. It has the freedom to mint new gTLDs and incorporate them into the “root zone file,” t...
Discussion
MIT Rips ICANN’s Over New gTLD Program: ICANN’s Boondoggle
MIT just published a post ripping ICANN for what it calls ICANN’s Boondoggle referring to the new gTLD program “ICANN is itself a monopoly. It has the freedom to mint new gTLDs and incorporate them into the “root zone file,” t...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 5:59 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells Almost $1.1 Million in Domain Names
Afternic.com just reported it sales for the week ending August 19th 2012 and recorded sales of $1,072.90 Sales were led by medilert.com for $15,800 .com Sales medilert.com $15,800.00 southernrecycling.com $13,100.00 goodgift...
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Afternic.com Sells Almost $1.1 Million in Domain Names
Afternic.com just reported it sales for the week ending August 19th 2012 and recorded sales of $1,072.90 Sales were led by medilert.com for $15,800 .com Sales medilert.com $15,800.00 southernrecycling.com $13,100.00 goodgift...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 5:44 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $1.2MM In Domains Led By Work.org for $55K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending July 20th, 2012. In all over $1.2MM of domains were sold. The top seller was Work.org at $55,000. Other domains topping the list of public sales were metformina.it for €14,900 and hypnob...
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Sedo.com Sells $1.2MM In Domains Led By Work.org for $55K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending July 20th, 2012. In all over $1.2MM of domains were sold. The top seller was Work.org at $55,000. Other domains topping the list of public sales were metformina.it for €14,900 and hypnob...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nominet’s alleged anti-domainer scheme and MIT Tech Review on new TLDs
Two domain name articles worth reading. There are a couple recent articles about the domain name industry that are worth reading. The first is Kevin Murphy’s report for The Register about Nominet’s alleged “Plan G”. Under the ...
Discussion
Nominet’s alleged anti-domainer scheme and MIT Tech Review on new TLDs
Two domain name articles worth reading. There are a couple recent articles about the domain name industry that are worth reading. The first is Kevin Murphy’s report for The Register about Nominet’s alleged “Plan G”. Under the ...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 4:58 pm
Elliot's Blog
Reserve the Skyscraper Banner on My Blog for RMH
I’m a bit behind in my 2012 fundraising goal of $10,000 for the Ronald McDonald House, but I am determined to help raise/donate that amount or more before the year is over. I am offering the 120 x 600 skyscraper banner on my blog for two m...
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Reserve the Skyscraper Banner on My Blog for RMH
I’m a bit behind in my 2012 fundraising goal of $10,000 for the Ronald McDonald House, but I am determined to help raise/donate that amount or more before the year is over. I am offering the 120 x 600 skyscraper banner on my blog for two m...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 4:03 pm
