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The Domains
ICANN Orders Bulk Transfer of Domains From Two De-accreditated Registrars To NamesBeyond.com
ICANN just announced that the domain name registered at two de-accreditated registrars were being transferred to NamesBeyond.com. The two registrars which were de-accreditated are Planet Online Corp’s and Name For Name, Inc.’s. “...
Discussion
ICANN Orders Bulk Transfer of Domains From Two De-accreditated Registrars To NamesBeyond.com
ICANN just announced that the domain name registered at two de-accreditated registrars were being transferred to NamesBeyond.com. The two registrars which were de-accreditated are Planet Online Corp’s and Name For Name, Inc.’s. “...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 2:26 pm
The Domains
Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 40% & Has $235 Million In the Bank
Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR), announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and increased its guidance for full-year 2012. Neustar operates several TLD’s including .biz and .Us and was the back end provider with the most number of new gTLD...
Discussion
Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 40% & Has $235 Million In the Bank
Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR), announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and increased its guidance for full-year 2012. Neustar operates several TLD’s including .biz and .Us and was the back end provider with the most number of new gTLD...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 1:42 pm
Elliot's Blog
When it Comes to Domain Name Sales, Inconsistency is an Issue
One of the biggest issues that high value domain name sellers and domain investors face is the inconsistency in selling domain names. I might be able to sell five $50,000 domain names in a month to five different end user buyers, but I might not be a...
Discussion
When it Comes to Domain Name Sales, Inconsistency is an Issue
One of the biggest issues that high value domain name sellers and domain investors face is the inconsistency in selling domain names. I might be able to sell five $50,000 domain names in a month to five different end user buyers, but I might not be a...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 1:38 pm
The Domains
.ie Registrations Grew In 2011 By 13% To 173,145 Domain Names
The IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the not-for-profit public organization that manages Ireland’s top level Internet domain, .ie, issued its annual reported for 2011 on the .ie ccTLD. Among the financial and operational highlights for 2011 were: Ne...
Discussion
.ie Registrations Grew In 2011 By 13% To 173,145 Domain Names
The IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the not-for-profit public organization that manages Ireland’s top level Internet domain, .ie, issued its annual reported for 2011 on the .ie ccTLD. Among the financial and operational highlights for 2011 were: Ne...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 12:44 pm
The Domains
After Losing A UDRP For oogle.com Google Wins The Battle For coogle.com
A couple of days ago Google lost a UDRP on the domain name oogle.com In a one person UDRP panel decision, Google was awarded the domain name Coogle.com Unlike the oogle.com case, the domain holder didn’t file a response. The domain went to a pa...
Discussion
After Losing A UDRP For oogle.com Google Wins The Battle For coogle.com
A couple of days ago Google lost a UDRP on the domain name oogle.com In a one person UDRP panel decision, Google was awarded the domain name Coogle.com Unlike the oogle.com case, the domain holder didn’t file a response. The domain went to a pa...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 12:01 pm
Elliot's Blog
Michelle Jenneke Has Twitter Account But Not Her Domain Name
Michelle Jenneke is a hurdler from Kenthurst, New South Wales, Australia, and she is on Australia’s Olympic team competing in the hurdles events. As you can see in the video embedded above for your enjoyment reference, Ms. Jenneke has become in...
Discussion
Michelle Jenneke Has Twitter Account But Not Her Domain Name
Michelle Jenneke is a hurdler from Kenthurst, New South Wales, Australia, and she is on Australia’s Olympic team competing in the hurdles events. As you can see in the video embedded above for your enjoyment reference, Ms. Jenneke has become in...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 10:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Yep, Google bought G.me and it now forwards to Google+
Google adds another one letter domain name to its collection. In May I wrote about how Google may have purchased the domain name G.me. The domain name was registered to Mark Monitor’s DNStinations, which often times registers domain names on be...
Discussion
Yep, Google bought G.me and it now forwards to Google+
Google adds another one letter domain name to its collection. In May I wrote about how Google may have purchased the domain name G.me. The domain name was registered to Mark Monitor’s DNStinations, which often times registers domain names on be...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 10:44 am
Domain Name Wire
Review: DomainTools Android app
Whois at your thumbtips. It’s been a couple years since DomainTools released its iPhone app. I guess DomainTools prefers to cater to the Apple fanboy crowd rather than the Android hipster crowd. Alas, my need for quick whois data can now be sat...
Discussion
Review: DomainTools Android app
Whois at your thumbtips. It’s been a couple years since DomainTools released its iPhone app. I guess DomainTools prefers to cater to the Apple fanboy crowd rather than the Android hipster crowd. Alas, my need for quick whois data can now be sat...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
Behold, the .com ticker!
An up-to-date number of .com registrations. As I mentioned last night, Verisign has started released daily domain counts for both the .com and .net namespaces. The information is now available at this page. The data includes both domains that are in ...
Discussion
Behold, the .com ticker!
An up-to-date number of .com registrations. As I mentioned last night, Verisign has started released daily domain counts for both the .com and .net namespaces. The information is now available at this page. The data includes both domains that are in ...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 9:51 am
Domain Shane
Friday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-27-12
I’m going to give anyone that is thinking about starting a blog a little advice. Don’t do it unless you have thick skin. People WILL make fun of you. Correct every mistake, call you out, and dislike you for no good reason. The...
Discussion
Friday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-27-12
I’m going to give anyone that is thinking about starting a blog a little advice. Don’t do it unless you have thick skin. People WILL make fun of you. Correct every mistake, call you out, and dislike you for no good reason. The...
Discussion
July 27, 2012, 6:47 am
