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The Domains
MostWantedDomains.com Brokers The Sale Of JEU.TV For $50K
We are proud to announce MostWantedDomains.com has successfully brokered the domain name Jeu.Tv for $50,000. Jeu translated from French is the word “Game” Just to be clear this is not a domain we owned but one of the few clients we ...
Discussion
MostWantedDomains.com Brokers The Sale Of JEU.TV For $50K
We are proud to announce MostWantedDomains.com has successfully brokered the domain name Jeu.Tv for $50,000. Jeu translated from French is the word “Game” Just to be clear this is not a domain we owned but one of the few clients we ...
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 8:25 pm
The Domains
Why Can’t ICANN Operate Like Mega Millions & Give Us A Date & TIME For The Big Reveal
In teasing us with a date for the big reveal for new gTLD applicants ICANN has left off something pretty important. The time. While announcing the April 30th as the date for the big reveal, they didn’t announce at time or even which time zone t...
Discussion
Why Can’t ICANN Operate Like Mega Millions & Give Us A Date & TIME For The Big Reveal
In teasing us with a date for the big reveal for new gTLD applicants ICANN has left off something pretty important. The time. While announcing the April 30th as the date for the big reveal, they didn’t announce at time or even which time zone t...
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 4:30 pm
Elliot's Blog
Is “Double Dipping” Acceptable?
I am interested in knowing your feedback about a topic I’ve discussed in private with a few people during the last few years. “Double dipping” is where an intermediary (can be a broker or marketplace) takes a percentage commission f...
Discussion
Is “Double Dipping” Acceptable?
I am interested in knowing your feedback about a topic I’ve discussed in private with a few people during the last few years. “Double dipping” is where an intermediary (can be a broker or marketplace) takes a percentage commission f...
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 3:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
How ICANN should do its big “reveal”
Oooh, I’m soooo excited. Today ICANN announced that it has set April 30 as the date it plans to reveal all of the applicants for new top level domain names. This means that all of the applicants for potentially conflicting strings, along with p...
Discussion
How ICANN should do its big “reveal”
Oooh, I’m soooo excited. Today ICANN announced that it has set April 30 as the date it plans to reveal all of the applicants for new top level domain names. This means that all of the applicants for potentially conflicting strings, along with p...
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 2:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
First Brannans.com auction now live
Clements brothers start first auction on new site. Brothers David and Toby Clements have started their first ever auction on new siteBrannans.com. Toby previously lead the auction efforts for Rick Latona. Brannans.com uses the same auction provider, ...
Discussion
First Brannans.com auction now live
Clements brothers start first auction on new site. Brothers David and Toby Clements have started their first ever auction on new siteBrannans.com. Toby previously lead the auction efforts for Rick Latona. Brannans.com uses the same auction provider, ...
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 2:08 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Name Negotiation: Who Goes First?
It’s a conversation I’ve had with other domain investors quite often. What’s the best approach to negotiating a domain sale? One thing that many of us seem to agree on, the person that puts out the price first is at a di...
Discussion
Domain Name Negotiation: Who Goes First?
It’s a conversation I’ve had with other domain investors quite often. What’s the best approach to negotiating a domain sale? One thing that many of us seem to agree on, the person that puts out the price first is at a di...
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 1:23 pm
Elliot's Blog
Moniker is Mow a Member of the SedoMLS Premium Partner Network
I know there are many domain investors that use Moniker as their registrar, and it just became easier to sell Moniker-registered domain names via Sedo using the SedoMLS Premium Partner Network. Sedo just sent an announcement to clients informing them...
Discussion
Moniker is Mow a Member of the SedoMLS Premium Partner Network
I know there are many domain investors that use Moniker as their registrar, and it just became easier to sell Moniker-registered domain names via Sedo using the SedoMLS Premium Partner Network. Sedo just sent an announcement to clients informing them...
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 1:08 pm
Elliot's Blog
Go Daddy Rectifies Invalid Whois Issue on Moniker Transfers
After transferring several domain names from Moniker to Go Daddy recently, I noticed that the Whois lookup looked funky on these names, and after further investigation, I found that Godaddy was reporting a contacts error inside my control panel....
Discussion
Go Daddy Rectifies Invalid Whois Issue on Moniker Transfers
After transferring several domain names from Moniker to Go Daddy recently, I noticed that the Whois lookup looked funky on these names, and after further investigation, I found that Godaddy was reporting a contacts error inside my control panel....
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 11:09 am
DomainSherpa
How to Build a Successful, Diversified, Family-run Business – With Bill McClure
Bill McClure is not a newcomer to the domain name industry. Years ago he bought and built FlowersDirect.com and eFlowers.com and then sold them to FTD. Over his many years of acquiring, building and selling businesses, he has learned one simple fact:...
Discussion
How to Build a Successful, Diversified, Family-run Business – With Bill McClure
Bill McClure is not a newcomer to the domain name industry. Years ago he bought and built FlowersDirect.com and eFlowers.com and then sold them to FTD. Over his many years of acquiring, building and selling businesses, he has learned one simple fact:...
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 11:00 am
Domain Name Wire
iPad case maker TheSnugg.com loses dead-on-arrival domain dispute
Company filed trademark application last year; domain was registered in 1999. iPad case maker TheSnugg.com just wasted some money in a domain dispute. It filed a case against the owner of Snugg.com. You’ll get a chuckle out of the company&rsquo...
Discussion
iPad case maker TheSnugg.com loses dead-on-arrival domain dispute
Company filed trademark application last year; domain was registered in 1999. iPad case maker TheSnugg.com just wasted some money in a domain dispute. It filed a case against the owner of Snugg.com. You’ll get a chuckle out of the company&rsquo...
Discussion
April 2, 2012, 9:48 am
