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Domain Shane
Thursday’s Big List
Sedo has a pretty good auction closing today. Going after a few names myself. Of course you won’t see those names on my list. That would be silly. While I have you. Anyone interested in me doing a daily newsl...
Discussion
Thursday’s Big List
Sedo has a pretty good auction closing today. Going after a few names myself. Of course you won’t see those names on my list. That would be silly. While I have you. Anyone interested in me doing a daily newsl...
Discussion
January 26, 2012, 3:32 am
Domain Name Wire
Is Marchex considering selling its domain name portfolio?
Company considering what to do with its domain name portfolio. Marchex is often cited as starting a wave of acquisitions of domain portfolios when it announced the purchase of Ultimate Search from Yun Ye in 2004 for $164 million. Now it is looking at...
Discussion
Is Marchex considering selling its domain name portfolio?
Company considering what to do with its domain name portfolio. Marchex is often cited as starting a wave of acquisitions of domain portfolios when it announced the purchase of Ultimate Search from Yun Ye in 2004 for $164 million. Now it is looking at...
Discussion
January 25, 2012, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
115 Top level domain trademarks and their current status
I’ve made plenty of commotion about companies filing for trademarks on future top level domain names. It always seems that they’re successfully pulling a fast one on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. But after an exhaustive analysis o...
Discussion
115 Top level domain trademarks and their current status
I’ve made plenty of commotion about companies filing for trademarks on future top level domain names. It always seems that they’re successfully pulling a fast one on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. But after an exhaustive analysis o...
Discussion
January 25, 2012, 3:41 pm
Elliot's Blog
What Does Google Know About You?
I saw an article on Business Insider with a link to a page within your Google account where you can see what information Google believes it knows about you based on your browsing habits. Topics they monitor include things like news preferences, ...
Discussion
What Does Google Know About You?
I saw an article on Business Insider with a link to a page within your Google account where you can see what information Google believes it knows about you based on your browsing habits. Topics they monitor include things like news preferences, ...
Discussion
January 25, 2012, 3:31 pm
Domain Name News
Sedo and .ME Registry partner to auction previously unreleased premium .me domain names
Sedo today announced an exclusive auction of premium .ME domain names. The company has successfully brokered the sale of more than 1,000 .ME domain names, totaling nearly two million U.S. dollars, including such premier names as Business.Me for &euro...
Discussion
Sedo and .ME Registry partner to auction previously unreleased premium .me domain names
Sedo today announced an exclusive auction of premium .ME domain names. The company has successfully brokered the sale of more than 1,000 .ME domain names, totaling nearly two million U.S. dollars, including such premier names as Business.Me for &euro...
Discussion
January 25, 2012, 2:58 pm
Domain Shane
Real Estate Developers Spend $50 Billion On Projects, Don’t Bother To Secure One .COM For $8
Very interesting article today over at a website Vietnam based website describing a situation that I have well documented as one of my biggest pet-peeves. Apparently the Vietnamese are simply behind the times (according to the article, not me) when i...
Discussion
Real Estate Developers Spend $50 Billion On Projects, Don’t Bother To Secure One .COM For $8
Very interesting article today over at a website Vietnam based website describing a situation that I have well documented as one of my biggest pet-peeves. Apparently the Vietnamese are simply behind the times (according to the article, not me) when i...
Discussion
January 25, 2012, 1:59 pm
Elliot's Blog
Importance of an Account Manager at a Domain Registrar
A little over a week ago, I expressed my dismay that Bari Meyerson no longer works as my Account Executive at Moniker. Today, I want to share some reasons why having an Account Executive or Account Representative at a domain registrar is important to...
Discussion
Importance of an Account Manager at a Domain Registrar
A little over a week ago, I expressed my dismay that Bari Meyerson no longer works as my Account Executive at Moniker. Today, I want to share some reasons why having an Account Executive or Account Representative at a domain registrar is important to...
Discussion
January 25, 2012, 12:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Best Buy buys PhoneFreedom.com and other end user domain sales
A big retailer makes a small domain purchase. Electronics retailer Best Buy is the biggest name on this week’s end user domain sales report. The company paid $2,588 for PhoneFreedom.com through Sedo. This domain is intuitive for one of the larg...
Discussion
Best Buy buys PhoneFreedom.com and other end user domain sales
A big retailer makes a small domain purchase. Electronics retailer Best Buy is the biggest name on this week’s end user domain sales report. The company paid $2,588 for PhoneFreedom.com through Sedo. This domain is intuitive for one of the larg...
Discussion
January 25, 2012, 12:00 pm
Domain Shane
Guy Needs To Borrow $13 To Renew Domain Name He Accidentally Forgot About
If any of you have an extra $13, a guy over at Reddit needs a few extra dollars to renew a domain name. He’s a little short and could pay you back next month or so. He’d really appreciate it. The details are below. On a side note, I was w...
Discussion
Guy Needs To Borrow $13 To Renew Domain Name He Accidentally Forgot About
If any of you have an extra $13, a guy over at Reddit needs a few extra dollars to renew a domain name. He’s a little short and could pay you back next month or so. He’d really appreciate it. The details are below. On a side note, I was w...
Discussion
January 25, 2012, 11:31 am
The Domains
Hate SOPA Check Out The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); The US Has Already Signed It
Forbes.com just covered the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, ) (ACTA) which is an Agreement or treaty if you will, which contains some provisions “which are similar to – and more expansive than – anything we saw in SOPA.” ...
Discussion
Hate SOPA Check Out The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); The US Has Already Signed It
Forbes.com just covered the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, ) (ACTA) which is an Agreement or treaty if you will, which contains some provisions “which are similar to – and more expansive than – anything we saw in SOPA.” ...
Discussion
January 25, 2012, 10:55 am
