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Elliot's Blog
Lana Del Rey on SNL January 14
If you’ve been to a domain conference before, you probably know who Lana Del Rey is, and you may have even met her before. Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant, is the daughter of domain investor Rob Grant, and she has been a frequent attendee to vari...
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Lana Del Rey on SNL January 14
If you’ve been to a domain conference before, you probably know who Lana Del Rey is, and you may have even met her before. Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant, is the daughter of domain investor Rob Grant, and she has been a frequent attendee to vari...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 4:12 pm
Domain Shane
Why Sedo Temporarily Closed My Account Because I Had Names At Auction
I had an unusual thing happen to me this week. I received a letter from Sedo saying that my account had been terminated and all monies kept due to unnatural traffic to my domains. Needless to say I was upset but I was pretty sure I knew w...
Discussion
Why Sedo Temporarily Closed My Account Because I Had Names At Auction
I had an unusual thing happen to me this week. I received a letter from Sedo saying that my account had been terminated and all monies kept due to unnatural traffic to my domains. Needless to say I was upset but I was pretty sure I knew w...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 2:39 pm
Elliot's Blog
Marijuana.com Deal Made Possible By Escrow.com Domain Name Holding Transaction
At the end of November 2011, I learned that Marijuana.com had been purchased by WeedMaps Media, Inc., an entity of the publicly traded General Cannabis, Inc. The reported acquisition price was $4.20 million. At the beginning of the year, additio...
Discussion
Marijuana.com Deal Made Possible By Escrow.com Domain Name Holding Transaction
At the end of November 2011, I learned that Marijuana.com had been purchased by WeedMaps Media, Inc., an entity of the publicly traded General Cannabis, Inc. The reported acquisition price was $4.20 million. At the beginning of the year, additio...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 1:04 pm
The Domains
TRAFFIC Opens For Registration & 1st 35 People Get $995 Rate
Just got a email from Rick Schwartz one of the organizers of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference announcing that he has opened registration for the show for $995 for the 1st 35 people that register. It is the domain name show I … Co...
Discussion
TRAFFIC Opens For Registration & 1st 35 People Get $995 Rate
Just got a email from Rick Schwartz one of the organizers of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference announcing that he has opened registration for the show for $995 for the 1st 35 people that register. It is the domain name show I … Co...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 11:56 am
Domain Shane
Domain Squatting Isn’t Right, But Will Companies Ever Learn?
When will people learn? I’ll be the first to say that domain squatting isn’t right. While some would argue differently, blatantly trying to capitalize on someone else’s idea and hard work just isn’t the American way, to me any...
Discussion
Domain Squatting Isn’t Right, But Will Companies Ever Learn?
When will people learn? I’ll be the first to say that domain squatting isn’t right. While some would argue differently, blatantly trying to capitalize on someone else’s idea and hard work just isn’t the American way, to me any...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 11:52 am
Domain Name Wire
Search spend to grow 15%-20% in 2012 but CPC down
Rise of mobile has big affect on CPCs. I just reviewed Efficient Frontier’s Q4 report for online advertising, which includes predictions for 2012. The good news? The company predicts search spend will increase 15%-20% in 2012. On the downside f...
Discussion
Search spend to grow 15%-20% in 2012 but CPC down
Rise of mobile has big affect on CPCs. I just reviewed Efficient Frontier’s Q4 report for online advertising, which includes predictions for 2012. The good news? The company predicts search spend will increase 15%-20% in 2012. On the downside f...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 11:27 am
Domain Name Wire
Windows Phone site forced to give domain to Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com awarded hyphenated version of popular AppExchange.com web site. A service that helps app creators submit their wares to the Windows Phone marketplace must give its domain name to Salesforce.com, an arbitration panel has ruled. Singapor...
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Windows Phone site forced to give domain to Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com awarded hyphenated version of popular AppExchange.com web site. A service that helps app creators submit their wares to the Windows Phone marketplace must give its domain name to Salesforce.com, an arbitration panel has ruled. Singapor...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 10:38 am
Elliot's Blog
Protrada User Guide Updated
I just received an updated version of the Protrada user guide (pdf download) that I want to share with you. If you use Protrada and want to make the most of it, or if you haven’t figured out how to use Protrada yet, I recommend having...
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Protrada User Guide Updated
I just received an updated version of the Protrada user guide (pdf download) that I want to share with you. If you use Protrada and want to make the most of it, or if you haven’t figured out how to use Protrada yet, I recommend having...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 10:16 am
Domain Name Wire
How to import your Parked account into DomainApps
Manage your old Parked.com and WhyPark accounts in one interface. Earlier this month WhyPark announced it was changing its name to DomainApps. The name change made since, especially since the company had been acquired by Parked.com a couple years ago...
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How to import your Parked account into DomainApps
Manage your old Parked.com and WhyPark accounts in one interface. Earlier this month WhyPark announced it was changing its name to DomainApps. The name change made since, especially since the company had been acquired by Parked.com a couple years ago...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 9:59 am
The Domains
Has .XXX Caused The Value Of Non.com Adult Domain To Decline? Shocker as Sexy.org Sells for $7,500
Yesterday I saw the sale of the domain name Sexy.org cross the Sedo.com wire for a mere $7,500. Ouch. Sexy is without a doubt a great word for an adult or semi adult site. Its right below words like sex … Continue Reading
Discussion
Has .XXX Caused The Value Of Non.com Adult Domain To Decline? Shocker as Sexy.org Sells for $7,500
Yesterday I saw the sale of the domain name Sexy.org cross the Sedo.com wire for a mere $7,500. Ouch. Sexy is without a doubt a great word for an adult or semi adult site. Its right below words like sex … Continue Reading
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 8:33 am
