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Domain Name Wire
Marchex Shares Down 40% In 3 Months
Marchex gets smacked around in the stock market. The stock market isn’t showing any love to Marchex, one of the world’s largest holders of domain names. Shares closed today at just $6.38, down nearly 40% from their $10.57 opening price on...
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Marchex Shares Down 40% In 3 Months
Marchex gets smacked around in the stock market. The stock market isn’t showing any love to Marchex, one of the world’s largest holders of domain names. Shares closed today at just $6.38, down nearly 40% from their $10.57 opening price on...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 4:52 pm
Elliot's Blog
Afternic Sales Report: Ironworkers Union Buys Ironworkers.com
In this week’s sales report from Afternic, Ironworkers.com was sold by Tucows for $17,000, in the largest sale of the week. Based on the new Whois information for Ironworkers.com, it appears the domain name was purchased by the Ironworkers Unio...
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Afternic Sales Report: Ironworkers Union Buys Ironworkers.com
In this week’s sales report from Afternic, Ironworkers.com was sold by Tucows for $17,000, in the largest sale of the week. Based on the new Whois information for Ironworkers.com, it appears the domain name was purchased by the Ironworkers Unio...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 4:11 pm
Domain Shane
Banks.com Is Proving That Relying On Google Is a Recipe for Disaster
Banks.com is struggling. The didn’t sell Look.com because they wanted to. They sold it because they had to. They needed the $400K to make it though tax season and it was one of the few “non core” assets they owned. ...
Discussion
Banks.com Is Proving That Relying On Google Is a Recipe for Disaster
Banks.com is struggling. The didn’t sell Look.com because they wanted to. They sold it because they had to. They needed the $400K to make it though tax season and it was one of the few “non core” assets they owned. ...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 2:35 pm
The Domains
Friend Finder Network Report, Shares Sink Another 22% & They Reorganize Into 14 Divisions
FriendFinder Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: FFN) reported its earnings today and they can only be described as brutal. Revenue for the quarter ending September 30, 2011 was $82.7 million, 5% off third-quarter figures a year ago. Income from operations for th...
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Friend Finder Network Report, Shares Sink Another 22% & They Reorganize Into 14 Divisions
FriendFinder Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: FFN) reported its earnings today and they can only be described as brutal. Revenue for the quarter ending September 30, 2011 was $82.7 million, 5% off third-quarter figures a year ago. Income from operations for th...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 1:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
60 Days To Renew Your Domains Before Price Hikes
.Com prices jump 7% in January. Time is running out if you want to save money (or not spend more) on your .com and .net domain name renewals. VeriSign’s price hikes on its wholesale cost for the domains goes into effect January 15. The wholesal...
Discussion
60 Days To Renew Your Domains Before Price Hikes
.Com prices jump 7% in January. Time is running out if you want to save money (or not spend more) on your .com and .net domain name renewals. VeriSign’s price hikes on its wholesale cost for the domains goes into effect January 15. The wholesal...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 1:27 pm
Elliot's Blog
NameMedia Currently Hiring
After posting my article about domain industry job openings, I received an email from my contact at NameMedia informing me that the company has a number of job listings that I didn’t include in my article. Since there are several opportunities ...
Discussion
NameMedia Currently Hiring
After posting my article about domain industry job openings, I received an email from my contact at NameMedia informing me that the company has a number of job listings that I didn’t include in my article. Since there are several opportunities ...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 1:05 pm
The Domains
The House Is Holding A Hearing On The Stop Online Privacy Act Tomorrow & Here Is Godaddy Statement In Support
Tomorrow the House of Representative is holding a hearing on the “stop Online Privacy Act” also known as the E-Parasite-Bill. In addition to some witness that have been called to testify, some companies have been invited to provide writte...
Discussion
The House Is Holding A Hearing On The Stop Online Privacy Act Tomorrow & Here Is Godaddy Statement In Support
Tomorrow the House of Representative is holding a hearing on the “stop Online Privacy Act” also known as the E-Parasite-Bill. In addition to some witness that have been called to testify, some companies have been invited to provide writte...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 12:55 pm
Elliot's Blog
Storage Locker Auction: $500k Worth of Spanish Gold
I read an article this morning in the New York Post detailing someone’s big find in a storage locker auction: half a million dollars worth of Spanish gold. The auctioneers (Dan and Laura Dotson) are the same people who are star on the A&E t...
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Storage Locker Auction: $500k Worth of Spanish Gold
I read an article this morning in the New York Post detailing someone’s big find in a storage locker auction: half a million dollars worth of Spanish gold. The auctioneers (Dan and Laura Dotson) are the same people who are star on the A&E t...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 10:36 am
Domain Name Wire
Is Proactiv Being Proactive About a Recall?
Handful of domain name registrations point to defensive registrations for “Proactiv Recall”. Proactiv — the acne control company that apparently keeps Justin Beiber’s skin clear — may be making some “proactive&rdqu...
Discussion
Is Proactiv Being Proactive About a Recall?
Handful of domain name registrations point to defensive registrations for “Proactiv Recall”. Proactiv — the acne control company that apparently keeps Justin Beiber’s skin clear — may be making some “proactive&rdqu...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 10:33 am
Domain Shane
It Doesn’t Take A Lot To Get Me To Change Parking Companies
by Chris Woodward I’ve heard it a thousand times…parking is dead. I agree. I don’t own tens-of-thousands of domains and my parking revenue is a joke. I have a lot of domains that get type in traffic, but the clicks they do get just...
Discussion
It Doesn’t Take A Lot To Get Me To Change Parking Companies
by Chris Woodward I’ve heard it a thousand times…parking is dead. I agree. I don’t own tens-of-thousands of domains and my parking revenue is a joke. I have a lot of domains that get type in traffic, but the clicks they do get just...
Discussion
November 15, 2011, 10:02 am
