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Elliot's Blog
Official Announcement from Sedo
I just received the email news release from Tim Schumacher, CEO of Sedo, where the company announced some changes in format and in domain names that could be sold on the platform. I would imagine many people are most interested in seeing the new comm...
Discussion
Official Announcement from Sedo
I just received the email news release from Tim Schumacher, CEO of Sedo, where the company announced some changes in format and in domain names that could be sold on the platform. I would imagine many people are most interested in seeing the new comm...
Discussion
July 1, 2011, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
DirecTV Wins First Ever .So Domain Arbitration
DirecTV wins Directv.so. .So what? DirecTV has won what may be the first ever .so domain name arbitration case. The case over DirecTV.so was filed with World Intellectual Property Forum by Fairwinds Partners, the group behind Coalition for Domain Nam...
Discussion
DirecTV Wins First Ever .So Domain Arbitration
DirecTV wins Directv.so. .So what? DirecTV has won what may be the first ever .so domain name arbitration case. The case over DirecTV.so was filed with World Intellectual Property Forum by Fairwinds Partners, the group behind Coalition for Domain Nam...
Discussion
July 1, 2011, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo Ups Commission Rates
Typical sales will see a 5% fee increase. Sedo has increased its commission rate on most transactions occurring directly on its site. The typical sale on Sedo.com will now carry a 15% commission, up from 10%. The commission is still 10% if the domain...
Discussion
Sedo Ups Commission Rates
Typical sales will see a 5% fee increase. Sedo has increased its commission rate on most transactions occurring directly on its site. The typical sale on Sedo.com will now carry a 15% commission, up from 10%. The commission is still 10% if the domain...
Discussion
July 1, 2011, 1:50 pm
Elliot's Blog
Worst “Job” in the Domain Industry
The domain industry as a whole may seem fairly small, but in reality, there are quite a number of people working within it. Not all of these people actually work with domain names, but the industry employs a significant number of people. At domain re...
Discussion
Worst “Job” in the Domain Industry
The domain industry as a whole may seem fairly small, but in reality, there are quite a number of people working within it. Not all of these people actually work with domain names, but the industry employs a significant number of people. At domain re...
Discussion
July 1, 2011, 1:04 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Raises Commission to 15% From 10% on Marketplace Sales & To 20% On MLS Fixed Price Sales
Sedo.com announced today that it is raising the commission rate of sale made through the it’s Marketplace (without broker assistance) to 15% from 10%. Also for those customers who fix price domains to sell in the Sedo MLS service, the commissio...
Discussion
Sedo.com Raises Commission to 15% From 10% on Marketplace Sales & To 20% On MLS Fixed Price Sales
Sedo.com announced today that it is raising the commission rate of sale made through the it’s Marketplace (without broker assistance) to 15% from 10%. Also for those customers who fix price domains to sell in the Sedo MLS service, the commissio...
Discussion
July 1, 2011, 9:00 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
I absolutely loved the purchase by Justin Timberlake and investors of MySpace.com There isn’t any hotter celebrity in the world than Timberlake. Girls love him and me want to be him. Timberlake can make Myspace cool all by himself.&...
Discussion
Thursday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
I absolutely loved the purchase by Justin Timberlake and investors of MySpace.com There isn’t any hotter celebrity in the world than Timberlake. Girls love him and me want to be him. Timberlake can make Myspace cool all by himself.&...
Discussion
July 1, 2011, 3:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Domaining.com’s CAX.com to Start Rewarding Bidders
Early bidders will earn cash back. Francois Carrillo, the guy behind Domaining.com, is getting ready to launch a new cash back program for bidding on his CAX.com domain marketplace. The program will reward both the initial bidder in an auction and th...
Discussion
Domaining.com’s CAX.com to Start Rewarding Bidders
Early bidders will earn cash back. Francois Carrillo, the guy behind Domaining.com, is getting ready to launch a new cash back program for bidding on his CAX.com domain marketplace. The program will reward both the initial bidder in an auction and th...
Discussion
June 30, 2011, 9:36 pm
The Domains
Domain Investor Brian Wick Sells Minus.com For $115,000
Domain investor Brian Wick has sold the domain name, Minus.com for $115,000. Brian said he acquired the domain in January 2007 at a Network Solution pre-drop auction for $8,100. So basically a 15x return in just 4 years, in a horrible economy. The bu...
Discussion
Domain Investor Brian Wick Sells Minus.com For $115,000
Domain investor Brian Wick has sold the domain name, Minus.com for $115,000. Brian said he acquired the domain in January 2007 at a Network Solution pre-drop auction for $8,100. So basically a 15x return in just 4 years, in a horrible economy. The bu...
Discussion
June 30, 2011, 6:33 pm
The Domains
The Next Big Battle For Online Business; Sales Tax; California Becomes Latest State To Tax Online Sales & Amazon Cuts Affiliates Off
According to the Los Angeles Times a new California state law will require large out-of-state retailers like Amazon to collect sales taxes on purchases that their California customers make online.” In response, Amazon and Overstock.com plan to ...
Discussion
The Next Big Battle For Online Business; Sales Tax; California Becomes Latest State To Tax Online Sales & Amazon Cuts Affiliates Off
According to the Los Angeles Times a new California state law will require large out-of-state retailers like Amazon to collect sales taxes on purchases that their California customers make online.” In response, Amazon and Overstock.com plan to ...
Discussion
June 30, 2011, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Finally a Good UDRP Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Australian company uses UDRP in bad faith. I’m kind of upset lately over panels not finding reverse domain name hijacking, so let me applaud the three person panel in a case over Futuris.com. The panel found Australia-based Futuris Automotive I...
Discussion
Finally a Good UDRP Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Australian company uses UDRP in bad faith. I’m kind of upset lately over panels not finding reverse domain name hijacking, so let me applaud the three person panel in a case over Futuris.com. The panel found Australia-based Futuris Automotive I...
Discussion
June 30, 2011, 2:27 pm
