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The Domains
Will The Coupon Craze End When The Economy Recovers?
Over the past few years there hasn’t been a much hotter sector than coupon sites. Last week we told you the Coupons.com just raised $200 Million giving it a billion dollar valuation and we all know Groupon.com turned down billions from Google t...
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Will The Coupon Craze End When The Economy Recovers?
Over the past few years there hasn’t been a much hotter sector than coupon sites. Last week we told you the Coupons.com just raised $200 Million giving it a billion dollar valuation and we all know Groupon.com turned down billions from Google t...
Discussion
June 16, 2011, 8:06 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Daily Domain Drops and Auction Picks : WiiGames.com
I was gone all day yesterday on a business and had a little time on the way home so I visited my grandparents. I hadn’t really sat down and talked to them in months and even then it wasn’t long enough, so I decided to spend a ...
Discussion
Thursday’s Daily Domain Drops and Auction Picks : WiiGames.com
I was gone all day yesterday on a business and had a little time on the way home so I visited my grandparents. I hadn’t really sat down and talked to them in months and even then it wasn’t long enough, so I decided to spend a ...
Discussion
June 16, 2011, 2:24 am
Elliot's Blog
Venture Beat: Foodie.com Sells for $100k
There’s an interesting article on Venture Beat today discussing the recent sale of Foodie.com. According to the article writer’s sources, it was confirmed that “Glam Media CEO Samir Arora purchased the Foodie.com domain last week fo...
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Venture Beat: Foodie.com Sells for $100k
There’s an interesting article on Venture Beat today discussing the recent sale of Foodie.com. According to the article writer’s sources, it was confirmed that “Glam Media CEO Samir Arora purchased the Foodie.com domain last week fo...
Discussion
June 15, 2011, 7:51 pm
Domain Name News
DomainFest Barcelona Auction Flops Again, Few Domains Sold
After the disappointment of the DomainFest Barcelona live auction cancellation, the SnapNames.com re-do auction has ended with what most would consider to be more disappointment, only 4 domains sold for a total of $55,070. (Note this is an unofficial...
Discussion
DomainFest Barcelona Auction Flops Again, Few Domains Sold
After the disappointment of the DomainFest Barcelona live auction cancellation, the SnapNames.com re-do auction has ended with what most would consider to be more disappointment, only 4 domains sold for a total of $55,070. (Note this is an unofficial...
Discussion
June 15, 2011, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Moniker Auction Sells Another 5 Domains Plus Data.com
Houses.co.uk leads premium domain name auction. Moniker‘s “make up” auction from last week’s Barcelona conference has found a home for five more domains on top of the multi-million dollar sale of Data.com to Salesforce.com. Da...
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Moniker Auction Sells Another 5 Domains Plus Data.com
Houses.co.uk leads premium domain name auction. Moniker‘s “make up” auction from last week’s Barcelona conference has found a home for five more domains on top of the multi-million dollar sale of Data.com to Salesforce.com. Da...
Discussion
June 15, 2011, 3:46 pm
Domain Name News
Breaking: Social.com Receives $2.5m Bid at SnapNames.com
After technical difficulties last week, the DomainFest Barcelona auction was re-scheduled to conclude online today. The auction of Social.com had gained some press and I’m sure the cancellation of the live event was a huge disappointment for th...
Discussion
Breaking: Social.com Receives $2.5m Bid at SnapNames.com
After technical difficulties last week, the DomainFest Barcelona auction was re-scheduled to conclude online today. The auction of Social.com had gained some press and I’m sure the cancellation of the live event was a huge disappointment for th...
Discussion
June 15, 2011, 1:25 pm
Elliot's Blog
Have an Industry Association “Broker” Your Domain Name on Your Behalf
I am about to try something fairly unique (at least for me) with one of my domain names, and I wanted to share this idea with you. I had reached out to a number of companies regarding a domain name I own in an attempt to sell it. I also reached out t...
Discussion
Have an Industry Association “Broker” Your Domain Name on Your Behalf
I am about to try something fairly unique (at least for me) with one of my domain names, and I wanted to share this idea with you. I had reached out to a number of companies regarding a domain name I own in an attempt to sell it. I also reached out t...
Discussion
June 15, 2011, 1:21 pm
Domain Shane
Why is Drake Oil Field Services Registering TwitterFrauds.com and GrouponFraud.com?
While scanning new registrations I came across a few new registrations that caught my eye. TwitterFrauds.com and GrouponFraud.com. Both registered by Drake Oil Field out of Dallas Texas. I went through all the “fraud” domains ...
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Why is Drake Oil Field Services Registering TwitterFrauds.com and GrouponFraud.com?
While scanning new registrations I came across a few new registrations that caught my eye. TwitterFrauds.com and GrouponFraud.com. Both registered by Drake Oil Field out of Dallas Texas. I went through all the “fraud” domains ...
Discussion
June 15, 2011, 12:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
What I Think About Latona’s 5 Latest Web Sites for Sale
Opinions on Rick’s latest batch of web sites for sale. Rick Latona has posted his five latest web sites for sale, which he says his team hand picked from 1,000s of sites. I’m a big fan of buying and selling revenue-producing web sites and...
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What I Think About Latona’s 5 Latest Web Sites for Sale
Opinions on Rick’s latest batch of web sites for sale. Rick Latona has posted his five latest web sites for sale, which he says his team hand picked from 1,000s of sites. I’m a big fan of buying and selling revenue-producing web sites and...
Discussion
June 15, 2011, 12:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Sued for Sending Domain Renewal Notices
Does sending renewal reminders violate patents? This isn’t meant to be a shock headline. It’s true. WhitServe LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit (pdf) against GoDaddy.com based on the renewal notices it sends to customers. WhitSe...
Discussion
Go Daddy Sued for Sending Domain Renewal Notices
Does sending renewal reminders violate patents? This isn’t meant to be a shock headline. It’s true. WhitServe LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit (pdf) against GoDaddy.com based on the renewal notices it sends to customers. WhitSe...
Discussion
June 15, 2011, 10:36 am
