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The Best Part About the New DomainTools
DomainTools gets a facelift and new membership levels. DomainTools launched a new interface today. It makes finding and using its vast array of tools much easier. But the best part is that account credits are gone. In the words of DomainTools: &ldquo...
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The Best Part About the New DomainTools
DomainTools gets a facelift and new membership levels. DomainTools launched a new interface today. It makes finding and using its vast array of tools much easier. But the best part is that account credits are gone. In the words of DomainTools: &ldquo...
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February 16, 2011, 10:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Marchex Sold $2.1 Million of Domains Last Quarter
Marchex sells of more domain names. Marchex reported GAAP earnings of two cents per share after the bell today on $28 million revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010. It also announced that it sold $2.1 million of “non-strategic” domain nam...
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Marchex Sold $2.1 Million of Domains Last Quarter
Marchex sells of more domain names. Marchex reported GAAP earnings of two cents per share after the bell today on $28 million revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010. It also announced that it sold $2.1 million of “non-strategic” domain nam...
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February 15, 2011, 9:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo and Afternic Combine for Well Over $1M in Sales This Week
Two large domain name brokers have strong week. Sedo and Afternic have both turned in sales reports this week combining for well over $1 million in reportable sales. Sedo’s top reportable sale was Award.com for $56,005 and Afternic’s top ...
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Sedo and Afternic Combine for Well Over $1M in Sales This Week
Two large domain name brokers have strong week. Sedo and Afternic have both turned in sales reports this week combining for well over $1 million in reportable sales. Sedo’s top reportable sale was Award.com for $56,005 and Afternic’s top ...
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February 15, 2011, 4:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Devises “Pay for Placement” Idea for New gTLD Operators
Patent describes system where new top level domain operators can bid for preferred placement registrar sites. Want to get your new top level domain name positioned well on GoDaddy? Prepare to pay. That’s the idea behind a pay-for-placement appr...
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Go Daddy Devises “Pay for Placement” Idea for New gTLD Operators
Patent describes system where new top level domain operators can bid for preferred placement registrar sites. Want to get your new top level domain name positioned well on GoDaddy? Prepare to pay. That’s the idea behind a pay-for-placement appr...
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February 15, 2011, 11:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Uh-Oh. ICANN Traveling to Another Trouble Spot for June Meeting in Jordan.
Safety and security will be concerns once again for upcoming ICANN meeting. I’ve got to hand it to ICANN’s meeting planners. They have a penchant for choosing locales that give less-traveled attendees heartburn. This hit a pinnacle for la...
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Uh-Oh. ICANN Traveling to Another Trouble Spot for June Meeting in Jordan.
Safety and security will be concerns once again for upcoming ICANN meeting. I’ve got to hand it to ICANN’s meeting planners. They have a penchant for choosing locales that give less-traveled attendees heartburn. This hit a pinnacle for la...
Discussion
February 15, 2011, 11:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Texas Considering the Dreaded “Affiliate Sales Tax”
Legislation would require etailers to collect sales tax if it has any affiliates in Texas. Add my home state of Texas to the list of states that are considering taxing etailers who have affiliates in the state. At least if one state representative ge...
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Texas Considering the Dreaded “Affiliate Sales Tax”
Legislation would require etailers to collect sales tax if it has any affiliates in Texas. Add my home state of Texas to the list of states that are considering taxing etailers who have affiliates in the state. At least if one state representative ge...
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February 15, 2011, 10:50 am
Domain Name Wire
Google Adsense for Domains Testing New Design Templates
Two new templates being tested, including one with a graphic. Google’s self-service domain name parking program appears to be testing new design templates. An alert reader sent me an example of a domain name using Adsense for Domains “Onl...
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Google Adsense for Domains Testing New Design Templates
Two new templates being tested, including one with a graphic. Google’s self-service domain name parking program appears to be testing new design templates. An alert reader sent me an example of a domain name using Adsense for Domains “Onl...
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February 15, 2011, 10:38 am
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames Increases Prices on Deleted Domain Names
Cost to get deleted domains increases from $59 to $69. On Tuesday Snapnames will increase its minimum fee for catching fully deleted domain names by $10 to $69. The fee increase only applies to domains that go completely through the deletion cycle an...
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SnapNames Increases Prices on Deleted Domain Names
Cost to get deleted domains increases from $59 to $69. On Tuesday Snapnames will increase its minimum fee for catching fully deleted domain names by $10 to $69. The fee increase only applies to domains that go completely through the deletion cycle an...
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February 14, 2011, 9:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
L.A. County Health Department Sends New Alert to DOMAINfest Attendees
Those with multiple symptoms asked to undergo testing. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has sent a new alert (pdf) to attendees of this month’s DOMAINfest conference giving explicit instructions for medical testing. In an email t...
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L.A. County Health Department Sends New Alert to DOMAINfest Attendees
Those with multiple symptoms asked to undergo testing. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has sent a new alert (pdf) to attendees of this month’s DOMAINfest conference giving explicit instructions for medical testing. In an email t...
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February 14, 2011, 9:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Chrome Extension Lets You Block Content Farms in Google
Google releases extension in response to “content farm” complaints. Tired of seeing eHow in your Google search results? Now you can block it. Today Google released a new Chrome extension that allows people to block entire sites from resul...
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New Chrome Extension Lets You Block Content Farms in Google
Google releases extension in response to “content farm” complaints. Tired of seeing eHow in your Google search results? Now you can block it. Today Google released a new Chrome extension that allows people to block entire sites from resul...
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February 14, 2011, 3:31 pm
