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Elliot's Blog
Find a Domain Name Buyer Using Tumblr, Blogspot, and WordPress
I always find it interesting when I come across a blog or other website on Tumblr, Blogspot, WordPress, and other platforms and the owner has decided to simply use the platform for its domain name. For instance, it would be like me using ElliotsBlog....
Discussion
Find a Domain Name Buyer Using Tumblr, Blogspot, and WordPress
I always find it interesting when I come across a blog or other website on Tumblr, Blogspot, WordPress, and other platforms and the owner has decided to simply use the platform for its domain name. For instance, it would be like me using ElliotsBlog....
Discussion
June 29, 2013, 10:45 am
The Domains
Palace.com 20 Year Old Domain, Saved in UDRP, But Why No RDNH?
Palace Sports & Entertainment LLC of Auburn Hills, Michigan, lost its bid to grab the domain name Palace.com away from the domain holders Palace Enterprises, NV of New York, which was represented by David Lin of Lewis & Lin, LLC. However the ...
Discussion
Palace.com 20 Year Old Domain, Saved in UDRP, But Why No RDNH?
Palace Sports & Entertainment LLC of Auburn Hills, Michigan, lost its bid to grab the domain name Palace.com away from the domain holders Palace Enterprises, NV of New York, which was represented by David Lin of Lewis & Lin, LLC. However the ...
Discussion
June 29, 2013, 9:10 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 29th
If you don’t read Aaron’s “Where are they now” posts each week you need to. It’s always interesting to see what people ended up doing with their high priced purchases. It’s exactly what you think. Some were f...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 29th
If you don’t read Aaron’s “Where are they now” posts each week you need to. It’s always interesting to see what people ended up doing with their high priced purchases. It’s exactly what you think. Some were f...
Discussion
June 29, 2013, 6:52 am
Domain Name Wire
New RAA ushers in big changes (and demands) on domain name registrars
Developers at domain name registrars will be working overtime this fall. ICANN announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement. It’s the conclusion of a long and contentious process that has r...
Discussion
New RAA ushers in big changes (and demands) on domain name registrars
Developers at domain name registrars will be working overtime this fall. ICANN announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement. It’s the conclusion of a long and contentious process that has r...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
STRAAT pulls .movie application as it partners with another company
Company withdraws .movie application just before initial evaluation results were to be announced. For the second time in as many months, Nu Dot Co, LLC, a subsidiary of STRAAT Investments, has withdrawn a new top level domain application and partnere...
Discussion
STRAAT pulls .movie application as it partners with another company
Company withdraws .movie application just before initial evaluation results were to be announced. For the second time in as many months, Nu Dot Co, LLC, a subsidiary of STRAAT Investments, has withdrawn a new top level domain application and partnere...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 2:40 pm
The Domains
90 New gTLD Pass IE: .Tokyo; .Apple; .Baidu; .AOL; .CBS; .Republican; .Navy
90 new gTLD’s passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today with 2 applications heading for the dreaded extended evaluation. The 2 applications heading for extended evaluation was the application by Commercial Connect LLC for .Shop and SuperS...
Discussion
90 New gTLD Pass IE: .Tokyo; .Apple; .Baidu; .AOL; .CBS; .Republican; .Navy
90 new gTLD’s passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today with 2 applications heading for the dreaded extended evaluation. The 2 applications heading for extended evaluation was the application by Commercial Connect LLC for .Shop and SuperS...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 2:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Singulars, plurals, and new top level domain confusion
We’re going to have confusion, but that may be OK. ICANN’s new gTLD committee has decided that it will not place singular and plural versions of new top level domain strings into contention sets, shutting down what was effectively an &ldq...
Discussion
Singulars, plurals, and new top level domain confusion
We’re going to have confusion, but that may be OK. ICANN’s new gTLD committee has decided that it will not place singular and plural versions of new top level domain strings into contention sets, shutting down what was effectively an &ldq...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 12:44 pm
Elliot's Blog
This Week’s News Round Up
There was quite a bit of news that happened this week that will have an impact on domain investors in one way or another. I didn’t get a chance to write about much of it due to spending a few days in Boston with some guests, so I wanted to give...
Discussion
This Week’s News Round Up
There was quite a bit of news that happened this week that will have an impact on domain investors in one way or another. I didn’t get a chance to write about much of it due to spending a few days in Boston with some guests, so I wanted to give...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 12:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Case not closed on “closed generics”, and there’s a giant loophole anyway
ICANN pushes off decision on closed generic top level domains, leaving many applications in limbo. This week ICANN’s New gTLD Program Committee passed a resolution about so-called “closed generic” top level domain applications. A cl...
Discussion
Case not closed on “closed generics”, and there’s a giant loophole anyway
ICANN pushes off decision on closed generic top level domains, leaving many applications in limbo. This week ICANN’s New gTLD Program Committee passed a resolution about so-called “closed generic” top level domain applications. A cl...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 12:07 pm
The Domains
Catching Up With NameJet.com: FountainPens.com A Dropped Domain Sells For $10K
The domain name fountainpens.com sold on NameJet.com yesterday highlighting our catching up with NameJet.com sales. Fountainpens.com was a dropped domain that wound up at Namejet.com since it was registered with NetworkSolutions.com The second highes...
Discussion
Catching Up With NameJet.com: FountainPens.com A Dropped Domain Sells For $10K
The domain name fountainpens.com sold on NameJet.com yesterday highlighting our catching up with NameJet.com sales. Fountainpens.com was a dropped domain that wound up at Namejet.com since it was registered with NetworkSolutions.com The second highes...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 11:54 am
