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Elliot's Blog
Name.com Creates Go Daddy Parody Super Bowl Commercial
When it comes to Super Bowl commercials, there are two things I’ve come to expect. Go Daddy will create a funny or sexy commercial, and Name.com will follow suit with a parody or something funny of there own. Go Daddy revealed its Super Bowl co...
Discussion
Name.com Creates Go Daddy Parody Super Bowl Commercial
When it comes to Super Bowl commercials, there are two things I’ve come to expect. Go Daddy will create a funny or sexy commercial, and Name.com will follow suit with a parody or something funny of there own. Go Daddy revealed its Super Bowl co...
Discussion
February 2, 2013, 5:31 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domain Name Marketplaces
There are many places where you can purchase domain names in the aftermarket. I wanted to share an updated list of aftermarket websites with you. Some of these websites sell privately-owned domain names and others sell company-owned domain names. I d...
Discussion
Domain Name Marketplaces
There are many places where you can purchase domain names in the aftermarket. I wanted to share an updated list of aftermarket websites with you. Some of these websites sell privately-owned domain names and others sell company-owned domain names. I d...
Discussion
February 2, 2013, 11:50 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 2nd
Getting ready to head to LA for Webfest. Now the big question. What to wear. I am a nurseryman that wears jeans or khakis and a hoody. I don’t have a scarf that I wear indoors. I don’t have a blazer that goes...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 2nd
Getting ready to head to LA for Webfest. Now the big question. What to wear. I am a nurseryman that wears jeans or khakis and a hoody. I don’t have a scarf that I wear indoors. I don’t have a blazer that goes...
Discussion
February 2, 2013, 4:44 am
Domain Shane
3 Ways I Tried to Earn Money Before the Age of 13 That Brought Me Great Wealth and Trouble
From the time I was 5 years old I was always trying to make money. Not by getting a job but by selling something. I always had an angle. I was constantly looking for the next great thing. Most of them ended up making me some extra ...
Discussion
3 Ways I Tried to Earn Money Before the Age of 13 That Brought Me Great Wealth and Trouble
From the time I was 5 years old I was always trying to make money. Not by getting a job but by selling something. I always had an angle. I was constantly looking for the next great thing. Most of them ended up making me some extra ...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 6:58 pm
The Domains
Search.XXX Ad Program Launches March 31, Current Holders Get Credit
The Search.XXX Ad Program is scheduled to launch by March 31, 2013. Search.XXX launched last year as a search engine for .XXX sites but it looks like ICM, company that is the registry of .XXX, is gearing up to sell ads on its network. According to an...
Discussion
Search.XXX Ad Program Launches March 31, Current Holders Get Credit
The Search.XXX Ad Program is scheduled to launch by March 31, 2013. Search.XXX launched last year as a search engine for .XXX sites but it looks like ICM, company that is the registry of .XXX, is gearing up to sell ads on its network. According to an...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 6:02 pm
The Domains
Are The .Net Costumes Domains At Webfest The Best In The Auction? Here’s The Numbers
When we published our poll a few days ago asking what domain name at Webfest, with a reserve price of $100K or more would sell, we notice 3 of the domain names were .Net’s; Halloweencostumes.net, Costumes.net and Costumes.net. We reached out to...
Discussion
Are The .Net Costumes Domains At Webfest The Best In The Auction? Here’s The Numbers
When we published our poll a few days ago asking what domain name at Webfest, with a reserve price of $100K or more would sell, we notice 3 of the domain names were .Net’s; Halloweencostumes.net, Costumes.net and Costumes.net. We reached out to...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 10:47 am
Domain Name Wire
Wow: the Bar Refaeli Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial
People will be talking about this commercial Monday morning. Wow. I have a feeling this commercial will be more talked about than many of Go Daddy’s previous Super Bowl commercials. That’s despite this ad not having any nudity or suggesti...
Discussion
Wow: the Bar Refaeli Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial
People will be talking about this commercial Monday morning. Wow. I have a feeling this commercial will be more talked about than many of Go Daddy’s previous Super Bowl commercials. That’s despite this ad not having any nudity or suggesti...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 10:28 am
Domain Name Wire
If ICANN and WIPO can’t comply with WHOIS, who can?
Technically ICANN and WIPO’s whois records aren’t compliant. Since the meltdown of Registerfly.com several years ago, ICANN has continued to promise to better police compliance with the registrar accreditation agreement (RAA), including t...
Discussion
If ICANN and WIPO can’t comply with WHOIS, who can?
Technically ICANN and WIPO’s whois records aren’t compliant. Since the meltdown of Registerfly.com several years ago, ICANN has continued to promise to better police compliance with the registrar accreditation agreement (RAA), including t...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 10:09 am
The Domains
Fairwinds Chat About What Brands Are Going To Do With Their gTLD’s
There has been a lot of speculation in the domain channel on what exactly big brands are going to do with their new gTLD’s. While many think that brands just applied for their TLD’s as defensive registrations or to point to their .com, ac...
Discussion
Fairwinds Chat About What Brands Are Going To Do With Their gTLD’s
There has been a lot of speculation in the domain channel on what exactly big brands are going to do with their new gTLD’s. While many think that brands just applied for their TLD’s as defensive registrations or to point to their .com, ac...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 9:45 am
Domain Name Wire
SnipesShop.de was $50,000 buyers of Snipes.com
Company shrinks URL and gets a .com for its online store. In December Afternic reported that it had brokered the sale of Snipes.com for $50,000. I’ve patiently watched the domain as it sat in escrow for a loooong time. The whois record on the d...
Discussion
SnipesShop.de was $50,000 buyers of Snipes.com
Company shrinks URL and gets a .com for its online store. In December Afternic reported that it had brokered the sale of Snipes.com for $50,000. I’ve patiently watched the domain as it sat in escrow for a loooong time. The whois record on the d...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 8:44 am
