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Elliot's Blog
Domain Registrars: Who Has The Most Klout?
I am still fascinated by Klout, and I thought it would be interesting to see the Klout scores of some of the most popular domain name registrars. A company’s Klout score is based on a proprietary algorithm, but important factors include social ...
Discussion
Domain Registrars: Who Has The Most Klout?
I am still fascinated by Klout, and I thought it would be interesting to see the Klout scores of some of the most popular domain name registrars. A company’s Klout score is based on a proprietary algorithm, but important factors include social ...
Discussion
September 13, 2012, 10:42 am
Domain Name Wire
Amazon’s Quidsi to launch Afterschool.com offering equipment for after school activities.
Latest niche store to offer equipment for afterschool activities. In June I scooped that Amazon.com subsidiary Quidsi was working on a new site call Afterschool.com. This is the second Quidsi site I’ve scooped thanks to domain registrations. Af...
Discussion
Amazon’s Quidsi to launch Afterschool.com offering equipment for after school activities.
Latest niche store to offer equipment for afterschool activities. In June I scooped that Amazon.com subsidiary Quidsi was working on a new site call Afterschool.com. This is the second Quidsi site I’ve scooped thanks to domain registrations. Af...
Discussion
September 13, 2012, 9:46 am
Domain Name Wire
UDRP panel gets LivingSocal.com decision correct
Socal may be a typo of social.com, but it also means something. I frequently write about when UDRP panels make the wrong decision, and sometimes that’s the case even when they find for the respondent. Some domainers give me grief for it, but I ...
Discussion
UDRP panel gets LivingSocal.com decision correct
Socal may be a typo of social.com, but it also means something. I frequently write about when UDRP panels make the wrong decision, and sometimes that’s the case even when they find for the respondent. Some domainers give me grief for it, but I ...
Discussion
September 13, 2012, 9:29 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 13th
Happy Thursday. Got back mentally yesterday. Been so busy and tired I couldn’t concentrate. I promise you all that I will catch up on email. I enjoyed the break so much when Godaddy went down that I’ve pretended th...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 13th
Happy Thursday. Got back mentally yesterday. Been so busy and tired I couldn’t concentrate. I promise you all that I will catch up on email. I enjoyed the break so much when Godaddy went down that I’ve pretended th...
Discussion
September 13, 2012, 6:39 am
Domain Shane
The Ultimate Poll: Are You Tired of Polls?
Polls are a great way to gather data. To understand your readers and to get opinions. But with all great things comes overload. Polls have been so easy to create that they now appear at every corner. I used to participate but I now ...
Discussion
The Ultimate Poll: Are You Tired of Polls?
Polls are a great way to gather data. To understand your readers and to get opinions. But with all great things comes overload. Polls have been so easy to create that they now appear at every corner. I used to participate but I now ...
Discussion
September 12, 2012, 10:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Sale.com has everything to do with “Right of the Dot”
It’s left of the dot, but it’s going to benefit from the right of the dot. When I first saw the press release today about Right of the Dot brokering Sale.com, I had a chuckle. What is a company named “right of the dot” doing s...
Discussion
Why Sale.com has everything to do with “Right of the Dot”
It’s left of the dot, but it’s going to benefit from the right of the dot. When I first saw the press release today about Right of the Dot brokering Sale.com, I had a chuckle. What is a company named “right of the dot” doing s...
Discussion
September 12, 2012, 10:29 pm
Elliot's Blog
Weekly New Brokerage Listings
It’s “hump” day, and that means it’s time to post a list of the new exclusive brokerage listings submitted by several domain brokers. As always, if there’s a name on the list you like, be in touch with the broker who sub...
Discussion
Weekly New Brokerage Listings
It’s “hump” day, and that means it’s time to post a list of the new exclusive brokerage listings submitted by several domain brokers. As always, if there’s a name on the list you like, be in touch with the broker who sub...
Discussion
September 12, 2012, 8:34 pm
The Domains
Living Social Loses UDRP On LivingSocal.com: You Got To Read This One
LivingSocial, Inc. just lost a UDRP on the domain name LivingSocal.com. The panel found in a pretty strange decision, which will have Trademark groups screaming for UDRP reform, that the domain name stands for a “common term” ...
Discussion
Living Social Loses UDRP On LivingSocal.com: You Got To Read This One
LivingSocial, Inc. just lost a UDRP on the domain name LivingSocal.com. The panel found in a pretty strange decision, which will have Trademark groups screaming for UDRP reform, that the domain name stands for a “common term” ...
Discussion
September 12, 2012, 6:25 pm
Domain Shane
I’m DomainShane Baby! Monetizing The Trust My Blog Gives Me
I am very fortunate. I run a very public and open blog that most domain investors have heard of. They may not know me personally, but they generally know who I am. I generally don’t have a filter and if anything, I guilty of b...
Discussion
I’m DomainShane Baby! Monetizing The Trust My Blog Gives Me
I am very fortunate. I run a very public and open blog that most domain investors have heard of. They may not know me personally, but they generally know who I am. I generally don’t have a filter and if anything, I guilty of b...
Discussion
September 12, 2012, 4:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
On day of iPhone 5 announcement, iPhone5.com sits dark
Apple owns the domain name but does nothing with it. Back in May Apple did something smart: it went after the iPhone5.com domain name well in advance of the launch of the new device. A week after Apple filed a complaint with World Intellectual Proper...
Discussion
On day of iPhone 5 announcement, iPhone5.com sits dark
Apple owns the domain name but does nothing with it. Back in May Apple did something smart: it went after the iPhone5.com domain name well in advance of the launch of the new device. A week after Apple filed a complaint with World Intellectual Proper...
Discussion
September 12, 2012, 3:40 pm
