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Never Start a Mainstream Web Site on a .Net Domain Name
This is what happens when you create a popular web site on something other than .com. You should never start a mainstream web site on a .net domain. Or .org, .biz, .info, etc. Unless you own the .com of the same name. Especially if the domain name yo...
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Never Start a Mainstream Web Site on a .Net Domain Name
This is what happens when you create a popular web site on something other than .com. You should never start a mainstream web site on a .net domain. Or .org, .biz, .info, etc. Unless you own the .com of the same name. Especially if the domain name yo...
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February 24, 2011, 10:33 am
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The Domains
DomainSherpa.Com: From A $60 Purchase To A $7,500 Sale: “I Want To Bring More People Into The Industry”
I have noticed over the past few days some consistent traffic coming to TheDomains.com from a new site DomainSherpa.com. DomainSherpa.com which bills its self as “The Domain Name Authority”, is the brand child of Michael Cyger. The site l...
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DomainSherpa.Com: From A $60 Purchase To A $7,500 Sale: “I Want To Bring More People Into The Industry”
I have noticed over the past few days some consistent traffic coming to TheDomains.com from a new site DomainSherpa.com. DomainSherpa.com which bills its self as “The Domain Name Authority”, is the brand child of Michael Cyger. The site l...
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February 24, 2011, 8:39 am
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Domain Name Wire
China’s .CN Domain Name Keeps Dropping
Size of .cn registration base falls 75% from peak. Thanks mostly to tighter controls and rules on registration, China’s .cn domain name count keeps falling. According to data collected by HosterStats.com, there were about 3.5 million .cn domain...
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China’s .CN Domain Name Keeps Dropping
Size of .cn registration base falls 75% from peak. Thanks mostly to tighter controls and rules on registration, China’s .cn domain name count keeps falling. According to data collected by HosterStats.com, there were about 3.5 million .cn domain...
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February 24, 2011, 8:38 am
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Domain Shane
Thursday’s Daily Domain Drops and Auctions: One of the Better Lists Today
Every once in a while a day comes around with a bunch of strong names. Today is one of those names. Perhaps they are names that just appeal to me but either way I like them. Take a look. CedarFurniture.com If you have ever been to a...
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Thursday’s Daily Domain Drops and Auctions: One of the Better Lists Today
Every once in a while a day comes around with a bunch of strong names. Today is one of those names. Perhaps they are names that just appeal to me but either way I like them. Take a look. CedarFurniture.com If you have ever been to a...
Discussion
February 24, 2011, 2:31 am
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The Domains
In A Ruling That Will Certain Please My Wife Betty Boop Is Fair Game
According to the Wall Street Journal Betty Boop is now fair game. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that animator Max Fleischer doesn’t hold a valid copyright or trademark for cartoon character Betty Bo...
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In A Ruling That Will Certain Please My Wife Betty Boop Is Fair Game
According to the Wall Street Journal Betty Boop is now fair game. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that animator Max Fleischer doesn’t hold a valid copyright or trademark for cartoon character Betty Bo...
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February 23, 2011, 10:11 pm
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Sully's Blog
Matt Damon & Water.org
Nicole Wickenhauser is the Senior Communications & Development Manager at Water.org. Water.org is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization committed to providing safe drinking water and sanitation to people in developing countries. Mike: Tell me how W...
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Matt Damon & Water.org
Nicole Wickenhauser is the Senior Communications & Development Manager at Water.org. Water.org is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization committed to providing safe drinking water and sanitation to people in developing countries. Mike: Tell me how W...
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February 23, 2011, 7:34 pm
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Domain Name Wire
Domain Investor Buys $280 Charity Cookie
Domain name cookie sells for $280. Domain name investor Justin Godfrey of DIS Inc. was the winning bidder in the eBay auction for the Tucows/Open SRS commemorative cookie. Last April I bought the cookie — which was made to commemorate Tucows hi...
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Domain Investor Buys $280 Charity Cookie
Domain name cookie sells for $280. Domain name investor Justin Godfrey of DIS Inc. was the winning bidder in the eBay auction for the Tucows/Open SRS commemorative cookie. Last April I bought the cookie — which was made to commemorate Tucows hi...
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February 23, 2011, 6:01 pm
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Elliot's Blog
First Look: .CO Billboard in Times Square
As you are well aware by now, the .CO Registry has been spending a lot of money to ensure that people know about .CO domain names. The Super Bowl commercial cost about $3,000,000, not including production and endorsement costs. I was in Times Square ...
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First Look: .CO Billboard in Times Square
As you are well aware by now, the .CO Registry has been spending a lot of money to ensure that people know about .CO domain names. The Super Bowl commercial cost about $3,000,000, not including production and endorsement costs. I was in Times Square ...
Discussion
February 23, 2011, 5:35 pm
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Domain Name Wire
Cricket Mobile Phone Company Sues to Get Cricket.com Domain Name
Large wireless company sues in effort to get Cricket.com domain name. Cricket Communications filed a lawsuit on Friday in U.S. District Court – Southern District of California in an effort to get the domain name Cricket.com (pdf). Cricket uses ...
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Cricket Mobile Phone Company Sues to Get Cricket.com Domain Name
Large wireless company sues in effort to get Cricket.com domain name. Cricket Communications filed a lawsuit on Friday in U.S. District Court – Southern District of California in an effort to get the domain name Cricket.com (pdf). Cricket uses ...
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February 23, 2011, 4:57 pm
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Elliot's Blog
Big Misconception: “We Have No Shot at Selling Domains on Afternic”
In yesterday’s blog post featuring Afternic domain sales from last week, a reader posted a comment that was similar to other comments that Afternic has been accused of before: “How many of those are their own “buydomains” doma...
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Big Misconception: “We Have No Shot at Selling Domains on Afternic”
In yesterday’s blog post featuring Afternic domain sales from last week, a reader posted a comment that was similar to other comments that Afternic has been accused of before: “How many of those are their own “buydomains” doma...
Discussion
February 23, 2011, 2:36 pm