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Domain Name News
Last week’s Sedo and Afternic Sales Report
Some highlights from the weekly sales lists of selected domain sales by Sedo over the course of the previous week: SketchBook.com ($50,000 USD) is currently held with the CSC registrar, hinting at a purchase through a large corporate buyer....
Discussion
Last week’s Sedo and Afternic Sales Report
Some highlights from the weekly sales lists of selected domain sales by Sedo over the course of the previous week: SketchBook.com ($50,000 USD) is currently held with the CSC registrar, hinting at a purchase through a large corporate buyer....
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 9:01 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $355K in Domains Lead By Another LLLL.com At $12K & A Typo At $5,400
Afternic.com changed it up again this week and now is back to reporting .com sales of only $2K or more and changed to reporting non.com domains of only $2K or more. Afternic.com report also changed this week and put all off the domain into one list, ...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $355K in Domains Lead By Another LLLL.com At $12K & A Typo At $5,400
Afternic.com changed it up again this week and now is back to reporting .com sales of only $2K or more and changed to reporting non.com domains of only $2K or more. Afternic.com report also changed this week and put all off the domain into one list, ...
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 7:02 pm
Domain Name News
Health Officials Find Playboy Mansion Source of Legionella
The LA Times is reporting that Los Angeles health officials have discovered the Legionella bacteria in a water source at the famous Playboy Mansion. In case you haven’t been following the story, hundreds of Domain Fest attendees reported ...
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Health Officials Find Playboy Mansion Source of Legionella
The LA Times is reporting that Los Angeles health officials have discovered the Legionella bacteria in a water source at the famous Playboy Mansion. In case you haven’t been following the story, hundreds of Domain Fest attendees reported ...
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 5:45 pm
Elliot's Blog
FaceTime.com Now Owned By Apple
Many technology blogs and Apple fans are looking forward to the Apple event scheduled for tomorrow in San Francisco. It is widely speculated that the event will be the venue for an announcement about the newest version of the Ipad. Some peo...
Discussion
FaceTime.com Now Owned By Apple
Many technology blogs and Apple fans are looking forward to the Apple event scheduled for tomorrow in San Francisco. It is widely speculated that the event will be the venue for an announcement about the newest version of the Ipad. Some peo...
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 4:19 pm
Elliot's Blog
Legionella Not Yet Confirmed as The Source of The Illness
Despite a couple of mainstream media articles written today that appear to indicate legionella (the bacteria that causes Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever) as the cause of the illness that may have impacted DomainFest attendees, there has been n...
Discussion
Legionella Not Yet Confirmed as The Source of The Illness
Despite a couple of mainstream media articles written today that appear to indicate legionella (the bacteria that causes Legionnaires Disease and Pontiac Fever) as the cause of the illness that may have impacted DomainFest attendees, there has been n...
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 3:46 pm
Domain Shane
It’s People Like Anthony David That Make Appreciate Domaining
It started out as a simple email. “Shane, do you have any advertising space left?”. Anthony is from DnJuice and is trying to promote his expiring domain section. While I always appreciate a new advertiser there was one t...
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It’s People Like Anthony David That Make Appreciate Domaining
It started out as a simple email. “Shane, do you have any advertising space left?”. Anthony is from DnJuice and is trying to promote his expiring domain section. While I always appreciate a new advertiser there was one t...
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 3:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Site Finds “Orphaned” Domains on Sedo and Afternic
Site lists domains listed for sale that are free to register. Have you ever seen a domain name for sale on or Sedo or Afternic only to find out that it’s freely available for registration? Someone lists a domain, lets it expire, but the sales l...
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Site Finds “Orphaned” Domains on Sedo and Afternic
Site lists domains listed for sale that are free to register. Have you ever seen a domain name for sale on or Sedo or Afternic only to find out that it’s freely available for registration? Someone lists a domain, lets it expire, but the sales l...
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 3:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Survey Picks Top Domain Name Registrars
Some familiar faces and a new one in registrar poll. This is the sixth year of the Domain Name Wire survey. I’ve never pretended that it’s a scientific survey. It’s more of a vote. So I’ve taken small anomalies in stride. But ...
Discussion
Survey Picks Top Domain Name Registrars
Some familiar faces and a new one in registrar poll. This is the sixth year of the Domain Name Wire survey. I’ve never pretended that it’s a scientific survey. It’s more of a vote. So I’ve taken small anomalies in stride. But ...
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 2:39 pm
Elliot's Blog
Direct Ad Sales is The Way to Go
I read an interesting article in the New York Times a couple of days ago, and I want to share it with you. It seems that many large websites are creating their own ad “networks” to sell remnant space on their websites. Instead of the...
Discussion
Direct Ad Sales is The Way to Go
I read an interesting article in the New York Times a couple of days ago, and I want to share it with you. It seems that many large websites are creating their own ad “networks” to sell remnant space on their websites. Instead of the...
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Security and Price Top Requirements for Domain Registrars
Domain registrants look for security and price when selecting a domain registrar. Domain registrars need to focus on security and price if they want to win your business, according to a survey of over 1,500 people in the domain name industry. As usua...
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Security and Price Top Requirements for Domain Registrars
Domain registrants look for security and price when selecting a domain registrar. Domain registrars need to focus on security and price if they want to win your business, according to a survey of over 1,500 people in the domain name industry. As usua...
Discussion
March 1, 2011, 11:45 am
