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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 30th
Believe it or not, don’t have much to say. Nursery is busy again and training new employees to get them ready for spring. We have to train in the fall so they can train while there are still customers and aren’t completely ove...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 30th
Believe it or not, don’t have much to say. Nursery is busy again and training new employees to get them ready for spring. We have to train in the fall so they can train while there are still customers and aren’t completely ove...
Discussion
August 30, 2012, 6:31 am

The Domains
Donuts, Inc., Applicant for the New gTLD .City Says Its Not Confusing Similar To .Citi
In a comment posted on ICANN site today Donuts, Inc. which has applied for the new gTLD .City, weighted in on whether the new gTLD’s of .Citi and .City are similarly confusing In Donuts opinion that they are not. Writing for Donuts, Inc. ...
Discussion
Donuts, Inc., Applicant for the New gTLD .City Says Its Not Confusing Similar To .Citi
In a comment posted on ICANN site today Donuts, Inc. which has applied for the new gTLD .City, weighted in on whether the new gTLD’s of .Citi and .City are similarly confusing In Donuts opinion that they are not. Writing for Donuts, Inc. ...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 7:55 pm

Domain Shane
Don’t Worry About Appraisals: Everyone Is GUESSING Anyway….Everyone
Michael Berkens doesn’t have any prices on his names prior to receiving an inquiry. None. At a lunch I had with Michael and a group of domain investors, one of the guys at the table asked if he kept a spreadsheet and put ranges on h...
Discussion
Don’t Worry About Appraisals: Everyone Is GUESSING Anyway….Everyone
Michael Berkens doesn’t have any prices on his names prior to receiving an inquiry. None. At a lunch I had with Michael and a group of domain investors, one of the guys at the table asked if he kept a spreadsheet and put ranges on h...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 7:34 pm

Domain Name News
US Government Returns Seized RojaDirecta Domain Names
As reported by Wired today the US Government has returned the seized domain names of Spanish forum RojaDirecta.com/org domains after the government dropped their claim on Wednesday – 19 months after the domains were originally seized. The seizi...
Discussion
US Government Returns Seized RojaDirecta Domain Names
As reported by Wired today the US Government has returned the seized domain names of Spanish forum RojaDirecta.com/org domains after the government dropped their claim on Wednesday – 19 months after the domains were originally seized. The seizi...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 5:19 pm

Elliot's Blog
New Brokerage Listings
As I’ve done in past weeks, I want to share some new brokerage listings from the popular domain brokerages. If you have any interest in any of the names that were listed, be in touch with the broker directly. You’ll notice I als...
Discussion
New Brokerage Listings
As I’ve done in past weeks, I want to share some new brokerage listings from the popular domain brokerages. If you have any interest in any of the names that were listed, be in touch with the broker directly. You’ll notice I als...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 4:47 pm

The Domains
ICM Hires The Laywer Of The CFIT/Verisign Case, Bret Fausett
Two weeks ago we wrote a post on how a federal court used the opinion in the CFIT vs. Verisign case to deny both ICM and ICANN motion to dismiss in the suit brought by Manwin the owners of YouPorn.com against ICM on antitrust grounds. Today comes wor...
Discussion
ICM Hires The Laywer Of The CFIT/Verisign Case, Bret Fausett
Two weeks ago we wrote a post on how a federal court used the opinion in the CFIT vs. Verisign case to deny both ICM and ICANN motion to dismiss in the suit brought by Manwin the owners of YouPorn.com against ICM on antitrust grounds. Today comes wor...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 3:46 pm

Domain Name Wire
Do automated appraisals work?
Sometimes, but there are notable limits. It’s one of the great debates in the domain name industry: do automated domain name appraisals work? Are any domain appraisals (even from humans) accurate? I thought about this again today as I put toget...
Discussion
Do automated appraisals work?
Sometimes, but there are notable limits. It’s one of the great debates in the domain name industry: do automated domain name appraisals work? Are any domain appraisals (even from humans) accurate? I thought about this again today as I put toget...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 1:54 pm

The Domains
Over 25% Of All .Pro Domains Were Deleted Yesterday
I was tipped off from a reader that the .Pro Registry lost some 42,000 registrations yesterday in the zone file according to RegistrarStats.com According to the ICANN report the .Pro registry filed in April (last one on record) there were some 149,00...
Discussion
Over 25% Of All .Pro Domains Were Deleted Yesterday
I was tipped off from a reader that the .Pro Registry lost some 42,000 registrations yesterday in the zone file according to RegistrarStats.com According to the ICANN report the .Pro registry filed in April (last one on record) there were some 149,00...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 1:27 pm

Elliot's Blog
Why You Might Want to Make Your Sedo Listings Buy It Now
I don’t love having buy it now prices on my domain names, but I want to share a reason why you might consider changing your current listings to buy it now. Keep in mind this applies to domain names that have received offers via Sedo in the...
Discussion
Why You Might Want to Make Your Sedo Listings Buy It Now
I don’t love having buy it now prices on my domain names, but I want to share a reason why you might consider changing your current listings to buy it now. Keep in mind this applies to domain names that have received offers via Sedo in the...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 12:47 pm

The Domains
After Almost 70K Comments We Change It Up & Require Users To Log In To Comment
We are coming up to our 5 year anniversary of TheDomains.com. Late last year we asked the readers if Thedomains.com should require people to use their real names to leave comments on the blog. The 97 comments we got to that post were mixed with many ...
Discussion
After Almost 70K Comments We Change It Up & Require Users To Log In To Comment
We are coming up to our 5 year anniversary of TheDomains.com. Late last year we asked the readers if Thedomains.com should require people to use their real names to leave comments on the blog. The 97 comments we got to that post were mixed with many ...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 12:17 pm