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Domain Name Wire
Bruce Marler listened to his customers. Then he changed his geodomain business model.
People weren’t very interested in buying local ads anymore. But they were interested in something else. I remember to go-go days of geo domain names. There was an annual geo domain conference where owners of geographic domain names – e.g....
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Bruce Marler listened to his customers. Then he changed his geodomain business model.
People weren’t very interested in buying local ads anymore. But they were interested in something else. I remember to go-go days of geo domain names. There was an annual geo domain conference where owners of geographic domain names – e.g....
Discussion
January 16, 2014, 4:44 pm
The Domains
Verisign: .Com Registrations Blow Past 112 Million Mark For The 1st Time
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the active zone file exceeded the 112,000,000 Mark for the first time. The number of .com domain name registrations in the active zone crossed the 112 Million number today January 16th, 2...
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Verisign: .Com Registrations Blow Past 112 Million Mark For The 1st Time
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the active zone file exceeded the 112,000,000 Mark for the first time. The number of .com domain name registrations in the active zone crossed the 112 Million number today January 16th, 2...
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January 16, 2014, 1:42 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 16th, 2014
Great talks today at the conference. Matt Mullenweg stopped by and gave out some great information and stories and Jeremy Schoemaker was his normal self and gave some straight to the point advice on how to make some money. Like all the se...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 16th, 2014
Great talks today at the conference. Matt Mullenweg stopped by and gave out some great information and stories and Jeremy Schoemaker was his normal self and gave some straight to the point advice on how to make some money. Like all the se...
Discussion
January 16, 2014, 11:48 am
The Domains
Go Daddy/Afternic Weekly Sales Led by Fia.org
Go Daddy/Afternic Weekly Domain Sales: 1-6-14 to 1-12-14 Fia.org was the top sale for the week at Go Daddy/Afternic selling for $18,000. Undie.com and Connectup.com were the top two .com sales. Total sales for the week were $1,723, 709 Lcloud.com sel...
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Go Daddy/Afternic Weekly Sales Led by Fia.org
Go Daddy/Afternic Weekly Domain Sales: 1-6-14 to 1-12-14 Fia.org was the top sale for the week at Go Daddy/Afternic selling for $18,000. Undie.com and Connectup.com were the top two .com sales. Total sales for the week were $1,723, 709 Lcloud.com sel...
Discussion
January 16, 2014, 6:12 am
The Domains
ICANN Infographic on Protecting Your Trademark
ICANN released a pdf and an infographic for brands looking to protect their trademark. Trademark Clearinghouse | Uniform Rapid Suspension System | Trademark Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure | Download Full PDF | Download 1-Page PDF (clic...
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ICANN Infographic on Protecting Your Trademark
ICANN released a pdf and an infographic for brands looking to protect their trademark. Trademark Clearinghouse | Uniform Rapid Suspension System | Trademark Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure | Download Full PDF | Download 1-Page PDF (clic...
Discussion
January 16, 2014, 3:52 am
The Domains
Google Unveils Publisher Plugin For Publishers to Monetize With Adsense
The Next Web reported that Google has come out with a WordPress plugin Here’s what Google says you can do with the plugin: Google AdSense: Earn money by placing ads on your website. The plugin links your WordPress site to your AdSense account...
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Google Unveils Publisher Plugin For Publishers to Monetize With Adsense
The Next Web reported that Google has come out with a WordPress plugin Here’s what Google says you can do with the plugin: Google AdSense: Earn money by placing ads on your website. The plugin links your WordPress site to your AdSense account...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 11:10 pm
The Domains
Jodee Rich Keynote: We Are Not Selling Domain Names, We Are Selling Domain Identities
Jodee Rich just finished off one of the Keynote Speeches from this mornings Namescon session and had some interesting comments. I also had the chance to chat with Jodee last night at dinner for a couple of hours and he is definitely an out of the bo...
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Jodee Rich Keynote: We Are Not Selling Domain Names, We Are Selling Domain Identities
Jodee Rich just finished off one of the Keynote Speeches from this mornings Namescon session and had some interesting comments. I also had the chance to chat with Jodee last night at dinner for a couple of hours and he is definitely an out of the bo...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 6:49 pm
The Domains
Porch.com Featured on Tech Crunch was Privately Purchased from Mrs. Jello in 2012
Porch.com was featured yesterday in Tech Crunch the company inked a deal with Lowe’s. The company is a start up that aggregates data about home improvement projects all around the country. The domain was formerly owned by the late Domain Hall ...
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Porch.com Featured on Tech Crunch was Privately Purchased from Mrs. Jello in 2012
Porch.com was featured yesterday in Tech Crunch the company inked a deal with Lowe’s. The company is a start up that aggregates data about home improvement projects all around the country. The domain was formerly owned by the late Domain Hall ...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
After a successful 1st day, NamesCon gets ready to kick off 2nd and final day
Second day of NamesCon is about to start. The first full day of NamesCon in Las Vegas yesterday was a big success. Sure, like any brand new conference, there were a couple hitches here and there. But overall the crowd was big, the content was great, ...
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After a successful 1st day, NamesCon gets ready to kick off 2nd and final day
Second day of NamesCon is about to start. The first full day of NamesCon in Las Vegas yesterday was a big success. Sure, like any brand new conference, there were a couple hitches here and there. But overall the crowd was big, the content was great, ...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 5:20 pm
The Domains
After 46 Years Pro Football Weekly Shuts Down & The Domain ProFootballWeekly.com Is At Auction
Back in 1967 Pro Football Weekly started as a sports magazine, that covered the National Football League (NFL). It was owned by Pro Football Weekly LLC and headquartered in Riverwoods, Illinois. The magazine was published 32 times a year, including e...
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After 46 Years Pro Football Weekly Shuts Down & The Domain ProFootballWeekly.com Is At Auction
Back in 1967 Pro Football Weekly started as a sports magazine, that covered the National Football League (NFL). It was owned by Pro Football Weekly LLC and headquartered in Riverwoods, Illinois. The magazine was published 32 times a year, including e...
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January 15, 2014, 1:37 pm
