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DomainSherpa
Joint Ventures for Domain Name Development – With Zak Muscovitch
"I've got the brains, you've got the looks / Let's make lots of money" – lyrics to a song released in 1985 by UK-based Pet Shop Boys.That's the same situation that many developers and domain name owners hope to ach...
Discussion
Joint Ventures for Domain Name Development – With Zak Muscovitch
"I've got the brains, you've got the looks / Let's make lots of money" – lyrics to a song released in 1985 by UK-based Pet Shop Boys.That's the same situation that many developers and domain name owners hope to ach...
Discussion
October 14, 2013, 4:00 am
The Domains
Quick Poll: Which of The 9 Donuts New gTLD Starting Sunrise In Oct Will Have The Most Registrations?
This week we wrote a post about Donuts starting to accept Sunrise Applications on its first 9 new gTLD’s on October 29. Our poll question today is which of these new gTLD strings will have the most registrations by the end of March 2015? Why Ma...
Discussion
Quick Poll: Which of The 9 Donuts New gTLD Starting Sunrise In Oct Will Have The Most Registrations?
This week we wrote a post about Donuts starting to accept Sunrise Applications on its first 9 new gTLD’s on October 29. Our poll question today is which of these new gTLD strings will have the most registrations by the end of March 2015? Why Ma...
Discussion
October 13, 2013, 10:40 am
The Domains
ICANN Makes Domain Investor Daniel Negari The Poster Boy For The New gTLD Program In Video Released Tonight
ICANN has made Domain investor and new gTLD applicant Daniel Negari the poster boy for the new gTLD program in a video released by ICANN tonight on Twitter. Why Dan? Well at 27 years of age, he is the youngest applicant for a new gTLD with an unconte...
Discussion
ICANN Makes Domain Investor Daniel Negari The Poster Boy For The New gTLD Program In Video Released Tonight
ICANN has made Domain investor and new gTLD applicant Daniel Negari the poster boy for the new gTLD program in a video released by ICANN tonight on Twitter. Why Dan? Well at 27 years of age, he is the youngest applicant for a new gTLD with an unconte...
Discussion
October 12, 2013, 11:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names the Jacksonville Jaguars and 30 others bought last week
NFL team was among the end user buyers of domain names last week. When GoDaddy acquired Afternic, one of my unspoken concerns was that Afternic would no longer release sales data. GoDaddy has historically released less information than other large do...
Discussion
What domain names the Jacksonville Jaguars and 30 others bought last week
NFL team was among the end user buyers of domain names last week. When GoDaddy acquired Afternic, one of my unspoken concerns was that Afternic would no longer release sales data. GoDaddy has historically released less information than other large do...
Discussion
October 12, 2013, 11:32 am
Elliot's Blog
Rewind Two Years: Would You Apply for a New gTLD?
Regardless of where you get your domain name related news and information, you’re bound to see plenty of articles and threads about the new gTLD domain names. New gTLD domain names are coming, and they are going to have a big impact on the busi...
Discussion
Rewind Two Years: Would You Apply for a New gTLD?
Regardless of where you get your domain name related news and information, you’re bound to see plenty of articles and threads about the new gTLD domain names. New gTLD domain names are coming, and they are going to have a big impact on the busi...
Discussion
October 12, 2013, 10:05 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 12th, 2013
Yesterday was one of those day. A day where I got more done in one day than I do in some weeks. I woke up, ran 23 miles. Went to the bank and wired money for a domain. Picked up my daughter from breakfast with her team. ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 12th, 2013
Yesterday was one of those day. A day where I got more done in one day than I do in some weeks. I woke up, ran 23 miles. Went to the bank and wired money for a domain. Picked up my daughter from breakfast with her team. ...
Discussion
October 12, 2013, 6:08 am
The Domains
1and1.com New gTLD Pre-Registrations Top 3 Million Domain Names
It was back on September 22nd when we posted that 1and1.com, the domain name registration which has been running television commercials in heavy rotation in the...
Discussion
1and1.com New gTLD Pre-Registrations Top 3 Million Domain Names
It was back on September 22nd when we posted that 1and1.com, the domain name registration which has been running television commercials in heavy rotation in the...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 9:45 pm
The Domains
Trademark Clearinghouse Verification Service Now Accepting Additional Abused Labels
Abused Domain Name label service for Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Verification is now available. It was created to help rights owners protect labels that have a history of being abusively used or registered in the Domain Names Space. The Abu...
Discussion
Trademark Clearinghouse Verification Service Now Accepting Additional Abused Labels
Abused Domain Name label service for Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Verification is now available. It was created to help rights owners protect labels that have a history of being abusively used or registered in the Domain Names Space. The Abu...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 6:06 pm
The Domains
Facing Competition From .Kiwi, New Zeland ccTLD To Allow .NZ Registrations
The Council of InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) which operates the ccTLD for New Zealand approved today to allow domain names to be registered at the second level in the .nz domain name space. By allowing registrations at the second level, peop...
Discussion
Facing Competition From .Kiwi, New Zeland ccTLD To Allow .NZ Registrations
The Council of InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) which operates the ccTLD for New Zealand approved today to allow domain names to be registered at the second level in the .nz domain name space. By allowing registrations at the second level, peop...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oh brother, .Shop applicant has really lost it this time
Commercial Connect thinks applicant guidebook states only one TLD should be allocated for the entire “ecommerce namespace”. Commercial Connect LLC wants the .shop top level domain…badly. It also doesn’t want anyone else to be...
Discussion
Oh brother, .Shop applicant has really lost it this time
Commercial Connect thinks applicant guidebook states only one TLD should be allocated for the entire “ecommerce namespace”. Commercial Connect LLC wants the .shop top level domain…badly. It also doesn’t want anyone else to be...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 3:55 pm
