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Elliot's Blog
Weekly Domain Brokerage Listings – 8/28
The new domain listings from domain brokers and domain brokerages are now yp. Contact the broker of record if you’d like to move on one of the deals. You can post one name for sale in the comment section if you’d like. As always, the name...
Discussion
Weekly Domain Brokerage Listings – 8/28
The new domain listings from domain brokers and domain brokerages are now yp. Contact the broker of record if you’d like to move on one of the deals. You can post one name for sale in the comment section if you’d like. As always, the name...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 4:50 pm
The Domains
Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Weights in on New gTLD Name Collision Issue
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has just weighted in on the Name Collision issue in a in a letter sent to ICANN. It should be noted that the ANA has not been the greatest fan of the new gTLD program in general. “The Interisle Cons...
Discussion
Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Weights in on New gTLD Name Collision Issue
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has just weighted in on the Name Collision issue in a in a letter sent to ICANN. It should be noted that the ANA has not been the greatest fan of the new gTLD program in general. “The Interisle Cons...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 4:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marchex’s Archeo auctioning off 71 domains in SnapNames auction
Archeo runs month long auction on SnapNames platform. Marchex’s soon-to-be spin-off Archeo just started an auction on SnapNames that will run for a month. The auction includes 71 domain names and shows both the breadth and quality of Archeo&rsq...
Discussion
Marchex’s Archeo auctioning off 71 domains in SnapNames auction
Archeo runs month long auction on SnapNames platform. Marchex’s soon-to-be spin-off Archeo just started an auction on SnapNames that will run for a month. The auction includes 71 domain names and shows both the breadth and quality of Archeo&rsq...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 3:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
25 end user domain name sales at Afternic
Here are 25 domain name sales to end users at Afternic last week. Let’s start this week’s Afternic end user sales report with a look at FAB.net. I tweeted about this $39,000 sale by Frank Schilling on Monday. (You do follow Domain Name Wi...
Discussion
25 end user domain name sales at Afternic
Here are 25 domain name sales to end users at Afternic last week. Let’s start this week’s Afternic end user sales report with a look at FAB.net. I tweeted about this $39,000 sale by Frank Schilling on Monday. (You do follow Domain Name Wi...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 11:24 am
The Domains
On Day Of Hacking, Melbourne IT Announces CEO Theo Hnarakis will Step Down By the End of Year
Melbourne IT chief executive Theo Hnarakis will step down by the end of year after more than a decade as CEO according to afr.com The move comes on the day that it appears hackers associated with the Syrian Electronic Army Group hackers gained access...
Discussion
On Day Of Hacking, Melbourne IT Announces CEO Theo Hnarakis will Step Down By the End of Year
Melbourne IT chief executive Theo Hnarakis will step down by the end of year after more than a decade as CEO according to afr.com The move comes on the day that it appears hackers associated with the Syrian Electronic Army Group hackers gained access...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 10:47 am
The Domains
As Comment Period On New gTLD Name Collisions Come To An End, Comments Flood Into ICANN
As the comment period for the Name Collision report comes to an end there were plenty of comments submitted by applicants and others. May of the comments simply endorsed the letter of NTAG to ICANN submitted during the comment period, while others si...
Discussion
As Comment Period On New gTLD Name Collisions Come To An End, Comments Flood Into ICANN
As the comment period for the Name Collision report comes to an end there were plenty of comments submitted by applicants and others. May of the comments simply endorsed the letter of NTAG to ICANN submitted during the comment period, while others si...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
A dozen end user domain name sales at Sedo last week
End users ranging from a pest control company to a lender bought domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.7 million worth of domain names last week. It’s a higher-than-usual total, thanks in part to at least one undisclosed sale. Here are a...
Discussion
A dozen end user domain name sales at Sedo last week
End users ranging from a pest control company to a lender bought domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.7 million worth of domain names last week. It’s a higher-than-usual total, thanks in part to at least one undisclosed sale. Here are a...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 9:42 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN to begin contracting process on “uncalculated risk” strings
Applicants can start the contract process but can’t sign agreements yet. ICANN has released an update on how it’s handling potential name collisions with new top level domain names as it relates to contracting. The group will move forward...
Discussion
ICANN to begin contracting process on “uncalculated risk” strings
Applicants can start the contract process but can’t sign agreements yet. ICANN has released an update on how it’s handling potential name collisions with new top level domain names as it relates to contracting. The group will move forward...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 9:25 am
The Domains
ICANN Newest On Name Collision: 20% Uncalculated Risk New gTLD’s Can “Begin Contracting” But Puts Exection Of Contract On Hold
ICANN issued this statement on name collision report last night :”ICANN has solicited community comment on the mitigation steps outlined in the staff recommendation paper, with a comment close date of 27 August 2013 23:59 UTC. Pending receipt o...
Discussion
ICANN Newest On Name Collision: 20% Uncalculated Risk New gTLD’s Can “Begin Contracting” But Puts Exection Of Contract On Hold
ICANN issued this statement on name collision report last night :”ICANN has solicited community comment on the mitigation steps outlined in the staff recommendation paper, with a comment close date of 27 August 2013 23:59 UTC. Pending receipt o...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 8:57 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 28th, 2013
Yesterday I got my biggest affiliate payout in 3 years. It was a four figure payout. The site doesn’t get a lot of traffic and I was actually bummed out a few days earlier about how little it was making. It was my fault because I hadn’t p...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 28th, 2013
Yesterday I got my biggest affiliate payout in 3 years. It was a four figure payout. The site doesn’t get a lot of traffic and I was actually bummed out a few days earlier about how little it was making. It was my fault because I hadn’t p...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 6:23 am
