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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
Domain Name Wire
19 smart end user domain buys from the past week
From governments to app developers, here are 19 end users that bought domain names over the past week. I’ve nineteen end user sales on the list this week. Enjoy. Afternic Direct response marketing company Ontel Products Corporation bought Sound...
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19 smart end user domain buys from the past week
From governments to app developers, here are 19 end users that bought domain names over the past week. I’ve nineteen end user sales on the list this week. Enjoy. Afternic Direct response marketing company Ontel Products Corporation bought Sound...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 11:05 am
Elliot's Blog
Domain Capital Launches GraduatePrograms.com
Domain Capital and a partner just launched a new website on GraduatePrograms.com. The domain name is a Domain Capital-owned property, and the company entered into a partnership to form Graduate Programs LLC. The newly launched website ...
Discussion
Domain Capital Launches GraduatePrograms.com
Domain Capital and a partner just launched a new website on GraduatePrograms.com. The domain name is a Domain Capital-owned property, and the company entered into a partnership to form Graduate Programs LLC. The newly launched website ...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 10:32 am
The Domains
Google Launches” Better Local Targetting Options For AdWords”
According to a post on Google Adwords site yesterday, Google recently changed its metro targeting areas to Nielsen DMA (Designated Market Areas) regions. “Now your online campaigns and reporting will more precisely match TV-based audience data ...
Discussion
Google Launches” Better Local Targetting Options For AdWords”
According to a post on Google Adwords site yesterday, Google recently changed its metro targeting areas to Nielsen DMA (Designated Market Areas) regions. “Now your online campaigns and reporting will more precisely match TV-based audience data ...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 10:21 am
The Domains
They Bought & Let Their Domain Expires & Now They Lose A UDRP On RisingStar.com
Ari Goldberger beat back a UDRP brought by Rising Star AG of Bottighofen, Switzerland on the domain name RisingStar.com The complainant which at one time purchased the domain name for $5,000 let it expire, and was picked up on a domain auction...
Discussion
They Bought & Let Their Domain Expires & Now They Lose A UDRP On RisingStar.com
Ari Goldberger beat back a UDRP brought by Rising Star AG of Bottighofen, Switzerland on the domain name RisingStar.com The complainant which at one time purchased the domain name for $5,000 let it expire, and was picked up on a domain auction...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 9:41 am
Domain Name Wire
Rising Star AG forgets to renew RisingStar.com, files UDRP 2 years later (and loses)
Rising star or a falling star? Here’s an interesting UDRP over a great generic domain name, RisingStar.com. Investment company Rising Star AG, which owns RisingStar.ch, bought the domain name RisingStar.com for $5,000 in 2006. It forgot to rene...
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Rising Star AG forgets to renew RisingStar.com, files UDRP 2 years later (and loses)
Rising star or a falling star? Here’s an interesting UDRP over a great generic domain name, RisingStar.com. Investment company Rising Star AG, which owns RisingStar.ch, bought the domain name RisingStar.com for $5,000 in 2006. It forgot to rene...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 9:36 am
The Domains
Dynadot Becomes An Afternic DLS (Domain Listing Service) Partner
Domain name registrar, Dynadot.com posted on its site tonight that they are now a partner of Afternic Domain Listing Service (DLS) “We are happy to announce that Dynadot is now a proud Afternic DLS (Domain Listing Service) partner. Aftern...
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Dynadot Becomes An Afternic DLS (Domain Listing Service) Partner
Domain name registrar, Dynadot.com posted on its site tonight that they are now a partner of Afternic Domain Listing Service (DLS) “We are happy to announce that Dynadot is now a proud Afternic DLS (Domain Listing Service) partner. Aftern...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 11:17 pm
Domain Shane
CottonTraders.com $18K, Rocket.co $16K, MyDriver.com $10K: Sedo’s Weekly Sales List
Sedo had weekly sales of $1.1 million this week which is a little down from the recent weeks. No blockbuster names but some solid sales. The trend I notice this past year is the names are now gravitating towards brands and less towards ge...
Discussion
CottonTraders.com $18K, Rocket.co $16K, MyDriver.com $10K: Sedo’s Weekly Sales List
Sedo had weekly sales of $1.1 million this week which is a little down from the recent weeks. No blockbuster names but some solid sales. The trend I notice this past year is the names are now gravitating towards brands and less towards ge...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 7:56 pm
IDN Blog
動画.com, Video.com in Japanese, Sells for $35k
In last week’s Snapnames auction, 動画.com (“Video.com” in Japanese) sold for $35,000. Given that Video.us was once sold for $75,000 according to DNJournal, 動画.com looks to be quite a bargain. In addition, there are a number o...
Discussion
動画.com, Video.com in Japanese, Sells for $35k
In last week’s Snapnames auction, 動画.com (“Video.com” in Japanese) sold for $35,000. Given that Video.us was once sold for $75,000 according to DNJournal, 動画.com looks to be quite a bargain. In addition, there are a number o...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 5:06 pm
