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Froyo and sandwiches starting conversations about new TLDs at SXSW
Free food with a sales pitch. Spreading awareness of choice in top level domain names isn’t easy. One-on-one conversations might be the best way to explain what they are and why you might want one. That’s the idea behind promotions by Sed...
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Froyo and sandwiches starting conversations about new TLDs at SXSW
Free food with a sales pitch. Spreading awareness of choice in top level domain names isn’t easy. One-on-one conversations might be the best way to explain what they are and why you might want one. That’s the idea behind promotions by Sed...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 2:03 pm

Domain Name Wire
NameJet Expired Domain Report
Frank Schilling made a comment yesterday regarding NameJet that I believe is significant – and not because it’s anything new … rather the opposite. Many people, myself included, have observed rising final auctio...
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NameJet Expired Domain Report
Frank Schilling made a comment yesterday regarding NameJet that I believe is significant – and not because it’s anything new … rather the opposite. Many people, myself included, have observed rising final auctio...
Discussion
March 13, 2015, 6:17 pm

Domain Name Wire
Where to find Domain Name Companies at #SXSW
Find at least seven companies in Austin at #SXSW. Over the next 10 days about 400,000 people will come to Austin for SXSW and the many unofficial events that surround it. Here are some of the places you can find domain name companies in Austin during...
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Where to find Domain Name Companies at #SXSW
Find at least seven companies in Austin at #SXSW. Over the next 10 days about 400,000 people will come to Austin for SXSW and the many unofficial events that surround it. Here are some of the places you can find domain name companies in Austin during...
Discussion
March 13, 2015, 2:51 pm

Domain Name Wire
MarkMonitor: we won’t profit on .Sucks
Company will charge modest service fee on “Extortion domain”. Brand protection domain name registrar MarkMonitor says it understands its clients will feel compelled to pay for a .sucks domain name, but it won’t profit from the regis...
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MarkMonitor: we won’t profit on .Sucks
Company will charge modest service fee on “Extortion domain”. Brand protection domain name registrar MarkMonitor says it understands its clients will feel compelled to pay for a .sucks domain name, but it won’t profit from the regis...
Discussion
March 13, 2015, 1:59 pm

Domain Name Wire
Donuts challenges ICANN’s .Doctor decision
Stethoscope may be required to register a .Doctor domain name. Donuts has filed a reconsideration request after ICANN decided to slam the door on who can register a domain name under the .doctor top level domain name. Last month, ICANN’s New gT...
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Donuts challenges ICANN’s .Doctor decision
Stethoscope may be required to register a .Doctor domain name. Donuts has filed a reconsideration request after ICANN decided to slam the door on who can register a domain name under the .doctor top level domain name. Last month, ICANN’s New gT...
Discussion
March 13, 2015, 1:43 pm

Domain Name Wire
Survey: .Club and .Web domain names are favorites
.Club is In Da Club. .Club is a favorite new top level domain name, according to this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey. The survey asked which top new level domain name was the respondent’s favorite, as well as which TLD they thought would ...
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Survey: .Club and .Web domain names are favorites
.Club is In Da Club. .Club is a favorite new top level domain name, according to this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey. The survey asked which top new level domain name was the respondent’s favorite, as well as which TLD they thought would ...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 3:50 pm

Domain Name Wire
Google Mobile deadline approaching, but you don’t want to use .Mobi
Responsive design, not a separate website, is key to going mobile. On April 21, Google’s search rankings will undergo a “significant” change on mobile devices. Websites that are mobile friendly will get a big leg up on those that ar...
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Google Mobile deadline approaching, but you don’t want to use .Mobi
Responsive design, not a separate website, is key to going mobile. On April 21, Google’s search rankings will undergo a “significant” change on mobile devices. Websites that are mobile friendly will get a big leg up on those that ar...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 3:02 pm

Domain Name Wire
18 End User Domain Name Sales
Wyndham Hotels, Business Insider and 23 and Me buy domain names. Sedo handled 602 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.4 million in sales. Among the purchases were some typos and famous brands, but also companies buying up great gener...
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18 End User Domain Name Sales
Wyndham Hotels, Business Insider and 23 and Me buy domain names. Sedo handled 602 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.4 million in sales. Among the purchases were some typos and famous brands, but also companies buying up great gener...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 2:40 pm

Domain Name Wire
Wall Street Journal covers domain name theft
Article shines light on growing problem for businesses. Domain name theft is getting mainstream exposure today thanks to a Wall Street Journal article. The article focuses on the recent theft of ShadesDaddy.com, but also discusses other companies tha...
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Wall Street Journal covers domain name theft
Article shines light on growing problem for businesses. Domain name theft is getting mainstream exposure today thanks to a Wall Street Journal article. The article focuses on the recent theft of ShadesDaddy.com, but also discusses other companies tha...
Discussion
March 12, 2015, 1:18 pm

Domain Name Wire
The one thing that matters for a domain name escrow service
Reputation, reputation, reputation. This year’s Domain Name Wire Survey asked respondents why they use the domain name escrow service they do. The question offered a number of options, from pricing to licensing to customer service. It turns out...
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The one thing that matters for a domain name escrow service
Reputation, reputation, reputation. This year’s Domain Name Wire Survey asked respondents why they use the domain name escrow service they do. The question offered a number of options, from pricing to licensing to customer service. It turns out...
Discussion
March 11, 2015, 2:09 pm