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Domain Name Wire
20th Century Fox ready for 21st century with domain registrations
Company registers domain names of current and future centuries. When 20th Century Fox (aka Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) was founded in the 1930s I’m sure it seemed like a great name. But now that we’re in the 21st century, does...
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20th Century Fox ready for 21st century with domain registrations
Company registers domain names of current and future centuries. When 20th Century Fox (aka Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) was founded in the 1930s I’m sure it seemed like a great name. But now that we’re in the 21st century, does...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 11:07 am
The Domains
ICANN Starts “Public Conversation” On ICANN’s Future & Wants Your Input
As Fadi Chehadé, ICANN’s President & CEO, announced this week, that ICANN has launched a public conversation about ICANN’s future. ICANN has posted on its blog all the information around this Public Conversation. “We are ...
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ICANN Starts “Public Conversation” On ICANN’s Future & Wants Your Input
As Fadi Chehadé, ICANN’s President & CEO, announced this week, that ICANN has launched a public conversation about ICANN’s future. ICANN has posted on its blog all the information around this Public Conversation. “We are ...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 10:45 am
The Domains
.XXX Paid Search Engine Is Now Live
We just got an email from the ICM Registry that the .XXX paid Search Engine is now Live. Search.XXX is a search engine for just sites using a .XXX domains and launched in September of 2012. We told you back in February that .XXX had given each regist...
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.XXX Paid Search Engine Is Now Live
We just got an email from the ICM Registry that the .XXX paid Search Engine is now Live. Search.XXX is a search engine for just sites using a .XXX domains and launched in September of 2012. We told you back in February that .XXX had given each regist...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 10:15 am
Elliot's Blog
Bill Hartzer to be Keynote Speaker at DBRFF
It was just announced that search engine optimization expert Bill Hartzer will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Domain Boardroom Fun Fest, a fee free conference for members of the private Domain Boardroom domain forum. Bill will be discuss...
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Bill Hartzer to be Keynote Speaker at DBRFF
It was just announced that search engine optimization expert Bill Hartzer will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Domain Boardroom Fun Fest, a fee free conference for members of the private Domain Boardroom domain forum. Bill will be discuss...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 9:32 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 10th
Yesterday’s article pointed out another logo/brand website called Brandroot. There are already so many people doing this like lovelogo and brandbucket, and Catchy. I think its a great way to sell names but it’s been done...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 10th
Yesterday’s article pointed out another logo/brand website called Brandroot. There are already so many people doing this like lovelogo and brandbucket, and Catchy. I think its a great way to sell names but it’s been done...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 6:00 am
The Domains
NiceCar.com Owned For 13 Years Lost in Horrible UDRP Decision
In another horribly lazy opinion, the domain name NiceCar.com was just awarded to NICE CAR, INC. by a one member UDRP panelist Sandra J. Franklin to a trademark holder. Although the complainant had a federal trademark it was only registered in ...
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NiceCar.com Owned For 13 Years Lost in Horrible UDRP Decision
In another horribly lazy opinion, the domain name NiceCar.com was just awarded to NICE CAR, INC. by a one member UDRP panelist Sandra J. Franklin to a trademark holder. Although the complainant had a federal trademark it was only registered in ...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 6:23 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sales Total $975K: Led By TribalWars.com For $34,910
Afternic’s just posted its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 4/1/13 – 4/7/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 973,532. .com Sales tribalwars.c...
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Afternic.com Sales Total $975K: Led By TribalWars.com For $34,910
Afternic’s just posted its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 4/1/13 – 4/7/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 973,532. .com Sales tribalwars.c...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLD applicants want you to know they have lots of cash for auctions…
But just how much? They don’t want you to know. Last night when I received Donuts’ press release about a follow on investment I had to re-read it a few times. While the press release didn’t divulge exactly how much the company raise...
Discussion
New TLD applicants want you to know they have lots of cash for auctions…
But just how much? They don’t want you to know. Last night when I received Donuts’ press release about a follow on investment I had to re-read it a few times. While the press release didn’t divulge exactly how much the company raise...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 4:18 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.47 Million For The Week Led by ConnectNow $120K
738 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.47m. Over 44% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · T...
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Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.47 Million For The Week Led by ConnectNow $120K
738 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.47m. Over 44% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · T...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 4:12 pm
Elliot's Blog
For Domain Brokerages, Size Does Matter
This is a guest Post by Dave Evanson, Senior Domain Broker at Sedo. I asked Dave to write about the differences between working with a large domain name brokerage and an independent domain broker. Previously, Andrew Rosener wrote an article abo...
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For Domain Brokerages, Size Does Matter
This is a guest Post by Dave Evanson, Senior Domain Broker at Sedo. I asked Dave to write about the differences between working with a large domain name brokerage and an independent domain broker. Previously, Andrew Rosener wrote an article abo...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 2:03 pm
