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Elliot's Blog
Startups.com For Sale
As recently as April, Startups.com was a daily deals type of site similar in scope to Groupon. TechCrunch published an article in May reporting that the site shut down, and that the company decided not to list it for sale at the time. According to th...
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Startups.com For Sale
As recently as April, Startups.com was a daily deals type of site similar in scope to Groupon. TechCrunch published an article in May reporting that the site shut down, and that the company decided not to list it for sale at the time. According to th...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainTools deletes “abusive” accounts
Domain data provider takes steps to eliminate abusive and auto generated accounts. DomainTools is taking steps to remove abusive and auto-generated accounts that use its service, company CEO Tim Chen announced on the company’s blog today. Chen ...
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DomainTools deletes “abusive” accounts
Domain data provider takes steps to eliminate abusive and auto generated accounts. DomainTools is taking steps to remove abusive and auto-generated accounts that use its service, company CEO Tim Chen announced on the company’s blog today. Chen ...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Visiting Flippa in Melbourne, Australia
Behind every internet company there’s some bricks and mortar. Here’s where Flippa lives.
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Visiting Flippa in Melbourne, Australia
Behind every internet company there’s some bricks and mortar. Here’s where Flippa lives.
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 11:56 am
Elliot's Blog
DomainMarket.com: $2.1 Million in Revenue in 2011
Last week, I wrote an article about three of Mike Mann’s companies earning spots on the 2012 Inc. 500 list. Phone.com (#262), DomainMarket.com (#292) and SEO.com (#491) were all included on the list, which had not been published at the time of ...
Discussion
DomainMarket.com: $2.1 Million in Revenue in 2011
Last week, I wrote an article about three of Mike Mann’s companies earning spots on the 2012 Inc. 500 list. Phone.com (#262), DomainMarket.com (#292) and SEO.com (#491) were all included on the list, which had not been published at the time of ...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 10:52 am
Domain Name Wire
Monte Cahn settles lawsuit against Oversee.net
Long legal battle between Moniker founder and Oversee.net is over. Moniker.com founder Monte Cahn has dismissed his lawsuit against Oversee.net regarding money he said he was owed under a bonus plan. Cahn joined Oversee.net after Seevast sold Moniker...
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Monte Cahn settles lawsuit against Oversee.net
Long legal battle between Moniker founder and Oversee.net is over. Moniker.com founder Monte Cahn has dismissed his lawsuit against Oversee.net regarding money he said he was owed under a bonus plan. Cahn joined Oversee.net after Seevast sold Moniker...
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August 21, 2012, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain meetup in Denver this Thursday
Drinks with domainers this Thursday. Mike Law, organizer of the Rocky Mountain Domain Conference and author of NameTalent, is hosting a meetup in Denver this Thursday, August 23. The event kicks off at 7 pm at the Mezze Lounge at the Chlóe, 14...
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Domain meetup in Denver this Thursday
Drinks with domainers this Thursday. Mike Law, organizer of the Rocky Mountain Domain Conference and author of NameTalent, is hosting a meetup in Denver this Thursday, August 23. The event kicks off at 7 pm at the Mezze Lounge at the Chlóe, 14...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 9:28 am
Domain Name Wire
Constituencies blast ICANN’s “closed door” Verisign .com contract renewal
Groups want explanation for lack of thick whois in contract. Three ICANN entities have signed a letter (pdf) blasting ICANN for its “closed doors” decision to renew the .com agreement with Verisign without requiring thick whois. “Th...
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Constituencies blast ICANN’s “closed door” Verisign .com contract renewal
Groups want explanation for lack of thick whois in contract. Three ICANN entities have signed a letter (pdf) blasting ICANN for its “closed doors” decision to renew the .com agreement with Verisign without requiring thick whois. “Th...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 9:21 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-21-12
Not a lot of names on the list today. I went a little deeper than normal and still not much. Maybe you can find something. I’m in a hurry so instead of a little story I’ll leave you with a little joke. There were two sisters, ...
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Tuesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-21-12
Not a lot of names on the list today. I went a little deeper than normal and still not much. Maybe you can find something. I’m in a hurry so instead of a little story I’ll leave you with a little joke. There were two sisters, ...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 6:35 am
The Domains
TechCocktail.com Acquires and Switches To Tech.co
According to a post on their site, TechCocktail.com which holds hundreds of events a year announced today they switched their domain name today from TechCocktail.com to Tech.Co. Actually as of today the domain name techcocktail.com now forwards to Te...
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TechCocktail.com Acquires and Switches To Tech.co
According to a post on their site, TechCocktail.com which holds hundreds of events a year announced today they switched their domain name today from TechCocktail.com to Tech.Co. Actually as of today the domain name techcocktail.com now forwards to Te...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 9:41 pm
The Domains
Melbourne IT Suggests Special Domain Protections For “High At-Risk Marks” In New gTLD’s
Melbourne IT the registrar/brand protection company published a paper that “makes the case that, despite the current protections ICANN has put in place, there is still a set of High At-Risk Marks (HARM) that remain particularly attractive to un...
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Melbourne IT Suggests Special Domain Protections For “High At-Risk Marks” In New gTLD’s
Melbourne IT the registrar/brand protection company published a paper that “makes the case that, despite the current protections ICANN has put in place, there is still a set of High At-Risk Marks (HARM) that remain particularly attractive to un...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 7:26 pm
