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Domain Shane
Looks Like Somebody Took Numeric Domains to a Whole New Level
I can’t even remember my wife’s phone number. How am I going to remember this?
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Looks Like Somebody Took Numeric Domains to a Whole New Level
I can’t even remember my wife’s phone number. How am I going to remember this?
Discussion
July 26, 2012, 4:19 pm
The Domains
Verisign Report: Revenue Up 13%: 118.5 Million .com/.net Domains & Has A 50% Profit Margin
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN), reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 after the market closed. VeriSign, Inc. reported revenue of $214 million for the second quarter of 2012, up 13% from the same quarter in 2011. “Verisig...
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Verisign Report: Revenue Up 13%: 118.5 Million .com/.net Domains & Has A 50% Profit Margin
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN), reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 after the market closed. VeriSign, Inc. reported revenue of $214 million for the second quarter of 2012, up 13% from the same quarter in 2011. “Verisig...
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July 26, 2012, 4:14 pm
Elliot's Blog
Potential Buyers for LL.com Domain Names
As I mentioned earlier today, four LL.com domain names have come on the market in the last couple of weeks, and they are being brokered/represented by Sedo, Toby Clements, and Domain Guardians. I was thinking about some potential buyers for these dom...
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Potential Buyers for LL.com Domain Names
As I mentioned earlier today, four LL.com domain names have come on the market in the last couple of weeks, and they are being brokered/represented by Sedo, Toby Clements, and Domain Guardians. I was thinking about some potential buyers for these dom...
Discussion
July 26, 2012, 3:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fire your UDRP lawyer, Thursday edition
I could have saved this complainant some money. Here’s an easy way to waste a few thousand bucks: file a UDRP against infringement on a subdomain. This is easily one of the weirdest claims I’ve seen in a while and it involved the domain n...
Discussion
Fire your UDRP lawyer, Thursday edition
I could have saved this complainant some money. Here’s an easy way to waste a few thousand bucks: file a UDRP against infringement on a subdomain. This is easily one of the weirdest claims I’ve seen in a while and it involved the domain n...
Discussion
July 26, 2012, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
20 end user domain sales from the past week
Fox Broadcasting Company among end user buyers this past week. Here’s Domain Name Wire’s weekly wrap of end user domain name purchases from Afternic and Sedo. Afternic Fox Broadcasting Company bought MidnightBlack.com for $3,588. Any idea...
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20 end user domain sales from the past week
Fox Broadcasting Company among end user buyers this past week. Here’s Domain Name Wire’s weekly wrap of end user domain name purchases from Afternic and Sedo. Afternic Fox Broadcasting Company bought MidnightBlack.com for $3,588. Any idea...
Discussion
July 26, 2012, 1:54 pm
The Domains
Maybe Justin Should Have Applied For .Music Instead Of Myspace.com
A BusinessInsider.com article today reminded me its been one year since Justin Timberlake’s invested into MySpace.com At the time I thought Justin would have been better served if he simply applied for the new gTLD of .Music. I can’t exac...
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Maybe Justin Should Have Applied For .Music Instead Of Myspace.com
A BusinessInsider.com article today reminded me its been one year since Justin Timberlake’s invested into MySpace.com At the time I thought Justin would have been better served if he simply applied for the new gTLD of .Music. I can’t exac...
Discussion
July 26, 2012, 1:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy releases its three Olympic ads
Three ads explain that Go Daddy is about more than just attractive women. Go Daddy has released the three television commercials it will run during the Olympics. You may have seen the first one a few weeks ago, called “Inside Out – Otter&...
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Go Daddy releases its three Olympic ads
Three ads explain that Go Daddy is about more than just attractive women. Go Daddy has released the three television commercials it will run during the Olympics. You may have seen the first one a few weeks ago, called “Inside Out – Otter&...
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July 26, 2012, 11:56 am
Elliot's Blog
Four LL.com Names Being Marketed
It seems like two letter .com (LL.com) names have appreciated as much or more than any other type of domain name in the past 10+/- years. I am sure others have appreciated the same or more percentage-wise, but 2 letter .com names seem to have increas...
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Four LL.com Names Being Marketed
It seems like two letter .com (LL.com) names have appreciated as much or more than any other type of domain name in the past 10+/- years. I am sure others have appreciated the same or more percentage-wise, but 2 letter .com names seem to have increas...
Discussion
July 26, 2012, 11:38 am
The Domains
Thomson Reuters Acquires MarkMonitor.com
According to a press release “The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase MarkMonitor, a global leader in online brand protection” for an undisclosed pric...
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Thomson Reuters Acquires MarkMonitor.com
According to a press release “The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase MarkMonitor, a global leader in online brand protection” for an undisclosed pric...
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July 26, 2012, 11:20 am
Domain Name News
Sedo’s Monthly GreatDomains Auction ends today
Sedo’s monthly Greatdomains auction ends today in 3 hours. At the time of this post, 73 of the 228 domains listed in the auction have received bids so far and 24 have meet their reserve. See a list of the domains and their current bids after th...
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Sedo’s Monthly GreatDomains Auction ends today
Sedo’s monthly Greatdomains auction ends today in 3 hours. At the time of this post, 73 of the 228 domains listed in the auction have received bids so far and 24 have meet their reserve. See a list of the domains and their current bids after th...
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July 26, 2012, 8:59 am
