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The Domains
Apple Gets iTunes.net in UDRP
Apple Was awarded the domain name iTunes.net today in a UDRP decision. The decision will be handed down later today. Last week Apple gained control of the domain iPad3.com after it filed a UDRP and the domain holder relinquished the domain. In ...
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Apple Gets iTunes.net in UDRP
Apple Was awarded the domain name iTunes.net today in a UDRP decision. The decision will be handed down later today. Last week Apple gained control of the domain iPad3.com after it filed a UDRP and the domain holder relinquished the domain. In ...
Discussion
July 12, 2012, 1:27 am

DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa is Looking for a Producer
If you watch the weekly DomainSherpa interviews religiously and want to get to know more people within the domain name industry, you’re the kind of person we’re looking for.Read the Entire Article on DomainSherpa.comSponsors of DomainSher...
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DomainSherpa is Looking for a Producer
If you watch the weekly DomainSherpa interviews religiously and want to get to know more people within the domain name industry, you’re the kind of person we’re looking for.Read the Entire Article on DomainSherpa.comSponsors of DomainSher...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 8:12 pm

The Domains
.Org Passes 10 Million Domain Names Milestone
According to a press release tonight the .Org registry has passed the 10 Million domain name mark. PIR “the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain announced tonight that it has reached a major milestone with the registration of its 10 milli...
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.Org Passes 10 Million Domain Names Milestone
According to a press release tonight the .Org registry has passed the 10 Million domain name mark. PIR “the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain announced tonight that it has reached a major milestone with the registration of its 10 milli...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 6:23 pm

Elliot's Blog
Domain Infographic from Domain Market
I want to share a neat infographic created by Mike Mann’s Domain Market. The infographic contains a brief history of domain names, and it includes information about registrations, usage around the world, and significant domain sales. It’s...
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Domain Infographic from Domain Market
I want to share a neat infographic created by Mike Mann’s Domain Market. The infographic contains a brief history of domain names, and it includes information about registrations, usage around the world, and significant domain sales. It’s...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 4:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
50 end user domain sales over the past two weeks
From sports to health, fifty end user domain sales from the past two weeks. With the U.S. holiday last week I postponed the end user sales report. That means two weeks of data this week — and about 50 sales to report. Here goes… Afternic...
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50 end user domain sales over the past two weeks
From sports to health, fifty end user domain sales from the past two weeks. With the U.S. holiday last week I postponed the end user sales report. That means two weeks of data this week — and about 50 sales to report. Here goes… Afternic...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 2:35 pm

Domain Shane
My Biggest Gripe About Parking Was Always Transparency
When I was a young trader I had a “split” with the person that put the money up necessary to enable me to trade. The split was 80-20. Eighty percent of everything I made went to him and I kept 20%. I made $300,000 of pro...
Discussion
My Biggest Gripe About Parking Was Always Transparency
When I was a young trader I had a “split” with the person that put the money up necessary to enable me to trade. The split was 80-20. Eighty percent of everything I made went to him and I kept 20%. I made $300,000 of pro...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 2:09 pm

The Domains
The Sedo Generic .Me Domain Name Auction Ends Tomorrow & 53 Domains Have A Bid
The Sedo generic .Me domain name auction ends tomorrow Thursday July 12 starting at Noon EST. As of publication with just about 24 hours to go out of the 190 domain names in the auction 53 have at least 1 bid on them but only 2 domains have reached r...
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The Sedo Generic .Me Domain Name Auction Ends Tomorrow & 53 Domains Have A Bid
The Sedo generic .Me domain name auction ends tomorrow Thursday July 12 starting at Noon EST. As of publication with just about 24 hours to go out of the 190 domain names in the auction 53 have at least 1 bid on them but only 2 domains have reached r...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 12:19 pm

The Domains
Apple Store Changes Search Algorithm in the App Store
According to TechCrunch.com Apple has changed the search algorithm in the App Store, which is now weighting app names and keywords less heavily in its search results “Previously, if you were searching for something like “san francisco par...
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Apple Store Changes Search Algorithm in the App Store
According to TechCrunch.com Apple has changed the search algorithm in the App Store, which is now weighting app names and keywords less heavily in its search results “Previously, if you were searching for something like “san francisco par...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 11:40 am

Domain Name Wire
Google’s Legalize Love campaign has a domain name issue
Logical domain names for campaign forward to a decidedly edgy web site. Google has made quite a splash with its “Legalize Love” campaign announced during the Global LGBT Workplace Summit over the weekend. The first thing I did when I hear...
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Google’s Legalize Love campaign has a domain name issue
Logical domain names for campaign forward to a decidedly edgy web site. Google has made quite a splash with its “Legalize Love” campaign announced during the Global LGBT Workplace Summit over the weekend. The first thing I did when I hear...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 11:16 am

Elliot's Blog
$200 Contest: Your Favorite Domain Forum Moderator
The last cash contest I ran was a pretty big hit, so I am going to run another contest. I’ve said in the past that being a domain forum moderator isn’t an easy job, can cause personal and business conflicts, and it doesn’t generally...
Discussion
$200 Contest: Your Favorite Domain Forum Moderator
The last cash contest I ran was a pretty big hit, so I am going to run another contest. I’ve said in the past that being a domain forum moderator isn’t an easy job, can cause personal and business conflicts, and it doesn’t generally...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 11:13 am