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Domain Name News
PIPA co-sponsor Richard “Dick” Durbin Wrote Me. . . Little Old Me !
SOPA and PIPA are the hot topic today but according to Digital Trends writer Andrew Couts PIPA may be closer to passing as time for a vote draws near. PIPA, on the other hand, is still very much alive. It has already passed through committee hea...
Discussion
PIPA co-sponsor Richard “Dick” Durbin Wrote Me. . . Little Old Me !
SOPA and PIPA are the hot topic today but according to Digital Trends writer Andrew Couts PIPA may be closer to passing as time for a vote draws near. PIPA, on the other hand, is still very much alive. It has already passed through committee hea...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 6:15 pm

Domain Name News
Domain Registrars “Blackout” in Opposition of SOPA and PIPA legislation
I’m sure you’ve heard by now about the online protest with sites like Wikipedia, Reddit.com and thousands of other sites going “dark” to protest the proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation. Even Google blacked out their logo today ...
Discussion
Domain Registrars “Blackout” in Opposition of SOPA and PIPA legislation
I’m sure you’ve heard by now about the online protest with sites like Wikipedia, Reddit.com and thousands of other sites going “dark” to protest the proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation. Even Google blacked out their logo today ...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 5:27 pm

Domain Name Wire
Switch the word order in a domain, pay 17x
Company pays 17 times as much for “opposite” domain compared to its company name domain. This week’s end user sales report has an interesting pair of domain sales. The purchases come courtesy of a Delaware company called 360 Local, ...
Discussion
Switch the word order in a domain, pay 17x
Company pays 17 times as much for “opposite” domain compared to its company name domain. This week’s end user sales report has an interesting pair of domain sales. The purchases come courtesy of a Delaware company called 360 Local, ...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 4:00 pm

Domain Name Wire
NameJet bought its domain for just $600
Popular expired domain service paid a measly 600 bucks for its brand. Even domain marketplaces have to buy their own domain names. A notable case was when thought Convergence’s Aftermarket.com paid $125,000 to pick up its name at auction. Drop ...
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NameJet bought its domain for just $600
Popular expired domain service paid a measly 600 bucks for its brand. Even domain marketplaces have to buy their own domain names. A notable case was when thought Convergence’s Aftermarket.com paid $125,000 to pick up its name at auction. Drop ...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 2:29 pm

Elliot's Blog
Poll: Are You Attending DomainFest?
DomainFest (DFG) is probably the most widely attended domain conference. I think there were somewhere around 700 people in attendance last year, which is pretty large considering the number of people who invest in domain names full time. I have heard...
Discussion
Poll: Are You Attending DomainFest?
DomainFest (DFG) is probably the most widely attended domain conference. I think there were somewhere around 700 people in attendance last year, which is pretty large considering the number of people who invest in domain names full time. I have heard...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 1:58 pm

The Domains
While Thousands Of Sites Blackout To Fight SOPA, Marchex Owned Pirate.com Tries To Monetize Piracy
Today is of course the day that a lot of thousands of sites have blacked themselves out in protect of the SOPA bill, including mainstream sites like Wikipedia.org, WordPress.org, and some inside the domain industry like Tucows.com an...
Discussion
While Thousands Of Sites Blackout To Fight SOPA, Marchex Owned Pirate.com Tries To Monetize Piracy
Today is of course the day that a lot of thousands of sites have blacked themselves out in protect of the SOPA bill, including mainstream sites like Wikipedia.org, WordPress.org, and some inside the domain industry like Tucows.com an...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 1:01 pm

Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy blacks out part of its web site to oppose SOPA
From bill supporter to blackout. Did you know that GoDaddy is participating in today’s web blackout to oppose SOPA and PIPA? OK, so it’s only a 500×90 pixel block below the fold on its home page: Still, this is noteworthy given that...
Discussion
GoDaddy blacks out part of its web site to oppose SOPA
From bill supporter to blackout. Did you know that GoDaddy is participating in today’s web blackout to oppose SOPA and PIPA? OK, so it’s only a 500×90 pixel block below the fold on its home page: Still, this is noteworthy given that...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 12:03 pm

Elliot's Blog
Tucows CEO Elliot Noss Discusses SOPA on Canadian Radio
If you’ve been following the SOPA legislation discussion, you know today is a pretty big day on the Internet. A number of companies and organization are blacking out their websites, and others are showing messages on their websites to inform vi...
Discussion
Tucows CEO Elliot Noss Discusses SOPA on Canadian Radio
If you’ve been following the SOPA legislation discussion, you know today is a pretty big day on the Internet. A number of companies and organization are blacking out their websites, and others are showing messages on their websites to inform vi...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 11:47 am

Domain Name Wire
JoePaterno.xxx up for sale on eBay
Joe Paterno triple x domain name among those for sale on eBay. I guess it could be more tasteless. A Florida man has placed JoePaterno.xxx up for sale on eBay for $3,400. But thankfully the seller doesn’t have a description referring to the chi...
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JoePaterno.xxx up for sale on eBay
Joe Paterno triple x domain name among those for sale on eBay. I guess it could be more tasteless. A Florida man has placed JoePaterno.xxx up for sale on eBay for $3,400. But thankfully the seller doesn’t have a description referring to the chi...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 11:32 am

The Domains
Marchex & Berryhill Beat Back UDRP on Phones4u.com
Marchex represented by John Berryhill, Ph.d., Esq beat back a UDRP challage on the domain name phones4u.com. The Complainants were two companies Phones4U Limited and Mobileserv Limited of Staffordshire UK. Here are the r...
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Marchex & Berryhill Beat Back UDRP on Phones4u.com
Marchex represented by John Berryhill, Ph.d., Esq beat back a UDRP challage on the domain name phones4u.com. The Complainants were two companies Phones4U Limited and Mobileserv Limited of Staffordshire UK. Here are the r...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 11:00 am