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The Domains
Its Time For ICM & Registrars To Start Selling .XXX On Its Merits Rather Than For Protection
A few weeks ago DomainShane.com wrote a piece on the sales pitch many of the registrars and even ICM the registry for .XXX was using to sell .XXX domain names. Today I’m going to agree with Shane. At the time Shane Cultra wrote the piece the Su...
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Its Time For ICM & Registrars To Start Selling .XXX On Its Merits Rather Than For Protection
A few weeks ago DomainShane.com wrote a piece on the sales pitch many of the registrars and even ICM the registry for .XXX was using to sell .XXX domain names. Today I’m going to agree with Shane. At the time Shane Cultra wrote the piece the Su...
Discussion
December 8, 2011, 8:38 am

Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling and John Berryhill team up to get RDNH decision
Company files dispute for UDRP in bad faith. Frank Schilling, with the help of attorney John Berryhill, has convinced a UDRP panel that AINS, INC is guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over eCase.com. AINS, Inc has a trademark for &l...
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Frank Schilling and John Berryhill team up to get RDNH decision
Company files dispute for UDRP in bad faith. Frank Schilling, with the help of attorney John Berryhill, has convinced a UDRP panel that AINS, INC is guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over eCase.com. AINS, Inc has a trademark for &l...
Discussion
December 8, 2011, 7:46 am

Domain Shane
Thursday’s Domains At Auction or Dropping Around the Net
The monthly Great Domains Auction at Sedo ends today and it’s one of the better lists in a while. I’ve put a couple in today’s list but you’ll want to make sure to check it out today. It ends early so look first th...
Discussion
Thursday’s Domains At Auction or Dropping Around the Net
The monthly Great Domains Auction at Sedo ends today and it’s one of the better lists in a while. I’ve put a couple in today’s list but you’ll want to make sure to check it out today. It ends early so look first th...
Discussion
December 8, 2011, 3:06 am

The Domains
ICA Letter To The House Against SOPA: “”Potentially Devastating For ICANN Registrars & Others in Domain Name Industry
Phil Corwin on behalf of The Internet Commerce Association sent a letter to today to the senior members of the House Judiciary Committee “regarding the likely unintended but potentially devastating impact of H.R. 3261 (”SOPA”) as in...
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ICA Letter To The House Against SOPA: “”Potentially Devastating For ICANN Registrars & Others in Domain Name Industry
Phil Corwin on behalf of The Internet Commerce Association sent a letter to today to the senior members of the House Judiciary Committee “regarding the likely unintended but potentially devastating impact of H.R. 3261 (”SOPA”) as in...
Discussion
December 7, 2011, 10:05 pm

Domain Shane
Frank Schilling’s Domain Name Sales MarketPlace Goes Live
Domain Name Sales has done it again. The Domain Name Sales Marketplace went live today and for those of you looking for information, you’re going to love it. Transparency at it’s finest. The other day I was doing a little research f...
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Frank Schilling’s Domain Name Sales MarketPlace Goes Live
Domain Name Sales has done it again. The Domain Name Sales Marketplace went live today and for those of you looking for information, you’re going to love it. Transparency at it’s finest. The other day I was doing a little research f...
Discussion
December 7, 2011, 8:15 pm

Domain Shane
3D Sells for Only $500K?
Elliot Silver just announced the recent sale of 3D.com for $500K and I don’t think I am the first to say….only $500K? Five hundred thousand dollars is a lot of money and it’s a fantastic sale for Sedo but I would have bet har...
Discussion
3D Sells for Only $500K?
Elliot Silver just announced the recent sale of 3D.com for $500K and I don’t think I am the first to say….only $500K? Five hundred thousand dollars is a lot of money and it’s a fantastic sale for Sedo but I would have bet har...
Discussion
December 7, 2011, 4:39 pm

Domain Name Wire
RickPerry.com now forwards to RonPaul2012.com
Right wingers may end up on libertarian’s web site. As if Rick Perry doesn’t have enough problems in his quest for the white house: RickPerry.com has recently started forwarding to RonPaul2012.com. Rick Perry’s official web site is ...
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RickPerry.com now forwards to RonPaul2012.com
Right wingers may end up on libertarian’s web site. As if Rick Perry doesn’t have enough problems in his quest for the white house: RickPerry.com has recently started forwarding to RonPaul2012.com. Rick Perry’s official web site is ...
Discussion
December 7, 2011, 3:34 pm

Domain Name Wire
New TLD program has two hearings on Capitol Hill within one week
Get ready for representatives to pretend like they know about domain names. ICANN and its new top level domain name program will be put under the microscope in Washington, D.C. twice over the next 7 days. Tomorrow morning the U.S. Senate Committee on...
Discussion
New TLD program has two hearings on Capitol Hill within one week
Get ready for representatives to pretend like they know about domain names. ICANN and its new top level domain name program will be put under the microscope in Washington, D.C. twice over the next 7 days. Tomorrow morning the U.S. Senate Committee on...
Discussion
December 7, 2011, 3:27 pm

Elliot's Blog
Sedo Sells 3D.com for $500k
As is the tradition at Sedo, Kathy Nielsen, Director of Sales at Sedo rang the bell to announce the sale of 3D.com. The company successfully brokered 3D.com for $500,000. The domain name was put up for sale in April of this year. Congrats to Sed...
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Sedo Sells 3D.com for $500k
As is the tradition at Sedo, Kathy Nielsen, Director of Sales at Sedo rang the bell to announce the sale of 3D.com. The company successfully brokered 3D.com for $500,000. The domain name was put up for sale in April of this year. Congrats to Sed...
Discussion
December 7, 2011, 3:23 pm

Domain Name Wire
55,367 .xxx domain names registered in first 24 hours
Big numbers in latest top level domain release. I just got an email from ICM Registry about .xxx registration results in the first 24 hours. 55,367 new .xxx domain names were registered. That brings total registrations (including sunrise and landrush...
Discussion
55,367 .xxx domain names registered in first 24 hours
Big numbers in latest top level domain release. I just got an email from ICM Registry about .xxx registration results in the first 24 hours. 55,367 new .xxx domain names were registered. That brings total registrations (including sunrise and landrush...
Discussion
December 7, 2011, 2:45 pm