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Domain Name Wire
L.A. County Health Department Sends New Alert to DOMAINfest Attendees
Those with multiple symptoms asked to undergo testing. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has sent a new alert (pdf) to attendees of this month’s DOMAINfest conference giving explicit instructions for medical testing. In an email t...
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L.A. County Health Department Sends New Alert to DOMAINfest Attendees
Those with multiple symptoms asked to undergo testing. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has sent a new alert (pdf) to attendees of this month’s DOMAINfest conference giving explicit instructions for medical testing. In an email t...
Discussion
February 14, 2011, 9:25 pm

Domain Name News
SnapNames to Increase Prices Starting Tomorrow
According to an email just sent out by SnapNames the pricing for backordering deletion domain names will increase from $59 to $69 starting tomorrow. See the full text of the email below: On February 15, SnapNames will raise the starting bid for backo...
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SnapNames to Increase Prices Starting Tomorrow
According to an email just sent out by SnapNames the pricing for backordering deletion domain names will increase from $59 to $69 starting tomorrow. See the full text of the email below: On February 15, SnapNames will raise the starting bid for backo...
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February 14, 2011, 8:28 pm

Sully's Blog
What makes for a catchy domain?
Marty Guerin is the founder of Elephant Surf – a San Diego surfing company making a revolutionary lower body rash guard and compression short for surfers to wear under their boardshorts, called the Trunks. Mary’s domain caught my at...
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What makes for a catchy domain?
Marty Guerin is the founder of Elephant Surf – a San Diego surfing company making a revolutionary lower body rash guard and compression short for surfers to wear under their boardshorts, called the Trunks. Mary’s domain caught my at...
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February 14, 2011, 7:32 pm

Elliot's Blog
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Here’s a Valentine’s Day Contest from Name.com and Me, With a $250 Prize for You
Let’s have a little fun this Valentine’s Day! Name.com and I are hosting a Valentine’s Day domain name poetry contest on my blog, and the winner will receive a virtual $250 Name.com gift card! Yes – that is a lot of doma...
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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Here’s a Valentine’s Day Contest from Name.com and Me, With a $250 Prize for You
Let’s have a little fun this Valentine’s Day! Name.com and I are hosting a Valentine’s Day domain name poetry contest on my blog, and the winner will receive a virtual $250 Name.com gift card! Yes – that is a lot of doma...
Discussion
February 14, 2011, 6:01 pm

Elliot's Blog
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Here’s a Valentine’s Day Contest from Name.com and Me, With a $250 Prize for You
Let’s have a little fun this Valentine’s Day! Name.com and I are hosting a Valentine’s Day domain name poetry contest on my blog, and the winner will receive a virtual $250 Name.com gift card! Yes – that is a lot of doma...
Discussion
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Here’s a Valentine’s Day Contest from Name.com and Me, With a $250 Prize for You
Let’s have a little fun this Valentine’s Day! Name.com and I are hosting a Valentine’s Day domain name poetry contest on my blog, and the winner will receive a virtual $250 Name.com gift card! Yes – that is a lot of doma...
Discussion
February 14, 2011, 4:50 pm

Elliot's Blog
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Here’s a Valentine’s Day Contest from Name.com and Me, With a $250 Prize for You
Let’s have a little fun this Valentine’s Day! Name.com and I are hosting a Valentine’s Day domain name poetry contest on my blog, and the winner will receive a virtual $250 Name.com gift card! Yes – that is a lot of doma...
Discussion
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Here’s a Valentine’s Day Contest from Name.com and Me, With a $250 Prize for You
Let’s have a little fun this Valentine’s Day! Name.com and I are hosting a Valentine’s Day domain name poetry contest on my blog, and the winner will receive a virtual $250 Name.com gift card! Yes – that is a lot of doma...
Discussion
February 14, 2011, 4:43 pm

Domain Name Wire
New Chrome Extension Lets You Block Content Farms in Google
Google releases extension in response to “content farm” complaints. Tired of seeing eHow in your Google search results? Now you can block it. Today Google released a new Chrome extension that allows people to block entire sites from resul...
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New Chrome Extension Lets You Block Content Farms in Google
Google releases extension in response to “content farm” complaints. Tired of seeing eHow in your Google search results? Now you can block it. Today Google released a new Chrome extension that allows people to block entire sites from resul...
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February 14, 2011, 3:31 pm

Domain Shane
Alex Rampell States It Best: If You Want to Compete Online You Better Do the Following
Alex Rampell wrote a story yesterday on TechCrunch that said exactly what I’ve always thought in the article “Say Goodbye to the Long Tail Of Product Sellers: At Least on the Internet” If you want to be a reseller you’re in fo...
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Alex Rampell States It Best: If You Want to Compete Online You Better Do the Following
Alex Rampell wrote a story yesterday on TechCrunch that said exactly what I’ve always thought in the article “Say Goodbye to the Long Tail Of Product Sellers: At Least on the Internet” If you want to be a reseller you’re in fo...
Discussion
February 14, 2011, 1:53 pm

Domain Name Wire
VeriSign Scores a Win in Antitrust Lawsuit
Court rules plaintiffs don’t have standing to bring suit. A California court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Coalition for ICANN Transparency (CFIT) against VeriSign for its .com and .net domain name contracts. The court ruling was first rep...
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VeriSign Scores a Win in Antitrust Lawsuit
Court rules plaintiffs don’t have standing to bring suit. A California court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Coalition for ICANN Transparency (CFIT) against VeriSign for its .com and .net domain name contracts. The court ruling was first rep...
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February 14, 2011, 1:07 pm

The Domains
CinemaCity.com Gets A Reverse Hijacking UDRP Ruling
Prime Pictures LLC of Dubai, bought a UDRP against DigiMedia.com who was represented by John Berryhill on the domain name cinemacity.com The three member panel not only denied the complaint but held that the Complaint amounted to a Revers...
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CinemaCity.com Gets A Reverse Hijacking UDRP Ruling
Prime Pictures LLC of Dubai, bought a UDRP against DigiMedia.com who was represented by John Berryhill on the domain name cinemacity.com The three member panel not only denied the complaint but held that the Complaint amounted to a Revers...
Discussion
February 14, 2011, 1:01 pm