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Elliot's Blog
Keep Your Whois Contact Information Accurate
I want to share a tip for those of you who don’t use an email service like Gmail, Yahoo, or AOL in favor of hosting your own email on one of your domain names. If you ever sell that domain name, make sure you update your Whois contact informati...
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Keep Your Whois Contact Information Accurate
I want to share a tip for those of you who don’t use an email service like Gmail, Yahoo, or AOL in favor of hosting your own email on one of your domain names. If you ever sell that domain name, make sure you update your Whois contact informati...
Discussion
March 5, 2013, 2:05 pm
Elliot's Blog
Media Options Brokering Pelicans.com
According to the Media Options newsletter I received this morning, the Pelicans.com domain name is now for sale with a price of $125,000. I think this is interesting because it has been reported that the NBA basketball team in New Orleans will be ren...
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Media Options Brokering Pelicans.com
According to the Media Options newsletter I received this morning, the Pelicans.com domain name is now for sale with a price of $125,000. I think this is interesting because it has been reported that the NBA basketball team in New Orleans will be ren...
Discussion
March 5, 2013, 10:26 am
Elliot's Blog
Vanity Plate Advertising Auction to Support The Internet Commerce Association
Abdu Tarabichi, founder of Domainsville, created a unique auction on Ebay to raise funds for the non-profit Internet Commerce Association (ICA). Abdu is auctioning one year of advertising space as a vanity license plate on his silver 2012 Honda Civic...
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Vanity Plate Advertising Auction to Support The Internet Commerce Association
Abdu Tarabichi, founder of Domainsville, created a unique auction on Ebay to raise funds for the non-profit Internet Commerce Association (ICA). Abdu is auctioning one year of advertising space as a vanity license plate on his silver 2012 Honda Civic...
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March 4, 2013, 2:27 pm
Elliot's Blog
Weather Underground Awarded $3.5 Million in Cybersquatting Lawsuit
In my opinion, there’s a common misconception that if domain investors own trademark domain names, the worst that can happen is they lose them in a UDRP. Some people think their only potential loss would be the loss of revenue from the domain n...
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Weather Underground Awarded $3.5 Million in Cybersquatting Lawsuit
In my opinion, there’s a common misconception that if domain investors own trademark domain names, the worst that can happen is they lose them in a UDRP. Some people think their only potential loss would be the loss of revenue from the domain n...
Discussion
March 4, 2013, 1:11 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domain Boardroom Offering Limited Advertising Opportunities
Domain Boardroom, the popular private domain forum with a membership of about 250 active domain investors, has been advertising-free since its inception. That is changing, and the forum is now offering limited advertising opportunities in&...
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Domain Boardroom Offering Limited Advertising Opportunities
Domain Boardroom, the popular private domain forum with a membership of about 250 active domain investors, has been advertising-free since its inception. That is changing, and the forum is now offering limited advertising opportunities in&...
Discussion
March 4, 2013, 10:04 am
Elliot's Blog
Using BingItOn.com to Compare EMDs
For the last few months, Bing has been asking people to use BingItOn.com to see a side by side comparison of Bing and Google search results. The idea behind the marketing campaign is to get people to see that Bing’s results are more helpfu...
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Using BingItOn.com to Compare EMDs
For the last few months, Bing has been asking people to use BingItOn.com to see a side by side comparison of Bing and Google search results. The idea behind the marketing campaign is to get people to see that Bing’s results are more helpfu...
Discussion
March 3, 2013, 11:35 am
Elliot's Blog
Name.com Having a “Sequester” Sale
Name.com created a funny video that I want to share with you. In honor of the US governmental sequester, the company is holding a special sale on domain names. Use the promo code “sequester” to save 20% on a bunch of TLD registrations.
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Name.com Having a “Sequester” Sale
Name.com created a funny video that I want to share with you. In honor of the US governmental sequester, the company is holding a special sale on domain names. Use the promo code “sequester” to save 20% on a bunch of TLD registrations.
Discussion
March 2, 2013, 10:49 am
Elliot's Blog
Before Buying Expiring Domain Names, Be a Sleuth
I buy many domain names at NameJet, and on occasion I bid on names at SnapNames. I think there are some good values out there, especially when you manage to find a name that has few bidders. One thing I think is important is to do some research on th...
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Before Buying Expiring Domain Names, Be a Sleuth
I buy many domain names at NameJet, and on occasion I bid on names at SnapNames. I think there are some good values out there, especially when you manage to find a name that has few bidders. One thing I think is important is to do some research on th...
Discussion
March 1, 2013, 2:22 pm
Elliot's Blog
BuyDomains Selling Sequester.com
Much was made about the fiscal cliff last year, and luckily (I guess) the US never fell over. Mike Berkens wrote about how FiscalCliff.com was a great hand registration, and the domain owner even received an offer close to $40,000 for it. Judging by ...
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BuyDomains Selling Sequester.com
Much was made about the fiscal cliff last year, and luckily (I guess) the US never fell over. Mike Berkens wrote about how FiscalCliff.com was a great hand registration, and the domain owner even received an offer close to $40,000 for it. Judging by ...
Discussion
March 1, 2013, 8:31 am
Elliot's Blog
Uniregistry is Expanding
According to a news report on a Grand Cayman-based local television station, Uniregistry is expanding its physical footprint. Uniregistry is the company founded and funded by Frank Schilling, and it applied for 54 gTLDs. The report focused on the clo...
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Uniregistry is Expanding
According to a news report on a Grand Cayman-based local television station, Uniregistry is expanding its physical footprint. Uniregistry is the company founded and funded by Frank Schilling, and it applied for 54 gTLDs. The report focused on the clo...
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February 28, 2013, 9:55 pm
