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Elliot's Blog
Video: Great Marketing from Under.ME
This viral video is making the rounds on the Internet today, and it’s a great attention grabbing campaign for a company that operates on a .ME domain name. Embedded below for your enjoyment is a video from a company called Under.ME featuring su...
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Video: Great Marketing from Under.ME
This viral video is making the rounds on the Internet today, and it’s a great attention grabbing campaign for a company that operates on a .ME domain name. Embedded below for your enjoyment is a video from a company called Under.ME featuring su...
Discussion
July 2, 2012, 7:22 pm
Elliot's Blog
Despite The News, FireHolder.com Not Being Used
I’m not very interested in politics, but I do watch and read the news daily. Lately, there has been quite a bit of news regarding United States Attorney General Eric Holder. There was apparently a “Fire Eric Holder” protest held tha...
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Despite The News, FireHolder.com Not Being Used
I’m not very interested in politics, but I do watch and read the news daily. Lately, there has been quite a bit of news regarding United States Attorney General Eric Holder. There was apparently a “Fire Eric Holder” protest held tha...
Discussion
July 2, 2012, 4:14 pm
Elliot's Blog
My Take on The gTLD Losers
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article about who I think will do well financially with the new gTLDs. That came on the heels of my gTLD prediction article. Today, I want to discuss who I think will be the losers when gTLDs are introduced and go t...
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My Take on The gTLD Losers
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article about who I think will do well financially with the new gTLDs. That came on the heels of my gTLD prediction article. Today, I want to discuss who I think will be the losers when gTLDs are introduced and go t...
Discussion
July 2, 2012, 1:09 pm
Elliot's Blog
Video: Name.com Humorously Explains the Benefits of Domain Names
Gotta hand it to Name.com for their creativity in sharing why a domain name is important to purchase. Name.com may be a relatively small registrar compared to the industry giants, but they have a pretty savvy marketing staff. I think the company&rsqu...
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Video: Name.com Humorously Explains the Benefits of Domain Names
Gotta hand it to Name.com for their creativity in sharing why a domain name is important to purchase. Name.com may be a relatively small registrar compared to the industry giants, but they have a pretty savvy marketing staff. I think the company&rsqu...
Discussion
July 2, 2012, 10:36 am
Elliot's Blog
Social.org Auction Back on NameJet
In March, Social.org sold for well over $200,000 on NameJet. Unfortunately for the seller and NameJet, the winning bidder failed to pay, and his account was suspended. I didn’t receive confirmation, but it would seem that the underbidders did n...
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Social.org Auction Back on NameJet
In March, Social.org sold for well over $200,000 on NameJet. Unfortunately for the seller and NameJet, the winning bidder failed to pay, and his account was suspended. I didn’t receive confirmation, but it would seem that the underbidders did n...
Discussion
July 1, 2012, 11:16 am
Elliot's Blog
Best Rates for .ORG Domain Names
As I mentioned earlier, there is a .ORG price increase tomorrow, July 1, 2012. The Public Interest Registry, the organization that manages the .ORG registry, is raising prices, and domain registrars will almost certainly follow suit. I have list...
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Best Rates for .ORG Domain Names
As I mentioned earlier, there is a .ORG price increase tomorrow, July 1, 2012. The Public Interest Registry, the organization that manages the .ORG registry, is raising prices, and domain registrars will almost certainly follow suit. I have list...
Discussion
June 30, 2012, 6:04 pm
Elliot's Blog
Top 10 Domain Industry Annoyances
As much as I enjoy working within the domain industry, there are still plenty of things that annoy me on a daily basis. I want to share my top ten list of things in the domain industry that I find annoying. There are probably plenty of others that I ...
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Top 10 Domain Industry Annoyances
As much as I enjoy working within the domain industry, there are still plenty of things that annoy me on a daily basis. I want to share my top ten list of things in the domain industry that I find annoying. There are probably plenty of others that I ...
Discussion
June 30, 2012, 11:31 am
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Great Domains Auction Results
Sedo’s June Great Domains auction ended yesterday, and it resulted in the sale of 36 domain names. The largest sale was Expecting.com at $49,999, and that was followed by Wardrobes.com at $20,600. The full list of sales is below, although you s...
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Sedo Great Domains Auction Results
Sedo’s June Great Domains auction ended yesterday, and it resulted in the sale of 36 domain names. The largest sale was Expecting.com at $49,999, and that was followed by Wardrobes.com at $20,600. The full list of sales is below, although you s...
Discussion
June 29, 2012, 8:46 am
Elliot's Blog
Keep Your Whois Info Updated!
I just received an email from a domain broker who appears to be trying to work out a deal on behalf of a client to acquire a domain name. Unfortunately for this broker, I do not own the domain name that was emailed to me. I looked into why I received...
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Keep Your Whois Info Updated!
I just received an email from a domain broker who appears to be trying to work out a deal on behalf of a client to acquire a domain name. Unfortunately for this broker, I do not own the domain name that was emailed to me. I looked into why I received...
Discussion
June 28, 2012, 4:46 pm
Elliot's Blog
Enom: Build Your gTLD Watch List
Enom is getting customers ready for the deluge of new domain extensions that will most likely be available at some point in the near (possibly) future. The company currently has a small pop up just after the log in screen, and there’s a “...
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Enom: Build Your gTLD Watch List
Enom is getting customers ready for the deluge of new domain extensions that will most likely be available at some point in the near (possibly) future. The company currently has a small pop up just after the log in screen, and there’s a “...
Discussion
June 28, 2012, 2:04 pm
