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Domain Shane
Domain Name Squatters aka Savy Internet Trolls Cash in on 2016
Here is a video from Good Day DC where they discuss domain name buyers trying to lock up on guesses who will be running in 2016 for political office in 2016. They mention a domain name expert several times. Was it any of you? If it...
Discussion
Domain Name Squatters aka Savy Internet Trolls Cash in on 2016
Here is a video from Good Day DC where they discuss domain name buyers trying to lock up on guesses who will be running in 2016 for political office in 2016. They mention a domain name expert several times. Was it any of you? If it...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 7:11 pm

The Domains
National Association of Realtors Wins Rights To The New gTLD .Realestate
The National Association of Realtors has won the rights to the new gTLD .Realestate The three other applicants for .Realestate Donuts, Uniregistry and and Top Level Domain Holdings (Minds + Machines) have withdrawn their applications. The remaining a...
Discussion
National Association of Realtors Wins Rights To The New gTLD .Realestate
The National Association of Realtors has won the rights to the new gTLD .Realestate The three other applicants for .Realestate Donuts, Uniregistry and and Top Level Domain Holdings (Minds + Machines) have withdrawn their applications. The remaining a...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 6:09 pm

The Domains
EURid Second Quarter Progress Report – Registrations Increase 0.9 %
Eurid released its second quarter report. You can download the pdf which gives a complete breakdown of stats and graphs. During Q2 2014, the number of .eu registrations increased by 32,791 domain names, a net increase of 0.9%, to 3.83 million. The to...
Discussion
EURid Second Quarter Progress Report – Registrations Increase 0.9 %
Eurid released its second quarter report. You can download the pdf which gives a complete breakdown of stats and graphs. During Q2 2014, the number of .eu registrations increased by 32,791 domain names, a net increase of 0.9%, to 3.83 million. The to...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 4:27 pm

Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire Podcast #1: Ray King of Top Level Design
I’m very excited today to launch the Domain Name Wire Podcast. Each week’s podcast will include an overview of the previous week’s domain name industry news followed by a guest from the Domain Name Industry. The podcast will soon be...
Discussion
Domain Name Wire Podcast #1: Ray King of Top Level Design
I’m very excited today to launch the Domain Name Wire Podcast. Each week’s podcast will include an overview of the previous week’s domain name industry news followed by a guest from the Domain Name Industry. The podcast will soon be...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 4:21 pm

The Domains
China.info Dropped Yesterday & None Of The Big Drop Catchers Got it: Hexonet Did
The domain name China.info, arugably one of the better .info’s you can get dropped yesterday and none of the big drop catchers got the domain. The domain was caught by the domain name registrar Hexonet.net, which has a backorder program. Some d...
Discussion
China.info Dropped Yesterday & None Of The Big Drop Catchers Got it: Hexonet Did
The domain name China.info, arugably one of the better .info’s you can get dropped yesterday and none of the big drop catchers got the domain. The domain was caught by the domain name registrar Hexonet.net, which has a backorder program. Some d...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 2:23 pm

Domain Name Wire
Moniker just reset your password, and you need to do something about it
Moniker tries to improve security, but… Moniker just sent an email to all of its customers notifying them that their passwords were reset in the name of better security. Requiring stronger passwords at Moniker is a good idea. It has historical...
Discussion
Moniker just reset your password, and you need to do something about it
Moniker tries to improve security, but… Moniker just sent an email to all of its customers notifying them that their passwords were reset in the name of better security. Requiring stronger passwords at Moniker is a good idea. It has historical...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 2:13 pm

Domain Name Wire
Planet Fitness guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
…as the company wastes money with a reactive approach to intellectual property management. Planet Fitness, a chain of over 800 fitness clubs in the United States, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking for its attempt to get th...
Discussion
Planet Fitness guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
…as the company wastes money with a reactive approach to intellectual property management. Planet Fitness, a chain of over 800 fitness clubs in the United States, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking for its attempt to get th...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 1:55 pm

The Domains
.Attorney & .Lawyer Launch Wed & Each Have Only 140 Sunrise/Early Registrations
.Attorney a .Lawyer both launch into general availability (GA) where domains can be registered on a first come, first served basis by Rightside (Name). Both extension have already gone through Sunrise period for trademark holders and in the Early Acc...
Discussion
.Attorney & .Lawyer Launch Wed & Each Have Only 140 Sunrise/Early Registrations
.Attorney a .Lawyer both launch into general availability (GA) where domains can be registered on a first come, first served basis by Rightside (Name). Both extension have already gone through Sunrise period for trademark holders and in the Early Acc...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 1:11 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday 10/6
I thought I would try something new and see if anyone wants to play along. Over the years I have received thousands of emails with questions. From personal to business related. I thought it would be informative to start answering th...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday 10/6
I thought I would try something new and see if anyone wants to play along. Over the years I have received thousands of emails with questions. From personal to business related. I thought it would be informative to start answering th...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 11:45 am

DomainSherpa
How Michael Krell Turned a $1K Investment into a $100K Revenue Stream
Buy a domain name for up to $300 and sell it on average for $3,000.Seems like a straightforward and highly desirable business model, but how do you actually find good names and then put them in front of buyers?Michael Krell's story of turning a ...
Discussion
How Michael Krell Turned a $1K Investment into a $100K Revenue Stream
Buy a domain name for up to $300 and sell it on average for $3,000.Seems like a straightforward and highly desirable business model, but how do you actually find good names and then put them in front of buyers?Michael Krell's story of turning a ...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 7:03 am