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The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1.09MM In Domains Led By OnTime.com At $25K
Afternic.com just published its weekly report of domain name sales totalling $1,087,415 for the week ending March 18th. The publically reportable sales were led by OnTime.com at $25,000 followed by CostumesForHalloween.com at $16,500. Below is the co...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $1.09MM In Domains Led By OnTime.com At $25K
Afternic.com just published its weekly report of domain name sales totalling $1,087,415 for the week ending March 18th. The publically reportable sales were led by OnTime.com at $25,000 followed by CostumesForHalloween.com at $16,500. Below is the co...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 5:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Matt Cutts publishes video about new top level domains and Google search results
Likely to be a “transition period” where Google figures out how to index new top level domains. Today’s Google webmaster video is about new top level domains. Google engineer Matt Cutts already grabbed some headlines when talking ab...
Discussion
Matt Cutts publishes video about new top level domains and Google search results
Likely to be a “transition period” where Google figures out how to index new top level domains. Today’s Google webmaster video is about new top level domains. Google engineer Matt Cutts already grabbed some headlines when talking ab...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
5 new top level domain pricing models
How should registries price their new domain registrations? We’ve seen many new top level domains (and some commercialized country code domains) hit the market over the past decade. They’ve taken various pricing strategies — from se...
Discussion
5 new top level domain pricing models
How should registries price their new domain registrations? We’ve seen many new top level domains (and some commercialized country code domains) hit the market over the past decade. They’ve taken various pricing strategies — from se...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 4:31 pm
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Weekly Sales Number Hit $1.5 Million and a New Record (I think) of 42.8% Buy it Now
Channel.com leads this week’s sales over at Sedo and they had an amazing 42.8% of sales come from instant buys. That trend seems to be growing each and every week. Below is a complete list of public sales for the week and hopefully ...
Discussion
Sedo’s Weekly Sales Number Hit $1.5 Million and a New Record (I think) of 42.8% Buy it Now
Channel.com leads this week’s sales over at Sedo and they had an amazing 42.8% of sales come from instant buys. That trend seems to be growing each and every week. Below is a complete list of public sales for the week and hopefully ...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 4:27 pm
Elliot's Blog
Mike Mann Launches Two .CO Websites Using BankAds
New landing sites of ours using premium .Co #domains: “www.Bank.co” and “www.CreditCards.co” — Mike Mann (@mikemanndotcom) March 20, 2012 A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article discussing the launch of BankAds...
Discussion
Mike Mann Launches Two .CO Websites Using BankAds
New landing sites of ours using premium .Co #domains: “www.Bank.co” and “www.CreditCards.co” — Mike Mann (@mikemanndotcom) March 20, 2012 A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article discussing the launch of BankAds...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 4:20 pm
Domain Shane
Judging the State of the Economy Using Mininum Bets On a Crap Table and Exotic Dancer Attitude
Everyone has their ways to figure out if the economy is improving. The government uses home sales and unemployment. I prefer a more unconventional method, minimum bet amounts at the Las Vegas Bellagio Hotel crap tables and the private dan...
Discussion
Judging the State of the Economy Using Mininum Bets On a Crap Table and Exotic Dancer Attitude
Everyone has their ways to figure out if the economy is improving. The government uses home sales and unemployment. I prefer a more unconventional method, minimum bet amounts at the Las Vegas Bellagio Hotel crap tables and the private dan...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 1:52 pm
Elliot's Blog
Escorts.com Saga Over for National A1 Advertising
It appears that the Escorts.com saga involving National A1 Advertising (and R.S. Duffy, Inc.) has finally come to an end. Last November, the companies pled guilty to a money laundering conspiracy charge, and the companies were sentenced yesterday in ...
Discussion
Escorts.com Saga Over for National A1 Advertising
It appears that the Escorts.com saga involving National A1 Advertising (and R.S. Duffy, Inc.) has finally come to an end. Last November, the companies pled guilty to a money laundering conspiracy charge, and the companies were sentenced yesterday in ...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 12:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com taps in to DomainTools API
Escrow.com uses DomainTools’ API for faster and better escrow processing. Escrow.com has integrated DomainTools into its security and process systems using its API, the two companies announced today. DomainTools announced the formal release its...
Discussion
Escrow.com taps in to DomainTools API
Escrow.com uses DomainTools’ API for faster and better escrow processing. Escrow.com has integrated DomainTools into its security and process systems using its API, the two companies announced today. DomainTools announced the formal release its...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 11:59 am
Elliot's Blog
Will gTLDs Change the Domain Industry?
Will gTLDs Change the Domain Industry? I don’t want to weigh in here to possibly influence the vote tally, but I am curious whether you think the new gTLDs are going to change the domain industry. I am not asking about specific changes to any p...
Discussion
Will gTLDs Change the Domain Industry?
Will gTLDs Change the Domain Industry? I don’t want to weigh in here to possibly influence the vote tally, but I am curious whether you think the new gTLDs are going to change the domain industry. I am not asking about specific changes to any p...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 11:07 am
Domain Name Wire
Tucows stock is on a tear
Stock up over 40% in past month. Shares of Tucows (TCX) have been on a tear over the past month. After trading in a fairly narrow band since August, shares have popped 41% since February 16. Shares opened February 16 at $.76 and closed at $.88. The s...
Discussion
Tucows stock is on a tear
Stock up over 40% in past month. Shares of Tucows (TCX) have been on a tear over the past month. After trading in a fairly narrow band since August, shares have popped 41% since February 16. Shares opened February 16 at $.76 and closed at $.88. The s...
Discussion
March 20, 2012, 10:09 am