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The Domains
Net Neutrality Ruled Unenforceable
Net Neutrality looks like it could be in danger of being defeated. From NPR: In a landmark ruling Tuesday, a federal appeals court has struck down key parts of the Federal Communications Commission’s open-Internet rules, effectively ruling that...
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Net Neutrality Ruled Unenforceable
Net Neutrality looks like it could be in danger of being defeated. From NPR: In a landmark ruling Tuesday, a federal appeals court has struck down key parts of the Federal Communications Commission’s open-Internet rules, effectively ruling that...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 8:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Burberry and 14 other users bought
Fashion company Burberry among companies recently buying domain names. These are end user sales from Sedo that occurred December 30 to January 5. You can view more end user sales lists here. ThisIsBrit.co.uk $1,150 – British fashion company Bur...
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What domain names Burberry and 14 other users bought
Fashion company Burberry among companies recently buying domain names. These are end user sales from Sedo that occurred December 30 to January 5. You can view more end user sales lists here. ThisIsBrit.co.uk $1,150 – British fashion company Bur...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 6:57 pm
The Domains
Sedo Tops Domain Industry Sales Charts in 2013
Sedo put out a press release today looking back at their 2013 as related to domain sales. Sedo Tops Domain Industry Sales Charts in 2013 Leading Marketplace Books Nearly Twice as Many Top 100 Sales as Nearest Competitor and Four Times More Non-.Com ...
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Sedo Tops Domain Industry Sales Charts in 2013
Sedo put out a press release today looking back at their 2013 as related to domain sales. Sedo Tops Domain Industry Sales Charts in 2013 Leading Marketplace Books Nearly Twice as Many Top 100 Sales as Nearest Competitor and Four Times More Non-.Com ...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 5:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
LogicBoxes releases Registry Wallet for registrars
Service aims to make it easier for registrars to manage prepaid balances with registries. Logic Boxes has released a new service called Registry Wallet to help domain name registrars maintain adequate balances with domain name registries. If you&rsqu...
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LogicBoxes releases Registry Wallet for registrars
Service aims to make it easier for registrars to manage prepaid balances with registries. Logic Boxes has released a new service called Registry Wallet to help domain name registrars maintain adequate balances with domain name registries. If you&rsqu...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
First full day of NamesCon kicks off shortly
Around 600 attendees for inaugural NamesCon conference. The first full day of the NamesCon conference in Las Vegas kicks off at 9:55 local time this morning. After a short orientation, Jennifer Wolfe will deliver a keynote. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Go...
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First full day of NamesCon kicks off shortly
Around 600 attendees for inaugural NamesCon conference. The first full day of the NamesCon conference in Las Vegas kicks off at 9:55 local time this morning. After a short orientation, Jennifer Wolfe will deliver a keynote. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Go...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 4:46 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 14th, 2014
It has been so nice to see everyone in Vegas. I even met up with some friends from back home that were in town for a night. Won a lot of money paying Pai Gow, my new favorite game, and stayed up late talking domains. And it was my M...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 14th, 2014
It has been so nice to see everyone in Vegas. I even met up with some friends from back home that were in town for a night. Won a lot of money paying Pai Gow, my new favorite game, and stayed up late talking domains. And it was my M...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 11:38 am
The Domains
Chicago Sun-Times to test Bitcoin and Twitter paywall with startup BitWall
The Chicago Sun-Times, the 9th largest newspaper in the USA, is testing a social paywall that will accept both Tweets and Bitcoin in partnership with the content monetization startup BitWall. For 24 hours on February 1st, 2014, Chicago Sun-Ti...
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Chicago Sun-Times to test Bitcoin and Twitter paywall with startup BitWall
The Chicago Sun-Times, the 9th largest newspaper in the USA, is testing a social paywall that will accept both Tweets and Bitcoin in partnership with the content monetization startup BitWall. For 24 hours on February 1st, 2014, Chicago Sun-Ti...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 11:16 am
The Domains
“In the face of confusion, people will default to something they trust and understand”
George Pongas is the general manager for Aus Registry, AusRegistry is the current registry operator and wholesale provider for all commercial .au (Australia) domain names including .com.au and .net.au, and non commercial domain names .gov.au and edu...
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“In the face of confusion, people will default to something they trust and understand”
George Pongas is the general manager for Aus Registry, AusRegistry is the current registry operator and wholesale provider for all commercial .au (Australia) domain names including .com.au and .net.au, and non commercial domain names .gov.au and edu...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 12:32 am
The Domains
Go Daddy CEO calls current domain space polluted and not descriptive
Blake Irving CEO of Go Daddy sat down at the Consumer Electronics Show and gave a talk about the changes taking place in the domain space. Irving calls the current space polluted and talks about the new names being descriptive. He talks about pizza,...
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Go Daddy CEO calls current domain space polluted and not descriptive
Blake Irving CEO of Go Daddy sat down at the Consumer Electronics Show and gave a talk about the changes taking place in the domain space. Irving calls the current space polluted and talks about the new names being descriptive. He talks about pizza,...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 7:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why releasing news during a conference week can be a bad idea
Believe it or not, making big announcements during an industry conference may not be good timing. I, like Michael Berkens, expect some domain industry news to be announced this week to coincide with the NamesCon conference. That said, announcing news...
Discussion
Why releasing news during a conference week can be a bad idea
Believe it or not, making big announcements during an industry conference may not be good timing. I, like Michael Berkens, expect some domain industry news to be announced this week to coincide with the NamesCon conference. That said, announcing news...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 5:50 pm
