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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 4th, 2013
I’ll be putting a little more time in later this morning but here’s the start of my list. Yes I know the Godaddy links don’t go direct but like always Commission Junction links are all jacked up again. NCFE.com Awesome letters...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 4th, 2013
I’ll be putting a little more time in later this morning but here’s the start of my list. Yes I know the Godaddy links don’t go direct but like always Commission Junction links are all jacked up again. NCFE.com Awesome letters...
Discussion
August 4, 2013, 6:51 am
Domain Name Wire
Tucows and Donuts strike deal on .media and .marketing
Donuts paid Tucows to walk away from two new top level domain bids. Donuts negotiated a deal with rival applicant Tucows for the strings .marketing and .media, which is why the latter withdrew its applications for the two domains last month. While ne...
Discussion
Tucows and Donuts strike deal on .media and .marketing
Donuts paid Tucows to walk away from two new top level domain bids. Donuts negotiated a deal with rival applicant Tucows for the strings .marketing and .media, which is why the latter withdrew its applications for the two domains last month. While ne...
Discussion
August 3, 2013, 9:23 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 3rd, 2013
I forgot once again to hit publish so the short Godaddy list is history……. I wanted to thank everyone or the person that nominated me for best blog this year. By no means am I the best blog but I am a blog, therefore I do official...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 3rd, 2013
I forgot once again to hit publish so the short Godaddy list is history……. I wanted to thank everyone or the person that nominated me for best blog this year. By no means am I the best blog but I am a blog, therefore I do official...
Discussion
August 3, 2013, 8:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
NTIA demands Verisign confirm it will process new TLD delegations
NTIA questions Verisign’s recent spate of concerns about new TLD rollout. ICANN has published a letter that Verisign sent to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) aregarding Verisign’s security and s...
Discussion
NTIA demands Verisign confirm it will process new TLD delegations
NTIA questions Verisign’s recent spate of concerns about new TLD rollout. ICANN has published a letter that Verisign sent to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) aregarding Verisign’s security and s...
Discussion
August 3, 2013, 5:36 pm
Elliot's Blog
Who Owns Domain Industry Generics?
I’ve written about descriptive keyword domain names that are owned by large companies, and there are others who have tracked these domain names as well. I thought it would be interesting to research what companies own some of the more important...
Discussion
Who Owns Domain Industry Generics?
I’ve written about descriptive keyword domain names that are owned by large companies, and there are others who have tracked these domain names as well. I thought it would be interesting to research what companies own some of the more important...
Discussion
August 3, 2013, 11:05 am
The Domains
Its Time To Name Names: We Call Out Dead Beat Buyers, Game Players, Liars
Dead Beat Buyers, I hate them. From those agreeing in an email to buy a domain for a set price then to just refuse to follow through, to those that actually set up a Escrow.com transaction to buy a domain name even agree to the transaction, but never...
Discussion
Its Time To Name Names: We Call Out Dead Beat Buyers, Game Players, Liars
Dead Beat Buyers, I hate them. From those agreeing in an email to buy a domain for a set price then to just refuse to follow through, to those that actually set up a Escrow.com transaction to buy a domain name even agree to the transaction, but never...
Discussion
August 3, 2013, 10:50 am
The Domains
Boston Globe Is Sold Including Boston.com & New gTLD .Boston For 70 Million To Owner of Red Sox
Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry is going to buy The Boston Globe. The Boston Globe also owns and operates Boston.com and is the sole applicant for the new gTLD .Boston for $70 million in cash. The seller is the Times Co. which ...
Discussion
Boston Globe Is Sold Including Boston.com & New gTLD .Boston For 70 Million To Owner of Red Sox
Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry is going to buy The Boston Globe. The Boston Globe also owns and operates Boston.com and is the sole applicant for the new gTLD .Boston for $70 million in cash. The seller is the Times Co. which ...
Discussion
August 3, 2013, 9:10 am
The Domains
2013 TRAFFIC Award Nominees Announced
In an email tonight from the organizers of the TRAFFIC conference annouunced the nominees for the 2013 TRAFFIC Awards. Congrats to all Nominees!!! “Below are YOUR nominees for the 10th Annual 2013 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Awards.” “Offi...
Discussion
2013 TRAFFIC Award Nominees Announced
In an email tonight from the organizers of the TRAFFIC conference annouunced the nominees for the 2013 TRAFFIC Awards. Congrats to all Nominees!!! “Below are YOUR nominees for the 10th Annual 2013 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Awards.” “Offi...
Discussion
August 2, 2013, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Network Solutions shuts down 3 Iranian websites
Registrants are agency of the Iranian government or Specially Designated Nationals. Web.com, parent company of domain name registrar Network Solutions, revealed today that it has shut down three Iranian websites due to the The Iran Threat Reduction a...
Discussion
Network Solutions shuts down 3 Iranian websites
Registrants are agency of the Iranian government or Specially Designated Nationals. Web.com, parent company of domain name registrar Network Solutions, revealed today that it has shut down three Iranian websites due to the The Iran Threat Reduction a...
Discussion
August 2, 2013, 5:39 pm
The Domains
92 New gTLD’s Pass IE: .Quebec; .Honda; ,Android; .Staples; .Gap; .AARP; .Porn
92 more new gTLD’s passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today. Highlighting the results today are the Geographic applications for .Quebec; and .Scot Leading .Brands applications passing today were the applications for .Android; .Honda; .S...
Discussion
92 New gTLD’s Pass IE: .Quebec; .Honda; ,Android; .Staples; .Gap; .AARP; .Porn
92 more new gTLD’s passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today. Highlighting the results today are the Geographic applications for .Quebec; and .Scot Leading .Brands applications passing today were the applications for .Android; .Honda; .S...
Discussion
August 2, 2013, 2:03 pm
