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Melissa Dafni joins Above.com
As announced last week, Melissa Dafni joined Above.com. Melissa is a veteran in the domain industry. She has extensive experience around all three of the major components offered by the Above Investor Platform – domain monetization managem...
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Melissa Dafni joins Above.com
As announced last week, Melissa Dafni joined Above.com. Melissa is a veteran in the domain industry. She has extensive experience around all three of the major components offered by the Above Investor Platform – domain monetization managem...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 10:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy names Blake Irving CEO
Domain registrar names its new CEO. Go Daddy has named former Chief Product Officer of Yahoo! and long time Microsoft executive Blake Irving as its new CEO effective January 7, 2013. He replaces interim CEO Scott Wagner, who replaced Warren Adelman i...
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Go Daddy names Blake Irving CEO
Domain registrar names its new CEO. Go Daddy has named former Chief Product Officer of Yahoo! and long time Microsoft executive Blake Irving as its new CEO effective January 7, 2013. He replaces interim CEO Scott Wagner, who replaced Warren Adelman i...
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December 11, 2012, 10:32 am
The Domains
YU.com Gets Hit With UDRP
The two letter Domain name YU.com just got hit with a UDRP. The domain is under privacy at Moniker but goes to a Hit Farm parked page. …
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YU.com Gets Hit With UDRP
The two letter Domain name YU.com just got hit with a UDRP. The domain is under privacy at Moniker but goes to a Hit Farm parked page. …
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December 11, 2012, 10:23 am
Domain Name Wire
UDRP filed against two letter domain Yu.com
Are Yu serious? A UDRP has been filed against the owner of the two letter domain name Yu.com. The case was filed by Two Way NV/SA at World Intellectual Property Organization. It’s unclear who owns the domain. It has been protected by Moniker wh...
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UDRP filed against two letter domain Yu.com
Are Yu serious? A UDRP has been filed against the owner of the two letter domain name Yu.com. The case was filed by Two Way NV/SA at World Intellectual Property Organization. It’s unclear who owns the domain. It has been protected by Moniker wh...
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December 11, 2012, 9:48 am
Elliot's Blog
Rick Schwartz: “JointVentures.com is Open and We Are Ready for Your Listings”
Rick Schwartz sent out an email this morning to let people know that his recently launched JointVentures.com is looking for domain name submissions. Joint ventures, leasing, and other similar types of deals have become more popular in the domain busi...
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Rick Schwartz: “JointVentures.com is Open and We Are Ready for Your Listings”
Rick Schwartz sent out an email this morning to let people know that his recently launched JointVentures.com is looking for domain name submissions. Joint ventures, leasing, and other similar types of deals have become more popular in the domain busi...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 9:18 am
The Domains
Marchex Declares Dividend
Marchex (NASDAQ:MCHX) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 18th will be given a dividend of $0.04 per share on Monday, December 31st. This represents a $0.14 dividend on an annualized basi...
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Marchex Declares Dividend
Marchex (NASDAQ:MCHX) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 18th will be given a dividend of $0.04 per share on Monday, December 31st. This represents a $0.14 dividend on an annualized basi...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 8:55 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 11th
I’m an auction nut. Not because I get caught up in auctions but because I love to find great deals on things. Things that I was going to buy anyway or things that I can resell. This Digital Domain auction is going to be HOT. Tons of...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 11th
I’m an auction nut. Not because I get caught up in auctions but because I love to find great deals on things. Things that I was going to buy anyway or things that I can resell. This Digital Domain auction is going to be HOT. Tons of...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 4:23 am
Domain Shane
Is a College Degree Necessary Any More?
It’s something I’ve discussed many times with friends. In today’s environment would one be better off saving the $100,000 it cost for a good 4 year college and getting a job right out of school in your field? My answer i...
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Is a College Degree Necessary Any More?
It’s something I’ve discussed many times with friends. In today’s environment would one be better off saving the $100,000 it cost for a good 4 year college and getting a job right out of school in your field? My answer i...
Discussion
December 10, 2012, 10:57 pm
The Domains
ITU: Russia Gives Up Its Plan To Have UN Rule The Internet
According to Reuters, A Russian-led coalition has withdrawn its proposal to turn Internet governance over to the United Nations. The plan would have in part take control away from ICANN over the domain naming system and give it to the U.N. &ldqu...
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ITU: Russia Gives Up Its Plan To Have UN Rule The Internet
According to Reuters, A Russian-led coalition has withdrawn its proposal to turn Internet governance over to the United Nations. The plan would have in part take control away from ICANN over the domain naming system and give it to the U.N. &ldqu...
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December 10, 2012, 10:38 pm
The Domains
Over 20 NNN.mobi Domains Dropping Tomorrow: What Are They Worth?
Looking at the Pool.com daily list of the top back ordered dropping domain names for tomorrow December 11, 2012, I noticed an abundance of NNN.mobi domain names. 24 in all. While .Mobi hasn’t been the greatest investment for domain holder...
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Over 20 NNN.mobi Domains Dropping Tomorrow: What Are They Worth?
Looking at the Pool.com daily list of the top back ordered dropping domain names for tomorrow December 11, 2012, I noticed an abundance of NNN.mobi domain names. 24 in all. While .Mobi hasn’t been the greatest investment for domain holder...
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December 10, 2012, 4:24 pm
