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The Domains
ICANN Pays Over $1.5 Million For Directors Travel & Compensations
ICANN released today the list of compensation and travel expense paid to or on behalf of Directors of ICANN for the fiscal year ending June 2012. “This table represents reimbursements and compensation paid directly to Board Members, payments...
Discussion
ICANN Pays Over $1.5 Million For Directors Travel & Compensations
ICANN released today the list of compensation and travel expense paid to or on behalf of Directors of ICANN for the fiscal year ending June 2012. “This table represents reimbursements and compensation paid directly to Board Members, payments...
Discussion
October 28, 2012, 1:00 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sunday Updates & Tips
Hope you’re having a nice weekend. I’m still in the midst of the move to Massachusetts, living in New Hampshire temporarily until our house is ready and we close on it. Dealing with a home sale and home purchase has made me realize just h...
Discussion
Sunday Updates & Tips
Hope you’re having a nice weekend. I’m still in the midst of the move to Massachusetts, living in New Hampshire temporarily until our house is ready and we close on it. Dealing with a home sale and home purchase has made me realize just h...
Discussion
October 28, 2012, 11:31 am
Domain Shane
A Visual Look At the HeadQuarters Of Some Popular Domain Bloggers
I thought I would have a little fun and plug in the addresses of some domain bloggers into Google map and see what came up. I used the addresses in the whois of their blog’s domain. Everyone handles their privacy a little different....
Discussion
A Visual Look At the HeadQuarters Of Some Popular Domain Bloggers
I thought I would have a little fun and plug in the addresses of some domain bloggers into Google map and see what came up. I used the addresses in the whois of their blog’s domain. Everyone handles their privacy a little different....
Discussion
October 27, 2012, 6:48 pm
Elliot's Blog
Ze: “A Few Things to Think About When You Buy a Domain”
Many people shared their domain acquisitions in the comment section of an article I posted yesterday where I shared some of my recent domain acquisitions. I think posting is a good way to give some further insight into my business and it may also be ...
Discussion
Ze: “A Few Things to Think About When You Buy a Domain”
Many people shared their domain acquisitions in the comment section of an article I posted yesterday where I shared some of my recent domain acquisitions. I think posting is a good way to give some further insight into my business and it may also be ...
Discussion
October 27, 2012, 11:45 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 27th
In a hurry today. I actually went out with the family and didn’t have too much time to run the names. Here’s what I came up with. I will be adding more in the morning so make sure to stop back by. LLT.org The dot orgs seem to be making a ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 27th
In a hurry today. I actually went out with the family and didn’t have too much time to run the names. Here’s what I came up with. I will be adding more in the morning so make sure to stop back by. LLT.org The dot orgs seem to be making a ...
Discussion
October 27, 2012, 9:19 am
The Domains
A Founders Program Buyer’s Thoughts On Why ICM Made A Huge Mistake In Putting Up Over 1K Premium Domains For Sale
On Wednesday ICM Registry the company that operates the .XXX registry put up for sale over 1,000 premium registry owned domains, with prices ranging from $330 to $220,000 and a total value of $7.7 Million. For those who don’t know my company Wo...
Discussion
A Founders Program Buyer’s Thoughts On Why ICM Made A Huge Mistake In Putting Up Over 1K Premium Domains For Sale
On Wednesday ICM Registry the company that operates the .XXX registry put up for sale over 1,000 premium registry owned domains, with prices ranging from $330 to $220,000 and a total value of $7.7 Million. For those who don’t know my company Wo...
Discussion
October 27, 2012, 8:45 am
The Domains
Registrars Come Out Against Additional Rights Protections Policy Changes For New gTLD’s
In a letter sent by the Registrar Stakeholder Group to ICANN, today, the group has come out against making any additional changes to the Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPM) for trademark holders in the new gTLD’s. The letter was sent by the Chai...
Discussion
Registrars Come Out Against Additional Rights Protections Policy Changes For New gTLD’s
In a letter sent by the Registrar Stakeholder Group to ICANN, today, the group has come out against making any additional changes to the Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPM) for trademark holders in the new gTLD’s. The letter was sent by the Chai...
Discussion
October 26, 2012, 8:55 pm
Elliot's Blog
October Great Domains Auction Results
The Great Domains auction for October ended yesterday afternoon, and the sales results are listed below. Many of the buyers have not paid yet, so these are reported sales rather than final sales. Once buyers pay, Sedo will report the sales below in i...
Discussion
October Great Domains Auction Results
The Great Domains auction for October ended yesterday afternoon, and the sales results are listed below. Many of the buyers have not paid yet, so these are reported sales rather than final sales. Once buyers pay, Sedo will report the sales below in i...
Discussion
October 26, 2012, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Commerce to Verisign: are you making too much money?
U.S. government reviewing .com agreement price hikes. Verisign has a wonderful business model. Running the .com registry has huge efficiencies of scale. As the .com base gets bigger, it throws off more cash. For years the company and its investors ha...
Discussion
Commerce to Verisign: are you making too much money?
U.S. government reviewing .com agreement price hikes. Verisign has a wonderful business model. Running the .com registry has huge efficiencies of scale. As the .com base gets bigger, it throws off more cash. For years the company and its investors ha...
Discussion
October 26, 2012, 12:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
For VeriSign, it’s 2009 all over again
Growth in .Com/.net base slows down thanks in part to search engine changes. Immediately after Verisign released its earnings yesterday that showed slowing growth, fellow blogger Michael Berkens sent me this tweet: Michael was referring to my earlier...
Discussion
For VeriSign, it’s 2009 all over again
Growth in .Com/.net base slows down thanks in part to search engine changes. Immediately after Verisign released its earnings yesterday that showed slowing growth, fellow blogger Michael Berkens sent me this tweet: Michael was referring to my earlier...
Discussion
October 26, 2012, 11:56 am
