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Domain Name Wire
Domain meetup in Denver this Thursday
Drinks with domainers this Thursday. Mike Law, organizer of the Rocky Mountain Domain Conference and author of NameTalent, is hosting a meetup in Denver this Thursday, August 23. The event kicks off at 7 pm at the Mezze Lounge at the Chlóe, 14...
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Domain meetup in Denver this Thursday
Drinks with domainers this Thursday. Mike Law, organizer of the Rocky Mountain Domain Conference and author of NameTalent, is hosting a meetup in Denver this Thursday, August 23. The event kicks off at 7 pm at the Mezze Lounge at the Chlóe, 14...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 9:28 am
Domain Name Wire
Constituencies blast ICANN’s “closed door” Verisign .com contract renewal
Groups want explanation for lack of thick whois in contract. Three ICANN entities have signed a letter (pdf) blasting ICANN for its “closed doors” decision to renew the .com agreement with Verisign without requiring thick whois. “Th...
Discussion
Constituencies blast ICANN’s “closed door” Verisign .com contract renewal
Groups want explanation for lack of thick whois in contract. Three ICANN entities have signed a letter (pdf) blasting ICANN for its “closed doors” decision to renew the .com agreement with Verisign without requiring thick whois. “Th...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 9:21 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-21-12
Not a lot of names on the list today. I went a little deeper than normal and still not much. Maybe you can find something. I’m in a hurry so instead of a little story I’ll leave you with a little joke. There were two sisters, ...
Discussion
Tuesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 8-21-12
Not a lot of names on the list today. I went a little deeper than normal and still not much. Maybe you can find something. I’m in a hurry so instead of a little story I’ll leave you with a little joke. There were two sisters, ...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 6:35 am
The Domains
TechCocktail.com Acquires and Switches To Tech.co
According to a post on their site, TechCocktail.com which holds hundreds of events a year announced today they switched their domain name today from TechCocktail.com to Tech.Co. Actually as of today the domain name techcocktail.com now forwards to Te...
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TechCocktail.com Acquires and Switches To Tech.co
According to a post on their site, TechCocktail.com which holds hundreds of events a year announced today they switched their domain name today from TechCocktail.com to Tech.Co. Actually as of today the domain name techcocktail.com now forwards to Te...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 9:41 pm
The Domains
Melbourne IT Suggests Special Domain Protections For “High At-Risk Marks” In New gTLD’s
Melbourne IT the registrar/brand protection company published a paper that “makes the case that, despite the current protections ICANN has put in place, there is still a set of High At-Risk Marks (HARM) that remain particularly attractive to un...
Discussion
Melbourne IT Suggests Special Domain Protections For “High At-Risk Marks” In New gTLD’s
Melbourne IT the registrar/brand protection company published a paper that “makes the case that, despite the current protections ICANN has put in place, there is still a set of High At-Risk Marks (HARM) that remain particularly attractive to un...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 7:26 pm
Domain Shane
How I Make Money Domaining Part 3: Using History to Determine Value
After releasing part 4 of my “How I Make Money” series, people asked where Part 3 was. I forgot to post it. So here it is. Every domain is unique. That is the true value of a domain. There is no exact matching domain in the wo...
Discussion
How I Make Money Domaining Part 3: Using History to Determine Value
After releasing part 4 of my “How I Make Money” series, people asked where Part 3 was. I forgot to post it. So here it is. Every domain is unique. That is the true value of a domain. There is no exact matching domain in the wo...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 6:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
30 end user domain sales including Microsoft and America’s Cup
Domain Name Wire’s end user domain sales report. It’s difficult to compile the end user sales report while traveling. It requires bulk whois lookups, yet many registrars rate limit how many whois searches you can run within a time period....
Discussion
30 end user domain sales including Microsoft and America’s Cup
Domain Name Wire’s end user domain sales report. It’s difficult to compile the end user sales report while traveling. It requires bulk whois lookups, yet many registrars rate limit how many whois searches you can run within a time period....
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 3:26 pm
Elliot's Blog
Video: Citizen Hawk Business Model
Someone sent me a link to this You Tube video featuring former Citizen Hawk CEO Graham MacRobie discussing the company’s business model. The video isn’t new, but it does give a clear explanation of what Citizen Hawk does and how the ...
Discussion
Video: Citizen Hawk Business Model
Someone sent me a link to this You Tube video featuring former Citizen Hawk CEO Graham MacRobie discussing the company’s business model. The video isn’t new, but it does give a clear explanation of what Citizen Hawk does and how the ...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
SportsRantz fixes its “z” problem
Online sports fan site acquires a key domain name for its branding. Now that I’m back from vacation I’m compiling the end user sales report for the past two weeks. As I was researching the purchase of SportsRants.com for $1,415 on Afterni...
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SportsRantz fixes its “z” problem
Online sports fan site acquires a key domain name for its branding. Now that I’m back from vacation I’m compiling the end user sales report for the past two weeks. As I was researching the purchase of SportsRants.com for $1,415 on Afterni...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 12:23 pm
The Domains
Directi Looking To Raise $50 Million-$100 Million For New gTLD’s Auctions
According to a story in Vccircle.com, Directi Internet Solutions Pvt Ltd (Directi) is seeking to “secure a hefty sum between US$ 50 – 100 Million to fund its subsidiary Radix FZC“. Directi through its Radix subsidiary has already al...
Discussion
Directi Looking To Raise $50 Million-$100 Million For New gTLD’s Auctions
According to a story in Vccircle.com, Directi Internet Solutions Pvt Ltd (Directi) is seeking to “secure a hefty sum between US$ 50 – 100 Million to fund its subsidiary Radix FZC“. Directi through its Radix subsidiary has already al...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 11:11 am
