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Elliot's Blog
Q2 Estimated Taxes Due Tomorrow
For many US taxpayers who own small businesses, paying quarterly estimated taxes is a requirement. Here’s a friendly reminder that estimated taxes for the second quarter need to be postmarked by tomorrow, June 15th. I don’t think anyone l...
Discussion
Q2 Estimated Taxes Due Tomorrow
For many US taxpayers who own small businesses, paying quarterly estimated taxes is a requirement. Here’s a friendly reminder that estimated taxes for the second quarter need to be postmarked by tomorrow, June 15th. I don’t think anyone l...
Discussion
June 14, 2012, 10:28 am
The Domains
WallStreet.com Hit With A UDRP
I think qualifies as a “Wow” The domain name WallStreet.com has been hit with a UDRP. The complaint is Wall-Street.com, LLC. Wall-Street.com has an original creation date of April 24th 1995 WallStreet.com which has been sold a few times n...
Discussion
WallStreet.com Hit With A UDRP
I think qualifies as a “Wow” The domain name WallStreet.com has been hit with a UDRP. The complaint is Wall-Street.com, LLC. Wall-Street.com has an original creation date of April 24th 1995 WallStreet.com which has been sold a few times n...
Discussion
June 14, 2012, 9:33 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 6-14-12
Well wasn’t that fun. 1900 new tlds and 2400 articles about it. I may actually go back and read a few of them. Chatter is a good thing for the industry, even if you have to sift through the meaningful chatter. Here are a few d...
Discussion
Thursday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 6-14-12
Well wasn’t that fun. 1900 new tlds and 2400 articles about it. I may actually go back and read a few of them. Chatter is a good thing for the industry, even if you have to sift through the meaningful chatter. Here are a few d...
Discussion
June 14, 2012, 6:08 am
Domain Name News
MarkMonitor reports .brands account for over 30% of all new top-level domains
MarkMonitor.com has analyzed all 1,930 new gTLD applications that were successfully processed with ICANN. The applications came in from 60 countries for 1,408 unique strings. Of the 1,930 applications received, dotBrands accounted for 664 of them acc...
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MarkMonitor reports .brands account for over 30% of all new top-level domains
MarkMonitor.com has analyzed all 1,930 new gTLD applications that were successfully processed with ICANN. The applications came in from 60 countries for 1,408 unique strings. Of the 1,930 applications received, dotBrands accounted for 664 of them acc...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 11:24 pm
Domain Name News
Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains
The hottest domain start-up around, Donuts Inc, spent over $56 million in application fees alone with ICANN to try and secure 307 new gTLD's. Donuts (a play on Domain Nuts) has applied for more gTLD's than Google, Amazon and Frank Schilling...
Discussion
Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains
The hottest domain start-up around, Donuts Inc, spent over $56 million in application fees alone with ICANN to try and secure 307 new gTLD's. Donuts (a play on Domain Nuts) has applied for more gTLD's than Google, Amazon and Frank Schilling...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 10:27 pm
Domain Name News
Amazon in pursuit of 76 new gTLD’s; .BOOK, .CLOUD, .MAIL, .NEWS and more..
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) through it’s Luxembourg based subsidiary Amazon EU S.à r.l. is pursuing 76 new domain extensions. Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer has selected Neustar (NYSE: NSR) as the provider of back-end reg...
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Amazon in pursuit of 76 new gTLD’s; .BOOK, .CLOUD, .MAIL, .NEWS and more..
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) through it’s Luxembourg based subsidiary Amazon EU S.à r.l. is pursuing 76 new domain extensions. Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer has selected Neustar (NYSE: NSR) as the provider of back-end reg...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 10:10 pm
Domain Name News
Revelations of new gTLDs drive dotTLD.com domain purchases
On news of the applicants for new gTLDs today, speculators were still alive and well. It appears that some in the domain space saw value in registering .com domains that included the word “dot” and the TLD. It&rsquo...
Discussion
Revelations of new gTLDs drive dotTLD.com domain purchases
On news of the applicants for new gTLDs today, speculators were still alive and well. It appears that some in the domain space saw value in registering .com domains that included the word “dot” and the TLD. It&rsquo...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 6:11 pm
The Domains
Extensions In Conflict: .Law, .Lawyer, .Legal, .Attorney, .ESQ + many many More
Earlier today we listed the new gTLD strings which had 4 or more applications. Obviously those are conflicting applications but there is another type of conflicting applications; those that don’t match but cover the same subject, or field or pr...
Discussion
Extensions In Conflict: .Law, .Lawyer, .Legal, .Attorney, .ESQ + many many More
Earlier today we listed the new gTLD strings which had 4 or more applications. Obviously those are conflicting applications but there is another type of conflicting applications; those that don’t match but cover the same subject, or field or pr...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 6:03 pm
Domain Name News
Will new gTLDs drive up value of corresponding .com domains?
Some domainer owners watching the news about the new gTLD applications may have had a pleasant surprise today. Domain owners that own a .com domain that has a corresponding new TLD application may just have learned about increases in traffic and poss...
Discussion
Will new gTLDs drive up value of corresponding .com domains?
Some domainer owners watching the news about the new gTLD applications may have had a pleasant surprise today. Domain owners that own a .com domain that has a corresponding new TLD application may just have learned about increases in traffic and poss...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 5:49 pm
Domain Name News
ICANN reveals applications for 1,930 new gTLDs, here is the key data (Infographic)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) finally revealed who has applied for which generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) in what is expected to become the largest expansion in the history of the internet domain names system. Below...
Discussion
ICANN reveals applications for 1,930 new gTLDs, here is the key data (Infographic)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) finally revealed who has applied for which generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) in what is expected to become the largest expansion in the history of the internet domain names system. Below...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 5:43 pm
