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Elliot's Blog
Video: Why LeWeb Moved to .CO
I want to share a video I was sent with entrepreneur Loic Le Meur of LeWeb and Juan Diego Calle of the .CO Registry. In the video, Le Meur announces LeWeb’s switch to .CO and discusses why the change was made from the .net extension where it pr...
Discussion
Video: Why LeWeb Moved to .CO
I want to share a video I was sent with entrepreneur Loic Le Meur of LeWeb and Juan Diego Calle of the .CO Registry. In the video, Le Meur announces LeWeb’s switch to .CO and discusses why the change was made from the .net extension where it pr...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 12:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
LeWeb conference switches from .net to .co
Big European tech conference changes web site to LeWeb.co. LeWeb, a large European tech conference, has jumped on the .co bandwagon. The company just changed its web address — and its logo — to LeWeb.co. The video below features .co found...
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LeWeb conference switches from .net to .co
Big European tech conference changes web site to LeWeb.co. LeWeb, a large European tech conference, has jumped on the .co bandwagon. The company just changed its web address — and its logo — to LeWeb.co. The video below features .co found...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 12:11 pm
The Domains
Western Digital Buys WD.com
Western Digital appears to have recently bought the domain name WD.com in the past month. According to DomainTools.com the domain WD.com was purchased in The domain was previously registered to the law firm Greenberg and Lieberman, LLC. Looks like th...
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Western Digital Buys WD.com
Western Digital appears to have recently bought the domain name WD.com in the past month. According to DomainTools.com the domain WD.com was purchased in The domain was previously registered to the law firm Greenberg and Lieberman, LLC. Looks like th...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 12:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google wants to patent making online ads social
Company files two patent applications for making online ads social. Google has filed two patent applications related to social interactions with online advertisements. The applications, 20120116871 and 20120116867 (pdf), were filed in November and ju...
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Google wants to patent making online ads social
Company files two patent applications for making online ads social. Google has filed two patent applications related to social interactions with online advertisements. The applications, 20120116871 and 20120116867 (pdf), were filed in November and ju...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 11:27 am
Domain Name News
.ASIA Registry Offering FreeB’s!
Who knew you could get a free gift simply by registering a domain? Recently the DotAsia Organization (owner/sponsor of the sTLD) announced a new promotion that runs through July 31st, 2012. Every new domain registration qualifies for a gift, and the ...
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.ASIA Registry Offering FreeB’s!
Who knew you could get a free gift simply by registering a domain? Recently the DotAsia Organization (owner/sponsor of the sTLD) announced a new promotion that runs through July 31st, 2012. Every new domain registration qualifies for a gift, and the ...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 11:04 am
Domain Name Wire
ConnectedWorld.com UDRP challenged in court
Case filed in Arizona to halt transfer of domain name. A Texas man has filed a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief to halt the transfer of ConnectedWorld.com, a domain name he lost in a recent UDRP decision. In the suit (pdf), Jeffrey Smith cl...
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ConnectedWorld.com UDRP challenged in court
Case filed in Arizona to halt transfer of domain name. A Texas man has filed a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief to halt the transfer of ConnectedWorld.com, a domain name he lost in a recent UDRP decision. In the suit (pdf), Jeffrey Smith cl...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 10:37 am
Elliot's Blog
IDNX Records Monthly Decline in April
It appears that the domain market hot streak is in more of a holding pattern, at least according to Sedo’s IDNX. A report from Sedo this morning announced that the IDNX domain price index recorded a 2.1% decline in April, following growth ...
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IDNX Records Monthly Decline in April
It appears that the domain market hot streak is in more of a holding pattern, at least according to Sedo’s IDNX. A report from Sedo this morning announced that the IDNX domain price index recorded a 2.1% decline in April, following growth ...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 10:04 am
Domain Name Wire
Jewelry.co gets $24,000 bid on Sedo
.Co domain gets a big bid and other notable Sedo domain auctions. Here are some Sedo auctions worth checking out. The owner of Jewelry.co has sent the domain name to auction after receiving a $24,000 offer. The auction ends May 12. Crackon.com also h...
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Jewelry.co gets $24,000 bid on Sedo
.Co domain gets a big bid and other notable Sedo domain auctions. Here are some Sedo auctions worth checking out. The owner of Jewelry.co has sent the domain name to auction after receiving a $24,000 offer. The auction ends May 12. Crackon.com also h...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 10:00 am
The Domains
E L James Author Of The 3 Best Selling Books On iTunes Didn’t Spent The Extra $60 To Register Matching Domains
If you check out iTunes right now under best selling books you will see the top 3 best sellers are all by the author E L James. The 3 best sellers are transcending into pop culture phenomenon status. The trilogy of books are: Fifty Shades of Grey Fif...
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E L James Author Of The 3 Best Selling Books On iTunes Didn’t Spent The Extra $60 To Register Matching Domains
If you check out iTunes right now under best selling books you will see the top 3 best sellers are all by the author E L James. The 3 best sellers are transcending into pop culture phenomenon status. The trilogy of books are: Fifty Shades of Grey Fif...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 9:53 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 5-10-12
I’m testing out a new domain list parser and it looks like its going to be pretty sweet. The list today is the first result of using the new tool. Best of all it lets me snipe Godaddy (yes, Zearn.com does this also) We’ll try ...
Discussion
Thursday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 5-10-12
I’m testing out a new domain list parser and it looks like its going to be pretty sweet. The list today is the first result of using the new tool. Best of all it lets me snipe Godaddy (yes, Zearn.com does this also) We’ll try ...
Discussion
May 10, 2012, 7:24 am
