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Domain Name Wire
DNW Interview: Go Daddy applies for .godaddy and two other TLDs
Warren Adelman discloses new TLD applications and discusses the challenges of offering more domain choices to customers. Go Daddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, has applied for three top level domains, CEO Warren Adelman told Domai...
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DNW Interview: Go Daddy applies for .godaddy and two other TLDs
Warren Adelman discloses new TLD applications and discusses the challenges of offering more domain choices to customers. Go Daddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, has applied for three top level domains, CEO Warren Adelman told Domai...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 6:34 pm
Domain Name News
Meet the Meet.me $450,000 domain buyer
The domain name MEET.ME was the highest profiled and most expensive dot me (.ME) domain ever sold. It was announced in early November of last year that the jointly owned domain by Rick Schwartz, Mike Berkens and Ammar Kubba was sold for a whopping $4...
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Meet the Meet.me $450,000 domain buyer
The domain name MEET.ME was the highest profiled and most expensive dot me (.ME) domain ever sold. It was announced in early November of last year that the jointly owned domain by Rick Schwartz, Mike Berkens and Ammar Kubba was sold for a whopping $4...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 5:18 pm
The Domains
Tucows Has Record Quarter For Domain Name Sales & For Sales Of $10K or More
I just read through the earning call transcript that Tucows held yesterday after the released their earnings and found a few interesting facts and figures. On the call Tucows CEO Elliot Noss said that : Q1 was a record quarter for individual domain s...
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Tucows Has Record Quarter For Domain Name Sales & For Sales Of $10K or More
I just read through the earning call transcript that Tucows held yesterday after the released their earnings and found a few interesting facts and figures. On the call Tucows CEO Elliot Noss said that : Q1 was a record quarter for individual domain s...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 3:40 pm
Elliot's Blog
Vanity TLDs in Google
I thought it would be interesting to see how many websites Google has indexed for a variety of “vanity” tlds. Although some of the tlds I searched include ccTLDs, I figure much of the usage is by people who are not using them for geotarge...
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Vanity TLDs in Google
I thought it would be interesting to see how many websites Google has indexed for a variety of “vanity” tlds. Although some of the tlds I searched include ccTLDs, I figure much of the usage is by people who are not using them for geotarge...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 3:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
“If you don’t sell me your domain for $2,000, I’ll file a UDRP”
Guy who makes UDRP threat found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. “If you don’t sell me your domain for $2,000, I’ll file a UDRP against the domain name.” That’s effectively what a United Kingdom man threatened ag...
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“If you don’t sell me your domain for $2,000, I’ll file a UDRP”
Guy who makes UDRP threat found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. “If you don’t sell me your domain for $2,000, I’ll file a UDRP against the domain name.” That’s effectively what a United Kingdom man threatened ag...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 1:41 pm
The Domains
Zygna Sues Over “Ville”
It appears Zygna believes it owns the exclusive right to any game ending in the term: “Ville” According to Gameranx.com, Zygna filed a federal law suit last Friday against Kobojo the maker of the game, PyramidVille. Zynga says in th...
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Zygna Sues Over “Ville”
It appears Zygna believes it owns the exclusive right to any game ending in the term: “Ville” According to Gameranx.com, Zygna filed a federal law suit last Friday against Kobojo the maker of the game, PyramidVille. Zynga says in th...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 11:47 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN refunds idea was a dumb move
Offering an additional $5,000 refund just draws more attention to ICANN’s top level domain system failure. ICANN’s offer to refund 100% of applicant fees if new gTLD applicants pull their applications was a dumb move. First, this offer is...
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ICANN refunds idea was a dumb move
Offering an additional $5,000 refund just draws more attention to ICANN’s top level domain system failure. ICANN’s offer to refund 100% of applicant fees if new gTLD applicants pull their applications was a dumb move. First, this offer is...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 11:35 am
Domain Name Wire
12 interesting end user domain sales from the past week
These domain names will be put to goo use. DNW’s weekly end user sale report is back. Most notable on this week’s list are purchases by a publicly traded REIT as well as Ziff Davis. All sales took place at Afternic except RoyalKey.com at ...
Discussion
12 interesting end user domain sales from the past week
These domain names will be put to goo use. DNW’s weekly end user sale report is back. Most notable on this week’s list are purchases by a publicly traded REIT as well as Ziff Davis. All sales took place at Afternic except RoyalKey.com at ...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 11:16 am
Elliot's Blog
Close a Deal By Suggesting Financing Options
I was negotiating a domain sale with an end user buyer a couple of weeks ago, and when it came time to discuss payment, he mentioned a potential hardship in paying the full amount at one time. I didn’t want to lose this sale, so I mentioned tha...
Discussion
Close a Deal By Suggesting Financing Options
I was negotiating a domain sale with an end user buyer a couple of weeks ago, and when it came time to discuss payment, he mentioned a potential hardship in paying the full amount at one time. I didn’t want to lose this sale, so I mentioned tha...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 11:01 am
The Domains
eLeader.EU WINS The UDRP On eLeader.com: “The Fact The Trademark Registration Was Granted After The Domain Name Was Registered Does Not Prevent
Yesterday we wrote about a UDRP being filed by the owner eLeader.eu against eLeader.com. However the case was actually decided yesterday by the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) who awarded the domain name to the owner of eLeader.eu which is a company ou...
Discussion
eLeader.EU WINS The UDRP On eLeader.com: “The Fact The Trademark Registration Was Granted After The Domain Name Was Registered Does Not Prevent
Yesterday we wrote about a UDRP being filed by the owner eLeader.eu against eLeader.com. However the case was actually decided yesterday by the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) who awarded the domain name to the owner of eLeader.eu which is a company ou...
Discussion
May 9, 2012, 10:25 am
