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Elliot's Blog
NameCheap Almost at 3 Million Registrations: Give Aways on the Way
To celebrate its impending achievement of 3,000,000 domain names under its management, NameCheap has made a couple of special offers to its customers. Since the company is just a bit short of the final 10,000 domain countdown, I want to share what th...
Discussion
NameCheap Almost at 3 Million Registrations: Give Aways on the Way
To celebrate its impending achievement of 3,000,000 domain names under its management, NameCheap has made a couple of special offers to its customers. Since the company is just a bit short of the final 10,000 domain countdown, I want to share what th...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 2:32 pm
Elliot's Blog
Delete Old NameJet Backorders
I frequently place backorders on domain names that already have backorders on NameJet. I do this on names I am mildly interested in owning, knowing that I will have the option to participate in the auction after doing more research on the domain name...
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Delete Old NameJet Backorders
I frequently place backorders on domain names that already have backorders on NameJet. I do this on names I am mildly interested in owning, knowing that I will have the option to participate in the auction after doing more research on the domain name...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 1:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s how much each TLD generates for ICANN
A look at registry fees and transaction fees. ICANN’s contracts with registry operators for existing top level domains represent a hodgepodge of one off arrangements. In its recently released draft budget, ICANN included a table showing how it ...
Discussion
Here’s how much each TLD generates for ICANN
A look at registry fees and transaction fees. ICANN’s contracts with registry operators for existing top level domains represent a hodgepodge of one off arrangements. In its recently released draft budget, ICANN included a table showing how it ...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 12:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mastercard loses another Priceless case
Mastercard is devaluing its “Priceless” mark. Last Friday I wrote about how Mastercard lost UDRP cases for pricelessistanbul.com and pricelessamsterdam.com. It just lost another case (pdf), this one involving pricelesslondon.com, priceles...
Discussion
Mastercard loses another Priceless case
Mastercard is devaluing its “Priceless” mark. Last Friday I wrote about how Mastercard lost UDRP cases for pricelessistanbul.com and pricelessamsterdam.com. It just lost another case (pdf), this one involving pricelesslondon.com, priceles...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 12:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
How ICANN will spend $12 million more of your money next year
…and that doesn’t include new TLD costs. ICANN’s latest proposed budget segments out the core ICANN functions and the new top level domain program. But even its core functions budget are slated to grow by nearly $12 million next fi...
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How ICANN will spend $12 million more of your money next year
…and that doesn’t include new TLD costs. ICANN’s latest proposed budget segments out the core ICANN functions and the new top level domain program. But even its core functions budget are slated to grow by nearly $12 million next fi...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 10:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Why is ICANN still only budgeting for 500 new TLD applications?
Main ICANN budget still assumes 500 applications. In January ICANN released its framework for the FY 2013 budget (which begins in July). Its framework for new TLD revenue was based on 500 applications for new top level domains. ICANN just published i...
Discussion
Why is ICANN still only budgeting for 500 new TLD applications?
Main ICANN budget still assumes 500 applications. In January ICANN released its framework for the FY 2013 budget (which begins in July). Its framework for new TLD revenue was based on 500 applications for new top level domains. ICANN just published i...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 10:22 am
The Domains
PurityNames.com “The World’s First Family-Friendly Domain Registrar Opens for Business”
A new ICANN registrar PurityNames.com ts promoting itself in an unusual way as the “The World’s First and Only Family-Friendly Domain Registrar” According to a press release out today: “Up until now, if you were in the ...
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PurityNames.com “The World’s First Family-Friendly Domain Registrar Opens for Business”
A new ICANN registrar PurityNames.com ts promoting itself in an unusual way as the “The World’s First and Only Family-Friendly Domain Registrar” According to a press release out today: “Up until now, if you were in the ...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 10:17 am
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Great Domains April Auction Results
Sedo’s Great Domains auction from April concluded last week, and the auction closed with over $175,000 in sales. The high sale was Drill.com, which ended at $40,500. Apps.net was the second highest sale at 24,100 EUR. Yali.com rounded out the t...
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Sedo Great Domains April Auction Results
Sedo’s Great Domains auction from April concluded last week, and the auction closed with over $175,000 in sales. The high sale was Drill.com, which ended at $40,500. Apps.net was the second highest sale at 24,100 EUR. Yali.com rounded out the t...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 10:05 am
Domain Name Wire
Union pays for VeriGreedy.com and 14 other end user domain sales
15 end user domain purchases in the past week. Communication Workers of America bought the clever domain VeriGreedy.com last week to take a jab at Verizon. It looks like the domain owner wasn’t very greedy, too. Here are details on that sale an...
Discussion
Union pays for VeriGreedy.com and 14 other end user domain sales
15 end user domain purchases in the past week. Communication Workers of America bought the clever domain VeriGreedy.com last week to take a jab at Verizon. It looks like the domain owner wasn’t very greedy, too. Here are details on that sale an...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 9:57 am
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1M In Domains Led By CYTS.com For $15,200
Afternic sold $1,023,605 of domain names according to its weekly report. The reportable sales were led by CYTS.com which sold for $15,200 Here are all the reportable sales: .com Sales cyts.com $15,200 untouched.com $11,...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $1M In Domains Led By CYTS.com For $15,200
Afternic sold $1,023,605 of domain names according to its weekly report. The reportable sales were led by CYTS.com which sold for $15,200 Here are all the reportable sales: .com Sales cyts.com $15,200 untouched.com $11,...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 9:51 am
