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ICANN Public Comment Period for .com Registry Agreement with Verisign ends Tomorrow
The ICANN public comment period for the .com Registry Agreement renewal with VeriSign ends tomorrow on Thursday April 26th at 23:59 UTC. You can submit comments via to com-renewal@icann.org . In the second “reply” phase replies to the com...
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ICANN Public Comment Period for .com Registry Agreement with Verisign ends Tomorrow
The ICANN public comment period for the .com Registry Agreement renewal with VeriSign ends tomorrow on Thursday April 26th at 23:59 UTC. You can submit comments via to com-renewal@icann.org . In the second “reply” phase replies to the com...
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April 25, 2012, 2:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Charles Schwab Co., Billabong and others bought this past week
14 end user domain name sales. Here are some notable domain sales to end users over the past week. All sales took place at Afternic unless otherwise noted. Dental imaging company Northwest Radiography, Inc. bought NorthwestImaging.com for $1,495. The...
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What domains Charles Schwab Co., Billabong and others bought this past week
14 end user domain name sales. Here are some notable domain sales to end users over the past week. All sales took place at Afternic unless otherwise noted. Dental imaging company Northwest Radiography, Inc. bought NorthwestImaging.com for $1,495. The...
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April 25, 2012, 12:18 pm
Elliot's Blog
How Facebook Can Help You Learn Who Inquired About Your Domain Name
We all get emails from people who don’t use their full name or don’t provide enough information for us to identify who the buyer is. Although you may not necessarily price a domain name based on who is buying it (many people do, some don&...
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How Facebook Can Help You Learn Who Inquired About Your Domain Name
We all get emails from people who don’t use their full name or don’t provide enough information for us to identify who the buyer is. Although you may not necessarily price a domain name based on who is buying it (many people do, some don&...
Discussion
April 25, 2012, 12:17 pm
The Domains
Schwartz’s eRealEstate.com Responds To UDRP On Saveme.com; Asks For Reverse Hijacking & Blasts The Complaint
Rick Schwartz’s company eRealEstate.com, has just filed its response to the UDRP on the domain name SaveMe.com, filed by the owners of SaveMe.com.br. The full response is posted on Ricks site erealestate.com The response was written by Howard N...
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Schwartz’s eRealEstate.com Responds To UDRP On Saveme.com; Asks For Reverse Hijacking & Blasts The Complaint
Rick Schwartz’s company eRealEstate.com, has just filed its response to the UDRP on the domain name SaveMe.com, filed by the owners of SaveMe.com.br. The full response is posted on Ricks site erealestate.com The response was written by Howard N...
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April 25, 2012, 12:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Beenz.com, domain of spectacular dot.com failure, sells for $20,000
Beenz.com domain name sells for $20,000. Are we about to see a rebirth of online currency Beenz? A European company, Beenz Europe BV, has purchased the domain name Beenz.com for $20,000 and placed a “coming soon” page on the web site. The...
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Beenz.com, domain of spectacular dot.com failure, sells for $20,000
Beenz.com domain name sells for $20,000. Are we about to see a rebirth of online currency Beenz? A European company, Beenz Europe BV, has purchased the domain name Beenz.com for $20,000 and placed a “coming soon” page on the web site. The...
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April 25, 2012, 12:01 pm
The Domains
Word Press Now Powers 70 Million Sites
According to a story in AllthingsD.com today, Word Press now powers 70 million sites, up from 35 million sites a year ago. “Almost half of the biggest blogs in the world are hosted by WordPress.com” The company behind WordPress is A...
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Word Press Now Powers 70 Million Sites
According to a story in AllthingsD.com today, Word Press now powers 70 million sites, up from 35 million sites a year ago. “Almost half of the biggest blogs in the world are hosted by WordPress.com” The company behind WordPress is A...
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April 25, 2012, 11:02 am
Domain Name Wire
MegaUpload.net on auction again, DigitalArchery.com sale falls through
MegaUpload.net up for auction again, and DigitalArchery.com doesn’t have a new owner after all. Here are a couple interesting updates on Sedo domain name auctions. First, MegaUpload.net is on auction at Sedo…again. An auction for the dom...
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MegaUpload.net on auction again, DigitalArchery.com sale falls through
MegaUpload.net up for auction again, and DigitalArchery.com doesn’t have a new owner after all. Here are a couple interesting updates on Sedo domain name auctions. First, MegaUpload.net is on auction at Sedo…again. An auction for the dom...
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April 25, 2012, 10:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Neustar’s .us marketing: Cash mobs
Neustar continues .us marketing with cash mobs. Earlier this month I wrote about how .us registry Neustar was starting to market .us domains with its “Kickstart America” campaign. Neustar is continuing this effort with a couple new videos...
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Neustar’s .us marketing: Cash mobs
Neustar continues .us marketing with cash mobs. Earlier this month I wrote about how .us registry Neustar was starting to market .us domains with its “Kickstart America” campaign. Neustar is continuing this effort with a couple new videos...
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April 25, 2012, 10:22 am
Domain Name Wire
New TLD consultantant: the registrar is not your sole channel
Architelos launches new TLD marketing service. In the past, domain registries generally have looked at their customer at the registrar, e.g. GoDaddy.com. They’ve been careful not to blur the lines as the registrar owns the actual domain registr...
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New TLD consultantant: the registrar is not your sole channel
Architelos launches new TLD marketing service. In the past, domain registries generally have looked at their customer at the registrar, e.g. GoDaddy.com. They’ve been careful not to blur the lines as the registrar owns the actual domain registr...
Discussion
April 25, 2012, 10:14 am
Domain Name News
Domain Index Added to Bloomberg and Reuters Websites
Sedo announced today that Bloomberg and Reuters have added IDNX, the industry’s leading domain price index, to the financial markets covered on their respective Web sites. IDNX provides insight into the current market value of domains, domain i...
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Domain Index Added to Bloomberg and Reuters Websites
Sedo announced today that Bloomberg and Reuters have added IDNX, the industry’s leading domain price index, to the financial markets covered on their respective Web sites. IDNX provides insight into the current market value of domains, domain i...
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April 25, 2012, 9:40 am
