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The Domains
Watch Out For The Namjet.com Bulk Bidding Page As Its Now Filling In The Next Highest Bid Automatically
When I’m checking out Namejet.com to see what domain auctions are currently opened for bidding, I usually use the bulk bidding page. I’m not sure when it changed, but I wanted to alert everyone to the fact that the bulk bidding page has c...
Discussion
Watch Out For The Namjet.com Bulk Bidding Page As Its Now Filling In The Next Highest Bid Automatically
When I’m checking out Namejet.com to see what domain auctions are currently opened for bidding, I usually use the bulk bidding page. I’m not sure when it changed, but I wanted to alert everyone to the fact that the bulk bidding page has c...
Discussion
March 29, 2012, 2:21 pm
The Domains
Eric Borgos Makes Another Great Buy; Weights.com for $32K On Sedo
Domain Investor Eric Borgos has just acquired another really nice name at a great price. The domain Weights.com just came across the Sedo sales wire at $32,000. We have run into Eric’s purchases from time to time and this marks another qu...
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Eric Borgos Makes Another Great Buy; Weights.com for $32K On Sedo
Domain Investor Eric Borgos has just acquired another really nice name at a great price. The domain Weights.com just came across the Sedo sales wire at $32,000. We have run into Eric’s purchases from time to time and this marks another qu...
Discussion
March 29, 2012, 12:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Disney and 12 other end users bought last week
Disney buys a domain on Sedo and other end user domain buys. Disney was among 13 end user domain buyers in this week’s report. All of these sales took place at Afternic unless otherwise noted. Tech Instrumentation, Inc., which owns TechInstrume...
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What domains Disney and 12 other end users bought last week
Disney buys a domain on Sedo and other end user domain buys. Disney was among 13 end user domain buyers in this week’s report. All of these sales took place at Afternic unless otherwise noted. Tech Instrumentation, Inc., which owns TechInstrume...
Discussion
March 29, 2012, 10:36 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around Town 3-29-12
The Godaddy Auctionsare pretty weak today. There are a few decent names but not much to write home about. NameJet is a little better. And poor Snap, they’ve really been suffering lately. Heres’s what I found today. ubuddy.comI’m sur...
Discussion
Thursday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around Town 3-29-12
The Godaddy Auctionsare pretty weak today. There are a few decent names but not much to write home about. NameJet is a little better. And poor Snap, they’ve really been suffering lately. Heres’s what I found today. ubuddy.comI’m sur...
Discussion
March 29, 2012, 5:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Wow: 839 entities signed up for ICANN’s new top level domain system
Latest update shows 839 registered users for new top level domain application system. ICANN just updated the stats for the number of registered users in its online TLD Application System (TAS). As of March 25 there were a whopping 839 registered user...
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Wow: 839 entities signed up for ICANN’s new top level domain system
Latest update shows 839 registered users for new top level domain application system. ICANN just updated the stats for the number of registered users in its online TLD Application System (TAS). As of March 25 there were a whopping 839 registered user...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 10:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Transpact drops escrow fees on U.S. dollar transactions (and it’s really cheap)
Escrow company’s already low fees drop for customers transacting in U.S. dollars. I know a couple things about Transpact: a handful of readers have used it for domain name escrow and its services are ridiculously inexpensive. Today I got an ema...
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Transpact drops escrow fees on U.S. dollar transactions (and it’s really cheap)
Escrow company’s already low fees drop for customers transacting in U.S. dollars. I know a couple things about Transpact: a handful of readers have used it for domain name escrow and its services are ridiculously inexpensive. Today I got an ema...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 9:53 pm
Domain Shane
A Category Killer Domain Gives You The Familiarity/Trust Needed For Easier Sales
Who are you and why should I buy from you? A customer doesn’t say this aloud but it’s the question they’re asking the first time they enter your store or visit your website. I was having a conversation with a friend the other ...
Discussion
A Category Killer Domain Gives You The Familiarity/Trust Needed For Easier Sales
Who are you and why should I buy from you? A customer doesn’t say this aloud but it’s the question they’re asking the first time they enter your store or visit your website. I was having a conversation with a friend the other ...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 4:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Juilliard successful in take down attempt of scam web site
Juilliard.me to be transferred to performing arts school. The famous Juilliard School for performing arts in New York City has used World Intellectual Property Organization to take down a web site that it says was falsely accepting donations. The act...
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Juilliard successful in take down attempt of scam web site
Juilliard.me to be transferred to performing arts school. The famous Juilliard School for performing arts in New York City has used World Intellectual Property Organization to take down a web site that it says was falsely accepting donations. The act...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 2:17 pm
The Domains
Yahoo Drops Meme
Yahoo has just send out a notice to uses that it is closing down it Meme program in May. Meme is a micro blogging site that was launched in August 2009. Here is the notice that went out to users today: “Meme will be discontinued on May 25, 2012...
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Yahoo Drops Meme
Yahoo has just send out a notice to uses that it is closing down it Meme program in May. Meme is a micro blogging site that was launched in August 2009. Here is the notice that went out to users today: “Meme will be discontinued on May 25, 2012...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 1:05 pm
Elliot's Blog
Using a Domain Broker RFP
Not all domain brokers and brokerages were created equal. Some brokers will use a newsletter to sell a domain name, and others will personally pitch end users via email or phone. Some brokers have significant experience selling specific types of doma...
Discussion
Using a Domain Broker RFP
Not all domain brokers and brokerages were created equal. Some brokers will use a newsletter to sell a domain name, and others will personally pitch end users via email or phone. Some brokers have significant experience selling specific types of doma...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 1:03 pm
