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Elliot's Blog
Why CDN.net Sold for 6 Figures
I was somewhat surprised that the CDN.net domain name sold for $185,000, as reported by DN Journal. The seller was Frank Schilling’s Name Administration, and the buyer appears to be Ditlev Bredahl of a company called OnApp, according to th...
Discussion
Why CDN.net Sold for 6 Figures
I was somewhat surprised that the CDN.net domain name sold for $185,000, as reported by DN Journal. The seller was Frank Schilling’s Name Administration, and the buyer appears to be Ditlev Bredahl of a company called OnApp, according to th...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 1:48 pm
The Domains
New Study: Almost Half of Major Consumer Brands Set to Apply for a Dot Brand Top-Level Domain (gTLD)
According to a study commission by Afilias, almost Half of Major Consumer Brands Set to Apply for a dot Brand Top-Level Domains. The USA / UK survey, was conducted by Vanson Bourne, and found that 82% of major brands are aware of the opportunity to a...
Discussion
New Study: Almost Half of Major Consumer Brands Set to Apply for a Dot Brand Top-Level Domain (gTLD)
According to a study commission by Afilias, almost Half of Major Consumer Brands Set to Apply for a dot Brand Top-Level Domains. The USA / UK survey, was conducted by Vanson Bourne, and found that 82% of major brands are aware of the opportunity to a...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 12:24 pm
Elliot's Blog
Thanks to Afternic for Helping with an Acquisition
I want to give a big thank you to Afternic for helping me complete a private acquisition this past week. With the help of Neil Kavanaugh, Aaron Visaggio and Becca Clifford, I was able to purchase CallCenters.com (for an undisclosed sum). When I worke...
Discussion
Thanks to Afternic for Helping with an Acquisition
I want to give a big thank you to Afternic for helping me complete a private acquisition this past week. With the help of Neil Kavanaugh, Aaron Visaggio and Becca Clifford, I was able to purchase CallCenters.com (for an undisclosed sum). When I worke...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 11:02 am
The Domains
SalesForce Acquires Another Great Domain and Launches Site.com Today
According to several stories out today SalesForce.com has just its l;aunched another site on a great domain. The domain name is Site.com, is described as a product that which offers marketers and businesses a simple, cloud-based content managem...
Discussion
SalesForce Acquires Another Great Domain and Launches Site.com Today
According to several stories out today SalesForce.com has just its l;aunched another site on a great domain. The domain name is Site.com, is described as a product that which offers marketers and businesses a simple, cloud-based content managem...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 10:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Did Salesforce.com acquire Work.com domain name?
A bunch of signs point to “yes”. Last week I spotted a change in the whois record for work.com that makes me think Work.com has sold and changed hands. Now there may be a clue about the buyer. On March 9, I discovered that the whois for W...
Discussion
Did Salesforce.com acquire Work.com domain name?
A bunch of signs point to “yes”. Last week I spotted a change in the whois record for work.com that makes me think Work.com has sold and changed hands. Now there may be a clue about the buyer. On March 9, I discovered that the whois for W...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 10:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Twitter snaps up Posterous domain names on day of acquisition announcement
Company registers two domain names for acquisition but it probably won’t use them. Twitter announced the acquisition of Posterous on Monday, and just to be safe it registered a couple related domain names: TwitterPosterous.com and PosterousTwit...
Discussion
Twitter snaps up Posterous domain names on day of acquisition announcement
Company registers two domain names for acquisition but it probably won’t use them. Twitter announced the acquisition of Posterous on Monday, and just to be safe it registered a couple related domain names: TwitterPosterous.com and PosterousTwit...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 9:43 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Big List of Domains At Auction, Dropping, or For Sale 3-15-12
In Vegas for the next few days recovering from that cold I keep talking about. I think the old saying was feed in Las Vegas for a cold, starve in New York for the flu…..or maybe I have it backwards. Speaking of starving, you shouldn’t be...
Discussion
Thursday’s Big List of Domains At Auction, Dropping, or For Sale 3-15-12
In Vegas for the next few days recovering from that cold I keep talking about. I think the old saying was feed in Las Vegas for a cold, starve in New York for the flu…..or maybe I have it backwards. Speaking of starving, you shouldn’t be...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 5:20 am
Domain Name Wire
Google to start showing more content and send less traffic to publishers
More data and answers to be displayed directly on Google.com. If you do certain searches on Google related to air travel, currency and measurement conversions, definitions, and the weather, Google will show you the result on top of the search results...
Discussion
Google to start showing more content and send less traffic to publishers
More data and answers to be displayed directly on Google.com. If you do certain searches on Google related to air travel, currency and measurement conversions, definitions, and the weather, Google will show you the result on top of the search results...
Discussion
March 14, 2012, 10:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Matt Cutts: No, new TLDs will not automatically get a boost over .com in search results
Straight from the horse’s mouth: don’t expect an SEO benefit from your new TLD. Yesterday Adrian Kinderis, CEO of new TLD registry services provider ARI Registry Services, published a piece saying that new top level domains will automatic...
Discussion
Matt Cutts: No, new TLDs will not automatically get a boost over .com in search results
Straight from the horse’s mouth: don’t expect an SEO benefit from your new TLD. Yesterday Adrian Kinderis, CEO of new TLD registry services provider ARI Registry Services, published a piece saying that new top level domains will automatic...
Discussion
March 14, 2012, 6:31 pm
Domain Shane
Cloudservers.com Closes at $32,010 and CloudApp $24,000
The cloud domains took center stage over at GoDaddy Auctions and hit some pretty good prices. Take a look at some of the solid final results CloudServers.com $32,010 CloudApp.com $24,000 129 bids CloudDevice.com $655 43 bids CloudD...
Discussion
Cloudservers.com Closes at $32,010 and CloudApp $24,000
The cloud domains took center stage over at GoDaddy Auctions and hit some pretty good prices. Take a look at some of the solid final results CloudServers.com $32,010 CloudApp.com $24,000 129 bids CloudDevice.com $655 43 bids CloudD...
Discussion
March 14, 2012, 5:16 pm
