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Elliot's Blog
Video: Lana Del Rey on Letterman
By this point, I would bet you’ve heard of Lana Del Rey. Lana has a new album called Born to Die, and here’s the video of her singing her hit song Video Games last night on the Late Show with David Letterman. I know it’s not domain ...
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Video: Lana Del Rey on Letterman
By this point, I would bet you’ve heard of Lana Del Rey. Lana has a new album called Born to Die, and here’s the video of her singing her hit song Video Games last night on the Late Show with David Letterman. I know it’s not domain ...
Discussion
February 3, 2012, 8:41 am
The Domains
Domainfest Global Domain Name Auction Nets $717,000
The live domain name auction from Domainfest Global just ended resulting in $717,450 in sales. QR.com led the way selling for $325,000. Empire.com sold for $135,000 and another two letter .com QE.com sold for $85,00 Marriages.com sold before the auct...
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Domainfest Global Domain Name Auction Nets $717,000
The live domain name auction from Domainfest Global just ended resulting in $717,450 in sales. QR.com led the way selling for $325,000. Empire.com sold for $135,000 and another two letter .com QE.com sold for $85,00 Marriages.com sold before the auct...
Discussion
February 2, 2012, 9:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Occupy.com domain name sells
Domain has new owner but identity is unknown. Occupy.com, which was pitched for sale to the Occupy Movement last year, has sold. It’s not clear who purchased the domain name since its whois record is protected by whois. But the buyer definitely...
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Occupy.com domain name sells
Domain has new owner but identity is unknown. Occupy.com, which was pitched for sale to the Occupy Movement last year, has sold. It’s not clear who purchased the domain name since its whois record is protected by whois. But the buyer definitely...
Discussion
February 2, 2012, 8:01 pm
Domain Name News
LIVE : DomainFest Global 2012 Auction Results
We are remotely live blogging the auction results of the DomainFest 2012 SnapNames Moniker Auction. One domain name has sold before the auction began, Marriages.com for $36,000 Explanation of the Auction Stati: SOLD: Domain was sold to hig...
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LIVE : DomainFest Global 2012 Auction Results
We are remotely live blogging the auction results of the DomainFest 2012 SnapNames Moniker Auction. One domain name has sold before the auction began, Marriages.com for $36,000 Explanation of the Auction Stati: SOLD: Domain was sold to hig...
Discussion
February 2, 2012, 7:02 pm
Domain Shane
Feds Seize 307 Sports Related Domain Names Just Before Super Bowl Weekend
Wired is reporting that Feds have seized 307 sports related domain names just days before … FULL ARTICLE »
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Feds Seize 307 Sports Related Domain Names Just Before Super Bowl Weekend
Wired is reporting that Feds have seized 307 sports related domain names just days before … FULL ARTICLE »
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February 2, 2012, 4:27 pm
The Domains
Hawaii Proposes Bill To Force State To Apply For New gTLD’s; 1 Of Which Isn’t Even Allowed
A bill just proposed in the Hawaii state legislature seeks to require the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to make application for the new gTLD’s of .hawaii, .hi, and .aloha. One of the TLD the legislature ...
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Hawaii Proposes Bill To Force State To Apply For New gTLD’s; 1 Of Which Isn’t Even Allowed
A bill just proposed in the Hawaii state legislature seeks to require the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to make application for the new gTLD’s of .hawaii, .hi, and .aloha. One of the TLD the legislature ...
Discussion
February 2, 2012, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Twitter was named and bought Twitter.com for $7,500
Biz Stone discusses the naming of his company. Today at DOMAINfest in Santa Monica, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone talked about how they named the company and bought the domain for $7,500. Stone and his co-founders wanted a name that showed “urge...
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How Twitter was named and bought Twitter.com for $7,500
Biz Stone discusses the naming of his company. Today at DOMAINfest in Santa Monica, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone talked about how they named the company and bought the domain for $7,500. Stone and his co-founders wanted a name that showed “urge...
Discussion
February 2, 2012, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows launches Ting mobile phone service
Tucows branches out, enters mobile phone business. Tucows, which owns one of the world’s largest domain registrars, officially launched mobile phone service Ting today. In a press release, Tucows CEO Elliot Noss said: “What people are for...
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Tucows launches Ting mobile phone service
Tucows branches out, enters mobile phone business. Tucows, which owns one of the world’s largest domain registrars, officially launched mobile phone service Ting today. In a press release, Tucows CEO Elliot Noss said: “What people are for...
Discussion
February 2, 2012, 2:28 pm
The Domains
Beckstrom Tells USA TODAY On New gTLD’s: “We’re improving Internet Domain Space”
In an OpEd piece published by USA Today, the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom says of the new gTLD program that “It will create space on the Internet that is more secure than what exists today.” “Applicants will undergo criminal backgroun...
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Beckstrom Tells USA TODAY On New gTLD’s: “We’re improving Internet Domain Space”
In an OpEd piece published by USA Today, the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom says of the new gTLD program that “It will create space on the Internet that is more secure than what exists today.” “Applicants will undergo criminal backgroun...
Discussion
February 2, 2012, 1:01 pm
Elliot's Blog
After the Sale, Are You More or Less Likely to Use Moniker?
I’m sure you’ve already read the news that Moniker and Snapnames were acquired by KeyDrive in a private transaction. I am very surprised that neither Oversee.net nor Key Drive sent an email to Moniker / Snapnames clients, and I ...
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After the Sale, Are You More or Less Likely to Use Moniker?
I’m sure you’ve already read the news that Moniker and Snapnames were acquired by KeyDrive in a private transaction. I am very surprised that neither Oversee.net nor Key Drive sent an email to Moniker / Snapnames clients, and I ...
Discussion
February 2, 2012, 12:19 pm
