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Elliot's Blog
Find Out Who a Potential Buyer Is
For obvious reasons, I think it’s important to know who a buyer is when negotiating. Many buyers use various tactics to stay anonymous (like an email alias), but I want to share some methods I use to see who is inquiring about my domain names. ...
Discussion
Find Out Who a Potential Buyer Is
For obvious reasons, I think it’s important to know who a buyer is when negotiating. Many buyers use various tactics to stay anonymous (like an email alias), but I want to share some methods I use to see who is inquiring about my domain names. ...
Discussion
December 17, 2011, 11:21 am
Domain Shane
Saturday’s Big List Of Domains at Auction and Dropping Around the Net
I have generated a computerized algorithm to shoot out the best auctions and drops for today. It’s a mathematical formula that I first wrote in Cobalt and then moved to Fortran and now tweaked it to run on the cloud. And I am lying....
Discussion
Saturday’s Big List Of Domains at Auction and Dropping Around the Net
I have generated a computerized algorithm to shoot out the best auctions and drops for today. It’s a mathematical formula that I first wrote in Cobalt and then moved to Fortran and now tweaked it to run on the cloud. And I am lying....
Discussion
December 17, 2011, 10:13 am
The Domains
BestValue.com Sells For $9K On NameJet.com; Blogging.Org For $5K + More
Several interesting auctions closed today on Namejet.com highlighted by the sale of the domain name BestValue.com for $8,913 In all there were 5 people willing to pay more than the reserve price which appeared to be around $7,200. The domain Blogging...
Discussion
BestValue.com Sells For $9K On NameJet.com; Blogging.Org For $5K + More
Several interesting auctions closed today on Namejet.com highlighted by the sale of the domain name BestValue.com for $8,913 In all there were 5 people willing to pay more than the reserve price which appeared to be around $7,200. The domain Blogging...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 3:40 pm
The Domains
2 Day Mark Up Session Ends: SOPA Done For This Year
The House Judiciary Committee Markup of SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act just ended. The House Judiciary Committee halted its contentious markup of the Sat approximately 1:30 pm this afternoon. The hearing started yesterday around 10 am with a ...
Discussion
2 Day Mark Up Session Ends: SOPA Done For This Year
The House Judiciary Committee Markup of SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act just ended. The House Judiciary Committee halted its contentious markup of the Sat approximately 1:30 pm this afternoon. The hearing started yesterday around 10 am with a ...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Done deal: KKR, Silver Lake & TCV now part owners of Go Daddy
Largest domain name registrar gets big financial backing. GoDaddy is now (partly) private-equity owned. The company finally closed on its investment from KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures today. Bob Parsons remains the single largest...
Discussion
Done deal: KKR, Silver Lake & TCV now part owners of Go Daddy
Largest domain name registrar gets big financial backing. GoDaddy is now (partly) private-equity owned. The company finally closed on its investment from KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures today. Bob Parsons remains the single largest...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 2:01 pm
Domain Shane
Here’s What Advertising Worked for Me This Year in My Brick and Mortar Marketing
It’s one of the toughest things you do when you have a retail business. Deciding where to spend your advertising dollars. You can throw tens of thousands of dollars at many different outlets all while not truly knowing which outlet ...
Discussion
Here’s What Advertising Worked for Me This Year in My Brick and Mortar Marketing
It’s one of the toughest things you do when you have a retail business. Deciding where to spend your advertising dollars. You can throw tens of thousands of dollars at many different outlets all while not truly knowing which outlet ...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 12:55 pm
Domain Shane
It’s Official: Godaddy’s Partnership with KKR is Complete, Warren Adelman New CEO
News just came out that the partnership between Godaddy and KKR is a done deal with all the employees and people owning options getting their money today. Bob Parsons had very kind words for those that stuck with the company. He stated &l...
Discussion
It’s Official: Godaddy’s Partnership with KKR is Complete, Warren Adelman New CEO
News just came out that the partnership between Godaddy and KKR is a done deal with all the employees and people owning options getting their money today. Bob Parsons had very kind words for those that stuck with the company. He stated &l...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 12:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Manwin reminds affiliates not to register its trademarks in .xxx
Manwin changes terms of service of affiliate program. Manwin isn’t going to protect its trademarks in .xxx by paying anything to ICM Registry, so it’s asking its affiliates not to register them, either. A Domain Name Wire reader sent me a...
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Manwin reminds affiliates not to register its trademarks in .xxx
Manwin changes terms of service of affiliate program. Manwin isn’t going to protect its trademarks in .xxx by paying anything to ICM Registry, so it’s asking its affiliates not to register them, either. A Domain Name Wire reader sent me a...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 11:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Tucows resumes stock buybacks, up to 12.2% of outstanding shares
Company offers to buy up to 6.5 million shares of its stock. Tucows, which owns the world’s third largest domain name registrar, announced a Dutch auction tender offer to repurchase up to 6,500,000 shares of its common stock. That’s up to...
Discussion
Tucows resumes stock buybacks, up to 12.2% of outstanding shares
Company offers to buy up to 6.5 million shares of its stock. Tucows, which owns the world’s third largest domain name registrar, announced a Dutch auction tender offer to repurchase up to 6,500,000 shares of its common stock. That’s up to...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 11:31 am
Elliot's Blog
Bad Inquiry: I Am a Domain Buyer, Not an End User
I want to share a piece of domain buying advice with you based on an inquiry I received on one of my domain names from the Voodoo.com sales form. In the field asking for an offer, the person replied (with spelling and punctuation corrected): “H...
Discussion
Bad Inquiry: I Am a Domain Buyer, Not an End User
I want to share a piece of domain buying advice with you based on an inquiry I received on one of my domain names from the Voodoo.com sales form. In the field asking for an offer, the person replied (with spelling and punctuation corrected): “H...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 11:13 am
