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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
Domain Shane
Comedian Louis C.K. Innovates The Way Media Is Sold Online
Louis C.K. is funny. Scratch that. Louis C.K. is f-ing hilarious. If you’ve never seen Louis C.K.’s stand-up comedy, I highly recommend it…and because of his new online experiment, he’s making it easier than ever to see him, ...
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Comedian Louis C.K. Innovates The Way Media Is Sold Online
Louis C.K. is funny. Scratch that. Louis C.K. is f-ing hilarious. If you’ve never seen Louis C.K.’s stand-up comedy, I highly recommend it…and because of his new online experiment, he’s making it easier than ever to see him, ...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 10:11 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: December 16 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: December 16, 2011.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.ICM Opens Can of Worms..., Ahead of The Bell: House..., Texas Tech Buys Up Dot-xxx..., San Diego Institutions Acquire Domain..., Paychecks, .xxx, and ...
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Domain Name News: December 16 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: December 16, 2011.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.ICM Opens Can of Worms..., Ahead of The Bell: House..., Texas Tech Buys Up Dot-xxx..., San Diego Institutions Acquire Domain..., Paychecks, .xxx, and ...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 3:05 am
Domain Shane
Friday’s Big List of Domains At Auction or Dropping Around the Net 12/16/11
4.cn is about to put some Big Boy numbers on the weekly sales list. That is , if they were listed on the sales list. 48.com is up and it’s already reached $189,000 and fufu.com is at $25,000. They aren’t at reserve yet b...
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Friday’s Big List of Domains At Auction or Dropping Around the Net 12/16/11
4.cn is about to put some Big Boy numbers on the weekly sales list. That is , if they were listed on the sales list. 48.com is up and it’s already reached $189,000 and fufu.com is at $25,000. They aren’t at reserve yet b...
Discussion
December 16, 2011, 2:49 am
Elliot's Blog
Movie Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen in The Dictator (Republic of Wadiya)
One of my favorite comedy movies of all time is Borat, starring comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. I recently learned that Cohen is starring in another movie coming out this summer, and I think the domain name choice is very interesting. The movi...
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Movie Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen in The Dictator (Republic of Wadiya)
One of my favorite comedy movies of all time is Borat, starring comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. I recently learned that Cohen is starring in another movie coming out this summer, and I think the domain name choice is very interesting. The movi...
Discussion
December 15, 2011, 10:16 pm
The Domains
Zynga Goes Public Tomorrow At $10 A Share & A $1 Billion Valuation
The gaming company Zynga is going public tomorrow morning after pricing its initial public offering top of its initially announced range of $8.50 to $10 per share. The $10 price means Zynga will have a valuation of roughly $7 billion. Zynga is the op...
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Zynga Goes Public Tomorrow At $10 A Share & A $1 Billion Valuation
The gaming company Zynga is going public tomorrow morning after pricing its initial public offering top of its initially announced range of $8.50 to $10 per share. The $10 price means Zynga will have a valuation of roughly $7 billion. Zynga is the op...
Discussion
December 15, 2011, 8:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Even CSC doesn’t enforce whois accuracy
Two months later Cocomo.com still has bogus whois information. You would think that a brand management intellectual property company would enforce whois accuracy on its customers. But apparently not. Two months ago I wrote about the sale of Cocomo.co...
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Even CSC doesn’t enforce whois accuracy
Two months later Cocomo.com still has bogus whois information. You would think that a brand management intellectual property company would enforce whois accuracy on its customers. But apparently not. Two months ago I wrote about the sale of Cocomo.co...
Discussion
December 15, 2011, 3:25 pm
