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The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $550K in Domain Names Led By Strapless.com at $16K
Afternic.com just sent out it reportable sales for the week ending November 4th. In all about $550,000 in domain sold Here is the list of reportable sales: .com Sales strapless.com $16,000.00 starbright.com $10,000.00 prochallenge....
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Afternic.com Sells $550K in Domain Names Led By Strapless.com at $16K
Afternic.com just sent out it reportable sales for the week ending November 4th. In all about $550,000 in domain sold Here is the list of reportable sales: .com Sales strapless.com $16,000.00 starbright.com $10,000.00 prochallenge....
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 12:17 pm
The Domains
Quick Poll: How Many Land Rush Apps Will .XXX Get
The Land Rush for .XXX opened yesterday allowing you to order your .XXX domain at a premium price before General Availability begins in December. So the question is how many Land Rush Apps will be submitted for a .XXX domain name? The Sunrise period ...
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Quick Poll: How Many Land Rush Apps Will .XXX Get
The Land Rush for .XXX opened yesterday allowing you to order your .XXX domain at a premium price before General Availability begins in December. So the question is how many Land Rush Apps will be submitted for a .XXX domain name? The Sunrise period ...
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 11:40 am
Elliot's Blog
5 With… Donald Williams, Jr.
If you’re a participant on a domain forum like DN Forum or Domain Boardroom, it’s very likely you’ve heard of or interacted with Donald Williams, Jr, better known as Biggie on DBR or Biggedon on DNF. Don started investing in domain ...
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5 With… Donald Williams, Jr.
If you’re a participant on a domain forum like DN Forum or Domain Boardroom, it’s very likely you’ve heard of or interacted with Donald Williams, Jr, better known as Biggie on DBR or Biggedon on DNF. Don started investing in domain ...
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 11:14 am
Domain Name News
Internet REIT Selects Afternic as Exclusive Broker for Premium Domains
WALTHAM, Mass.– (November 9, 2011) –Afternic, announced today that it has been selected as the exclusive broker for over 1,000 premium names owned by Internet REIT, Inc., a media company that owns and manages high-quality domain names.&nb...
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Internet REIT Selects Afternic as Exclusive Broker for Premium Domains
WALTHAM, Mass.– (November 9, 2011) –Afternic, announced today that it has been selected as the exclusive broker for over 1,000 premium names owned by Internet REIT, Inc., a media company that owns and manages high-quality domain names.&nb...
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 11:10 am
Domain Name Wire
.Me and .TV Court Bloggers
.Me and .TV pitch their brands to bloggers and social media experts. Two commercialized ccTLDs tried to court bloggers at the BlogWorld Expo in Los Angeles November 3-5. .Me and .TV, country code domain names for Montenegro and Tuvalu respectively, e...
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.Me and .TV Court Bloggers
.Me and .TV pitch their brands to bloggers and social media experts. Two commercialized ccTLDs tried to court bloggers at the BlogWorld Expo in Los Angeles November 3-5. .Me and .TV, country code domain names for Montenegro and Tuvalu respectively, e...
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 10:45 am
Domain Shane
Your Twitter Handle Could Be Worth Big Bucks Or More
Yes there are many stories like this out there but here is another one. A Canadian student named Kirk Morrison, with the right Twitter handle (‘KirkMorrison’), recently traded his handle for the trip of a lifetime. Another man named Kirk ...
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Your Twitter Handle Could Be Worth Big Bucks Or More
Yes there are many stories like this out there but here is another one. A Canadian student named Kirk Morrison, with the right Twitter handle (‘KirkMorrison’), recently traded his handle for the trip of a lifetime. Another man named Kirk ...
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 10:07 am
Domain Name Wire
Governments Shouldn’t Let Domains Expire
Bad things happen to former government owned domain names. I just finished reading a story form The Ottawa Citizen about how Canada’s 100th anniversary of flight web site expired and (at least briefly) showed ads for escorts. For the Canadian g...
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Governments Shouldn’t Let Domains Expire
Bad things happen to former government owned domain names. I just finished reading a story form The Ottawa Citizen about how Canada’s 100th anniversary of flight web site expired and (at least briefly) showed ads for escorts. For the Canadian g...
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 9:19 am
Elliot's Blog
IREIT Selects Afternic for Domain Name Brokerage Services
I wrote an article over a year ago entitled “Dear IREIT, Is Anybody Home? Does Anyone Work There Any More?” and it still receives traffic and the occasional comment. While Internet REIT still owns some solid domain names, apparently, it t...
Discussion
IREIT Selects Afternic for Domain Name Brokerage Services
I wrote an article over a year ago entitled “Dear IREIT, Is Anybody Home? Does Anyone Work There Any More?” and it still receives traffic and the occasional comment. While Internet REIT still owns some solid domain names, apparently, it t...
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 9:17 am
The Domains
PayPal Charity or Micro-giving Program Coming? They Register PayPalCharitable.com & PayPalGiving.com Yesterday
MarkMonitor.com registered a few domain name yesterday that indicate a paypal charitable product is in the works. The registrar, TM protection firm registered several domain names yesterday including paypalcharitable.com and paypalgiving.com. Here ar...
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PayPal Charity or Micro-giving Program Coming? They Register PayPalCharitable.com & PayPalGiving.com Yesterday
MarkMonitor.com registered a few domain name yesterday that indicate a paypal charitable product is in the works. The registrar, TM protection firm registered several domain names yesterday including paypalcharitable.com and paypalgiving.com. Here ar...
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 7:34 am
