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Domain Shane
Friday’s Big List Of Domains at Auction and Dropping
Good morning. Not sure if anyone touched on it but Google received a patent for search with reduced emphasis on keyword domains. I disregarded the info as they applied for the the patent 8 years ago and it’s not like they couldn&rsq...
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Friday’s Big List Of Domains at Auction and Dropping
Good morning. Not sure if anyone touched on it but Google received a patent for search with reduced emphasis on keyword domains. I disregarded the info as they applied for the the patent 8 years ago and it’s not like they couldn&rsq...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 3:41 am
IDN Blog
ICANN 42 in Dakar: IDNs and Timing of New gTLDs in Play
ICANN President and CEO, Rod Beckstom, launched the ICANN 42 meeting in Dakar, Sengal, with a rousing address that included ICANN’s hope that IDNs will expand the base of users on the Internet. Beckstrom stated: “We can also bring more vo...
Discussion
ICANN 42 in Dakar: IDNs and Timing of New gTLDs in Play
ICANN President and CEO, Rod Beckstom, launched the ICANN 42 meeting in Dakar, Sengal, with a rousing address that included ICANN’s hope that IDNs will expand the base of users on the Internet. Beckstrom stated: “We can also bring more vo...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 1:16 am
Elliot's Blog
Done Deal: Web.com Completes Network Solutions Acquisition
Web.com put out a press release this evening announcing that the deal to acquire Network Solutions has been approved and finalized. The deal, valued at approximately $576 million ($405 million in cash and 18 million shares of Web.com common stock), w...
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Done Deal: Web.com Completes Network Solutions Acquisition
Web.com put out a press release this evening announcing that the deal to acquire Network Solutions has been approved and finalized. The deal, valued at approximately $576 million ($405 million in cash and 18 million shares of Web.com common stock), w...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 7:13 pm
Elliot's Blog
Tomorrow Last Day for .XXX Sunrise B Applications
The ICM Registry is currently accepting Sunrise B applications for .XXX domain names, and the final day to reserve one is tomorrow, October 28, 2011. If you want to opt out of .XXX for a trademark, tomorrow will be the last day to do it. The landrush...
Discussion
Tomorrow Last Day for .XXX Sunrise B Applications
The ICM Registry is currently accepting Sunrise B applications for .XXX domain names, and the final day to reserve one is tomorrow, October 28, 2011. If you want to opt out of .XXX for a trademark, tomorrow will be the last day to do it. The landrush...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 6:28 pm
The Domains
Verisign Reports Earnings: Revenue Up 14%; 112 Million Domain Registrations & Over $1.2 Billion In The Bank
After the market closed today Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $197 million for the third quarter of 2011, up 4% from th...
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Verisign Reports Earnings: Revenue Up 14%; 112 Million Domain Registrations & Over $1.2 Billion In The Bank
After the market closed today Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $197 million for the third quarter of 2011, up 4% from th...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 4:18 pm
Domain Shane
4.cn Brokers Sale of 55.com for $2.3 Million
DnJournal recently announced the sale of 11.com for $525,000 which was listed as the largest price reached for a numeric. Except that it wasn’t. The biggest sale ever was brokered by 4.cn back in July for the domain 55.com and it wa...
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4.cn Brokers Sale of 55.com for $2.3 Million
DnJournal recently announced the sale of 11.com for $525,000 which was listed as the largest price reached for a numeric. Except that it wasn’t. The biggest sale ever was brokered by 4.cn back in July for the domain 55.com and it wa...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo Switches to Estimated Earnings for Domain parking
Sedo to start showing estimated parking revenue; audited numbers displayed in about 48 hours. On November 1 Sedo will change its domain parking statistics to an estimated earnings system. This means they will display estimate earnings at first and th...
Discussion
Sedo Switches to Estimated Earnings for Domain parking
Sedo to start showing estimated parking revenue; audited numbers displayed in about 48 hours. On November 1 Sedo will change its domain parking statistics to an estimated earnings system. This means they will display estimate earnings at first and th...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 11:47 am
Elliot's Blog
Can You Trademark a Geographic Domain Name?
The Dolan Company, a publishing giant that owns the Minnesota Lawyer magazine, recently sent a cease and desist letter to Aaron Hall, a lawyer in Minnesota, directing him to stop using the MinnesotaLawyer.com website and domain name. Minnes...
Discussion
Can You Trademark a Geographic Domain Name?
The Dolan Company, a publishing giant that owns the Minnesota Lawyer magazine, recently sent a cease and desist letter to Aaron Hall, a lawyer in Minnesota, directing him to stop using the MinnesotaLawyer.com website and domain name. Minnes...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 11:13 am
Domain Shane
You Like Investing in Domains, How About Patents? Fruit Label Made of Organic Soap
If you’re like me you are always looking to make good investments. Domains, websites, anything. I came across this yesterday and I thought it was brilliant. Scott Amron invented the fruit label that is made of soap. Addi...
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You Like Investing in Domains, How About Patents? Fruit Label Made of Organic Soap
If you’re like me you are always looking to make good investments. Domains, websites, anything. I came across this yesterday and I thought it was brilliant. Scott Amron invented the fruit label that is made of soap. Addi...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 11:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Some Groups Simply Shouldn’t Apply for New TLDs
New TLDs aren’t for everyone. Get over it. I hear a lot of gripes about new top level domain names and the cost of applying for and running them. Frankly, $185,000 in application fees may seem ridiculous. Especially when a third of that is goin...
Discussion
Some Groups Simply Shouldn’t Apply for New TLDs
New TLDs aren’t for everyone. Get over it. I hear a lot of gripes about new top level domain names and the cost of applying for and running them. Frankly, $185,000 in application fees may seem ridiculous. Especially when a third of that is goin...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 10:09 am
