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Domain Shane
Are QR Codes Going To Have an Effect on the Value of Domains?
Forget t.co, QR codes have become the world’s preferred url shortener. You would have to be blind to not notice the surge in QR codes in use in today’s advertising. From “for sale” signs on homes to products on the shelves, th...
Discussion
Are QR Codes Going To Have an Effect on the Value of Domains?
Forget t.co, QR codes have become the world’s preferred url shortener. You would have to be blind to not notice the surge in QR codes in use in today’s advertising. From “for sale” signs on homes to products on the shelves, th...
Discussion
September 27, 2011, 7:00 am
The Domains
TheDomains.com On CNN
About 10 days ago we wrote a post about the domain name TeaParty.com which was owned by a band up in Canada, which went public saying they would consider selling the domain for an amount in the 7 figures. The story was picked up by CNN yesterday and ...
Discussion
TheDomains.com On CNN
About 10 days ago we wrote a post about the domain name TeaParty.com which was owned by a band up in Canada, which went public saying they would consider selling the domain for an amount in the 7 figures. The story was picked up by CNN yesterday and ...
Discussion
September 27, 2011, 5:45 am
The Domains
How Will ICANN Batch The New gTLD Applications? They Don’t Know, Yet
Kurt Pritz of ICANN, spoke today at the NewDomains.org conference when the question was asked; how will ICANN batch or process applications for the new gTLD’s? ICANN previously stated that if more than 500 application were received they would p...
Discussion
How Will ICANN Batch The New gTLD Applications? They Don’t Know, Yet
Kurt Pritz of ICANN, spoke today at the NewDomains.org conference when the question was asked; how will ICANN batch or process applications for the new gTLD’s? ICANN previously stated that if more than 500 application were received they would p...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 8:49 pm
Elliot's Blog
Tip to See How Your Site Ranks in Google
For those of you who develop websites, you know that the Google ranking can be a key to success. Being in the top three results for your target keywords is critical to the success (and monetization) of your website. Although I generally use Aaro...
Discussion
Tip to See How Your Site Ranks in Google
For those of you who develop websites, you know that the Google ranking can be a key to success. Being in the top three results for your target keywords is critical to the success (and monetization) of your website. Although I generally use Aaro...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo Introduces CNAME Parking
Parking company touts benefits over DNS. Domain parkers have only a few days left before the end of URL forwarding for Google parking. For most people that means switching to DNS parking. But there’s another option at some parking companies, in...
Discussion
Sedo Introduces CNAME Parking
Parking company touts benefits over DNS. Domain parkers have only a few days left before the end of URL forwarding for Google parking. For most people that means switching to DNS parking. But there’s another option at some parking companies, in...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Group Wants to Commercialize .NA But Is Getting Ahead of Itself
Premature press release discusses re-launch of .na. Could the African country of Namibia be the next to capitalize on a commercialized TLD, a la .tv or .co? A consortium within the country would like to, but it may be getting ahead of itself. I recei...
Discussion
Group Wants to Commercialize .NA But Is Getting Ahead of Itself
Premature press release discusses re-launch of .na. Could the African country of Namibia be the next to capitalize on a commercialized TLD, a la .tv or .co? A consortium within the country would like to, but it may be getting ahead of itself. I recei...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 1:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Hit 50 Million Domain Milestone Over Weekend
Big milestone for world’s largest domain name registrar. Last week I said Go Daddy was going to hit 50 million domains sometime this week. Turns out the world’s insatiable appetite for domain names made it happen a bit faster than predict...
Discussion
Go Daddy Hit 50 Million Domain Milestone Over Weekend
Big milestone for world’s largest domain name registrar. Last week I said Go Daddy was going to hit 50 million domains sometime this week. Turns out the world’s insatiable appetite for domain names made it happen a bit faster than predict...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 1:14 pm
Domain Shane
5 Letter Dot Coms Continue to Rise In Price
I could go on for days about how many trends I missed and blew huge opportunities to make big money. By the time I completely “got” generics and which domains to buy they had gotten expensive. I knew CVCV dot coms were going to have...
Discussion
5 Letter Dot Coms Continue to Rise In Price
I could go on for days about how many trends I missed and blew huge opportunities to make big money. By the time I completely “got” generics and which domains to buy they had gotten expensive. I knew CVCV dot coms were going to have...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 12:57 pm
Elliot's Blog
Brooklyn Nets Owns Its Domain Name
NBA acquired BrooklynNets.com sometime around March of 2011 It was revealed this morning that the NBA team now known as the New Jersey Nets will retain its team name when it moves to Brooklyn, New York next year. Importantly, the basketball team was ...
Discussion
Brooklyn Nets Owns Its Domain Name
NBA acquired BrooklynNets.com sometime around March of 2011 It was revealed this morning that the NBA team now known as the New Jersey Nets will retain its team name when it moves to Brooklyn, New York next year. Importantly, the basketball team was ...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 11:46 am
Domain Name Wire
Exit Strategy for Domainers: How to Sell Your Portfolio Hurry
How to sell your portfolio in a hurry. A reader emailed me the other day asking if I’ve ever written about exit strategies for domainers. I don’t think I have, but it’s a good idea. So here it goes. The problem with exiting the doma...
Discussion
Exit Strategy for Domainers: How to Sell Your Portfolio Hurry
How to sell your portfolio in a hurry. A reader emailed me the other day asking if I’ve ever written about exit strategies for domainers. I don’t think I have, but it’s a good idea. So here it goes. The problem with exiting the doma...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 11:02 am
