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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
Domain Name Wire
Oversee.net Blasts Monte Cahn’s Amended Lawsuit
Oversee.net continues to say lawsuit with Monte Cahn is merely about contract claims. Oversee.net has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) numerous claims in Monte Cahn’s second amended lawsuit. The motion to dismiss starts out with this telling lin...
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Oversee.net Blasts Monte Cahn’s Amended Lawsuit
Oversee.net continues to say lawsuit with Monte Cahn is merely about contract claims. Oversee.net has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) numerous claims in Monte Cahn’s second amended lawsuit. The motion to dismiss starts out with this telling lin...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 10:19 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Registrar HiChina May Go Public in U.S.
Parent company considers spinning off registrar it bought two years ago. Alibaba’s domain name registrar HiChina may be spun off into a public offering in the United States according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. Alibaba paid $...
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Domain Registrar HiChina May Go Public in U.S.
Parent company considers spinning off registrar it bought two years ago. Alibaba’s domain name registrar HiChina may be spun off into a public offering in the United States according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. Alibaba paid $...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 9:59 am
The Domains
UnitedDomains.com Tops 400,000 In New gTLD Pre-Reservations
UnitedDomains.com which just has been taking pre-reservations for new gTLD domain names back in March of this year, just crossed the 400,000 mark. Currently there are 406,000+ new gTLD domain name pre-reservations at United. They are taking pre-reser...
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UnitedDomains.com Tops 400,000 In New gTLD Pre-Reservations
UnitedDomains.com which just has been taking pre-reservations for new gTLD domain names back in March of this year, just crossed the 400,000 mark. Currently there are 406,000+ new gTLD domain name pre-reservations at United. They are taking pre-reser...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 9:47 am
Elliot's Blog
Alibaba to Spin Off Domain Registrar for IPO, Valuing Company at $500 Million
Alibaba is a Chinese Internet holding company with a number of popular websites and companies. Included amongst these companies is a popular Chinese domain registrar and hosting company, HiChina. Business Insider is reporting today that Ali...
Discussion
Alibaba to Spin Off Domain Registrar for IPO, Valuing Company at $500 Million
Alibaba is a Chinese Internet holding company with a number of popular websites and companies. Included amongst these companies is a popular Chinese domain registrar and hosting company, HiChina. Business Insider is reporting today that Ali...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 9:04 am
Domain Shane
Test of the Registrars: Trademark Domains
I seemed to ruffle quite a few feathers Friday and over the weekend with my post about domain squatters registering names that clearly violated the Facebook trademark. What ruffled so many of these feathers was the fact that I posted the WHOis inform...
Discussion
Test of the Registrars: Trademark Domains
I seemed to ruffle quite a few feathers Friday and over the weekend with my post about domain squatters registering names that clearly violated the Facebook trademark. What ruffled so many of these feathers was the fact that I posted the WHOis inform...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 9:03 am
Domain Shane
Monday’s Daily Domain Picks From the Auctions and Drops
Pretty slow weekend domain investing wise. Finally got 3 hours to finally watch two of DomainSherpa’s videos. He does a great job. I have to admit I liked him the first time he came out with the videos but he was going under the name of Morgan ...
Discussion
Monday’s Daily Domain Picks From the Auctions and Drops
Pretty slow weekend domain investing wise. Finally got 3 hours to finally watch two of DomainSherpa’s videos. He does a great job. I have to admit I liked him the first time he came out with the videos but he was going under the name of Morgan ...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 9:00 am
The Domains
Power.com Hits The TRAFFIC Auction
A few months ago we wrote about the domain name Power.com which was placed up for a private auction with a minimum bid of $2.5 Million and which carried a cost of $2,500 just to register and bid for it. Apparently people were not over thrilled with h...
Discussion
Power.com Hits The TRAFFIC Auction
A few months ago we wrote about the domain name Power.com which was placed up for a private auction with a minimum bid of $2.5 Million and which carried a cost of $2,500 just to register and bid for it. Apparently people were not over thrilled with h...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 3:38 am
DomainSherpa
Generic Domain Names in Ads Perform Better Than Non-generic Domain Names
In a search engine pay-per-click advertising campaign, achieving more clicks may simply be a matter of employing a generic domain name.Two studies show that the use of a generic domain name in search engine ads resulted in higher click-through rates ...
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Generic Domain Names in Ads Perform Better Than Non-generic Domain Names
In a search engine pay-per-click advertising campaign, achieving more clicks may simply be a matter of employing a generic domain name.Two studies show that the use of a generic domain name in search engine ads resulted in higher click-through rates ...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 12:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Roche Loses Control of 454.com, Fights to Get It Back
Pharma company loses key domain name. Roche subsidiary 454 Life Sciences has lost control of its 454.com domain name and is asking a UDRP panel to help it get it back. The history on 454.com is intriguing. Piecing it together with the help of DomainT...
Discussion
Roche Loses Control of 454.com, Fights to Get It Back
Pharma company loses key domain name. Roche subsidiary 454 Life Sciences has lost control of its 454.com domain name and is asking a UDRP panel to help it get it back. The history on 454.com is intriguing. Piecing it together with the help of DomainT...
Discussion
September 25, 2011, 9:25 pm
