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Domain Name Wire
Sedo Hires Researcher Behind IDNX
Pricing researcher to work for domain name marketplace. After working with researcher Thies Lindenthal to create domain pricing index IDNX, Sedo has decided to bring him on as its Product Manager for Domain Pricing. In a press release, Lindenthal sai...
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Sedo Hires Researcher Behind IDNX
Pricing researcher to work for domain name marketplace. After working with researcher Thies Lindenthal to create domain pricing index IDNX, Sedo has decided to bring him on as its Product Manager for Domain Pricing. In a press release, Lindenthal sai...
Discussion
August 22, 2011, 11:35 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN’s Peter Dengate Thrush Problem
Conflict of interest, whether real or imagined, looks bad for ICANN as it faces fresh criticism over its new TLD plans. ICANN has a problem. As criticism mounts against its approval of the new top level domain name program, some groups are pointing f...
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ICANN’s Peter Dengate Thrush Problem
Conflict of interest, whether real or imagined, looks bad for ICANN as it faces fresh criticism over its new TLD plans. ICANN has a problem. As criticism mounts against its approval of the new top level domain name program, some groups are pointing f...
Discussion
August 22, 2011, 11:03 am
Domain Name Wire
Most Businesses Can Skip .XXX Sunrise
Risks of .xxx cybersquatting are minimal. Yesterday I met with a group of entrepreneur friends and I explained the upcoming .xxx Sunrise B to them. Sunrise B allows non-adult trademark holders to pay a one time fee to block their trademark from ever ...
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Most Businesses Can Skip .XXX Sunrise
Risks of .xxx cybersquatting are minimal. Yesterday I met with a group of entrepreneur friends and I explained the upcoming .xxx Sunrise B to them. Sunrise B allows non-adult trademark holders to pay a one time fee to block their trademark from ever ...
Discussion
August 22, 2011, 10:12 am
Elliot's Blog
Could Demand Media Share Buyback Program Help With Employee Retention?
One of the best methods a private company can use to hire and retain good companies is to offer stock incentives. When the company later goes public, the employees are typically rewarded for their efforts. This gives people incentive to work for the ...
Discussion
Could Demand Media Share Buyback Program Help With Employee Retention?
One of the best methods a private company can use to hire and retain good companies is to offer stock incentives. When the company later goes public, the employees are typically rewarded for their efforts. This gives people incentive to work for the ...
Discussion
August 22, 2011, 9:30 am
Elliot's Blog
Lots of “Active” .CO Names on NameJet
I was a bit surprised to see a whole bunch of great keyword domain names for sale in NameJet’s “100 Most Active Pre-Release Backorders” email list this morning. After rubbing my eyes a bit, I noticed that most are .CO domain names f...
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Lots of “Active” .CO Names on NameJet
I was a bit surprised to see a whole bunch of great keyword domain names for sale in NameJet’s “100 Most Active Pre-Release Backorders” email list this morning. After rubbing my eyes a bit, I noticed that most are .CO domain names f...
Discussion
August 22, 2011, 8:42 am
Domain Shane
Monday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
The Dot Cos are dropping. The dot cos are dropping. You will find more dot co domains on my list in the next few weeks than any time in history. I think the risk reward may be pretty good on a few of these drops so over the next few...
Discussion
Monday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
The Dot Cos are dropping. The dot cos are dropping. You will find more dot co domains on my list in the next few weeks than any time in history. I think the risk reward may be pretty good on a few of these drops so over the next few...
Discussion
August 22, 2011, 4:12 am
DomainSherpa
P&G Is Wasting Half a Million Dollars a Year on Toothpaste.com
Even with the inherent superiority of a domain name like toothpaste.com, its value is undermined if the company that owns it does not develop a useful website on that domain, a website that can reach the top rankings of search engines.Such is the cas...
Discussion
P&G Is Wasting Half a Million Dollars a Year on Toothpaste.com
Even with the inherent superiority of a domain name like toothpaste.com, its value is undermined if the company that owns it does not develop a useful website on that domain, a website that can reach the top rankings of search engines.Such is the cas...
Discussion
August 22, 2011, 12:00 am
IDN Blog
Google Goes All-In for IDNs
A critical tool in developing site traffic is Google Adwords. In short, it is a great way to place targeted ads for cheap. The problem has always been that Adwords was not fully IDN compatible. Instead of being able to post an IDN that you are advert...
Discussion
Google Goes All-In for IDNs
A critical tool in developing site traffic is Google Adwords. In short, it is a great way to place targeted ads for cheap. The problem has always been that Adwords was not fully IDN compatible. Instead of being able to post an IDN that you are advert...
Discussion
August 21, 2011, 9:29 pm
Elliot's Blog
$100 Fantasy Football League
I am a big New England Patriots NFL football fan. A couple of years ago, I was in a fantasy football league and found that all of the games were more exciting when there was something on the line. I am participating in a fantasy football league ...
Discussion
$100 Fantasy Football League
I am a big New England Patriots NFL football fan. A couple of years ago, I was in a fantasy football league and found that all of the games were more exciting when there was something on the line. I am participating in a fantasy football league ...
Discussion
August 21, 2011, 8:49 pm
The Domains
Quick Poll: Will You Protect Your Site or Brand From .XXX?
There have been hundreds of stories in the past few weeks talking about whether brands should protect their domain in the .XXX TLD. Basically there are two protections possibly available to TM Holders and Site owners, a blocking feature that will mak...
Discussion
Quick Poll: Will You Protect Your Site or Brand From .XXX?
There have been hundreds of stories in the past few weeks talking about whether brands should protect their domain in the .XXX TLD. Basically there are two protections possibly available to TM Holders and Site owners, a blocking feature that will mak...
Discussion
August 21, 2011, 1:18 pm
