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The Domains
Circle ID: A New Quality gTLD Can Compete with .COM
Read an interesting take on the new gTLD’s in an article entitled A New Quality gTLD Can Compete With .Com on CircleID.com “If you choose a new generic top-level domain (gTLD), will it be able to compete with .com? A recent academic paper...
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Circle ID: A New Quality gTLD Can Compete with .COM
Read an interesting take on the new gTLD’s in an article entitled A New Quality gTLD Can Compete With .Com on CircleID.com “If you choose a new generic top-level domain (gTLD), will it be able to compete with .com? A recent academic paper...
Discussion
August 20, 2011, 8:52 am
The Domains
PhonePlans.com Dial Up A $27K Sale On NameJet.com & MoneyMarketAccount.com Gets A $35K Bid
The auction for the domain name PhonePlans.com just ended on NameJet.com with a winning bid of $26,600 There were 3 bidders at $25K or over so pretty surprised it only went that high. Another domain name MoneyMarketAccount.com got as high as a $35,10...
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PhonePlans.com Dial Up A $27K Sale On NameJet.com & MoneyMarketAccount.com Gets A $35K Bid
The auction for the domain name PhonePlans.com just ended on NameJet.com with a winning bid of $26,600 There were 3 bidders at $25K or over so pretty surprised it only went that high. Another domain name MoneyMarketAccount.com got as high as a $35,10...
Discussion
August 19, 2011, 5:30 pm
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: August 19 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: August 5, 2011.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.WordPress Now Powering 14.7%…, The Current Domain Market $12B …, .Asia Plans to Release …, Domain Sponsor: No More Redirects &hellip...
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Domain Name News: August 19 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: August 5, 2011.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.WordPress Now Powering 14.7%…, The Current Domain Market $12B …, .Asia Plans to Release …, Domain Sponsor: No More Redirects &hellip...
Discussion
August 19, 2011, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Gets XXX Domain Name*
Company gets a triple xxx domain name — but I’m not talking about the top level domain. Google has gotten its hands on GoogleXXX — but not Google.xxx (yet). The company was awarded GoogleXXX.com in a World Intellectual Property Foru...
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Google Gets XXX Domain Name*
Company gets a triple xxx domain name — but I’m not talking about the top level domain. Google has gotten its hands on GoogleXXX — but not Google.xxx (yet). The company was awarded GoogleXXX.com in a World Intellectual Property Foru...
Discussion
August 19, 2011, 1:55 pm
Elliot's Blog
Standard & Poor’s Bank Ratings #FAIL
I am generally impressed when I see a mainstream company have ownership of a great descriptive domain name, especially if said domain name would be worth a lot of money to other companies, including competitors. A descriptive domain name can either h...
Discussion
Standard & Poor’s Bank Ratings #FAIL
I am generally impressed when I see a mainstream company have ownership of a great descriptive domain name, especially if said domain name would be worth a lot of money to other companies, including competitors. A descriptive domain name can either h...
Discussion
August 19, 2011, 1:44 pm
The Domains
ICANN Chairman Stephen Crocker To Be Featured Speaker At The INTA Trademark Group Meeting Next Month
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is meeting next month on September 21 & 22nd in Washington and the new Chairman of ICANN Stephen Crocker. Here are some of the topics up for discussion at this conference: At this advanced–leve...
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ICANN Chairman Stephen Crocker To Be Featured Speaker At The INTA Trademark Group Meeting Next Month
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is meeting next month on September 21 & 22nd in Washington and the new Chairman of ICANN Stephen Crocker. Here are some of the topics up for discussion at this conference: At this advanced–leve...
Discussion
August 19, 2011, 12:37 pm
Domain Shane
And This Guy Wonders Why Warner Bros. Filed a URDP Against Him
This is a post I saw today on Acorn forums Hello everyone, Yesterday I received a spectacularly blunt email from lawyers representing Warner Bros notifying me of a UDRP complaint that they’ve filed against me for my domain thehangover3.com. A d...
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And This Guy Wonders Why Warner Bros. Filed a URDP Against Him
This is a post I saw today on Acorn forums Hello everyone, Yesterday I received a spectacularly blunt email from lawyers representing Warner Bros notifying me of a UDRP complaint that they’ve filed against me for my domain thehangover3.com. A d...
Discussion
August 19, 2011, 12:18 pm
The Domains
Bnet.com: Demand Media’s Dodgy Accounting Decoded: It May Never Make a Profit
A blog post published on BNet.com, entitled “Demand Media’s Dodgy Accounting Decoded: It May Never Make a Profit”, caught my attention. Basically the author says that “Demand amortizes its editorial budget rather than expensin...
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Bnet.com: Demand Media’s Dodgy Accounting Decoded: It May Never Make a Profit
A blog post published on BNet.com, entitled “Demand Media’s Dodgy Accounting Decoded: It May Never Make a Profit”, caught my attention. Basically the author says that “Demand amortizes its editorial budget rather than expensin...
Discussion
August 19, 2011, 10:49 am
Elliot's Blog
Met Life Wins MetLifeStadium.com in Time
At the end of May, insurance giant MetLife filed a UDRP for the domain name MetLifeStadium.com, which had been registered by a person in New Jersey in 2009. The company was awarded the domain name at the end of June, and it was just announced that it...
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Met Life Wins MetLifeStadium.com in Time
At the end of May, insurance giant MetLife filed a UDRP for the domain name MetLifeStadium.com, which had been registered by a person in New Jersey in 2009. The company was awarded the domain name at the end of June, and it was just announced that it...
Discussion
August 19, 2011, 8:36 am
Domain Shane
Friday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks DumbFu#k.com
Picked up a name yesterday, plantbusiness.com. One of those names that has a lot more value to me than most. At $69 it’s a very very good value. Here’s a few more names that could provide value. Drog.com Sounds a l...
Discussion
Friday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks DumbFu#k.com
Picked up a name yesterday, plantbusiness.com. One of those names that has a lot more value to me than most. At $69 it’s a very very good value. Here’s a few more names that could provide value. Drog.com Sounds a l...
Discussion
August 19, 2011, 3:34 am
