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You might find irony in what Sedo’s founder is doing now
Schumacher went from the business of delivering ads to blocking them. It’s been a few years since Tim Schumacher, co-founder of Sedo, left the company. You might be surprised to learn that, after creating one of the world’s largest domain...
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You might find irony in what Sedo’s founder is doing now
Schumacher went from the business of delivering ads to blocking them. It’s been a few years since Tim Schumacher, co-founder of Sedo, left the company. You might be surprised to learn that, after creating one of the world’s largest domain...
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January 17, 2014, 2:40 am
Domain Name Wire
Bruce Marler listened to his customers. Then he changed his geodomain business model.
People weren’t very interested in buying local ads anymore. But they were interested in something else. I remember to go-go days of geo domain names. There was an annual geo domain conference where owners of geographic domain names – e.g....
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Bruce Marler listened to his customers. Then he changed his geodomain business model.
People weren’t very interested in buying local ads anymore. But they were interested in something else. I remember to go-go days of geo domain names. There was an annual geo domain conference where owners of geographic domain names – e.g....
Discussion
January 16, 2014, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
After a successful 1st day, NamesCon gets ready to kick off 2nd and final day
Second day of NamesCon is about to start. The first full day of NamesCon in Las Vegas yesterday was a big success. Sure, like any brand new conference, there were a couple hitches here and there. But overall the crowd was big, the content was great, ...
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After a successful 1st day, NamesCon gets ready to kick off 2nd and final day
Second day of NamesCon is about to start. The first full day of NamesCon in Las Vegas yesterday was a big success. Sure, like any brand new conference, there were a couple hitches here and there. But overall the crowd was big, the content was great, ...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 5:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon keynote: Frank Schilling’s comments on new TLDs
Here are my notes from Frank Schilling’s keynote at NamesCon this evening. In a couple spots I changed the order of his comments because he discussed the same issue at two or more spots in his talk (mostly in response to Q&A). The introduct...
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NamesCon keynote: Frank Schilling’s comments on new TLDs
Here are my notes from Frank Schilling’s keynote at NamesCon this evening. In a couple spots I changed the order of his comments because he discussed the same issue at two or more spots in his talk (mostly in response to Q&A). The introduct...
Discussion
January 15, 2014, 1:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Details on .uno, .luxury, .xyz, .rest, .ski, and more new TLDs
This is a live blog from the “Meet the New TLDs” panel today at NamesCon in Las Vegas. Participants included: Shaul Jolles CEO, DotLatin .uno Aaron Grego CEO, Punto 2012 .rest, .bar, .cafe Rob Rozicki VP & Co-Founder, Starting Dot .sk...
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Details on .uno, .luxury, .xyz, .rest, .ski, and more new TLDs
This is a live blog from the “Meet the New TLDs” panel today at NamesCon in Las Vegas. Participants included: Shaul Jolles CEO, DotLatin .uno Aaron Grego CEO, Punto 2012 .rest, .bar, .cafe Rob Rozicki VP & Co-Founder, Starting Dot .sk...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 8:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Burberry and 14 other users bought
Fashion company Burberry among companies recently buying domain names. These are end user sales from Sedo that occurred December 30 to January 5. You can view more end user sales lists here. ThisIsBrit.co.uk $1,150 – British fashion company Bur...
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What domain names Burberry and 14 other users bought
Fashion company Burberry among companies recently buying domain names. These are end user sales from Sedo that occurred December 30 to January 5. You can view more end user sales lists here. ThisIsBrit.co.uk $1,150 – British fashion company Bur...
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January 14, 2014, 6:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
LogicBoxes releases Registry Wallet for registrars
Service aims to make it easier for registrars to manage prepaid balances with registries. Logic Boxes has released a new service called Registry Wallet to help domain name registrars maintain adequate balances with domain name registries. If you&rsqu...
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LogicBoxes releases Registry Wallet for registrars
Service aims to make it easier for registrars to manage prepaid balances with registries. Logic Boxes has released a new service called Registry Wallet to help domain name registrars maintain adequate balances with domain name registries. If you&rsqu...
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January 14, 2014, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
First full day of NamesCon kicks off shortly
Around 600 attendees for inaugural NamesCon conference. The first full day of the NamesCon conference in Las Vegas kicks off at 9:55 local time this morning. After a short orientation, Jennifer Wolfe will deliver a keynote. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Go...
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First full day of NamesCon kicks off shortly
Around 600 attendees for inaugural NamesCon conference. The first full day of the NamesCon conference in Las Vegas kicks off at 9:55 local time this morning. After a short orientation, Jennifer Wolfe will deliver a keynote. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Go...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 4:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why releasing news during a conference week can be a bad idea
Believe it or not, making big announcements during an industry conference may not be good timing. I, like Michael Berkens, expect some domain industry news to be announced this week to coincide with the NamesCon conference. That said, announcing news...
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Why releasing news during a conference week can be a bad idea
Believe it or not, making big announcements during an industry conference may not be good timing. I, like Michael Berkens, expect some domain industry news to be announced this week to coincide with the NamesCon conference. That said, announcing news...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
RPG Life Sciences Ltd guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Company filed dispute against domain name clearly being used for another legitimate purpose. Pharmaceuticals and biotech business RPG Life Sciences Ltd. of Mumbai has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a domain name dispute. World ...
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RPG Life Sciences Ltd guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Company filed dispute against domain name clearly being used for another legitimate purpose. Pharmaceuticals and biotech business RPG Life Sciences Ltd. of Mumbai has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a domain name dispute. World ...
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January 13, 2014, 5:09 pm
