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eHow: “How to Become a Domain Broker”
…in six simple steps. eHow is owned by Demand Media, which owns the world’s second largest domain name registrar, eNom. These guys know a lot about domain names. Unfortunately you can’t say the same thing about eHow’s writers...
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eHow: “How to Become a Domain Broker”
…in six simple steps. eHow is owned by Demand Media, which owns the world’s second largest domain name registrar, eNom. These guys know a lot about domain names. Unfortunately you can’t say the same thing about eHow’s writers...
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February 18, 2013, 11:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Cargill registers Truvia lawsuit domain names
Cargill gets defensive with domain name registrations. Food giant Cargill registered dozens of domain names on Friday, many of which could be used to protect the company against a backlash over its Truvia sweetener and other company products. The dom...
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Cargill registers Truvia lawsuit domain names
Cargill gets defensive with domain name registrations. Food giant Cargill registered dozens of domain names on Friday, many of which could be used to protect the company against a backlash over its Truvia sweetener and other company products. The dom...
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February 18, 2013, 11:46 am
Domain Name Wire
The Go Daddy kiss that keeps on giving
This year’s Go Daddy commercial may have been its most effective yet. One thing Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons figured out a long time ago, before GoDaddy.com was a household name, was that the 30 seconds you buy during a Super Bowl is only part ...
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The Go Daddy kiss that keeps on giving
This year’s Go Daddy commercial may have been its most effective yet. One thing Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons figured out a long time ago, before GoDaddy.com was a household name, was that the 30 seconds you buy during a Super Bowl is only part ...
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February 18, 2013, 10:32 am
Domain Name Wire
Dear Miami Beach: save yourself some trouble and don’t buy this domain
City is apparently spending internet resources looking at a domain it shouldn’t bother with. Today’s Miami Herald reports about the domain name CityOfMiamiBeach.net. The article explains that the husband of a Miami Beach Commissioner is b...
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Dear Miami Beach: save yourself some trouble and don’t buy this domain
City is apparently spending internet resources looking at a domain it shouldn’t bother with. Today’s Miami Herald reports about the domain name CityOfMiamiBeach.net. The article explains that the husband of a Miami Beach Commissioner is b...
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February 16, 2013, 12:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
April 23 for a new TLD delegation? Will anyone be able to sell them?
ICANN CEO sets a surprising date for the first new TLD delegation. ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé has disclosed a target date of April 23 to delegate the first new top level domain. Although he admits the timeline might slip, he suggests it will be a ...
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April 23 for a new TLD delegation? Will anyone be able to sell them?
ICANN CEO sets a surprising date for the first new TLD delegation. ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé has disclosed a target date of April 23 to delegate the first new top level domain. Although he admits the timeline might slip, he suggests it will be a ...
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February 15, 2013, 9:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Registrars might have to adopt new RAA in order to sell new top level domains
In October I wrote about negotiations for a new registrar accreditation agreement (RAA). The RAA is the contract between domain name registrars and ICANN. It is periodically updated. When it’s updated, ICANN provides some sort of incentive to e...
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Registrars might have to adopt new RAA in order to sell new top level domains
In October I wrote about negotiations for a new registrar accreditation agreement (RAA). The RAA is the contract between domain name registrars and ICANN. It is periodically updated. When it’s updated, ICANN provides some sort of incentive to e...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 9:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
BuzzFeed buys BuzzFeed.co.uk
BuzzFeed gets a country code domain and other end user domain purchases. There aren’t a lot of end user domain purchases from Sedo to report this week. A lot of domains that are probably end user sales are still in escrow. But there are a coupl...
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BuzzFeed buys BuzzFeed.co.uk
BuzzFeed gets a country code domain and other end user domain purchases. There aren’t a lot of end user domain purchases from Sedo to report this week. A lot of domains that are probably end user sales are still in escrow. But there are a coupl...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 10:44 am
Domain Name Wire
New domain parking company adds a charitable twist
New domain parking company offers charity donation and no cost brokerage services. A domain industry vet has started a new parking company with a charitable twist. Jakob Knightly, formerly with NameDrive, is launching Rikimu.com next week. At a high ...
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New domain parking company adds a charitable twist
New domain parking company offers charity donation and no cost brokerage services. A domain industry vet has started a new parking company with a charitable twist. Jakob Knightly, formerly with NameDrive, is launching Rikimu.com next week. At a high ...
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February 14, 2013, 10:16 am
Domain Name Wire
Tucows: fewer big domain sales, but good numbers on lower priced domains
Tucows generates less revenue from its portfolio but sales of $2,000-$3,000 domains still strong. Tucows reported earnings yesterday, which should give domainers some insight into how large domain portfolio holders are doing. The headline number is t...
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Tucows: fewer big domain sales, but good numbers on lower priced domains
Tucows generates less revenue from its portfolio but sales of $2,000-$3,000 domains still strong. Tucows reported earnings yesterday, which should give domainers some insight into how large domain portfolio holders are doing. The headline number is t...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 9:55 am
Domain Name Wire
American and US Airways boards vote to merge, so those domains will come in handy
Company registered domains related to merger nearly a year ago. Last March I wrote about how a number of domain names related to a combined American Airlines (AMR) and U.S. Airways had been registered, signaling a possible merger. Now, nearly a year ...
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American and US Airways boards vote to merge, so those domains will come in handy
Company registered domains related to merger nearly a year ago. Last March I wrote about how a number of domain names related to a combined American Airlines (AMR) and U.S. Airways had been registered, signaling a possible merger. Now, nearly a year ...
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February 13, 2013, 10:19 pm
