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When it makes sense to sell a domain name you actually use
You might want more money, but there’s usually a price at which it makes sense. Domainers typically sell domain names they aren’t using. They’re parked or have a minisite, but no real business. But sometimes domain name owners are a...
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When it makes sense to sell a domain name you actually use
You might want more money, but there’s usually a price at which it makes sense. Domainers typically sell domain names they aren’t using. They’re parked or have a minisite, but no real business. But sometimes domain name owners are a...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 2:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
New API allows registrars to connect to Google Apps much more easily
Updated API now available to all domain name registrars. Google has long partnered with GoDaddy and eNom to make registering a domain and connecting it to Google Apps easy. Google is working to expand the number of registrars with this functionality ...
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New API allows registrars to connect to Google Apps much more easily
Updated API now available to all domain name registrars. Google has long partnered with GoDaddy and eNom to make registering a domain and connecting it to Google Apps easy. Google is working to expand the number of registrars with this functionality ...
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December 4, 2012, 1:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
An open letter to contractors
Get some sort of online presence. And return phone calls. I’ll be first to admit, I have no idea what the life of a contractor is like. By contractor, I mean people who build and repair stuff. Like fences, landscapes, and windows. I’m in ...
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An open letter to contractors
Get some sort of online presence. And return phone calls. I’ll be first to admit, I have no idea what the life of a contractor is like. By contractor, I mean people who build and repair stuff. Like fences, landscapes, and windows. I’m in ...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 10:37 am
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 domain name stories of November
From karaoke to Marchex, here are the top 5stories on Domain Name Wire last month. I typically send an advance version of my top 5 stories list to newsletter subscribers toward the end of the month. I always include the caveat that the results, which...
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Top 5 domain name stories of November
From karaoke to Marchex, here are the top 5stories on Domain Name Wire last month. I typically send an advance version of my top 5 stories list to newsletter subscribers toward the end of the month. I always include the caveat that the results, which...
Discussion
December 4, 2012, 10:18 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN asks court to dismiss Name.Space lawsuit over top level domains
ICANN claims Name.Space released ICANN from claims when it applied for top level domains in 2000. ICANN has (not surprisingly) filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit brought by Name.Space against ICANN for its new top level domain program. Name.Space ...
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ICANN asks court to dismiss Name.Space lawsuit over top level domains
ICANN claims Name.Space released ICANN from claims when it applied for top level domains in 2000. ICANN has (not surprisingly) filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit brought by Name.Space against ICANN for its new top level domain program. Name.Space ...
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December 4, 2012, 9:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Auctions sells 32,151 domains in November
MyModa.com and Funlife.com lead the way. Go Daddy has updated its Auctions Domain Market Report with results from last month. Last month Go Daddy auctions sold sold 32,151 domain names, which is down just slightly from the month before. Monthly domai...
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Go Daddy Auctions sells 32,151 domains in November
MyModa.com and Funlife.com lead the way. Go Daddy has updated its Auctions Domain Market Report with results from last month. Last month Go Daddy auctions sold sold 32,151 domain names, which is down just slightly from the month before. Monthly domai...
Discussion
December 3, 2012, 12:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sony sells Connect.com to entrepreneur Ryan Allis for new venture
Domain name was used for Sony’s now shuttered online music store. Sony has sold the domain name Connect.com to entrepreneur Ryan Allis for his new venture Connect. Sony used the domain name for its Connect Music Store. The entertainment company...
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Sony sells Connect.com to entrepreneur Ryan Allis for new venture
Domain name was used for Sony’s now shuttered online music store. Sony has sold the domain name Connect.com to entrepreneur Ryan Allis for his new venture Connect. Sony used the domain name for its Connect Music Store. The entertainment company...
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December 3, 2012, 10:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Marc Randazza wins UDRP against woman he sued last week
Lawyer wins UDRP over his personal names, but battle still looms over family domain names. Last week I wrote about how first amendment attorney Marc J. Randazza had filed a lawsuit against detractor Crystal Cox over a number of domain names she regis...
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Marc Randazza wins UDRP against woman he sued last week
Lawyer wins UDRP over his personal names, but battle still looms over family domain names. Last week I wrote about how first amendment attorney Marc J. Randazza had filed a lawsuit against detractor Crystal Cox over a number of domain names she regis...
Discussion
December 3, 2012, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
U.S. goverment just gave .com domain owners a $10.78 tax break
Cost of holding domain for six years decreases by as much as $10.78. Hey, don’t say the U.S. government never did anything for you. They just gave domain name owners a $10.78 price reduction over the term of the next .com contract by eliminatin...
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U.S. goverment just gave .com domain owners a $10.78 tax break
Cost of holding domain for six years decreases by as much as $10.78. Hey, don’t say the U.S. government never did anything for you. They just gave domain name owners a $10.78 price reduction over the term of the next .com contract by eliminatin...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 11:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign shares drop 15% on contract change
Verisign stock nosedives on news of new contract without price increases. Shares of Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are down 15% in early trading after the company announced that its contract to run .com had been renewed without price increases. Verisign&rsq...
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Verisign shares drop 15% on contract change
Verisign stock nosedives on news of new contract without price increases. Shares of Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are down 15% in early trading after the company announced that its contract to run .com had been renewed without price increases. Verisign&rsq...
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November 30, 2012, 9:56 am
