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ICM Registry Acts in Response to Reports of Cyber-Squatting
According to ICM Registry, the official registry of the new .xxx top-level domain TLD, announced that as part of its investigation of reported cybersquatting by a handful of individuals, it has suspended registrations that appear to involve unm...
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ICM Registry Acts in Response to Reports of Cyber-Squatting
According to ICM Registry, the official registry of the new .xxx top-level domain TLD, announced that as part of its investigation of reported cybersquatting by a handful of individuals, it has suspended registrations that appear to involve unm...
Discussion
December 13, 2011, 5:36 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $1.53MM In Domains Led By Makassar.com At $40K
Sedo.com just announced it’s weekly sales data for the week ending December 12th. In all $1.53MM of domains were sold. The top seller was Makassar.com at $40,000 USD which we had previously reported. Other domains topping the list of public sal...
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Sedo.com Sells $1.53MM In Domains Led By Makassar.com At $40K
Sedo.com just announced it’s weekly sales data for the week ending December 12th. In all $1.53MM of domains were sold. The top seller was Makassar.com at $40,000 USD which we had previously reported. Other domains topping the list of public sal...
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December 13, 2011, 4:54 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $1.5 Million In Domain Names
Sedo.com Just released its sales for the week. In all they sold 899 domain names totaling $1.53 Million dollars. The two top selling domains as we mentioned the other day, were Makassar.com and HeartofLove.com On the domain name front Dj.Fm led the w...
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Sedo.com Sells $1.5 Million In Domain Names
Sedo.com Just released its sales for the week. In all they sold 899 domain names totaling $1.53 Million dollars. The two top selling domains as we mentioned the other day, were Makassar.com and HeartofLove.com On the domain name front Dj.Fm led the w...
Discussion
December 13, 2011, 4:48 pm
The Domains
Microsoft’s New Study Showing That Domain Names Matter
Microsoft has just released a paper (.pdf) on the value of good domains calling it “Domain Bias” which looks like one of the best papers ever written on the subject of domains that prove out the value of a good domain. This paper may beco...
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Microsoft’s New Study Showing That Domain Names Matter
Microsoft has just released a paper (.pdf) on the value of good domains calling it “Domain Bias” which looks like one of the best papers ever written on the subject of domains that prove out the value of a good domain. This paper may beco...
Discussion
December 13, 2011, 2:33 pm
The Domains
New Study Says PPC Ads Generate Up To 26% More In Offline Sales
According to a story on MediaPost.com today, paid search and display ads also drive activity into brick-and-mortar stores, but the online ad campaigns are not getting credit for the offline sales. The article cites a study from RevTrax, which found t...
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New Study Says PPC Ads Generate Up To 26% More In Offline Sales
According to a story on MediaPost.com today, paid search and display ads also drive activity into brick-and-mortar stores, but the online ad campaigns are not getting credit for the offline sales. The article cites a study from RevTrax, which found t...
Discussion
December 13, 2011, 11:58 am
The Domains
Head Of House Committee Changes SOPA To Only Apply To Sites Operating Outside Of The US
According to Variety.com, (I do think its the 1st time we cited this source) the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith (R-Texas) is going to propose changes to the Stop Online Piracy Act, (SOPA) to make it applicable to only to ...
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Head Of House Committee Changes SOPA To Only Apply To Sites Operating Outside Of The US
According to Variety.com, (I do think its the 1st time we cited this source) the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith (R-Texas) is going to propose changes to the Stop Online Piracy Act, (SOPA) to make it applicable to only to ...
Discussion
December 12, 2011, 11:59 pm
The Domains
Morality in Media Wants Congress To Make It A Crime To Register A .XXX Domain Matching Any Domain In Any Extension
Morality in Media (MIM) has called for Congress to make it a crime for anyone to register a name on the .xxx site that is registered on another domain without the consent of the owner of the other domain name. In a statement, MIM President Patrick Tr...
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Morality in Media Wants Congress To Make It A Crime To Register A .XXX Domain Matching Any Domain In Any Extension
Morality in Media (MIM) has called for Congress to make it a crime for anyone to register a name on the .xxx site that is registered on another domain without the consent of the owner of the other domain name. In a statement, MIM President Patrick Tr...
Discussion
December 12, 2011, 4:37 pm
The Domains
The Washington Post Says After 6 Years ICANN Is Still Moving Too Fast On New gTLD’s
In an editorial published by The Washington Post entitled “What’s The .Rush”, the Post says that ICANN is moving too fast on the new gTLD program despite acknowledged that the program has been under consideration for 6 years. The Po...
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The Washington Post Says After 6 Years ICANN Is Still Moving Too Fast On New gTLD’s
In an editorial published by The Washington Post entitled “What’s The .Rush”, the Post says that ICANN is moving too fast on the new gTLD program despite acknowledged that the program has been under consideration for 6 years. The Po...
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December 12, 2011, 12:09 pm
The Domains
Sedo Sells Makassar.com For $40K & HeartOfLove.com For 30,000 Euro’s
A couple of sales hitting the Sedo.com wire this morning. Makassar.com sold for $40,000 Makassar is Geo domain. According to wikipedia, Makassar, is “the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island&r...
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Sedo Sells Makassar.com For $40K & HeartOfLove.com For 30,000 Euro’s
A couple of sales hitting the Sedo.com wire this morning. Makassar.com sold for $40,000 Makassar is Geo domain. According to wikipedia, Makassar, is “the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island&r...
Discussion
December 12, 2011, 10:25 am
The Domains
Businessweek’s Advice On Domain Names REALLY Sucks
In an article published by Businessweek.com today on domain names, they gave pretty some bad advice to business owners on a domain name strategies and there importance. The article quotes several sources including a Michael Weiss, partner at Imagisti...
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Businessweek’s Advice On Domain Names REALLY Sucks
In an article published by Businessweek.com today on domain names, they gave pretty some bad advice to business owners on a domain name strategies and there importance. The article quotes several sources including a Michael Weiss, partner at Imagisti...
Discussion
December 11, 2011, 7:56 pm
