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Domain Name Wire
ProTrada is the Domain Buyer’s Dashboard
Tool helps domain investors win domain auctions at lower prices. Last week at TRAFFIC I had a chance to sit down with the team behind ProTrada, a (beta) system for buying domain names across multiple platforms. The idea is simple: find the best domai...
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ProTrada is the Domain Buyer’s Dashboard
Tool helps domain investors win domain auctions at lower prices. Last week at TRAFFIC I had a chance to sit down with the team behind ProTrada, a (beta) system for buying domain names across multiple platforms. The idea is simple: find the best domai...
Discussion
October 25, 2011, 10:36 am
Elliot's Blog
2012 Targeted TRAFFIC Conference Dates Announced
With the 2011 TRAFFIC conference in the rear view mirror, the dates for the 2012 TRAFFIC conference have been announced. The conference will run from Sunday October 7th – Wednesday October 10th. Cabanas will open on Friday, October 5th for netw...
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2012 Targeted TRAFFIC Conference Dates Announced
With the 2011 TRAFFIC conference in the rear view mirror, the dates for the 2012 TRAFFIC conference have been announced. The conference will run from Sunday October 7th – Wednesday October 10th. Cabanas will open on Friday, October 5th for netw...
Discussion
October 25, 2011, 9:52 am
The Domains
The Department of Commerence To Put The IANA Contract Up For Bid
The U.S. Government announced a few days its putting up the contract to run the the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) out for competitive bid starting November 4th and ending December 4th. “”The IANA functions include (1) the coo...
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The Department of Commerence To Put The IANA Contract Up For Bid
The U.S. Government announced a few days its putting up the contract to run the the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) out for competitive bid starting November 4th and ending December 4th. “”The IANA functions include (1) the coo...
Discussion
October 25, 2011, 9:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Software Company Sues Research in Motion Over Blackberry BBX Name
New Mexico company claims trademark infringement over BBX name. Software company BASIS International Ltd has filed a lawsuit against Blackberry maker Research in Motion over the company’s choice of name for its new Blackberry operating system. ...
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Software Company Sues Research in Motion Over Blackberry BBX Name
New Mexico company claims trademark infringement over BBX name. Software company BASIS International Ltd has filed a lawsuit against Blackberry maker Research in Motion over the company’s choice of name for its new Blackberry operating system. ...
Discussion
October 25, 2011, 8:59 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Big List of Auction and Dropping Domains
Chris and I took the day off yesterday to have a private party celebrating breaking new traffic records to the blog. We are flying past 30,000 uniques this month. I’m sure the other sites get a ton more traffic than this but for a s...
Discussion
Tuesday’s Big List of Auction and Dropping Domains
Chris and I took the day off yesterday to have a private party celebrating breaking new traffic records to the blog. We are flying past 30,000 uniques this month. I’m sure the other sites get a ton more traffic than this but for a s...
Discussion
October 25, 2011, 3:28 am
Domain Name Wire
.XXX Has Grossed $10 Million Already [Updated]
ICM Registry has already pocketed 8 figures from .xxx. .XXX Registry ICM Registry has already taken in $10 million for the .xxx launch…and general availability hasn’t even started. ICM Registry has received 42,000 applications for .xxx d...
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.XXX Has Grossed $10 Million Already [Updated]
ICM Registry has already pocketed 8 figures from .xxx. .XXX Registry ICM Registry has already taken in $10 million for the .xxx launch…and general availability hasn’t even started. ICM Registry has received 42,000 applications for .xxx d...
Discussion
October 24, 2011, 6:04 pm
The Domains
With 5 Days Left In Sunrise, .XXX Reports Over 42,000 Applications Taken
ICM Registry, the company behind the .XXX top-level domain (TLD), today announced it has received has received over 42,000 applications for .XXX domain names since the September 7, 2011 launch of the Sunrise Period with thousands more pouring in each...
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With 5 Days Left In Sunrise, .XXX Reports Over 42,000 Applications Taken
ICM Registry, the company behind the .XXX top-level domain (TLD), today announced it has received has received over 42,000 applications for .XXX domain names since the September 7, 2011 launch of the Sunrise Period with thousands more pouring in each...
Discussion
October 24, 2011, 5:53 pm
The Domains
National Retail Federation Asks Commerce Dept To Delay New gTLD Plan But Its PR Is Full Of Inaccuracies
Today according to a press release, The National Retail Federation (NRF) asked the Commerce Department to delay implementation of the new gTLD program “The single comment we are hearing most often from retailers is that they wish they had...
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National Retail Federation Asks Commerce Dept To Delay New gTLD Plan But Its PR Is Full Of Inaccuracies
Today according to a press release, The National Retail Federation (NRF) asked the Commerce Department to delay implementation of the new gTLD program “The single comment we are hearing most often from retailers is that they wish they had...
Discussion
October 24, 2011, 5:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
“Weird Al” Yankovic: 20-30% of Traffic is Misspelled
How do people misspell weird? Here’s an interesting tidbit from Spin Magazine’s recent interview with “Weird Al” Yankovic. Spin asked Weird Al how often people misspell his name wierd (with the i and e reversed). He responded:...
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“Weird Al” Yankovic: 20-30% of Traffic is Misspelled
How do people misspell weird? Here’s an interesting tidbit from Spin Magazine’s recent interview with “Weird Al” Yankovic. Spin asked Weird Al how often people misspell his name wierd (with the i and e reversed). He responded:...
Discussion
October 24, 2011, 4:14 pm
The Domains
CreditReports.com, Prime.com, CE.com and Floor.com Highlight Moniker.com Year End Auction (So Far)
The preliminarily catalog for the Moniker.com Year End auction is now live on SnapNames.com and there are already some interesting domain names up for sale. CreditReports.com, Prime.com, CE.com (which stands for Continuing Education among thousands o...
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CreditReports.com, Prime.com, CE.com and Floor.com Highlight Moniker.com Year End Auction (So Far)
The preliminarily catalog for the Moniker.com Year End auction is now live on SnapNames.com and there are already some interesting domain names up for sale. CreditReports.com, Prime.com, CE.com (which stands for Continuing Education among thousands o...
Discussion
October 24, 2011, 4:08 pm
