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The Domains
What Could Be Worse Than ICANN? How About Total Internet Control By The European Commission
You think ICANN running the domain space is bad? How about The European Commission (EC) controlling it? Kieren McCarthy of Dot-Nxt just wrote about six, yet unpublished papers by the EC’s Information Society and Media Directorate-General which&...
Discussion
What Could Be Worse Than ICANN? How About Total Internet Control By The European Commission
You think ICANN running the domain space is bad? How about The European Commission (EC) controlling it? Kieren McCarthy of Dot-Nxt just wrote about six, yet unpublished papers by the EC’s Information Society and Media Directorate-General which&...
Discussion
August 31, 2011, 12:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Domain Name Wire Stories of August 2011
Top 5 domain name news stories for the past month. August is coming to a close and I’m thankful. Why? It’s been so damn hot here in Texas that I’m counting down the days until fall. We also had some hot news in the domain industry t...
Discussion
Top Domain Name Wire Stories of August 2011
Top 5 domain name news stories for the past month. August is coming to a close and I’m thankful. Why? It’s been so damn hot here in Texas that I’m counting down the days until fall. We also had some hot news in the domain industry t...
Discussion
August 31, 2011, 12:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Thoughtful Analysis on the Current State of the New TLD Program
New TLD program not exactly progressing at warp speed after approval. This is one of those blog posts where I essentially refer you to another blogger’s post. Kevin Murphy of DomainIncite published a story this morning titled “Should new ...
Discussion
Thoughtful Analysis on the Current State of the New TLD Program
New TLD program not exactly progressing at warp speed after approval. This is one of those blog posts where I essentially refer you to another blogger’s post. Kevin Murphy of DomainIncite published a story this morning titled “Should new ...
Discussion
August 31, 2011, 11:49 am
Domain Name News
New ICANN VP Quits Before He Starts?
In June ICANN had announced that it was bringing on board Thomas Spiller in their Brussels office as a VP for the European Region. He was supposed to start this week. Apparently he changed his mind. So far ICANN has not made an announcement as to who...
Discussion
New ICANN VP Quits Before He Starts?
In June ICANN had announced that it was bringing on board Thomas Spiller in their Brussels office as a VP for the European Region. He was supposed to start this week. Apparently he changed his mind. So far ICANN has not made an announcement as to who...
Discussion
August 31, 2011, 9:44 am
Domain Name Wire
10 End User Domain Name Sales Over the Past Week
Another week, another set of end user domain name sales. As I do weekly, here’s a look at a sample of end user sales through the Afternic platform… A client of brand management company MarkMonitor bought Stumblers.com for $6,000. Could t...
Discussion
10 End User Domain Name Sales Over the Past Week
Another week, another set of end user domain name sales. As I do weekly, here’s a look at a sample of end user sales through the Afternic platform… A client of brand management company MarkMonitor bought Stumblers.com for $6,000. Could t...
Discussion
August 31, 2011, 8:29 am
Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
This should be the last day of the drought. I felt like I do when I am trying to make one more sandwich out of the remaining peanut butter in the jar. You know, when you have to get in so deep you get it on your knuckles. And you end up g...
Discussion
Wednesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
This should be the last day of the drought. I felt like I do when I am trying to make one more sandwich out of the remaining peanut butter in the jar. You know, when you have to get in so deep you get it on your knuckles. And you end up g...
Discussion
August 31, 2011, 3:33 am
DomainSherpa
Patience Is a Virtue That Leads to Millions – with Rick Schwartz
According to some statistics, 40 million U.S. adults regularly visit pornography websites. Today's guest used the overwhelming interest in adult entertainment to launch his career as a domain investor.Listen in as Rick Schwartz, the "Domain...
Discussion
Patience Is a Virtue That Leads to Millions – with Rick Schwartz
According to some statistics, 40 million U.S. adults regularly visit pornography websites. Today's guest used the overwhelming interest in adult entertainment to launch his career as a domain investor.Listen in as Rick Schwartz, the "Domain...
Discussion
August 31, 2011, 12:00 am
The Domains
Sedo.com Posts $650K In Domain Name Sales
Sedo just reported it sales for the week and like Afternic.com reported just minutes ago, Sedo.com sold just about $650K in domain names led by NBB.com which sold for $95,000. On the non-.com from the domain Pact.de sold for around $25,000 (19,000 Eu...
Discussion
Sedo.com Posts $650K In Domain Name Sales
Sedo just reported it sales for the week and like Afternic.com reported just minutes ago, Sedo.com sold just about $650K in domain names led by NBB.com which sold for $95,000. On the non-.com from the domain Pact.de sold for around $25,000 (19,000 Eu...
Discussion
August 30, 2011, 5:36 pm
The Domains
Afternic Posts $650K In Sales Led By WorldTennis.com At $30K
Afternic.com just reported $650,000 in domain name sales for the week ending Sunday August 28th, 2011 and its a pretty impressive week right in the “dog days of summer” a traditionally slow time. The sales were led by WorldTennis.com whic...
Discussion
Afternic Posts $650K In Sales Led By WorldTennis.com At $30K
Afternic.com just reported $650,000 in domain name sales for the week ending Sunday August 28th, 2011 and its a pretty impressive week right in the “dog days of summer” a traditionally slow time. The sales were led by WorldTennis.com whic...
Discussion
August 30, 2011, 5:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
TiVo Loses Trademark Case to Guy Named TiVo
TiVo, meet TiVo. DVR company TiVo certainly has a trademark to the term “TiVo”, but it may have found its match: a band member who goes by the nickname “Tivo”. Rocker Majan Fernandez Primitivo goes by the stage name “Tiv...
Discussion
TiVo Loses Trademark Case to Guy Named TiVo
TiVo, meet TiVo. DVR company TiVo certainly has a trademark to the term “TiVo”, but it may have found its match: a band member who goes by the nickname “Tivo”. Rocker Majan Fernandez Primitivo goes by the stage name “Tiv...
Discussion
August 30, 2011, 2:49 pm
