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The Domains
The Question Is Why Did Godaddy Triple Its Fees Without Sending Out A Notice To Its Customers?
So I saw the blog post of DomainNameWire.com today which refers to a post by Hybrid Domainer: “”"Go Daddy Auctions has increased its sales commission three-fold from 5% to 15%. This change was noticed by Hybrid Domainer earlier today...
Discussion
The Question Is Why Did Godaddy Triple Its Fees Without Sending Out A Notice To Its Customers?
So I saw the blog post of DomainNameWire.com today which refers to a post by Hybrid Domainer: “”"Go Daddy Auctions has increased its sales commission three-fold from 5% to 15%. This change was noticed by Hybrid Domainer earlier today...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 10:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Triples Auction Fees to 15%
Auction fees go up as domains get more exposure. Go Daddy Auctions has increased its sales commission three-fold from 5% to 15%. This change was noticed by Hybrid Domainer earlier today. The auction price increase makes sense given that auction listi...
Discussion
Go Daddy Triples Auction Fees to 15%
Auction fees go up as domains get more exposure. Go Daddy Auctions has increased its sales commission three-fold from 5% to 15%. This change was noticed by Hybrid Domainer earlier today. The auction price increase makes sense given that auction listi...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 9:09 pm
Domain Name News
3M Sues Registrars, Webhosts and DNS Hosts for Cybersquatting over Gambling Domains
3M has filed a broad lawsuit naming a larger number of registrars, webhosts and dns hosts for cybersquatting and infringing on the company’s brands. The lawsuit is also filed against some individual domain names that include the letters “...
Discussion
3M Sues Registrars, Webhosts and DNS Hosts for Cybersquatting over Gambling Domains
3M has filed a broad lawsuit naming a larger number of registrars, webhosts and dns hosts for cybersquatting and infringing on the company’s brands. The lawsuit is also filed against some individual domain names that include the letters “...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 6:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
3M Sues Whois Privacy Services and Web Hosts Over Gambling Domains
Company names major domain companies in basket of defendants for cybersquatting. 3M has filed a lawsuit against a who’s who of domain name whois privacy services, registrars, and web hosts, along with numerous John Does. The conglomerate allege...
Discussion
3M Sues Whois Privacy Services and Web Hosts Over Gambling Domains
Company names major domain companies in basket of defendants for cybersquatting. 3M has filed a lawsuit against a who’s who of domain name whois privacy services, registrars, and web hosts, along with numerous John Does. The conglomerate allege...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 6:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
DOMAINfest Changes NYC Show Format to Meetup, Nixes Las Vegas
New York show changed to a meetup and Las Vegas show canceled. Oversee.net has made some changes to its remaining DOMAINfest shows for 2011. First, the New York show planned for August will now be an evening meetup instead of a one day “Power N...
Discussion
DOMAINfest Changes NYC Show Format to Meetup, Nixes Las Vegas
New York show changed to a meetup and Las Vegas show canceled. Oversee.net has made some changes to its remaining DOMAINfest shows for 2011. First, the New York show planned for August will now be an evening meetup instead of a one day “Power N...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows Wins Another UDRP, What Was Greenberg Traurig Thinking?
Lawyer makes some really bad accusations. Tucows has won another domain name that is part of its “Personal Names Service”. Tucows acquired the domain name Primm.com when it bought Mailbank (NetIdentity) in 2006. NetIdentity registered the...
Discussion
Tucows Wins Another UDRP, What Was Greenberg Traurig Thinking?
Lawyer makes some really bad accusations. Tucows has won another domain name that is part of its “Personal Names Service”. Tucows acquired the domain name Primm.com when it bought Mailbank (NetIdentity) in 2006. NetIdentity registered the...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 2:28 pm
Elliot's Blog
Get Traffic to Your Facebook Fan Page
Yesterday, I wrote an article advising readers that they should be cautious when posting comments on websites that use the Facebook comments plugin because it revealed information about the person’s employer or college, and it links back to the...
Discussion
Get Traffic to Your Facebook Fan Page
Yesterday, I wrote an article advising readers that they should be cautious when posting comments on websites that use the Facebook comments plugin because it revealed information about the person’s employer or college, and it links back to the...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 2:06 pm
Domain Shane
10 Signs You May Have Made It In The Domain Investing Business
There are several different ways to decide if you’re going to make it in the domain investing world. The most obvious being you are making a healthy profit. But there are other things that give you hints that you may very well be on...
Discussion
10 Signs You May Have Made It In The Domain Investing Business
There are several different ways to decide if you’re going to make it in the domain investing world. The most obvious being you are making a healthy profit. But there are other things that give you hints that you may very well be on...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 12:58 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domain Boardroom Back Up
Despite being on vacation for the last few days, I knew something funky was up when I got a few emails asking about Domain Boardroom (DBR). I checked it from the hotel, and sure enough, DBR was down with an ominous looking database error. Unlike most...
Discussion
Domain Boardroom Back Up
Despite being on vacation for the last few days, I knew something funky was up when I got a few emails asking about Domain Boardroom (DBR). I checked it from the hotel, and sure enough, DBR was down with an ominous looking database error. Unlike most...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 12:27 pm
The Domains
.EU Letter To The US & The US Response Back ON .XXX
ankabooot.com published the letter that the .EU sent to the US Commerce Department objecting to the addition of .XXX to the root and the response the US sent back to the letter. Its an interesting read: Here is the letter from the .EU: Dear Ga...
Discussion
.EU Letter To The US & The US Response Back ON .XXX
ankabooot.com published the letter that the .EU sent to the US Commerce Department objecting to the addition of .XXX to the root and the response the US sent back to the letter. Its an interesting read: Here is the letter from the .EU: Dear Ga...
Discussion
June 13, 2011, 10:51 am
