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Domain Name Wire
Fight Over .Jobs is About to Cost Domain Name Owners
Legal bills could start coming in as two sides bicker of .jobs domain name. An argument between .jobs registry Employ Media and ICANN has already cost some legal dollars, and I have a feeling it’s about to get more expensive. Although the two p...
Discussion
Fight Over .Jobs is About to Cost Domain Name Owners
Legal bills could start coming in as two sides bicker of .jobs domain name. An argument between .jobs registry Employ Media and ICANN has already cost some legal dollars, and I have a feeling it’s about to get more expensive. Although the two p...
Discussion
May 3, 2011, 11:54 am
The Domains
A Venture Capitalist Take On Finding And Buying A Domain Name
Fred Wilson a self described Venture Capitalist and principal of Union Square Ventures published a post on this blog, AVC.com the other day about “Finding and Buying A Domain Name”. It’s an interesting take from a non-do...
Discussion
A Venture Capitalist Take On Finding And Buying A Domain Name
Fred Wilson a self described Venture Capitalist and principal of Union Square Ventures published a post on this blog, AVC.com the other day about “Finding and Buying A Domain Name”. It’s an interesting take from a non-do...
Discussion
May 3, 2011, 11:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories of April 2011
Here’s a look back at the last month in domaining. These are the top five stories from last month on Domain Name Wire. 1. Domain Owners Should Not Worry About Poker Domain Seizures – most domain owners need not worry about what happened t...
Discussion
Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories of April 2011
Here’s a look back at the last month in domaining. These are the top five stories from last month on Domain Name Wire. 1. Domain Owners Should Not Worry About Poker Domain Seizures – most domain owners need not worry about what happened t...
Discussion
May 3, 2011, 9:24 am
Domain Name Wire
SedoMLS Opens to All, But Limited Registrar Partners
Distributed listings and instant transfer service now available to all domain name owners. Sedo has opened its SedoMLS program to all customers. The beta was previously only available for large customers. SedoMLS is similar to AfternicDLS, which lets...
Discussion
SedoMLS Opens to All, But Limited Registrar Partners
Distributed listings and instant transfer service now available to all domain name owners. Sedo has opened its SedoMLS program to all customers. The beta was previously only available for large customers. SedoMLS is similar to AfternicDLS, which lets...
Discussion
May 3, 2011, 8:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Osama bin Laden Domain Registrations by The Numbers
Over 100 Osama bin Laden domains registered per hour. Yesterday I wrote about how people were snapping up domain names related to Osama bin Laden and then trying to sell them on eBay. Although VeriSign’s Domain Tag Cloud showed that people were...
Discussion
Osama bin Laden Domain Registrations by The Numbers
Over 100 Osama bin Laden domains registered per hour. Yesterday I wrote about how people were snapping up domain names related to Osama bin Laden and then trying to sell them on eBay. Although VeriSign’s Domain Tag Cloud showed that people were...
Discussion
May 3, 2011, 3:55 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Daily Selection of Drop and Auction Picks
If anyone is interested I have a $1000 domain I’m offering for sale for $15,ooo. This seems to be the going rate for domains according to the frequent emails I get so I thought I would try it here. If you’d like to buy a...
Discussion
Tuesday’s Daily Selection of Drop and Auction Picks
If anyone is interested I have a $1000 domain I’m offering for sale for $15,ooo. This seems to be the going rate for domains according to the frequent emails I get so I thought I would try it here. If you’d like to buy a...
Discussion
May 3, 2011, 2:59 am
IDN Blog
Chuck Gomes of VeriSign: “Our Stance Has Not Changed Regarding IDNs”
What will happen with the aliasing of IDNs and how soon? This question loomed large for many readers of the latest April 15, 2011 Draft of the Applicant Guidebook for New gTLDs, where the treatment of existing IDNs did not receive much attention. A p...
Discussion
Chuck Gomes of VeriSign: “Our Stance Has Not Changed Regarding IDNs”
What will happen with the aliasing of IDNs and how soon? This question loomed large for many readers of the latest April 15, 2011 Draft of the Applicant Guidebook for New gTLDs, where the treatment of existing IDNs did not receive much attention. A p...
Discussion
May 3, 2011, 1:14 am
Elliot's Blog
BloomfieldHillsRealEstate.com – Giving Real Estate Agents Another Opportunity
A while back, I wrote a post discussing how I don’t believe many real estate agents really understand domain names. I’ve had very limited success selling domain names to real estate agents, and it’s also been difficult for me to sel...
Discussion
BloomfieldHillsRealEstate.com – Giving Real Estate Agents Another Opportunity
A while back, I wrote a post discussing how I don’t believe many real estate agents really understand domain names. I’ve had very limited success selling domain names to real estate agents, and it’s also been difficult for me to sel...
Discussion
May 2, 2011, 7:04 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Sells Consolidation.com for $220,000
In one of the largest publicly reported sales of 2011, Sedo domain broker Ryan Colby sold Consolidation.com for $220,000. Prior to the sale, the domain name was owned by a Georgia entity, Enterprise Solutions Holdings INC. The buyer of the domain nam...
Discussion
Sedo Sells Consolidation.com for $220,000
In one of the largest publicly reported sales of 2011, Sedo domain broker Ryan Colby sold Consolidation.com for $220,000. Prior to the sale, the domain name was owned by a Georgia entity, Enterprise Solutions Holdings INC. The buyer of the domain nam...
Discussion
May 2, 2011, 4:59 pm
The Domains
A Day After Getting The Most Wanted Man In The World, NavySeals.com Goes Up For Sale
A day after the most wanted man in the world was killed by the Navy Seals, the domain name NavySeals.com went up for sale. “NavySeals.com just went on the market for sale with Internet Venture Holdings, Inc. (IVH) (ivh.com) a domain name invest...
Discussion
A Day After Getting The Most Wanted Man In The World, NavySeals.com Goes Up For Sale
A day after the most wanted man in the world was killed by the Navy Seals, the domain name NavySeals.com went up for sale. “NavySeals.com just went on the market for sale with Internet Venture Holdings, Inc. (IVH) (ivh.com) a domain name invest...
Discussion
May 2, 2011, 4:50 pm