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The Domains
National A1 Shuts Down Sextoys.com & ToySales.com
According to xBiz.com, National A-1 Internet has discontinued the operations of its adult novelty retail website SexToys.com and affiliate program ToySales.com. This comes off of the announcement a week ago that National A-1 forfeited the domai...
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National A1 Shuts Down Sextoys.com & ToySales.com
According to xBiz.com, National A-1 Internet has discontinued the operations of its adult novelty retail website SexToys.com and affiliate program ToySales.com. This comes off of the announcement a week ago that National A-1 forfeited the domai...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 4:06 pm
Elliot's Blog
Ammar Kubba Growing ‘Stache for Movember, Raising Funds for Prostate Cancer Awareness
I’d be surprised if you haven’t heard of “Movember” yet. According to Movember.com, “During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and aro...
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Ammar Kubba Growing ‘Stache for Movember, Raising Funds for Prostate Cancer Awareness
I’d be surprised if you haven’t heard of “Movember” yet. According to Movember.com, “During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and aro...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 4:01 pm
Domain Shane
Reason Number 17 Why A Business Can Easily Justify Spending $20,000 on a Domain
I was talking with another local business owner about the new sign he recently installed at the front of his business. He was astonished how much the sign cost him. Over $20,000 for a modestly sized but electronic marquee. We both a...
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Reason Number 17 Why A Business Can Easily Justify Spending $20,000 on a Domain
I was talking with another local business owner about the new sign he recently installed at the front of his business. He was astonished how much the sign cost him. Over $20,000 for a modestly sized but electronic marquee. We both a...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 3:49 pm
Elliot's Blog
Hire a gTLD Consultant
There seems to be a considerable amount of uncertainty for many brands as it relates to gTLD domain names. The application process may be cumbersome, the marketing aspect is confusing, and the technical aspect would be complicated for non-tech people...
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Hire a gTLD Consultant
There seems to be a considerable amount of uncertainty for many brands as it relates to gTLD domain names. The application process may be cumbersome, the marketing aspect is confusing, and the technical aspect would be complicated for non-tech people...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 2:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Registry Behind .Pro Says It Used .Law, .Med Back in 2004
RegistryPro wants to trademark .med and .law domain names. There’s something sneaky going on with RegistryPro, the registry for the .pro top level domain name. First, the company filed trademark applications for the second level domains .med.pr...
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Registry Behind .Pro Says It Used .Law, .Med Back in 2004
RegistryPro wants to trademark .med and .law domain names. There’s something sneaky going on with RegistryPro, the registry for the .pro top level domain name. First, the company filed trademark applications for the second level domains .med.pr...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 1:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media Demands Focus on Its Registrar Business
Stock investors need to pay less attention to Demand Media’s content business and more to its domain business. If you ask most stock watchers, they’ll tell you Demand Media is a content company. The company, they’ll say, relies on d...
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Demand Media Demands Focus on Its Registrar Business
Stock investors need to pay less attention to Demand Media’s content business and more to its domain business. If you ask most stock watchers, they’ll tell you Demand Media is a content company. The company, they’ll say, relies on d...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 1:10 pm
The Domains
BankSimple Acquires & Changes Its Name to Simple.com
BankSimple.com has been getting some nice press recently as an alternative to the “big banks”. You can read about them here, and here, and here. Today in their blog Bank Simple announced they were changing their domain name to simpl...
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BankSimple Acquires & Changes Its Name to Simple.com
BankSimple.com has been getting some nice press recently as an alternative to the “big banks”. You can read about them here, and here, and here. Today in their blog Bank Simple announced they were changing their domain name to simpl...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 1:10 pm
Elliot's Blog
Poll: Hand Registrations
I don’t hand register very many domain names anymore. My most recent hand registrations are SubstanceAbuseTherapist.com, SubstanceAbuseTherapists.com, FlashDiscounts.com, and FuneralRabbi.com. Those are my hand registered domain names since Oct...
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Poll: Hand Registrations
I don’t hand register very many domain names anymore. My most recent hand registrations are SubstanceAbuseTherapist.com, SubstanceAbuseTherapists.com, FlashDiscounts.com, and FuneralRabbi.com. Those are my hand registered domain names since Oct...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 10:24 am
Domain Shane
Why I Like The DomainSherpa Interviews
by Chris Woodward Whenever I get some spare time I like to jump over to DomainSherpa to see if I can find a recent interview that interests me. Michael Cyger conducts a new interview with a successful domainer every 2 or 3 weeks and does a great job....
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Why I Like The DomainSherpa Interviews
by Chris Woodward Whenever I get some spare time I like to jump over to DomainSherpa to see if I can find a recent interview that interests me. Michael Cyger conducts a new interview with a successful domainer every 2 or 3 weeks and does a great job....
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 10:12 am
Elliot's Blog
Big Day for .XXX: Landrush Begins
Today is a big day for the ICM Registry and its .XXX extension. The 18 day landrush period for .XXX domain names begins today (November 8, 2011). Eligible people and companies can visit their favorite domain registrar and apply for their preferred .X...
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Big Day for .XXX: Landrush Begins
Today is a big day for the ICM Registry and its .XXX extension. The 18 day landrush period for .XXX domain names begins today (November 8, 2011). Eligible people and companies can visit their favorite domain registrar and apply for their preferred .X...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 9:24 am
