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Domain Name Wire
Group Wants to Commercialize .NA But Is Getting Ahead of Itself
Premature press release discusses re-launch of .na. Could the African country of Namibia be the next to capitalize on a commercialized TLD, a la .tv or .co? A consortium within the country would like to, but it may be getting ahead of itself. I recei...
Discussion
Group Wants to Commercialize .NA But Is Getting Ahead of Itself
Premature press release discusses re-launch of .na. Could the African country of Namibia be the next to capitalize on a commercialized TLD, a la .tv or .co? A consortium within the country would like to, but it may be getting ahead of itself. I recei...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 1:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Hit 50 Million Domain Milestone Over Weekend
Big milestone for world’s largest domain name registrar. Last week I said Go Daddy was going to hit 50 million domains sometime this week. Turns out the world’s insatiable appetite for domain names made it happen a bit faster than predict...
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Go Daddy Hit 50 Million Domain Milestone Over Weekend
Big milestone for world’s largest domain name registrar. Last week I said Go Daddy was going to hit 50 million domains sometime this week. Turns out the world’s insatiable appetite for domain names made it happen a bit faster than predict...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 1:14 pm
Domain Shane
5 Letter Dot Coms Continue to Rise In Price
I could go on for days about how many trends I missed and blew huge opportunities to make big money. By the time I completely “got” generics and which domains to buy they had gotten expensive. I knew CVCV dot coms were going to have...
Discussion
5 Letter Dot Coms Continue to Rise In Price
I could go on for days about how many trends I missed and blew huge opportunities to make big money. By the time I completely “got” generics and which domains to buy they had gotten expensive. I knew CVCV dot coms were going to have...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 12:57 pm
Elliot's Blog
Brooklyn Nets Owns Its Domain Name
NBA acquired BrooklynNets.com sometime around March of 2011 It was revealed this morning that the NBA team now known as the New Jersey Nets will retain its team name when it moves to Brooklyn, New York next year. Importantly, the basketball team was ...
Discussion
Brooklyn Nets Owns Its Domain Name
NBA acquired BrooklynNets.com sometime around March of 2011 It was revealed this morning that the NBA team now known as the New Jersey Nets will retain its team name when it moves to Brooklyn, New York next year. Importantly, the basketball team was ...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 11:46 am
Domain Name Wire
Exit Strategy for Domainers: How to Sell Your Portfolio Hurry
How to sell your portfolio in a hurry. A reader emailed me the other day asking if I’ve ever written about exit strategies for domainers. I don’t think I have, but it’s a good idea. So here it goes. The problem with exiting the doma...
Discussion
Exit Strategy for Domainers: How to Sell Your Portfolio Hurry
How to sell your portfolio in a hurry. A reader emailed me the other day asking if I’ve ever written about exit strategies for domainers. I don’t think I have, but it’s a good idea. So here it goes. The problem with exiting the doma...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 11:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Oversee.net Blasts Monte Cahn’s Amended Lawsuit
Oversee.net continues to say lawsuit with Monte Cahn is merely about contract claims. Oversee.net has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) numerous claims in Monte Cahn’s second amended lawsuit. The motion to dismiss starts out with this telling lin...
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Oversee.net Blasts Monte Cahn’s Amended Lawsuit
Oversee.net continues to say lawsuit with Monte Cahn is merely about contract claims. Oversee.net has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) numerous claims in Monte Cahn’s second amended lawsuit. The motion to dismiss starts out with this telling lin...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 10:19 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Registrar HiChina May Go Public in U.S.
Parent company considers spinning off registrar it bought two years ago. Alibaba’s domain name registrar HiChina may be spun off into a public offering in the United States according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. Alibaba paid $...
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Domain Registrar HiChina May Go Public in U.S.
Parent company considers spinning off registrar it bought two years ago. Alibaba’s domain name registrar HiChina may be spun off into a public offering in the United States according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. Alibaba paid $...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 9:59 am
The Domains
UnitedDomains.com Tops 400,000 In New gTLD Pre-Reservations
UnitedDomains.com which just has been taking pre-reservations for new gTLD domain names back in March of this year, just crossed the 400,000 mark. Currently there are 406,000+ new gTLD domain name pre-reservations at United. They are taking pre-reser...
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UnitedDomains.com Tops 400,000 In New gTLD Pre-Reservations
UnitedDomains.com which just has been taking pre-reservations for new gTLD domain names back in March of this year, just crossed the 400,000 mark. Currently there are 406,000+ new gTLD domain name pre-reservations at United. They are taking pre-reser...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 9:47 am
Elliot's Blog
Alibaba to Spin Off Domain Registrar for IPO, Valuing Company at $500 Million
Alibaba is a Chinese Internet holding company with a number of popular websites and companies. Included amongst these companies is a popular Chinese domain registrar and hosting company, HiChina. Business Insider is reporting today that Ali...
Discussion
Alibaba to Spin Off Domain Registrar for IPO, Valuing Company at $500 Million
Alibaba is a Chinese Internet holding company with a number of popular websites and companies. Included amongst these companies is a popular Chinese domain registrar and hosting company, HiChina. Business Insider is reporting today that Ali...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 9:04 am
Domain Shane
Test of the Registrars: Trademark Domains
I seemed to ruffle quite a few feathers Friday and over the weekend with my post about domain squatters registering names that clearly violated the Facebook trademark. What ruffled so many of these feathers was the fact that I posted the WHOis inform...
Discussion
Test of the Registrars: Trademark Domains
I seemed to ruffle quite a few feathers Friday and over the weekend with my post about domain squatters registering names that clearly violated the Facebook trademark. What ruffled so many of these feathers was the fact that I posted the WHOis inform...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 9:03 am
