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Domain Name Wire
What Domain Names Bain and Other End Users Bought from Afternic This Week
A look at end user domain buyers from the past week. Afternic‘s extended network of domain name sales sites brings in end users. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the company’s $600,000+ in domain sales for the p...
Discussion
What Domain Names Bain and Other End Users Bought from Afternic This Week
A look at end user domain buyers from the past week. Afternic‘s extended network of domain name sales sites brings in end users. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the company’s $600,000+ in domain sales for the p...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 4:19 pm
Elliot's Blog
Afternic Closes $700k in Sales
Following a strong showing last week, Afternic sold just a hair under $700,000 worth of domain names last week. Leading the way was SellCar.com for $26,056 and MonarchMortgage.com for $15,000. Both of these names were owned by private investors and w...
Discussion
Afternic Closes $700k in Sales
Following a strong showing last week, Afternic sold just a hair under $700,000 worth of domain names last week. Leading the way was SellCar.com for $26,056 and MonarchMortgage.com for $15,000. Both of these names were owned by private investors and w...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 3:28 pm
The Domains
CNBC: Zynga To File For IPO As Early As Tomorrow
According to a Tweet by Kate Kelly of CNBC the gaming company Zynga will file to go public as soon as tomorrow. The company who has also been active in the domain name market and makers of Cityville Farmville and Hotelville according to the report wi...
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CNBC: Zynga To File For IPO As Early As Tomorrow
According to a Tweet by Kate Kelly of CNBC the gaming company Zynga will file to go public as soon as tomorrow. The company who has also been active in the domain name market and makers of Cityville Farmville and Hotelville according to the report wi...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 1:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Video Explains New TLDs to the Masses
New top level domain names in just six minutes. Last week ICANN published a video explaining what new top level domain names are and what they mean to companies and businesses that might want to apply for one. I think it does a good job of describing...
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ICANN Video Explains New TLDs to the Masses
New top level domain names in just six minutes. Last week ICANN published a video explaining what new top level domain names are and what they mean to companies and businesses that might want to apply for one. I think it does a good job of describing...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 10:47 am
Elliot's Blog
Watch Out for Conference “Freebies”
For those of you that use the freebie USB memory sticks and other computer peripherals given away at conferences, you should read an interesting article in The Register yesterday. I write this as I look at a few used memory drives I have laying aroun...
Discussion
Watch Out for Conference “Freebies”
For those of you that use the freebie USB memory sticks and other computer peripherals given away at conferences, you should read an interesting article in The Register yesterday. I write this as I look at a few used memory drives I have laying aroun...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 10:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Brand Mangement Company Says It Will Sue Over IVX.com
After losing UDRP, IVX says it will go to court for domain name. Last week I wrote about Dutch company Besloten Vennootschap IVX Networks Europe B.V. The brand management and global domain name registration company uses the domain name IVX.eu. It fil...
Discussion
Domain Brand Mangement Company Says It Will Sue Over IVX.com
After losing UDRP, IVX says it will go to court for domain name. Last week I wrote about Dutch company Besloten Vennootschap IVX Networks Europe B.V. The brand management and global domain name registration company uses the domain name IVX.eu. It fil...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 9:58 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
Today’s list is a little short but I’ll try and add some more early in the morning. Nothing really impressed me today and certainly no 5 digit names (ok 1) on the list but still some value. On a side note, good to see Tia back...
Discussion
Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
Today’s list is a little short but I’ll try and add some more early in the morning. Nothing really impressed me today and certainly no 5 digit names (ok 1) on the list but still some value. On a side note, good to see Tia back...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 2:38 am
Elliot's Blog
PPD.com UDRP – Owner Doesn’t Respond and Loses Domain Name
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about the pending UDRP for PPD.com. Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. and Pharmaco Investments, Inc. filed the UDRP for PPD.com in mid-April, and the decision was just posted online. For some rea...
Discussion
PPD.com UDRP – Owner Doesn’t Respond and Loses Domain Name
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about the pending UDRP for PPD.com. Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. and Pharmaco Investments, Inc. filed the UDRP for PPD.com in mid-April, and the decision was just posted online. For some rea...
Discussion
June 27, 2011, 1:25 pm
Domain Shane
All This Happens In Just 60 Seconds On the Internet
Here’s a nice little graphic that shows the amazing amount of activity that occurs every 60 seconds on the Internet. To me the most amazing is the 695,000 status updates on Facebook. That’s per MINUTE! Take a look at the...
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All This Happens In Just 60 Seconds On the Internet
Here’s a nice little graphic that shows the amazing amount of activity that occurs every 60 seconds on the Internet. To me the most amazing is the 695,000 status updates on Facebook. That’s per MINUTE! Take a look at the...
Discussion
June 27, 2011, 12:55 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells Wellnessfinder.com For $210K
Sedo.com just sold the The domain name Wellnessfinder.com for a whopping 150,000 Euro’s or around $210,000. The domain is already going to a site with a trademark up on it for the term Wellness Finder. The domain was owned by a company Wellness...
Discussion
Sedo.com Sells Wellnessfinder.com For $210K
Sedo.com just sold the The domain name Wellnessfinder.com for a whopping 150,000 Euro’s or around $210,000. The domain is already going to a site with a trademark up on it for the term Wellness Finder. The domain was owned by a company Wellness...
Discussion
June 27, 2011, 12:01 pm
