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DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Portfolio Review – Oct 10, 2013
This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Portfolio Review – Oct 10, 2013
This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 6:00 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 11th, 2013
Yesterday was one of those days. Those good days. I have been watching the market for the past few days as it dropped due to our worthless lawmakers taking pay but not doing any work. I watched as Ford stock dropped despite the fact...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 11th, 2013
Yesterday was one of those days. Those good days. I have been watching the market for the past few days as it dropped due to our worthless lawmakers taking pay but not doing any work. I watched as Ford stock dropped despite the fact...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 5:35 am

The Domains
Google Backs Off On Closed Generic Strings Including .Search So Does L’OreĢal
It looks like Google has given up operating new gTLD generic stings as a close registry, even for .Search which at one point it wanted to operate as a Dotless Domain. According to an ICANN announcement tonight Google d/b/a Charleston Road...
Discussion
Google Backs Off On Closed Generic Strings Including .Search So Does L’OreĢal
It looks like Google has given up operating new gTLD generic stings as a close registry, even for .Search which at one point it wanted to operate as a Dotless Domain. According to an ICANN announcement tonight Google d/b/a Charleston Road...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 1:01 am

The Domains
Brazilian Senate Formally Opposes Amazon’s Application For .Amazon
In a letter sent from the BRAZILIAN EMBASSY in Washington today to ICANN, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense of the Brazilian Senate formally opposed the application of Amazon to the new gTLD .Amazon I would love to know the number...
Discussion
Brazilian Senate Formally Opposes Amazon’s Application For .Amazon
In a letter sent from the BRAZILIAN EMBASSY in Washington today to ICANN, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense of the Brazilian Senate formally opposed the application of Amazon to the new gTLD .Amazon I would love to know the number...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 11:02 pm

The Domains
CEO Of ICANN Seems To Have Thrown Himself Into the Snowden/NSA Mess With Brazil
According to Mercopress.com, Bhe President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff announced today that Brazil will host a global summit on Internet governance in April 2014 The announcement was made after conferring the CEO of ICANN Fadi Chehade. &ldq...
Discussion
CEO Of ICANN Seems To Have Thrown Himself Into the Snowden/NSA Mess With Brazil
According to Mercopress.com, Bhe President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff announced today that Brazil will host a global summit on Internet governance in April 2014 The announcement was made after conferring the CEO of ICANN Fadi Chehade. &ldq...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 9:11 pm

The Domains
Internet Advertising Blows Past $20 Billion In 1st Half Of 2013; Up 18%; Check Out This Crazy Chart Starting From 1996
According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Internet advertising revenue surged past $20 billion for an all time record in the first half of this year. Leading the way was an “explosion in mobile ads shown by companies including Face...
Discussion
Internet Advertising Blows Past $20 Billion In 1st Half Of 2013; Up 18%; Check Out This Crazy Chart Starting From 1996
According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Internet advertising revenue surged past $20 billion for an all time record in the first half of this year. Leading the way was an “explosion in mobile ads shown by companies including Face...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 7:38 pm

Domain Name Wire
Uh-oh: ICANN will be forced to act after conflicting .cars decisions
A conflicting opinion over .cars leads to an interesting contention set problem. A panelist for a string confusion objection brought by Google against DERcars, LLC over the top level domain name .cars has ruled in favor of Google. By ruling in favor ...
Discussion
Uh-oh: ICANN will be forced to act after conflicting .cars decisions
A conflicting opinion over .cars leads to an interesting contention set problem. A panelist for a string confusion objection brought by Google against DERcars, LLC over the top level domain name .cars has ruled in favor of Google. By ruling in favor ...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 5:22 pm

The Domains
In A UDRP With Wide Implications In New gTLD’s Domains, Panel Awards Tes.co to Tesco
In a very interesting case having implication for the new gTLD’s domain names, Tesco Stores Limited of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, UK was just awarded the domain name Tes.co on the basis of having a trademark on the term Tesco. The panel com...
Discussion
In A UDRP With Wide Implications In New gTLD’s Domains, Panel Awards Tes.co to Tesco
In a very interesting case having implication for the new gTLD’s domain names, Tesco Stores Limited of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, UK was just awarded the domain name Tes.co on the basis of having a trademark on the term Tesco. The panel com...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 2:03 pm

Domain Name Wire
Got Milk? or Milk Life: Sedo end user domain sales
End user domain name sales at Sedo last week. This week’s end user domain sales at Sedo include a purchase by ad firm Deutsch. Deutsch, which counts California Milk Processor Board (Got Milk?) as a client, bought MilkLife.com for $7,000. Deutsc...
Discussion
Got Milk? or Milk Life: Sedo end user domain sales
End user domain name sales at Sedo last week. This week’s end user domain sales at Sedo include a purchase by ad firm Deutsch. Deutsch, which counts California Milk Processor Board (Got Milk?) as a client, bought MilkLife.com for $7,000. Deutsc...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 1:58 pm

Elliot's Blog
Use The Phone to Verify a Seller
When you buy a domain name in the aftermarket, it’s critical to be sure the seller has the right to sell the domain name and that the transaction is above board. Performing due diligence is critical when buying a domain name. I use a number of ...
Discussion
Use The Phone to Verify a Seller
When you buy a domain name in the aftermarket, it’s critical to be sure the seller has the right to sell the domain name and that the transaction is above board. Performing due diligence is critical when buying a domain name. I use a number of ...
Discussion
October 9, 2013, 1:45 pm