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The Domains
CBS/Cnet Quitely Sells Events.com To Bump Network & Gets Ready To Launch
CBS Interactive quietly sold the Killer domain name Events.com sometime in late April of this year to BUMP Network, Inc. CBS Interactive is a subsidiary of CBS Corporation which owns CBS. CBS Interactive purchased Cnet in June 2008 and acquired this ...
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CBS/Cnet Quitely Sells Events.com To Bump Network & Gets Ready To Launch
CBS Interactive quietly sold the Killer domain name Events.com sometime in late April of this year to BUMP Network, Inc. CBS Interactive is a subsidiary of CBS Corporation which owns CBS. CBS Interactive purchased Cnet in June 2008 and acquired this ...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 3:16 pm
Elliot's Blog
Interesting Way To Tell If a Domain Name is Only Used for SEO
I came across a keyword .com domain name that was being used by a publicly traded company as a mini portal to sell one of its products. The product did what the keyword domain name is, but neither the product nor the website were branded as the domai...
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Interesting Way To Tell If a Domain Name is Only Used for SEO
I came across a keyword .com domain name that was being used by a publicly traded company as a mini portal to sell one of its products. The product did what the keyword domain name is, but neither the product nor the website were branded as the domai...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bill Doshier is creating Buzz around .Buzz
After signing ICANN contract, .buzz is readying its rollout plans. Yesterday I sat down with Bill Doshier, applicant for the .buzz top level domain, while he was in Austin. Doshier was all smiles as he had just finished signing his registry contract ...
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Bill Doshier is creating Buzz around .Buzz
After signing ICANN contract, .buzz is readying its rollout plans. Yesterday I sat down with Bill Doshier, applicant for the .buzz top level domain, while he was in Austin. Doshier was all smiles as he had just finished signing his registry contract ...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 2:19 pm
The Domains
You Can Buy .XYZ Gear Before You Can Buy An .XYZ Domain
Domain investor and new gTLD applicant Daniel Negari has opened up a store to sell some gear for his new gTLD’s of .XYZ and .College The .XYZ store is now opened and selling the “Latest .X...
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You Can Buy .XYZ Gear Before You Can Buy An .XYZ Domain
Domain investor and new gTLD applicant Daniel Negari has opened up a store to sell some gear for his new gTLD’s of .XYZ and .College The .XYZ store is now opened and selling the “Latest .X...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 12:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from September
From a big domain sale to an acquisition, here are the top five news stories from last month. September was a busy month in the domain name industry, and it’s just getting ready to heat up. Here’s a look back at the top stories on DNW las...
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from September
From a big domain sale to an acquisition, here are the top five news stories from last month. September was a busy month in the domain name industry, and it’s just getting ready to heat up. Here’s a look back at the top stories on DNW las...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 10:59 am
The Domains
Schilling’s Uniregistry Is Best Positioned To Become The Most Successful New gTLD Registry
We think the Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry is uniquely positioned to become, pound for pound the most successful new gTLD operator. So first a disclaimer, we don’t own any part of Uniregistry (unfortunately) and Uniregistry doesn’t ...
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Schilling’s Uniregistry Is Best Positioned To Become The Most Successful New gTLD Registry
We think the Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry is uniquely positioned to become, pound for pound the most successful new gTLD operator. So first a disclaimer, we don’t own any part of Uniregistry (unfortunately) and Uniregistry doesn’t ...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 10:12 am
Elliot's Blog
Company Rebrands as Revenue.com
Yesterday afternoon, a press release published in the Wall Street Journal announced that a company called VIRURL, Inc. has smartly rebranded itself as Revenue.com. In the video I embedded below, company CO-Founder and CEO Francisco Diaz-Mitoma explai...
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Company Rebrands as Revenue.com
Yesterday afternoon, a press release published in the Wall Street Journal announced that a company called VIRURL, Inc. has smartly rebranded itself as Revenue.com. In the video I embedded below, company CO-Founder and CEO Francisco Diaz-Mitoma explai...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 10:10 am
Domain Name Wire
I’ll wear your company’s t-shirt to TRAFFIC if you…
Make a donation and get publicity. The next TRAFFIC conference is just a few weeks away. TRAFFIC is a good opportunity for domain name companies to get exposure for their brand and services, and I want to give you a leg up this time: I’ll wear ...
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I’ll wear your company’s t-shirt to TRAFFIC if you…
Make a donation and get publicity. The next TRAFFIC conference is just a few weeks away. TRAFFIC is a good opportunity for domain name companies to get exposure for their brand and services, and I want to give you a leg up this time: I’ll wear ...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 9:44 am
Domain Name Wire
What domains Getty Images, John Hancock, and others bought last week
Getty Images and John Hancock Insurance were among the end user domain buyers at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.4 million worth of domain names last week, including these sales to end users. pairNetworks bought yet another domain in the aftermarket. Th...
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What domains Getty Images, John Hancock, and others bought last week
Getty Images and John Hancock Insurance were among the end user domain buyers at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.4 million worth of domain names last week, including these sales to end users. pairNetworks bought yet another domain in the aftermarket. Th...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 9:35 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 3rd, 2013
I did something I should have done long ago. I pulled up all my domains’ nameservers to see which ones I needed to change to my parking account. There were over 20. One day later it’s an extra $3. One day won&rsquo...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 3rd, 2013
I did something I should have done long ago. I pulled up all my domains’ nameservers to see which ones I needed to change to my parking account. There were over 20. One day later it’s an extra $3. One day won&rsquo...
Discussion
October 3, 2013, 5:46 am
