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The Domains
Was Whistles.com Quietly Lost IN A UDRP? Case Is Terminated & Complaintant Now Owns the Domain
A UDRP was filed on the generic domain name Whistles.com a couple of months ago and today the proceeding is showing as being “terminated”. The complainant in the UDRP was Whistles Limited of London. who according to the updated whoi...
Discussion
Was Whistles.com Quietly Lost IN A UDRP? Case Is Terminated & Complaintant Now Owns the Domain
A UDRP was filed on the generic domain name Whistles.com a couple of months ago and today the proceeding is showing as being “terminated”. The complainant in the UDRP was Whistles Limited of London. who according to the updated whoi...
Discussion
September 1, 2013, 2:04 pm
Elliot's Blog
What’s Up With TargetedTrafficForum.com?
Several years ago, Rick Schwartz ran a popular private domain forum called Targeted Traffic Forum. For years, it was one of the “go to” spots for good discussions with professionals who were successful in the business of domain inves...
Discussion
What’s Up With TargetedTrafficForum.com?
Several years ago, Rick Schwartz ran a popular private domain forum called Targeted Traffic Forum. For years, it was one of the “go to” spots for good discussions with professionals who were successful in the business of domain inves...
Discussion
September 1, 2013, 12:34 pm
The Domains
Godaddy Aftermarket Sells Over 40,000 Domains In August Led BY OPS.com At $100,000
Godaddy.com has released its auction results for the month of August 2013 selling in all 1,000 more domains than in July. In all 40,246 domain names sold on Godaddy.com auctions including all the expired domains. In July Godaddy.com sold 1,000 less d...
Discussion
Godaddy Aftermarket Sells Over 40,000 Domains In August Led BY OPS.com At $100,000
Godaddy.com has released its auction results for the month of August 2013 selling in all 1,000 more domains than in July. In all 40,246 domain names sold on Godaddy.com auctions including all the expired domains. In July Godaddy.com sold 1,000 less d...
Discussion
September 1, 2013, 11:46 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 1st, 2013
10 Years ago someone came into the nursery and like most customers we got to chatting. I got to telling him I was trying to lose a little weight and was running a few miles a day. He said if I ever wanted to run, every Saturday morning there was a gr...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 1st, 2013
10 Years ago someone came into the nursery and like most customers we got to chatting. I got to telling him I was trying to lose a little weight and was running a few miles a day. He said if I ever wanted to run, every Saturday morning there was a gr...
Discussion
September 1, 2013, 7:06 am
The Domains
Is Telefonkatalogen.biz The Worst Domain Ever For A Company Advising Others On Domain Branding?
We see press releases every week from companies looking for business in the domain branding business but saw a PR today that stood out from the crowd for a company called Telefonkatalogen.biz. The PR cites a “recent article from Ping! Mag...
Discussion
Is Telefonkatalogen.biz The Worst Domain Ever For A Company Advising Others On Domain Branding?
We see press releases every week from companies looking for business in the domain branding business but saw a PR today that stood out from the crowd for a company called Telefonkatalogen.biz. The PR cites a “recent article from Ping! Mag...
Discussion
August 31, 2013, 6:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 new top level domain registry contracts signed
Finally some progress for new TLD applicants, but it’s slow. ICANN has updated its statistics through yesterday for the number of new top level domain contracts it has signed. It signed 13 contracts this past week. 12 of those were signed by Do...
Discussion
17 new top level domain registry contracts signed
Finally some progress for new TLD applicants, but it’s slow. ICANN has updated its statistics through yesterday for the number of new top level domain contracts it has signed. It signed 13 contracts this past week. 12 of those were signed by Do...
Discussion
August 31, 2013, 12:05 pm
Elliot's Blog
Saturday Domain Updates
I love Labor Day weekend, but probably not for the same reason as most people. Most people probably enjoy the extra time off from work. I like it because it signifies the beginning of the end of the year. People seem to be more focused at the end of ...
Discussion
Saturday Domain Updates
I love Labor Day weekend, but probably not for the same reason as most people. Most people probably enjoy the extra time off from work. I like it because it signifies the beginning of the end of the year. People seem to be more focused at the end of ...
Discussion
August 31, 2013, 10:33 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 31st, 2013
I wanted to send a shout out to Perry over at SEO Sherpa for being open and honest about his journey in the domain business. It’s always nice to how others are doing and what they are doing to make more money. Most people are vague about number...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 31st, 2013
I wanted to send a shout out to Perry over at SEO Sherpa for being open and honest about his journey in the domain business. It’s always nice to how others are doing and what they are doing to make more money. Most people are vague about number...
Discussion
August 31, 2013, 6:32 am
The Domains
ICANN Declares Initial Evaluation Of New gTLD’s Over But There Are 29 To Go Including .Search & .ABC
In a press release this afternoon ICANN proudly announced that the “Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program is concluded.” “This is an extraordinary landmark which demonstrates the progress ...
Discussion
ICANN Declares Initial Evaluation Of New gTLD’s Over But There Are 29 To Go Including .Search & .ABC
In a press release this afternoon ICANN proudly announced that the “Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program is concluded.” “This is an extraordinary landmark which demonstrates the progress ...
Discussion
August 30, 2013, 6:02 pm
Domain Name News
ICANN Announces Conclusion of New gTLD Initial Evaluations [PR]
Major Milestone Reached in New Domain Program Los Angeles, California ICANN’s Generic Domains Division announced today the conclusion of the Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program. More than 1,700...
Discussion
ICANN Announces Conclusion of New gTLD Initial Evaluations [PR]
Major Milestone Reached in New Domain Program Los Angeles, California ICANN’s Generic Domains Division announced today the conclusion of the Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program. More than 1,700...
Discussion
August 30, 2013, 4:02 pm
