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Domain Name Wire
Which TLDs have the most popular web sites?
Another way to evaluate the success of a top level domain. As new top level domains start rolling off the assembly line in the coming months, there are a number of metrics we’ll consider to analyze how well they’re doing. Domains under ma...
Discussion
Which TLDs have the most popular web sites?
Another way to evaluate the success of a top level domain. As new top level domains start rolling off the assembly line in the coming months, there are a number of metrics we’ll consider to analyze how well they’re doing. Domains under ma...
Discussion
July 9, 2013, 4:27 pm

Domain Name Wire
Fascinating tale of a political domain name “opportunist”
Florida man’s political domain registrations have given him access to a number of politicians on the campaign trail. NationalJournal has a fascinating story today about Michael Deutsch. Deutsch has beaten a number of politicians to registering ...
Discussion
Fascinating tale of a political domain name “opportunist”
Florida man’s political domain registrations have given him access to a number of politicians on the campaign trail. NationalJournal has a fascinating story today about Michael Deutsch. Deutsch has beaten a number of politicians to registering ...
Discussion
July 9, 2013, 12:53 pm

Elliot's Blog
Tip To Find a Buyer or Seller
I often find that a tech support person or CTO is the registrant contact for domain names owned by mid to large-sized companies. This is done most likely for convenience, as the registrant contact person should have knowledge about domain names, and ...
Discussion
Tip To Find a Buyer or Seller
I often find that a tech support person or CTO is the registrant contact for domain names owned by mid to large-sized companies. This is done most likely for convenience, as the registrant contact person should have knowledge about domain names, and ...
Discussion
July 9, 2013, 12:33 pm

Domain Name Wire
Ammar Kubba explains Aftermarket.com’s new Park & Sell
Aftermarket.com offers new domain parking program integrated with sales platform. Last month Aftermarket.com, a Thought Convergence company, launched its new Park & Sell program. Clients can park their domains with Aftermarket and integrate them ...
Discussion
Ammar Kubba explains Aftermarket.com’s new Park & Sell
Aftermarket.com offers new domain parking program integrated with sales platform. Last month Aftermarket.com, a Thought Convergence company, launched its new Park & Sell program. Clients can park their domains with Aftermarket and integrate them ...
Discussion
July 9, 2013, 10:48 am

The Domains
CBS News Covers The Domain Aftermarket & Puts DomainAgency.com In The Spotlight
CBS News just published a story on the domain name aftermarket getting all their information from the story from husband and wife team Brian and Meghan Berke which run domainagency.com. Here are the topics covered in the article which I think are pre...
Discussion
CBS News Covers The Domain Aftermarket & Puts DomainAgency.com In The Spotlight
CBS News just published a story on the domain name aftermarket getting all their information from the story from husband and wife team Brian and Meghan Berke which run domainagency.com. Here are the topics covered in the article which I think are pre...
Discussion
July 9, 2013, 8:57 am

The Domains
.Asia Passes 500,000 Registrations Relaunches Redesigned Site Dot.Asia
DotAsia announce today that the “.Asia” gTLD has reached over 500,000 domain names under management. “Since the successful Sunrise launch in 2007 the “.Asia” gTLD has grown steadily over the years.” “As one o...
Discussion
.Asia Passes 500,000 Registrations Relaunches Redesigned Site Dot.Asia
DotAsia announce today that the “.Asia” gTLD has reached over 500,000 domain names under management. “Since the successful Sunrise launch in 2007 the “.Asia” gTLD has grown steadily over the years.” “As one o...
Discussion
July 9, 2013, 7:50 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 8th, 2013
I now understand why Jason Thompson went with dot co. There are just some domains that you aren’t and shouldn’t be able to buy. His name dot com is one of them. I can imagine he went to see who owned it and…&helli...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 8th, 2013
I now understand why Jason Thompson went with dot co. There are just some domains that you aren’t and shouldn’t be able to buy. His name dot com is one of them. I can imagine he went to see who owned it and…&helli...
Discussion
July 9, 2013, 6:34 am

The Domains
Rabbi’s Say ICANN Unequal Treatment Of .Halal Is Not .Kosher
In a letter to ICANN, several Kosher certification organizations, responsible for certification of approximately 63% of kosher ingredients worldwide, objected to the “unequal treatment of the new gTLD applications for .Kosher and .halal T...
Discussion
Rabbi’s Say ICANN Unequal Treatment Of .Halal Is Not .Kosher
In a letter to ICANN, several Kosher certification organizations, responsible for certification of approximately 63% of kosher ingredients worldwide, objected to the “unequal treatment of the new gTLD applications for .Kosher and .halal T...
Discussion
July 8, 2013, 10:36 pm

Elliot's Blog
Use The Phone to Do Due Diligence
Doing due diligence is a very important aspect of the domain acquisition process. When you are in the process of buying a domain name in the aftermarket, it’s critical that you know the person from whom you are buying the domain name is the leg...
Discussion
Use The Phone to Do Due Diligence
Doing due diligence is a very important aspect of the domain acquisition process. When you are in the process of buying a domain name in the aftermarket, it’s critical that you know the person from whom you are buying the domain name is the leg...
Discussion
July 8, 2013, 3:32 pm

Domain Name Wire
World Congress plans 2nd annual gTLD Summit
New TLD event to focus on legal aspects of new top level domain names. Conference organizer World Congress is planning its 2nd Annual Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Names Summit for this September. The one day event will take place September 25 at t...
Discussion
World Congress plans 2nd annual gTLD Summit
New TLD event to focus on legal aspects of new top level domain names. Conference organizer World Congress is planning its 2nd Annual Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Names Summit for this September. The one day event will take place September 25 at t...
Discussion
July 8, 2013, 1:16 pm