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Elliot's Blog
Sunday Updates
We’re in the middle of a nice weekend, and hope you’re enjoying your weekend as well. We bought a bbq grill a few weeks ago, and it seems like we’ve been grilling most weekends. It’s one of the perks of living in the suburbs. ...
Discussion
Sunday Updates
We’re in the middle of a nice weekend, and hope you’re enjoying your weekend as well. We bought a bbq grill a few weeks ago, and it seems like we’ve been grilling most weekends. It’s one of the perks of living in the suburbs. ...
Discussion
May 19, 2013, 10:15 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 19th
Elliot had a post on the popularity of numerics lately and I have to agree I have received a ton of emails from brokers and friends saying they had clients that were looking for NNNN.coms. Unfortunately I got out a little early as I had 1...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 19th
Elliot had a post on the popularity of numerics lately and I have to agree I have received a ton of emails from brokers and friends saying they had clients that were looking for NNNN.coms. Unfortunately I got out a little early as I had 1...
Discussion
May 19, 2013, 6:45 am
The Domains
NFL’s ReggieBush.com Official Site’s Domain Name Drops
The domain name ReggieBush.com dropped today and was picked up by NameJet.com where it currently at auction. The domain name had 61 backorders placed on it, and as usual in the cases where famous entertainer or athletes domains drop, we do not report...
Discussion
NFL’s ReggieBush.com Official Site’s Domain Name Drops
The domain name ReggieBush.com dropped today and was picked up by NameJet.com where it currently at auction. The domain name had 61 backorders placed on it, and as usual in the cases where famous entertainer or athletes domains drop, we do not report...
Discussion
May 18, 2013, 3:21 pm
Elliot's Blog
Numeric Domain Names are in Demand
It seems like every domain broker is looking to get their hands on one type of domain name – numeric domain names. Every time I have a conversation with a broker where we are discussing domain names for sale, I am asked if I know of any good nu...
Discussion
Numeric Domain Names are in Demand
It seems like every domain broker is looking to get their hands on one type of domain name – numeric domain names. Every time I have a conversation with a broker where we are discussing domain names for sale, I am asked if I know of any good nu...
Discussion
May 18, 2013, 10:45 am
The Domains
Zynga Claims Trademark Rights To “With Friends”
According to Techcrunch, Zynga who recently launched runningwithfriends.com, and also owns and operates Words With Friends®, Chess With Friends®, Scramble With Friends®, Hanging With Friends™, Matching With Friends™, Gem...
Discussion
Zynga Claims Trademark Rights To “With Friends”
According to Techcrunch, Zynga who recently launched runningwithfriends.com, and also owns and operates Words With Friends®, Chess With Friends®, Scramble With Friends®, Hanging With Friends™, Matching With Friends™, Gem...
Discussion
May 18, 2013, 9:42 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 18th
Long story short. Godaddy sucks today and Namejet is pretty solid. Aaron made it by the nursery yesterday and got a glimpse of my day. He said I didn’t look comfortable just sitting and talking with him with all the activity a...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 18th
Long story short. Godaddy sucks today and Namejet is pretty solid. Aaron made it by the nursery yesterday and got a glimpse of my day. He said I didn’t look comfortable just sitting and talking with him with all the activity a...
Discussion
May 18, 2013, 6:56 am
The Domains
ANA: “ICANN Fails to Address Key Concerns About New gTLD’s”
On a post on its blog, The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) rips ICANN for failing to “address Key COncerns About New gTLD’s “”ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in late April announced th...
Discussion
ANA: “ICANN Fails to Address Key Concerns About New gTLD’s”
On a post on its blog, The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) rips ICANN for failing to “address Key COncerns About New gTLD’s “”ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in late April announced th...
Discussion
May 17, 2013, 3:41 pm
The Domains
40 New gTLD’s Apps Pass IE: .Chrome; .BBC; .AmericanExpress; .BMW; .Ads
ICANN just released 40 more new gTLD’s that passed Initial Evaluation today. 190 UNO Dot Latin LLC 211 SENER Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A. 351 BBC British Broadcasting Corporation 352 LOTTE Lotte Holdings Co., L...
Discussion
40 New gTLD’s Apps Pass IE: .Chrome; .BBC; .AmericanExpress; .BMW; .Ads
ICANN just released 40 more new gTLD’s that passed Initial Evaluation today. 190 UNO Dot Latin LLC 211 SENER Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A. 351 BBC British Broadcasting Corporation 352 LOTTE Lotte Holdings Co., L...
Discussion
May 17, 2013, 1:27 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domain Due Diligence: Previous Marketing
Before buying a domain name, it’s a given that you need to do your due diligence for a variety of reasons. The primary issue I want to discuss today is previous marketing attempts for the domain name. In my opinion, there are two reasons you wi...
Discussion
Domain Due Diligence: Previous Marketing
Before buying a domain name, it’s a given that you need to do your due diligence for a variety of reasons. The primary issue I want to discuss today is previous marketing attempts for the domain name. In my opinion, there are two reasons you wi...
Discussion
May 17, 2013, 11:42 am
The Domains
ICANN Still Has Virtually No Revenue Coming In From Last Resort Auctions
If two or more applicants applied for the same new gTLD unless the parties can resolve their contention between themselves the parties go to an ICANN last resort auction. We have chatted before that we expect some of the new gTLD string auctions to g...
Discussion
ICANN Still Has Virtually No Revenue Coming In From Last Resort Auctions
If two or more applicants applied for the same new gTLD unless the parties can resolve their contention between themselves the parties go to an ICANN last resort auction. We have chatted before that we expect some of the new gTLD string auctions to g...
Discussion
May 17, 2013, 11:36 am
