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Elliot's Blog
TRAFFIC Las Vegas Auction List Announced
Rick Schwartz emailed out the list of domain names that will be up for auction during the TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas later this month. The live auction is scheduled for May 30th from 2PM-4PM. Although the reserve prices weren’t shared, hal...
Discussion
TRAFFIC Las Vegas Auction List Announced
Rick Schwartz emailed out the list of domain names that will be up for auction during the TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas later this month. The live auction is scheduled for May 30th from 2PM-4PM. Although the reserve prices weren’t shared, hal...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 9:07 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 13th
Some decent names on the board but as we’ve all seen there aren’t very many good names coming up in the reseller market this spring. But why would there be? People aren’t letting the good names accidentally expire or dro...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 13th
Some decent names on the board but as we’ve all seen there aren’t very many good names coming up in the reseller market this spring. But why would there be? People aren’t letting the good names accidentally expire or dro...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 6:34 am
The Domains
Radix Withdraws New gTLD Application For .Movie
Radix which had applied for 31 new gTLD’s has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .Movie. Radix application for .Movie had a prioritization number of 592. There are 7 other applicants for the .movie new gTLD including Google, Amazon, Fam...
Discussion
Radix Withdraws New gTLD Application For .Movie
Radix which had applied for 31 new gTLD’s has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .Movie. Radix application for .Movie had a prioritization number of 592. There are 7 other applicants for the .movie new gTLD including Google, Amazon, Fam...
Discussion
May 14, 2013, 2:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Angry Birds maker files its first UDRP
Company goes after site selling Angry Birds merchandise. Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the wildly popular Angry Birds franchise, has filed its first ever domain dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The com...
Discussion
Angry Birds maker files its first UDRP
Company goes after site selling Angry Birds merchandise. Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the wildly popular Angry Birds franchise, has filed its first ever domain dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The com...
Discussion
May 13, 2013, 5:13 pm
Elliot's Blog
Would You Like Your Parking Company to Offer a “For Sale” Landing Page?
After a couple of posts discussing the topic, I think it would be interesting to see how many of you would like your parking company to offer a simple “for sale” landing page without PPC links. I understand that parking companies may be r...
Discussion
Would You Like Your Parking Company to Offer a “For Sale” Landing Page?
After a couple of posts discussing the topic, I think it would be interesting to see how many of you would like your parking company to offer a simple “for sale” landing page without PPC links. I understand that parking companies may be r...
Discussion
May 13, 2013, 3:04 pm
Elliot's Blog
Name Administration Testing Out Domain Sale Landing Pages
You’re probably familiar with the traditional Internet Traffic landing page. If you aren’t, see FrozenBananas.com as an example. You’re also probably familiar with the Domain Name Sales inquiry page that a visitor lands on when they...
Discussion
Name Administration Testing Out Domain Sale Landing Pages
You’re probably familiar with the traditional Internet Traffic landing page. If you aren’t, see FrozenBananas.com as an example. You’re also probably familiar with the Domain Name Sales inquiry page that a visitor lands on when they...
Discussion
May 13, 2013, 1:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Armani loses domain dispute for EA7.com
Respondent argued EA was short for Education Assistance. Fashion brand Giorgio Armani has lost a domain name dispute with a South Korean group over the domain name EA7.com. Armani sells a line of sports clothing under the EA7 name. It appears that th...
Discussion
Armani loses domain dispute for EA7.com
Respondent argued EA was short for Education Assistance. Fashion brand Giorgio Armani has lost a domain name dispute with a South Korean group over the domain name EA7.com. Armani sells a line of sports clothing under the EA7 name. It appears that th...
Discussion
May 13, 2013, 12:40 pm
Elliot's Blog
LinkedIn Can Help You Find a Buyer
Here’s a tip on how a LinkedIn company search can help you find a domain name buyer. Although I am reluctant to use LinkedIn to try and sell someone a domain name (unless it is a last resort), I want to share a way that you can use LinkedIn to ...
Discussion
LinkedIn Can Help You Find a Buyer
Here’s a tip on how a LinkedIn company search can help you find a domain name buyer. Although I am reluctant to use LinkedIn to try and sell someone a domain name (unless it is a last resort), I want to share a way that you can use LinkedIn to ...
Discussion
May 13, 2013, 11:08 am
Domain Name Wire
While you were registering Boston Bombings domains, smart people were registering internet tax domains
Current trends can make for good domain registrations. Just not all of them. I’m always baffled by the number of people that rush to register domains related to current (and horrific) events such as the Boston marathon bombings. First, it&rsquo...
Discussion
While you were registering Boston Bombings domains, smart people were registering internet tax domains
Current trends can make for good domain registrations. Just not all of them. I’m always baffled by the number of people that rush to register domains related to current (and horrific) events such as the Boston marathon bombings. First, it&rsquo...
Discussion
May 13, 2013, 10:36 am
Domain Name Wire
HP (sort of) protects domains for new TwoSmiles.com site
Company buys 2Smiles.com domain, but leaves some other obvious ones unregistered. Earlier this month HP launched Two Smiles, a service that combines custom greeting cards with gift cards. In advance of the launch HP bought two key domain names for th...
Discussion
HP (sort of) protects domains for new TwoSmiles.com site
Company buys 2Smiles.com domain, but leaves some other obvious ones unregistered. Earlier this month HP launched Two Smiles, a service that combines custom greeting cards with gift cards. In advance of the launch HP bought two key domain names for th...
Discussion
May 13, 2013, 9:49 am
