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Elliot's Blog
Art.SY Startup Now Artsy.net
A year and a half ago, I wrote about an art Internet startup company called Artsy, which used Art.SY for its domain name. At the time of my article, I asked whether a company could have success using the Syria ccTLD for its domain name and if the .SY...
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Art.SY Startup Now Artsy.net
A year and a half ago, I wrote about an art Internet startup company called Artsy, which used Art.SY for its domain name. At the time of my article, I asked whether a company could have success using the Syria ccTLD for its domain name and if the .SY...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 7:04 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1MM In Domains Led By GotHealth.com For $28K
Afternic.com just released its weekly domain sales for the week of 4/29/13 – 5/05/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,016,647. The highest sale was GotHealth.com, which sold for ...
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Afternic.com Sells $1MM In Domains Led By GotHealth.com For $28K
Afternic.com just released its weekly domain sales for the week of 4/29/13 – 5/05/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,016,647. The highest sale was GotHealth.com, which sold for ...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 6:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Demand Media sees its domain name business
Domain business positioned as end-to-end domain provider, spin-out on track. Demand Media just concluded its first quarter earnings conference call, and much of the talk centered on new TLDs. The company is working to spin out its domain name busines...
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How Demand Media sees its domain name business
Domain business positioned as end-to-end domain provider, spin-out on track. Demand Media just concluded its first quarter earnings conference call, and much of the talk centered on new TLDs. The company is working to spin out its domain name busines...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 5:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media touts new TLDs in latest earnings, domains increase to 14 million
Demand Media puts new TLDs front and center in earnings release. Demand Media just released its first quarter earnings. It reported a slight profit of $0.7M before adjustments. But more interesting to the domain world is the focus the company’s...
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Demand Media touts new TLDs in latest earnings, domains increase to 14 million
Demand Media puts new TLDs front and center in earnings release. Demand Media just released its first quarter earnings. It reported a slight profit of $0.7M before adjustments. But more interesting to the domain world is the focus the company’s...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 4:31 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.46 Million Led By Moms.com for $252,000
Over the past week, 703 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.46m. Over 45% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · ...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.46 Million Led By Moms.com for $252,000
Over the past week, 703 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.46m. Over 45% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · ...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 4:11 pm
Elliot's Blog
INVEST Domain Conference in Mexico City May 20-21
I just learned about the INVEST domain conference that is scheduled for May 20-21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico. According to the INVEST website, this year marks the fifth annual conference, which focuses on domain names and Internet marketing. There ...
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INVEST Domain Conference in Mexico City May 20-21
I just learned about the INVEST domain conference that is scheduled for May 20-21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico. According to the INVEST website, this year marks the fifth annual conference, which focuses on domain names and Internet marketing. There ...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com tops $1.5 billion in transactions
Milestone shows that Escrow.com is growing very fast. I seems like just last year that I was writing about Escrow.com topping the $1 billion mark. And that’s because it was just last year that the company announced it had crossed the $1 billion...
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Escrow.com tops $1.5 billion in transactions
Milestone shows that Escrow.com is growing very fast. I seems like just last year that I was writing about Escrow.com topping the $1 billion mark. And that’s because it was just last year that the company announced it had crossed the $1 billion...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 12:13 pm
Elliot's Blog
Escrow.com Surpasses $1.5 Billion in Total Transactions
In January of 2012, Escrow.com announced that the company had surpassed $1 billion in transactions. Just a little over a year later, and the company has closed an additional half a billion in total transactions. From my perspective, the growth rate i...
Discussion
Escrow.com Surpasses $1.5 Billion in Total Transactions
In January of 2012, Escrow.com announced that the company had surpassed $1 billion in transactions. Just a little over a year later, and the company has closed an additional half a billion in total transactions. From my perspective, the growth rate i...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 11:51 am
Elliot's Blog
Request a Fast Domain Transfer
Depending on the outgoing and incoming domain registrar, an inter-registrar transfer can take anywhere from a few moments to several days.When there’s quite a bit of money on the line, it seems that a domain name transfer can take forever. I&rs...
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Request a Fast Domain Transfer
Depending on the outgoing and incoming domain registrar, an inter-registrar transfer can take anywhere from a few moments to several days.When there’s quite a bit of money on the line, it seems that a domain name transfer can take forever. I&rs...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 11:07 am
Elliot's Blog
Interesting Aspects of Hunter Douglas Domain Name Email to Vendors
Someone shared a newsletter from Hunter Douglas, a company with one of the best reputations in the window fashions business. The email newsletter was to inform vendors / dealers that they need to purchase their own domain name for websites showcasing...
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Interesting Aspects of Hunter Douglas Domain Name Email to Vendors
Someone shared a newsletter from Hunter Douglas, a company with one of the best reputations in the window fashions business. The email newsletter was to inform vendors / dealers that they need to purchase their own domain name for websites showcasing...
Discussion
May 7, 2013, 10:38 am
