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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 27th
Normally I find one or two names a week that I leave out of my list because they have no bidders and I love them. Today I found 10. More than I’ve ever found in a day. Have fun looking for them. Some of them only apply to my b...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 27th
Normally I find one or two names a week that I leave out of my list because they have no bidders and I love them. Today I found 10. More than I’ve ever found in a day. Have fun looking for them. Some of them only apply to my b...
Discussion
February 27, 2013, 6:26 am
The Domains
Breaking: ICANN Publishes Contention Sets & Only Puts Four Non-Match gTLD’s Strings Together
ICANN just published it long awaited contention sets for the new gTLD program and quite surprisingly just put four non-matching applications into two contention sets. ICANN placed the new gTLD application for: .Hoteis by Despegar Online SRL int...
Discussion
Breaking: ICANN Publishes Contention Sets & Only Puts Four Non-Match gTLD’s Strings Together
ICANN just published it long awaited contention sets for the new gTLD program and quite surprisingly just put four non-matching applications into two contention sets. ICANN placed the new gTLD application for: .Hoteis by Despegar Online SRL int...
Discussion
February 27, 2013, 12:24 am
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.6 Million
Sedo.com just released its weekly report. In all 844 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.6m. Over 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. The weekly sales were led by vagadeempre...
Discussion
Sedo Transactions Total $1.6 Million
Sedo.com just released its weekly report. In all 844 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.6m. Over 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. The weekly sales were led by vagadeempre...
Discussion
February 26, 2013, 4:16 pm
The Domains
Afternic Sells $1,050,000 In Domain Names Led By ChillerSystems.com For $18K
Afternic.com just released its weekly reportable domain sales report for the week of 2/18/13 – 2/24/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,043,176 Here are the reportable sales: ...
Discussion
Afternic Sells $1,050,000 In Domain Names Led By ChillerSystems.com For $18K
Afternic.com just released its weekly reportable domain sales report for the week of 2/18/13 – 2/24/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,043,176 Here are the reportable sales: ...
Discussion
February 26, 2013, 3:44 pm
The Domains
Microsoft Releases ccTLD Registry Security Assessment Service To Find & Fix Security Vulnerabilities
Microsoft released the Microsoft Country-Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) Registry Security Assessment Service at the RSA Conference today in San Francisco: The new service was designed to help ccTLD registry operators find and fix security vulnerabilit...
Discussion
Microsoft Releases ccTLD Registry Security Assessment Service To Find & Fix Security Vulnerabilities
Microsoft released the Microsoft Country-Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) Registry Security Assessment Service at the RSA Conference today in San Francisco: The new service was designed to help ccTLD registry operators find and fix security vulnerabilit...
Discussion
February 26, 2013, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
More details about URS and National Arbitration Forum
Pricing not set, but technology paved the way for inexpensive service. Last week ICANN announced that it appointed The National Arbitration Forum as an administrator of the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS). URS is a faster and cheaper way to tak...
Discussion
More details about URS and National Arbitration Forum
Pricing not set, but technology paved the way for inexpensive service. Last week ICANN announced that it appointed The National Arbitration Forum as an administrator of the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS). URS is a faster and cheaper way to tak...
Discussion
February 26, 2013, 3:08 pm
Elliot's Blog
Escrow.com To Begin Offering Transactions in Euros in April
f you’ve completed a large domain name acquisition or sale, it’s likely that you used Escrow.com for the transaction. At the present time, Escrow.com only allows for transactions in US dollars, but that will soon change. In April of...
Discussion
Escrow.com To Begin Offering Transactions in Euros in April
f you’ve completed a large domain name acquisition or sale, it’s likely that you used Escrow.com for the transaction. At the present time, Escrow.com only allows for transactions in US dollars, but that will soon change. In April of...
Discussion
February 26, 2013, 2:35 pm
Elliot's Blog
Responding to An Exceptional Offer
If you are similar to me, I bet that the majority of the inbound offers you receive are really low. I have found that most offers are either made by people trying to lowball me or people who are uneducated about domain name values. The result is that...
Discussion
Responding to An Exceptional Offer
If you are similar to me, I bet that the majority of the inbound offers you receive are really low. I have found that most offers are either made by people trying to lowball me or people who are uneducated about domain name values. The result is that...
Discussion
February 26, 2013, 11:45 am
The Domains
Brands Are Missing The Boat Catching Cheap TM Domains On The Drop & Saving UDRP Money
Brands which have endlessly expressed their concerns over cybersquatting in the new gTLD’s space and complained about the cost of enforcement of their trademarks in existing TLD’s and ccTLD’s are still missing a huge opportunity to ...
Discussion
Brands Are Missing The Boat Catching Cheap TM Domains On The Drop & Saving UDRP Money
Brands which have endlessly expressed their concerns over cybersquatting in the new gTLD’s space and complained about the cost of enforcement of their trademarks in existing TLD’s and ccTLD’s are still missing a huge opportunity to ...
Discussion
February 26, 2013, 11:35 am
Domain Name Wire
No surprise: Escrow.com is still your favorite escrow service
Escrow.com is most popular domain escrow service for domain investors. There’s one question on the Domain Name Wire survey that always has a predictable result: Escrow.com is selected as the best domain escrow service. This year it once again c...
Discussion
No surprise: Escrow.com is still your favorite escrow service
Escrow.com is most popular domain escrow service for domain investors. There’s one question on the Domain Name Wire survey that always has a predictable result: Escrow.com is selected as the best domain escrow service. This year it once again c...
Discussion
February 26, 2013, 10:34 am
