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Elliot's Blog
Weekly Brokerage Listings
Listed below are this week’s brokerage listings. If you have an interest in buying one of the domain names listed below, contact the broker directly. I am not involved with any of the listings. I invite you to list one domain name that you own ...
Discussion
Weekly Brokerage Listings
Listed below are this week’s brokerage listings. If you have an interest in buying one of the domain names listed below, contact the broker directly. I am not involved with any of the listings. I invite you to list one domain name that you own ...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
25 More End User Domain Sales
CarMax and United Way among buyers at Afternic last week. Here are 25 end user domain sales from Afternic last week. Young Americans United, which is part of American Association of Young People, bought YAU.us for $3,200. A CSC client bought Skytouch...
Discussion
25 More End User Domain Sales
CarMax and United Way among buyers at Afternic last week. Here are 25 end user domain sales from Afternic last week. Young Americans United, which is part of American Association of Young People, bought YAU.us for $3,200. A CSC client bought Skytouch...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 3:37 pm
Elliot's Blog
Test Your Sale Message
One of the nice aspects of parking with Internet Traffic and Voodoo is the ability to add a “for sale” message across the top of your domain name landing pages. I have found that people are more apt to visit the landing page and inquire v...
Discussion
Test Your Sale Message
One of the nice aspects of parking with Internet Traffic and Voodoo is the ability to add a “for sale” message across the top of your domain name landing pages. I have found that people are more apt to visit the landing page and inquire v...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 12:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Yelp, Bayer, and 16 others bought this week
Sedo brokers domain to Yelp and 17 other end user buyers. Sedo had a fairly strong week for end user domain sales, including selling a .ph domain to Yelp. Here’s the list: Harley Street Health Checks UK Ltd picked up HealthChecks.co.uk for 1,05...
Discussion
What domains Yelp, Bayer, and 16 others bought this week
Sedo brokers domain to Yelp and 17 other end user buyers. Sedo had a fairly strong week for end user domain sales, including selling a .ph domain to Yelp. Here’s the list: Harley Street Health Checks UK Ltd picked up HealthChecks.co.uk for 1,05...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 12:02 pm
Elliot's Blog
“Already Bought The Domain” Video
Check out this funny You Tube video currently making the rounds called “Already Bought The Domain.” Sometimes I think people in our business actually think like this… the domain name is generally a starting point. Sometimes it&rsqu...
Discussion
“Already Bought The Domain” Video
Check out this funny You Tube video currently making the rounds called “Already Bought The Domain.” Sometimes I think people in our business actually think like this… the domain name is generally a starting point. Sometimes it&rsqu...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 11:47 am
The Domains
SnapNames.com “Feb Deals” Auction Ends Thursday & So Far Only 1 Bid
SnapNames.com is running a “February Deals” auction of 65 domain names all at “no reserve”. So far not many are taking advantage of the “deals” As of time of publication there is only 1 bid in the auction, that on ...
Discussion
SnapNames.com “Feb Deals” Auction Ends Thursday & So Far Only 1 Bid
SnapNames.com is running a “February Deals” auction of 65 domain names all at “no reserve”. So far not many are taking advantage of the “deals” As of time of publication there is only 1 bid in the auction, that on ...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 11:26 am
Elliot's Blog
Test Your Sale Message
One of the nice aspects of parking with Internet Traffic and Voodoo is the ability to add a “for sale” message across the top of your domain name landing pages. I have found that people are more apt to visit the landing page and inquire v...
Discussion
Test Your Sale Message
One of the nice aspects of parking with Internet Traffic and Voodoo is the ability to add a “for sale” message across the top of your domain name landing pages. I have found that people are more apt to visit the landing page and inquire v...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 11:11 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN letting registrar negotiations hold new TLDs hostage
No new agreement, no new TLDs. Last week I wrote about how ICANN’s latest proposed registry agreement for new TLD operators. The agreement mandates that new TLD operators use only domain registrars that have signed the new Registrar Accreditati...
Discussion
ICANN letting registrar negotiations hold new TLDs hostage
No new agreement, no new TLDs. Last week I wrote about how ICANN’s latest proposed registry agreement for new TLD operators. The agreement mandates that new TLD operators use only domain registrars that have signed the new Registrar Accreditati...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 10:33 am
The Domains
ICANN Tells POLITICO On Closed Generic gTLD’s: “The Train is Leaving the Station”
Politico has posted about the new gTLD closed generic controversy asking “should a company be allowed to run a generic term such as tire, insurance or book as a domain and wall off its use from competitors?” In response, Akram Atallah, I...
Discussion
ICANN Tells POLITICO On Closed Generic gTLD’s: “The Train is Leaving the Station”
Politico has posted about the new gTLD closed generic controversy asking “should a company be allowed to run a generic term such as tire, insurance or book as a domain and wall off its use from competitors?” In response, Akram Atallah, I...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 10:28 am
Domain Name Wire
Another upside to closed generic TLDs: fewer defensive registrations
The more domains that are “closed”, the less brand protection is required. Last week I wrote about why I’m not concerned with companies registering generic terms as TLDs (e.g. .blog, .book) and keeping them “closed” to o...
Discussion
Another upside to closed generic TLDs: fewer defensive registrations
The more domains that are “closed”, the less brand protection is required. Last week I wrote about why I’m not concerned with companies registering generic terms as TLDs (e.g. .blog, .book) and keeping them “closed” to o...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 10:09 am
