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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 15th
Yesterday I received the best auto response email from Bill Sweetman (of Yummy Names) that I’ve seen in a while. It read “I’m taking a mini-vacation Friday to Monday and will be back in the office on Tuesday, February 19th. I ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 15th
Yesterday I received the best auto response email from Bill Sweetman (of Yummy Names) that I’ve seen in a while. It read “I’m taking a mini-vacation Friday to Monday and will be back in the office on Tuesday, February 19th. I ...
Discussion
February 15, 2013, 6:15 am

DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: February 15 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: February 15, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Bob Menendez's Domain Names are..., Mystery gTLD Applicant to Take..., American and US Airways Boards..., ICANN Terminates Three Registrars, ICAN...
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Domain Name News: February 15 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: February 15, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Bob Menendez's Domain Names are..., Mystery gTLD Applicant to Take..., American and US Airways Boards..., ICANN Terminates Three Registrars, ICAN...
Discussion
February 15, 2013, 3:05 am

Domain Name Wire
Registrars might have to adopt new RAA in order to sell new top level domains
In October I wrote about negotiations for a new registrar accreditation agreement (RAA). The RAA is the contract between domain name registrars and ICANN. It is periodically updated. When it’s updated, ICANN provides some sort of incentive to e...
Discussion
Registrars might have to adopt new RAA in order to sell new top level domains
In October I wrote about negotiations for a new registrar accreditation agreement (RAA). The RAA is the contract between domain name registrars and ICANN. It is periodically updated. When it’s updated, ICANN provides some sort of incentive to e...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 9:50 pm

Domain Shane
The Big Reveal: Thursday’s Top Domain Sales Results from Godaddy,Namejet and More 2-14
Here are today’s results of names that I followed. Per usual they are names that don’t normally show up on the weekly sales list but now that I’m working with Namebio you will be able to see these are more sales listed every d...
Discussion
The Big Reveal: Thursday’s Top Domain Sales Results from Godaddy,Namejet and More 2-14
Here are today’s results of names that I followed. Per usual they are names that don’t normally show up on the weekly sales list but now that I’m working with Namebio you will be able to see these are more sales listed every d...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 3:44 pm

Domain Shane
Good Job! I Can’t Say Enough Good Things About Media Options and Andrew Rosener
Each week I point out one person in this industry who is doing a great job. Today’s “job well done” is going out to Andrew Rosener. One of the nice things about working in this industry are the great people you cross pat...
Discussion
Good Job! I Can’t Say Enough Good Things About Media Options and Andrew Rosener
Each week I point out one person in this industry who is doing a great job. Today’s “job well done” is going out to Andrew Rosener. One of the nice things about working in this industry are the great people you cross pat...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 2:15 pm

The Domains
ICM Sells 25 Domains Including Singles.xxx, SexVideos.xxx, AdultChat.xxx For $185K
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain announced today in a press release that “IRIS SARL, based in Luxembourg, has secured an additional 25 Premium Domains in a deal worth $185,000″. “This is the se...
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ICM Sells 25 Domains Including Singles.xxx, SexVideos.xxx, AdultChat.xxx For $185K
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain announced today in a press release that “IRIS SARL, based in Luxembourg, has secured an additional 25 Premium Domains in a deal worth $185,000″. “This is the se...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 1:17 pm

Domain Name News
Luxemburg based IRIS buys 25 .XXX Domains from ICM Registry for $180,000
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) exclusively used for online adult entertainment, announces today that IRIS SARL, based in Luxembourg, has secured an additional 25 Premium Domains in a deal worth $185,000. ...
Discussion
Luxemburg based IRIS buys 25 .XXX Domains from ICM Registry for $180,000
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) exclusively used for online adult entertainment, announces today that IRIS SARL, based in Luxembourg, has secured an additional 25 Premium Domains in a deal worth $185,000. ...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 12:36 pm

Elliot's Blog
Forbes: Mike Mann Intends to Raise $1 Million in Seed Funding for Cashless.com
There are a few people in the domain industry that seem to get lots of good publicity, and Mike Mann is one of those people. This week, Forbes ran an article about Mann’s Cashless.com startup, and it’s well worth a read. At the moment, th...
Discussion
Forbes: Mike Mann Intends to Raise $1 Million in Seed Funding for Cashless.com
There are a few people in the domain industry that seem to get lots of good publicity, and Mike Mann is one of those people. This week, Forbes ran an article about Mann’s Cashless.com startup, and it’s well worth a read. At the moment, th...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 11:42 am

Domain Name Wire
BuzzFeed buys BuzzFeed.co.uk
BuzzFeed gets a country code domain and other end user domain purchases. There aren’t a lot of end user domain purchases from Sedo to report this week. A lot of domains that are probably end user sales are still in escrow. But there are a coupl...
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BuzzFeed buys BuzzFeed.co.uk
BuzzFeed gets a country code domain and other end user domain purchases. There aren’t a lot of end user domain purchases from Sedo to report this week. A lot of domains that are probably end user sales are still in escrow. But there are a coupl...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 10:44 am

The Domains
Tucows Reports: Revenue Up 13%: Domain Sales & Parking Revenue up 12%
After the stock market closed last night Tucows (TCX) reported its earnings for the 4th quarter ending Devember 31, 2012 Most of the good numbers were in the earnings call: “”Total revenue for the quarter grew 13%, from the same quarter i...
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Tucows Reports: Revenue Up 13%: Domain Sales & Parking Revenue up 12%
After the stock market closed last night Tucows (TCX) reported its earnings for the 4th quarter ending Devember 31, 2012 Most of the good numbers were in the earnings call: “”Total revenue for the quarter grew 13%, from the same quarter i...
Discussion
February 14, 2013, 10:23 am