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Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire survey closes this Friday
8th annual Domain Name Wire survey closes Friday. Want to join over 1,500 people and make your opinion heard? You have until Friday. That’s when the 2013 Domain Name Wire Survey closes. This is the eighth annual survey, which gives a good basel...
Discussion
Domain Name Wire survey closes this Friday
8th annual Domain Name Wire survey closes Friday. Want to join over 1,500 people and make your opinion heard? You have until Friday. That’s when the 2013 Domain Name Wire Survey closes. This is the eighth annual survey, which gives a good basel...
Discussion
February 5, 2013, 1:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Humorous Twitter conversation between Name.com and Go Daddy
Two domain registrars have fun with each other on Twitter. One thing Name.com does better than most (all?) domain name registrars is have a good social media presence. It has the right mix between humor, special offers, and support. Name.com also lik...
Discussion
Humorous Twitter conversation between Name.com and Go Daddy
Two domain registrars have fun with each other on Twitter. One thing Name.com does better than most (all?) domain name registrars is have a good social media presence. It has the right mix between humor, special offers, and support. Name.com also lik...
Discussion
February 5, 2013, 12:53 pm
Elliot's Blog
Add the Protrada Sniper Tool to Your List of Helpful Domain Tools
I, like many others, often “cherry pick” the domain names that have bids on NameJet as closing time approaches. When I see that a domain name has at least one bidder, I can determine if I want to participate in the auction by placing a ba...
Discussion
Add the Protrada Sniper Tool to Your List of Helpful Domain Tools
I, like many others, often “cherry pick” the domain names that have bids on NameJet as closing time approaches. When I see that a domain name has at least one bidder, I can determine if I want to participate in the auction by placing a ba...
Discussion
February 5, 2013, 10:42 am
The Domains
ICANN New gTLD Committee Not Sure How To Handle Closed Generic Applications
Its seems pretty clear that the New gTLD committee of ICANN doesn’t know what they should do about what is fast becoming one of the biggest issues of the new gTLD program, applications for closed generic strings. The issue generic strings like ...
Discussion
ICANN New gTLD Committee Not Sure How To Handle Closed Generic Applications
Its seems pretty clear that the New gTLD committee of ICANN doesn’t know what they should do about what is fast becoming one of the biggest issues of the new gTLD program, applications for closed generic strings. The issue generic strings like ...
Discussion
February 5, 2013, 9:52 am
The Domains
Vertical Axis Loses UDRP on The Typo pheonixcontact.com After Trying To Give It Up
The Ham Brothers, Vertical Axis just lost a UDRP on the typo pheonixcontact.com to Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG of German. As a UDRP the case is a slam dunk for the International trademark holder. However the case serves as a cautionary tale for...
Discussion
Vertical Axis Loses UDRP on The Typo pheonixcontact.com After Trying To Give It Up
The Ham Brothers, Vertical Axis just lost a UDRP on the typo pheonixcontact.com to Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG of German. As a UDRP the case is a slam dunk for the International trademark holder. However the case serves as a cautionary tale for...
Discussion
February 5, 2013, 9:27 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 5th
Had a great evening last night. Oversee was very gracious and took me out for a nice meal on the Beach. I would have loved to go to Frank’s event but I’m not a broker (yet) and you can only go to one thing at a time. For...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 5th
Had a great evening last night. Oversee was very gracious and took me out for a nice meal on the Beach. I would have loved to go to Frank’s event but I’m not a broker (yet) and you can only go to one thing at a time. For...
Discussion
February 5, 2013, 4:50 am
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames picks up Host Europe expired domain stream
Deal gives company a strong partner in Europe. SnapNames has picked up a new partner to bolster its expired domain name inventory. The company has gone live with Host Europe, a top three domain registrar in Europe and the largest registrar based in t...
Discussion
SnapNames picks up Host Europe expired domain stream
Deal gives company a strong partner in Europe. SnapNames has picked up a new partner to bolster its expired domain name inventory. The company has gone live with Host Europe, a top three domain registrar in Europe and the largest registrar based in t...
Discussion
February 4, 2013, 11:31 pm
The Domains
Inc.com On Value of Killer Domain: Purchased For $12K Turned Into $19 Million Business
Inc.com just published the story of Jesse Stein who bought the domain SportsMemorabilia.com for just $12,500 and turned it into a $19.5 million retail business. Its a domainers dream story. SportsMemorabilia.com was purchased by Mr. Stein in 20...
Discussion
Inc.com On Value of Killer Domain: Purchased For $12K Turned Into $19 Million Business
Inc.com just published the story of Jesse Stein who bought the domain SportsMemorabilia.com for just $12,500 and turned it into a $19.5 million retail business. Its a domainers dream story. SportsMemorabilia.com was purchased by Mr. Stein in 20...
Discussion
February 4, 2013, 9:01 pm
The Domains
SnapNames Become Exclusive Drop House For DomainMonster.com & Host Europe
Host Europe, a top three hosting company in Europe and owner of the largest registrar in the UK is as of now sending all of their expiring domains to SnapNames.com on an exclusive basis. That means all domain names dropping from DomainMonster.c...
Discussion
SnapNames Become Exclusive Drop House For DomainMonster.com & Host Europe
Host Europe, a top three hosting company in Europe and owner of the largest registrar in the UK is as of now sending all of their expiring domains to SnapNames.com on an exclusive basis. That means all domain names dropping from DomainMonster.c...
Discussion
February 4, 2013, 6:12 pm
The Domains
Moniker/SnapNames.com To Auction Off “Premium .Dm” Domains At Webfest
Although the WebFest conference got underway today, there is a late addition to the live and extended auction. Today Moniker.com/SnapNames announced that it will be conducting an auction of premium .dm domains as part of the live auction conducted fr...
Discussion
Moniker/SnapNames.com To Auction Off “Premium .Dm” Domains At Webfest
Although the WebFest conference got underway today, there is a late addition to the live and extended auction. Today Moniker.com/SnapNames announced that it will be conducting an auction of premium .dm domains as part of the live auction conducted fr...
Discussion
February 4, 2013, 3:30 pm
