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Domain Name Wire
Makeup.com sold for $2 million, Rodeo.com and Karate.com for $500k total
L’Oreal paid $2 million for domain in 2010. I was digging through some SEC filings today when I came across some prices on domain name sales. The sales all involve what is now known as General Cannabis, Inc. The three big domains were at one ti...
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Makeup.com sold for $2 million, Rodeo.com and Karate.com for $500k total
L’Oreal paid $2 million for domain in 2010. I was digging through some SEC filings today when I came across some prices on domain name sales. The sales all involve what is now known as General Cannabis, Inc. The three big domains were at one ti...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 1:46 pm

Elliot's Blog
Video: Go Daddy Releases Sneak Peak of Second Super Bowl Commercial
Go Daddy just released a 19 second sneak peak of its second commercial that will be shown during the Super Bowl. The commercial stars supermodel Bar Rafaeli and is called “Perfect Match.” GoDaddy’s .CO Super Bowl commercial (se...
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Video: Go Daddy Releases Sneak Peak of Second Super Bowl Commercial
Go Daddy just released a 19 second sneak peak of its second commercial that will be shown during the Super Bowl. The commercial stars supermodel Bar Rafaeli and is called “Perfect Match.” GoDaddy’s .CO Super Bowl commercial (se...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 1:28 pm

Domain Name Wire
American Automobile Association sues owner of AAAclubs.xxx and other domains
AAA sues to stop adult entertainment site from using AAA in its name. The American Automobile Association, commonly known as AAA or “Triple A”, has sued the owner of AAAclubs.xxx, AAAclubs.com, AAAclubs.net, and AAAclubs.us. According to ...
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American Automobile Association sues owner of AAAclubs.xxx and other domains
AAA sues to stop adult entertainment site from using AAA in its name. The American Automobile Association, commonly known as AAA or “Triple A”, has sued the owner of AAAclubs.xxx, AAAclubs.com, AAAclubs.net, and AAAclubs.us. According to ...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 1:07 pm

The Domains
The Following, The Job; The Taste Newest March To “The” Branding
This month 3 new television shows are airing all starting with the word “the”. The Following, The Taste and The Job join a slew of other shows already on air all starting with the word “the” Here is our current list of Televis...
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The Following, The Job; The Taste Newest March To “The” Branding
This month 3 new television shows are airing all starting with the word “the”. The Following, The Taste and The Job join a slew of other shows already on air all starting with the word “the” Here is our current list of Televis...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 12:43 pm

Elliot's Blog
TRAFFIC Price Increase Tomorrow
The TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas isn’t until the end of May, but if you want to save some money on the ticket cost, you should consider registering before the end of the day today. Today’s ticket prices are $1,295 and they will go up t...
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TRAFFIC Price Increase Tomorrow
The TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas isn’t until the end of May, but if you want to save some money on the ticket cost, you should consider registering before the end of the day today. Today’s ticket prices are $1,295 and they will go up t...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 12:27 pm

Domain Name Wire
How would these domain companies have fared on the stock market in 2012?
Rate these non-stocks for 2012 performance. There are a handful of publicly traded companies in the domain name industry: Tucows, Sedo, eNom/DemandMedia, Top Level Domain Holdings, etc. But most domain companies are private. Many of them are too smal...
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How would these domain companies have fared on the stock market in 2012?
Rate these non-stocks for 2012 performance. There are a handful of publicly traded companies in the domain name industry: Tucows, Sedo, eNom/DemandMedia, Top Level Domain Holdings, etc. But most domain companies are private. Many of them are too smal...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 11:31 am

Elliot's Blog
Interesting Article About Seller Financing
During the last few years, I’ve heard about a number of people offering seller financing on their domain name deals. If a buyer can’t pay for a domain name purchase entirely up front, and he doesn’t wish to seek a more traditional f...
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Interesting Article About Seller Financing
During the last few years, I’ve heard about a number of people offering seller financing on their domain name deals. If a buyer can’t pay for a domain name purchase entirely up front, and he doesn’t wish to seek a more traditional f...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 10:24 am

Domain Name Wire
McLaren wins McLaren.net, loses McLaren.biz domain disputes
Health care company files a bad case against someone named McLaren. McLaren Health Care Corporation has won a UDRP for McLaren.net while losing one for McLaren.biz. In the case of McLaren.net, the owner of the domain didn’t submit a formal resp...
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McLaren wins McLaren.net, loses McLaren.biz domain disputes
Health care company files a bad case against someone named McLaren. McLaren Health Care Corporation has won a UDRP for McLaren.net while losing one for McLaren.biz. In the case of McLaren.net, the owner of the domain didn’t submit a formal resp...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 10:18 am

The Domains
Two Parked Pages: McLaren.net Lost In A UDRP; McLaren.biz Saved in UDRP
In two separate UDRP decision are out today, one on the domain name McLaren.net the other on the domain name McLaren.biz, the two separate UDRP panels awarded one of the domains and refused to transfer the other to the same complainant, Of course the...
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Two Parked Pages: McLaren.net Lost In A UDRP; McLaren.biz Saved in UDRP
In two separate UDRP decision are out today, one on the domain name McLaren.net the other on the domain name McLaren.biz, the two separate UDRP panels awarded one of the domains and refused to transfer the other to the same complainant, Of course the...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 10:03 am

The Domains
US Government Opens Comment Period On .US ccTLD New Contract Which Expires On 8/31
The United States Department of Commerce’s (Department) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) which administers the contract for the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States, “.US” (usT...
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US Government Opens Comment Period On .US ccTLD New Contract Which Expires On 8/31
The United States Department of Commerce’s (Department) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) which administers the contract for the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States, “.US” (usT...
Discussion
January 31, 2013, 9:09 am