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The Domains
After Selling The Dodgers For $2.1 Billion, Frank McCourt’s Company Quitely Buys MG.com
It appears the McCourt Group purchased the two letter domain name MG.com in August 2012. The current registered owner of the domain name is Peter Wilhelm of the McCourt Group. One of the principals of the McCourt Group appears to be Frank McCourt who...
Discussion
After Selling The Dodgers For $2.1 Billion, Frank McCourt’s Company Quitely Buys MG.com
It appears the McCourt Group purchased the two letter domain name MG.com in August 2012. The current registered owner of the domain name is Peter Wilhelm of the McCourt Group. One of the principals of the McCourt Group appears to be Frank McCourt who...
Discussion
January 28, 2013, 7:32 am
DomainSherpa
NameJet Private Auctions: What You Need to Know – With Matt Overman
Anyone who buys expiring domain names knows that there are three major auction sites on the Internet. But of the three, NameJet.com is the one that seems to get fantastic domain names on the most regular basis. In this interview, NameJet General...
Discussion
NameJet Private Auctions: What You Need to Know – With Matt Overman
Anyone who buys expiring domain names knows that there are three major auction sites on the Internet. But of the three, NameJet.com is the one that seems to get fantastic domain names on the most regular basis. In this interview, NameJet General...
Discussion
January 28, 2013, 7:29 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 28th
I watched a great documentary about early venture capitalist called “Something Ventured: Risk, Reward And The Original Venture Capitalists.” It’s been on PBS a few times lately and I highly recommend. It’s the...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 28th
I watched a great documentary about early venture capitalist called “Something Ventured: Risk, Reward And The Original Venture Capitalists.” It’s been on PBS a few times lately and I highly recommend. It’s the...
Discussion
January 28, 2013, 4:19 am
The Domains
Moniker.com & SnapNames.com Are Down
Both Moniker.com and SnapNames.com are down and have been down for a while. I tried accessing SnapNames.com at different times throughout the day. I did get to the front page of Snapnames.com once, earlier today and the front of the site said that so...
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Moniker.com & SnapNames.com Are Down
Both Moniker.com and SnapNames.com are down and have been down for a while. I tried accessing SnapNames.com at different times throughout the day. I did get to the front page of Snapnames.com once, earlier today and the front of the site said that so...
Discussion
January 27, 2013, 7:09 pm
Elliot's Blog
Trip.ME Produces Highest Sale in Great Domains Auction
The January Great Domains auction at Sedo ended last week, and the largest sale was Trip.ME at £10,200, or roughly $16,000 USD. The auction netted just under $50k, although a number of names (like Clams.com) received bids that didn’t hit ...
Discussion
Trip.ME Produces Highest Sale in Great Domains Auction
The January Great Domains auction at Sedo ended last week, and the largest sale was Trip.ME at £10,200, or roughly $16,000 USD. The auction netted just under $50k, although a number of names (like Clams.com) received bids that didn’t hit ...
Discussion
January 27, 2013, 12:54 pm
The Domains
Kevin.Murphy Looks Like A New gTLD Brand
I was at an opening of a hair salon the other night and saw a bunch of new products that look to be branded like new gTLD’s. All of the products carried the name of Kevin.Murphy. Of course inside the domain world Kevin Murphy is the publisher o...
Discussion
Kevin.Murphy Looks Like A New gTLD Brand
I was at an opening of a hair salon the other night and saw a bunch of new products that look to be branded like new gTLD’s. All of the products carried the name of Kevin.Murphy. Of course inside the domain world Kevin Murphy is the publisher o...
Discussion
January 27, 2013, 7:29 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 27th
Contrary to the wonderful pictures of their bike trips and nearby beaches, I live in the frozen tundra of Illinois. It’s always cold and the wind howls, making outdoor events available to those with good clothing or for people that are mo...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 27th
Contrary to the wonderful pictures of their bike trips and nearby beaches, I live in the frozen tundra of Illinois. It’s always cold and the wind howls, making outdoor events available to those with good clothing or for people that are mo...
Discussion
January 27, 2013, 4:17 am
Elliot's Blog
Booking.Yeah: Funny gTLD Commercial
Thought you might enjoy watching this commercial from hotel booking site, Booking.yeah, I mean Booking.com. Things are going to get more interesting later on this year or possibly early next year when gTLDs are available. The downside to this commerc...
Discussion
Booking.Yeah: Funny gTLD Commercial
Thought you might enjoy watching this commercial from hotel booking site, Booking.yeah, I mean Booking.com. Things are going to get more interesting later on this year or possibly early next year when gTLDs are available. The downside to this commerc...
Discussion
January 26, 2013, 2:20 pm
Elliot's Blog
Go Daddy Listened to My Suggestion
Yesterday morning, I shared GoDaddy’s .CO Super Bowl commercial with you. I think it’s a great commercial that has some humor and clearly illustrates why people should visit their website to register a domain name. Some people will go str...
Discussion
Go Daddy Listened to My Suggestion
Yesterday morning, I shared GoDaddy’s .CO Super Bowl commercial with you. I think it’s a great commercial that has some humor and clearly illustrates why people should visit their website to register a domain name. Some people will go str...
Discussion
January 26, 2013, 12:35 pm
The Domains
Twitter Goes With A .CO For New Mobile Video Creation Service: Vine.Co
The Tech World has been reporting on Twitter’s new mobile video creation service, Vine. The service, allows users to create and share looping videos. “Like Tweets, the brevity of videos on Vine (6 seconds or less) inspires creativity,&rdq...
Discussion
Twitter Goes With A .CO For New Mobile Video Creation Service: Vine.Co
The Tech World has been reporting on Twitter’s new mobile video creation service, Vine. The service, allows users to create and share looping videos. “Like Tweets, the brevity of videos on Vine (6 seconds or less) inspires creativity,&rdq...
Discussion
January 26, 2013, 12:10 pm
