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Elliot's Blog
Vote: Mike or Frank
Yesterday afternoon, I posted the opposing gTLD viewpoints of Frank Schilling and Mike Mann. Each of these successful domain investors has a strong opinion on how gTLDs will impact domain investors and the market in general. From my perspective, the ...
Discussion
Vote: Mike or Frank
Yesterday afternoon, I posted the opposing gTLD viewpoints of Frank Schilling and Mike Mann. Each of these successful domain investors has a strong opinion on how gTLDs will impact domain investors and the market in general. From my perspective, the ...
Discussion
December 1, 2012, 10:05 am
The Domains
ICANN Opens Up Comment Period On “Strawman” Rights Protections For New gTLD’s
ICANN just opened up the comment period on a the IPC/BC proposal for Improvements and Enhancements to the RPMs for new gTLDs [PDF, 68 KB]. Out of discussions evaluating the merits of these recommendations, the group produced at a strawman solution to...
Discussion
ICANN Opens Up Comment Period On “Strawman” Rights Protections For New gTLD’s
ICANN just opened up the comment period on a the IPC/BC proposal for Improvements and Enhancements to the RPMs for new gTLDs [PDF, 68 KB]. Out of discussions evaluating the merits of these recommendations, the group produced at a strawman solution to...
Discussion
December 1, 2012, 9:30 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 1st
December has arrived and none too soon. I didn’t sell but one name in November. Fortunately my affiliate money was up 100% to make up for it. My little sites don’t seem to make much but added up they do very well and add in Ch...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 1st
December has arrived and none too soon. I didn’t sell but one name in November. Fortunately my affiliate money was up 100% to make up for it. My little sites don’t seem to make much but added up they do very well and add in Ch...
Discussion
December 1, 2012, 5:45 am
Elliot's Blog
Frank Schilling on gTLDs
Without a doubt, Frank Schilling owns one of the most lucrative private domain name portfolios (maybe the most lucrative). His company, Name Administration, annually sells millions of dollars worth of domain names, and it most likely generates into t...
Discussion
Frank Schilling on gTLDs
Without a doubt, Frank Schilling owns one of the most lucrative private domain name portfolios (maybe the most lucrative). His company, Name Administration, annually sells millions of dollars worth of domain names, and it most likely generates into t...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 1:17 pm
Elliot's Blog
Mike Mann on gTLDs
Mike Mann is unquestionably one of the most successful people in the domain industry, having sold BuyDomains for reportedly many millions of dollars, while retaining ownership of domain names such as Phone.com, SEO.com, and many more. Mike ...
Discussion
Mike Mann on gTLDs
Mike Mann is unquestionably one of the most successful people in the domain industry, having sold BuyDomains for reportedly many millions of dollars, while retaining ownership of domain names such as Phone.com, SEO.com, and many more. Mike ...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 12:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
U.S. goverment just gave .com domain owners a $10.78 tax break
Cost of holding domain for six years decreases by as much as $10.78. Hey, don’t say the U.S. government never did anything for you. They just gave domain name owners a $10.78 price reduction over the term of the next .com contract by eliminatin...
Discussion
U.S. goverment just gave .com domain owners a $10.78 tax break
Cost of holding domain for six years decreases by as much as $10.78. Hey, don’t say the U.S. government never did anything for you. They just gave domain name owners a $10.78 price reduction over the term of the next .com contract by eliminatin...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 11:35 am
The Domains
Mike Mann Just Saved Over $800,000 With Verisign’s No Rate Increase .Com Contract
Mike Mann owns around 330,000 domain names. Based on Verisign’s contract renewal to operate the .Com registry over the next six years, without being able to raise their prices 7% in 4 out of 6 years, according to our calculation Mike Mann...
Discussion
Mike Mann Just Saved Over $800,000 With Verisign’s No Rate Increase .Com Contract
Mike Mann owns around 330,000 domain names. Based on Verisign’s contract renewal to operate the .Com registry over the next six years, without being able to raise their prices 7% in 4 out of 6 years, according to our calculation Mike Mann...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 10:34 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign shares drop 15% on contract change
Verisign stock nosedives on news of new contract without price increases. Shares of Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are down 15% in early trading after the company announced that its contract to run .com had been renewed without price increases. Verisign&rsq...
Discussion
Verisign shares drop 15% on contract change
Verisign stock nosedives on news of new contract without price increases. Shares of Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are down 15% in early trading after the company announced that its contract to run .com had been renewed without price increases. Verisign&rsq...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 9:56 am
The Domains
Verisign: If New gTLD’s Are Successful We Might Be Able To Lift All Price Caps On .Com’s
Coming out of the Verisign ( NASDAQ : VRSN ) conference call this morning announcing that the contract to operate the .com contract had been renewed for six years, without any price increases, is that all price caps on .Com’s could be lifted as...
Discussion
Verisign: If New gTLD’s Are Successful We Might Be Able To Lift All Price Caps On .Com’s
Coming out of the Verisign ( NASDAQ : VRSN ) conference call this morning announcing that the contract to operate the .com contract had been renewed for six years, without any price increases, is that all price caps on .Com’s could be lifted as...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 9:36 am
The Domains
Verisign: .Com Contract Renewed For 6 Years With NO Automatic Price Increases
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce approved the renewal of Verisign’s agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to operate the .com registry (the “2012 ....
Discussion
Verisign: .Com Contract Renewed For 6 Years With NO Automatic Price Increases
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce approved the renewal of Verisign’s agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to operate the .com registry (the “2012 ....
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 8:12 am
