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Elliot's Blog
Giving Thanks to You
I have quite a bit to be thankful for this year, but I will keep it simple. I want to thank YOU for coming to my blog, reading, and as you frequently do, participating in the discussion. Your comments are almost always insightful, frequently helpful,...
Discussion
Giving Thanks to You
I have quite a bit to be thankful for this year, but I will keep it simple. I want to thank YOU for coming to my blog, reading, and as you frequently do, participating in the discussion. Your comments are almost always insightful, frequently helpful,...
Discussion
November 22, 2012, 11:05 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Turkey Day Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 22nd
Happy Thanksgiving to you Americans and Happy Wednesday to everyone else. There are as many good names up for auction today as there has been in weeks. Way to many to list. I still gave it a try. If you’d like to tip me ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Turkey Day Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 22nd
Happy Thanksgiving to you Americans and Happy Wednesday to everyone else. There are as many good names up for auction today as there has been in weeks. Way to many to list. I still gave it a try. If you’d like to tip me ...
Discussion
November 22, 2012, 6:39 am

Domain Name News
List of big Brands using Premium Domains
Earlier today Domain Guardians released a list of big brands that are using Premium Domain names on their website. The Domain Guardians team writes about the list on Facebook: Together with a number of industry peers, we have compiled a list of major...
Discussion
List of big Brands using Premium Domains
Earlier today Domain Guardians released a list of big brands that are using Premium Domain names on their website. The Domain Guardians team writes about the list on Facebook: Together with a number of industry peers, we have compiled a list of major...
Discussion
November 21, 2012, 8:25 pm

Elliot's Blog
Weekly Brokerage Listings
With the holiday season and end of the year quickly approaching, I believe there are going to be some very good deals to be had in the next several weeks. In addition to the usual end of year fund raising to meet goals and to pay for holiday-related ...
Discussion
Weekly Brokerage Listings
With the holiday season and end of the year quickly approaching, I believe there are going to be some very good deals to be had in the next several weeks. In addition to the usual end of year fund raising to meet goals and to pay for holiday-related ...
Discussion
November 21, 2012, 2:38 pm

Domain Name News
Uniregistry releases .Backfriday Promotional Site
Just in time for Black Friday, Frank Schilling’s Registry company, Uniregistry, has launched a site for their application for the .Blackfriday TLD. Uniregistry is the sole applicant for this TLD. The site says about the purpose of the .blackfri...
Discussion
Uniregistry releases .Backfriday Promotional Site
Just in time for Black Friday, Frank Schilling’s Registry company, Uniregistry, has launched a site for their application for the .Blackfriday TLD. Uniregistry is the sole applicant for this TLD. The site says about the purpose of the .blackfri...
Discussion
November 21, 2012, 2:33 pm

Domain Shane
7 Types of Domains I Wouldn’t Want to Be In Right Now
It’s easy to just say dot com is king. But the reality is that there is money in many of the other tlds. It may not be as safe as dot com but with risk comes reward. But there are a few types of domains that I won’t touc...
Discussion
7 Types of Domains I Wouldn’t Want to Be In Right Now
It’s easy to just say dot com is king. But the reality is that there is money in many of the other tlds. It may not be as safe as dot com but with risk comes reward. But there are a few types of domains that I won’t touc...
Discussion
November 21, 2012, 1:30 pm

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 21st
Oops. Forgot to hit publish. Thanksgiving Eve is one of the better days of the year. Work is laid back, good food tomorrow, and get to spend time with friends and family. Best of all, I don’t have to buy anybody anything. My f...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 21st
Oops. Forgot to hit publish. Thanksgiving Eve is one of the better days of the year. Work is laid back, good food tomorrow, and get to spend time with friends and family. Best of all, I don’t have to buy anybody anything. My f...
Discussion
November 21, 2012, 1:18 pm

Domain Name News
.CA Breaks 2 Million Domain Registrations, .CZ breaks 1 Million
CIRA passes 2 Million Registered Domains As per a tweet from the .CA registry, the registry passed the 2 Million domain mark yesterday. However with today being a Wednesday, that number has dropped below the 2 Million mark again, as the registr...
Discussion
.CA Breaks 2 Million Domain Registrations, .CZ breaks 1 Million
CIRA passes 2 Million Registered Domains As per a tweet from the .CA registry, the registry passed the 2 Million domain mark yesterday. However with today being a Wednesday, that number has dropped below the 2 Million mark again, as the registr...
Discussion
November 21, 2012, 12:20 pm

Domain Name News
Domaintools Data on Whois Privacy [Infographic]
DomainTools released an info graphic on whois privacylast week and we wanted to make sure that you didn’t miss it. DomainTools went through their data and identified 130 different privacy services across almost 225 million unique domain name Wh...
Discussion
Domaintools Data on Whois Privacy [Infographic]
DomainTools released an info graphic on whois privacylast week and we wanted to make sure that you didn’t miss it. DomainTools went through their data and identified 130 different privacy services across almost 225 million unique domain name Wh...
Discussion
November 21, 2012, 11:42 am

The Domains
ICANN Issues Details On New gTLD Prioritization Draw For December 17th
ICANN just released details on the Prioritization Draw (“Draw”) that will be held on 17 December 2012 in Los Angeles to assign priority numbers to all new gTLD applications includin...
Discussion
ICANN Issues Details On New gTLD Prioritization Draw For December 17th
ICANN just released details on the Prioritization Draw (“Draw”) that will be held on 17 December 2012 in Los Angeles to assign priority numbers to all new gTLD applications includin...
Discussion
November 21, 2012, 11:01 am