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Elliot's Blog
Kevin Ohashi: How to Get a Logo for $30
Kevin Ohashi is a domain investor and founder of the startup, Review Signal. If you didn’t read the TechCrunch article about Kevin’s company, the brief description is that it has collected over 100,000 “social media testimonials&rdq...
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Kevin Ohashi: How to Get a Logo for $30
Kevin Ohashi is a domain investor and founder of the startup, Review Signal. If you didn’t read the TechCrunch article about Kevin’s company, the brief description is that it has collected over 100,000 “social media testimonials&rdq...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 7:11 pm
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Domain Name Wire
Verisign shares drop 14% after hours on pricing concerns, slower growth
Shares off sharply as .com price hikes in doubt. VeriSign shares are down 14% in after hours trading to about $40.00 at the time of writing. This is likely do mostly to concerns over VeriSign being able to hike prices 7% per year in its .com contract...
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Verisign shares drop 14% after hours on pricing concerns, slower growth
Shares off sharply as .com price hikes in doubt. VeriSign shares are down 14% in after hours trading to about $40.00 at the time of writing. This is likely do mostly to concerns over VeriSign being able to hike prices 7% per year in its .com contract...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 5:08 pm
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The Domains
Verisign Reports: 119.9 .Com/Net Registrations; .Com Contract Still Pending & Stock Is Down 10%
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012 today after the market closed and the news disappointed the market as shares are down over 11% in after market trading, a huge move for a stock li...
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Verisign Reports: 119.9 .Com/Net Registrations; .Com Contract Still Pending & Stock Is Down 10%
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012 today after the market closed and the news disappointed the market as shares are down over 11% in after market trading, a huge move for a stock li...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 4:31 pm
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Domain Shane
Name I’ve Sold Recently
After posting which names I’ve purchased recently I receive a few emails asking which names I’ve sold. Three of my top 10 sales happen to be under a gentleman’s agreement not to say price or name but here are some recent ...
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Name I’ve Sold Recently
After posting which names I’ve purchased recently I receive a few emails asking which names I’ve sold. Three of my top 10 sales happen to be under a gentleman’s agreement not to say price or name but here are some recent ...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 3:44 pm
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Domain Name Wire
Will Lance Armstrong fallout hurt Demand Media?
One of the risks disclosed in Demand Media’s S-1 has come true. When Demand Media filed to go public in 2010 it disclosed a laundry list of risk factors for the company. One of those risks was the reputation hit the company could take if any of...
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Will Lance Armstrong fallout hurt Demand Media?
One of the risks disclosed in Demand Media’s S-1 has come true. When Demand Media filed to go public in 2010 it disclosed a laundry list of risk factors for the company. One of those risks was the reputation hit the company could take if any of...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 3:16 pm
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The Domains
Flippa Inforgraphic On What is Powering Web Site Sales
Flippa just released an infographic demonstrating what is powering the web based on website sales. “”We took over $26M in transactions from the last 18 months to work out what technologies are being used to power the internet and ho...
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Flippa Inforgraphic On What is Powering Web Site Sales
Flippa just released an infographic demonstrating what is powering the web based on website sales. “”We took over $26M in transactions from the last 18 months to work out what technologies are being used to power the internet and ho...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 1:35 pm
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Elliot's Blog
Great Domains Auction Ending Soon
Sedo’s October Great Domains auction is ending very soon, and a large percentage of domain names currently have bids. Out of the 244 auction lots, a total of 126 already have bids, although many have not yet met the reserve price. The auctions ...
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Great Domains Auction Ending Soon
Sedo’s October Great Domains auction is ending very soon, and a large percentage of domain names currently have bids. Out of the 244 auction lots, a total of 126 already have bids, although many have not yet met the reserve price. The auctions ...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 11:35 am
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Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy files patent applications for geo domain suggestion tools
Patent applications are related to geo domain search tool released in 2009. In 2009 Go Daddy released a geo domain research tool to help domainers find local domains, such as cityHotels.com. The tool is online at geo.godaddy.com/. The company subsequ...
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Go Daddy files patent applications for geo domain suggestion tools
Patent applications are related to geo domain search tool released in 2009. In 2009 Go Daddy released a geo domain research tool to help domainers find local domains, such as cityHotels.com. The tool is online at geo.godaddy.com/. The company subsequ...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 11:06 am
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Elliot's Blog
Network Solutions Certified Offer Advice
When I receive an email from CertifiedOfferService@networksolutions.com, I get a bit excited because I know someone has paid to submit an offer to buy a domain name of mine, and they are using the Network Solutions Certified Offer Service to submit i...
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Network Solutions Certified Offer Advice
When I receive an email from CertifiedOfferService@networksolutions.com, I get a bit excited because I know someone has paid to submit an offer to buy a domain name of mine, and they are using the Network Solutions Certified Offer Service to submit i...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 10:47 am
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The Domains
Company Starts Selling Subdomains To Create The “City Level Domain For Manhattan” NYC.MN
A company taking advantage of the new gTLD program has started selling subdomains off of the domain name nyc.mn calling itself the City Level Domain For Manhattan. “”nyc.mn is a city-level domain for New York City’s Manhattan &ndash...
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Company Starts Selling Subdomains To Create The “City Level Domain For Manhattan” NYC.MN
A company taking advantage of the new gTLD program has started selling subdomains off of the domain name nyc.mn calling itself the City Level Domain For Manhattan. “”nyc.mn is a city-level domain for New York City’s Manhattan &ndash...
Discussion
October 25, 2012, 9:53 am