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Elliot's Blog
Why I Wasn’t at TRAFFIC and Why I Won’t Be At DomainFest
A bunch of people asked me why I wasn’t at TRAFFIC, and I thought I had mentioned the reason a while back.We are moving to the Boston area tomorrow, and my wife and I have been packing for the last several days. I was hoping to make a last minu...
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Why I Wasn’t at TRAFFIC and Why I Won’t Be At DomainFest
A bunch of people asked me why I wasn’t at TRAFFIC, and I thought I had mentioned the reason a while back.We are moving to the Boston area tomorrow, and my wife and I have been packing for the last several days. I was hoping to make a last minu...
Discussion
October 11, 2012, 8:05 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 11th
Big news the last few days. Gwen Stefani is back on the market. It’s kind of a big deal because she is my pass. You know the pass. It’s when you pick one celebrity that you are allowed to have sex with and your spo...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 11th
Big news the last few days. Gwen Stefani is back on the market. It’s kind of a big deal because she is my pass. You know the pass. It’s when you pick one celebrity that you are allowed to have sex with and your spo...
Discussion
October 11, 2012, 6:35 am

The Domains
Godaddy.com Is Going To Make A Return Visit To The SuperBowl For A Reported $3.7-$3.8 Million
Godaddy.com is making a return visit to the Super Bowl. According to BusinessInsider.com, Godaddy.com has already committed $3.7-$3.8 Million dollars for a 30 second Super Bowl Spot. CBS says that 90% of it’s inventory for the Super Bowl ...
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Godaddy.com Is Going To Make A Return Visit To The SuperBowl For A Reported $3.7-$3.8 Million
Godaddy.com is making a return visit to the Super Bowl. According to BusinessInsider.com, Godaddy.com has already committed $3.7-$3.8 Million dollars for a 30 second Super Bowl Spot. CBS says that 90% of it’s inventory for the Super Bowl ...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 9:53 pm

Domain Name News
Keep Playing the Music . . . Really, The Ship’s Not Sinking, Part 2
Over 4 years ago, I wrote a post about the results of the 2008 TRAFFIC auction. That auction did over $4.3 million in sales. Can you imagine ? Back then the entire industry was looking for a barometer of the state of the business during a...
Discussion
Keep Playing the Music . . . Really, The Ship’s Not Sinking, Part 2
Over 4 years ago, I wrote a post about the results of the 2008 TRAFFIC auction. That auction did over $4.3 million in sales. Can you imagine ? Back then the entire industry was looking for a barometer of the state of the business during a...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 6:27 pm

The Domains
Afternic.com Weekly Domain Sales Total $895K Led By DemocraticCapitalism.com At $20K
Afternic’s just issued its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 10/01/12 – 10/07/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 894,408 .com Sales democratic...
Discussion
Afternic.com Weekly Domain Sales Total $895K Led By DemocraticCapitalism.com At $20K
Afternic’s just issued its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 10/01/12 – 10/07/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 894,408 .com Sales democratic...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 3:30 pm

Elliot's Blog
Testing Out Domain Name Sales
I’ve heard quite a bit of positive feedback about Frank Schilling’s Internet Traffic and Domain Name Sales, and I finally signed up for an account. I’ve been meaning to sign up for a while, but I didn’t apply until yesterday. ...
Discussion
Testing Out Domain Name Sales
I’ve heard quite a bit of positive feedback about Frank Schilling’s Internet Traffic and Domain Name Sales, and I finally signed up for an account. I’ve been meaning to sign up for a while, but I didn’t apply until yesterday. ...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 1:38 pm

DomainSherpa
Thank You: 2012 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Awards, Best Domain Blog
Both Wayne Nelson and I were honored to be nominated as a best domain blog for the industry this year.And to win was truly a fabulous experience!Thank you to everyone who voted for DomainSherpa this year.Read the Entire Article on DomainSherpa.comSpo...
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Thank You: 2012 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Awards, Best Domain Blog
Both Wayne Nelson and I were honored to be nominated as a best domain blog for the industry this year.And to win was truly a fabulous experience!Thank you to everyone who voted for DomainSherpa this year.Read the Entire Article on DomainSherpa.comSpo...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 1:11 pm

Domain Name News
Irex Corp launches .CA Portfolio site
Canadian company Irex Corp, just launched www.DomainNames.ca, a marketplace for selected domains from their own portfolio, such as ez.ca, cruise.ca and usedcars.ca. Since 2001, Irex Corp has been offering website services to both consumers and ...
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Irex Corp launches .CA Portfolio site
Canadian company Irex Corp, just launched www.DomainNames.ca, a marketplace for selected domains from their own portfolio, such as ez.ca, cruise.ca and usedcars.ca. Since 2001, Irex Corp has been offering website services to both consumers and ...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 12:13 pm

Domain Name Wire
TRAFFIC domain auction was the most exciting in years
Auction was high energy despite low sales prices. If you didn’t attend the domain auction Monday at TRAFFIC, you’ve probably read a bit about: The domains didn’t sell for much. Some people lost money selling domains for less than th...
Discussion
TRAFFIC domain auction was the most exciting in years
Auction was high energy despite low sales prices. If you didn’t attend the domain auction Monday at TRAFFIC, you’ve probably read a bit about: The domains didn’t sell for much. Some people lost money selling domains for less than th...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 11:37 am

Domain Name News
Donuts to use Architelos’ Namesentry
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Architelos, Inc., a domain name industry consulting and managed services provider and Donuts Inc., a registry for new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs), said today Donuts will adopt NameSentry, Architelos’ software-...
Discussion
Donuts to use Architelos’ Namesentry
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Architelos, Inc., a domain name industry consulting and managed services provider and Donuts Inc., a registry for new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs), said today Donuts will adopt NameSentry, Architelos’ software-...
Discussion
October 10, 2012, 11:28 am