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The Domains
On The Day AT&T Sells Its Interest In The Yellow Pages For $950 Million, An Application For .Yellow Is Announced
On the same day that AT&T sold a majority stake in the Yellow Pages for $950 Million dollars, Techworld.com.au, is reporting that a Melbourne based company is going to apply for the new gTLD of .yellow. “The startup plans to offer brand ori...
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On The Day AT&T Sells Its Interest In The Yellow Pages For $950 Million, An Application For .Yellow Is Announced
On the same day that AT&T sold a majority stake in the Yellow Pages for $950 Million dollars, Techworld.com.au, is reporting that a Melbourne based company is going to apply for the new gTLD of .yellow. “The startup plans to offer brand ori...
Discussion
April 10, 2012, 4:48 am

Domain Name News
First Brannans Domain Auction by Clements brothers yields $34,000
As per the unofficial tally of the first Brannans auction held by David and Toby Clements, the auction sold 8 domains for a total of $34,000 USD. BalletShoes.com yielded the highest price at $13,250 USD. The sold names were: The new domain auction ho...
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First Brannans Domain Auction by Clements brothers yields $34,000
As per the unofficial tally of the first Brannans auction held by David and Toby Clements, the auction sold 8 domains for a total of $34,000 USD. BalletShoes.com yielded the highest price at $13,250 USD. The sold names were: The new domain auction ho...
Discussion
April 9, 2012, 11:55 pm

The Domains
In A Case That Can Change The PPC Industry, A Federal Appeals Court Allows Rosetta Stone’s TM Case Against Google To Move Forward
In what might be a ground breaking case that could shake up the entire PPC industry, the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Monday reversed a lower court’s ruling allowing Rosetta Stone’s trademark infringement suit against Google to...
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In A Case That Can Change The PPC Industry, A Federal Appeals Court Allows Rosetta Stone’s TM Case Against Google To Move Forward
In what might be a ground breaking case that could shake up the entire PPC industry, the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Monday reversed a lower court’s ruling allowing Rosetta Stone’s trademark infringement suit against Google to...
Discussion
April 9, 2012, 11:39 pm

Domain Name Wire
JustinTV.com sold for $32,500 on eBay and just got hit with a UDRP
Buyer may learn an expensive lesson. In February a Chile man bought the domain name JustinTV.com for $32,500 on eBay. JustinTV.com is, of course, often mistakenly typed in by people looking for the popular live TV site Justin.tv. This wasn’t a ...
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JustinTV.com sold for $32,500 on eBay and just got hit with a UDRP
Buyer may learn an expensive lesson. In February a Chile man bought the domain name JustinTV.com for $32,500 on eBay. JustinTV.com is, of course, often mistakenly typed in by people looking for the popular live TV site Justin.tv. This wasn’t a ...
Discussion
April 9, 2012, 7:42 pm

Domain Name News
Internet.BS Responds to KnuJon
Internet.BX creates special pharmacy policy for domain registrations Recently offshore domain registrar Internet.BS was called out by KnujOn as one of the registrars that “see no evil” when it comes to supporting online pharmacies and acc...
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Internet.BS Responds to KnuJon
Internet.BX creates special pharmacy policy for domain registrations Recently offshore domain registrar Internet.BS was called out by KnujOn as one of the registrars that “see no evil” when it comes to supporting online pharmacies and acc...
Discussion
April 9, 2012, 5:46 pm

Domain Shane
And The Award For the Worst Domain Of DomainShane Readers Goes To……….
It was a pretty tight race. The other day I decided to pay $25 for the worst domain that my readers submitted. There were some pretty rough names submitted but the winner was PineBeetleWoodProducts.com from Michael H. I think what put him...
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And The Award For the Worst Domain Of DomainShane Readers Goes To……….
It was a pretty tight race. The other day I decided to pay $25 for the worst domain that my readers submitted. There were some pretty rough names submitted but the winner was PineBeetleWoodProducts.com from Michael H. I think what put him...
Discussion
April 9, 2012, 3:23 pm

Elliot's Blog
Guest Post: Fred Mercaldo GeoDomain Sector Update
This is a guest post from Fred Mercaldo discussing some happenings in the geodomain space, as well as providing an update on his latest development project, FrenchRiviera.com, a domain name I sold a couple of years ago. Fred entered the geo domain bu...
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Guest Post: Fred Mercaldo GeoDomain Sector Update
This is a guest post from Fred Mercaldo discussing some happenings in the geodomain space, as well as providing an update on his latest development project, FrenchRiviera.com, a domain name I sold a couple of years ago. Fred entered the geo domain bu...
Discussion
April 9, 2012, 2:35 pm

Domain Shane
You’ve Sold Your Domain. Now How Long Does It Take to Get Paid?
I’ve now sold a domain on almost every platform except Afternic. I thought I would share my experiences on how long it took to get paid from each platform. These results are mine and may not be typical. Many times the time to ...
Discussion
You’ve Sold Your Domain. Now How Long Does It Take to Get Paid?
I’ve now sold a domain on almost every platform except Afternic. I thought I would share my experiences on how long it took to get paid from each platform. These results are mine and may not be typical. Many times the time to ...
Discussion
April 9, 2012, 1:02 pm

The Domains
The Miami Marlins Start The Season With A New Name & Stadium But Without The Domain MiamiMarlins.com
Its a new baseball season and the Miami Marlins, formerly the Florida Marlins have a new name, a new $600 Million stadium, but don’t own the domain MiamiMarlins.com The domain name MiamiMarlins.com was first registered way back in 1997 and look...
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The Miami Marlins Start The Season With A New Name & Stadium But Without The Domain MiamiMarlins.com
Its a new baseball season and the Miami Marlins, formerly the Florida Marlins have a new name, a new $600 Million stadium, but don’t own the domain MiamiMarlins.com The domain name MiamiMarlins.com was first registered way back in 1997 and look...
Discussion
April 9, 2012, 12:17 pm

Elliot's Blog
Great Introductory Auction at Brannans
When I saw the list of domain names up for auction at Brannans.com, a recently launched domain brokerage and auction house founded by brothers Toby and David Clements, I was impressed. Frankly, I doubt the best names are going to sell at their reserv...
Discussion
Great Introductory Auction at Brannans
When I saw the list of domain names up for auction at Brannans.com, a recently launched domain brokerage and auction house founded by brothers Toby and David Clements, I was impressed. Frankly, I doubt the best names are going to sell at their reserv...
Discussion
April 9, 2012, 12:07 pm