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How & why you should use DomainTools’ portfolio tracker
DomainTools offers a nifty tool for tracking domain names. DomainTools has a lot of useful features, but most people just barely scratch the surface of its capabilities. One of the tools I find particularly useful is Domain Monitor. Simply put, Domai...
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How & why you should use DomainTools’ portfolio tracker
DomainTools offers a nifty tool for tracking domain names. DomainTools has a lot of useful features, but most people just barely scratch the surface of its capabilities. One of the tools I find particularly useful is Domain Monitor. Simply put, Domai...
Discussion
July 21, 2015, 6:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google reiterates how new TLDs are handled in search results
Google issues details on how new top level domain names affect search engine results. (In short, they don’t.) Google has posted to its Webmaster Central Blog about how it handles new top level domain names in search. Because of the importance o...
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Google reiterates how new TLDs are handled in search results
Google issues details on how new top level domain names affect search engine results. (In short, they don’t.) Google has posted to its Webmaster Central Blog about how it handles new top level domain names in search. Because of the importance o...
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July 21, 2015, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
E-Renter.com nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
Background check company filed complaint in abuse of cybersquatting policy. E-Renter USA Ltd, which operates a background screening site for renters at E-Renter.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name...
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E-Renter.com nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
Background check company filed complaint in abuse of cybersquatting policy. E-Renter USA Ltd, which operates a background screening site for renters at E-Renter.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name...
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July 21, 2015, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
My thoughts on .Co turning 5
Driven by good marketing, .Co celebrates success on fifth anniversary. Five years ago today, on July 20, 2010, the .Co domain name entered general availability. I remember sitting at a table at the Austin Convention Center during HostingCon, trying t...
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My thoughts on .Co turning 5
Driven by good marketing, .Co celebrates success on fifth anniversary. Five years ago today, on July 20, 2010, the .Co domain name entered general availability. I remember sitting at a table at the Austin Convention Center during HostingCon, trying t...
Discussion
July 20, 2015, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
5 Tips to Sell More Domains, with Shane Cultra – DNW Podcast #42
Sell more domain names with these great tips. Want to sell more domain names? Shane Cultra of DomainShane.com gives 5 tips to sell more domains on today’s episode. Learn how to buy the right domains, figure out which of your domain names are in...
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5 Tips to Sell More Domains, with Shane Cultra – DNW Podcast #42
Sell more domain names with these great tips. Want to sell more domain names? Shane Cultra of DomainShane.com gives 5 tips to sell more domains on today’s episode. Learn how to buy the right domains, figure out which of your domain names are in...
Discussion
July 20, 2015, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo makes improvements to Direct Auctions
Auctions will now trigger alerts to people who previously placed offers on the domain. Sedo has made a couple improvements to to its Direct Auction service, a recent option that lets customers start an auction for their domain name whenever they&rsqu...
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Sedo makes improvements to Direct Auctions
Auctions will now trigger alerts to people who previously placed offers on the domain. Sedo has made a couple improvements to to its Direct Auction service, a recent option that lets customers start an auction for their domain name whenever they&rsqu...
Discussion
July 20, 2015, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Results from 100+ expired domain name auctions
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week in expired domain name sales. Dilíu is Romanian for “madman”, which is what you’d have to be to believe DiLiu.com sold for $4.9k for any reason other than China. In Chinese, dì li&...
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Results from 100+ expired domain name auctions
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week in expired domain name sales. Dilíu is Romanian for “madman”, which is what you’d have to be to believe DiLiu.com sold for $4.9k for any reason other than China. In Chinese, dì li&...
Discussion
July 17, 2015, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
TLD Profile: .Vote
.Vote gains traction with states and presidential hopefuls. This is the first in a series of articles in collaboration with ICANNWiki, the wiki for the domain name industry. Each article, written by Editor and Community Manager Dustin Phillips, will ...
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TLD Profile: .Vote
.Vote gains traction with states and presidential hopefuls. This is the first in a series of articles in collaboration with ICANNWiki, the wiki for the domain name industry. Each article, written by Editor and Community Manager Dustin Phillips, will ...
Discussion
July 16, 2015, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
ParkingCrew acquires NameDrive
Domain name parking consolidation continues as Team Internet nabs NameDrive. ParkingCrew has acquired the NameDrive domain name parking business from KeyDrive. The acquisition includes the Overdrive service as well. Starting tomorrow, NameDrive custo...
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ParkingCrew acquires NameDrive
Domain name parking consolidation continues as Team Internet nabs NameDrive. ParkingCrew has acquired the NameDrive domain name parking business from KeyDrive. The acquisition includes the Overdrive service as well. Starting tomorrow, NameDrive custo...
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July 16, 2015, 6:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
The falling value of a .info domain name
One example of a domain name losing value. Yesterday Pizza.info sold for €2,900 in an auction on Sedo. That’s about $3,150. Unfortunately for the seller, he paid $6,180 to buy the domain name on Sedo in 2014. But hey, he shouldn’t fe...
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The falling value of a .info domain name
One example of a domain name losing value. Yesterday Pizza.info sold for €2,900 in an auction on Sedo. That’s about $3,150. Unfortunately for the seller, he paid $6,180 to buy the domain name on Sedo in 2014. But hey, he shouldn’t fe...
Discussion
July 16, 2015, 4:21 pm
