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LuckyGames.com, BearClaw.com and other Expired Domain Name Sales
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. Without the added attraction of money, games of chance are a bit boring compared to games of skill or strategy. So it’s fair to assume LuckyGames.com (with its ...
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LuckyGames.com, BearClaw.com and other Expired Domain Name Sales
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. Without the added attraction of money, games of chance are a bit boring compared to games of skill or strategy. So it’s fair to assume LuckyGames.com (with its ...
Discussion
March 18, 2015, 1:57 pm

Domain Name Wire
2 character domain names become available today
Short domain names to be released today. Top level domain name company Rightside is releasing 20,000 two character domain names across its TLDs today at noon EDT. The two character domains to be released include at least one number in them, taking th...
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2 character domain names become available today
Short domain names to be released today. Top level domain name company Rightside is releasing 20,000 two character domain names across its TLDs today at noon EDT. The two character domains to be released include at least one number in them, taking th...
Discussion
March 18, 2015, 12:48 pm

Domain Name Wire
Promoting Top Level Domain Names with Google Ads
Verisign is promoting an article about .com when users search for “domain names” on Google. I saw an interesting Google Adwords ad today when searching for “domain names”. Most ads for this search are usually for domain name r...
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Promoting Top Level Domain Names with Google Ads
Verisign is promoting an article about .com when users search for “domain names” on Google. I saw an interesting Google Adwords ad today when searching for “domain names”. Most ads for this search are usually for domain name r...
Discussion
March 17, 2015, 8:11 pm

Domain Name Wire
Donuts launches ad campaign to boost awareness of new TLDs
Company starts campaign to build awareness of the availability of alternatives to .com domain names. Donuts launched its first major, web-based advertising campaign to raise awareness of new top level domain choices yesterday evening. The “Free...
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Donuts launches ad campaign to boost awareness of new TLDs
Company starts campaign to build awareness of the availability of alternatives to .com domain names. Donuts launched its first major, web-based advertising campaign to raise awareness of new top level domain choices yesterday evening. The “Free...
Discussion
March 17, 2015, 5:37 pm

Domain Name Wire
A day in the domain name community at SXSW
Here’s how domain name companies marketed their wares at SXSW this year. Yesterday afternoon I went downtown to see what all of the domain name companies were up to at SXSW in Austin. I started by searching for the .Space grilled cheese sandwic...
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A day in the domain name community at SXSW
Here’s how domain name companies marketed their wares at SXSW this year. Yesterday afternoon I went downtown to see what all of the domain name companies were up to at SXSW in Austin. I started by searching for the .Space grilled cheese sandwic...
Discussion
March 17, 2015, 4:31 pm

Domain Name Wire
Trademark King still wants to TM famous marks and brands
Company submits specimens for many of its dubious trademark applications. The company that spent about $50,000 trying to trademark what are mostly famous brands, trademarks and common phrases is still pushing on after receiving initial refusals from ...
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Trademark King still wants to TM famous marks and brands
Company submits specimens for many of its dubious trademark applications. The company that spent about $50,000 trying to trademark what are mostly famous brands, trademarks and common phrases is still pushing on after receiving initial refusals from ...
Discussion
March 17, 2015, 2:38 pm

Domain Name Wire
Domain parking still falling, according to survey
Revenue still shrinking for many domainers. How low can domain name parking revenue go? Still lower, apparently. That’s according to the approximately 200 people who responded to this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey. 36% of respondents sai...
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Domain parking still falling, according to survey
Revenue still shrinking for many domainers. How low can domain name parking revenue go? Still lower, apparently. That’s according to the approximately 200 people who responded to this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey. 36% of respondents sai...
Discussion
March 17, 2015, 1:51 pm

Domain Name Wire
GMO loses community bid for .Shop domain name
Company scores just six points in evaluation. GMO Registry has lost is Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) for the .Shop top level domain name. The company scored 6 points out of a possible 16 on its CPE, falling well short of the 14 required. It sco...
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GMO loses community bid for .Shop domain name
Company scores just six points in evaluation. GMO Registry has lost is Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) for the .Shop top level domain name. The company scored 6 points out of a possible 16 on its CPE, falling well short of the 14 required. It sco...
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March 16, 2015, 4:15 pm

Domain Name Wire
Crowdsourcing and Domains with Ryan Noble – DNW Podcast #24
Crowdsource.com and finding good domain names using the crowd. Ryan Noble has built a big business on Crowdsource.com. In this episode, he’ll explain how his company helps big brands tap into large pools of remote workers to complete big projec...
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Crowdsourcing and Domains with Ryan Noble – DNW Podcast #24
Crowdsource.com and finding good domain names using the crowd. Ryan Noble has built a big business on Crowdsource.com. In this episode, he’ll explain how his company helps big brands tap into large pools of remote workers to complete big projec...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 3:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
Froyo and sandwiches starting conversations about new TLDs at SXSW
Free food with a sales pitch. Spreading awareness of choice in top level domain names isn’t easy. One-on-one conversations might be the best way to explain what they are and why you might want one. That’s the idea behind promotions by Sed...
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Froyo and sandwiches starting conversations about new TLDs at SXSW
Free food with a sales pitch. Spreading awareness of choice in top level domain names isn’t easy. One-on-one conversations might be the best way to explain what they are and why you might want one. That’s the idea behind promotions by Sed...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 2:03 pm