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American and US Airways boards vote to merge, so those domains will come in handy
Company registered domains related to merger nearly a year ago. Last March I wrote about how a number of domain names related to a combined American Airlines (AMR) and U.S. Airways had been registered, signaling a possible merger. Now, nearly a year ...
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American and US Airways boards vote to merge, so those domains will come in handy
Company registered domains related to merger nearly a year ago. Last March I wrote about how a number of domain names related to a combined American Airlines (AMR) and U.S. Airways had been registered, signaling a possible merger. Now, nearly a year ...
Discussion
February 13, 2013, 10:19 pm

Domain Name Wire
The great Domain Name Wire survey fraud
Someone went through quite a bit of effort to game this year’s survey. The 8th annual Domain Name Wire survey has now closed. I do the survey every year, and I think it provides a pretty good snapshot of what’s going on in the domain indu...
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The great Domain Name Wire survey fraud
Someone went through quite a bit of effort to game this year’s survey. The 8th annual Domain Name Wire survey has now closed. I do the survey every year, and I think it provides a pretty good snapshot of what’s going on in the domain indu...
Discussion
February 13, 2013, 2:27 pm

Domain Name Wire
Why I’m not bothered by closed generic top level domain names
As a domain investor, I find it difficult to oppose the idea of closed generic top level domains. There’s been a lot of talk in the domain industry about “closed generic” top level domain names. A closed generic is a generic term (n...
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Why I’m not bothered by closed generic top level domain names
As a domain investor, I find it difficult to oppose the idea of closed generic top level domains. There’s been a lot of talk in the domain industry about “closed generic” top level domain names. A closed generic is a generic term (n...
Discussion
February 13, 2013, 10:45 am

Domain Name Wire
Some funny things about that RonPaul.com domain dispute…
Both sides in the dispute have some explaining to do. Over the past few days the tech media has been abuzz about Ron Paul filing a UDRP against the owners of RonPaul.com. For the most part the press has been taking the side of the Ron Paul supporters...
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Some funny things about that RonPaul.com domain dispute…
Both sides in the dispute have some explaining to do. Over the past few days the tech media has been abuzz about Ron Paul filing a UDRP against the owners of RonPaul.com. For the most part the press has been taking the side of the Ron Paul supporters...
Discussion
February 13, 2013, 10:12 am

Domain Name Wire
23 end user domain name sales
Buyers include two public companies. Here is a list of end user domain sales through the Afternic platform last week. Onesta Restaurant Consultants paid $1,488 for RestaurantAdvisors.com Ottawa landscaping company Instant Lawns bought InstantLawns.co...
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23 end user domain name sales
Buyers include two public companies. Here is a list of end user domain sales through the Afternic platform last week. Onesta Restaurant Consultants paid $1,488 for RestaurantAdvisors.com Ottawa landscaping company Instant Lawns bought InstantLawns.co...
Discussion
February 13, 2013, 9:43 am

Domain Name Wire
Cincinnati Zoo gets CincinnatiZoo.com eleven years later
Zoo moved slower than a turtle but will not get CincinnatiZoo.com. It took them a while, but one of the nation’s oldest zoos now has its .com domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CincinnattiZ...
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Cincinnati Zoo gets CincinnatiZoo.com eleven years later
Zoo moved slower than a turtle but will not get CincinnatiZoo.com. It took them a while, but one of the nation’s oldest zoos now has its .com domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CincinnattiZ...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 11:59 am

Domain Name Wire
Colbert for pope? Over 100 “pope” domains registered yesterday
A retiring pope? Some smell a profit opportunity. After the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI yesterday, I wrote about some of the likely names for the next pope and their registration status. (Hint: they’re all registered.) Although the ...
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Colbert for pope? Over 100 “pope” domains registered yesterday
A retiring pope? Some smell a profit opportunity. After the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI yesterday, I wrote about some of the likely names for the next pope and their registration status. (Hint: they’re all registered.) Although the ...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 10:26 am

Domain Name Wire
Do domain companies hate bloggers?
I can’t blame them much of the time, but it’s a two way street. Over the weekend I read Shane Cultra’s write-up of Webfest. (Great seeing you Shane, by the way.) It was a good write-up, especially his last point: The domain companie...
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Do domain companies hate bloggers?
I can’t blame them much of the time, but it’s a two way street. Over the weekend I read Shane Cultra’s write-up of Webfest. (Great seeing you Shane, by the way.) It was a good write-up, especially his last point: The domain companie...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 9:59 am

Domain Name Wire
Cardinals flock to Rome as domainers flock to their keyboards
Want to register the domain of the next pope? You’re probably too late. After the shocking news that Pope Benedict is resigning, the rush is on to figure out the “name” of the next pope and to register the corresponding domain names...
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Cardinals flock to Rome as domainers flock to their keyboards
Want to register the domain of the next pope? You’re probably too late. After the shocking news that Pope Benedict is resigning, the rush is on to figure out the “name” of the next pope and to register the corresponding domain names...
Discussion
February 11, 2013, 3:57 pm

Domain Name Wire
Religion drives Afternic’s big sales week
Religious domain names fill the collection plate. Afternic had a big week-before-last, selling nearly $1.6 million worth of domains. It typically sells around $1.0 million, but was aided by several high dollar sales. Two of the big sales were religio...
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Religion drives Afternic’s big sales week
Religious domain names fill the collection plate. Afternic had a big week-before-last, selling nearly $1.6 million worth of domains. It typically sells around $1.0 million, but was aided by several high dollar sales. Two of the big sales were religio...
Discussion
February 11, 2013, 12:20 pm