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As Obama wins, domains already snapped up for 2016 battle
Key 2016 domain names not in politicans’ control. With Barrack Obama’s victory last night, we’re assured that a new president will enter the White House in 2016. Naturally, this year’s vice presidential candidates are likely t...
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As Obama wins, domains already snapped up for 2016 battle
Key 2016 domain names not in politicans’ control. With Barrack Obama’s victory last night, we’re assured that a new president will enter the White House in 2016. Naturally, this year’s vice presidential candidates are likely t...
Discussion
November 7, 2012, 8:04 am
Domain Name Wire
Ad-Tech kicks off in New York tomorrow
Conference going on as planned in NYC. I’m currently at 30,000 feet en route to Ad-Tech in New York City. Despite early concerns that the conference would be canceled due to Superstorm Sandy, the event is going on as planned. It will be interes...
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Ad-Tech kicks off in New York tomorrow
Conference going on as planned in NYC. I’m currently at 30,000 feet en route to Ad-Tech in New York City. Despite early concerns that the conference would be canceled due to Superstorm Sandy, the event is going on as planned. It will be interes...
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November 6, 2012, 12:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Domain Name news stories from October
Domain auctions, lawsuits, and more. Here are the top five news stories on Domain Name Wire from last month, ranked by page views. 1. TRAFFIC domain auction was the most exciting in years – some people disagree, but most of them didn’t re...
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Top Domain Name news stories from October
Domain auctions, lawsuits, and more. Here are the top five news stories on Domain Name Wire from last month, ranked by page views. 1. TRAFFIC domain auction was the most exciting in years – some people disagree, but most of them didn’t re...
Discussion
November 6, 2012, 9:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Marchex end user sales, part 2: Disney, EA, GE, and Google
More Marchex end user sales. Here’s the second round of end user sales courtesy of Marchex. I’ve tried my best to verify the actual buyer using DomainTools’ historical whois records. In some cases it’s tricky because domains m...
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Marchex end user sales, part 2: Disney, EA, GE, and Google
More Marchex end user sales. Here’s the second round of end user sales courtesy of Marchex. I’ve tried my best to verify the actual buyer using DomainTools’ historical whois records. In some cases it’s tricky because domains m...
Discussion
November 5, 2012, 5:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marchex end user sales, part one
20 big end user domain sales courtesy of Marchex. Marchex’ release of a list of its top 500 domain names sales of all time last week gave data junkies like me fresh data to sort through. I do a weekly end user sales report, and I thought it wou...
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Marchex end user sales, part one
20 big end user domain sales courtesy of Marchex. Marchex’ release of a list of its top 500 domain names sales of all time last week gave data junkies like me fresh data to sort through. I do a weekly end user sales report, and I thought it wou...
Discussion
November 5, 2012, 11:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Sedo’s Q3 sales down 22% compared to last year
Another slow quarter, but a rebound might be in sight. Sedo’s domain name sales continue to fall short of last year. Today the company released its Q3 domain market study, showing sales of $15,147,216 in the quarter ended this September. Last y...
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Sedo’s Q3 sales down 22% compared to last year
Another slow quarter, but a rebound might be in sight. Sedo’s domain name sales continue to fall short of last year. Today the company released its Q3 domain market study, showing sales of $15,147,216 in the quarter ended this September. Last y...
Discussion
November 5, 2012, 10:16 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN publishes 29 change requests to new top level domains
VeriSign, DotConnectAfrica among applicants requesting changes. A lot of new top level domain name applicants have requested changes to their new top level domain applications. As of 29 October, ICANN has received 138 change requests and approved and...
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ICANN publishes 29 change requests to new top level domains
VeriSign, DotConnectAfrica among applicants requesting changes. A lot of new top level domain name applicants have requested changes to their new top level domain applications. As of 29 October, ICANN has received 138 change requests and approved and...
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November 2, 2012, 10:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy and AOL sued over email patents
Ziplink claims companies’ email services infringe its patents. A Connecticut company sued domain name registrar and hosting company Go Daddy yesterday in federal district court. Ziplink, Inc. alleges that Go Daddy’s email services infring...
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GoDaddy and AOL sued over email patents
Ziplink claims companies’ email services infringe its patents. A Connecticut company sued domain name registrar and hosting company Go Daddy yesterday in federal district court. Ziplink, Inc. alleges that Go Daddy’s email services infring...
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November 2, 2012, 1:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interview: Marchex CEO Russell Horowitz on Archeo
Marchex will finally focus on its domain name business. Yesterday Marchex announced it was splitting the company in two, forming a new domain-centric business called Archeo. Archeo will manage a portfolio of over 200,000 domain names, many of which w...
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Interview: Marchex CEO Russell Horowitz on Archeo
Marchex will finally focus on its domain name business. Yesterday Marchex announced it was splitting the company in two, forming a new domain-centric business called Archeo. Archeo will manage a portfolio of over 200,000 domain names, many of which w...
Discussion
November 2, 2012, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marchex’ top 500 domain sales of all time
Marchex releases a sales data treasure trove. With Marchex’ announcement today that it is spinning off its domain business into Archeo, the company released a treasure trove of data about its domain operations. The biggie: a list of its top 500...
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Marchex’ top 500 domain sales of all time
Marchex releases a sales data treasure trove. With Marchex’ announcement today that it is spinning off its domain business into Archeo, the company released a treasure trove of data about its domain operations. The biggie: a list of its top 500...
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November 1, 2012, 5:09 pm
