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Recruiter Harry Joiner strikes again with two more domain buys
Recruiter finds strong value in descriptive domain names. I’ve written about headhunter Harry Joiner and his domain name purchases many times. That’s because he’s amassed a great portfolio of quality descriptive domain names for his...
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Recruiter Harry Joiner strikes again with two more domain buys
Recruiter finds strong value in descriptive domain names. I’ve written about headhunter Harry Joiner and his domain name purchases many times. That’s because he’s amassed a great portfolio of quality descriptive domain names for his...
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July 24, 2012, 1:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Just how much do new top level domains cost, anyway?
Confusing ICANN fee structure for new top level domains. The headline number for new top level domains is $185,000, the price of submitting an application. But domain registries also pay ongoing fees to ICANN each quarter. Amazingly, what exactly tho...
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Just how much do new top level domains cost, anyway?
Confusing ICANN fee structure for new top level domains. The headline number for new top level domains is $185,000, the price of submitting an application. But domain registries also pay ongoing fees to ICANN each quarter. Amazingly, what exactly tho...
Discussion
July 24, 2012, 11:49 am
Domain Name Wire
L.A. Company wants to relaunch Kozmo.com delivery brand
The Kozmo.com brand may be re-birthed a decade later. Remember Kozmo.com, the dot.com bubble service that would deliver a pack of gum to you at no charge? The company raised about $250 million, tried to go public, and then went belly up. It looks lik...
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L.A. Company wants to relaunch Kozmo.com delivery brand
The Kozmo.com brand may be re-birthed a decade later. Remember Kozmo.com, the dot.com bubble service that would deliver a pack of gum to you at no charge? The company raised about $250 million, tried to go public, and then went belly up. It looks lik...
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July 24, 2012, 10:47 am
Domain Name Wire
Poll: Are you going to TRAFFIC or ICANN?
Two domain conferences in back-to-back weeks this fall. After a long absence of North America domain name conferences, two are on tap for October: TRAFFIC in Fort Lauderdale October 7-10 and ICANN in Toronto October 14-19. While both shows are sure t...
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Poll: Are you going to TRAFFIC or ICANN?
Two domain conferences in back-to-back weeks this fall. After a long absence of North America domain name conferences, two are on tap for October: TRAFFIC in Fort Lauderdale October 7-10 and ICANN in Toronto October 14-19. While both shows are sure t...
Discussion
July 23, 2012, 1:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
How the five applicants for .free intend to use their domains
They’re “free” in one sense only. A couple weeks ago I wrote about the potential for free or very cheap top level domains in the future. I also pointed out that it does look like any of those free domains will be found on .free. As ...
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How the five applicants for .free intend to use their domains
They’re “free” in one sense only. A couple weeks ago I wrote about the potential for free or very cheap top level domains in the future. I also pointed out that it does look like any of those free domains will be found on .free. As ...
Discussion
July 23, 2012, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Moniker and SnapNames beef up customer support after acquisition
Support and operations staff quadruple. I recently read Elliot’s post about Moniker’s extended phone support hours. I’ve been tracking the support situation at Moniker/SnapNames since KeyDrive bought the companies from Oversee.net, ...
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Moniker and SnapNames beef up customer support after acquisition
Support and operations staff quadruple. I recently read Elliot’s post about Moniker’s extended phone support hours. I’ve been tracking the support situation at Moniker/SnapNames since KeyDrive bought the companies from Oversee.net, ...
Discussion
July 23, 2012, 11:01 am
Domain Name Wire
NYC condo board of directors fails to take down gripe site
Resident set up site to complain about board of directors. From what I’ve heard, the boards of directors of many New York condos and co-ops would make for great reality show fodder. Here’s just one example: The board of directors of Tower...
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NYC condo board of directors fails to take down gripe site
Resident set up site to complain about board of directors. From what I’ve heard, the boards of directors of many New York condos and co-ops would make for great reality show fodder. Here’s just one example: The board of directors of Tower...
Discussion
July 23, 2012, 10:24 am
Domain Name Wire
End user sales report, Friday edition
19 end user domain name sales. I’m back in Austin after attending HostingCon (more on that later), so here’s the belated end user domain sales report for this week. In case you missed it, I visited both Afternic’s and Sedo’s o...
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End user sales report, Friday edition
19 end user domain name sales. I’m back in Austin after attending HostingCon (more on that later), so here’s the belated end user domain sales report for this week. In case you missed it, I visited both Afternic’s and Sedo’s o...
Discussion
July 20, 2012, 12:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
CraigsList sues JamesList, the “Craigslist for the rich”
Confusingly similar yacht sales platforms. If you’ve never heard of JamesList, it may be because you aren’t in the market for a Yacht. Or you wouldn’t think of buying one used. Craigslist has sued (pdf) Jameslist, a classified site ...
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CraigsList sues JamesList, the “Craigslist for the rich”
Confusingly similar yacht sales platforms. If you’ve never heard of JamesList, it may be because you aren’t in the market for a Yacht. Or you wouldn’t think of buying one used. Craigslist has sued (pdf) Jameslist, a classified site ...
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July 20, 2012, 12:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing .co two years in and what it tells new TLD applicants
Your TLD is unlikely to be as successful as .co. The rebranded .co domain name is now two years old. .Co put out an infographic today charting its growth and Sedo released an aftermarket analysis. From a business perspective .co has been a huge succe...
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Analyzing .co two years in and what it tells new TLD applicants
Your TLD is unlikely to be as successful as .co. The rebranded .co domain name is now two years old. .Co put out an infographic today charting its growth and Sedo released an aftermarket analysis. From a business perspective .co has been a huge succe...
Discussion
July 20, 2012, 11:05 am
