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Which domain forum is best?
Take this five minute survey. There’s been a bit of news in the domain name forum world recently, with NamePros selling to the owner of Bodis.com. Will that shake up the “ranking” of domain forums? You tell me… You have the o...
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Which domain forum is best?
Take this five minute survey. There’s been a bit of news in the domain name forum world recently, with NamePros selling to the owner of Bodis.com. Will that shake up the “ranking” of domain forums? You tell me… You have the o...
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January 23, 2012, 10:06 am
Domain Name Wire
Bob Parsons credits Super Bowl ads for $1 billion in sales
GoDaddy.com founder says $70 million investment has driven $1 billion in business. GoDaddy.com founder Bob Parsons says he’s generated $1 billion in business from running Super Bowl ads. In a USA Today article about the sexing up of Super Bowl ...
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Bob Parsons credits Super Bowl ads for $1 billion in sales
GoDaddy.com founder says $70 million investment has driven $1 billion in business. GoDaddy.com founder Bob Parsons says he’s generated $1 billion in business from running Super Bowl ads. In a USA Today article about the sexing up of Super Bowl ...
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January 20, 2012, 10:25 am
Domain Name Wire
A look at Escrow.com’s $1 billion milestone and new broker tool
Escrow.com completes $1 billion in transactions and will soon release a tool for brokers. Escrow.com just hit a major milestone: $1 billion in completed transactions. I reached out to Escrow.com president Brandon Abbey to understand the path the comp...
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A look at Escrow.com’s $1 billion milestone and new broker tool
Escrow.com completes $1 billion in transactions and will soon release a tool for brokers. Escrow.com just hit a major milestone: $1 billion in completed transactions. I reached out to Escrow.com president Brandon Abbey to understand the path the comp...
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January 20, 2012, 9:58 am
Domain Name Wire
IAC sells Sendori for $3 million
IAC’s sponsored listing/traffic monetization unit sold. IAC has sold its Sendori unit for a total consideration of $3 million, nearly three years after buying the company, according to a recent SEC filing. When Sendori launched, it provided a w...
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IAC sells Sendori for $3 million
IAC’s sponsored listing/traffic monetization unit sold. IAC has sold its Sendori unit for a total consideration of $3 million, nearly three years after buying the company, according to a recent SEC filing. When Sendori launched, it provided a w...
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January 19, 2012, 9:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo selling Zimbabwe.com at a fraction of its former price
Domain priced at least 60% below its sale price in 2007. I was just reading Elliot’s post about the latest Sedo Great Domains auction, and one domain caught my eye. Zimbabwe.com is for sale with a reserve range of $25,000 to $50,000. Even at th...
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Sedo selling Zimbabwe.com at a fraction of its former price
Domain priced at least 60% below its sale price in 2007. I was just reading Elliot’s post about the latest Sedo Great Domains auction, and one domain caught my eye. Zimbabwe.com is for sale with a reserve range of $25,000 to $50,000. Even at th...
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January 19, 2012, 6:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
So long, MegaUpload.com
MegaUpload.com shut down by U.S. government, arrests made. The Feds have shut down online file sharing site MegaUpload.com and charged seven people with online piracy in connection with the site. The MegaUpload.com web site, along with associated sit...
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So long, MegaUpload.com
MegaUpload.com shut down by U.S. government, arrests made. The Feds have shut down online file sharing site MegaUpload.com and charged seven people with online piracy in connection with the site. The MegaUpload.com web site, along with associated sit...
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January 19, 2012, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fortune names GoDaddy to 100 “Best Companies to Work for” list
Domain company on list of top companies to work for. The domain name industry is represented in Fortune magazine’s annual “Best Companies to Work for” list with GoDaddy.com coming in at #93. GoDaddy was one of only 19 companies on t...
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Fortune names GoDaddy to 100 “Best Companies to Work for” list
Domain company on list of top companies to work for. The domain name industry is represented in Fortune magazine’s annual “Best Companies to Work for” list with GoDaddy.com coming in at #93. GoDaddy was one of only 19 companies on t...
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January 19, 2012, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Research paper could save brands $185,000 on a “defensive” new TLD
Why most brands don’t need to apply for a new TLD strictly for defensive reasons. One of the more perplexing commonly held beliefs about new TLDs is that brands need to apply for one merely to protect their brand. This false notion is due to bo...
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Research paper could save brands $185,000 on a “defensive” new TLD
Why most brands don’t need to apply for a new TLD strictly for defensive reasons. One of the more perplexing commonly held beliefs about new TLDs is that brands need to apply for one merely to protect their brand. This false notion is due to bo...
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January 19, 2012, 3:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
SOPA and PIPA web site protests memorialized on Screenshots.com
Screenshots.com captures yesterday’s web site blackouts. Screenshots.com has forever captured many of the web site “blackouts” put in place yesterday in opposition to the SOPA and PIPA bills. On one page you can see over 50 screensh...
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SOPA and PIPA web site protests memorialized on Screenshots.com
Screenshots.com captures yesterday’s web site blackouts. Screenshots.com has forever captured many of the web site “blackouts” put in place yesterday in opposition to the SOPA and PIPA bills. On one page you can see over 50 screensh...
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January 19, 2012, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Monte Cahn and Oversee.net go to trial next week
Court to decide two aspects of dispute between Moniker founder Monte Cahn and his former employer. Monte Cahn and Oversee.net will square off in court on January 24, but it will be a limited non-jury trial over just a couple aspects of Cahn’s b...
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Monte Cahn and Oversee.net go to trial next week
Court to decide two aspects of dispute between Moniker founder Monte Cahn and his former employer. Monte Cahn and Oversee.net will square off in court on January 24, but it will be a limited non-jury trial over just a couple aspects of Cahn’s b...
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January 19, 2012, 11:43 am
