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Are Fewer People “Playing Around” With Domains?
Number of people part-timing with domain names seems to have fallen. Many sectors of the domainer industry have experienced a steep fall since about 2007. Has the number of people dabbling in domain names also dropped? I suspect so. Over the past yea...
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Are Fewer People “Playing Around” With Domains?
Number of people part-timing with domain names seems to have fallen. Many sectors of the domainer industry have experienced a steep fall since about 2007. Has the number of people dabbling in domain names also dropped? I suspect so. Over the past yea...
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September 22, 2011, 1:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Etsy Upset About “Sucks” Domains
Company files complaint over EtsySucks.com and four other domains. Arts marketplace Etsy.com has filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum over EtsySucks.com, .net, .org, .biz, and .info. The domain names appear to be owned by the former edit...
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Etsy Upset About “Sucks” Domains
Company files complaint over EtsySucks.com and four other domains. Arts marketplace Etsy.com has filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum over EtsySucks.com, .net, .org, .biz, and .info. The domain names appear to be owned by the former edit...
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September 22, 2011, 10:19 am
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ad:tech London Kicks Off
Show heads to London for two day vent. The London edition of ad:tech got underway this morning with a discussion with Nike brand communications director, global football Ed Elworthy and EuroRSCG CEO Russ Lidstone. The event runs through Wednesday at ...
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ad:tech London Kicks Off
Show heads to London for two day vent. The London edition of ad:tech got underway this morning with a discussion with Nike brand communications director, global football Ed Elworthy and EuroRSCG CEO Russ Lidstone. The event runs through Wednesday at ...
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September 21, 2011, 10:01 am
Domain Name Wire
End User Domain Buys from Washington Post and Entrepreneur
Two large publishers buy domain names. The Washington Post Company and Entrepreneur Media both bought domain names this week. Here’s a look at these and a handful of other end user sales at Afternic over the past week. The Washington Post bough...
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End User Domain Buys from Washington Post and Entrepreneur
Two large publishers buy domain names. The Washington Post Company and Entrepreneur Media both bought domain names this week. Here’s a look at these and a handful of other end user sales at Afternic over the past week. The Washington Post bough...
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September 21, 2011, 9:30 am
Domain Name Wire
Overstock.com Continues O.tld Purchases with O.info
O.info latest domain name acquisition by online retailer. Overstock.com has acquired O.info from domain name registry Afilias, adding to its collection of o.tld names. The company has gone all in with O.co, and in fact its press release announcing O....
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Overstock.com Continues O.tld Purchases with O.info
O.info latest domain name acquisition by online retailer. Overstock.com has acquired O.info from domain name registry Afilias, adding to its collection of o.tld names. The company has gone all in with O.co, and in fact its press release announcing O....
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September 21, 2011, 9:20 am
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Justice Department: Full Tilt Poker Was Ponzi Scheme
U.S. government says Full Tilt Poker paid out money to investors that belonged to players. Earlier this year the U.S. government confiscated Full Tilt Poker’s domain name FullTiltPoker.com. The government later gave the domain name back, but no...
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Justice Department: Full Tilt Poker Was Ponzi Scheme
U.S. government says Full Tilt Poker paid out money to investors that belonged to players. Earlier this year the U.S. government confiscated Full Tilt Poker’s domain name FullTiltPoker.com. The government later gave the domain name back, but no...
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September 20, 2011, 12:35 pm
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Amazon.com Company Quidsi Launches YoYo.com
Quidsi follows up Wag.com with YoYo.com. Today Quidsi, which is owned by Amazon.com, launched its latest store: online toy store YoYo.com. The choice of domain name follows Quidsi’s pattern of launching vertical stores on great domain names. It...
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Amazon.com Company Quidsi Launches YoYo.com
Quidsi follows up Wag.com with YoYo.com. Today Quidsi, which is owned by Amazon.com, launched its latest store: online toy store YoYo.com. The choice of domain name follows Quidsi’s pattern of launching vertical stores on great domain names. It...
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September 20, 2011, 9:30 am
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Vertive Buys CouponCodes.com Domain Name
Austin company buys another killer domain name. Austin, Texas online savings company Vertive has acquired the domain name CouponCodes.com for an undisclosed sum. Vertive is now stranger to the power of domain names. It operates Offers.com (it also ow...
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Vertive Buys CouponCodes.com Domain Name
Austin company buys another killer domain name. Austin, Texas online savings company Vertive has acquired the domain name CouponCodes.com for an undisclosed sum. Vertive is now stranger to the power of domain names. It operates Offers.com (it also ow...
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September 20, 2011, 6:55 am
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ICANN Releases New TLD Guidebook
ICANN releases yet another — but not necessarily final — applicant guidebook for new gTLDs. As I promised in a post yesterday, ICANN has released another version of the new top level domain name guidebook today. Although many will look at...
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ICANN Releases New TLD Guidebook
ICANN releases yet another — but not necessarily final — applicant guidebook for new gTLDs. As I promised in a post yesterday, ICANN has released another version of the new top level domain name guidebook today. Although many will look at...
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September 19, 2011, 4:16 pm
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Breaking: NBC Transfers Women.com to Done! Ventures in Lawsuit Settlement
Busted seven figure domain name deal comes to resolution. It looks like the end result of a legal battle over Women.com has ended with the transfer of the domain name to Done! Ventures. Done! Ventures thought it had a deal to purchase Women.com and W...
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Breaking: NBC Transfers Women.com to Done! Ventures in Lawsuit Settlement
Busted seven figure domain name deal comes to resolution. It looks like the end result of a legal battle over Women.com has ended with the transfer of the domain name to Done! Ventures. Done! Ventures thought it had a deal to purchase Women.com and W...
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September 19, 2011, 1:52 pm
