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Only $750k To Raise Awareness of New TLDs? Seriously?
Raising awareness about new TLDs on a microscopic budget. If you’re about to usher in what Peter Dengate Thrush calls “the biggest change I think we have seen on the Internet”, how much would you spend to raise awareness of a limite...
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Only $750k To Raise Awareness of New TLDs? Seriously?
Raising awareness about new TLDs on a microscopic budget. If you’re about to usher in what Peter Dengate Thrush calls “the biggest change I think we have seen on the Internet”, how much would you spend to raise awareness of a limite...
Discussion
July 6, 2011, 10:32 am
Domain Name Wire
WhyPark Continues to Diversify Revenue Streams with 2 New Apps
Company adds new apps to system including one that pays on a cost-per-action basis. Domain name content system WhyPark has released two new Domain Apps, one designed to boost traffic and the other to boost traffic while generating non-PPC revenue. Th...
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WhyPark Continues to Diversify Revenue Streams with 2 New Apps
Company adds new apps to system including one that pays on a cost-per-action basis. Domain name content system WhyPark has released two new Domain Apps, one designed to boost traffic and the other to boost traffic while generating non-PPC revenue. Th...
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July 6, 2011, 10:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Company Behind Diapers.com and Soap.com Launches Wag.com
Another category-generic domain name site from Quidsi. Amazon.com-owned Quidsi, which has a habit of launching category stores on category specific generic domain names, has launched a pet store at Wag.com. Over the past few days I’ve been tryi...
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Company Behind Diapers.com and Soap.com Launches Wag.com
Another category-generic domain name site from Quidsi. Amazon.com-owned Quidsi, which has a habit of launching category stores on category specific generic domain names, has launched a pet store at Wag.com. Over the past few days I’ve been tryi...
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July 6, 2011, 9:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Names End Users Bought This Week
8 examples of end users buying generic domains for their businesses. As I did with last week’s sales report, I’m taking a look at some of Afternic‘s sales to end users for the week. Laser Spine Institute bought GoodbyeBackPain.com f...
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Domain Names End Users Bought This Week
8 examples of end users buying generic domains for their businesses. As I did with last week’s sales report, I’m taking a look at some of Afternic‘s sales to end users for the week. Laser Spine Institute bought GoodbyeBackPain.com f...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 10:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
More TLD Trademarks: .Law, .Kom, .Tom, .Construction, .Hub
The “ticking time bomb” in new TLDs continues with no work from ICANN. New top level domain name trademark “frontrunning” continues as 9 more trademarks have been filed related to new TLDs. USM CHINA/HONG KONG LTD filed applic...
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More TLD Trademarks: .Law, .Kom, .Tom, .Construction, .Hub
The “ticking time bomb” in new TLDs continues with no work from ICANN. New top level domain name trademark “frontrunning” continues as 9 more trademarks have been filed related to new TLDs. USM CHINA/HONG KONG LTD filed applic...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 4:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lead Gen Company Reply! Sued for Trademark Infringement
Air conditioning company sues over Adwords search terms and logo use. Online lead generation company Reply! Inc has been sued by air conditioning company Carrier for alleged trademark infringement (pdf). Reply generates and sells leads to various bus...
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Lead Gen Company Reply! Sued for Trademark Infringement
Air conditioning company sues over Adwords search terms and logo use. Online lead generation company Reply! Inc has been sued by air conditioning company Carrier for alleged trademark infringement (pdf). Reply generates and sells leads to various bus...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nominet Considers 1 Year .UK Registrations
Registry for UK domain names considering variable registration periods. Nominet is considering offering .uk domain names for periods other than two years, including shorter one year registrations. According to the registry, around 90% of domain name ...
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Nominet Considers 1 Year .UK Registrations
Registry for UK domain names considering variable registration periods. Nominet is considering offering .uk domain names for periods other than two years, including shorter one year registrations. According to the registry, around 90% of domain name ...
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July 5, 2011, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Domain Name Wire News Stories of June 2011
Top stories from the domain name world last month. I’m running a little behind with the holiday weekend. Here’s a look back at the past month in the domain industry. These were the top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire based on views. Go Dadd...
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Top Domain Name Wire News Stories of June 2011
Top stories from the domain name world last month. I’m running a little behind with the holiday weekend. Here’s a look back at the past month in the domain industry. These were the top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire based on views. Go Dadd...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 10:06 am
Domain Name Wire
In Case You Missed It, Friday Was Not a Slow News Day in the Domain Industry
Biggest domain name company transaction ever announced just before the U.S. holiday. The Friday before a holiday weekend is usually a slow news day. But I heard some whispers Friday that Go Daddy was going to make a big announcement, hence my tweet a...
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In Case You Missed It, Friday Was Not a Slow News Day in the Domain Industry
Biggest domain name company transaction ever announced just before the U.S. holiday. The Friday before a holiday weekend is usually a slow news day. But I heard some whispers Friday that Go Daddy was going to make a big announcement, hence my tweet a...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Bob Parsons Explains Go Daddy – KKR Deal to Domain Name Wire
Investment makes 36 millionaires, will help company expand overseas and acquire complementary businesses. I just got off the phone with GoDaddy.com founder Bob Parsons, who explained the deal his company just struck with KKR, Silver Lake, and Technol...
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Bob Parsons Explains Go Daddy – KKR Deal to Domain Name Wire
Investment makes 36 millionaires, will help company expand overseas and acquire complementary businesses. I just got off the phone with GoDaddy.com founder Bob Parsons, who explained the deal his company just struck with KKR, Silver Lake, and Technol...
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July 1, 2011, 7:53 pm
