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Demand Media Reports Q4 Results
Demand Media results shed light on revenue sharing, eNom results. Earlier this week Demand Media reported fourth quarter results. The company eked out a small profit in the quarter, but expects to return to losses going forward. You can read the comp...
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Demand Media Reports Q4 Results
Demand Media results shed light on revenue sharing, eNom results. Earlier this week Demand Media reported fourth quarter results. The company eked out a small profit in the quarter, but expects to return to losses going forward. You can read the comp...
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February 24, 2011, 11:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Never Start a Mainstream Web Site on a .Net Domain Name
This is what happens when you create a popular web site on something other than .com. You should never start a mainstream web site on a .net domain. Or .org, .biz, .info, etc. Unless you own the .com of the same name. Especially if the domain name yo...
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Never Start a Mainstream Web Site on a .Net Domain Name
This is what happens when you create a popular web site on something other than .com. You should never start a mainstream web site on a .net domain. Or .org, .biz, .info, etc. Unless you own the .com of the same name. Especially if the domain name yo...
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February 24, 2011, 10:33 am
Domain Name Wire
China’s .CN Domain Name Keeps Dropping
Size of .cn registration base falls 75% from peak. Thanks mostly to tighter controls and rules on registration, China’s .cn domain name count keeps falling. According to data collected by HosterStats.com, there were about 3.5 million .cn domain...
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China’s .CN Domain Name Keeps Dropping
Size of .cn registration base falls 75% from peak. Thanks mostly to tighter controls and rules on registration, China’s .cn domain name count keeps falling. According to data collected by HosterStats.com, there were about 3.5 million .cn domain...
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February 24, 2011, 8:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Investor Buys $280 Charity Cookie
Domain name cookie sells for $280. Domain name investor Justin Godfrey of DIS Inc. was the winning bidder in the eBay auction for the Tucows/Open SRS commemorative cookie. Last April I bought the cookie — which was made to commemorate Tucows hi...
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Domain Investor Buys $280 Charity Cookie
Domain name cookie sells for $280. Domain name investor Justin Godfrey of DIS Inc. was the winning bidder in the eBay auction for the Tucows/Open SRS commemorative cookie. Last April I bought the cookie — which was made to commemorate Tucows hi...
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February 23, 2011, 6:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cricket Mobile Phone Company Sues to Get Cricket.com Domain Name
Large wireless company sues in effort to get Cricket.com domain name. Cricket Communications filed a lawsuit on Friday in U.S. District Court – Southern District of California in an effort to get the domain name Cricket.com (pdf). Cricket uses ...
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Cricket Mobile Phone Company Sues to Get Cricket.com Domain Name
Large wireless company sues in effort to get Cricket.com domain name. Cricket Communications filed a lawsuit on Friday in U.S. District Court – Southern District of California in an effort to get the domain name Cricket.com (pdf). Cricket uses ...
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February 23, 2011, 4:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
7S.com Owner Can Keep Domain Name Despite Andrew Christie’s Opinion
Activist UDRP panelist at it again in 7s.com case. If you ever need to point a finger at UDRP panelists that are trying to pervert the entire system, one of those should be Andrew Christie. I awarded Christie a “Domain Dunce” award in 200...
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7S.com Owner Can Keep Domain Name Despite Andrew Christie’s Opinion
Activist UDRP panelist at it again in 7s.com case. If you ever need to point a finger at UDRP panelists that are trying to pervert the entire system, one of those should be Andrew Christie. I awarded Christie a “Domain Dunce” award in 200...
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February 23, 2011, 11:45 am
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Sex.com Investors Settle Their Differences
Investor in sex.com domain name’s former owner drops objection. After a deal was struck to sell Sex.com for $13 million last fall, investor Nuthin’ But Net filed a motion to set aside some of the proceeds because it disputed who should ge...
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Sex.com Investors Settle Their Differences
Investor in sex.com domain name’s former owner drops objection. After a deal was struck to sell Sex.com for $13 million last fall, investor Nuthin’ But Net filed a motion to set aside some of the proceeds because it disputed who should ge...
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February 23, 2011, 11:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Survey: DOMAINfest Best Domain Industry Conference
DOMAINfest takes top honors again. DOMAINfest is the best domain name conference, according to survey respondents in the Sixth Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. 42% of those that have attended a domain conference said DOMAINfest is best. 39% said TRAFF...
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Survey: DOMAINfest Best Domain Industry Conference
DOMAINfest takes top honors again. DOMAINfest is the best domain name conference, according to survey respondents in the Sixth Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. 42% of those that have attended a domain conference said DOMAINfest is best. 39% said TRAFF...
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February 23, 2011, 10:20 am
Domain Name Wire
Pac12.com Owner Sues Pac-10 Conference Over Domain Name
Lawsuit filed over Pac12.com domain name. The owner of the Pac12.com domain name has sued the Pacific-10 collegiate athletic conference in an effort to keep his domain name. Austin Linford filed the suit (pdf) after the PAC-10 filed a UDRP complaint ...
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Pac12.com Owner Sues Pac-10 Conference Over Domain Name
Lawsuit filed over Pac12.com domain name. The owner of the Pac12.com domain name has sued the Pacific-10 collegiate athletic conference in an effort to keep his domain name. Austin Linford filed the suit (pdf) after the PAC-10 filed a UDRP complaint ...
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February 22, 2011, 8:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Auction for World’s Most Expensive Sugar Cookie Ends Wednesday
Charity auction with a domain name twist ends on Wednesday. It’s rare. It’s valuable. It’s truly a sugar cookie like none other. A charity auction for a cookie commemorating Tucows/OpenSRS 10 million domains milestone ends Wednesday...
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Auction for World’s Most Expensive Sugar Cookie Ends Wednesday
Charity auction with a domain name twist ends on Wednesday. It’s rare. It’s valuable. It’s truly a sugar cookie like none other. A charity auction for a cookie commemorating Tucows/OpenSRS 10 million domains milestone ends Wednesday...
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February 22, 2011, 3:09 pm
