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Domain Shane
There Were A Lot Of Bad Calls Last Year But This May Have Been The Worst
Ryan Colby’s quote received some attention over at DomainInvesting back in September of last year. At the time in was pretty unanimous that he was alone in his sentiments and 6 months later the tweet has become infamous. He exp...
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There Were A Lot Of Bad Calls Last Year But This May Have Been The Worst
Ryan Colby’s quote received some attention over at DomainInvesting back in September of last year. At the time in was pretty unanimous that he was alone in his sentiments and 6 months later the tweet has become infamous. He exp...
Discussion
March 15, 2014, 9:33 pm

The Domains
People Are Gobbling Up Hillary Clinton Domains
Time Magazine did a piece on the squatting of Hillary Clinton Internet squatters have been grabbing pieces of Clinton-related real estate in the hopes of a 2016 payoff Typing Hillary Clinton’s name into your favorite Web browser is becoming a...
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People Are Gobbling Up Hillary Clinton Domains
Time Magazine did a piece on the squatting of Hillary Clinton Internet squatters have been grabbing pieces of Clinton-related real estate in the hopes of a 2016 payoff Typing Hillary Clinton’s name into your favorite Web browser is becoming a...
Discussion
March 15, 2014, 8:20 pm

The Domains
The Bitcoin Vault
It only made sense with all the hacking and theft that alternative ideas in the world of crpyto currency would come to light. A new start up Xapo has just raised $20 million. Dan Primack wrote on Fortune: It’s the brainchild of Wences Cas...
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The Bitcoin Vault
It only made sense with all the hacking and theft that alternative ideas in the world of crpyto currency would come to light. A new start up Xapo has just raised $20 million. Dan Primack wrote on Fortune: It’s the brainchild of Wences Cas...
Discussion
March 15, 2014, 7:46 pm

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 15th, 2014
If you know me I tend to talk mostly about three things, my daughter, running and domains. Not that I don’t love the nursery but I talk about it 10 hours a day so when I get to talk about things other than that those first three occ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 15th, 2014
If you know me I tend to talk mostly about three things, my daughter, running and domains. Not that I don’t love the nursery but I talk about it 10 hours a day so when I get to talk about things other than that those first three occ...
Discussion
March 15, 2014, 11:30 am

The Domains
Matt Cutts Talks About a Softer Panda and a Boost for Sites Using SSL
Matt Cutts had a few things to say at SMX West regarding potential future moves at Google. Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Roundtable wrote that Cutts would like to give a boost to sites using SSL. At SMX West Matt Cutts gave the attendees a f...
Discussion
Matt Cutts Talks About a Softer Panda and a Boost for Sites Using SSL
Matt Cutts had a few things to say at SMX West regarding potential future moves at Google. Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Roundtable wrote that Cutts would like to give a boost to sites using SSL. At SMX West Matt Cutts gave the attendees a f...
Discussion
March 15, 2014, 7:34 am

Domain Name Wire
WSJ: GoDaddy prepping for Initial Public Offering
WSJ reports that GoDaddy is interviewing bankers. It’s no secret that the next step for domain name registrar and webhosting company GoDaddy is an initial public offering. But now we have a bit more concrete understanding of where the company i...
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WSJ: GoDaddy prepping for Initial Public Offering
WSJ reports that GoDaddy is interviewing bankers. It’s no secret that the next step for domain name registrar and webhosting company GoDaddy is an initial public offering. But now we have a bit more concrete understanding of where the company i...
Discussion
March 15, 2014, 1:17 am

Domain Name Wire
This time it’s real: U.S. ready to give up control over key internet functions
Government ready to relinquish control over IANA contract. In 2009 the U.S Government agreed to the “Affirmation of Commitments” with ICANN to set if free from U.S. control. The press ate it up, assuming that it meant the U.S. had given u...
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This time it’s real: U.S. ready to give up control over key internet functions
Government ready to relinquish control over IANA contract. In 2009 the U.S Government agreed to the “Affirmation of Commitments” with ICANN to set if free from U.S. control. The press ate it up, assuming that it meant the U.S. had given u...
Discussion
March 15, 2014, 1:01 am

The Domains
Here Is the Offical Statement Of The US Giving Up Control Over ICANN
We just published that the United States is giving up control over ICANN Here is the official statement from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): “”To support and enhance ...
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Here Is the Offical Statement Of The US Giving Up Control Over ICANN
We just published that the United States is giving up control over ICANN Here is the official statement from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): “”To support and enhance ...
Discussion
March 14, 2014, 10:14 pm

The Domains
WSJ: Godaddy Shooting For IPO In 2nd Half of 2014
GoDaddy Group Inc., the Internet company that helps individuals and businesses create websites, is preparing for an initial public share offering, said people familiar with the matter. The Scottsdale, Ariz., company, which provides domain-name ...
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WSJ: Godaddy Shooting For IPO In 2nd Half of 2014
GoDaddy Group Inc., the Internet company that helps individuals and businesses create websites, is preparing for an initial public share offering, said people familiar with the matter. The Scottsdale, Ariz., company, which provides domain-name ...
Discussion
March 14, 2014, 9:54 pm

The Domains
Breaking: US To Give Up Control Over ICANN: We Predicted It in 2008
According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. government is preparing to relinquish oversight for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). We predict back in 2008 that the Obama Administration would give up control over ICANN...
Discussion
Breaking: US To Give Up Control Over ICANN: We Predicted It in 2008
According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. government is preparing to relinquish oversight for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). We predict back in 2008 that the Obama Administration would give up control over ICANN...
Discussion
March 14, 2014, 9:34 pm