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The Domains
Web.com Finally Completes Acquisition Of NetworkSolutions.com
According to an email we received tonight it looks like Web.com (WWWW) has finally completed the acquisition of NetworkSolutions.com Here is the email we got tonight: “I have great news for you! Network Solutions is now a Web.com company, and w...
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Web.com Finally Completes Acquisition Of NetworkSolutions.com
According to an email we received tonight it looks like Web.com (WWWW) has finally completed the acquisition of NetworkSolutions.com Here is the email we got tonight: “I have great news for you! Network Solutions is now a Web.com company, and w...
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September 27, 2013, 8:04 pm
Domain Shane
I Actually Have Written Some Decent Stuff Over the Last 3 Years: Here’s a Few I Enjoyed Writing
I used to write a lot. Life has gotten in the way a little more and I’ve been putting extra into domain research leaving leaving me with less time to write in depth articles. Among all the junk I’ve written have been some pret...
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I Actually Have Written Some Decent Stuff Over the Last 3 Years: Here’s a Few I Enjoyed Writing
I used to write a lot. Life has gotten in the way a little more and I’ve been putting extra into domain research leaving leaving me with less time to write in depth articles. Among all the junk I’ve written have been some pret...
Discussion
September 27, 2013, 7:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Apple drops .com button in iOS7
Shortcut to .com websites not as prominent in latest operating system. The only device my daughter has used to visit a website is the iPad. So when I let her use my laptop one day, she looked at the keyboard with a puzzled look. “Where’s ...
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Apple drops .com button in iOS7
Shortcut to .com websites not as prominent in latest operating system. The only device my daughter has used to visit a website is the iPad. So when I let her use my laptop one day, she looked at the keyboard with a puzzled look. “Where’s ...
Discussion
September 27, 2013, 12:56 pm
Elliot's Blog
Can gTLD / nTLD Pre Registration Lists Help You Find Good Domain Names?
With the new TLDs coming soon(ish), domain registrars like 101 Domain, 1&1, Name.com, and others have been taking pre-reservations. While these are non-binding, it gives the registrars and TLD applicants some decent data about what the demand wil...
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Can gTLD / nTLD Pre Registration Lists Help You Find Good Domain Names?
With the new TLDs coming soon(ish), domain registrars like 101 Domain, 1&1, Name.com, and others have been taking pre-reservations. While these are non-binding, it gives the registrars and TLD applicants some decent data about what the demand wil...
Discussion
September 27, 2013, 12:34 pm
The Domains
ANA Sounds The Alarm: US Tax Proposals Could Kill The Ad Industry & Domain Monetization
Under US tax law, advertisers are allowed to deduct 100% of the amount they spend on advertising on their tax returns. However according to The Association of National Advertisers (ANA), several pieces of legislation are expected to be introduced by ...
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ANA Sounds The Alarm: US Tax Proposals Could Kill The Ad Industry & Domain Monetization
Under US tax law, advertisers are allowed to deduct 100% of the amount they spend on advertising on their tax returns. However according to The Association of National Advertisers (ANA), several pieces of legislation are expected to be introduced by ...
Discussion
September 27, 2013, 9:58 am
Domain Name Wire
Scooby says new TLDs will be full of scams and the options will stink
Ruh roh! Choice will be limited and scam sites will persist in new top level domains. When I come home from work I like to kick my feet up, crack open a beer and watch a couple episodes of the new Scooby Doo*. Last night while watching the gang solve...
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Scooby says new TLDs will be full of scams and the options will stink
Ruh roh! Choice will be limited and scam sites will persist in new top level domains. When I come home from work I like to kick my feet up, crack open a beer and watch a couple episodes of the new Scooby Doo*. Last night while watching the gang solve...
Discussion
September 27, 2013, 9:50 am
Domain Name Wire
Claiming trademark to the term “women”, company files UDRP against women-asia.com
Sorry guys, you don’t own “women”. An international modeling agency claiming to have trademarks for the term “women” used them to try to wrestle away the domain name women-asia.com in a UDRP. It lost. PEC Intellectual Pr...
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Claiming trademark to the term “women”, company files UDRP against women-asia.com
Sorry guys, you don’t own “women”. An international modeling agency claiming to have trademarks for the term “women” used them to try to wrestle away the domain name women-asia.com in a UDRP. It lost. PEC Intellectual Pr...
Discussion
September 27, 2013, 9:37 am
The Domains
Non-Brokered MLS & BIN Sales Aren’t All Low Priced Sales; Here Are The Top 10 Highest Sedo MLS Sales
I was under the mistaken perception that those MLS sales and BIN sales we see every week reported in the marketplaces are all low dollar sales. However I just got some information from Sedo that shows some domain sold through the MLS channel, e...
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Non-Brokered MLS & BIN Sales Aren’t All Low Priced Sales; Here Are The Top 10 Highest Sedo MLS Sales
I was under the mistaken perception that those MLS sales and BIN sales we see every week reported in the marketplaces are all low dollar sales. However I just got some information from Sedo that shows some domain sold through the MLS channel, e...
Discussion
September 27, 2013, 8:23 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 27th, 2013
Had a lot of kind emails from the viewers over at Domain Sherpa yesterday. And quite a few comments about my hat. I have worn a visor for the last 10 years. Everyone has a look. Bear Bryant had his houndstooth, Tim McGraw his ...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 27th, 2013
Had a lot of kind emails from the viewers over at Domain Sherpa yesterday. And quite a few comments about my hat. I have worn a visor for the last 10 years. Everyone has a look. Bear Bryant had his houndstooth, Tim McGraw his ...
Discussion
September 27, 2013, 6:03 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: September 27 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: September 27, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.According to New Domain Name..., Oversee.net Launches WanderWe for Getaway..., CentralNic Buys Mex.com. YourName.mex.com Coming..., Frank Schilling L...
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Domain Name News: September 27 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: September 27, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.According to New Domain Name..., Oversee.net Launches WanderWe for Getaway..., CentralNic Buys Mex.com. YourName.mex.com Coming..., Frank Schilling L...
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September 27, 2013, 5:00 am
