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Elliot's Blog
2 Domain Investor Finalists in Dynadot Scholarship Contest
Back in April, I wrote about the Dynadot scholarship contest, and five finalists have been chosen. The winner of the contest will receive a $2,500 college scholarship. Two of the finalists may be names you recognize because they are both domain ...
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2 Domain Investor Finalists in Dynadot Scholarship Contest
Back in April, I wrote about the Dynadot scholarship contest, and five finalists have been chosen. The winner of the contest will receive a $2,500 college scholarship. Two of the finalists may be names you recognize because they are both domain ...
Discussion
August 11, 2013, 3:05 pm
Elliot's Blog
Read About How Lori Anne Wardi Switched Careers to Find Her Dream Job
I went to a very small liberal arts college in Pennsylvania called Muhlenberg College, and there aren’t many people in the domain space who have even heard of Muhlenberg. In December of 2007, I checked to see if anyone at all connected with the...
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Read About How Lori Anne Wardi Switched Careers to Find Her Dream Job
I went to a very small liberal arts college in Pennsylvania called Muhlenberg College, and there aren’t many people in the domain space who have even heard of Muhlenberg. In December of 2007, I checked to see if anyone at all connected with the...
Discussion
August 11, 2013, 10:36 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST:Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 11th, 2013
Missed yesterdays post because of a fellow domainer. Oscar Correa has become a good friend over the years and he and his beautiful girlfriend Crystal are touring the nation to see the country while they can. Illinois happen to be in between Californi...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST:Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 11th, 2013
Missed yesterdays post because of a fellow domainer. Oscar Correa has become a good friend over the years and he and his beautiful girlfriend Crystal are touring the nation to see the country while they can. Illinois happen to be in between Californi...
Discussion
August 11, 2013, 6:07 am
The Domains
105 New gTLD Pass ICAAN: .Google; .Vegas; .Brussels; .NFL; .MLB; .Nissan; .Irish; .Jeep; .Barclays;
105 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) on Friday. A few geograohic area gTLD’s passing today include .Brussels; .Osaka; .Yokohama; .Bayern Leading the way on the .Brand applications were the new gTLD applications of Goog...
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105 New gTLD Pass ICAAN: .Google; .Vegas; .Brussels; .NFL; .MLB; .Nissan; .Irish; .Jeep; .Barclays;
105 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) on Friday. A few geograohic area gTLD’s passing today include .Brussels; .Osaka; .Yokohama; .Bayern Leading the way on the .Brand applications were the new gTLD applications of Goog...
Discussion
August 10, 2013, 5:50 pm
The Domains
xBiz: Morality in Media Asks The Feds To Probe ICM Registry Over .XXX .Porn
According to xBiz.com, Morality in Media has called on federal authorities to probe ICM Registry after the operator of the .XXX TLD received initial approval for the .porn gTLD. “The anti-porn group, led by Patrick Trueman, the former chi...
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xBiz: Morality in Media Asks The Feds To Probe ICM Registry Over .XXX .Porn
According to xBiz.com, Morality in Media has called on federal authorities to probe ICM Registry after the operator of the .XXX TLD received initial approval for the .porn gTLD. “The anti-porn group, led by Patrick Trueman, the former chi...
Discussion
August 9, 2013, 7:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media successfully defends Motorola challenge for .moto
Google subsidiary loses legal rights objection over .moto. Motorola, now part of Google, has lost its legal rights objection against Demand Media subsidiary United TLD over the .moto top level domain. United TLD plans to offer the domain names for mo...
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Demand Media successfully defends Motorola challenge for .moto
Google subsidiary loses legal rights objection over .moto. Motorola, now part of Google, has lost its legal rights objection against Demand Media subsidiary United TLD over the .moto top level domain. United TLD plans to offer the domain names for mo...
Discussion
August 9, 2013, 5:20 pm
Elliot's Blog
Christine Jones, Former EVP of Go Daddy, to Run for Arizona Governor
Filed papers for Gov campaign today. Time to work for AZ since AZ has been so good to me. Formal announcement in Sep. #humbled #azgop — Christine Jones (@JonesForGov) August 9, 2013 According to a tweet this afternoon, Christine Jones, t...
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Christine Jones, Former EVP of Go Daddy, to Run for Arizona Governor
Filed papers for Gov campaign today. Time to work for AZ since AZ has been so good to me. Formal announcement in Sep. #humbled #azgop — Christine Jones (@JonesForGov) August 9, 2013 According to a tweet this afternoon, Christine Jones, t...
Discussion
August 9, 2013, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
A .pro domain name spotted in use in Austin
Audio visual company uses .pro to promote its business. Fellow Austinite and domain name investor Ramiro Canales must have done a double take when he was driving in traffic the other day. He sent me this photo: Yes, that is a .pro domain name on the ...
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A .pro domain name spotted in use in Austin
Audio visual company uses .pro to promote its business. Fellow Austinite and domain name investor Ramiro Canales must have done a double take when he was driving in traffic the other day. He sent me this photo: Yes, that is a .pro domain name on the ...
Discussion
August 9, 2013, 12:24 pm
Elliot's Blog
Go Daddy Promoting Domain Buy Service on Landing Pages
Recently, I’ve noticed that Go Daddy appears to be promoting its Domain Buy Service more heavily on default landing pages. Have a look at the screenshots below, and as you can see in the first screenshot, the most prominent link on the page is ...
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Go Daddy Promoting Domain Buy Service on Landing Pages
Recently, I’ve noticed that Go Daddy appears to be promoting its Domain Buy Service more heavily on default landing pages. Have a look at the screenshots below, and as you can see in the first screenshot, the most prominent link on the page is ...
Discussion
August 9, 2013, 12:18 pm
The Domains
Hermes International Files UDRP Seeking 182 .Org Domains, Looks Like Huge Waste Of Money
Hermes International is what seems to be a huge waste of money to this author, just filed a UDRP seeking control of 182 .Org domain name all containing the word Hermes. Renewal fees of these domain name alone even at Godaddy.com rates over $1,500 a y...
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Hermes International Files UDRP Seeking 182 .Org Domains, Looks Like Huge Waste Of Money
Hermes International is what seems to be a huge waste of money to this author, just filed a UDRP seeking control of 182 .Org domain name all containing the word Hermes. Renewal fees of these domain name alone even at Godaddy.com rates over $1,500 a y...
Discussion
August 9, 2013, 10:42 am
