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Domain Name Wire
Verisign wants patent on non-existent domain analysis tools
Company files patent application related to NXD data analysis. Verisign has made great strides in opening up its treasure trove of data related to traffic to non-existent domain names (NXD). Now it wants to patent some of its methods. The company fil...
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Verisign wants patent on non-existent domain analysis tools
Company files patent application related to NXD data analysis. Verisign has made great strides in opening up its treasure trove of data related to traffic to non-existent domain names (NXD). Now it wants to patent some of its methods. The company fil...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 11:31 am
The Domains
Godaddy.com Kills Its Cloud Business As A Stand Alone Product
According to gigaom.com, Godaddy.com “has decided to close its Cloud Servers cloud computing product, according to an internal email shared with Gigaom.com by an anonymous ex-employee.” “After reviewing all of our hosting products, ...
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Godaddy.com Kills Its Cloud Business As A Stand Alone Product
According to gigaom.com, Godaddy.com “has decided to close its Cloud Servers cloud computing product, according to an internal email shared with Gigaom.com by an anonymous ex-employee.” “After reviewing all of our hosting products, ...
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October 4, 2012, 10:46 am
Domain Name Wire
Company sues to get Reinvention.com domain name
Marketing company claims domain infringes its re:invention mark. An Illinois marketing company called Reinvention, Inc. has sued data sampling company Reinvention, LLC, which owns the Reinvention.com domain name. The brief, five page complaint (pdf) ...
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Company sues to get Reinvention.com domain name
Marketing company claims domain infringes its re:invention mark. An Illinois marketing company called Reinvention, Inc. has sued data sampling company Reinvention, LLC, which owns the Reinvention.com domain name. The brief, five page complaint (pdf) ...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 10:08 am
Elliot's Blog
DigiPawn Co-Founder Starts Domain Financing Company
I received a press release this morning that I want to share with you. Matt Collins, one of the original DigiPawn founders, has announced the launch of inteLend.com, a new domain name financing company. The inteLend brand is a play on “intellec...
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DigiPawn Co-Founder Starts Domain Financing Company
I received a press release this morning that I want to share with you. Matt Collins, one of the original DigiPawn founders, has announced the launch of inteLend.com, a new domain name financing company. The inteLend brand is a play on “intellec...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 8:43 am
The Domains
The .Co Numbers Are In: Over 1.35 Million Registered .Co Domains: Our Chat With The COO
Its been just over two years since the .Co TLD launched and we reached out to Nicolai Bezsonoff, the Chief Operating Officer of .CO Internet, SAS the company that operates the .Co ccTLD to see if we could get some solid numbers on renewal rates and r...
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The .Co Numbers Are In: Over 1.35 Million Registered .Co Domains: Our Chat With The COO
Its been just over two years since the .Co TLD launched and we reached out to Nicolai Bezsonoff, the Chief Operating Officer of .CO Internet, SAS the company that operates the .Co ccTLD to see if we could get some solid numbers on renewal rates and r...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 8:35 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S SEMI-BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 4th
I lived up to my word yesterday and got the unbelievably valuable domain ShitIFound.com for $12. I’m going to put together a quick tumblr site up this weekend. I’ve been wanting to write a little more comedy lately and ...
Discussion
SHANE’S SEMI-BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 4th
I lived up to my word yesterday and got the unbelievably valuable domain ShitIFound.com for $12. I’m going to put together a quick tumblr site up this weekend. I’ve been wanting to write a little more comedy lately and ...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 6:42 am
Domain Shane
There is Always Somebody Better Than You ….And That’s OK
People are defensive. The less confident you are, the more likely you will react to anything negative that comes your way. But the reality is this. There is always going to be someone better than you at something that you do. ...
Discussion
There is Always Somebody Better Than You ….And That’s OK
People are defensive. The less confident you are, the more likely you will react to anything negative that comes your way. But the reality is this. There is always going to be someone better than you at something that you do. ...
Discussion
October 3, 2012, 8:06 pm
Elliot's Blog
Weekly Brokerage Listings
Two and three letter .com domain names are probably the most liquid type of domain investment in this market. People frequently ask if I have any for sale (I am not selling mine), and there are always buyers for these types of names. This list has 3 ...
Discussion
Weekly Brokerage Listings
Two and three letter .com domain names are probably the most liquid type of domain investment in this market. People frequently ask if I have any for sale (I am not selling mine), and there are always buyers for these types of names. This list has 3 ...
Discussion
October 3, 2012, 5:44 pm
Elliot's Blog
Who To Meet at TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC is coming up next week, and there are going to be hundreds of people in attendance. While conventional wisdom might be to meet as many domain investors as possible to make new contacts and possibly work out deals, there are other people who y...
Discussion
Who To Meet at TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC is coming up next week, and there are going to be hundreds of people in attendance. While conventional wisdom might be to meet as many domain investors as possible to make new contacts and possibly work out deals, there are other people who y...
Discussion
October 3, 2012, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Huge week for end user domain sales: UFC, USPS, Nuance, etc.
Big names buy domain names this week. All I can say is “wow!”. This was a huge week for end user domain name purchases. I honestly don’t recall a week with this many big names on the list. Many of the buyers are huge companies, rang...
Discussion
Huge week for end user domain sales: UFC, USPS, Nuance, etc.
Big names buy domain names this week. All I can say is “wow!”. This was a huge week for end user domain name purchases. I honestly don’t recall a week with this many big names on the list. Many of the buyers are huge companies, rang...
Discussion
October 3, 2012, 10:44 am
