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Domain Name Wire
Off to ad:tech, The Show Without Its Domain Name
Huge trade show for online advertising has a disappointing domain name. This morning I’m off to ad:tech, a large interactive advertising conference, in San Francisco. Countless times over the past month I’ve gone to ad:tech’s web si...
Discussion
Off to ad:tech, The Show Without Its Domain Name
Huge trade show for online advertising has a disappointing domain name. This morning I’m off to ad:tech, a large interactive advertising conference, in San Francisco. Countless times over the past month I’ve gone to ad:tech’s web si...
Discussion
April 11, 2011, 10:17 am
Domain Name Wire
Sorry Beckstrom, You Should Have Voted on .XXX
ICANN CEO’s abstention from .xxx vote is weak. During ICANN’s meeting in San Francisco last month a number of board members gave their rationale for or against .xxx. Some members abstained and stated their reason. So it was a little odd w...
Discussion
Sorry Beckstrom, You Should Have Voted on .XXX
ICANN CEO’s abstention from .xxx vote is weak. During ICANN’s meeting in San Francisco last month a number of board members gave their rationale for or against .xxx. Some members abstained and stated their reason. So it was a little odd w...
Discussion
April 11, 2011, 8:02 am
IDN Blog
.Asia IDN Pre-Registration
A number of press releases noting the forthcoming .Asia IDN launch have been issued and describe the following: Pre-registration of .Asia domains with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters has begun. Sunrise and landrush is based on a model where a...
Discussion
.Asia IDN Pre-Registration
A number of press releases noting the forthcoming .Asia IDN launch have been issued and describe the following: Pre-registration of .Asia domains with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters has begun. Sunrise and landrush is based on a model where a...
Discussion
April 10, 2011, 11:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oversee.net Trademark Attempt Rejected
Oversee.net trademark for travel web site denied. Oversee.net has failed to get a trademark for its LowFares.com brand. LowFares.com is a travel comparison site and part of the company’s network of vertical web sites. A key issue for Oversee.ne...
Discussion
Oversee.net Trademark Attempt Rejected
Oversee.net trademark for travel web site denied. Oversee.net has failed to get a trademark for its LowFares.com brand. LowFares.com is a travel comparison site and part of the company’s network of vertical web sites. A key issue for Oversee.ne...
Discussion
April 10, 2011, 10:28 pm
Elliot's Blog
10 of My Favorite Things
Change of pace this afternoon with a non-domain name related post. Here are ten of my favorite things… what are your favorite things? Sports Team: Boston Red Sox Ice Cream Flavor: Cinnamon donut ice cream (custom made by a friend) Color: Green...
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10 of My Favorite Things
Change of pace this afternoon with a non-domain name related post. Here are ten of my favorite things… what are your favorite things? Sports Team: Boston Red Sox Ice Cream Flavor: Cinnamon donut ice cream (custom made by a friend) Color: Green...
Discussion
April 10, 2011, 2:40 pm
The Domains
B3.com Sells On Sedo for $25K
The domain name B3.com just sold on Sedo.com for $25,500 on one bid. Seems like a fair price for a nice LN.com. B3 is of course a vitamin, but there are organizations and companies that seem to be named B3 or have products named B3. Congrats to the b...
Discussion
B3.com Sells On Sedo for $25K
The domain name B3.com just sold on Sedo.com for $25,500 on one bid. Seems like a fair price for a nice LN.com. B3 is of course a vitamin, but there are organizations and companies that seem to be named B3 or have products named B3. Congrats to the b...
Discussion
April 9, 2011, 4:39 pm
The Domains
SYLT.com Sells For $50k on Sedo
A nice Geo domain name Sylt.com just sold on Sedo for 35,000 Euro’s or about $50K. As I’m sure you all know, “Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, and well known for the distinctive shape of i...
Discussion
SYLT.com Sells For $50k on Sedo
A nice Geo domain name Sylt.com just sold on Sedo for 35,000 Euro’s or about $50K. As I’m sure you all know, “Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, and well known for the distinctive shape of i...
Discussion
April 9, 2011, 1:11 pm
Elliot's Blog
Some Recent Acquisitions
This seemed to be a pretty popular type of article last time I posted it, so here goes again. Below are some of my recent acquisitions (private purchases and auction wins) and hand registrations. Feel free to share yours as well if you’d ...
Discussion
Some Recent Acquisitions
This seemed to be a pretty popular type of article last time I posted it, so here goes again. Below are some of my recent acquisitions (private purchases and auction wins) and hand registrations. Feel free to share yours as well if you’d ...
Discussion
April 9, 2011, 1:05 pm
The Domains
TRAFFIC Goes With Reduced Commissions & Pay For Placement In Live Auction To Shake Things Up
In an announcement just sent out by the TRAFFIC organizers they are going to shake up the Live domain auction market. As we all know TRAFFIC was the first conference to hold an live domain auction and through the years with Moniker held the most succ...
Discussion
TRAFFIC Goes With Reduced Commissions & Pay For Placement In Live Auction To Shake Things Up
In an announcement just sent out by the TRAFFIC organizers they are going to shake up the Live domain auction market. As we all know TRAFFIC was the first conference to hold an live domain auction and through the years with Moniker held the most succ...
Discussion
April 9, 2011, 9:49 am
The Domains
Quick Poll: How Much Will 3D.com Sell For?
With the news yesterday that the domain name 3D.tv is up for sale and being brokered by Sedo, the question now becomes how much will it sell for? 3D Domains certainly have a lot of interest inside the domain community as our post on the subject of Ju...
Discussion
Quick Poll: How Much Will 3D.com Sell For?
With the news yesterday that the domain name 3D.tv is up for sale and being brokered by Sedo, the question now becomes how much will it sell for? 3D Domains certainly have a lot of interest inside the domain community as our post on the subject of Ju...
Discussion
April 9, 2011, 9:22 am
