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Elliot's Blog
.TV Auction Results: $175k in Sales
Snapnames / Moniker held an auction for .TV domain names last week, and the results of the auction are below. The auction grossed a little bit under $175,000. I am very impressed with the percentage of names that sold (122 total sales), but I am...
Discussion
.TV Auction Results: $175k in Sales
Snapnames / Moniker held an auction for .TV domain names last week, and the results of the auction are below. The auction grossed a little bit under $175,000. I am very impressed with the percentage of names that sold (122 total sales), but I am...
Discussion
March 27, 2011, 12:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Norwest-Backed Startup Buys BlueJeans.com for $150,000
Blue Jeans Network pays six figures for ideal domain name. Last week I wrote about how a startup with $41M in backing from venture capital heavyweights Sequoia and Bain Capital bought Color.com for $350,000. Now comes news from old school domain inve...
Discussion
Norwest-Backed Startup Buys BlueJeans.com for $150,000
Blue Jeans Network pays six figures for ideal domain name. Last week I wrote about how a startup with $41M in backing from venture capital heavyweights Sequoia and Bain Capital bought Color.com for $350,000. Now comes news from old school domain inve...
Discussion
March 27, 2011, 11:33 am
Domain Shane
Gone In Three Seconds: All Your Effort Is Wasted If You Have a Bad Host
You spend weeks, months trying to set up the perfect website. The landing page is the stickiest you’ve ever seen and the beauty of the design brings tears of joy to everyone in the company. And yet your host can screw it all up if y...
Discussion
Gone In Three Seconds: All Your Effort Is Wasted If You Have a Bad Host
You spend weeks, months trying to set up the perfect website. The landing page is the stickiest you’ve ever seen and the beauty of the design brings tears of joy to everyone in the company. And yet your host can screw it all up if y...
Discussion
March 27, 2011, 11:25 am
The Domains
EU Might Place Restrictions On Trademark Keyword Advertising
According to the New York Times an adviser to the highest European Union court recommended Thursday that some restrictions be placed on the rights of advertisers to use the names of rivals as keywords to generate sponsored links on Internet search en...
Discussion
EU Might Place Restrictions On Trademark Keyword Advertising
According to the New York Times an adviser to the highest European Union court recommended Thursday that some restrictions be placed on the rights of advertisers to use the names of rivals as keywords to generate sponsored links on Internet search en...
Discussion
March 27, 2011, 9:12 am
Domain Shane
Remember: Business is What Have You Done for Me Lately
Congratulations, you were successful. You made a ton of money and can now live comfortably. You were the king of the world and figured out a system or a business model that nobody had done quite yet. Eventually things changed, the b...
Discussion
Remember: Business is What Have You Done for Me Lately
Congratulations, you were successful. You made a ton of money and can now live comfortably. You were the king of the world and figured out a system or a business model that nobody had done quite yet. Eventually things changed, the b...
Discussion
March 26, 2011, 4:05 pm
The Domains
The Free Speech Coalition Launches “Just Say No To .XXX” Boycott Campaign; Why It Won’t Work
According to AVN.com, The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced yesterday that it is launching an anti—.XXX campaign urging adult online businesses not to register into any .XXX sTLD. Diane Duke, FSC Executive Director, ...
Discussion
The Free Speech Coalition Launches “Just Say No To .XXX” Boycott Campaign; Why It Won’t Work
According to AVN.com, The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced yesterday that it is launching an anti—.XXX campaign urging adult online businesses not to register into any .XXX sTLD. Diane Duke, FSC Executive Director, ...
Discussion
March 26, 2011, 11:49 am
Elliot's Blog
We Did It!
When Karen and I set our $5,000 fundraising goal, we were excited to get started, if not a bit nervous that we wouldn’t be able to achieve our fundraising goal for the Ronald McDonald House. Thanks very much to the support of you, we were able ...
Discussion
We Did It!
When Karen and I set our $5,000 fundraising goal, we were excited to get started, if not a bit nervous that we wouldn’t be able to achieve our fundraising goal for the Ronald McDonald House. Thanks very much to the support of you, we were able ...
Discussion
March 26, 2011, 11:41 am
Elliot's Blog
Some Saturday Updates
Hope you are having a nice Saturday and that it is the start of a good weekend for you. Here are a few updates: It’s been an interesting few weeks in the domain business. Lots of controversy on a few different issues. As domain investors, we al...
Discussion
Some Saturday Updates
Hope you are having a nice Saturday and that it is the start of a good weekend for you. Here are a few updates: It’s been an interesting few weeks in the domain business. Lots of controversy on a few different issues. As domain investors, we al...
Discussion
March 26, 2011, 11:22 am
Elliot's Blog
Tucows Wins Lorenzo.com UDRP
In January, I reported that a company called Lorenzo International had filed a UDRP for the domain name, Lorenzo.com. This domain name is owned by Tucows and is a part of the company’s NetIdentity suite of first and last name domain names,...
Discussion
Tucows Wins Lorenzo.com UDRP
In January, I reported that a company called Lorenzo International had filed a UDRP for the domain name, Lorenzo.com. This domain name is owned by Tucows and is a part of the company’s NetIdentity suite of first and last name domain names,...
Discussion
March 25, 2011, 2:01 pm
The Domains
Disco.com Bought At Domanfest New York 2010 For $255K Is Now Owned By Google & Launched As A “Group Texting ” Site
The domain name Disco.com sold at Domainfest New York last year for $255,000. Disco.com was ranked by DnJournal.com as the 31st highest domain sale of 2010. The domain is now owned by Google and has been launched as a Group Texting site. The domain w...
Discussion
Disco.com Bought At Domanfest New York 2010 For $255K Is Now Owned By Google & Launched As A “Group Texting ” Site
The domain name Disco.com sold at Domainfest New York last year for $255,000. Disco.com was ranked by DnJournal.com as the 31st highest domain sale of 2010. The domain is now owned by Google and has been launched as a Group Texting site. The domain w...
Discussion
March 25, 2011, 1:22 pm
