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Aftermarket.com Rolls Out Affiliate Program: $1 Each New Account; 25% Of Commissions
In an email send out this afternoon, Aftermarket.com announced an Affiliate Program which they described as a “commission-based, revenue-sharing incentive program with a unique twist.” “Park & Sell with us, and we’ll rewar...
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Aftermarket.com Rolls Out Affiliate Program: $1 Each New Account; 25% Of Commissions
In an email send out this afternoon, Aftermarket.com announced an Affiliate Program which they described as a “commission-based, revenue-sharing incentive program with a unique twist.” “Park & Sell with us, and we’ll rewar...
Discussion
January 10, 2014, 11:17 pm

The Domains
.CEO Domains Sunrise Starts Feburary 10th; GA March 28th
CEOTLD Pty Ltd, the registry operator of the new dotCEO top level domain, has announced that its Sunrise period will open on February 10th. During Sunrise, “trademark owners can register dotCEO domains, thereby protecting and enhanci...
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.CEO Domains Sunrise Starts Feburary 10th; GA March 28th
CEOTLD Pty Ltd, the registry operator of the new dotCEO top level domain, has announced that its Sunrise period will open on February 10th. During Sunrise, “trademark owners can register dotCEO domains, thereby protecting and enhanci...
Discussion
January 10, 2014, 11:16 pm

The Domains
That’s A Pretty Penny
Heritage Auctions which ran its first successful domain auction a few months back is currently running an auction in Florida (non – domain related). Aron Meystedt mentioned HA.com is having a big auction in Florida this week called F.U.N. There...
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That’s A Pretty Penny
Heritage Auctions which ran its first successful domain auction a few months back is currently running an auction in Florida (non – domain related). Aron Meystedt mentioned HA.com is having a big auction in Florida this week called F.U.N. There...
Discussion
January 10, 2014, 7:33 pm

The Domains
UDRP Panel Hands Over KnowhowInsurance.com To TM Holder of KnowHow
A one member UDRP panel just handed over the domain name KnowHowInsurance.com, to the trademark holder of “Know How” The Complainant registered the domain name KnowHow.com on June 22, 1995; knowhow.co.uk January 14, 1997, and knowho...
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UDRP Panel Hands Over KnowhowInsurance.com To TM Holder of KnowHow
A one member UDRP panel just handed over the domain name KnowHowInsurance.com, to the trademark holder of “Know How” The Complainant registered the domain name KnowHow.com on June 22, 1995; knowhow.co.uk January 14, 1997, and knowho...
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January 10, 2014, 5:09 pm

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GoDaddy Signs Registry-Registrar Agreement with .CLUB
According to a press release we just received, .CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” generic top-level domain name (gTLD), announced today that GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar...
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GoDaddy Signs Registry-Registrar Agreement with .CLUB
According to a press release we just received, .CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” generic top-level domain name (gTLD), announced today that GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar...
Discussion
January 10, 2014, 2:12 pm

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How To Give Your Business A Name That Sticks
Salesforce.com did a piece entitled, “How To Give Your Business A Name That Sticks” The author of the article is Deborah Sweeney who is the CEO of MyCorporation.com. The article covered three main areas: Pick a name that defines you, Make...
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How To Give Your Business A Name That Sticks
Salesforce.com did a piece entitled, “How To Give Your Business A Name That Sticks” The author of the article is Deborah Sweeney who is the CEO of MyCorporation.com. The article covered three main areas: Pick a name that defines you, Make...
Discussion
January 10, 2014, 10:27 am

The Domains
Voice Search May Lower Cost Per Click
People have talked about voice search for a long time, many use it on their mobile phone to dictate their query using voice instead of typing. Laurie Sullivan wrote a piece a couple hours ago that could have an effect on people who park domains and g...
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Voice Search May Lower Cost Per Click
People have talked about voice search for a long time, many use it on their mobile phone to dictate their query using voice instead of typing. Laurie Sullivan wrote a piece a couple hours ago that could have an effect on people who park domains and g...
Discussion
January 10, 2014, 12:24 am

The Domains
Google Refuses To Remove Pic From Sexy Execs Blog
There seems to be a storm brewing about a site that has not been in active in close to 3 years. The site did not even bother to get its own domain name opting for a free blogspot blog. The site in question is SexyExecs.blogspot.com. Sexy Execs...
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Google Refuses To Remove Pic From Sexy Execs Blog
There seems to be a storm brewing about a site that has not been in active in close to 3 years. The site did not even bother to get its own domain name opting for a free blogspot blog. The site in question is SexyExecs.blogspot.com. Sexy Execs...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 10:35 pm

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Where You Can Find Soon To Be Dropped Or Recently Dropped .XXX Domains
I had a reader ask me where they can find recently dropped .XXX domain names. While drop list of .com, .net, .org .tv and .me are easy enough to find .XXX seems harder. I checked Snapnames.com and although they have a .XXX option there are no droppin...
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Where You Can Find Soon To Be Dropped Or Recently Dropped .XXX Domains
I had a reader ask me where they can find recently dropped .XXX domain names. While drop list of .com, .net, .org .tv and .me are easy enough to find .XXX seems harder. I checked Snapnames.com and although they have a .XXX option there are no droppin...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 8:09 pm

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MediaPost: “Google Holds Right Cards for the Horizontal Market”
Gord Hotchkiss did a piece today about Google and the mobile market. As Hotchkiss sees it Google holds all the cards to take advantage of everything coming down the pike. He notes Google is pushing hard to make Android the default operating s...
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MediaPost: “Google Holds Right Cards for the Horizontal Market”
Gord Hotchkiss did a piece today about Google and the mobile market. As Hotchkiss sees it Google holds all the cards to take advantage of everything coming down the pike. He notes Google is pushing hard to make Android the default operating s...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 5:53 pm