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Elliot's Blog
Registrars Increasing Prices More Than the Verisign Price Increase
One of my biggest pet peeves is being nickeled and dimed. It’s usually not that I can’t afford to pay a tiny bit more for something, but it’s annoying to pay more than I should be paying. Yesterday at midnight, Verisign increased .c...
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Registrars Increasing Prices More Than the Verisign Price Increase
One of my biggest pet peeves is being nickeled and dimed. It’s usually not that I can’t afford to pay a tiny bit more for something, but it’s annoying to pay more than I should be paying. Yesterday at midnight, Verisign increased .c...
Discussion
January 16, 2012, 10:29 am
Elliot's Blog
Finding Domain Names on Ebay
Every once in a while, perhaps once a week, I search Ebay to find domain names for sale. In the past, I’ve found a few decent deals, so although I am not a frequent visitor, I check the inventory once in a while to see if there’s anything...
Discussion
Finding Domain Names on Ebay
Every once in a while, perhaps once a week, I search Ebay to find domain names for sale. In the past, I’ve found a few decent deals, so although I am not a frequent visitor, I check the inventory once in a while to see if there’s anything...
Discussion
January 15, 2012, 11:25 am
Elliot's Blog
.Com & .Net Prices Increasing Tomorrow
As you should be aware by now, the price of .com and .net domain names will increase tomorrow, January 15, 2012. While some registrars are passing the exact price increase percentage along to clients, others use this as an opportunity to raise prices...
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.Com & .Net Prices Increasing Tomorrow
As you should be aware by now, the price of .com and .net domain names will increase tomorrow, January 15, 2012. While some registrars are passing the exact price increase percentage along to clients, others use this as an opportunity to raise prices...
Discussion
January 14, 2012, 11:11 am
Elliot's Blog
Lana Del Rey on SNL January 14
If you’ve been to a domain conference before, you probably know who Lana Del Rey is, and you may have even met her before. Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant, is the daughter of domain investor Rob Grant, and she has been a frequent attendee to vari...
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Lana Del Rey on SNL January 14
If you’ve been to a domain conference before, you probably know who Lana Del Rey is, and you may have even met her before. Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant, is the daughter of domain investor Rob Grant, and she has been a frequent attendee to vari...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 4:12 pm
Elliot's Blog
Marijuana.com Deal Made Possible By Escrow.com Domain Name Holding Transaction
At the end of November 2011, I learned that Marijuana.com had been purchased by WeedMaps Media, Inc., an entity of the publicly traded General Cannabis, Inc. The reported acquisition price was $4.20 million. At the beginning of the year, additio...
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Marijuana.com Deal Made Possible By Escrow.com Domain Name Holding Transaction
At the end of November 2011, I learned that Marijuana.com had been purchased by WeedMaps Media, Inc., an entity of the publicly traded General Cannabis, Inc. The reported acquisition price was $4.20 million. At the beginning of the year, additio...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 1:04 pm
Elliot's Blog
Protrada User Guide Updated
I just received an updated version of the Protrada user guide (pdf download) that I want to share with you. If you use Protrada and want to make the most of it, or if you haven’t figured out how to use Protrada yet, I recommend having...
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Protrada User Guide Updated
I just received an updated version of the Protrada user guide (pdf download) that I want to share with you. If you use Protrada and want to make the most of it, or if you haven’t figured out how to use Protrada yet, I recommend having...
Discussion
January 13, 2012, 10:16 am
Elliot's Blog
BMA.com UDRP Complaint Denied
In October, the owner of the descriptive BMA.com domain name was hit with a UDRP from a company called Braunschweiger Maschinenanstalt AG. At the time, I wrote, “I hope the domain owner has a good UDRP attorney.” This afternoon,...
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BMA.com UDRP Complaint Denied
In October, the owner of the descriptive BMA.com domain name was hit with a UDRP from a company called Braunschweiger Maschinenanstalt AG. At the time, I wrote, “I hope the domain owner has a good UDRP attorney.” This afternoon,...
Discussion
January 12, 2012, 1:12 pm
Elliot's Blog
Dave Evanson & Sedo Lock Up Another Political Domain Name
According to a post on his Facebook wall and Twitter account, Sedo broker Dave Evanson is now the exclusive domain broker for Campaign.com. I don’t have details about the asking price, but it would seem like the perfect domain name for a p...
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Dave Evanson & Sedo Lock Up Another Political Domain Name
According to a post on his Facebook wall and Twitter account, Sedo broker Dave Evanson is now the exclusive domain broker for Campaign.com. I don’t have details about the asking price, but it would seem like the perfect domain name for a p...
Discussion
January 12, 2012, 12:38 pm
Elliot's Blog
Finding Domain Names on Ebay
Every once in a while, perhaps once a week, I search Ebay to find domain names for sale. In the past, I’ve found a few decent deals, so although I am not a frequent visitor, I check the inventory once in a while to see if there’s anything...
Discussion
Finding Domain Names on Ebay
Every once in a while, perhaps once a week, I search Ebay to find domain names for sale. In the past, I’ve found a few decent deals, so although I am not a frequent visitor, I check the inventory once in a while to see if there’s anything...
Discussion
January 12, 2012, 11:25 am
Elliot's Blog
TLDH Files First 20 gTLD Applications
The window for submitting gTLD applications to ICANN opened last night, and there’s already considerable action taking place. I just received a press release from publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings, and the company has announced its inte...
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TLDH Files First 20 gTLD Applications
The window for submitting gTLD applications to ICANN opened last night, and there’s already considerable action taking place. I just received a press release from publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings, and the company has announced its inte...
Discussion
January 12, 2012, 10:26 am
