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Elliot's Blog
Utah Tourism Uses Call to Action Domain Names in Campaign
I’ve seen quite a few television advertisements created by the State of Utah’s Office of Tourism, and I think they’re pretty solid when it comes to their call to action domain names. Not only does the state promote VisitUtah.com, bu...
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Utah Tourism Uses Call to Action Domain Names in Campaign
I’ve seen quite a few television advertisements created by the State of Utah’s Office of Tourism, and I think they’re pretty solid when it comes to their call to action domain names. Not only does the state promote VisitUtah.com, bu...
Discussion
January 8, 2012, 12:22 pm
Elliot's Blog
Go Daddy Moving Into Private Auction Space with .Pro Auction
I received an email this morning from Go Daddy announcing a private .Pro auction event. Please correct me if I am wrong, but I don’t recall Go Daddy ever hosting a private auction event in the past, and if that’s the case, it’s pret...
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Go Daddy Moving Into Private Auction Space with .Pro Auction
I received an email this morning from Go Daddy announcing a private .Pro auction event. Please correct me if I am wrong, but I don’t recall Go Daddy ever hosting a private auction event in the past, and if that’s the case, it’s pret...
Discussion
January 7, 2012, 10:23 am
Elliot's Blog
ICANN gTLD Timeline
A couple of people emailed me in private to ask the timeline for ICANN’s gTLD program rollout. I did a search, and I was able to find a pdf with the scheduled timeline (ICANN pdf). Keep in mind that the schedule was published at ICANN 41 in Sin...
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ICANN gTLD Timeline
A couple of people emailed me in private to ask the timeline for ICANN’s gTLD program rollout. I did a search, and I was able to find a pdf with the scheduled timeline (ICANN pdf). Keep in mind that the schedule was published at ICANN 41 in Sin...
Discussion
January 6, 2012, 2:28 pm
Elliot's Blog
John Berryhill Wins Forces.com UDRP
I don’t have any legal expertise, so I generally stick to writing about UDRP filings that appear be fairly obvious. When Salesforce filed a UDRP for Forces.com, it bothered me quite a bit because of the descriptive nature of the domain name. It...
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John Berryhill Wins Forces.com UDRP
I don’t have any legal expertise, so I generally stick to writing about UDRP filings that appear be fairly obvious. When Salesforce filed a UDRP for Forces.com, it bothered me quite a bit because of the descriptive nature of the domain name. It...
Discussion
January 6, 2012, 8:30 am
Elliot's Blog
WhyPark is Now Domain Apps
I just received the press release below announcing that WhyPark is now officially known as Domain Apps. If you are a WhyPark customer, there is some important information that you need to know in order to make the transition seamless. The full press ...
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WhyPark is Now Domain Apps
I just received the press release below announcing that WhyPark is now officially known as Domain Apps. If you are a WhyPark customer, there is some important information that you need to know in order to make the transition seamless. The full press ...
Discussion
January 5, 2012, 4:35 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Updates Landing Pages
I saw that Domain Gang had an article about the updates to Sedo’s sales landing pages. As someone with an interest in marketing, I wanted to learn more about the changes to see what was updated and the rationale for the updates. I reached out t...
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Sedo Updates Landing Pages
I saw that Domain Gang had an article about the updates to Sedo’s sales landing pages. As someone with an interest in marketing, I wanted to learn more about the changes to see what was updated and the rationale for the updates. I reached out t...
Discussion
January 5, 2012, 2:41 pm
Elliot's Blog
5 With… Patrick Ruddell, ScienceFiction.com
Similar to what I’ve been doing on DogWalker.com, Patrick Ruddell has been building a brand on the category defining domain name, ScienceFiction.com. I read about the remarkable growth of the website on Domain Name Wire, and I was very int...
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5 With… Patrick Ruddell, ScienceFiction.com
Similar to what I’ve been doing on DogWalker.com, Patrick Ruddell has been building a brand on the category defining domain name, ScienceFiction.com. I read about the remarkable growth of the website on Domain Name Wire, and I was very int...
Discussion
January 5, 2012, 11:35 am
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Brokers Sale of Dudu.com Domain Name for $1 Million
The first publicly reported seven figure sale of the year was just announced by Sedo. The company successfully brokered Dudu.com to a to a Dudu Communications, which operates a multilingual social network company called Dudu. The company current...
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Sedo Brokers Sale of Dudu.com Domain Name for $1 Million
The first publicly reported seven figure sale of the year was just announced by Sedo. The company successfully brokered Dudu.com to a to a Dudu Communications, which operates a multilingual social network company called Dudu. The company current...
Discussion
January 5, 2012, 8:50 am
Elliot's Blog
Did Square Acquire Square.com?
Square.com now forwarding to SquareUp.com, home of Square In December of 2009, I wrote an article about how Twitter founder Jack Dorsey launched a mobile payment service called Square, although the company was resigned to using SquareUp.com...
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Did Square Acquire Square.com?
Square.com now forwarding to SquareUp.com, home of Square In December of 2009, I wrote an article about how Twitter founder Jack Dorsey launched a mobile payment service called Square, although the company was resigned to using SquareUp.com...
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January 4, 2012, 11:05 am
Elliot's Blog
Overstock Continues O.co Branding With Launch of Travel Brand
Despite Overstock’s O.co rebranding being listed in Adage’s annual article about “The Biggest Follies of 2011,” Overstock appears to be continuing with its O.co branding, albeit at a slower pace. In a press release announ...
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Overstock Continues O.co Branding With Launch of Travel Brand
Despite Overstock’s O.co rebranding being listed in Adage’s annual article about “The Biggest Follies of 2011,” Overstock appears to be continuing with its O.co branding, albeit at a slower pace. In a press release announ...
Discussion
January 4, 2012, 10:53 am
