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Elliot's Blog
Tomorrow Last Day for .XXX Sunrise B Applications
The ICM Registry is currently accepting Sunrise B applications for .XXX domain names, and the final day to reserve one is tomorrow, October 28, 2011. If you want to opt out of .XXX for a trademark, tomorrow will be the last day to do it. The landrush...
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Tomorrow Last Day for .XXX Sunrise B Applications
The ICM Registry is currently accepting Sunrise B applications for .XXX domain names, and the final day to reserve one is tomorrow, October 28, 2011. If you want to opt out of .XXX for a trademark, tomorrow will be the last day to do it. The landrush...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 6:28 pm
Elliot's Blog
Can You Trademark a Geographic Domain Name?
The Dolan Company, a publishing giant that owns the Minnesota Lawyer magazine, recently sent a cease and desist letter to Aaron Hall, a lawyer in Minnesota, directing him to stop using the MinnesotaLawyer.com website and domain name. Minnes...
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Can You Trademark a Geographic Domain Name?
The Dolan Company, a publishing giant that owns the Minnesota Lawyer magazine, recently sent a cease and desist letter to Aaron Hall, a lawyer in Minnesota, directing him to stop using the MinnesotaLawyer.com website and domain name. Minnes...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 11:13 am
Elliot's Blog
Auction Arms Smartly Upgrades to More Relevant Domain Name
Auction Arms is described as “the original online auction website devoted to guns and the outdoors.” Since inception, the company has used its AuctionArms.com branding for its website. According to Ammoland, the company recently unde...
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Auction Arms Smartly Upgrades to More Relevant Domain Name
Auction Arms is described as “the original online auction website devoted to guns and the outdoors.” Since inception, the company has used its AuctionArms.com branding for its website. According to Ammoland, the company recently unde...
Discussion
October 26, 2011, 3:26 pm
Elliot's Blog
Dueling Listings: Battle of the Domain Brokers
Both Dave Evanson and Ryan Colby are two people I talk to and email frequently, and both of them are Facebook friends of mine. During the past several days, watching their individual Facebook feeds has been amusing. One minute Dave Evanson is announc...
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Dueling Listings: Battle of the Domain Brokers
Both Dave Evanson and Ryan Colby are two people I talk to and email frequently, and both of them are Facebook friends of mine. During the past several days, watching their individual Facebook feeds has been amusing. One minute Dave Evanson is announc...
Discussion
October 26, 2011, 1:02 pm
Elliot's Blog
Estibot’s Lead Generation Tool
I finally signed up for an Estibot account, and I’ve been playing around with the Lead Generation Tool, which I think is pretty cool. I have not fully used it, but I did use it to get email address leads for several domain names I own. I did no...
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Estibot’s Lead Generation Tool
I finally signed up for an Estibot account, and I’ve been playing around with the Lead Generation Tool, which I think is pretty cool. I have not fully used it, but I did use it to get email address leads for several domain names I own. I did no...
Discussion
October 26, 2011, 12:33 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Hosting Large .ME Auction Beginning Today
Sedo will be holding an auction of premium .ME domain names, beginning today and running through November 2. The full list of domain names can be found at Sedo.com/ME, and you can see the reserve price ranges by clicking on the individual domain name...
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Sedo Hosting Large .ME Auction Beginning Today
Sedo will be holding an auction of premium .ME domain names, beginning today and running through November 2. The full list of domain names can be found at Sedo.com/ME, and you can see the reserve price ranges by clicking on the individual domain name...
Discussion
October 26, 2011, 9:29 am
Elliot's Blog
Afternic Records $620k in Domain Sales
Led by the sale of Averages.com for $20,000, Afternic sold just over $620,000 in domain names last week (publicly reported sales only). There were 421 total sales (public and private). The top four sales from last week were all DLS sales, meaning the...
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Afternic Records $620k in Domain Sales
Led by the sale of Averages.com for $20,000, Afternic sold just over $620,000 in domain names last week (publicly reported sales only). There were 421 total sales (public and private). The top four sales from last week were all DLS sales, meaning the...
Discussion
October 25, 2011, 8:30 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Reports Around $625k in Domain Sales – $1.73 Million in Total
I just received the weekly sales report, and Sedo closed roughly $625,000 when you take the exchange rate into consideration. Leading the way at $50,000 was Callisto.com, which was owned by Garry Chernoff and parked at InternetTraffic.com prior to th...
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Sedo Reports Around $625k in Domain Sales – $1.73 Million in Total
I just received the weekly sales report, and Sedo closed roughly $625,000 when you take the exchange rate into consideration. Leading the way at $50,000 was Callisto.com, which was owned by Garry Chernoff and parked at InternetTraffic.com prior to th...
Discussion
October 25, 2011, 5:23 pm
Elliot's Blog
Need Your Feedback on Blog Post Idea
I receive a number of requests to write guest posts. Generally speaking, I will only allow guest posts if I know the person who asks or if I specifically ask someone to write it because that person has more knowledge about a topic. I’...
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Need Your Feedback on Blog Post Idea
I receive a number of requests to write guest posts. Generally speaking, I will only allow guest posts if I know the person who asks or if I specifically ask someone to write it because that person has more knowledge about a topic. I’...
Discussion
October 25, 2011, 12:58 pm
Elliot's Blog
2012 Targeted TRAFFIC Conference Dates Announced
With the 2011 TRAFFIC conference in the rear view mirror, the dates for the 2012 TRAFFIC conference have been announced. The conference will run from Sunday October 7th – Wednesday October 10th. Cabanas will open on Friday, October 5th for netw...
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2012 Targeted TRAFFIC Conference Dates Announced
With the 2011 TRAFFIC conference in the rear view mirror, the dates for the 2012 TRAFFIC conference have been announced. The conference will run from Sunday October 7th – Wednesday October 10th. Cabanas will open on Friday, October 5th for netw...
Discussion
October 25, 2011, 9:52 am