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Domain Name Wire
Transpact drops escrow fees on U.S. dollar transactions (and it’s really cheap)
Escrow company’s already low fees drop for customers transacting in U.S. dollars. I know a couple things about Transpact: a handful of readers have used it for domain name escrow and its services are ridiculously inexpensive. Today I got an ema...
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Transpact drops escrow fees on U.S. dollar transactions (and it’s really cheap)
Escrow company’s already low fees drop for customers transacting in U.S. dollars. I know a couple things about Transpact: a handful of readers have used it for domain name escrow and its services are ridiculously inexpensive. Today I got an ema...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 9:53 pm
Domain Shane
A Category Killer Domain Gives You The Familiarity/Trust Needed For Easier Sales
Who are you and why should I buy from you? A customer doesn’t say this aloud but it’s the question they’re asking the first time they enter your store or visit your website. I was having a conversation with a friend the other ...
Discussion
A Category Killer Domain Gives You The Familiarity/Trust Needed For Easier Sales
Who are you and why should I buy from you? A customer doesn’t say this aloud but it’s the question they’re asking the first time they enter your store or visit your website. I was having a conversation with a friend the other ...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 4:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Juilliard successful in take down attempt of scam web site
Juilliard.me to be transferred to performing arts school. The famous Juilliard School for performing arts in New York City has used World Intellectual Property Organization to take down a web site that it says was falsely accepting donations. The act...
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Juilliard successful in take down attempt of scam web site
Juilliard.me to be transferred to performing arts school. The famous Juilliard School for performing arts in New York City has used World Intellectual Property Organization to take down a web site that it says was falsely accepting donations. The act...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 2:17 pm
The Domains
Yahoo Drops Meme
Yahoo has just send out a notice to uses that it is closing down it Meme program in May. Meme is a micro blogging site that was launched in August 2009. Here is the notice that went out to users today: “Meme will be discontinued on May 25, 2012...
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Yahoo Drops Meme
Yahoo has just send out a notice to uses that it is closing down it Meme program in May. Meme is a micro blogging site that was launched in August 2009. Here is the notice that went out to users today: “Meme will be discontinued on May 25, 2012...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 1:05 pm
Elliot's Blog
Using a Domain Broker RFP
Not all domain brokers and brokerages were created equal. Some brokers will use a newsletter to sell a domain name, and others will personally pitch end users via email or phone. Some brokers have significant experience selling specific types of doma...
Discussion
Using a Domain Broker RFP
Not all domain brokers and brokerages were created equal. Some brokers will use a newsletter to sell a domain name, and others will personally pitch end users via email or phone. Some brokers have significant experience selling specific types of doma...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 1:03 pm
The Domains
Godaddy Is “Ourtraged Over ICANN Giving Verisign A Monolpoly” But “we Are Not Giving Up”
Godaddy.com just put out a press release blasting ICANN for allowing the contract to run the .Com registry to be renewed with Verisign The PR is entitled: “GoDaddy.com(R) Outraged Over ICANN(R) Giving VeriSign(R) Monopoly” “We are b...
Discussion
Godaddy Is “Ourtraged Over ICANN Giving Verisign A Monolpoly” But “we Are Not Giving Up”
Godaddy.com just put out a press release blasting ICANN for allowing the contract to run the .Com registry to be renewed with Verisign The PR is entitled: “GoDaddy.com(R) Outraged Over ICANN(R) Giving VeriSign(R) Monopoly” “We are b...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 11:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Some people make me sick.
How could someone try to make a buck of the death of teenager Trayvon Martin? The most tasteless: Itrayvonmartin.com for sale on eBay. I have the domain name for Itrayvonmartin.com This auction is for the domain name . Also have the domain name for t...
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Some people make me sick.
How could someone try to make a buck of the death of teenager Trayvon Martin? The most tasteless: Itrayvonmartin.com for sale on eBay. I have the domain name for Itrayvonmartin.com This auction is for the domain name . Also have the domain name for t...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 10:34 am
Elliot's Blog
Is WIPO “Advising” Complainants?
This is a post written by contributor, Paul Raynor Keating. Paul is an attorney specializing in domain names and related matters. He lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. I was recently surprised to read the following WIPO notice received by a fr...
Discussion
Is WIPO “Advising” Complainants?
This is a post written by contributor, Paul Raynor Keating. Paul is an attorney specializing in domain names and related matters. He lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. I was recently surprised to read the following WIPO notice received by a fr...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 10:33 am
Domain Name Wire
How is Flippa for buying and selling domains?
Have you used Flippa for buying or selling domain names? I got a note from Flippa today reminding that their site isn’t just for buying and selling web sites. They have a number of domain auctions, too. Two they highlighted were Better.com &mda...
Discussion
How is Flippa for buying and selling domains?
Have you used Flippa for buying or selling domain names? I got a note from Flippa today reminding that their site isn’t just for buying and selling web sites. They have a number of domain auctions, too. Two they highlighted were Better.com &mda...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 10:04 am
The Domains
Reprint: Our Post From May 2011 About The Dismissal Of The CFIT Case & The Result Prices Increases Of Verisign
The news broke last night that ICANN was opening the public comment period on the renewal of the contract with Verisign (current one expires at the end of this year) which once again would give Verisign a 6 year contract to operate the registry with ...
Discussion
Reprint: Our Post From May 2011 About The Dismissal Of The CFIT Case & The Result Prices Increases Of Verisign
The news broke last night that ICANN was opening the public comment period on the renewal of the contract with Verisign (current one expires at the end of this year) which once again would give Verisign a 6 year contract to operate the registry with ...
Discussion
March 28, 2012, 9:09 am
