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Elliot's Blog
Don’t Ask Domain Investors – Ask An Expert
I was out of town this weekend, and as a result, I didn’t really get a chance to go through my emails from Friday through Sunday until late last night. In this big batch of emails, there were three emails asking for my advice on issues that are...
Discussion
Don’t Ask Domain Investors – Ask An Expert
I was out of town this weekend, and as a result, I didn’t really get a chance to go through my emails from Friday through Sunday until late last night. In this big batch of emails, there were three emails asking for my advice on issues that are...
Discussion
April 4, 2011, 1:31 pm
Domain Shane
Damn It Bob! You Screwed Up The Value Of the Baseball I Had You Autograph
It was one of the most awkward moments I’ve ever been involved in. Bob Parson’s gave a speech at DomainFest that was pretty good. The stories were honest and fairly well delivered but there was something about it that seemed uncomfo...
Discussion
Damn It Bob! You Screwed Up The Value Of the Baseball I Had You Autograph
It was one of the most awkward moments I’ve ever been involved in. Bob Parson’s gave a speech at DomainFest that was pretty good. The stories were honest and fairly well delivered but there was something about it that seemed uncomfo...
Discussion
April 4, 2011, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hey Bit.ly, What Do you Have to Say About .ly Domains Now?
Another example of the dangers of .ly domain names. Ever since unrest broke out in Libya Bit.ly has been saying they have no worries about their domain name. They point to the .ly caches outside of Libya. (.ly is the country code domain for Libya.) B...
Discussion
Hey Bit.ly, What Do you Have to Say About .ly Domains Now?
Another example of the dangers of .ly domain names. Ever since unrest broke out in Libya Bit.ly has been saying they have no worries about their domain name. They point to the .ly caches outside of Libya. (.ly is the country code domain for Libya.) B...
Discussion
April 4, 2011, 1:14 pm
Elliot's Blog
Aerin.com: From Name Administration to Fashion Empire?
I read an article discussing Aerin Lauder’s aspirations of building a successful fashion empire similar to that of Tori Burch’s company. Of course, I was most interested in speculating how the granddaughter of the legendary Est&eacut...
Discussion
Aerin.com: From Name Administration to Fashion Empire?
I read an article discussing Aerin Lauder’s aspirations of building a successful fashion empire similar to that of Tori Burch’s company. Of course, I was most interested in speculating how the granddaughter of the legendary Est&eacut...
Discussion
April 4, 2011, 11:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Chicago Food Critic Finally Gets Stolen ChicagoRestaurant.com Domain Name Back
Long domain name battle has a happy ending. Chicago restaurant guru David M. Lissner of Dining Chicago used ChicagoRestaurant.com for ten years. Then one day in 2009 – poof! – it was gone. It was suddenly registered to someone in Turkey. ...
Discussion
Chicago Food Critic Finally Gets Stolen ChicagoRestaurant.com Domain Name Back
Long domain name battle has a happy ending. Chicago restaurant guru David M. Lissner of Dining Chicago used ChicagoRestaurant.com for ten years. Then one day in 2009 – poof! – it was gone. It was suddenly registered to someone in Turkey. ...
Discussion
April 4, 2011, 11:07 am
The Domains
The Hundred Oldest Domain Names
Just came across a list of the 100 oldest domain names by registration date. I’m sure some domain blogger has published it before but I can’t remember seeing it. Of course we all know that fellow domainer Aron Meystedt owns the oldest dom...
Discussion
The Hundred Oldest Domain Names
Just came across a list of the 100 oldest domain names by registration date. I’m sure some domain blogger has published it before but I can’t remember seeing it. Of course we all know that fellow domainer Aron Meystedt owns the oldest dom...
Discussion
April 4, 2011, 11:01 am
Domain Shane
Monday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks 4/4
Gotta love spring. Maybe you don’t, but you know I do. The names I’ve been buying over the years are starting to make a little money. Some are only a few dollars a week but it adds up. A thousand a month is not muc...
Discussion
Monday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks 4/4
Gotta love spring. Maybe you don’t, but you know I do. The names I’ve been buying over the years are starting to make a little money. Some are only a few dollars a week but it adds up. A thousand a month is not muc...
Discussion
April 4, 2011, 2:59 am
IDN Blog
.РФ Registrants Will Be Protected
The registry that runs the .РФ namespace is known as the Coordination Center. Recently, I asked Julia Ovchinnikova of the Coordination Center to address IDNBlog regarding the risk that registrants may have their .РФ domains s...
Discussion
.РФ Registrants Will Be Protected
The registry that runs the .РФ namespace is known as the Coordination Center. Recently, I asked Julia Ovchinnikova of the Coordination Center to address IDNBlog regarding the risk that registrants may have their .РФ domains s...
Discussion
April 3, 2011, 11:54 pm
The Domains
Why There May Never Be A 3D.XXX or 69.XXX; UnitedStates.xxx or France.XXX & That’s Just For Starters
According to the contract that ICANN signed with the the ICM registry this week to operate the .XXX registry (pdf) there may never be any 2 character .XXX domains. Exhibit 6 of the Agreement, (found on page 59 of the pdf) all 2 character .XXX d...
Discussion
Why There May Never Be A 3D.XXX or 69.XXX; UnitedStates.xxx or France.XXX & That’s Just For Starters
According to the contract that ICANN signed with the the ICM registry this week to operate the .XXX registry (pdf) there may never be any 2 character .XXX domains. Exhibit 6 of the Agreement, (found on page 59 of the pdf) all 2 character .XXX d...
Discussion
April 3, 2011, 8:08 pm
Elliot's Blog
Saturday Update
Well, it’s Saturday and I’m up in Boston again for another wedding. It seems like I’m in a never ending cycle of weddings. I think buying a tuxedo a few years back was the best clothing “investment” I ever made! Here are...
Discussion
Saturday Update
Well, it’s Saturday and I’m up in Boston again for another wedding. It seems like I’m in a never ending cycle of weddings. I think buying a tuxedo a few years back was the best clothing “investment” I ever made! Here are...
Discussion
April 2, 2011, 12:27 pm
