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Domain Name Wire
Hurricane Domain Name Registrations Spike
Hundreds of domain names registered as Hurricane Irene approached the east coast. Whenever there’s a notable natural disaster or event, some people try to cash in with domain names. With Hurricane Irene making waves in the news (sorry) over the...
Discussion
Hurricane Domain Name Registrations Spike
Hundreds of domain names registered as Hurricane Irene approached the east coast. Whenever there’s a notable natural disaster or event, some people try to cash in with domain names. With Hurricane Irene making waves in the news (sorry) over the...
Discussion
August 29, 2011, 12:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Domains Are “The Worst Investment I’ve Ever Gotten Into”
It depends on if you’re investing or gambling. I was reading a blog post on The Hill this morning about a guy trying to sell Romney-Perry2012.com and Perry-Romney2012.com for $50,000. You read stories about this all the time as people try to ba...
Discussion
Why Domains Are “The Worst Investment I’ve Ever Gotten Into”
It depends on if you’re investing or gambling. I was reading a blog post on The Hill this morning about a guy trying to sell Romney-Perry2012.com and Perry-Romney2012.com for $50,000. You read stories about this all the time as people try to ba...
Discussion
August 29, 2011, 10:53 am
Domain Name News
DomainTools Releases Mail Server Investigation Site, ReverseMX.com
As announced today, DomainTools has just released a new site, ReverseMX.com, The website allows users to analyze MX (mail exchanger) and SPF (Sender Policy Framework) usage and configuration by region and or network, helping to uncover relevant relat...
Discussion
DomainTools Releases Mail Server Investigation Site, ReverseMX.com
As announced today, DomainTools has just released a new site, ReverseMX.com, The website allows users to analyze MX (mail exchanger) and SPF (Sender Policy Framework) usage and configuration by region and or network, helping to uncover relevant relat...
Discussion
August 29, 2011, 9:34 am
The Domains
No Online Bidding For Live Domain Auction From TRAFFIC
The organizers of the TRAFFIC conference just announced there will NOT be any online bidding at the live domain name auction held at the conference. Of course for many of the first domain TRAFFIC conferences there was no online bidding, but lat...
Discussion
No Online Bidding For Live Domain Auction From TRAFFIC
The organizers of the TRAFFIC conference just announced there will NOT be any online bidding at the live domain name auction held at the conference. Of course for many of the first domain TRAFFIC conferences there was no online bidding, but lat...
Discussion
August 29, 2011, 9:33 am
DomainSherpa
What Every Politician Should Know About Domain Names
Savvy use of the Internet must be a key component of almost any political campaign, as Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich have recently discovered.An easy-to-find, well-branded and well-constructed website can be a powerful tool for politicians – a...
Discussion
What Every Politician Should Know About Domain Names
Savvy use of the Internet must be a key component of almost any political campaign, as Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich have recently discovered.An easy-to-find, well-branded and well-constructed website can be a powerful tool for politicians – a...
Discussion
August 29, 2011, 12:00 am
Domain Shane
Why I Almost Quit Blogging This Past Week But Pivoted Instead
This post isn’t for sympathy or a search for “you do a good job” comments. It’s a a story of reality. The reality is writing a site completely on your own is draining. The time it takes to write, gather, and ...
Discussion
Why I Almost Quit Blogging This Past Week But Pivoted Instead
This post isn’t for sympathy or a search for “you do a good job” comments. It’s a a story of reality. The reality is writing a site completely on your own is draining. The time it takes to write, gather, and ...
Discussion
August 28, 2011, 10:36 pm
Elliot's Blog
In Second Auction, SkiMarket.com Sells for Over $5,000 Less Than First Auction
In July of 2010, SkiMarket.com sold on NameJet for just a bit under $8,000. The domain name was re-auctioned on NameJet today, and the final sales price was a fraction of that, closing at just $2,600. When it sold the first time, there were five bidd...
Discussion
In Second Auction, SkiMarket.com Sells for Over $5,000 Less Than First Auction
In July of 2010, SkiMarket.com sold on NameJet for just a bit under $8,000. The domain name was re-auctioned on NameJet today, and the final sales price was a fraction of that, closing at just $2,600. When it sold the first time, there were five bidd...
Discussion
August 28, 2011, 4:09 pm
Elliot's Blog
Paypal Partners With Go Daddy
I noticed something interesting last night. It looks like Paypal is partnering up with Go Daddy to offer domain names at a discounted price of $7.49 a year. I would bet it’s probably some type of affiliate commission for domain names that are b...
Discussion
Paypal Partners With Go Daddy
I noticed something interesting last night. It looks like Paypal is partnering up with Go Daddy to offer domain names at a discounted price of $7.49 a year. I would bet it’s probably some type of affiliate commission for domain names that are b...
Discussion
August 28, 2011, 12:39 pm
The Domains
In The Post Of The Year Frank Schilling Says Gold Could Hit $6K An Ounce & Why You Need To Save Your Money & Why The Best Play On The New gTLD
Frank Schilling sent out an update the other day to customers of InternetTraffic.com and as usual was a brilliant piece, written in a way only Frank can. The letter made an obvious reference to the comments of Rob Hall of Pool.com that I wrote a post...
Discussion
In The Post Of The Year Frank Schilling Says Gold Could Hit $6K An Ounce & Why You Need To Save Your Money & Why The Best Play On The New gTLD
Frank Schilling sent out an update the other day to customers of InternetTraffic.com and as usual was a brilliant piece, written in a way only Frank can. The letter made an obvious reference to the comments of Rob Hall of Pool.com that I wrote a post...
Discussion
August 28, 2011, 7:34 am
Elliot's Blog
Guide to Find GoDaddy Domain Name Auctions With At Least 1 Bid
I found that Jamie’s posts were helpful and made it easy to find auctions at Go Daddy with at least one bidder. They were helpful to me because I find GoDaddy’s auction platform a bit frustrating to use. Since Jamie said he isn’t go...
Discussion
Guide to Find GoDaddy Domain Name Auctions With At Least 1 Bid
I found that Jamie’s posts were helpful and made it easy to find auctions at Go Daddy with at least one bidder. They were helpful to me because I find GoDaddy’s auction platform a bit frustrating to use. Since Jamie said he isn’t go...
Discussion
August 27, 2011, 3:18 pm
