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Domain Shane
Which Kind of Domain Investor Are You? Cost Side or Revenue Side?
Domain Investing is no different than any other business in the world. There is the cost/buying of a domain and the revenue/selling side. We all like to pretend that we pay attention to both sides but 99% of business owners I talk to seem...
Discussion
Which Kind of Domain Investor Are You? Cost Side or Revenue Side?
Domain Investing is no different than any other business in the world. There is the cost/buying of a domain and the revenue/selling side. We all like to pretend that we pay attention to both sides but 99% of business owners I talk to seem...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 4:18 pm
The Domains
“The Donald” Trump Grabs Trump2012.com Just in Case: But Trump2020.com Is In Pending Delete
There has been a lot of speculation whether “the Donald”, that is Mr. Trump will make a run at the Republican nomination for President in 2012. According to radaronline.com he secured the domain Trump2012.com just in case. It loos l...
Discussion
“The Donald” Trump Grabs Trump2012.com Just in Case: But Trump2020.com Is In Pending Delete
There has been a lot of speculation whether “the Donald”, that is Mr. Trump will make a run at the Republican nomination for President in 2012. According to radaronline.com he secured the domain Trump2012.com just in case. It loos l...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 3:30 pm
Elliot's Blog
Don’t Let Emotion Get in The Way of a Business Decision
I had quite a few comments in response to my article about Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons’ vacation to Zimbabwe where he shot and killed a “problem” elephant. I wrote much of the post below last week, but I opted to post it at a later dat...
Discussion
Don’t Let Emotion Get in The Way of a Business Decision
I had quite a few comments in response to my article about Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons’ vacation to Zimbabwe where he shot and killed a “problem” elephant. I wrote much of the post below last week, but I opted to post it at a later dat...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 2:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
TribalWars Loses Fight Against BuyDomains for TribalWars.com
Popular online game will need to pay if it wants .com domain name. MMORPG TribalWars has lost an arbitration case over the domain name TribalWars.com, which is owned by BuyDomains. InnoGames, the company behind the game, filed the dispute at World In...
Discussion
TribalWars Loses Fight Against BuyDomains for TribalWars.com
Popular online game will need to pay if it wants .com domain name. MMORPG TribalWars has lost an arbitration case over the domain name TribalWars.com, which is owned by BuyDomains. InnoGames, the company behind the game, filed the dispute at World In...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 1:26 pm
Domain Name News
Sedo Improves Sign-Up Process
Sedo has announced imrpovements to their sign-up process today. They also added a certification via phone-verification. The goal of the changes is to allow buyers easier access to buying domain names. (c) 2011 DomainNameNews.com (1) Advertisement We ...
Discussion
Sedo Improves Sign-Up Process
Sedo has announced imrpovements to their sign-up process today. They also added a certification via phone-verification. The goal of the changes is to allow buyers easier access to buying domain names. (c) 2011 DomainNameNews.com (1) Advertisement We ...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 1:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
EFF: Certificate Authorities Signing Non Existent Top Level Domain Names
EFF says digital certificate signers aren’t doing their job. SSL certificate providers gain trust by validating the domain names they are signing. So you might be surprised that they’re signing certificates for domain names that can&rsquo...
Discussion
EFF: Certificate Authorities Signing Non Existent Top Level Domain Names
EFF says digital certificate signers aren’t doing their job. SSL certificate providers gain trust by validating the domain names they are signing. So you might be surprised that they’re signing certificates for domain names that can&rsquo...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Elephant Shooting Kerfuffle Doesn’t Hurt Go Daddy’s Business
Controversy doesn’t have noticeable affect on domain registrar’s business. Was Bob Parson’s elephant hunting video a stealth PR move? Maybe a little bit, but given that he posted a similar video last year and nary an elephant lover ...
Discussion
Elephant Shooting Kerfuffle Doesn’t Hurt Go Daddy’s Business
Controversy doesn’t have noticeable affect on domain registrar’s business. Was Bob Parson’s elephant hunting video a stealth PR move? Maybe a little bit, but given that he posted a similar video last year and nary an elephant lover ...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 11:37 am
The Domains
China’s Sina Goes With Weibo.com For Its “Twitter” Product
According to china.org.cn, China’s Sina Corp’s which runs one of China’s biggest web portals, just reveled the new domain name of its “Twitter” like microblogging service and its: Weibo.com. Sina started its microb...
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China’s Sina Goes With Weibo.com For Its “Twitter” Product
According to china.org.cn, China’s Sina Corp’s which runs one of China’s biggest web portals, just reveled the new domain name of its “Twitter” like microblogging service and its: Weibo.com. Sina started its microb...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 11:18 am
The Domains
US Not The Only Country To Seize Domains: Nominet Shuts Down More Than 3,000 .Co.Uk Sites
According the telegraph.co.uk, Nominet, the not-for-profit company that controls the registry of “dot uk” domain names, held a meeting in London on Monday, with authorities including the Metropolitan Police and the Serious and Organized C...
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US Not The Only Country To Seize Domains: Nominet Shuts Down More Than 3,000 .Co.Uk Sites
According the telegraph.co.uk, Nominet, the not-for-profit company that controls the registry of “dot uk” domain names, held a meeting in London on Monday, with authorities including the Metropolitan Police and the Serious and Organized C...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 10:47 am
Domain Name News
National Arbitration Forum Reports a 24 Percent Increase in Domain Name Dispute Filings in 2010
While WIPO recently reported somewhat misleading that “Cybersquatting hit(s) record level“, the National Arbitration Forum reported their numbers today. They also report a higher amount of filed cases for 2010, up to 2,177 from 1,759 in 2...
Discussion
National Arbitration Forum Reports a 24 Percent Increase in Domain Name Dispute Filings in 2010
While WIPO recently reported somewhat misleading that “Cybersquatting hit(s) record level“, the National Arbitration Forum reported their numbers today. They also report a higher amount of filed cases for 2010, up to 2,177 from 1,759 in 2...
Discussion
April 7, 2011, 10:47 am
