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Domain Name Wire
Categorizing Top Level Domains: “nTLDs”
Joseph Peterson asks, “when is new not really new,” and proposes new terminology to clarify it. Going into the new year, I decided to make a little glossary of domaining definitions. That includes words many people use already, some ...
Discussion
Categorizing Top Level Domains: “nTLDs”
Joseph Peterson asks, “when is new not really new,” and proposes new terminology to clarify it. Going into the new year, I decided to make a little glossary of domaining definitions. That includes words many people use already, some ...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 6:35 pm

The Domains
Auctions.com Reserve Price At Namescon is Around What Auction.com Sold For 6 Years Ago
Back just about six years ago to the date the domain name Auction.com sold for $1.7 Million dollars to Real Estate Disposition Corporation (REDC) Next Tuesday at the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction at Namescon the domain name Auctions.com will ...
Discussion
Auctions.com Reserve Price At Namescon is Around What Auction.com Sold For 6 Years Ago
Back just about six years ago to the date the domain name Auction.com sold for $1.7 Million dollars to Real Estate Disposition Corporation (REDC) Next Tuesday at the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction at Namescon the domain name Auctions.com will ...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 3:29 pm

Domain Name Wire
How to get the most out of NamesCon
A few quick tips to get the most out of your conference-going experience. Heading to NamesCon next week? You’re not alone. More than 800 people are expected to attend the conference, unless mother nature gets in their way. (We’re even exp...
Discussion
How to get the most out of NamesCon
A few quick tips to get the most out of your conference-going experience. Heading to NamesCon next week? You’re not alone. More than 800 people are expected to attend the conference, unless mother nature gets in their way. (We’re even exp...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 2:43 pm

The Domains
Report: Google To Sell Car Insurance: GoogleCompare.com Licensed in More Than 25 States
According to TheVerge.com, citing a a new report from an analyst named Ellen Carney at Forrester says that Google maybe getting ready to sell car insurance in the United States, through GoogleCompare.com. “A company called Google Compare ...
Discussion
Report: Google To Sell Car Insurance: GoogleCompare.com Licensed in More Than 25 States
According to TheVerge.com, citing a a new report from an analyst named Ellen Carney at Forrester says that Google maybe getting ready to sell car insurance in the United States, through GoogleCompare.com. “A company called Google Compare ...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 1:47 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday January 9th, 2015
I emailed everyone that took us up on our first annual DomainShane lunch. It’s only a sandwich but it’s always nice to have a nice face to face with some of the people you enjoy working with. I was going to write something about God...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday January 9th, 2015
I emailed everyone that took us up on our first annual DomainShane lunch. It’s only a sandwich but it’s always nice to have a nice face to face with some of the people you enjoy working with. I was going to write something about God...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 11:55 am

DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: January 9 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news that is hand-picked for you.• GoDaddy Auctions Implements Bidder Verification• Andrew Rosenser of Media Options Launches Ganjapreneur.com• Report: There are Now 286.7 Million R...
Discussion
Domain Name News: January 9 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news that is hand-picked for you.• GoDaddy Auctions Implements Bidder Verification• Andrew Rosenser of Media Options Launches Ganjapreneur.com• Report: There are Now 286.7 Million R...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 10:30 am

The Domains
xHamster using Bitcoin as a prime way to receive online payments – A look at the top sites using Bitcoin
CryptoCoinsNews.com took a look at the top 100 sites using Bitcoin. The article started off looking at Xhamster.com the popular adult tube site. Mega porn site xHamster has not only accepted Bitcoin as a prime way to receive online payments, but is v...
Discussion
xHamster using Bitcoin as a prime way to receive online payments – A look at the top sites using Bitcoin
CryptoCoinsNews.com took a look at the top 100 sites using Bitcoin. The article started off looking at Xhamster.com the popular adult tube site. Mega porn site xHamster has not only accepted Bitcoin as a prime way to receive online payments, but is v...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 9:27 am

The Domains
Qihoo 360 Re-brands Its Search Engine So.com To Haosou.com
According to chinainternetwatch.com, Qihoo 360 has taken a shorter brand and made it longer, launching its new search brand Haosou.com and re-directing the traffic from its previous search engine domain So.com to Haosou.com. “360 changed ...
Discussion
Qihoo 360 Re-brands Its Search Engine So.com To Haosou.com
According to chinainternetwatch.com, Qihoo 360 has taken a shorter brand and made it longer, launching its new search brand Haosou.com and re-directing the traffic from its previous search engine domain So.com to Haosou.com. “360 changed ...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 3:44 am

The Domains
Domain Holder Who Loses UDRP, Files Federal Court Case Over DirectorsChoice.com
Back in late December we wrote about the domain name DirectorsChoice.com which was lost in our opinion in a very bad UDRP decision. Today the domain holder, Russ Smith, pro se, filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court For The Distr...
Discussion
Domain Holder Who Loses UDRP, Files Federal Court Case Over DirectorsChoice.com
Back in late December we wrote about the domain name DirectorsChoice.com which was lost in our opinion in a very bad UDRP decision. Today the domain holder, Russ Smith, pro se, filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court For The Distr...
Discussion
January 9, 2015, 3:21 am

Domain Name Wire
Women in Domaining returns at NamesCon
15 sponsors support Women in Domaining event. One of the most important social gatherings at next week’s NamesCon conference will be Women in Domaining. More women work in the domain name industry than before, but it’s still a relatively ...
Discussion
Women in Domaining returns at NamesCon
15 sponsors support Women in Domaining event. One of the most important social gatherings at next week’s NamesCon conference will be Women in Domaining. More women work in the domain name industry than before, but it’s still a relatively ...
Discussion
January 8, 2015, 9:14 pm