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Domain Shane
Domain Flips (RXI.com, CFSS.com, GoRacing.com) and Flops (LaptopReviews.com)
Domain Flips GoRacing.com – Sold recently for $9,500 at Sedo, vs $5,911 in 2012 at GoDaddy. Interesting….the buyer was Racing Victoria, and they decided a short time later to make a much bigger splash by buying the shorter Racing.com fo...
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Domain Flips (RXI.com, CFSS.com, GoRacing.com) and Flops (LaptopReviews.com)
Domain Flips GoRacing.com – Sold recently for $9,500 at Sedo, vs $5,911 in 2012 at GoDaddy. Interesting….the buyer was Racing Victoria, and they decided a short time later to make a much bigger splash by buying the shorter Racing.com fo...
Discussion
August 23, 2014, 9:31 pm
The Domains
Snapnames World Domain Day Auction List
Snapnames auction for the World Domain Day WDD (World Domain Day) is an international event for the promotion of domain names and to educate people on building successful online businesses. A WDD spokeswoman said, “WDD is being held in In...
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Snapnames World Domain Day Auction List
Snapnames auction for the World Domain Day WDD (World Domain Day) is an international event for the promotion of domain names and to educate people on building successful online businesses. A WDD spokeswoman said, “WDD is being held in In...
Discussion
August 23, 2014, 7:22 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 8/23
As I grow as a business person and as a business, I have put myself into the fortunate position to be able to take advantage (and foresee) a ton of opportunity to make money. Some of the ideas have come about because of an increased economy and...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 8/23
As I grow as a business person and as a business, I have put myself into the fortunate position to be able to take advantage (and foresee) a ton of opportunity to make money. Some of the ideas have come about because of an increased economy and...
Discussion
August 23, 2014, 11:45 am
The Domains
David Zatz Explains Amazon Ad Network
David Zatz runs a very popular gadget blog on Zatznotfunny.com. First off this does not look like its going to be an Adsense competitor, the ads are going to be CPM and not pay per click so I don’t see this being a parking alternative. Of cours...
Discussion
David Zatz Explains Amazon Ad Network
David Zatz runs a very popular gadget blog on Zatznotfunny.com. First off this does not look like its going to be an Adsense competitor, the ads are going to be CPM and not pay per click so I don’t see this being a parking alternative. Of cours...
Discussion
August 23, 2014, 7:53 am
The Domains
Best News For Domainers Ever? Amazon Developing Product To Compete With Google Adwords
In what be the best news for domainers in many years, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) “is gearing up to more directly challenge Google Inc. dominance of the online advertising market, developing its own so...
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Best News For Domainers Ever? Amazon Developing Product To Compete With Google Adwords
In what be the best news for domainers in many years, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) “is gearing up to more directly challenge Google Inc. dominance of the online advertising market, developing its own so...
Discussion
August 23, 2014, 5:44 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: IG.com, 3C.com, DPC.com, Deco.com, Fork.com, More
Below is an update to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. IG.com for $4,700,000 An upgrade from IGGroup.com for the London-based firm, though distinct sites are currently live at each URL. The domain was ow...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: IG.com, 3C.com, DPC.com, Deco.com, Fork.com, More
Below is an update to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. IG.com for $4,700,000 An upgrade from IGGroup.com for the London-based firm, though distinct sites are currently live at each URL. The domain was ow...
Discussion
August 23, 2014, 3:05 am
The Domains
Google Gains Victory in German Publisher Dispute
Back in June, Jeff Jarvis wrote on Buzz Machine about German publishers banding together to go after Google for linking to their content. As Jarvis pointed out Google News does not show ads so the desire to get 11 % of something, would be 11% of noth...
Discussion
Google Gains Victory in German Publisher Dispute
Back in June, Jeff Jarvis wrote on Buzz Machine about German publishers banding together to go after Google for linking to their content. As Jarvis pointed out Google News does not show ads so the desire to get 11 % of something, would be 11% of noth...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 8:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs: is it an awareness, acceptance or demand issue?
Are domain registrants not aware of new TLD options or do they just not accept them? Or is there just low demand for each .com alternative? My initial reaction to the underwhelming “out of the gate” registration numbers for new top level ...
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New TLDs: is it an awareness, acceptance or demand issue?
Are domain registrants not aware of new TLD options or do they just not accept them? Or is there just low demand for each .com alternative? My initial reaction to the underwhelming “out of the gate” registration numbers for new top level ...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 3:29 pm
The Domains
UDRP Panel Refused To Find RDNH Despite Finding TM Holder Failed To Disclose & Misrepresented
The majority of a three member UDRP refused to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) despite the fact they found the complainant failed to disclose a previous relationship between the parties and a previous UDRP between the domain holder an...
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UDRP Panel Refused To Find RDNH Despite Finding TM Holder Failed To Disclose & Misrepresented
The majority of a three member UDRP refused to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) despite the fact they found the complainant failed to disclose a previous relationship between the parties and a previous UDRP between the domain holder an...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Frank Schilling’s new bus ad uses http://
Otherwise, lots of people might not get to the website. Yesterday Frank Schilling tweeted this picture of a bus ad for his .sexy top level domain name: Adrian Kinderis, CEO of ARI Registry, responded asking about why the ad includes https://, and Fra...
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Why Frank Schilling’s new bus ad uses http://
Otherwise, lots of people might not get to the website. Yesterday Frank Schilling tweeted this picture of a bus ad for his .sexy top level domain name: Adrian Kinderis, CEO of ARI Registry, responded asking about why the ad includes https://, and Fra...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 1:21 pm
