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Domain Name Wire
Tim Switzer joins .Build
Tim Switzer has been hire by the .Build top level domain name registry. A familiar face in the domain name registry business is joining the .Build team. Tim Switzer, most recently with DotGreen, will manage the company’s operations and registra...
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Tim Switzer joins .Build
Tim Switzer has been hire by the .Build top level domain name registry. A familiar face in the domain name registry business is joining the .Build team. Tim Switzer, most recently with DotGreen, will manage the company’s operations and registra...
Discussion
March 4, 2014, 5:08 pm
The Domains
.Build Hires Tim Switzer, Formerly of Neustar and DotGreen As Head of Operations
George Minardos, Founder and CEO of .BUILD, announced today that Tim Switzer, formerly of Neustar and DotGreen, is joining .BUILD as head of operations and registrar relations. Switzer will team up with Minardos, Tom Brackey, ARI Services and the re...
Discussion
.Build Hires Tim Switzer, Formerly of Neustar and DotGreen As Head of Operations
George Minardos, Founder and CEO of .BUILD, announced today that Tim Switzer, formerly of Neustar and DotGreen, is joining .BUILD as head of operations and registrar relations. Switzer will team up with Minardos, Tom Brackey, ARI Services and the re...
Discussion
March 4, 2014, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLD registries need to forget about sunrise revenue
New top level domain registries need to scratch the sunrise line item off their P&Ls. I think many observers are surprised by the low number of trademark sunrise registrations in new top level domain names so far. Calzone, a calendar for new TLD ...
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New TLD registries need to forget about sunrise revenue
New top level domain registries need to scratch the sunrise line item off their P&Ls. I think many observers are surprised by the low number of trademark sunrise registrations in new top level domain names so far. Calzone, a calendar for new TLD ...
Discussion
March 4, 2014, 4:56 pm
The Domains
TLDH Formally Announces Appointment Of Elliot Noss Of Tucows As “Non-Executive Director”
According to a press release out today, the Board of Top Level Domain Holdings announced the formal appointment of Mr Elliot Noss as a non-executive director of TLDH with immediate effect. Mr Noss is President and CEO of Tucows, Inc (NASDAQ:TCX), on...
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TLDH Formally Announces Appointment Of Elliot Noss Of Tucows As “Non-Executive Director”
According to a press release out today, the Board of Top Level Domain Holdings announced the formal appointment of Mr Elliot Noss as a non-executive director of TLDH with immediate effect. Mr Noss is President and CEO of Tucows, Inc (NASDAQ:TCX), on...
Discussion
March 4, 2014, 1:11 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 4th, 2014
I loved watching Jared Leto thanking his Mom during his Oscar speech Sunday night. I always feel that people don’t often enough thank their parents or those that helped them achieve their life goals. The best gift that anyone can gi...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 4th, 2014
I loved watching Jared Leto thanking his Mom during his Oscar speech Sunday night. I always feel that people don’t often enough thank their parents or those that helped them achieve their life goals. The best gift that anyone can gi...
Discussion
March 4, 2014, 11:07 am
The Domains
DiscoverIndia.com updated and now closing price is $5,047
Earlier today we wrote about the DiscoverIndia.com auction closing at $106,000. Go Daddy has updated the closing price, when I checked my watchlist it now shows $5,047 as the closing price. They must have noticed something not right and cancel...
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DiscoverIndia.com updated and now closing price is $5,047
Earlier today we wrote about the DiscoverIndia.com auction closing at $106,000. Go Daddy has updated the closing price, when I checked my watchlist it now shows $5,047 as the closing price. They must have noticed something not right and cancel...
Discussion
March 4, 2014, 7:32 am
The Domains
Apartments.com sells for $585 Million in Cash
Apartments.com the business was sold for $585 million. The current owner put out a press release announcing the sale today. The registrant info has not yet changed according to whois records. Apartments.com was registered in 1996, interestingly the d...
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Apartments.com sells for $585 Million in Cash
Apartments.com the business was sold for $585 million. The current owner put out a press release announcing the sale today. The registrant info has not yet changed according to whois records. Apartments.com was registered in 1996, interestingly the d...
Discussion
March 4, 2014, 3:21 am
Domain Name Wire
NameJet to retain Web.com expired domain inventory despite SnapNames acquisition
Valuable expired domain names will continue to be auctioned off through NameJet. News broke over the weekend that Web.com had acquired expired domain name service and domain marketplace SnapNames from KeyDrive. The first question to pop in to mind fo...
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NameJet to retain Web.com expired domain inventory despite SnapNames acquisition
Valuable expired domain names will continue to be auctioned off through NameJet. News broke over the weekend that Web.com had acquired expired domain name service and domain marketplace SnapNames from KeyDrive. The first question to pop in to mind fo...
Discussion
March 3, 2014, 10:11 pm
The Domains
DiscoverIndia.com closes at $106,000 on Go Daddy Auctions
DiscoverIndia.com closed at $106,000 today on Go Daddy Auctions. The 15 year old domain had 139 bids. There were 14 bidders with the auction ending in a duel between bidder 11 and the eventual winner bidder 13. Now the question is will it get ...
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DiscoverIndia.com closes at $106,000 on Go Daddy Auctions
DiscoverIndia.com closed at $106,000 today on Go Daddy Auctions. The 15 year old domain had 139 bids. There were 14 bidders with the auction ending in a duel between bidder 11 and the eventual winner bidder 13. Now the question is will it get ...
Discussion
March 3, 2014, 9:32 pm
The Domains
Wired: The Inside Story of Mt. Gox, Bitcoin’s $460 Million Disaster
Wired is out today with an excellent piece by Robert McMillan on the Rise and Fall of Mt.Gox. For anyone interested in what happened with Mt.Gox or just Bitcoin in general, this is worth your time. The article touches upon how Karpeles was not equip...
Discussion
Wired: The Inside Story of Mt. Gox, Bitcoin’s $460 Million Disaster
Wired is out today with an excellent piece by Robert McMillan on the Rise and Fall of Mt.Gox. For anyone interested in what happened with Mt.Gox or just Bitcoin in general, this is worth your time. The article touches upon how Karpeles was not equip...
Discussion
March 3, 2014, 8:14 pm
