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The Domains
Here Are The .Sexy Brands: Google, Chrysler; BWM; Godaddy; Rolex; Microsoft; Durex; Viagra
I just looked over the zone file for .Sexy to discover the brand holders that registered .Sexy domains. For one observation there are plenty of URS to come in .Sexy domains registered today. Godaddy which doesn’t carry .sexy domain names,...
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Here Are The .Sexy Brands: Google, Chrysler; BWM; Godaddy; Rolex; Microsoft; Durex; Viagra
I just looked over the zone file for .Sexy to discover the brand holders that registered .Sexy domains. For one observation there are plenty of URS to come in .Sexy domains registered today. Godaddy which doesn’t carry .sexy domain names,...
Discussion
February 26, 2014, 4:58 am
The Domains
Demand Reports: Registrar Revenue Increases 12% in 4Q and 10% Year-over-Year
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Q4 2013 Financial Summary: Total revenue ex-TAC declined 3% year-over-year, with 12% year-over-year growth in Registrar reve...
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Demand Reports: Registrar Revenue Increases 12% in 4Q and 10% Year-over-Year
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Q4 2013 Financial Summary: Total revenue ex-TAC declined 3% year-over-year, with 12% year-over-year growth in Registrar reve...
Discussion
February 25, 2014, 9:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
ParkRoyal.com: UDRP and panelist selection
Complainant argues that two panelists are biased and should not hear the case. The panel disagrees. Last week a World Intellectual Property Organization panel handed down a decision in a UDRP brought against ParkRoyal.com. The panel found in favor of...
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ParkRoyal.com: UDRP and panelist selection
Complainant argues that two panelists are biased and should not hear the case. The panel disagrees. Last week a World Intellectual Property Organization panel handed down a decision in a UDRP brought against ParkRoyal.com. The panel found in favor of...
Discussion
February 25, 2014, 7:50 pm
The Domains
Network Solutions and .50 .TV Domains
Network Solutions needs to pay better attention to their Adwords campaigns or they are trying a bait and switch. When someone did a search for renew dot tv on Google, the search returned the following info. When you click through no option to...
Discussion
Network Solutions and .50 .TV Domains
Network Solutions needs to pay better attention to their Adwords campaigns or they are trying a bait and switch. When someone did a search for renew dot tv on Google, the search returned the following info. When you click through no option to...
Discussion
February 25, 2014, 7:06 pm
The Domains
Afternic/GoDaddy Sell $1.85 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 2/17/14 – 2/23/14 All sales for the week totalled $1,848,381. The top .com sale was lead by ProjectBook.com for $20,000, with the top non-com sale lead by ILN.org for $9,800. Below is t...
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Afternic/GoDaddy Sell $1.85 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 2/17/14 – 2/23/14 All sales for the week totalled $1,848,381. The top .com sale was lead by ProjectBook.com for $20,000, with the top non-com sale lead by ILN.org for $9,800. Below is t...
Discussion
February 25, 2014, 6:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Club domain name auction ends tomorrow. 0 domains have hit their reserve.
Auction has bidders but no domains have hit their reserve yet. The Olympic-themed .Club domain name auction going on at Sedo ends on Wednesday. So far no domain names have hit their reserve price. I think there are three reasons that no domains have ...
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.Club domain name auction ends tomorrow. 0 domains have hit their reserve.
Auction has bidders but no domains have hit their reserve yet. The Olympic-themed .Club domain name auction going on at Sedo ends on Wednesday. So far no domain names have hit their reserve price. I think there are three reasons that no domains have ...
Discussion
February 25, 2014, 5:26 pm
The Domains
Moving A Penalized Website To A New Domain May Not Remove Your Google Penalty
Barry Schwartz wrote a piece on Search Engine Roundtable about Google penalties following to a new website. So we know that if you have a penalty on your site and you move your site to a new domain and redirect the URLs to that new domain, the...
Discussion
Moving A Penalized Website To A New Domain May Not Remove Your Google Penalty
Barry Schwartz wrote a piece on Search Engine Roundtable about Google penalties following to a new website. So we know that if you have a penalty on your site and you move your site to a new domain and redirect the URLs to that new domain, the...
Discussion
February 25, 2014, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain search progressing, but still not ready for new top level domain names
Registrars are slowly improving their search results to show new top level domain name options, but the experience is far from ideal. Earlier this month I wrote about how domain name search at major registrars wasn’t ready for new top level dom...
Discussion
Domain search progressing, but still not ready for new top level domain names
Registrars are slowly improving their search results to show new top level domain name options, but the experience is far from ideal. Earlier this month I wrote about how domain name search at major registrars wasn’t ready for new top level dom...
Discussion
February 25, 2014, 4:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s time! Take the 2014 Domain Name Wire Survey
Please take the ninth annual survey from Domain Name Wire. The 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey officially launches today, and this year’s looks very different from the past. You may recall that last year someone tried to game the survey by s...
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It’s time! Take the 2014 Domain Name Wire Survey
Please take the ninth annual survey from Domain Name Wire. The 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey officially launches today, and this year’s looks very different from the past. You may recall that last year someone tried to game the survey by s...
Discussion
February 25, 2014, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Green and .Wedding contention sets settled in multi-million dollar auctions
Two three-applicant contention sets are resolved. The .green and .wedding new top level domain name contention sets have been resolved in private auctions. It’s unclear which company won the .green auction as applications have not yet been with...
Discussion
.Green and .Wedding contention sets settled in multi-million dollar auctions
Two three-applicant contention sets are resolved. The .green and .wedding new top level domain name contention sets have been resolved in private auctions. It’s unclear which company won the .green auction as applications have not yet been with...
Discussion
February 25, 2014, 1:22 pm
