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The Domains
Up.Co Hits Times Square In A BIG Way
The .Co registry just published a pretty impressive picture of a billboard in Time Square right above the NASDAQ sign for Up.co “There’s nothing we love more than to s...
Discussion
Up.Co Hits Times Square In A BIG Way
The .Co registry just published a pretty impressive picture of a billboard in Time Square right above the NASDAQ sign for Up.co “There’s nothing we love more than to s...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 6:22 pm

The Domains
Google Reports Paid Clicks Up 26%; Cost Per Click Down: Has $56 Billion In The Bank: Shares Up + 7%
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The market loved the news sending Google shares up over 7% to an all time high in after hours trading of $957 a share, up $68. For the domain name ...
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Google Reports Paid Clicks Up 26%; Cost Per Click Down: Has $56 Billion In The Bank: Shares Up + 7%
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The market loved the news sending Google shares up over 7% to an all time high in after hours trading of $957 a share, up $68. For the domain name ...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 5:38 pm

Domain Name Wire
3 things to check out at next week’s TRAFFIC conference
Here are three sessions I plan to attend at next week’s conference. The TRAFFIC conference kicks off in Ft. Lauderdale Sunday evening, with programming beginning Monday morning. You’ll rarely see me attend the actual conference sessions a...
Discussion
3 things to check out at next week’s TRAFFIC conference
Here are three sessions I plan to attend at next week’s conference. The TRAFFIC conference kicks off in Ft. Lauderdale Sunday evening, with programming beginning Monday morning. You’ll rarely see me attend the actual conference sessions a...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 1:03 pm

The Domains
Another Domain Sale We Never Heard About: Buyer Of Personal.com Gets $4.5 Million In Funding
According to the Term Sheet today “Personal, a Washington, D.C.-based digital vault and private network for people to store and manage important information and documents, has raised $4.5 million in new VC funding led by Bill Miller of Legg Mas...
Discussion
Another Domain Sale We Never Heard About: Buyer Of Personal.com Gets $4.5 Million In Funding
According to the Term Sheet today “Personal, a Washington, D.C.-based digital vault and private network for people to store and manage important information and documents, has raised $4.5 million in new VC funding led by Bill Miller of Legg Mas...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 11:29 am

Domain Name Wire
5 with…Elliot Silver
Elliot Silver answers five questions about rebranding his blog. Elliot Silver has an occasional series on his blog called “5 with…” in which he asks someone in the domain industry five questions. In light of Elliot’s rebrand ...
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5 with…Elliot Silver
Elliot Silver answers five questions about rebranding his blog. Elliot Silver has an occasional series on his blog called “5 with…” in which he asks someone in the domain industry five questions. In light of Elliot’s rebrand ...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 10:21 am

Domain Name Wire
23 end user domain name sales from GoDaddy and Afternic
A furniture company, entrepreneur group, and a large electronics cases company buy domain names. Before jumping into this week’s Afternic/GoDaddy end user sales report, I’d like to call attention to two very timely domain name sales: Debt...
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23 end user domain name sales from GoDaddy and Afternic
A furniture company, entrepreneur group, and a large electronics cases company buy domain names. Before jumping into this week’s Afternic/GoDaddy end user sales report, I’d like to call attention to two very timely domain name sales: Debt...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 9:50 am

The Domains
Apple Wins Control Of 11 Domains: Macbook7.com; Findmyipad.com; Jailbreakmyipad.com
A WIPO UDRP panel awarded Apple Computers 11 domain names. Some of the domains awarded today deal with products of Apple and some are just typos. Here is a list of the 11 domain names: apole.com findmyipad.com freeiphonesoft.com hackmyipod.com ipa-ip...
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Apple Wins Control Of 11 Domains: Macbook7.com; Findmyipad.com; Jailbreakmyipad.com
A WIPO UDRP panel awarded Apple Computers 11 domain names. Some of the domains awarded today deal with products of Apple and some are just typos. Here is a list of the 11 domain names: apole.com findmyipad.com freeiphonesoft.com hackmyipod.com ipa-ip...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 8:52 am

The Domains
Buyer Beware: New Alt Root Domain Name Registration Service Launches Promise Any Domain Name For Free
In an apparent attempt to grab a market share with the new gTLD s coming out, “AnyExtension.com launched today according to a press release that promissing the users can “submit any domain name and extension that one wishes and that too f...
Discussion
Buyer Beware: New Alt Root Domain Name Registration Service Launches Promise Any Domain Name For Free
In an apparent attempt to grab a market share with the new gTLD s coming out, “AnyExtension.com launched today according to a press release that promissing the users can “submit any domain name and extension that one wishes and that too f...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 8:47 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 17th, 2013
I don’t do it enough. I wanted to thank Escrow.com, Elliot of DomainInvesting.com, Vin of VinsDomains, and 4.cn, for helping keep this blog alive through sponsorship. They think I, and the people that read this blog, have value and for that I&r...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 17th, 2013
I don’t do it enough. I wanted to thank Escrow.com, Elliot of DomainInvesting.com, Vin of VinsDomains, and 4.cn, for helping keep this blog alive through sponsorship. They think I, and the people that read this blog, have value and for that I&r...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 6:23 am

DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Portfolio Review – Oct 17, 2013
Educational domains from 35 investors, domains from the OutcomeBrokerage.com newsletter are reviewed, and we crown a new "Registered or Available" king.This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - peopl...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Portfolio Review – Oct 17, 2013
Educational domains from 35 investors, domains from the OutcomeBrokerage.com newsletter are reviewed, and we crown a new "Registered or Available" king.This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - peopl...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 6:00 am