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DomainSherpa
Making Money on the Buy – With Andrew Rosener
In real estate, the stock market or domain name investing, it's an oft-stated business rule that you make your money on the buy, not the sell.But how do you make sure you're value investing like Warren Buffett in the domain name industry? W...
Discussion
Making Money on the Buy – With Andrew Rosener
In real estate, the stock market or domain name investing, it's an oft-stated business rule that you make your money on the buy, not the sell.But how do you make sure you're value investing like Warren Buffett in the domain name industry? W...
Discussion
September 23, 2013, 4:00 am

The Domains
1and1.com New gTLD Pre-Registrations Blow Past 2 Million, Setting Off gTLD Pre-Reservation Panic
1and1.com which started a multimillion dollar national television advertising campaign which seemed to start around the first NFL games three weeks ago, just crossed...
Discussion
1and1.com New gTLD Pre-Registrations Blow Past 2 Million, Setting Off gTLD Pre-Reservation Panic
1and1.com which started a multimillion dollar national television advertising campaign which seemed to start around the first NFL games three weeks ago, just crossed...
Discussion
September 22, 2013, 10:34 pm

The Domains
Domainer Gets Really Lucky With Lucky7.com As ABC Rolls Out Contest On ABCLucky7.com
A domainer seems to have gotten really lucky with the domain name Lucky7.com Not only is ABC rolling out a new television show by the same name but its running a contest which is is heavily promoting on the domain name ABCLucky7.com which premeirs on...
Discussion
Domainer Gets Really Lucky With Lucky7.com As ABC Rolls Out Contest On ABCLucky7.com
A domainer seems to have gotten really lucky with the domain name Lucky7.com Not only is ABC rolling out a new television show by the same name but its running a contest which is is heavily promoting on the domain name ABCLucky7.com which premeirs on...
Discussion
September 22, 2013, 7:13 pm

Domain Shane
The Great Mum Revelation: A Domain Name Triggers An Attempt to Take Over the Garden Mum Market
We’ve all learned basic business strategies through out our lives but implementing them and having success, is another matter. You learn, read, and study how to do things in school, but you don’t learn to ride a bicycle by reading b...
Discussion
The Great Mum Revelation: A Domain Name Triggers An Attempt to Take Over the Garden Mum Market
We’ve all learned basic business strategies through out our lives but implementing them and having success, is another matter. You learn, read, and study how to do things in school, but you don’t learn to ride a bicycle by reading b...
Discussion
September 22, 2013, 5:56 pm

The Domains
PetSitters.com Closes At Record Auction For Pheenix.com $23,383 & Escrow.com Is Down
A couple of of items today to report on in the domain name space. Back catcher Pheenix.com which recently went to an auction system for multiple back orders just closed its highest auction ever with the sale of PetSitters.com which closed at $23,383....
Discussion
PetSitters.com Closes At Record Auction For Pheenix.com $23,383 & Escrow.com Is Down
A couple of of items today to report on in the domain name space. Back catcher Pheenix.com which recently went to an auction system for multiple back orders just closed its highest auction ever with the sale of PetSitters.com which closed at $23,383....
Discussion
September 22, 2013, 3:12 pm

The Domains
Paris Opens Up Founders/Pioneer Program For 1st 100 .Paris Domain Names
The City of Paris opening up a submission period to allocate the first 100 .Paris new gTLD domain names. The city is opening two “Calls for Proposals” for the purpose of selecting the first domain names under “.paris” to...
Discussion
Paris Opens Up Founders/Pioneer Program For 1st 100 .Paris Domain Names
The City of Paris opening up a submission period to allocate the first 100 .Paris new gTLD domain names. The city is opening two “Calls for Proposals” for the purpose of selecting the first domain names under “.paris” to...
Discussion
September 22, 2013, 11:25 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 22nd, 2013
As I’ve stated before I like to diversify my investments. While I feel domains are a fantastic investment, I also think real estate and stock are a good place for your money as well. I follow two thoughts on my investment. Put my mo...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 22nd, 2013
As I’ve stated before I like to diversify my investments. While I feel domains are a fantastic investment, I also think real estate and stock are a good place for your money as well. I follow two thoughts on my investment. Put my mo...
Discussion
September 22, 2013, 12:42 am

The Domains
CADNA: Costs Of Defensive New gTLD Registrations To Be Double The Total Cost Of All .Com Registrations
As pointed out by the Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) has launched another offensive at the new gTLD program teaming up with the Council of Better Business Bureaus (BBB) to launch...
Discussion
CADNA: Costs Of Defensive New gTLD Registrations To Be Double The Total Cost Of All .Com Registrations
As pointed out by the Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) has launched another offensive at the new gTLD program teaming up with the Council of Better Business Bureaus (BBB) to launch...
Discussion
September 21, 2013, 2:43 pm

Elliot's Blog
Saturday Updates
It’s been a great season to be a Red Sox fan. When we were first considering a move from New York City to Boston, we had talked about being able to go to Fenway Park whenever we want. We’ve had the chance to go to a bunch of Sox games thi...
Discussion
Saturday Updates
It’s been a great season to be a Red Sox fan. When we were first considering a move from New York City to Boston, we had talked about being able to go to Fenway Park whenever we want. We’ve had the chance to go to a bunch of Sox games thi...
Discussion
September 21, 2013, 1:37 pm

Domain Name Wire
Sedo completes its second most expensive domain name transaction ever
Sedo completes domain transaction in “mid seven figures”. Sedo sent out a press release about its sales yesterday, as sort of a “don’t forget we sell more dollars worth of domains than Afternic” reminder in the wake of G...
Discussion
Sedo completes its second most expensive domain name transaction ever
Sedo completes domain transaction in “mid seven figures”. Sedo sent out a press release about its sales yesterday, as sort of a “don’t forget we sell more dollars worth of domains than Afternic” reminder in the wake of G...
Discussion
September 21, 2013, 11:34 am