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Elliot's Blog
Develop or Sell?
Several years ago (2009 – 2010) when domain sales hit a low for me, I realized the importance of creating additional revenue streams. With the help of web developers, I launched a number of websites. Today, excluding my blog, the successful mon...
Discussion
Develop or Sell?
Several years ago (2009 – 2010) when domain sales hit a low for me, I realized the importance of creating additional revenue streams. With the help of web developers, I launched a number of websites. Today, excluding my blog, the successful mon...
Discussion
August 15, 2013, 10:44 am
Domain Name Wire
AYI.com sold for (what was) $100,000 in stock
Snap Interactive bought the domain name in January in an all-stock transaction. Snap Interactive Inc., which owns dating social network Are You Interested, acquired the domain name AYI.com in January for 100,000 shares of common stock. At the time, t...
Discussion
AYI.com sold for (what was) $100,000 in stock
Snap Interactive bought the domain name in January in an all-stock transaction. Snap Interactive Inc., which owns dating social network Are You Interested, acquired the domain name AYI.com in January for 100,000 shares of common stock. At the time, t...
Discussion
August 15, 2013, 10:34 am
Domain Name Wire
Grand Theft Auto creator files complaint against GTA.tv
Take-Two Interactive asks World Intellectual Property Forum to order transfer of GTA.tv. Is this a case of grand theft or a legitimate intellectual property claim? Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc, maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto video game s...
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Grand Theft Auto creator files complaint against GTA.tv
Take-Two Interactive asks World Intellectual Property Forum to order transfer of GTA.tv. Is this a case of grand theft or a legitimate intellectual property claim? Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc, maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto video game s...
Discussion
August 15, 2013, 10:24 am
The Domains
ICC Rejects Verisign’s String Confusion Objection To .Cam As Being Too Cofusing to .Com
One of the more interesting objections filed at the ICC based on String Confusion was Verisign’s objection to .Cam being confusing to .Com. Today a panel has ruled that .Cam is not confusing to .Com, finding “the visual similarity of the ...
Discussion
ICC Rejects Verisign’s String Confusion Objection To .Cam As Being Too Cofusing to .Com
One of the more interesting objections filed at the ICC based on String Confusion was Verisign’s objection to .Cam being confusing to .Com. Today a panel has ruled that .Cam is not confusing to .Com, finding “the visual similarity of the ...
Discussion
August 15, 2013, 9:55 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 14th, 2013
Missed the list yesterday but found some time today and actually bid on 4 names on Godaddy which is pretty high for me. I usually only find two or three a week. Lots of stuff in my niche has come up today and I imagine I’ll buy one ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 14th, 2013
Missed the list yesterday but found some time today and actually bid on 4 names on Godaddy which is pretty high for me. I usually only find two or three a week. Lots of stuff in my niche has come up today and I imagine I’ll buy one ...
Discussion
August 15, 2013, 6:37 am
Elliot's Blog
2013 DNForum NFL Football Pool Launched
Adam Dicker announced that DNForum is sponsoring a free NFL football pool for the 2013 football season (which kicks off in a little under a month) for eligible DNF members. To participate in the pool, you need to be a Platinum or Exclusive level memb...
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2013 DNForum NFL Football Pool Launched
Adam Dicker announced that DNForum is sponsoring a free NFL football pool for the 2013 football season (which kicks off in a little under a month) for eligible DNF members. To participate in the pool, you need to be a Platinum or Exclusive level memb...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 8:56 pm
The Domains
Troubling: Domain Awarded By UDRP With No Trademark Based On $1K Bank Account, Flyers & 61 Customers
In what I consider a very troubling and horrible decision, A one member UDRP panel has awarded a domain names welldonebbqs.com and welldonebbqcleaning.com to a Complainant who didn’t have a registered trademark, on the basis doing a whopping $1...
Discussion
Troubling: Domain Awarded By UDRP With No Trademark Based On $1K Bank Account, Flyers & 61 Customers
In what I consider a very troubling and horrible decision, A one member UDRP panel has awarded a domain names welldonebbqs.com and welldonebbqcleaning.com to a Complainant who didn’t have a registered trademark, on the basis doing a whopping $1...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 5:45 pm
The Domains
CircleId Post Rips The Domain Name IDNX Pricing Index
Alex Tajirian, CEO at DomainMart in a post on CircleID.com just ripped into the IDNX domain name index backed by Thies Lindenthal and Sedo. “The index is intended to be a benchmark for domain owners and investors. “ “But it’s ...
Discussion
CircleId Post Rips The Domain Name IDNX Pricing Index
Alex Tajirian, CEO at DomainMart in a post on CircleID.com just ripped into the IDNX domain name index backed by Thies Lindenthal and Sedo. “The index is intended to be a benchmark for domain owners and investors. “ “But it’s ...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 3:57 pm
Elliot's Blog
Weekly Domain Brokerage Listings – 8/14
The new domain listings from various domain brokers and domain brokerages are listed below. If you have an interest in purchasing one of the domain names below, contact the broker directly to discuss the purchase. You may post one name for sale in th...
Discussion
Weekly Domain Brokerage Listings – 8/14
The new domain listings from various domain brokers and domain brokerages are listed below. If you have an interest in purchasing one of the domain names below, contact the broker directly to discuss the purchase. You may post one name for sale in th...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chicago.com investment, end user sales reports, and more
What’s going on with a major geo website and AWOL end user reports. I spent last week vacationing in Seattle and central Washington. There was a lot of news last week and I did my best to stay on top of it (despite complaints from my wife). One...
Discussion
Chicago.com investment, end user sales reports, and more
What’s going on with a major geo website and AWOL end user reports. I spent last week vacationing in Seattle and central Washington. There was a lot of news last week and I did my best to stay on top of it (despite complaints from my wife). One...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 1:38 pm
