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The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $1.19M In Domains Led By bigbeauty.com For $22.5K
Sedo.com just released their domain transactions for the week 06/23/13 – 06/30/13 totalling $1.19M. The highest priced transaction was bigbeauty.com at $22,500 followed by kortingen.nl for $16,000. In all, 814 transactions took place ...
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Sedo.com Sells $1.19M In Domains Led By bigbeauty.com For $22.5K
Sedo.com just released their domain transactions for the week 06/23/13 – 06/30/13 totalling $1.19M. The highest priced transaction was bigbeauty.com at $22,500 followed by kortingen.nl for $16,000. In all, 814 transactions took place ...
Discussion
July 2, 2013, 4:34 pm

Elliot's Blog
New York City Heralds Approval of .NYC gTLD in Press Release
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (who is running for Mayor) issued a press release today heralding the approval of the .NYC gTLD, which had received support from the City. I don’t know how much...
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New York City Heralds Approval of .NYC gTLD in Press Release
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (who is running for Mayor) issued a press release today heralding the approval of the .NYC gTLD, which had received support from the City. I don’t know how much...
Discussion
July 2, 2013, 2:47 pm

Domain Name Wire
Ingenious? Network Solution offers Expiration Protection.
Company charges $9.99 to renew your domain name for another year in case you forget. As Web.com points out frequently on its investor conference calls, it believes that it has room to grow its cross selling activities to existing customers. This late...
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Ingenious? Network Solution offers Expiration Protection.
Company charges $9.99 to renew your domain name for another year in case you forget. As Web.com points out frequently on its investor conference calls, it believes that it has room to grow its cross selling activities to existing customers. This late...
Discussion
July 2, 2013, 2:17 pm

The Domains
Trademark holder Since 1997 Loses UDRP To Domain “Registered on August 23, 2013″
In a decision to drive the trademark groups crazy a one member UDRP panel reject the trademark holders claim to the domain name Segis.com The panel held for the domain holder despite the complainant having bang on trademark registrations going back a...
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Trademark holder Since 1997 Loses UDRP To Domain “Registered on August 23, 2013″
In a decision to drive the trademark groups crazy a one member UDRP panel reject the trademark holders claim to the domain name Segis.com The panel held for the domain holder despite the complainant having bang on trademark registrations going back a...
Discussion
July 2, 2013, 12:56 pm

Elliot's Blog
Another End User Email Sample
This is a popular request, so I will share an “end user” sales email that I’ve been sending lately. Keep in mind that I target potential buyers very carefully, and I strongly urge you to do the same. Sending mass emails may annoy pe...
Discussion
Another End User Email Sample
This is a popular request, so I will share an “end user” sales email that I’ve been sending lately. Keep in mind that I target potential buyers very carefully, and I strongly urge you to do the same. Sending mass emails may annoy pe...
Discussion
July 2, 2013, 12:11 pm

The Domains
LaunchRock Switches From .Com to .Co
LauchRock.co which bills itself as “A Platform For New Startups” has switched its main URL from LaunchRock.com to LaunchRock.co effective July 1, 2013. In a email sent to users, LaunchRock.com announced the change: “”&...
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LaunchRock Switches From .Com to .Co
LauchRock.co which bills itself as “A Platform For New Startups” has switched its main URL from LaunchRock.com to LaunchRock.co effective July 1, 2013. In a email sent to users, LaunchRock.com announced the change: “”&...
Discussion
July 2, 2013, 9:51 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST:Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 1st, 2013
I started one of my tougher challenges yesterday. Four months of almost perfect eating. No soda, no sugar. Simply meat, vegetables, fruit and some grains. And of course, a whole bunch of eggs. I had only one vice…food. ...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST:Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 1st, 2013
I started one of my tougher challenges yesterday. Four months of almost perfect eating. No soda, no sugar. Simply meat, vegetables, fruit and some grains. And of course, a whole bunch of eggs. I had only one vice…food. ...
Discussion
July 2, 2013, 6:56 am

The Domains
4 more New gTLD Apps Withdrawn Including Dish Networks Application For .Movie
Four more New gTLD applications have been withdrawn today on ICANN website. All four were either brand or closed generic applications. Dish Network dropped its closed application for the new gTLD .Movie Dish was to operate .movie “gTLD as...
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4 more New gTLD Apps Withdrawn Including Dish Networks Application For .Movie
Four more New gTLD applications have been withdrawn today on ICANN website. All four were either brand or closed generic applications. Dish Network dropped its closed application for the new gTLD .Movie Dish was to operate .movie “gTLD as...
Discussion
July 1, 2013, 8:12 pm

Domain Name Wire
UDRP complainant Talks the Talk, Fails to Walk The Walk
Walk the Walk Worldwide fails in domain name dispute. In April I wrote about how a charity had filed a UDRP against Frank Schilling for the domain name WalkTheWalk.com. Walk the Walk Worldwide, which operates WalkTheWalk.org, raises money for breast ...
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UDRP complainant Talks the Talk, Fails to Walk The Walk
Walk the Walk Worldwide fails in domain name dispute. In April I wrote about how a charity had filed a UDRP against Frank Schilling for the domain name WalkTheWalk.com. Walk the Walk Worldwide, which operates WalkTheWalk.org, raises money for breast ...
Discussion
July 1, 2013, 2:18 pm

Elliot's Blog
Offer Transfer Assistance to End Users
Someone shared some valuable advice, and I want to pass it along to you. When you are sending emails to end user buyers for your domain names, you might consider adding a line in your email offering assistance with the domain name transfer. There hav...
Discussion
Offer Transfer Assistance to End Users
Someone shared some valuable advice, and I want to pass it along to you. When you are sending emails to end user buyers for your domain names, you might consider adding a line in your email offering assistance with the domain name transfer. There hav...
Discussion
July 1, 2013, 1:32 pm