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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 6th
Spring is a beautiful time. It reminds me how much I’d rather be outside. I do enjoy the entertainment and information that the Internet gives me but there is no doubt the human body needs to be outside. Breathing real air, getting ...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 6th
Spring is a beautiful time. It reminds me how much I’d rather be outside. I do enjoy the entertainment and information that the Internet gives me but there is no doubt the human body needs to be outside. Breathing real air, getting ...
Discussion
April 6, 2013, 7:08 am
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The Domains
66 More Objections To New gTLD: .Shop, .Search, .Book, .Music, .Cloud ++
66 More Community Objection to New gTLD applications have hit the official site of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Objectors include Ralph Lauren which objected to .polo; TD Ameritrade which objected to .MutualFunds, .IRA, .Broker and .Retire...
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66 More Objections To New gTLD: .Shop, .Search, .Book, .Music, .Cloud ++
66 More Community Objection to New gTLD applications have hit the official site of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Objectors include Ralph Lauren which objected to .polo; TD Ameritrade which objected to .MutualFunds, .IRA, .Broker and .Retire...
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April 5, 2013, 4:59 pm
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Elliot's Blog
Contest Results for My NameJet Auctions
I held a contest to see who could guess the value order for my seven domain names I had up for auction this week on NameJet. Unfortunately, not one person guessed that PortStLucieRealEstate.com would be the highest valued sale, so nobody won the $200...
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Contest Results for My NameJet Auctions
I held a contest to see who could guess the value order for my seven domain names I had up for auction this week on NameJet. Unfortunately, not one person guessed that PortStLucieRealEstate.com would be the highest valued sale, so nobody won the $200...
Discussion
April 5, 2013, 4:30 pm
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The Domains
39 More New gTLD Pass Initial Evaluation As ICANN Gets Through The IDN’s
39 more new gTLD’s passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today and more importantly ICANN has now gotten through all the IDN applications, meaning that next week non-IDN domain names for the first time will pass initial Evaluation. All applicati...
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39 More New gTLD Pass Initial Evaluation As ICANN Gets Through The IDN’s
39 more new gTLD’s passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today and more importantly ICANN has now gotten through all the IDN applications, meaning that next week non-IDN domain names for the first time will pass initial Evaluation. All applicati...
Discussion
April 5, 2013, 2:47 pm
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Elliot's Blog
Tip When Emailing Domain Buyers
I want to share a tip with you that may help increase your email open rate when trying to sell domain names to end user and other buyers. On a daily basis, I receive quite a few emails from people trying to sell me domain names. More often than not, ...
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Tip When Emailing Domain Buyers
I want to share a tip with you that may help increase your email open rate when trying to sell domain names to end user and other buyers. On a daily basis, I receive quite a few emails from people trying to sell me domain names. More often than not, ...
Discussion
April 5, 2013, 12:08 pm
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Domain Name Wire
.Jobs likely to be first “new TLD” to launch this year
It’s not really “new”, but .jobs is likely to beat other TLDs to the market later this year. Forget prioritization draw numbers, new TLD objections, and contention sets: .jobs may be the first “new TLD” to be available f...
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.Jobs likely to be first “new TLD” to launch this year
It’s not really “new”, but .jobs is likely to beat other TLDs to the market later this year. Forget prioritization draw numbers, new TLD objections, and contention sets: .jobs may be the first “new TLD” to be available f...
Discussion
April 5, 2013, 10:28 am
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The Domains
Afternic Opens Up Its Escrow Service To All Domain Transactions
Afternic Escrow Service has just opened up its service for sales that take place out outside of Afternic.com For transactions taking place outside the Platform the fee is 3% of the transaction with a $60 minimum. “” Afternic Escrow Servi...
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Afternic Opens Up Its Escrow Service To All Domain Transactions
Afternic Escrow Service has just opened up its service for sales that take place out outside of Afternic.com For transactions taking place outside the Platform the fee is 3% of the transaction with a $60 minimum. “” Afternic Escrow Servi...
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April 5, 2013, 10:13 am
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Elliot's Blog
Problem With Getting a “Valuable” Brand Domain Name
During a meeting yesterday, Facebook announced a new product dubbed “Facebook Home.” According to a TechCrunch article about the product launch, Facebook Home “replaces your standard Android’s homescreen with an immersive Face...
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Problem With Getting a “Valuable” Brand Domain Name
During a meeting yesterday, Facebook announced a new product dubbed “Facebook Home.” According to a TechCrunch article about the product launch, Facebook Home “replaces your standard Android’s homescreen with an immersive Face...
Discussion
April 5, 2013, 10:04 am
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The Domains
Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics Files UDRP On Beats.co Against Innovation HQ
Beats Electronics, Inc. best know for the Dr. Dre Beats Headphone products known as Beats By Dre just filed a UDRP on the domain name Beats.com The company official website is beatsbydre.com The domain name, Beats.co is owned by Innovation HQ, Inc. a...
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Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics Files UDRP On Beats.co Against Innovation HQ
Beats Electronics, Inc. best know for the Dr. Dre Beats Headphone products known as Beats By Dre just filed a UDRP on the domain name Beats.com The company official website is beatsbydre.com The domain name, Beats.co is owned by Innovation HQ, Inc. a...
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April 5, 2013, 10:03 am
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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 5th
This is the time of year when I literally fall asleep at the table typing this. So my apologies in advance. I am in heavy training for the marathon, the nursery is in full swing and I have to unload trucks and help customers for 12 hours and I ...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 5th
This is the time of year when I literally fall asleep at the table typing this. So my apologies in advance. I am in heavy training for the marathon, the nursery is in full swing and I have to unload trucks and help customers for 12 hours and I ...
Discussion
April 5, 2013, 7:09 am