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Domain Name Wire
40 end user domain sales
40 end user domain sales from the past week. It was a busy week for end user domain sales: A university bought the name for its new mascot, a rehab center spent $30k on a category defining domain name, and a company bought a three letter .com as an a...
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40 end user domain sales
40 end user domain sales from the past week. It was a busy week for end user domain sales: A university bought the name for its new mascot, a rehab center spent $30k on a category defining domain name, and a company bought a three letter .com as an a...
Discussion
October 24, 2012, 11:40 am
Elliot's Blog
Another Domain Buying Tip
I want to share another domain buying tip (two actually), which might seem totally obvious, but you wouldn’t believe how often I don’t adhere to these when I buy domain names. The primary piece of advice is to set up default nameservers a...
Discussion
Another Domain Buying Tip
I want to share another domain buying tip (two actually), which might seem totally obvious, but you wouldn’t believe how often I don’t adhere to these when I buy domain names. The primary piece of advice is to set up default nameservers a...
Discussion
October 24, 2012, 11:34 am
The Domains
UDRP Panel Rejects Trademark Holder Complaint’s Over Publicare.com
A UDRP panel in a ruling issued today denied the claim of Publicare Marketing Communications GmbH of Germany on the domain name publicare.com. The one member panel found although the company did hold a valid trademark on the term, the trademark was f...
Discussion
UDRP Panel Rejects Trademark Holder Complaint’s Over Publicare.com
A UDRP panel in a ruling issued today denied the claim of Publicare Marketing Communications GmbH of Germany on the domain name publicare.com. The one member panel found although the company did hold a valid trademark on the term, the trademark was f...
Discussion
October 24, 2012, 9:47 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain sale roundup: Bankruptcy auction, .xxx, GreatDomains, and SnapNames
Some interesting domain offerings and auctions are on tap over the next 30 days. I’ve received a number of recent announcements regarding domains sales and auctions, and some of them are rather interesting. First, there’s a bankruptcy auc...
Discussion
Domain sale roundup: Bankruptcy auction, .xxx, GreatDomains, and SnapNames
Some interesting domain offerings and auctions are on tap over the next 30 days. I’ve received a number of recent announcements regarding domains sales and auctions, and some of them are rather interesting. First, there’s a bankruptcy auc...
Discussion
October 24, 2012, 9:44 am
The Domains
Lawley: “If You Buy One Of These Premium .XXX You Get The .Sex, .Porn & .Adult For Free”
After releasing the balance of premium reserved .XXX domain names and putting them up for sale,we reached out to Stuart Lawley the CEO of ICM the operator of the .XXX registry. “”Each and every one of the 1,000 names up for sa...
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Lawley: “If You Buy One Of These Premium .XXX You Get The .Sex, .Porn & .Adult For Free”
After releasing the balance of premium reserved .XXX domain names and putting them up for sale,we reached out to Stuart Lawley the CEO of ICM the operator of the .XXX registry. “”Each and every one of the 1,000 names up for sa...
Discussion
October 24, 2012, 9:40 am
Elliot's Blog
.XXX: “Over 1,000 Premium Generic Keyword Domain Names” Available for Sale
I received a press release that will be of interest to people who have invested in .XXX domain names. ICM Registry, the company that operates the .XXX registry, has announced the release of “over 1,000 premium generic keyword domain names....
Discussion
.XXX: “Over 1,000 Premium Generic Keyword Domain Names” Available for Sale
I received a press release that will be of interest to people who have invested in .XXX domain names. ICM Registry, the company that operates the .XXX registry, has announced the release of “over 1,000 premium generic keyword domain names....
Discussion
October 24, 2012, 8:17 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 24th
Happy Wednesday. Looks like Facebook is back. Beat the numbers last night and although I expected it. I didn’t want to be around if they didn’t so I was out. Even poorly monetizing a billion people is a lot of mone...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 24th
Happy Wednesday. Looks like Facebook is back. Beat the numbers last night and although I expected it. I didn’t want to be around if they didn’t so I was out. Even poorly monetizing a billion people is a lot of mone...
Discussion
October 24, 2012, 6:30 am
Elliot's Blog
Domain Buying Tip #2
It’s two for the price of one day today. I want to share another domain buying tip that has helped me, and judging by a number of the names I saw on this article, I think it can benefit some of you, too When you are buying a domain name, if you...
Discussion
Domain Buying Tip #2
It’s two for the price of one day today. I want to share another domain buying tip that has helped me, and judging by a number of the names I saw on this article, I think it can benefit some of you, too When you are buying a domain name, if you...
Discussion
October 23, 2012, 6:09 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1,042,000 In Domains Led By sixpackabs.com For $58K; Sobriety.com For $30K
Afternic.com just released its weekly report and its quite nice to see some higher dollar transactions on the list. SixPackAbs.com a really nice domain name that was sold by Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Inc lead all sales at $58,000. S...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $1,042,000 In Domains Led By sixpackabs.com For $58K; Sobriety.com For $30K
Afternic.com just released its weekly report and its quite nice to see some higher dollar transactions on the list. SixPackAbs.com a really nice domain name that was sold by Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Inc lead all sales at $58,000. S...
Discussion
October 23, 2012, 5:37 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $1.35 Million Led By MexicoCityHotels.com For $75K
Sedo just published its weekly report, and in all 867 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.35 million. Over 39% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: Top .c...
Discussion
Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $1.35 Million Led By MexicoCityHotels.com For $75K
Sedo just published its weekly report, and in all 867 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.35 million. Over 39% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: Top .c...
Discussion
October 23, 2012, 4:04 pm
