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Elliot's Blog
Afternic “Stalking Horse” Auctions on My Blog
Over the years, I’ve inquired about many domain names that are owned by Buy Domains and listed for sale on Afternic. There are many names I’ve tried to purchase but I couldn’t reach an agreement on price with the company. I am plann...
Discussion
Afternic “Stalking Horse” Auctions on My Blog
Over the years, I’ve inquired about many domain names that are owned by Buy Domains and listed for sale on Afternic. There are many names I’ve tried to purchase but I couldn’t reach an agreement on price with the company. I am plann...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
L.A. company denied chance to use dot.com bust Kozmo.com’s domain name
Kozmo.com may be defunct but it’s domain registration lives on. In July I wrote about how Los Angeles company Yummy Foods, LLC wanted to relaunch the Kozmo.com delivery brand. Kozmo.com was one of the biggest dot.com busts. It raised around $25...
Discussion
L.A. company denied chance to use dot.com bust Kozmo.com’s domain name
Kozmo.com may be defunct but it’s domain registration lives on. In July I wrote about how Los Angeles company Yummy Foods, LLC wanted to relaunch the Kozmo.com delivery brand. Kozmo.com was one of the biggest dot.com busts. It raised around $25...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
$4M+ GiftCard.com seller is no stranger to big ticket domain sales
Seller also sold CashBack.com to Microsoft. Yesterday Gift Card Lab announced that it had acquired GiftCard.com for over $4 million in cash and equity. The purchase was not just a domain name; it came with a long running business that also included t...
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$4M+ GiftCard.com seller is no stranger to big ticket domain sales
Seller also sold CashBack.com to Microsoft. Yesterday Gift Card Lab announced that it had acquired GiftCard.com for over $4 million in cash and equity. The purchase was not just a domain name; it came with a long running business that also included t...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 1:21 pm
The Domains
Mike Mann Sells UpperPeninsula.com For $55,000 Purchase For $2,500
Mike Mann announced on his Facebook Page a short time ago that he has sold the domain name UpperPeninsula.com For a wh0oping $55,000, a domain he bought back in 2007 for just $2,500 This isn’t the only sale Mike has announced in the last couple...
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Mike Mann Sells UpperPeninsula.com For $55,000 Purchase For $2,500
Mike Mann announced on his Facebook Page a short time ago that he has sold the domain name UpperPeninsula.com For a wh0oping $55,000, a domain he bought back in 2007 for just $2,500 This isn’t the only sale Mike has announced in the last couple...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 12:58 pm
The Domains
Eli Lilley Pulls New gTLD App For .CIALIS & Rogers Communications Pulls App For .CHATR
Two more new gTLD applications have been withdrawn by the applicants, bring the total number of withdrawn new gTLD applications to 6. Eli Lilley has withdrawn its application for .Cialis., apparently it didn’t have the staying power you would h...
Discussion
Eli Lilley Pulls New gTLD App For .CIALIS & Rogers Communications Pulls App For .CHATR
Two more new gTLD applications have been withdrawn by the applicants, bring the total number of withdrawn new gTLD applications to 6. Eli Lilley has withdrawn its application for .Cialis., apparently it didn’t have the staying power you would h...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 12:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign wants patent on non-existent domain analysis tools
Company files patent application related to NXD data analysis. Verisign has made great strides in opening up its treasure trove of data related to traffic to non-existent domain names (NXD). Now it wants to patent some of its methods. The company fil...
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Verisign wants patent on non-existent domain analysis tools
Company files patent application related to NXD data analysis. Verisign has made great strides in opening up its treasure trove of data related to traffic to non-existent domain names (NXD). Now it wants to patent some of its methods. The company fil...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 11:31 am
The Domains
Godaddy.com Kills Its Cloud Business As A Stand Alone Product
According to gigaom.com, Godaddy.com “has decided to close its Cloud Servers cloud computing product, according to an internal email shared with Gigaom.com by an anonymous ex-employee.” “After reviewing all of our hosting products, ...
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Godaddy.com Kills Its Cloud Business As A Stand Alone Product
According to gigaom.com, Godaddy.com “has decided to close its Cloud Servers cloud computing product, according to an internal email shared with Gigaom.com by an anonymous ex-employee.” “After reviewing all of our hosting products, ...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 10:46 am
Domain Name Wire
Company sues to get Reinvention.com domain name
Marketing company claims domain infringes its re:invention mark. An Illinois marketing company called Reinvention, Inc. has sued data sampling company Reinvention, LLC, which owns the Reinvention.com domain name. The brief, five page complaint (pdf) ...
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Company sues to get Reinvention.com domain name
Marketing company claims domain infringes its re:invention mark. An Illinois marketing company called Reinvention, Inc. has sued data sampling company Reinvention, LLC, which owns the Reinvention.com domain name. The brief, five page complaint (pdf) ...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 10:08 am
Elliot's Blog
DigiPawn Co-Founder Starts Domain Financing Company
I received a press release this morning that I want to share with you. Matt Collins, one of the original DigiPawn founders, has announced the launch of inteLend.com, a new domain name financing company. The inteLend brand is a play on “intellec...
Discussion
DigiPawn Co-Founder Starts Domain Financing Company
I received a press release this morning that I want to share with you. Matt Collins, one of the original DigiPawn founders, has announced the launch of inteLend.com, a new domain name financing company. The inteLend brand is a play on “intellec...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 8:43 am
The Domains
The .Co Numbers Are In: Over 1.35 Million Registered .Co Domains: Our Chat With The COO
Its been just over two years since the .Co TLD launched and we reached out to Nicolai Bezsonoff, the Chief Operating Officer of .CO Internet, SAS the company that operates the .Co ccTLD to see if we could get some solid numbers on renewal rates and r...
Discussion
The .Co Numbers Are In: Over 1.35 Million Registered .Co Domains: Our Chat With The COO
Its been just over two years since the .Co TLD launched and we reached out to Nicolai Bezsonoff, the Chief Operating Officer of .CO Internet, SAS the company that operates the .Co ccTLD to see if we could get some solid numbers on renewal rates and r...
Discussion
October 4, 2012, 8:35 am
