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Domain Name Wire
50 end user domain sales over the past two weeks
From sports to health, fifty end user domain sales from the past two weeks. With the U.S. holiday last week I postponed the end user sales report. That means two weeks of data this week — and about 50 sales to report. Here goes… Afternic...
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50 end user domain sales over the past two weeks
From sports to health, fifty end user domain sales from the past two weeks. With the U.S. holiday last week I postponed the end user sales report. That means two weeks of data this week — and about 50 sales to report. Here goes… Afternic...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 2:35 pm
Domain Shane
My Biggest Gripe About Parking Was Always Transparency
When I was a young trader I had a “split” with the person that put the money up necessary to enable me to trade. The split was 80-20. Eighty percent of everything I made went to him and I kept 20%. I made $300,000 of pro...
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My Biggest Gripe About Parking Was Always Transparency
When I was a young trader I had a “split” with the person that put the money up necessary to enable me to trade. The split was 80-20. Eighty percent of everything I made went to him and I kept 20%. I made $300,000 of pro...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 2:09 pm
The Domains
The Sedo Generic .Me Domain Name Auction Ends Tomorrow & 53 Domains Have A Bid
The Sedo generic .Me domain name auction ends tomorrow Thursday July 12 starting at Noon EST. As of publication with just about 24 hours to go out of the 190 domain names in the auction 53 have at least 1 bid on them but only 2 domains have reached r...
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The Sedo Generic .Me Domain Name Auction Ends Tomorrow & 53 Domains Have A Bid
The Sedo generic .Me domain name auction ends tomorrow Thursday July 12 starting at Noon EST. As of publication with just about 24 hours to go out of the 190 domain names in the auction 53 have at least 1 bid on them but only 2 domains have reached r...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 12:19 pm
The Domains
Apple Store Changes Search Algorithm in the App Store
According to TechCrunch.com Apple has changed the search algorithm in the App Store, which is now weighting app names and keywords less heavily in its search results “Previously, if you were searching for something like “san francisco par...
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Apple Store Changes Search Algorithm in the App Store
According to TechCrunch.com Apple has changed the search algorithm in the App Store, which is now weighting app names and keywords less heavily in its search results “Previously, if you were searching for something like “san francisco par...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 11:40 am
Domain Name Wire
Google’s Legalize Love campaign has a domain name issue
Logical domain names for campaign forward to a decidedly edgy web site. Google has made quite a splash with its “Legalize Love” campaign announced during the Global LGBT Workplace Summit over the weekend. The first thing I did when I hear...
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Google’s Legalize Love campaign has a domain name issue
Logical domain names for campaign forward to a decidedly edgy web site. Google has made quite a splash with its “Legalize Love” campaign announced during the Global LGBT Workplace Summit over the weekend. The first thing I did when I hear...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 11:16 am
Elliot's Blog
$200 Contest: Your Favorite Domain Forum Moderator
The last cash contest I ran was a pretty big hit, so I am going to run another contest. I’ve said in the past that being a domain forum moderator isn’t an easy job, can cause personal and business conflicts, and it doesn’t generally...
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$200 Contest: Your Favorite Domain Forum Moderator
The last cash contest I ran was a pretty big hit, so I am going to run another contest. I’ve said in the past that being a domain forum moderator isn’t an easy job, can cause personal and business conflicts, and it doesn’t generally...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 11:13 am
Domain Name Wire
Would free domains upend the retail domain market?
There will be plenty of free and low cost domain registration options, but don’t expect them to have a big impact on the domain registration market. I’ve had a number of conversations with people over the past month about the idea of free...
Discussion
Would free domains upend the retail domain market?
There will be plenty of free and low cost domain registration options, but don’t expect them to have a big impact on the domain registration market. I’ve had a number of conversations with people over the past month about the idea of free...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 10:30 am
Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-11-12
Evidently my blog is getting popular. Not because of the increased traffic but because of the 10 plus emails a day from readers for advice. I will try and get to all of them but if I don’t get back to you in a few days make sure to email ...
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Wednesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 7-11-12
Evidently my blog is getting popular. Not because of the increased traffic but because of the 10 plus emails a day from readers for advice. I will try and get to all of them but if I don’t get back to you in a few days make sure to email ...
Discussion
July 11, 2012, 6:25 am
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $2.5 Million In Domain Names
In a double report for two weeks and including a Snapnames Afternic.com domain name action, Afternic.com reported just over $2.5 Million in sales “Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to: &...
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Afternic.com Sells $2.5 Million In Domain Names
In a double report for two weeks and including a Snapnames Afternic.com domain name action, Afternic.com reported just over $2.5 Million in sales “Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to: &...
Discussion
July 10, 2012, 7:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Name.com piggybacks NameCheap.com $.98 Twitter domain offer
Name.com vs. NameCheap. It’s on! Here’s an interesting duel going on between two domain registrars that have mastered social media: Name.com and NameCheap.com. NameCheap.com is asking people to retweet a message about 98 cent domain regis...
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Name.com piggybacks NameCheap.com $.98 Twitter domain offer
Name.com vs. NameCheap. It’s on! Here’s an interesting duel going on between two domain registrars that have mastered social media: Name.com and NameCheap.com. NameCheap.com is asking people to retweet a message about 98 cent domain regis...
Discussion
July 10, 2012, 5:48 pm
