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Elliot's Blog
Email: .XXX Sunrise Period Extended
Last night, I posted a reminder to people that the Sunrise period to reserve .XXX domain names was going to end on October 28, 2011. According to an email I just received from Moniker, the Sunrise period has been extended to October 31, 2011. T...
Discussion
Email: .XXX Sunrise Period Extended
Last night, I posted a reminder to people that the Sunrise period to reserve .XXX domain names was going to end on October 28, 2011. According to an email I just received from Moniker, the Sunrise period has been extended to October 31, 2011. T...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 11:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Final Chance to Protect Against .XXX Domain Names
Opportunity to block .xxx domain name registrations ends today. Companies that don’t want their trademark attached to a .xxx domain name have until the end of the day to take action. The sunrise period for the .xxx domain name concludes today. ...
Discussion
Final Chance to Protect Against .XXX Domain Names
Opportunity to block .xxx domain name registrations ends today. Companies that don’t want their trademark attached to a .xxx domain name have until the end of the day to take action. The sunrise period for the .xxx domain name concludes today. ...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 10:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Bret Fausett Starts New TLD Consultancy, Sets Up Shop Down Street from ICANN
Admiralty Way has a new domain name resident. An attorney with a long history in the domain name world has started a consulting firm to help new top level domain name applicants. Bret Fausett, who was most recently Of Counsel at Alvarado Smith, has s...
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Bret Fausett Starts New TLD Consultancy, Sets Up Shop Down Street from ICANN
Admiralty Way has a new domain name resident. An attorney with a long history in the domain name world has started a consulting firm to help new top level domain name applicants. Bret Fausett, who was most recently Of Counsel at Alvarado Smith, has s...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 10:13 am
Elliot's Blog
My “Office” Set Up
I am always curious about how other domain investors have their offices/work stations set up. I figured I would share my set up with you and learn how you have yours set up for some ideas in the future. For starters, I work from the comfort of my own...
Discussion
My “Office” Set Up
I am always curious about how other domain investors have their offices/work stations set up. I figured I would share my set up with you and learn how you have yours set up for some ideas in the future. For starters, I work from the comfort of my own...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 10:04 am
Domain Name Wire
Google Gets Baidu Domain Name
GoogleBaidu.com: no merger, just an interesting domain dispute. Baidu might beat Google in China, but Google just got a hold of a little bit of Baidu. Google was just awarded the domain name GoogleBaidu.com in an arbitration case before National Arbi...
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Google Gets Baidu Domain Name
GoogleBaidu.com: no merger, just an interesting domain dispute. Baidu might beat Google in China, but Google just got a hold of a little bit of Baidu. Google was just awarded the domain name GoogleBaidu.com in an arbitration case before National Arbi...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 9:48 am
Domain Shane
Friday’s Big List Of Domains at Auction and Dropping
Good morning. Not sure if anyone touched on it but Google received a patent for search with reduced emphasis on keyword domains. I disregarded the info as they applied for the the patent 8 years ago and it’s not like they couldn&rsq...
Discussion
Friday’s Big List Of Domains at Auction and Dropping
Good morning. Not sure if anyone touched on it but Google received a patent for search with reduced emphasis on keyword domains. I disregarded the info as they applied for the the patent 8 years ago and it’s not like they couldn&rsq...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 3:41 am
IDN Blog
ICANN 42 in Dakar: IDNs and Timing of New gTLDs in Play
ICANN President and CEO, Rod Beckstom, launched the ICANN 42 meeting in Dakar, Sengal, with a rousing address that included ICANN’s hope that IDNs will expand the base of users on the Internet. Beckstrom stated: “We can also bring more vo...
Discussion
ICANN 42 in Dakar: IDNs and Timing of New gTLDs in Play
ICANN President and CEO, Rod Beckstom, launched the ICANN 42 meeting in Dakar, Sengal, with a rousing address that included ICANN’s hope that IDNs will expand the base of users on the Internet. Beckstrom stated: “We can also bring more vo...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 1:16 am
Elliot's Blog
Done Deal: Web.com Completes Network Solutions Acquisition
Web.com put out a press release this evening announcing that the deal to acquire Network Solutions has been approved and finalized. The deal, valued at approximately $576 million ($405 million in cash and 18 million shares of Web.com common stock), w...
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Done Deal: Web.com Completes Network Solutions Acquisition
Web.com put out a press release this evening announcing that the deal to acquire Network Solutions has been approved and finalized. The deal, valued at approximately $576 million ($405 million in cash and 18 million shares of Web.com common stock), w...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 7:13 pm
Elliot's Blog
Tomorrow Last Day for .XXX Sunrise B Applications
The ICM Registry is currently accepting Sunrise B applications for .XXX domain names, and the final day to reserve one is tomorrow, October 28, 2011. If you want to opt out of .XXX for a trademark, tomorrow will be the last day to do it. The landrush...
Discussion
Tomorrow Last Day for .XXX Sunrise B Applications
The ICM Registry is currently accepting Sunrise B applications for .XXX domain names, and the final day to reserve one is tomorrow, October 28, 2011. If you want to opt out of .XXX for a trademark, tomorrow will be the last day to do it. The landrush...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 6:28 pm
The Domains
Verisign Reports Earnings: Revenue Up 14%; 112 Million Domain Registrations & Over $1.2 Billion In The Bank
After the market closed today Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $197 million for the third quarter of 2011, up 4% from th...
Discussion
Verisign Reports Earnings: Revenue Up 14%; 112 Million Domain Registrations & Over $1.2 Billion In The Bank
After the market closed today Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $197 million for the third quarter of 2011, up 4% from th...
Discussion
October 27, 2011, 4:18 pm
