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The Domains
Dyandot.com Site Gets Makeover
It looks like the popular domain name registrar, Dynadot.com got a makeover during the labor day holiday. The new site sports sharper graphic’s, bolder colors and an jazzier interface. To me its carrying forward a style of makeover along the li...
Discussion
Dyandot.com Site Gets Makeover
It looks like the popular domain name registrar, Dynadot.com got a makeover during the labor day holiday. The new site sports sharper graphic’s, bolder colors and an jazzier interface. To me its carrying forward a style of makeover along the li...
Discussion
September 6, 2011, 2:13 pm
Elliot's Blog
.XXX Sunrise Period A Opens Tomorrow
The Sunrise Period A for .XXX domain names officially opens tomorrow, September 7, 2011. Companies like EuroDNS will support companies who wish to reserve .XXX for their brands during this first opening. Sunrise A, also referred to as “grandfat...
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.XXX Sunrise Period A Opens Tomorrow
The Sunrise Period A for .XXX domain names officially opens tomorrow, September 7, 2011. Companies like EuroDNS will support companies who wish to reserve .XXX for their brands during this first opening. Sunrise A, also referred to as “grandfat...
Discussion
September 6, 2011, 1:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yahoo Upset About X-Rated Flickr Sites
Company files complaint over sites that use its Flickr brand. Yahoo has turned to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to help it shut down two X-rated sites that use Flickr in their domain names. The company filed the complaint with W...
Discussion
Yahoo Upset About X-Rated Flickr Sites
Company files complaint over sites that use its Flickr brand. Yahoo has turned to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to help it shut down two X-rated sites that use Flickr in their domain names. The company filed the complaint with W...
Discussion
September 6, 2011, 1:53 pm
The Domains
FindInsurance.com Sells For $50K on Sedo
Another really nice insurance domain has sold, this time by Sedo.com for $50,500. The domain name FindInsurance.com is owned by iEstates.com, LLC of Scottsdale. Guess we will find out who the buyer is when the whois updates. Its a nice domain in the ...
Discussion
FindInsurance.com Sells For $50K on Sedo
Another really nice insurance domain has sold, this time by Sedo.com for $50,500. The domain name FindInsurance.com is owned by iEstates.com, LLC of Scottsdale. Guess we will find out who the buyer is when the whois updates. Its a nice domain in the ...
Discussion
September 6, 2011, 10:40 am
Domain Name Wire
Amazon Buys Typo of WeatherBug Web Site. Is AWS.com Next?
Company may be acquiring three letter domain name for its web services offering. Amazon.com has registered wwwaws.com, a common typo of aws.com. AWS is the acronym for the company’s popular Amazon Web Services platform. It’s unusual for a...
Discussion
Amazon Buys Typo of WeatherBug Web Site. Is AWS.com Next?
Company may be acquiring three letter domain name for its web services offering. Amazon.com has registered wwwaws.com, a common typo of aws.com. AWS is the acronym for the company’s popular Amazon Web Services platform. It’s unusual for a...
Discussion
September 6, 2011, 9:57 am
Elliot's Blog
Domain Veteran Nat Cohen Starts Blog
I think Nat Cohen is considered to be one of the original domain investors. His two companies, Telepathy, Inc. and State Ventures, LLC, own top generic domain names like Retirement.com, Maryland.com, NorthCarolina.com, and hundreds of three letter .c...
Discussion
Domain Veteran Nat Cohen Starts Blog
I think Nat Cohen is considered to be one of the original domain investors. His two companies, Telepathy, Inc. and State Ventures, LLC, own top generic domain names like Retirement.com, Maryland.com, NorthCarolina.com, and hundreds of three letter .c...
Discussion
September 6, 2011, 9:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Sedo Releases Drastic Improvement to Domain Parking Stats Interface
New interface loads faster and is more usable. Domain marketplace and parking service Sedo has released a completely redesigned stats interface. The new interface is a huge improvement over the old one, which could only be describe as confusing and s...
Discussion
Sedo Releases Drastic Improvement to Domain Parking Stats Interface
New interface loads faster and is more usable. Domain marketplace and parking service Sedo has released a completely redesigned stats interface. The new interface is a huge improvement over the old one, which could only be describe as confusing and s...
Discussion
September 6, 2011, 9:47 am
Domain Name Wire
University of Michigan Needs to Go Back to Law School
University loses case against alleged phishing web site. The Regents of the University of Michigan have failed to take control of two domain names in a poorly argued UDRP case. The university filed the claim to get control of SurveyResearchCenter.com...
Discussion
University of Michigan Needs to Go Back to Law School
University loses case against alleged phishing web site. The Regents of the University of Michigan have failed to take control of two domain names in a poorly argued UDRP case. The university filed the claim to get control of SurveyResearchCenter.com...
Discussion
September 6, 2011, 9:16 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
I love holidays not because of the fact I occasionally get the day off, it’s because others have the day off and many miss the auctions and drops. You know all those guys that got on the DnCruise boat? You don’t have to worry ...
Discussion
Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
I love holidays not because of the fact I occasionally get the day off, it’s because others have the day off and many miss the auctions and drops. You know all those guys that got on the DnCruise boat? You don’t have to worry ...
Discussion
September 6, 2011, 3:53 am
Elliot's Blog
Free Domain Appraisal
I get asked all the time what I think a particular domain name is worth, and today I would like to offer this space for you to request a single domain name appraisal on this slow Labor Day. I will do my best to give my gut feel on domain names that a...
Discussion
Free Domain Appraisal
I get asked all the time what I think a particular domain name is worth, and today I would like to offer this space for you to request a single domain name appraisal on this slow Labor Day. I will do my best to give my gut feel on domain names that a...
Discussion
September 5, 2011, 2:48 pm
