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The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $1M+ In Domains Led By Jewel.com for $75k
Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday July 4th. All reportable domain sales totalled over 1 million US dollars. The top seller of the week was Jewel.com at $74,333 USD followed by fr.cc at $50,000 USD. The complete list is ...
Discussion
Sedo.com Sells $1M+ In Domains Led By Jewel.com for $75k
Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday July 4th. All reportable domain sales totalled over 1 million US dollars. The top seller of the week was Jewel.com at $74,333 USD followed by fr.cc at $50,000 USD. The complete list is ...
Discussion
July 6, 2011, 1:43 am
DomainSherpa
Successfully Launching a Domain Name Registry: The .CO Story – with Juan Calle
For anyone thinking about launching a new TLD under ICANN's new rules, there are many lessons to be learned from the successful launch of the .CO top level domain. While Juan Calle, CEO of .CO Internet S.A.S., will be the first to admit that th...
Discussion
Successfully Launching a Domain Name Registry: The .CO Story – with Juan Calle
For anyone thinking about launching a new TLD under ICANN's new rules, there are many lessons to be learned from the successful launch of the .CO top level domain. While Juan Calle, CEO of .CO Internet S.A.S., will be the first to admit that th...
Discussion
July 6, 2011, 12:00 am
The Domains
Law Professors: PROTECT IP Will “Make it Difficult For Online Advertisers To Do Business on the Web
According to several stories out today a group law professors has come strongly out against the PROTECT IP bill, saying that the pending Senate bill “could make it difficult for online advertisers and credit card companies to continue doing bus...
Discussion
Law Professors: PROTECT IP Will “Make it Difficult For Online Advertisers To Do Business on the Web
According to several stories out today a group law professors has come strongly out against the PROTECT IP bill, saying that the pending Senate bill “could make it difficult for online advertisers and credit card companies to continue doing bus...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 11:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Names End Users Bought This Week
8 examples of end users buying generic domains for their businesses. As I did with last week’s sales report, I’m taking a look at some of Afternic‘s sales to end users for the week. Laser Spine Institute bought GoodbyeBackPain.com f...
Discussion
Domain Names End Users Bought This Week
8 examples of end users buying generic domains for their businesses. As I did with last week’s sales report, I’m taking a look at some of Afternic‘s sales to end users for the week. Laser Spine Institute bought GoodbyeBackPain.com f...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 10:24 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $985k In Domains Led By rnjobs.com for $29k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday July 3rd. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $984,961. The top seller of the week was rnjobs.com at $28,800 followed by ramba.com at $25,000. Three of our domain sales mad...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $985k In Domains Led By rnjobs.com for $29k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday July 3rd. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $984,961. The top seller of the week was rnjobs.com at $28,800 followed by ramba.com at $25,000. Three of our domain sales mad...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 6:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
More TLD Trademarks: .Law, .Kom, .Tom, .Construction, .Hub
The “ticking time bomb” in new TLDs continues with no work from ICANN. New top level domain name trademark “frontrunning” continues as 9 more trademarks have been filed related to new TLDs. USM CHINA/HONG KONG LTD filed applic...
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More TLD Trademarks: .Law, .Kom, .Tom, .Construction, .Hub
The “ticking time bomb” in new TLDs continues with no work from ICANN. New top level domain name trademark “frontrunning” continues as 9 more trademarks have been filed related to new TLDs. USM CHINA/HONG KONG LTD filed applic...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 4:41 pm
Domain Shane
Sorry: But For Most of You IT IS Going to be Like Playing the Lotto or At Least the Horses
Most bloggers aren’t going to sit here and tell you how much money they waste on domains, but the truth is most domain investors will never make a net profit. You’re going to have people tell you every day how much they sold domain ...
Discussion
Sorry: But For Most of You IT IS Going to be Like Playing the Lotto or At Least the Horses
Most bloggers aren’t going to sit here and tell you how much money they waste on domains, but the truth is most domain investors will never make a net profit. You’re going to have people tell you every day how much they sold domain ...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lead Gen Company Reply! Sued for Trademark Infringement
Air conditioning company sues over Adwords search terms and logo use. Online lead generation company Reply! Inc has been sued by air conditioning company Carrier for alleged trademark infringement (pdf). Reply generates and sells leads to various bus...
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Lead Gen Company Reply! Sued for Trademark Infringement
Air conditioning company sues over Adwords search terms and logo use. Online lead generation company Reply! Inc has been sued by air conditioning company Carrier for alleged trademark infringement (pdf). Reply generates and sells leads to various bus...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nominet Considers 1 Year .UK Registrations
Registry for UK domain names considering variable registration periods. Nominet is considering offering .uk domain names for periods other than two years, including shorter one year registrations. According to the registry, around 90% of domain name ...
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Nominet Considers 1 Year .UK Registrations
Registry for UK domain names considering variable registration periods. Nominet is considering offering .uk domain names for periods other than two years, including shorter one year registrations. According to the registry, around 90% of domain name ...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 1:45 pm
Elliot's Blog
Visit Geo Domain Names Owned by Tourism Boards & CVBs
Yesterday, I reported that VisitCuba.com sold for $100,000 + stock worth around $11,000. Other Visit geodomain names like VisitStockholm.com, VisitBerlin.com, and VisitFlorida.com have sold for significant sums, and I know of a few pretty large sales...
Discussion
Visit Geo Domain Names Owned by Tourism Boards & CVBs
Yesterday, I reported that VisitCuba.com sold for $100,000 + stock worth around $11,000. Other Visit geodomain names like VisitStockholm.com, VisitBerlin.com, and VisitFlorida.com have sold for significant sums, and I know of a few pretty large sales...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 11:44 am
