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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...
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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...
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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
Domain Name Wire
Top Domain Name Wire News Stories of June 2011
Top stories from the domain name world last month. I’m running a little behind with the holiday weekend. Here’s a look back at the past month in the domain industry. These were the top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire based on views. Go Dadd...
Discussion
Top Domain Name Wire News Stories of June 2011
Top stories from the domain name world last month. I’m running a little behind with the holiday weekend. Here’s a look back at the past month in the domain industry. These were the top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire based on views. Go Dadd...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 10:06 am
Domain Name Wire
In Case You Missed It, Friday Was Not a Slow News Day in the Domain Industry
Biggest domain name company transaction ever announced just before the U.S. holiday. The Friday before a holiday weekend is usually a slow news day. But I heard some whispers Friday that Go Daddy was going to make a big announcement, hence my tweet a...
Discussion
In Case You Missed It, Friday Was Not a Slow News Day in the Domain Industry
Biggest domain name company transaction ever announced just before the U.S. holiday. The Friday before a holiday weekend is usually a slow news day. But I heard some whispers Friday that Go Daddy was going to make a big announcement, hence my tweet a...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 9:57 am
The Domains
Oh Great Now It Takes Zero Backorders To Make The Namejet Top 100 Backorder List
We have often complained that NameJet.com basically advertises domain names in auction with only one back order by including them in their “Top 100 Back ordered list” published daily, one for general drop domains and one for exclusi...
Discussion
Oh Great Now It Takes Zero Backorders To Make The Namejet Top 100 Backorder List
We have often complained that NameJet.com basically advertises domain names in auction with only one back order by including them in their “Top 100 Back ordered list” published daily, one for general drop domains and one for exclusi...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 6:31 am
Domain Shane
Monday’s Big Bang of Domain Auction and Drop Picks
For those of you in the United States, Happy 4th of July. I’ve been enjoying a little time off. And I getting anything done? Absolutely not. Recharging the batteries and I’m going to sleep in past 6:30 for the first time...
Discussion
Monday’s Big Bang of Domain Auction and Drop Picks
For those of you in the United States, Happy 4th of July. I’ve been enjoying a little time off. And I getting anything done? Absolutely not. Recharging the batteries and I’m going to sleep in past 6:30 for the first time...
Discussion
July 5, 2011, 3:18 am
