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The Domains
Downside Of Pricing Your Domains: Owner Of MediaLocker.com Gets It Snagged Overnight For $18,500 After Amazon Announcement
Last night I wrote about Amazon’s announcement that it was launching a service they referred to as a Media Locker. Less than a few hours later a reader noticed the domain name MediaLocker.com, which was listed on Afternic.com for $18,500 ...
Discussion
Downside Of Pricing Your Domains: Owner Of MediaLocker.com Gets It Snagged Overnight For $18,500 After Amazon Announcement
Last night I wrote about Amazon’s announcement that it was launching a service they referred to as a Media Locker. Less than a few hours later a reader noticed the domain name MediaLocker.com, which was listed on Afternic.com for $18,500 ...
Discussion
March 29, 2011, 9:44 am
Elliot's Blog
Domaining.com Adds Domain Directory
Francois Carrillo has added a domain industry business directory to the left sidebar and top right tab of Domaining.com, a smart move considering all of the targeted traffic the site receives. The directory has categories for domain brokers, registra...
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Domaining.com Adds Domain Directory
Francois Carrillo has added a domain industry business directory to the left sidebar and top right tab of Domaining.com, a smart move considering all of the targeted traffic the site receives. The directory has categories for domain brokers, registra...
Discussion
March 29, 2011, 8:45 am
The Domains
WSJ Blog Rips Buyer Of Color.com: “”We Expect That Domain names Will Be Taken. We Just Don’t Care About Them Anymore”
In a blog post today the on WSJ.com, they rip into the buyer of color.com and colour.com who spent $500K to obtain both domains: “The founding team, regardless of their previous successes are showing a general lack of creativity and a misunders...
Discussion
WSJ Blog Rips Buyer Of Color.com: “”We Expect That Domain names Will Be Taken. We Just Don’t Care About Them Anymore”
In a blog post today the on WSJ.com, they rip into the buyer of color.com and colour.com who spent $500K to obtain both domains: “The founding team, regardless of their previous successes are showing a general lack of creativity and a misunders...
Discussion
March 29, 2011, 8:37 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday 3/28′s Daily Domain Auction and Drop Picks
Today’s list is a little different than most. A little mix of keywords and low risk names. Not going to make a fortune on any of these names but I think that every one of these would be a great deal at the present prices (except for 888)....
Discussion
Tuesday 3/28′s Daily Domain Auction and Drop Picks
Today’s list is a little different than most. A little mix of keywords and low risk names. Not going to make a fortune on any of these names but I think that every one of these would be a great deal at the present prices (except for 888)....
Discussion
March 29, 2011, 2:25 am
The Domains
WSJ: Amazon To Roll Out “Media Locker” Tomorrow
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com is rolling out what they are calling a Media Locker service as early as tomorrow. The Amazon product will allow people to store music and video online and access it from various digital devices. ...
Discussion
WSJ: Amazon To Roll Out “Media Locker” Tomorrow
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com is rolling out what they are calling a Media Locker service as early as tomorrow. The Amazon product will allow people to store music and video online and access it from various digital devices. ...
Discussion
March 28, 2011, 11:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Shield.com Sells for $190,000
Domain broker handles six figure sale with Austin company. An Austin company has sold the domain name Shield.com through domain name broker Sedo for $190,000. The previous whois record for Shield.com shows a north Austin address that appears to be re...
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Shield.com Sells for $190,000
Domain broker handles six figure sale with Austin company. An Austin company has sold the domain name Shield.com through domain name broker Sedo for $190,000. The previous whois record for Shield.com shows a north Austin address that appears to be re...
Discussion
March 28, 2011, 8:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
EzineArticles.com Traffic Dropped 10% to 35% Thanks to Google Changes
User-submitted content site takes a big search engine hit but is still a behemoth. EzineArticles.com definitely lost traffic after Google’s recent algorithm change to go after low quality content. But today the company quantified it. In a blog ...
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EzineArticles.com Traffic Dropped 10% to 35% Thanks to Google Changes
User-submitted content site takes a big search engine hit but is still a behemoth. EzineArticles.com definitely lost traffic after Google’s recent algorithm change to go after low quality content. But today the company quantified it. In a blog ...
Discussion
March 28, 2011, 8:35 pm
Elliot's Blog
ABC’s Secret Millionaire with John Ferber: Watch the Full Episode
If you couldn’t watch last night’s episode of Secret Millionaire on ABC featuring Domain Holdings’ John Ferber, it’s embedded above. As you might imagine, it’s quite a moving show, and I think I can speak for most people...
Discussion
ABC’s Secret Millionaire with John Ferber: Watch the Full Episode
If you couldn’t watch last night’s episode of Secret Millionaire on ABC featuring Domain Holdings’ John Ferber, it’s embedded above. As you might imagine, it’s quite a moving show, and I think I can speak for most people...
Discussion
March 28, 2011, 6:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo Domain Parking Revenue Down, Sales Up
Domain parking and brokerage company reports mixed results. Last week I reported on Sedo Holding’s revenue drop in 2010 thanks to losing a keep affiliate client. The company’s full annual report (large pdf) fills in the details on its dom...
Discussion
Sedo Domain Parking Revenue Down, Sales Up
Domain parking and brokerage company reports mixed results. Last week I reported on Sedo Holding’s revenue drop in 2010 thanks to losing a keep affiliate client. The company’s full annual report (large pdf) fills in the details on its dom...
Discussion
March 28, 2011, 6:13 pm
Elliot's Blog
Notice of Infringement Sent to Domain Registrant But Not Domain Owner
A few weeks back, I wrote an article stressing the importance of keeping your email addresses updated for Whois records. Not having an updated Whois record can cause problems for your domain assets and can potentially allow someone to steal them. Tod...
Discussion
Notice of Infringement Sent to Domain Registrant But Not Domain Owner
A few weeks back, I wrote an article stressing the importance of keeping your email addresses updated for Whois records. Not having an updated Whois record can cause problems for your domain assets and can potentially allow someone to steal them. Tod...
Discussion
March 28, 2011, 5:38 pm
