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The Domains
Amazon Goes With “Cloud Player” & No They Don’t Own That Domain Either
Amazon’s just announced its new media player product and its called Amazon Cloud Player. Last night some reports called the product a MediaLocker. The domain name CloudPlayer.com has been registered since 2003. You can read more about Ama...
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Amazon Goes With “Cloud Player” & No They Don’t Own That Domain Either
Amazon’s just announced its new media player product and its called Amazon Cloud Player. Last night some reports called the product a MediaLocker. The domain name CloudPlayer.com has been registered since 2003. You can read more about Ama...
Discussion
March 29, 2011, 11:49 am
Domain Name News
Ebay to Buy PepperJam Affiliate Network Parent GSI Commerce
News From The Affiliate World As reported by The Globe and Mail, EBay Inc. (EBAY-Q plans to buy e-commerce company GSI Commerce (GSIC-Q), for $1.96-billion USD in cash. The company sent a notice to their affiliates earlier today announcing the sale. ...
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Ebay to Buy PepperJam Affiliate Network Parent GSI Commerce
News From The Affiliate World As reported by The Globe and Mail, EBay Inc. (EBAY-Q plans to buy e-commerce company GSI Commerce (GSIC-Q), for $1.96-billion USD in cash. The company sent a notice to their affiliates earlier today announcing the sale. ...
Discussion
March 29, 2011, 11:19 am
The Domains
Limos.com Raises Another $10 Million In VC Funding Proving Why The Value Of A Bang On Domain Cannot be Underestimated
According to Bizjournals.com, Limos.com, a Dan Francisco-based provider of online booking for luxury automobile travel, has raised $10 million in financing from Austin Ventures as the company is set to release a limo-management...
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Limos.com Raises Another $10 Million In VC Funding Proving Why The Value Of A Bang On Domain Cannot be Underestimated
According to Bizjournals.com, Limos.com, a Dan Francisco-based provider of online booking for luxury automobile travel, has raised $10 million in financing from Austin Ventures as the company is set to release a limo-management...
Discussion
March 29, 2011, 10:44 am
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 ...
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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...
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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)....
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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. ...
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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
