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Elliot's Blog
Make Sure Your Email Address is Accurate
Almost every morning, I receive a Registrant Alert email from DomainTools informing me of newly archived domain names (in their database) that are registered to my domain name and those names that were transferred out or expired. I don’t rememb...
Discussion
Make Sure Your Email Address is Accurate
Almost every morning, I receive a Registrant Alert email from DomainTools informing me of newly archived domain names (in their database) that are registered to my domain name and those names that were transferred out or expired. I don’t rememb...
Discussion
February 2, 2011, 1:23 pm
IDN Blog
Morningstar Investment Research: IDNs Present Intriguing Long-Term Growth Opportunities
VeriSign’s conference call last week was just a blip on the radar of most domainers, with the exception being DNW’s coverage here. Meanwhile, large investment research firms have certainly taken note. VeriSign CEO Mark McLaughlin said on ...
Discussion
Morningstar Investment Research: IDNs Present Intriguing Long-Term Growth Opportunities
VeriSign’s conference call last week was just a blip on the radar of most domainers, with the exception being DNW’s coverage here. Meanwhile, large investment research firms have certainly taken note. VeriSign CEO Mark McLaughlin said on ...
Discussion
February 1, 2011, 10:47 pm
Domain Shane
10 Signs You Might Be at Domainfest
There’s nothing quite like domainfest if you want to talk domains 24/7. For those of us that have the privilege of being here there are a few things that may give you a hint of where you are 1. You received a business card from Frank Schilling ...
Discussion
10 Signs You Might Be at Domainfest
There’s nothing quite like domainfest if you want to talk domains 24/7. For those of us that have the privilege of being here there are a few things that may give you a hint of where you are 1. You received a business card from Frank Schilling ...
Discussion
February 1, 2011, 10:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bob Parsons Tells His Story at DOMAINfest
Bob Parsons talks to a standing-room only crowd at DOMAINfest. He carries a rock star persona. And he’s definitely a rock star to the domain name industry. Monday afternoon Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons told his story — from his troubles i...
Discussion
Bob Parsons Tells His Story at DOMAINfest
Bob Parsons talks to a standing-room only crowd at DOMAINfest. He carries a rock star persona. And he’s definitely a rock star to the domain name industry. Monday afternoon Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons told his story — from his troubles i...
Discussion
February 1, 2011, 9:48 pm
Domain Name News
DomainFest Global Low/Now Reserve Live Auction Results
We are live blogging the auction results of the DOMAINfest Global 2011 Live low/no reserve domain auction held in Santa Monica by Moniker/Snapnames today. As always we do not guarantee the accuracy of these results. Any unsold names will be sold in t...
Discussion
DomainFest Global Low/Now Reserve Live Auction Results
We are live blogging the auction results of the DOMAINfest Global 2011 Live low/no reserve domain auction held in Santa Monica by Moniker/Snapnames today. As always we do not guarantee the accuracy of these results. Any unsold names will be sold in t...
Discussion
February 1, 2011, 8:25 pm
The Domains
The Registrar’s That’s A Parked Page: Welcome To Samoandomains.ws A SnapNames Dropcatcher
SAMOANDOMAINS, LLC is a domain name registrar used by SnapNames.com to catch dropping domains. Their referring URL site if you look up a whois record of a domain name that is registered there is http://www.samoandomains.ws If you visit the registrar ...
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The Registrar’s That’s A Parked Page: Welcome To Samoandomains.ws A SnapNames Dropcatcher
SAMOANDOMAINS, LLC is a domain name registrar used by SnapNames.com to catch dropping domains. Their referring URL site if you look up a whois record of a domain name that is registered there is http://www.samoandomains.ws If you visit the registrar ...
Discussion
February 1, 2011, 8:10 pm
Domain Name News
Sedo Sells Action.com for $270,000
Highlights include action.com leading .COM sales at 240,000 USD, the package of gay.de and gay.at leading ccTLDs at 165,000 EUR (228,00 USD), and sofas.net leading the other category at 18,450 USD. See the full list after the jump. (c) 2011 DomainNam...
Discussion
Sedo Sells Action.com for $270,000
Highlights include action.com leading .COM sales at 240,000 USD, the package of gay.de and gay.at leading ccTLDs at 165,000 EUR (228,00 USD), and sofas.net leading the other category at 18,450 USD. See the full list after the jump. (c) 2011 DomainNam...
Discussion
February 1, 2011, 6:07 pm
The Domains
Afternic Sells Almost $600K in Domains With Inversion.com At $37K Leading The Way
Afternic.com announced sales for the week ending January 30, 2011 totaling almost $600K. As always this reflects only reportable .com sales $2,000 or more and reportable non-com’s over $1K The domain name inversion.com lead the way selling for ...
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Afternic Sells Almost $600K in Domains With Inversion.com At $37K Leading The Way
Afternic.com announced sales for the week ending January 30, 2011 totaling almost $600K. As always this reflects only reportable .com sales $2,000 or more and reportable non-com’s over $1K The domain name inversion.com lead the way selling for ...
Discussion
February 1, 2011, 5:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Live: Jeff Kupietzky Gives 10 Prophecies for Domain Industry
Jeff Kupietzky gives predictions for 2011. This afternoon at DOMAINfest Global in Santa Monica Oversee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky provided 10 prophecies for the domain name industry. But first he reviewed Oversee.net’s results over the past year: -...
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Live: Jeff Kupietzky Gives 10 Prophecies for Domain Industry
Jeff Kupietzky gives predictions for 2011. This afternoon at DOMAINfest Global in Santa Monica Oversee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky provided 10 prophecies for the domain name industry. But first he reviewed Oversee.net’s results over the past year: -...
Discussion
February 1, 2011, 5:24 pm
Elliot's Blog
2011 Prediction Comes True: Monte Cahn and Mike Berkens Start New Venture
At the end of 2010, I posted three predictions for 2011, and it looks like one of those predictions has already come true just a month into the new year. In that blog post, I wrote: “Monte Cahn will be back in the domain space in some way, alth...
Discussion
2011 Prediction Comes True: Monte Cahn and Mike Berkens Start New Venture
At the end of 2010, I posted three predictions for 2011, and it looks like one of those predictions has already come true just a month into the new year. In that blog post, I wrote: “Monte Cahn will be back in the domain space in some way, alth...
Discussion
February 1, 2011, 5:17 pm
