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One domainer’s fascinating 15 year income statement
The ups and downs of the domain name business. Domain investor and web site creator Eric Borgos just published a list of the domains he has sold in the first half of the year. It’s quite interesting and worth a read. But I want to draw domainer...
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One domainer’s fascinating 15 year income statement
The ups and downs of the domain name business. Domain investor and web site creator Eric Borgos just published a list of the domains he has sold in the first half of the year. It’s quite interesting and worth a read. But I want to draw domainer...
Discussion
July 2, 2012, 10:17 am
Domain Name Wire
WAN.com closes on GoDaddy for $670,005
Sale would be highest ever on Go Daddy’s auction platform. An auction on GoDaddy.com for the domain name WAN.com closed overnight for a whopping $670,005. Of course, one of the first questions asked after an auction like this is “will the...
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WAN.com closes on GoDaddy for $670,005
Sale would be highest ever on Go Daddy’s auction platform. An auction on GoDaddy.com for the domain name WAN.com closed overnight for a whopping $670,005. Of course, one of the first questions asked after an auction like this is “will the...
Discussion
June 29, 2012, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Apple demands iPad3.com domain name
Apple files complaint over iPad3.com domain name. Apple didn’t name its third generation iPad the “iPad 3″, but that hasn’t stopped most people from calling it that anyway. The company doesn’t own the domain name iPad3.c...
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Apple demands iPad3.com domain name
Apple files complaint over iPad3.com domain name. Apple didn’t name its third generation iPad the “iPad 3″, but that hasn’t stopped most people from calling it that anyway. The company doesn’t own the domain name iPad3.c...
Discussion
June 29, 2012, 10:58 am
Domain Name Wire
Google to let users “mute” remarketed ads
“Mute This Ad” on the way. Google is rolling out a new system to allow users to block certain ads from showing up as they surf the web, and it’s a very welcome feature. Over the past year the number of “remarketing” ads ...
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Google to let users “mute” remarketed ads
“Mute This Ad” on the way. Google is rolling out a new system to allow users to block certain ads from showing up as they surf the web, and it’s a very welcome feature. Over the past year the number of “remarketing” ads ...
Discussion
June 29, 2012, 10:41 am
Domain Name Wire
Some .mobi owners concerned about .mobile domain applications
Competition? Confusion? It remains to be seen. Some owners of .mobi domain names are concerned about confusion and competition if one of the applicants for a .mobile domain name should be approved. Indeed, the strings mobi and mobile are very similar...
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Some .mobi owners concerned about .mobile domain applications
Competition? Confusion? It remains to be seen. Some owners of .mobi domain names are concerned about confusion and competition if one of the applicants for a .mobile domain name should be approved. Indeed, the strings mobi and mobile are very similar...
Discussion
June 28, 2012, 2:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Twitter finally gets Twiter.com domain it won in dispute
Over a half year later, Twitter finally gets high traffic typo. Last year Twitter filed a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of the Twiter.com domain name. Twitter was rightfully upset about the high traffic typo domain as it forward to a &ld...
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Twitter finally gets Twiter.com domain it won in dispute
Over a half year later, Twitter finally gets high traffic typo. Last year Twitter filed a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of the Twiter.com domain name. Twitter was rightfully upset about the high traffic typo domain as it forward to a &ld...
Discussion
June 28, 2012, 11:37 am
Domain Name Wire
Sayonara, Digital Archery
We hardly knew ye. Resolved (2012.06.27.NG06), the New gTLD Program Committee directs the President and CEO to terminate the Digital Archery process as approved in Resolutions 2011.12.08.04-2011.12.08.07. Rationale for Resolution 2012.06.27.NG06 To r...
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Sayonara, Digital Archery
We hardly knew ye. Resolved (2012.06.27.NG06), the New gTLD Program Committee directs the President and CEO to terminate the Digital Archery process as approved in Resolutions 2011.12.08.04-2011.12.08.07. Rationale for Resolution 2012.06.27.NG06 To r...
Discussion
June 28, 2012, 10:23 am
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames strikes deals with two Chinese domain marketplaces
Deals with Dnbiz and NameRich give company access to Chinese domain buyers and sellers. It seems that the big domain aftermarket players are setting their sights on China. SnapNames announced two partnerships this morning with Chinese domain name mar...
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SnapNames strikes deals with two Chinese domain marketplaces
Deals with Dnbiz and NameRich give company access to Chinese domain buyers and sellers. It seems that the big domain aftermarket players are setting their sights on China. SnapNames announced two partnerships this morning with Chinese domain name mar...
Discussion
June 28, 2012, 10:17 am
Domain Name Wire
What domains FC Barcelona and 22 other end users bought last week
Weekly report of end user domain sales: 23 on tap this week. Gooooal! Football (that’s soccer for us Americans) team FC Barcelona bought a domain on the aftermarket this week. Read on to find out which domain they bought. Afternic FC Barcelona ...
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What domains FC Barcelona and 22 other end users bought last week
Weekly report of end user domain sales: 23 on tap this week. Gooooal! Football (that’s soccer for us Americans) team FC Barcelona bought a domain on the aftermarket this week. Read on to find out which domain they bought. Afternic FC Barcelona ...
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June 27, 2012, 2:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
IDN community reacts to Verisign’s .com transliteration selections
The good, the bad, and the ugly of Verisign’s IDN plans. Verisign applied for 12 internationalized top level domain names as part of the new TLD program. These domain names are transliterations of .com and .net. A transliteration is different f...
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IDN community reacts to Verisign’s .com transliteration selections
The good, the bad, and the ugly of Verisign’s IDN plans. Verisign applied for 12 internationalized top level domain names as part of the new TLD program. These domain names are transliterations of .com and .net. A transliteration is different f...
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June 27, 2012, 1:26 pm
