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Exit Strategy for Domainers: How to Sell Your Portfolio Hurry
How to sell your portfolio in a hurry. A reader emailed me the other day asking if I’ve ever written about exit strategies for domainers. I don’t think I have, but it’s a good idea. So here it goes. The problem with exiting the doma...
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Exit Strategy for Domainers: How to Sell Your Portfolio Hurry
How to sell your portfolio in a hurry. A reader emailed me the other day asking if I’ve ever written about exit strategies for domainers. I don’t think I have, but it’s a good idea. So here it goes. The problem with exiting the doma...
Discussion
September 26, 2011, 11:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Oversee.net Blasts Monte Cahn’s Amended Lawsuit
Oversee.net continues to say lawsuit with Monte Cahn is merely about contract claims. Oversee.net has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) numerous claims in Monte Cahn’s second amended lawsuit. The motion to dismiss starts out with this telling lin...
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Oversee.net Blasts Monte Cahn’s Amended Lawsuit
Oversee.net continues to say lawsuit with Monte Cahn is merely about contract claims. Oversee.net has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) numerous claims in Monte Cahn’s second amended lawsuit. The motion to dismiss starts out with this telling lin...
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September 26, 2011, 10:19 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Registrar HiChina May Go Public in U.S.
Parent company considers spinning off registrar it bought two years ago. Alibaba’s domain name registrar HiChina may be spun off into a public offering in the United States according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. Alibaba paid $...
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Domain Registrar HiChina May Go Public in U.S.
Parent company considers spinning off registrar it bought two years ago. Alibaba’s domain name registrar HiChina may be spun off into a public offering in the United States according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. Alibaba paid $...
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September 26, 2011, 9:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Roche Loses Control of 454.com, Fights to Get It Back
Pharma company loses key domain name. Roche subsidiary 454 Life Sciences has lost control of its 454.com domain name and is asking a UDRP panel to help it get it back. The history on 454.com is intriguing. Piecing it together with the help of DomainT...
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Roche Loses Control of 454.com, Fights to Get It Back
Pharma company loses key domain name. Roche subsidiary 454 Life Sciences has lost control of its 454.com domain name and is asking a UDRP panel to help it get it back. The history on 454.com is intriguing. Piecing it together with the help of DomainT...
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September 25, 2011, 9:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook Registers FBPAC Domains Previously Owned by American Farm Bureau
Facebook makes intriguing domain registrations. Facebook has yet to settle an ongoing trademark dispute with American Farm Bureau despite paying millions to buy the FB.com domain name from it. Now Facebook may have upped the ante, registering FBPAC.o...
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Facebook Registers FBPAC Domains Previously Owned by American Farm Bureau
Facebook makes intriguing domain registrations. Facebook has yet to settle an ongoing trademark dispute with American Farm Bureau despite paying millions to buy the FB.com domain name from it. Now Facebook may have upped the ante, registering FBPAC.o...
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September 25, 2011, 10:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Is this Trademark Lawsuit Unethical or Something Worse?
Trying to get a domain name that existed before your trademark. I’m a big supporter of intellectual property rights. Unfortunately I’m stuck writing more often about lawyers and companies that overstep their bounds. The latest case: Smart...
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Is this Trademark Lawsuit Unethical or Something Worse?
Trying to get a domain name that existed before your trademark. I’m a big supporter of intellectual property rights. Unfortunately I’m stuck writing more often about lawyers and companies that overstep their bounds. The latest case: Smart...
Discussion
September 24, 2011, 11:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Google AdSense to Start Displaying Gambling Ads
AdSense to show gambling ads, but with a number of caveats. Google Adsense will start showing gambling ads on its publishers web sites starting September 27, but many people will never see them. The ads will only show up for people visiting the site ...
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Google AdSense to Start Displaying Gambling Ads
AdSense to show gambling ads, but with a number of caveats. Google Adsense will start showing gambling ads on its publishers web sites starting September 27, but many people will never see them. The ads will only show up for people visiting the site ...
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September 23, 2011, 5:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Poised to Hit 50 Million Domain Milestone Next Week
A big milestone for the biggest domain name registrar. The Go Daddy Group, which includes domain name registrar GoDaddy.com, is likely to cross the 50 million domain milestone next week. The company hit 45 million domains registered just nine months ...
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Go Daddy Poised to Hit 50 Million Domain Milestone Next Week
A big milestone for the biggest domain name registrar. The Go Daddy Group, which includes domain name registrar GoDaddy.com, is likely to cross the 50 million domain milestone next week. The company hit 45 million domains registered just nine months ...
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September 22, 2011, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cricket Communications Dismisses Case Against Cricket.com Owners
Cricket.com to remain with current owners. Wireless company Cricket Communications has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit it brought against the owners of Cricket.com. Cricket Communications sued Global Cricket Ventures alleging that the site about t...
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Cricket Communications Dismisses Case Against Cricket.com Owners
Cricket.com to remain with current owners. Wireless company Cricket Communications has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit it brought against the owners of Cricket.com. Cricket Communications sued Global Cricket Ventures alleging that the site about t...
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September 22, 2011, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are Fewer People “Playing Around” With Domains?
Number of people part-timing with domain names seems to have fallen. Many sectors of the domainer industry have experienced a steep fall since about 2007. Has the number of people dabbling in domain names also dropped? I suspect so. Over the past yea...
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Are Fewer People “Playing Around” With Domains?
Number of people part-timing with domain names seems to have fallen. Many sectors of the domainer industry have experienced a steep fall since about 2007. Has the number of people dabbling in domain names also dropped? I suspect so. Over the past yea...
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September 22, 2011, 1:30 pm
