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02/20/2012 - 08:45
This Guest Post was written by Paul Raynor Keating, Esq.[1] one of the preeminent attorney’s practicing in the domain industry.  Paul has handled many UDRP’s and had some thoughts about a...
02/20/2012 - 08:32
According to a press release we received this morning, “”MLS Domains Association, a non-profit association of U.S. multiple listing services, has selected CentralNic Ltd. as its registry b...
02/20/2012 - 08:02
I haven’t done this in a while, so I thought I would share a few domain names I recently acquired (that I still own) and several that I recently hand registered. I am always buying great domain...
02/20/2012 - 06:15
Last week Miami-Dade County auctioned off six new taxicab medallions and bidders paid record prices to get one. The story was covered by Local10.com the local ABC affiliate in South Florida. “Th...
02/19/2012 - 15:48
Whether you submitted a name, made a comment, or logged a vote, thank you again for participating in the contest. I was surprised at the number of submissions, happy that three sales have been reporte...
02/19/2012 - 05:55
As part of Demand Media’s earning report, it appears Demand Media has plans for applying for a number of new gTLD’s. In the section of the earnings report “looking forward” to...
02/18/2012 - 08:57
Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX) reported its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, on Thursday after the market closed. Shares of March fell over 5% on Friday following the earnings report to c...
02/18/2012 - 07:08
Thank you once again for submitting so many domain names for the contest I am sponsoring to try and help you sell a domain name. I will pay for a Domaining.com sponsored headline for a DNForum sales p...
02/17/2012 - 15:27
I just ran across this NameJet error page, and I wanted to share it with you. It’s the first time I’ve seen an error page on NameJet and it’s pretty humorous. I hope I didn’t...
02/17/2012 - 11:06
@elliotsblog Your success is due to brilliant moves that you made years ago. Doesn’t negate drop in direct nav that FB & mobile apps bring. — A Mitchell (@aem76us) February 17, 2012   I...
02/17/2012 - 08:38
Back in October the domain name FishTrack.com sold on Afternic.com for $2,995. Today according to a Press Release, “Surfline/Wavetrak, Inc., the world leader in surf and marine forecasting and i...
02/17/2012 - 07:36
I want to thank those of you who submitted domain names for the contest I started earlier this week to try and help sell the winning domain name using a Domaining.com sponsored headline. Far more entr...
02/17/2012 - 06:14
Web.com Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:WWWW), announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011 yesterday after the market closed. Web.com owns Register.com and purchased NetworkSolu...
02/16/2012 - 13:19
Demand Media (NYSE: DMD) reported its earnings for the 4th quarter of 2011 after the market closed today. Shares of Demand are up over 2% in after hours trading, but fell almost 5% in trading today....
02/16/2012 - 11:55
If you weren't able to attend the 2012 DOMAINfest Global conference that ran January 31 - February 2 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa, Monica, California, here's the next best thing to being the...
02/16/2012 - 11:36
I’ve written an article about how I used LeadRefs.com and a second article about another way to use LeadRefs.com, but today I want to discuss when NOT to use LeadRefs.com to sell a domain name. ...
02/16/2012 - 10:46
I just received an email from Sedo.com which is announcing a change to their Terms Of Service effective a month from today on March 16th, 2012. “”"We have published revised versions of our...
02/16/2012 - 07:47
As a domain investor who flips domain names for a living, I think that making a reasonable offer for an acquisition target is one of the most challenging things I do. If my offer is too low, I likely...
02/15/2012 - 17:59
After the Market closed today Tucows (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) reported earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011. Revenue was up 19%. YummyNames.com sold another $1.65 million in domain names...
02/15/2012 - 15:27
A very nice 3-letter domain changed hands for 6 figures to top this week's domain sales chart. The all extension Top 20 featured 8 ccTLDs (including two in the top five) and 3 non .com gTLDs,along wit...
02/15/2012 - 11:30
I’ve used Domaining.com sponsored headlines to sell several high value domain names, including one yesterday afternoon (Sayings.com). I think it’s a great tool to reach a wide audience of...
02/15/2012 - 10:42
I am somewhat torn with respect to the sudden rise to fame for the New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin. The undrafted Harvard University graduate is the first Chinese American to play in the NBA. Howeve...
02/15/2012 - 08:44
According to an email I just received from UnitedDomains.com a Registrar, ICM yesterday: “Yesterday all failed Sunrise applications were released to the public for registration. A”pplicant...
02/15/2012 - 08:33
The Public Interest Registry (PIR), administrator of the .ORG TLD, enjoyed another growth spurt in 2011. According to the registry's latest semi-annual report, .ORG registrations grew 9.9% in 2011, re...
02/15/2012 - 07:37
The other day, I received an email from Go Daddy telling me that action was required for a domain name I had sold months ago. The email I received was the standard email that is sent when a transfer i...
02/15/2012 - 06:41
.ORG operated by The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, “The Dashboard,” for the second half of 2011 Overall, .ORG registrations...
02/15/2012 - 06:15
According to digital-digest.com, The UK Government’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) seized the music blog RnBXclusive.com, and put up a message on the site threatening anyone who downloaded mus...
02/15/2012 - 05:36
Overnight I got about 50 offers all from the same email address, sandie.cao@gmail.com. All of the offers had the identical language except for the domain name: “”Hi, I’m working on a...
02/14/2012 - 18:35
One of my personal favorite logos I’ve had created for one of my websites is the one for ActingCoach.com. It’s simple, creative, and it fits the theme pretty well. I never really got aroun...
02/14/2012 - 14:52
Afternic.com just released its sales report for the week and sold $976,000 in domain names. The reportable sales were led by the domain Let.com which sold for $100K The previous owner was Gerard Brady...
02/14/2012 - 13:41
In the ongoing lawsuit that Manwin filed against ICM Registry and ICANN over the .XXX TLD,  the parties today entered into a joint stipulation that allows Manwin to file an amended complaint by Januar...
02/14/2012 - 13:40
Sedo just released its sale report for the week and in all sold  917 domain names through their marketplace, totaling over $1.9 million. 32% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlig...