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A Few Domainers That Don’t Get WriteUps But Are Heading Towards Big Things

Domain Shane — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:30:56 +0000

Domain Shane: You hear the big names over and over but there are tons of people that make a living buying, selling, and developing that you’ll never see on the front page of a domain site or blog. Many of them don’t even really want their story told be... Continue reading →

Robert Herjavec to speak at Canadian Internet Forum

DomainReport.ca — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:00 +0000

DomainReport.ca: DomainReport.ca You've seen him on Dragon's Den, and also on ABC's Shark Tank, now Robert Herjavec will be speaking to the Canadian Internet Industry at the 2012 Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) on Feb 27 in Ottawa. Robert Herjavec made his fortune by b... Continue reading →

Mike Mann Gets (2/12) $15K Return on $7 (1/10) Investment

The Frager Factor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:32:00 +0000

The Frager Factor: Mike Mann is the only guy I know who takes domains to the bank on a consistent basis.His secret? "DomainMarket.com will continue to take market share and crush competitors, we are the only ones that care about the true value of a domain and have done t... Continue reading →

ICANN: Tell Us What You Think of the Nominating Committee

DomainPulse.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:30:52 +0000

DomainPulse.com: How do you stay informed about Nominating Committee (NomCom) activities? How do you rate the selections made by the NomCom? Take a few minutes and send us your thoughts via ICANN’s 2011 NomCom Survey today. All ICANN community members are invited to participate. Recommended by independent reviewers as part of [...] Continue reading →

Parked domain pun wins “Funniest Joke” award

DomainIncite — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:53 +0000

DomainIncite: A bit of Friday afternoon nonsense for you… British stand-up comedian Tim Vine this week won a LAFTA award for the “year’s funniest joke” that’s basically just a pun on a domain name. This is the joke: “Conjunctivitis.com – that’s a site for sore eyes” The domain is parked (of course) and seems to be [...] Related posts:Elephant hunt clip is Video.me’s biggest hit $10 billion disk-maker wins domain name Red Bull files UDRP after domain expires Continue reading →

ISPs Are Not Broadcasters, Says Supreme Court of Canada

CircleID — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:13:00 +0000

CircleID: The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Internet providers are not broadcasters for the purposes of the Broadcasting Act when they simply transmit content to subscribers, reports Michael Geist. The court noted: The terms "broadcasting" and "broadc... Continue reading →

Sedo .ME Auction Results

Elliot Silver — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:43 +0000

Elliot Silver: The .ME Registry held a premium keyword domain auction at Sedo last week, and I have the results of the auction listed below. It was impressive to see so many auctions with bids. What do you think about the results? Domain name Price Currency hotel.me 25000 USD life.me 17450 USD cams.me 10000 USD usa.me 9200 [...] Continue reading →

My Godaddy Closeout Auction Picks Feb-10

Available Domain Names — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:42:14 +0000

Available Domain Names: Here is a fresh batch of expired keyword domain names currently listed in the Godaddy Closeout section. Listings start at $11 and work their way down to $5 until someone buys them or the listing ends. Godaddy adds a full price renewal fee at checkout but I've had success using the CJC795DOM coupon code at [...] Continue reading →

Moniker support still points to Oversee!

DomainGang — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:41:44 +0000

DomainGang: Ah, gotta love Fridays. Francois of Domaining.com pointed out that in order to address an issue with domains at Moniker, one clicks on the “Support” button. The problem, however, is that the link takes you to Oversee, where the FAQ and ticket system is still active. The same happens with SnapNames. It seems that Key [...] Continue reading →

GoDaddy Auctions sold 38,366 domains last month including Go.Pro for $40k

Domain Name Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:34:35 +0000

Domain Name Wire: A phenomenal .pro sale among domain sales on GoDaddy Auctions. GoDaddy Auctions sold 38,366 domain names last month, about 1,000 fewer than it sold in December. That includes the eye popping sale of Go.Pro for $40,000. That’s not a typo. The domain was purchased by a doctor in Maryland. Other top sales for the month [...] Continue reading →

Top Level Domain Holdings raises $14.2 million

Domain Name Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:21:17 +0000

Domain Name Wire: Company has more money to apply for top level domains. Publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings Limited has added £9,031,139 (US $14.2 million) to to its war chest to go after the top level domain market, the company announced today. Top Level Domain Holdings owns Minds + Machines. The placement will be used for working [...] Continue reading →

Minds + Machines Raises Another $14 Million For New gTLD’s By Selling 110M New Shares

TheDomains — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:07:22 +0000

TheDomains: According to a press release today Minds + Machines raised an additional $14 Million dollars by selling shares of its parent company in what was described to me “as a oversubscribed funding round” Shares of the company are up 7%+ today ... Continue reading →

ICANN reaffirms second round of new gTLDs

Domain Name Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:53:54 +0000

Domain Name Wire: Board instructs CEO to outline plan and steps for opening a second round. ICANN’s board of directors has passed a resolution reaffirming that it plans to open another round of new top level domain applications as “expeditiously as possible”. The resolution instructs the CEO to create a work plan that outlines the steps necessary to [...] Continue reading →

Did Kazakhstan just screw up somebody’s new gTLD plans?

DomainIncite — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:30:50 +0000

DomainIncite: ICANN has approved a new country-code top-level domain for the nation of Kazakhstan. The new .қаз, which is “kaz” is Cyrillic, will be delegated to the “Association of IT companies of Kazakhstan”, according to a resolution passed by ICANN’s board of directors this week. But did this move just cause problems for a new gTLD [...] Related posts:ICANN’s Sword algorithm fails Bulgarian IDN test The most confusing new gTLDs (allegedly) Rejected Bulgarians want ICANN appeal Continue reading →

Godaddy Domain Auction – My Selection Of PageRank Domains 85

DNXPERT — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:37:34 +0000

DNXPERT: The following 36 domain names are available to bid on at the Godaddy auctions at the time of writing this. All names are linked to the Godaddy auction bid screen for quick access. I have tried to confirm all PRs to make sure they are not fake but you s... Continue reading →

124 Expired Domains

DNXPERT — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:37:04 +0000

DNXPERT: The following 124 domain names are expired and available to register at the time of writing this. As usual, all names are linked to the Godaddy, Moniker and Network Solutions buy screens for quick access as the names are usually gone quickly. enchantin... Continue reading →

M+M adds $14m to new gTLDs war chest

DomainIncite — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:57:49 +0000

DomainIncite: Top Level Domain Holdings has raised £9 million ($14.2 million) with a share sale, boosting its ability to apply for new generic top-level domains. TLDH, which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market in London, owns registry provider Minds + Machines and has interests in a number of new gTLD joint ventures. The shares were [...] Related posts:Minds + Machines to raise $4.7m for new TLDs TLDH sells off domain portfolio, waits for new TLDs Verisign to apply for a dozen new gTLDs Continue reading →

ICANN promises a second new gTLD round

DomainIncite — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:20:35 +0000

DomainIncite: Seeking to reduce the perceived need for defensive new gTLD applications, ICANN has repeated its promise to accept a second round of applications after the first is over. “ICANN is committed to opening a second application window for the New gTLD Program as expeditiously as possible,” its board of directors resolved earlier this week. No [...] Related posts:ICANN adds confusion over second new gTLD round CADNA asks for new gTLDs second round ICANN may kick .xxx into new gTLD round Continue reading →

Friday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 2-10-12

Domain Shane — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:14:18 +0000

Domain Shane: I’m back buying NNNN.coms. Picked up a couple over the last few weeks if you have some for sale, email me with domain and price. I pay quickly but I am reselling these so please don’t send enduser prices. Now onto today’s names.... Continue reading →

Dolphin.co Sells For $48K To Dolphin Energy a Huge Oil Company In The UAE

TheDomains — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:21:43 +0000

TheDomains: Ron Jackson reported the news today as part of his weekly report on DnJournal.com, that the domain name Dolphin.co sold for $48K. The seller was the .Co registry. The buyer was Dolphin Energy which is a big oil company out of the United Arab Emirates. ... Continue reading →

Aftermarket Catches Fire Over the Past Fortnight With 4 Six-Figure Sales and 63 in Five Figures

DNJournal — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:25:35 +0000

DNJournal: I was away last week covering DOMAINfest Global so this week I am bringing you up to date on all reported domain sales for the past two weeks. The good news is that this past fortnight was an exceptionally strong one with a quartet of 6-figure sales ba... Continue reading →

The Domainers’ Song – Sans lyrics

DomainGang — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:05:15 +0000

DomainGang: The Domainers’ Song – a smooth, instrumental descent into the reality of daily domaining. Says its creator, Rod: “This is my first youtube video and the first attempt at the ‘domainers song’ which is a tune designed to replicate the emotions and thoughts of registering a domain name, anxiety, apprehension, confusion and any other thoughts [...] Continue reading →

Domain Evaluation

Domain Owl — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:45:43 +0000

Domain Owl: Typing a name into a category does not institute monetary value. Many keyword generics lie fallow in domain portfolios worldwide. The rationale for these to not be developed is that no development could renew the value the domainer has already invested and still reap the profit they have planned. These domainers are waiting for big-ticket auctions to vend their names. Continue reading →

(Video) Did You Miss Biz Stone’s Keynote At DOMAINfest? Catch A Glimpse Of What You Missed!

Morgan Linton — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:53 +0000

Morgan Linton: Biz Stone, one of the founders of Twitter gave an absolutely incredible keynote at DOMAINfest this year. Honestly, it is one of the most inspiring talks I’ve ever been to and if you missed it, you really did miss-out. However, lucky for you, I decided to take a video during part of the talk so [...] Continue reading →

Jay-Z & Beyonce Trademark Their Baby’s Name But Don’t Own The Domains BlueIvy.com or BlueIvyCarter.com

TheDomains — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:24:52 +0000

TheDomains: According to a story today in in the Washington Post, Jay-Z and Beyoncé have filed a trademark application on their baby’s name Blue Ivy Carter, On January 26th. The application was filed by TBGK Trademark Holdings, Beyoncé’s company to ... Continue reading →