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Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: A new online magazine focusing entirely on ccTLDs has launched at ccTLDInvestors.com. Plus, ICANN closes its meeting in Nairobi by announcing a new Trademark Clearinghouse database.
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Honestly I don't know enough about ccTLDs so I'm glad to see that my good friend Morgan Linton of MorganLinton.com has launched a new blog, ccTLDinvestors.com. The online magazine was created to specifically discuss ccTLDs. In addition, Morgan recently released a ccTLD only newsletter, which is a great idea. If you haven't already signed...
Wow, I can't believe it's been almost two months since my last weekly news video. I've been traveling a lot with the shows, meetings and just overall busy with projects. I hope to get back into doing the weekly videos starting today.
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Sedo has announced it has brokered the sale of WeddingGift.com and WeddingGifts.com for a grand total of $160,000 US today.
This comes on top of their recent announcement of the sale Read more »
DNN's crack team of roving reporters sent us a tip that Comedy Central's Colbert Report just gave DomainTools.com some prime placement.? In a report on SurvivalSeedBank.com, host Stephen Colbert mocks the website copy which states "If you don't have the ability to grow your own food next year your life may be in danger" ....
The ICANN board has voted down the community proposal for Expressions of Interest for new gTLD applicants, requiring a $55,000 application fee. The proposal was mainly driven by proponents and applicants for new gTLDs with the hopes of speeding up the process.
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In today's ICANN board meeting at the 37th ICANN meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, the board postponed a decision regarding the .XXX sTLD application and directed to solicit public comment for this application within 14 days with a comment period of no less than 45 days, allowing the board to reconsider this issue at the
.XXX decision pushed until next ICANN meeting.
Should we really be so surprised?
ICANN's board has decided not to act on the independent review of its decision to deny ICM Registry the .xxx top level domain name. Until further comment.
Insert joke about delayed sexual gratification here.
ICANN has punted. "Let's think about this some more" is...
No Expressions of Interest for new top level domain names.
I guess I'm not in the internal loop at ICANN, but I'm surprised that its board voted to completely nix the idea of "Expressions of Interest" for new top level domain names.
The idea was simple. If you want to apply for a new top level
Board opts for separation of registrars and registries for new top level domain names.
ICANN's board resolved today that there will be "strict separation of entities offering registry services and those acting as registrars. No co-ownership will be allowed."
However, the board left the possibility open for compromise, stating that if the Generic N...
When do you think new TLDs will be available for registration?
Another ICANN meeting has wrapped up. Blows were dealt to many, but some progress was made. With EOI off the table, the focus is on settling the "overarching issues". The intellectual property constituency, which didn't show up to Nairobi, was perhaps the
As always, these are quality two-word .COM domains that have recently expired and are currently available for registration. The previous list published on DotSauce had a record…This article is from DotSauce Magazine.55 Handpicked Expired Domains Available For Registration
I was bidding on two domain names this week on Snapnames – WristletPurses.com Vs. WristletPurse.com.? Both domain names had relatively little bidding until the final day. WristletPurse.com ended a couple of days ago and WristletPurses.com ended today.
Neither domain name was especially interesting to me, but it's a product (and a plural) so I...
I realize that I've been silent for the last couple of weeks. Between Kilimanjaro and the kids' Spring Breaks it has been a very busy time for me. I apologize for the lack of communication. Please don't take it as a sign that little is happening from our camp.
My team has been hard at work
As we predicted in our blog post last month,
ICANN delayed a vote on ICM Registry's proposal to run the? .XXX domain name extension ?no later than its Brussels meeting,? which is scheduled for June 20-25.
ICANN directed its general counsel and chief executive to formulate "possible process options" to the plan that would
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.???~~ Albert Einstein==> You have boundless energy and enthusiasm==> You're an imaginative thinker==> You're extremely curious==> You are highly int...
Brand Institute is the world's premier healthcare, consumer and B2B brand identity consultancy discusses how they come up with those million dollar names on Fox News.
It's been a while since I've written about my development experiment, downwind.com.au so I thought that I'd relate some of my more recent experiences. I hope that it helps you in your own developmental efforts.
As many of you know Downwind (http://www.downwind.com.au)is a site that I developed for the aviation community in Australia and it now rec...
The popular Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report" aired a satirical news piece about the web site SurvivalSeedBank.com on March 10, 2010. ? Colbert referenced a DomainTools whois record to highlight the creation date of the domain name and showed a screenshot of the record itself.
View the entire video here.
Look for the screenshot approximate...
Escrow.com is our preferred domain escrow company of choice. They are reliable, have a well-designed interface, and possess brand integrity. Andrew Allemann (DomainNameWire.com)?made an interesting post recently about Escrow.com offering extended payment arrangements for the purchase of domain names.
Premium domain names are valuable assets for com...
Yesterday was a day I waited for for the last month.? A name that I previously offered $1500 a few years ago to buy dropped, and I ended up picking it up on a drop for $15.? Unfortunately it's not a name that I will sale because it is plant related but for me it
Related posts:A Few Pretty Good Domains Dropping This MorningA Few Nice Domains Drop...
Domaining can be profitable.? For most, domaining will lose you money.? It's a perfect way to $8 yourself into a financial black hole.?? Despite the risks, an intelligent, long term approach to this industry has enormous possibilities. Here are 10 more reasons to be excited about the future of domaining.
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The short answer is yes. You can learn a lot. What does it take exactly to make millions in the domain industry? You can read all about domainers who buy and sell premium domain names and sell category-killer domain names in the millions or read eslewhere on the internet about people making tons of cash with their names, but like any business that ...
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