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Ballot.com For Sale on Flippa, Will it Sell?

May 23, 2012DomainingComments Off
 NameTalent.com: You may be thinking “What better time to sell Ballot.com than during presidential election year in the U.S.?!” Interesting timing, but I don’t necessarily think that it will spark a bidding war resulting in a huge sale.  If buying to develop, is there really enough time left to do something with the name in time

Four action sports gTLDs fall off a cliff

May 23, 2012DomainingComments Off
 DomainIncite.com: Adrenaline TLD has confirmed that it no longer plans to apply to ICANN for the sport-themed top-level domains .surf, .skate, .bike and .board. The news was implicit in the announcement from Starting Dot that it has partnered with Adrenaline for .ski earlier this week, but the company today confirmed as much. In a statement this Re...

Lots of Quality Domains Up for Auction at Godaddy Today 5-23-12

May 23, 2012DomainingComments Off
 Bill Eisenmann:  I've got a rather large and loaded list of Godaddy expired domain auctions for you today. It's probably just an anomaly that there are so many long tail domains in this list. I found myself being a bit more critical as I was sorting through it because I was adding so many to the top

Wednesday morning domain thoughts

May 23, 2012DomainingComments Off
 Domain Name Wire: A few thoughts about the domain industry. I’ll be at a conference all day, so I’m going to kick today off with some recent thoughts about the domain name business. I have other posts in queue for today. …ICANN will be under intense pressure to hit its deadlines now that it’s sitting on $350 million

Wednesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 5-23-12

May 22, 2012DomainingComments Off
 DomainShane.com: If you don’t believe in global warning you might after this year.  Its supposed to get to 100 degrees here and I am preparing. I am doing my domain lists in the early morning instead of in the mid day heat. I am also drinking tons of water while I type these out.  I am going to be very careful.  You don’t want to overheat...

Red Bull wins NewYrokRedBulls.xxx domain name in arbitration

May 22, 2012Domaining, Domainnews, GeneralComments Off

An arbitrator with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center awarded the domain name NewYorkRedBulls.xxx to Red Bull GmBH.The company filed a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center on April 4,2012,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name.

Sedo reports $2.2 million in domain name sales ! Interest.me tops Sedo’s weekly sales list at $80,000

May 22, 2012Domaining, Domainnews, GeneralComments Off

Interest.me topped Sedo's weekly sales list at $80,000.Highlights also include Kindred.com,leading the .COM category at $50,000 and Amara.org,leading the "Other" category at $25,000 .

Becky Burr named Chief Privacy Officer at Neustar

May 22, 2012Domaining, Domainnews, GeneralComments Off

Neustar announced recently that it has named Becky Burr Chief Privacy Officer and Deputy General Counsel.Becky Burr will have to ensure that the company will maintain state-of-the-art privacy practices that always protect consumer and customer information.

ICANN gTLDs reloaded: Greeks apply for dot .DRACHMA

May 22, 2012DomainingComments Off
 DomainGang.com: With the ICANN TAS system back in business and only two refunds due to the 40-day long glitch, a new application by the new interim government of Greece has been announced. “We can confirm that the Greeks applied for the gTLD .Drachma,” said Molly Pinebottom of ICANN. “There is an ever-increased possibility that the...

.ME Registry Partners with Sedo For Upcoming Premium Domain Auction

May 22, 2012DomainingComments Off
 JasonThompson: Most of you probably already know about this upcoming premium .ME domain auction.  I am posting the press release I read on MarketWatch.com a little earlier because I feel that