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National A-1 Shuts Down Sextoys.com & ToySales.com
by MHB on Nov.08, 2011, under News
The Domains: According to xBiz.com, National A-1 Internet has discontinued the operations of its adult novelty retail website SexToys.com and affiliate program ToySales.com, (however I’m still getting a resolving site at sextoys.com) This comes off of the announcement a week ago that National A-1 forfeited the domain Escorts.com (and presu…
BankSimple Acquires & Changes Its Name to Simple.com
by MHB on Nov.08, 2011, under News
The Domains: BankSimple.com has been getting some nice press recently as an alternative to the “big banks”. You can read about them here, and here, and here. Today in their blog Bank Simple announced they were changing their domain name to simple.com The domain name simple.com was owned by Walter Holdings Ltd. of Barbados. In July of
Demand Media Reports: Revenue UP 25%, Registrar Revenue Up 20%,Stock Up 17%
by MHB on Nov.07, 2011, under News
The Domains: Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE:DMD), reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 after the market closed today Here are the highlights Q311 Financial Summary: GAAP Revenue increased 25% to $81.5 million, compared with $65.4 million in Q310. , Loss from operations of $(3.3) million compared with income from ope…
I Found a Group That Loves the E-Parasite-Bill: Trademark Lawyers
by MHB on Nov.07, 2011, under News
The Domains: I found a group today that loves the E-Parasite-Bill as well as the Protect IP bill. Trademark Lawyers. In a session on counterfeiting websites at the IP Law Institute today, the panelists and the IP lawyer filed conference chatted about the E-Parasite-Bill as well as the Protect IP bill. Seems that they love both. “what
Afilias To Apply For IDN gTLD’s For Simplified and Traditional Chinese Language Equivalents of .INFO
by MHB on Nov.07, 2011, under News
The Domains: Afilias Limited, the ICANN-designated registry operator for the .INFO top level domain (TLD) today announced that it will apply for the Simplified and Traditional Chinese language equivalents of .INFO under ICANN’s new gTLD program. ICANN will only accept applications for new gTLDs between January 12, 2012, and April 12, 2012. Since …
.Co Land Rush Re-Auction Nets $65K on Pool
by MHB on Nov.07, 2011, under News
The Domains: The re-auction of .CO former land rush auction domains that did not complete a over a year ago just ended with $65,000 in sales. The auction was led by InjuryLawyers.co which sold for $18K. injurylawyers.co $18,001 omg.co $2,500 legacy.co $2,100 veterinarian.co $1,950 hub.co $1,650 assets.co $1,606 chips.co $1,455 seoul.co $1,…
UPDATED With 1 Hour To Go .Co Land Rush Re-Auctions Now Sit at $50K
by MHB on Nov.07, 2011, under News
The Domains: Here are the current high bids on the .Co auction on Pool.com which closes in less than an hour: injurylawyers.co $10,100 omg.co $2,500 hub.co $1,350 seoul.co $1,300 legacy.co $1,050 accidentlawyers.co $1,025 standard.co $875 insight.co $871 getaway.co $830 lawn.co $824 foro.co $725 cdw.co $700 assets.co $650 dogfood.co $625 s…
.CO Land Rush Re-Auctions End Today On Pool
by MHB on Nov.06, 2011, under News
The Domains: Later today the .CO land rush re-auctions close on Pool.com. All the auctions close around 3PM EST. These are the domain names that were originally in a land rush auction for the launch of .Co but did not close. As of publication there are about $25K in bids with around 9 hours to go. OMG.co
Godaddy Claims To Have Invented “Private Domain Registrations”
by MHB on Nov.05, 2011, under News
The Domains: In an article published in the azcentral.com, Godaddy.com is claiming they invented the idea of a “Private Domain Registrations.” “Go Daddy has vaulted to the top of the domain-registrar heap with the help of several innovations, perhaps the most significant among them being “private” domain registration…
Will Chevy’s Newest Car Be Called “The Spin” As Chevy Registers ChevySpin.com & ChevroletSpin.com
by MHB on Nov.05, 2011, under News
The Domains: Looks like Chevy is going to name its newest car the Chevy Spin. MarkMonitor.com registered the domain names ChevySpin.com and ChevroletSpin.com. I couldn’,t find a word on the Chevy Spin but may guess it will be some sort of hybrid. ,