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Trellian And Above.com Get DomainState Forum

Posted on January 20th, 2010 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

Trellian and Above.com have confirmed they have acquired DomainState.com – the oldest domaining forum online, for an undisclosed sum. The forum has been the focus of attention of various domaining forums and blogs over the last few weeks as the owners looked to cash in on their long held project. Various buyers were considered but [...]

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31 Expired Domains

Posted on January 20th, 2010 by admin in Domain News, Expired Domains | No Comments »

The following 31 domain names are expired and available to register at the time of writing this. All names are linked to the Godaddy buy screen for quick access. photomarriage.com bootyfame.com grasstalks.com installercommunity.com begtechnology.com debtfreebliss.com horrorists.com informaniacs.com hypnomaniacs.com optimumlandscapes.com intellectualsparring.com denyurl.com locationturkey.com audioexperiences.com xboxjunky.com suttlesolutions.com archivegaming.com trollban.com soothingvibes.com legendarymods.com icestars.net electronicpitstop.com ravagezone.com mountainenthusiasts.com rowdyspace.com acefurnishing.com [...]

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SnapNames 1 to 4 Character Showcase Auction Nets $147k

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by admin in Buying & Selling, Domain News | No Comments »

The SnapNames 1 to 4 Character and ccTld Showcase auction has just ended. It has netted a total of $147,936 according to the auction results posted on the SnapNames website. In total, 120 domain names were sold. Notable sales include: czr.com $22,250.00 coa.com $17,500.00 bgm.com $12,000.00 amz.com $9,750.00 gzc.com $6,550.00 coni.com $4,100.00 ftp.org $3,668.00 swf.net [...]

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Should Brett Favre Go After BrettFavre.com?

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by admin in Domain News | 2 Comments »

Quarterback Brett Favre carved his name in NFL folklore while playing for the Green bay Packers between 1992 and 2007. He was so revered by the fans in Wisconsin that there is a “Brett Favre Pass” in Green Bay and Mayor Jim Schmitt proposed renaming the city’s main thoroughfare “Brett Favre Boulevard” in 2008. Not [...]

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Latonas Releases T.R.A.F.F.I.C Auction Catalog – Rick’s AEIOU.com Amongst The Names

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

Rick Latona’s Latonas auction has released it’s full inventory for the live portion of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas auction which will take place Friday the 22nd of January, 2010. Interestingly, one of the names being auctioned off is Rick’s own aeiou.com – the domain behind the domain development website Rick closed a few months ago. [...]

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NIC Mexico Reduces .MX Prices

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

The registry for .MX domain names, NIC Mexico, has announced it is reducing prices for .MX, .COM.MX, .NET.MX, .ORG.MX domain names starting February 1, 2010. The company explained on it’s website on 14 February 2010 that it was able to reduce prices as a result of the growth of .MX in the last few years. [...]

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Forbes Wins Forbes.RU And $300,000 In Damages In Landmark Ruling

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

The Russian edition of Forbes magazine has won the use of the domain name Forbes.ru and a record $300,000 in damages in a landmark court ruling, the magazine announced on Friday. The domain name was registered by Landmark VIP Services (landmarkvip.ru) in 2002. Landmark used the name to advertise their own travel packages via a [...]

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Dixie Chicks Know Their Domain Names

Posted on January 18th, 2010 by admin in Domain News | 1 Comment »

Following some big failures to acquire domain names prior to launching a new brand – as highlighted by the recent failure of Burj Khalifa owners to purchase BurjKhalifa.com, the two remaining Dixie Chicks members Martie Maguire and Emily Robinson are showing the world how it’s done. Now that Natalie Maines has left the trio, the [...]

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ICANN Selects Blacknight Internet Solutions For Bulk Transfer Of Hosting365 Domains

Posted on January 18th, 2010 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

ICANN terminated Hosting365’s Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) in November 2009 as a result of Hosting365′s failure to comply with the terms of the RSS. Notice of termination can be viewed here. As a result of the termination, Hosting365 is no longer permitted to register or manage domain names and hence all existing domain names needed [...]

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Microsoft Botches Url Shortener For Bing

Posted on January 18th, 2010 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

UK-based My Microsoft Life blog has picked up on a Tweet by a Microsoft/Bing employee using a new url shortener for Bing – this has been confirmed by Seattle PI who contacted Microsoft directly, and has been discussed on TechCrunch. Ok, so we know everyone and their grandma are springing for a url shortener as [...]

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