Jon now has to tell his girlfriend he quit his job to be a full time domainer.
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Apple wants to trademark “App Store” Microsoft does not agree.
Techcrunch is reporting on the tm application for App Store. Apparently Apple believes its not a generic term but Microsoft disagrees. Interesting position for Microsoft who has a famous tm for a generic word. Is App Store any different than Windows ? Read the story : http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/03/01/is-app-store-as-generic-as-microsofts-windows/
Continue ReadingMake sure you really want to sell the name
I was having a talk with a friend who mentioned he needed money. I asked him why he didn’t sell a few domains? His reply was an interesting look at the psychology of selling. He told me that if he sold a name for $100 or $200 and the name resold for much more, he […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times does piece on shorter extensions
The New York Times wrote this piece about how countries are marketing their extension. One excerpt from the article : With a few exceptions, Internet addresses that end with country codes have failed to catch on with consumers, and “.com” remains the suffix of choice for marketers seeking to establish their Web credentials. Now companies […]
Continue ReadingThe history of the Dot Tv extension
A history lesson When it comes to country code extensions, the .tv extension is one of the most talked about. A repurposed country code extension that represents Tuvalu and all things media. The .tv extension is the country code for the tiny island nation of TUVALU the world’s smallest country. Tuvalu is a Polynesian island […]
Continue ReadingWhy doesn’t Facebook own Facebook.tv
Will Ferrell wants to know
Continue ReadingPimp.tv sells for $15,250
Kevin from www.allthings.tv sold Pimp.tv for $15,250. The end user is an Australian company with some nice looking content.
Continue Reading.DE and .Co.uk
Its no surprise that .co.uk and .de dominate the weekly cctld sales. Taking a look over the last few years it seems .co.uk has been very steady in the top 100 yearly sales. .DE has bounced up and down in their dominance. 2008 .co.uk had 15 of the top 100 reported cctld sales .de had […]
Continue ReadingGodaddy Mobile app surpasses 500,000
Go Daddy’s Mobile App – the first ever to be provided by a domain name registrar – just surpassed 500,000 downloads. The Apple version of the app was recently selected as a Top 10 Free Application for Business by iTunes’ annual “Best Of” list, “Rewind 2010,” with a rating of more than four stars. The […]
Continue ReadingGodaddy offering $5.99 sale
Go daddy offering $5.99 .com, from their website: Applies to new domains only, up to ten registration years. Offer may not be used for renewals. $5.99* .COM offer limited to five domains per customer, additional .COMs just $7.49* per year. Promotion expires after 75,000 redemptions. Discount will be reflected in your shopping cart; cannot be […]
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