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Dr. Chris Hartnett turned down $250,000 for StockMarket.tv in 2007

July 22, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 4 Comments

We get to hear what the big .com guys turn down all the time.  Berkens through WWMI.com, Schilling at DomainNameSales and Schwartz at Ricksblog.com. In an interview at Allthings.tv, Dr. Chris Hartnett a long time domainer and someone with an incredible story, told Ammar that he turned down $250,000 for StockMarket.tv in 2007. He also […]

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Filed Under: .tv Tagged With: .tv, Domain Names, Dot TV, guru, Intenet

Google hits $600 a share for the first time since March

July 15, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

Google on the strength of a strong earnings report hit $600 for the first time since March 7.  Google reported its strongest quarter in several years, with revenue handily exceeding all expectations,  EBITDA margins [held] steady at 54.5%, in line with consensus. The tech giant’s net revenues for the quarter — US$6.92-billion — came in […]

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Filed Under: Google Tagged With: Adsense, Domain Names, Google, Internet, YouTube

Beginners guide to Go Daddy Auctions

July 14, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 51 Comments

A Guide to GoDaddy Auctions Go Daddy is the largest domain registrar in the world.  So you should get to know their auction marketplace “Go Daddy Auctions” Go Daddy does charge a $4.99 membership each year.  You do not have to pay a membership if you are only going to use the closeouts category. When […]

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Filed Under: Auctions, Go Daddy Tagged With: auctions, Domain Names, Go Daddy, Internet, selling domain

USA Today “Cities could cash in on new domain extensions”

July 12, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

USA Today did a piece on how cities could benefit from new extensions. Excerpt from the article : New York Councilwoman Christine Quinn said such cyberbranding could be an instant revenue booster. "This is a fantastic opportunity for New York City establishments … and for the city of New York, which will benefit from the […]

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Filed Under: New Tlds Tagged With: .COM, Domain Names, Icann, Internet, New Tld

The Register “Top level domain explosion could wreak MAYHEM on NET”

July 5, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 1 Comment

In an article out today The Register talks about how things could get screwed up with the new gTLD program. From the article: A plan to populate the internet with hundreds or thousands of new top-level domains has security researchers pondering some of the unintended consequences that could be exploited by online criminals. Some of […]

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Filed Under: New Tlds Tagged With: Domain Names, Go Daddy, Icann, Internet, New Tlds

With possible buyout coming, Go Daddy does away with $1 auctions

June 30, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 5 Comments

For those not familiar with Go Daddy auctions, when an expiring name gets no bid at its starting price of $12 it moves to what is called “Closeouts.” Now you do not have to even have a membership to Go Daddy Auctions to participate in closeout auctions. The names start at $11, you have 24 […]

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Filed Under: Go Daddy Tagged With: auctions, Domain Names, Go Daddy, Internet, Websites

Sedo and Afternic homepages leave a lot to be desired

June 29, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 3 Comments

Sedo and Afternic are the two most prominent domain marketplaces.  Its where many who know nothing or very little about the domain market go to look for a purchase. These sites should be displaying names on the front page imo. Taking up the majority of the homepage with recent sales, auctions and a place for […]

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Filed Under: Afternic, Sedo Tagged With: Afternic, Domain Names, Internet, Sedo, Selling Names

BtoB online covers marketers debate on new Gtlds

June 28, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

BtoBonline.com has come out with article about the debate between marketers on the new gtlds. Although most marketers have declined to comment publicly about their intentions, a handful, including Canon Inc. and Hitachi have disclosed preliminary plans to use top-level domains; Canon will use .canon, and Hitatchi will use .hitachi. Behind the scenes, other marketers […]

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Filed Under: New Tlds Tagged With: B to B, Domain Names, Go Daddy, Internet, New Gtlds

Hop down the domain trail

June 21, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 2 Comments

An animated look at the new gTLD program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGNgAFSNuwI 

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Filed Under: New Tlds Tagged With: Domain Names, Domains, Icann, Internet, New Tlds

Sedo email about new Gtld and a good discussion on Namepros

June 8, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

New Top Level Domains In 2012 the next stage in the Internet's revolution begins with the arrival of new top level domains (TLDs) such as .sfo, .berlin, .nyc, .web, .eco, .shop, .gay, .xxx, .hotel, .film, .radio, .green, .site, .sport and .music. ICANN, the organization in charge of domain names, is planning a dramatic rewriting of […]

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Filed Under: New Tlds Tagged With: Domain Names, Internet, Namepros, New Gtld, Sedo

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