Monthly Archives: October 2007

Thu 4th October 2007
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T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Releases Live Domain Name Auction List - Moniker and TRAFFIC release official lineup of 248 domain names. The TRAFFIC conference returns to Hollywood, Florida October 9-13. And that can me only one thing — it’s live auction time again. TRAFFIC organizers just released the live domain auction lineup for next week. The domains are below, including some commentary. tickersymbols.info No Reserve motorpool.com No Reserve comicbookstore.com $5,001 – $10,000chinesecheckers.com $1 – $5,000 A low reserve ... read more ...
 
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Domain Name News Bytes for Oct 4 - Little “bytes” of news from the domain name world. There’s a lot going on in the domain name world right now. Here are a few stories that have fallen through the cracks. Roger Collins has left the building, calling it quits at Name Media. Collins was General Manager of Afternic, and brought the company back from death after buying the domain name from Register.com. He sold Afternic to Name Media in November. Roger’s brother, Michael, left Afternic earlier ... read more ...
Wed 3rd October 2007
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TechCrunch on Wow.com, Facebook.fr - Two domain name stories hit TechCrunch today. Tech blog TechCrunch has two interesting stories about domain names today. TechCrunch was founded by Pool.com founder Michael Arrington. The first is about Facebook.fr, a domain that used to forward to facebook.com. The domain now leads to “Facebook Paris”, a competitive social network: …Actually Facebook is starting to be quite popular in France already, even though the interface is just in English. Until today ... read more ...
Tue 2nd October 2007
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GoldKey Domain Name Parking Review - Domain Name Wire reviews Name Media’s GoldKey service. This is the first in a series of reviews about Name Media’s domain name parking services. Goldkey made a splash when it came onto the domain parking scene. Domain forums were abuzz when Goldkey’s domains started showing up in search engines thanks to a unique inter-linking system. Alas, the fun didn’t continue as search engines caught on. After the buzz subsided, many domainers still found Goldkey ... read more ...
 
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Reviewing Name Media’s Parking Services - Goldkey, ActiveAudience, and SmartName offerings to be reviewed. Frequent readers of Domain Name Wire may wonder why I don’t often mention any of Name Media’s domain name parking services. It’s nothing personal; I’ve just never explored their services. So today kicks off a series of reviews of the company’s parking services. Name Media, parent company of BuyDomains and Afternic, offers four services: Goldkey, Active Audience, SmartName and SmartName Classic. ... read more ...
Mon 1st October 2007
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Network Solutions to Launch Domain Name Auction Service? - Trademark creates suspicions about Network Solutions’ plans. Network Solutions has applied for a trademark on “NameJet”. According to the application, filed on September 24, NameJet’s trademark class includes: “On-line auction services; on-line auction services featuring domain names; on-line auction services for businesses, consumers, domain name holders; domain name registration and sales services; on-line bidding services featuring domain names; domain ... read more ...
 
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Modern Domainer Ships Second Issue - Second issue sent to 10,000 domainers today. The October issue of industry magazine Modern Domainer was shipped to 10,000 domain industry professionals today. The issue is 56 pages and features Name Intelligence President CEO Jay Westerdal on the cover. The cover story is titled “Domain Roundtable: The third time proves a charm” and covers the Name Intelligence event held in August. The event, held at the downtown Seattle Sheraton hotel, included a good lineup ... read more ...