Tag Archives: domaintools

Fri 14th November 2008
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Aftermarket.com Traffic Down Under Auction Underway - Live auction kicks off online today, live next week. The Aftermarket.com live auction at the Traffic Down Under conference in Australia has begun. Domains are finalized and bidding is now available on the Aftermarket.com site. Lots will begin closing when the on-site auction in Australia begins on November 20th and 8:30 a.m. local time. That’s 5:30 PM EST on November 19. Aftermarket.com is offering a text message reminder service to notify you when the auction ... read more ...
Mon 10th November 2008
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Thought Convergence is Converging a Domain Ecosystem - Domain company Thought Convergence putting together all the pieces of a domain name ecosystem. There are lots of companies playing one or two angles of the domain name business: sales, monetization, registration, etc. Thought Convergence, however, is making a play to own the entire life of the domain from research to registration all the way through sales. That puts it in a class with another Los Angeles domain icon: Oversee.net. You probably know Thought Convergence, ... read more ...
Fri 7th November 2008
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Slueth Uses DomainTools to Uncover Mystery of “Single?” Yard Signs - Domainers and lawyers aren’t the only people using DomainTools. Domainers know DomainTools. Domain name lawyers certainly know it, too. But it can be helpful for all types of investigations. Robert Moore of RJMetrics harnessed two tools within the DomainTools arsenal to uncover the company behind those yard signs you’ve undoubtedly seen in your city. “Single? AustinSingles.org.” “Single? ChesterfieldSingles.com.” “Single? EmoryvilleSingles.com.” At ... read more ...
Wed 5th November 2008
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The Poor Man’s Registrant Lookup - by Peter Askew Here’s a free way to get a sneak peek at a domain owner’s portfolio. [Editor’s note: Peter Askew writes Domainer’s Gazette. He’s a relative newcomer to the domain industry but has found success. I’m a fan of his blog and writing style, so when he recently approached me about occasionally writing for Domain Name Wire I jumped at the opportunity. Below is his first article; I hope you like it. -Andrew] “Man, you throw a nickel around ... read more ...
Wed 24th September 2008
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Aftermarket.com Auction Hits NYC Today - Aftermarket.com auction premieres this afternoon in New York. The Aftermarket.com domain name auction will kick off at 5 PM Eastern today at the TRAFFIC conference. Online bidding is available at Aftermarket.com and you must register your account in order to bid. This is the first auction under the Aftermarket.com brand, but the team behind this auction has lots of live auction experience. Thought Convergence, parent company of Aftermarket.com, also owns Name Intelligence, ... read more ...
Tue 1st April 2008
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Be Careful What You Believe Today… - Reminder: It’s April Fools’ Day. Leave it to domainers to go hog wild on April Fools’ Day. I promise not to pull any April Fools jokes at Domain Name Wire, but here are a few “stories” you may read about elsewhere… DomainTools announced a new tool that predicts which typosquatters will register certain domains before they do, allowing lawyers to sue them in advance. Isn’t there a Tom Cruise movie about seeing crimes before they happen? Rebel.com wants ... read more ...
Tue 11th March 2008
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5 Ways To Use DomainTools - If you aren’t using DomainTools, here are 5 ways to get started. DomainTools, a product of Name Intelligence, is perhaps the most powerful repository of data for domainers. Here are five ways I use the site: 1. Verify ownership of big ticket domains. When I’m buying an expensive domain I like to verify that the person I’m buying it from actually owns it. DomainTools’ historical whois tool lets you see the whois record for a domain name. This feature prevented ... read more ...
Thu 10th January 2008
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DomainTools Auction Sells $30,000 in Domains - Bidders absent during online live auction. DomainTools‘ January auction has concluded with lackluster results. Based on sales completed during the live portion of the auction, I calculate $31,800 in sales with a median price of $1,000. Domains are still available for purchase, however, and the number will increase before everything is said in done. Already a couple late bids have been received. So what went wrong? 1. It was put together too late. The call for ... read more ...