Tag Archives: name media

Tue 14th October 2008
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Value Your Domain Names a Dark Blue Sea Way - A look at how Dark Blue Sea values domain names. Dark Blue Sea (ASX: DBS.AX) is one of the world’s largest holders of domain names, with over 550,000 domain names in its portfolio. It’s also a publicly traded company, which helps us peer in to see how the company works. Only a small percentage of DBS’ domain names are profitable, in that domain parking revenue covers the approximately $7 per domain it costs for annual registration. The company holds on to ... read more ...
Thu 28th August 2008
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Domain Arbitration Inconsistency: FoodEmporium.com/.net/.org - Think UDRP panels are inconsistent? Here’s proof. If you think UDRP panel decisions are inconsistent, look no further than three cases involving New York grocer The Food Emporium. It filed three separate actions under UDRP for FoodEmporium.com, FoodEmporium.net, and FoodEmporium.org. It won .org but lost the other two. There are reasons for the differences, including the registrant of .org not responding to the complaint. But if you read the decisions you’ll ... read more ...
Mon 25th August 2008
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GoldKey Gets Phished - Domain parking service hit with phishing attack. Domain parking service GoldKey.com was hit with a phishing attack earlier today. The perpetrator apparently used the typo domain goldKay.com to capture customer logins. The domain GoldKay.com was registered at NameCheap yesterday and is no longer resolving to a web site. GoldKey is one of three domain parking services owned by Name Media. Its other parking services include Active Audience and SmartName. This isn’t ... read more ...
Thu 12th June 2008
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Tucows and Afternic Deal Q&A - Bill Sweetman of Tucows answers questions about its deal with Name Media’s Afternic. After today’s announcement that Tucows (AMEX: TCX) is sending expired domain names to Afternic, there were a couple lingering questions. I asked Bill Sweetman, General Manager – Domain Portfolio at Tucows to fill in the gaps. Domain Name Wire: With SnapNames and NameJet the dominant players in expired domains, pulling in higher bid prices than other platforms, what made you ... read more ...
Tue 13th May 2008
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Website Magazine Ranks “Domain Registrars” - Website Magazine knows web sites. Not domains. Website Magazine is a great free resource for domainers looking to develop their domains. But don’t turn to the publication for good advice on domain names. In the May edition, the magazine profiles “Website Magazine’s Ranking of Domain Registrars” based on traffic to the registrars’ web sites. The problem is how the magazine defines “domain registrar”. For example, Sedo is ranked #3. Sedo is a great ... read more ...