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Pros and Cons: Buying New, Dropping, Expired and Domains For SaleSimon July 29, 2010 | Comments Off
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Bankrate May Sell Notes To Pay For CreditCards.com & NetQuote Inc ?Simon July 28, 2010 | Comments Off
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Godaddy Registers Its 40 Millionth DomainSimon March 11, 2010 | Comments Off
Over the years I’ve seen registrars come and go. One registrar that I really admire, is Godaddy. Bob Parsons has led the industry for many years and the recent stats published by Godaddy are simply amazing. “GoDaddy now holds a near 50 percent market share of all active new domains regi... -
Poker.org Sells For $1 MillionSimon February 18, 2010 | Comments Off
Its been reported that Sedo has brokered a deal selling poker.org to PokerCompany.com for the sum of $1 million. Other .org auctions include engineering.org for $198k which happened in 2003 and date.org for $150k in 2006. ... -
10 Interesting Facts From The Tucows Q4 EarningsSimon February 17, 2010 | Comments Off
A few snippets of interest came out of the 2009 earnings call for TCX. For the record, neither I, nor any company I’m associated with own any shares in TCX. 1. Revenue for the fourth quarter increased 6.1% 2. New registrations up more than 10% 3. For 2009 as a whole, domain service revenue gre... -
The Hidden Cost Behind Domain Name PortfoliosSimon February 16, 2010 | Comments Off
A few weeks ago I received an email from someone who had a large portfolio of domain names for sale. This isn’t unusual, but what can be frustrating is seeing the same mistakes and unrealistic expectations, over and over again. Consequently, I thought there are some interesting lessons for ne... -
Godaddy Girl Crashes In NASCAR – VideoSimon February 14, 2010 | Comments Off
Danica Patrick was involved in a 12-car crash in Daytona. The accident wasn’t her fault; it occurred after Colin Braun and Josh Wise clashed. Skysports reports that Patrick said after the race “It’s important to have realistic expectations”. “There’s going to be s...




