As just announced in blog post, LeadRefs has just released their latest version of their lead generation tool. The new version of the tool now mashes up the data of the list of dropping and expired domains with the amount of leads available to sell the domains. It also has a paid membership now – the Search Package for only $24.99 or the Expired Package for $49.99 a month, which includes the Pending Delete, NameJet exclusive, SnapNames exclusive and GoDaddy exclusive leads along with 100 daily lead generation searches. The free trial is now limited to three days. For those who don’t have the time to follow all of the leads, the service now also offers a brokerage service.

Elliot’s Blog had a number of helpful posts as to how best use this tool:

• How I Used LeadRefs.com
• Another Way to Use End User Lead Generation Website
• When NOT to Use LeadRefs.com
• LeadRefs.com Works

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Domaining.com apparently is having some database issues – the database is currently being restored on a new server as the owner Francois tells us. It appears this week domaining blogs will all miss their referral traffic from Domaining.com – it remains interesting to see if any of the other aggregates is able to benefit from this down time. Good luck to Francois with restoring he server.

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As reported by Business Insider, ICM Registry, the operator of the .XXX TLD launched in December of 2011 has submitted applications to ICANN in the new gTLDs program for the .SEX,. ADULT and .PORN TLDs. The launch of .XXX faced opposition from within and outside the adult industry, but has managed to register over 210,000 domains to date. If they are selected to run the new TLDs they promise .XXX registrants a grandfathering clause allowing them to claim the same domains in thew new TLD.s

 

See the full press release after the jump.

 

.XXX Operator Applies to ICANN for More Adult Top-Level Domains

 

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Apple does usually not care about owning the domain name for new products that are announced and or about to be launched, but in the past has then later acquired some of the names. Now it appears they are planning to launch the iPanel in the fourth quarter of this year – a combined TV Internet device. As luck would have it, Marchex (MCHX), owns ipanel.com, a currently parked domain and optimized for dating, which appears to have been purchased with the original Ultimate Search portfolio back in 2005.

Related posts:

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• Marchex to build neighborhood blog network

Early bird registration at a reduced rate of $997 for  Domain Boot Camp which will be held in San Diego from May 4th to May 6th by Domainate co-founders Sharon Hayes and Steve Jones. As of tomorrow prices will go up by $300 to $1,297.

From the event’s site:

Domain Boot Camp is an intensive two-day workshop offered by Sharon Hayes and Steve Jones of Domainate.com. These workshops are designed to take you from being a domain novice to someone ready to make it to the top of this big money industry. While most domain traders sell a dozen or so domains a year or a month, Sharon and Steve routinely sell dozens of domains per day. Combined, the two have been responsible for the sales of over 16,000 domains as of early 2012. (This excludes bulk sales!)

The agenda includes sessions on using social media to sell domains, an introduction to the domains, domain valuations, tools, monetization, turning a sale into ongoing revenue and more.

Related posts:

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Not really a domain name story, but I was sitting in a sports bar for lunch today and noticed something pretty dramatic on the live broadcast of the Gatorade Duel races in Daytona. I’m no race fan but just as I looked up the pack of cars was coming around a turn after a previous wreck. I looked up and paid attention because I noticed the hard-to-miss bright green Godaddy car driven by Danica Patrick near the back of the pack and remembered hearing something about this being one of her first races.

A few seconds later and suddenly Danica’s car goes screaming across the infield and slams the front passenger-side of her car in to an infield wall.   It’s a pretty big smack, but she walks away . Too bad for Danica that the wreck puts her at the back of the pack but at least her sponsors are getting some more “screen time” and she’s still alive.

Check out the video at NASCAR.com at about the 1:40 mark. and her reaction on the events here.

 

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CIRA, the .CA registry announced today that they published a Factbook about Domain Names on their site. The new site features information such as:

• History of Domain Names
• Current Domain Name Registration Statistics
• Information on registration trends and growth rates
• Statistics regarding the Canadian domain space
• Information on the Canadian Internet Economy

The registry will also be hosting the Canadian Internet Forum in the coming week (Feb 27th, 2012) in Ottawa.

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Since the sale of eSignature.com that Jen Sale and Mike Robertson of Domain Guardians brokered last year, they told DNN that they’ve had a lot of demand to broker a number of other premium domain names.

Thus they have decided to roll this service out publicly. As a part of the new offering, they are launching a monthly newsletter.

Domain Guardians was founded last year as an ICANN accredited registrar providing domain estate planning and management services to domain professionals.

Disclaimer: Adam Strong, Managing Editor & Owner of DNN, also is a partner in Domain Guardians.

(c) 2012 DomainNameNews.com (1)

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As first reported by DNN, Keydrive bough Monikter and Snapnames from Oversee.net. The official Press Release was published today and can be found after the jump.

KeyDrive S.A. Acquires Moniker and SnapNames from Oversee.net

Luxembourg and Los Angeles, Calif. (February 1, 2012). KeyDrive S.A., an internet solutions holding company with subsidiaries providing domain registration, monetization and aftermarket services, announced today that it has acquired the Moniker and SnapNames business units of Oversee.net, a leader in online performance marketing.

Moniker® and SnapNames® offer businesses and individuals an array of services for domain name registration, acquisition, brokerage and sales. Moniker introduced the live domain name auction concept. SnapNames operates the largest online auction of expired and deleting domain names, giving its customers access to valuable names.

“The purchase of these two leaders in the domain aftermarket perfectly fits our global growth strategy”, said Alexander Siffrin, Chairman of the KeyDrive S.A., and CEO and founder of Key-Systems®. “We now have the opportunity to extend our global outreach, target a broader customer base and cross-sell our services. Furthermore, our European clients will gain access to US buyers and sellers of domain names. We’re delighted to welcome the Moniker and SnapNames teams to KeyDrive S.A.”

“The sale of these assets allows us to focus more on our core monetization and vertical markets divisions which are the fundamental building blocks of our global performance marketing network,” noted Debra Domeyer, Co-CEO of Oversee. “As the domain industry landscape changes, it is essential that we invest in new technologies that leverage our existing platform and unlock the potential of domain traffic. Our focus is on developing new monetization alternatives for both publishers and advertisers. We also want to thank Craig Snyder and the Moniker and SnapNames teams for their years of dedicated service. ”

Oversee was advised in the sale process by Petsky Prunier LLC.

(c) 2011 DomainNameNews.com (4)

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Sedo’s monthly GreatDomains auction ends today. At the time of this post, 53 out of the listed 71 domains have received bids. The auction ends today (Jan 26) at noon Eastern Time.

Domain	Current Bid	Price Range	# of Bids received	Bid now
zimbabwe.com	45,000 USD	25,000 – 49,999 USD	16	Continue
channel.com	41,000 USD	100,000 – 249,999 USD	10	Continue
soulmates.com	11,111 USD	50,000 – 99,999 USD	3	Continue
weddingphotograph…	10,000 USD	50,000 – 99,999 USD	3	Continue
goldchains.com	7,500 USD	5,000 – 9,999 USD	4	Continue
mayan.com	5,500 USD	5,000 – 9,999 USD	2	Continue
balletshoes.com	5,000 USD	5,000 – 9,999 USD	2	Continue
interviews.net	5,000 USD	5,000 – 9,999 USD	6	Continue
liabilities.com	5,000 USD	10,000 – 24,999 USD	1	Continue
rots.com	3,600 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	6	Continue
township.com	3,300 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	7	Continue
backups.net	3,300 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	14	Continue
dishwasher.net	3,200 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	3	Continue
forexspread.com	3,100 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	2	Continue
adgame.com	3,100 USD	500 – 999 USD	17	Continue
vxz.com	3,000 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	3	Continue
pillowcases.com	2,600 USD	25,000 – 49,999 USD	2	Continue
vpy.com	2,000 EUR	1,000 – 4,999 EUR	10	Continue
chili.net	2,000 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	1	Continue
ewar.com	2,000 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	8	Continue
tradeaccount.com	1,300 USD	500 – 999 USD	4	Continue
moroccan.com	1,150 USD	500 – 999 USD	7	Continue
ill.net	1,010 EUR	1 – 499 EUR	22	Continue
economize.com	1,000 USD	10,000 – 24,999 USD	4	Continue
mycupid.com	1,000 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	1	Continue
georgewashington….	1,000 USD	50,000 – 99,999 USD	1	Continue
sucre.com	950 USD	10,000 – 24,999 USD	5	Continue
aux.net	750 USD	500 – 999 USD	5	Continue
o6.net	700 USD	500 – 999 USD	3	Continue
erh.net	666 USD	500 – 999 USD	2	Continue
venturecapitalfir…	600 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	2	Continue
discountinternet….	510 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	2	Continue
carolyn.net	500 USD	500 – 999 USD	1	Continue
onlineads.net	500 USD	500 – 999 USD	2	Continue
gentler.com	360 USD	1 – 499 USD	15	Continue
cred.net	350 USD	1 – 499 USD	3	Continue
bourbonwhiskey.ne…	300 EUR	1 – 499 EUR	7	Continue
akef.com	205 USD	1 – 499 USD	8	Continue
mints.net	181 USD	1 – 499 USD	2	Continue
dubaivilla.com	180 EUR	1 – 499 EUR	3	Continue
rxz.net	150 GBP	1 – 499 GBP	2	Continue
colibri.net	150 USD	1 – 499 USD	6	Continue
grandchampion.com	125 USD	1 – 499 USD	3	Continue
visitjapan.net	110 USD	1 – 499 USD	2	Continue
upuy.com	110 USD	1 – 499 USD	2	Continue
loanus.com	110 USD	1 – 499 USD	2	Continue
buyerhub.com	110 USD	1 – 499 USD	2	Continue
aides.net	100 USD	1 – 499 USD	1	Continue
uduy.com	100 USD	1 – 499 USD	1	Continue
proshop.net	100 USD	1,000 – 4,999 USD	1	Continue
governmentbenefit…	100 USD	1 – 499 USD	1	Continue
eroticgirls.net	100 EUR	1 – 499 EUR	1	Continue
transfermoney.net	100 EUR	1 – 499 EUR	1	Continue
adobo.net	-	1 – 499 USD	-	Continue
disloyal.com	-	5,000 – 9,999 USD	-	Continue
trustful.net	-	1 – 499 USD	-	Continue
frenchvisit.com	-	1 – 499 EUR	-	Continue
onlinejoblistings…	-	1 – 499 USD	-	Continue
iraqjobs.com	-	1,000 – 4,999 USD	-	Continue
forfeiture.net	-	1 – 499 USD	-	Continue
prawns.net	-	1,000 – 4,999 USD	-	Continue
gymsocks.com	-	1,000 – 4,999 USD	-	Continue
scififilms.com	-	500 – 999 USD	-	Continue
iraonline.com	-	1 – 499 USD	-	Continue
humongous.net	-	1 – 499 USD	-	Continue
drugdiscounts.com	-	1,000 – 4,999 USD	-	Continue
medicaldevices.ne…	-	1,000 – 4,999 USD	-	Continue
neckrest.com	-	1,000 – 4,999 USD	-	Continue
fightcards.com	-	1,000 – 4,999 USD	-	Continue
fightodds.com	-	1 – 499 USD	-	Continue
hockeyodds.com	-	1,000 – 4,999 USD	-	Continue

 

Disclaimer: Managing Editor Frank Michlick is also consulting for Sedo through his company DomainCocoon.

(c) 2011 DomainNameNews.com (9)

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