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  • Behind The Scenes at Building.CO Elliots Blog (Today) - Mike Berkens wrote about the parent company of the .CO Registry, STRAAT Investments, which “purchased a 16,000-sq.-ft. building in Miami’s Brickell area to house its growing headquarters.” This building will also become a workspace known as Building.CO. You can see a photo of the building above, which is located at 120 SW 8th Street,...
  • Humorous Reply to a C&D Letter Sent to the Owner of a Geodomain Name Elliots Blog (Today) - When I was initially looking to acquire a geodomain name, I was assured by a number of people that there would not likely be any issues regarding owning a domain name that comprises the name of a city or town. In the 5+ years of owning at least two geodomain...
  • .Host Pre-Registrations at HostingCon Elliots Blog (Yesterday) - Radix Registry will be the operator of the .Host domain registry, as it is one of the uncontested strings for which the company applied. Smartly, the company just announced that it will be accepting pre-registrations for .Host domain names at HostingCon, which is being held in Austin, Texas right now....
  • Domain Auction Prediction Algorithm Elliots Blog (Yesterday) - Every once in a while, I think of a tool I think would be helpful to my business. I don’t have any type of computer programming background, so instead of spinning my wheels and throwing money at something I wouldn’t be able to adequately tackle, I figured I’d write a...
  • Advantages & Disadvantages of Domain Industry Jobs Elliots Blog (2 days ago) - From time to time, I will post a job opening or two at a domain industry company. Some of these job opportunities are at domain brokerages, some are at parking companies, some are at domain registrars, and others are at companies that operate in the domain investment space. For someone...
  • Last Call for the Boston Meetup Elliots Blog (2 days ago) - As much as I would like to welcome walk-ins for the Boston domain investor meetup on Tuesday, June 25, it’s not going to be permitted because of the location. Today is the last day you will be able to reserve your ticket to the meet up. There are about 5...
  • Things You Should Be Knowledgable About Before Investing in Domain Names Elliots Blog (3 days ago) - Anyone can go out and buy a domain name or buy a portfolio of domain names. Without some basic knowledge though, it’s unlikely that a person will be successful investing in domain names. I want to share some advice on what I think you need to be knowledgable about before...
  • Is There Something Wrong With Contacting Owners of Expired Domain Names? Elliots Blog (5 days ago) - I know that Go Daddy, NameJet, and Snapnames are well aware of domain investors who reach out to the owners of expired domain names in an effort to purchase them before they go to auction. This probably annoys the auction houses and it has spurred a debate about this practice...
  • $5,655 Donated to the American Red Cross in Oklahoma City Elliots Blog (5 days ago) - I want to give one final update on the Domain Boardroom / Escrow.com fundraiser auction that was run on my blog to benefit the victims of the devastating tornados, via the American Red Cross in Oklahoma City. After all of the domain name and service sales were transacted (at no...
  • NicaraguaCanal.com: Smart End User Purchase Elliots Blog (5 days ago) - Reuters is reporting that “Nicaraguan lawmakers granted a 50-year concession to a Chinese company on Thursday for it to design, build and manage a shipping channel across the Central American nation that would compete with the Panama Canal.” The construction of this Nicaragua Canal would likely generate a significant amount...