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Domain Name Wire
.XXX worth more with .Sex in the bag?
Owners of .xxx domain names will get matching adult-themed web addresses. Kevin Murphy at Domain Incite reports this morning that ICM Registry, the company behind .xxx, has settled the contention set for .sex. That means ICM is the only remaining app...
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.XXX worth more with .Sex in the bag?
Owners of .xxx domain names will get matching adult-themed web addresses. Kevin Murphy at Domain Incite reports this morning that ICM Registry, the company behind .xxx, has settled the contention set for .sex. That means ICM is the only remaining app...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 12:50 pm
The Domains
Flipkart Raises $1billion in funding – Largest ever for an Indian Internet Company
You may recall a little while back there were all those Flipkart domain purchases in various cctlds, well the company certainly could afford it as they have just completed the largest funding ever by an Indian Internet company. flipkart.ca May 2014 5...
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Flipkart Raises $1billion in funding – Largest ever for an Indian Internet Company
You may recall a little while back there were all those Flipkart domain purchases in various cctlds, well the company certainly could afford it as they have just completed the largest funding ever by an Indian Internet company. flipkart.ca May 2014 5...
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July 30, 2014, 12:29 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD: Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday 7/30
I don’t kick myself very often but I did yesterday by missing Twitters earnings. I knew they would be good but had all my money tied up in Chipotle and didn’t want to sell. It takes a few days to transfer in money into the acc...
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DSAD: Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday 7/30
I don’t kick myself very often but I did yesterday by missing Twitters earnings. I knew they would be good but had all my money tied up in Chipotle and didn’t want to sell. It takes a few days to transfer in money into the acc...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 11:31 am
The Domains
ICM Registry Operator of .XXX Wins Rights to The New gTLD .Sex
ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX registry has won the right to operate the .Sex new gTLD. The other applicant for .Sex, Internet Marketing Solutions Limited has withdrawn their application, leaving ICM’s the lone applicant for .Sex. ICM al...
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ICM Registry Operator of .XXX Wins Rights to The New gTLD .Sex
ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX registry has won the right to operate the .Sex new gTLD. The other applicant for .Sex, Internet Marketing Solutions Limited has withdrawn their application, leaving ICM’s the lone applicant for .Sex. ICM al...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 5:14 am
Domain Shane
10 Opinionated Jumblings on a Tuesday Afternoon
It’s Tuesday. Since I work the weekends at the nursery I try and get some stuff done at home but I never actually do. I usually catch up on my sleep do a little pondering. Here are a few of those thoughts 1. Sahar Sarid b...
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10 Opinionated Jumblings on a Tuesday Afternoon
It’s Tuesday. Since I work the weekends at the nursery I try and get some stuff done at home but I never actually do. I usually catch up on my sleep do a little pondering. Here are a few of those thoughts 1. Sahar Sarid b...
Discussion
July 29, 2014, 10:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company wants to trademark the term “Domain Auction”
New domain listings site wants a trademark on descriptive term. From the merely descriptive file… A Florida company has filed two trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “Domain Auction” and “Doma...
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Company wants to trademark the term “Domain Auction”
New domain listings site wants a trademark on descriptive term. From the merely descriptive file… A Florida company has filed two trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “Domain Auction” and “Doma...
Discussion
July 29, 2014, 5:34 pm
The Domains
Founder of Diapers.com Buys Jet.com From Chernoff, Backed By $55 Million To Take On Amazon
Recode.net, just published a post entitled “The CEO Who Sold Diapers.com to Amazon Raises $55 Million to Challenge Amazon Again” Marc Lore, the former CEO and founder of Diapers.com, which the par...
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Founder of Diapers.com Buys Jet.com From Chernoff, Backed By $55 Million To Take On Amazon
Recode.net, just published a post entitled “The CEO Who Sold Diapers.com to Amazon Raises $55 Million to Challenge Amazon Again” Marc Lore, the former CEO and founder of Diapers.com, which the par...
Discussion
July 29, 2014, 5:14 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.9M But Only 5 .Com’s Sell For 5 Figures
Over the past week, 569 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.9 Million 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: lurk.com at 18,000 G...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.9M But Only 5 .Com’s Sell For 5 Figures
Over the past week, 569 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.9 Million 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: lurk.com at 18,000 G...
Discussion
July 29, 2014, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Finally, well-targeted new top level domain name marketing
Network Solutions’ pitches .republican domain names to owners of political domain names. A couple weeks ago I wrote about how Sedo did a new TLD promotion that registrars should be doing. Sedo looked at its existing customer base for people int...
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Finally, well-targeted new top level domain name marketing
Network Solutions’ pitches .republican domain names to owners of political domain names. A couple weeks ago I wrote about how Sedo did a new TLD promotion that registrars should be doing. Sedo looked at its existing customer base for people int...
Discussion
July 29, 2014, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
.XYZ now has over 400,000 domain name registrations
Freebies and deep discounts add up to a big figure. The .XYZ domain name now has over 400,000 registrations, according to zone file reports. Of course, the majority of these registrations were given away free to Network Solutions customers on an opt-...
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.XYZ now has over 400,000 domain name registrations
Freebies and deep discounts add up to a big figure. The .XYZ domain name now has over 400,000 registrations, according to zone file reports. Of course, the majority of these registrations were given away free to Network Solutions customers on an opt-...
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July 29, 2014, 2:58 pm
