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The Domains
Cisco Acquires A Domain In Stealth Mode That Represents An Industry They Say is Worth Trillions
Mike did a story the other day about IOT.com and it having a price tag of $2.8 million. The Internet of Things has become a very hot topic over the last couple years, Cisco has also been busy branding the Internet of Everything or IOE. I...
Discussion
Cisco Acquires A Domain In Stealth Mode That Represents An Industry They Say is Worth Trillions
Mike did a story the other day about IOT.com and it having a price tag of $2.8 million. The Internet of Things has become a very hot topic over the last couple years, Cisco has also been busy branding the Internet of Everything or IOE. I...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 10:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
New escrow service Agreed.com launches
New domain name escrow service offers a good user experience to streamline domain transactions. Thought Convergence has formally launched its new online escrow service, Agreed. Those of you at TRAFFIC in Florida last October will recall that I wore a...
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New escrow service Agreed.com launches
New domain name escrow service offers a good user experience to streamline domain transactions. Thought Convergence has formally launched its new online escrow service, Agreed. Those of you at TRAFFIC in Florida last October will recall that I wore a...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 9:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Republican National Committee loses fight over .republican
RNC loses objection against Demand Media’s application to run .republican top level domain name. The Republican National Committee (RNC) has lost a community objection it filed against Demand Media’s application to run the .republican top...
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Republican National Committee loses fight over .republican
RNC loses objection against Demand Media’s application to run .republican top level domain name. The Republican National Committee (RNC) has lost a community objection it filed against Demand Media’s application to run the .republican top...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 9:30 pm
The Domains
Afternic/GoDaddy Sell $1.3 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 12/30/13 – 1/5/14 All sales for the week totalled $1,363,221. The top .com sale was lead by MyTicket.com for $20,000, with the top non-com sale lead by Uber.org for $36,000. Below is th...
Discussion
Afternic/GoDaddy Sell $1.3 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 12/30/13 – 1/5/14 All sales for the week totalled $1,363,221. The top .com sale was lead by MyTicket.com for $20,000, with the top non-com sale lead by Uber.org for $36,000. Below is th...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 9:06 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $3.4 Million Over 3 Week Period
Over the past 3 weeks, 1,317 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $3.4 Million. 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · Top .coms: msc.com at 35,000...
Discussion
Sedo Transactions Total $3.4 Million Over 3 Week Period
Over the past 3 weeks, 1,317 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $3.4 Million. 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · Top .coms: msc.com at 35,000...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 8:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to pick which NamesCon sessions to attend
A handy guide to choosing conference sessions and some of my picks. The agenda for next week’s NamesCon conference in Las Vegas appears to be basically finalized. For the first time in many years, I’m actually excited about attending some...
Discussion
How to pick which NamesCon sessions to attend
A handy guide to choosing conference sessions and some of my picks. The agenda for next week’s NamesCon conference in Las Vegas appears to be basically finalized. For the first time in many years, I’m actually excited about attending some...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 6:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
2013 Top Stories: A record number of RDNH filings
More complainants than ever were found guilty of trying to steal domain names using UDRP. 2013 saw a record number of UDRP complainants found guilty of “Reverse Domain Name Hijacking,” which is essentially using the UDRP in bad faith to a...
Discussion
2013 Top Stories: A record number of RDNH filings
More complainants than ever were found guilty of trying to steal domain names using UDRP. 2013 saw a record number of UDRP complainants found guilty of “Reverse Domain Name Hijacking,” which is essentially using the UDRP in bad faith to a...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s Afternic gets another large Chinese domain name registrar on board
Afternic adds another registrar in its fastest growing market, China. Domain name sales platform Afternic announced today that Xinnet has joined its fast transfer distribution network for selling domain names. Xinnet is China’s second largest d...
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GoDaddy’s Afternic gets another large Chinese domain name registrar on board
Afternic adds another registrar in its fastest growing market, China. Domain name sales platform Afternic announced today that Xinnet has joined its fast transfer distribution network for selling domain names. Xinnet is China’s second largest d...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 3:01 pm
The Domains
Domain Name Game.Cn Sells For a Record $511,000
According to nicenic.net,the domain name Game.CN sold for $511,972.38. .Cn is the ccTLD for China. According to the story, the domain was a previously reserved .CN domain name Game.CN which was in a public auction, which ended in bidding 3.098 millio...
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Domain Name Game.Cn Sells For a Record $511,000
According to nicenic.net,the domain name Game.CN sold for $511,972.38. .Cn is the ccTLD for China. According to the story, the domain was a previously reserved .CN domain name Game.CN which was in a public auction, which ended in bidding 3.098 millio...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 2:08 pm
The Domains
Overstock Gets Hit With $6.42 Million Fine From California Court Over Boosted Comparison Pricing
According to Wired.com, online retailer Overstock.com got hit with a $6.42 million dollar fine levied by a state California court finding that “Overstock’s price comparison techniques violate the state’s unfair competition and false...
Discussion
Overstock Gets Hit With $6.42 Million Fine From California Court Over Boosted Comparison Pricing
According to Wired.com, online retailer Overstock.com got hit with a $6.42 million dollar fine levied by a state California court finding that “Overstock’s price comparison techniques violate the state’s unfair competition and false...
Discussion
January 7, 2014, 1:55 pm
