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The Domains
ICM Sells $650,000 In .XXX Domain Names
According to a Press Release we just received, ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, today announced that is has sold 40 .XXX domain names for $650,000. The Buyer is IRIS SARL, “...
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ICM Sells $650,000 In .XXX Domain Names
According to a Press Release we just received, ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, today announced that is has sold 40 .XXX domain names for $650,000. The Buyer is IRIS SARL, “...
Discussion
September 19, 2012, 11:14 am
The Domains
Name.com Joins Sedo MLS Program
Sedo, today announced that Name.com expanded their SedoMLS partnership, enabling them to provide their customers access to millions of premium domains that are listed on Sedo’s domain marketplace. As one of the world’s leading domai...
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Name.com Joins Sedo MLS Program
Sedo, today announced that Name.com expanded their SedoMLS partnership, enabling them to provide their customers access to millions of premium domains that are listed on Sedo’s domain marketplace. As one of the world’s leading domai...
Discussion
September 19, 2012, 10:16 am
Domain Name Wire
Moniker accepting auction submissions for DOMAINfest 2013
Moniker and SnapNames will run an auction in conjunction with DOMAINfest next year. It looks like Moniker and SnapNames will hold an auction in conjunction with Oversee.net’s DOMAINfest Global 2013 conference next year. SnapNames.com has a subm...
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Moniker accepting auction submissions for DOMAINfest 2013
Moniker and SnapNames will run an auction in conjunction with DOMAINfest next year. It looks like Moniker and SnapNames will hold an auction in conjunction with Oversee.net’s DOMAINfest Global 2013 conference next year. SnapNames.com has a subm...
Discussion
September 19, 2012, 9:48 am
Domain Name Wire
Afternic auction on SnapNames ends tomorrow
Auction features 176 domain names. Afternic’s first auction on SnapNames earlier this year was a big success. It focused light on some good domain names such as Hipsters.com. That domain sold for $28,500 (which I suspect is a lot more than the ...
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Afternic auction on SnapNames ends tomorrow
Auction features 176 domain names. Afternic’s first auction on SnapNames earlier this year was a big success. It focused light on some good domain names such as Hipsters.com. That domain sold for $28,500 (which I suspect is a lot more than the ...
Discussion
September 19, 2012, 9:40 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 19th
A little better list of names today. Thank goodness because the domain addicts were having withdrawals. They were having to buy 3 year old .infos to get their fix. Here are today’s names. MyDNA.com Insert joke here. Still a ni...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 19th
A little better list of names today. Thank goodness because the domain addicts were having withdrawals. They were having to buy 3 year old .infos to get their fix. Here are today’s names. MyDNA.com Insert joke here. Still a ni...
Discussion
September 19, 2012, 6:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy gets patent for SEO and search engine submission
Patent covers method and systems for SEO suggestions and search engine submission. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent (pdf) to Go Daddy for “method for improving a web site’s ranking with search engines&rdqu...
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Go Daddy gets patent for SEO and search engine submission
Patent covers method and systems for SEO suggestions and search engine submission. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent (pdf) to Go Daddy for “method for improving a web site’s ranking with search engines&rdqu...
Discussion
September 18, 2012, 5:55 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $975,000 In Domains Led By CashLady.com $36K & OptionTrade.com at $30K
Afternic just posted it sale for the week ending on September 16, 2012 and sold $$973,508 in domain names There are some pretty nice sales in this list including CashLady.com which sold for $36K and Optiontrade.com which sold for $30K and ChinaIndust...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $975,000 In Domains Led By CashLady.com $36K & OptionTrade.com at $30K
Afternic just posted it sale for the week ending on September 16, 2012 and sold $$973,508 in domain names There are some pretty nice sales in this list including CashLady.com which sold for $36K and Optiontrade.com which sold for $30K and ChinaIndust...
Discussion
September 18, 2012, 5:28 pm
Domain Shane
Pizza24.com $13K, 24-h.com $5K, NewOne.Org $30K: Sedo’s Great Weekly Sales
Sedo had an outstanding week of sales with $2.7 million. And that was with no six figure sales. A lot of head scratchers but that’s the norm in today’s market. My biggest head scratcher may be iwhish.com for $7500. ...
Discussion
Pizza24.com $13K, 24-h.com $5K, NewOne.Org $30K: Sedo’s Great Weekly Sales
Sedo had an outstanding week of sales with $2.7 million. And that was with no six figure sales. A lot of head scratchers but that’s the norm in today’s market. My biggest head scratcher may be iwhish.com for $7500. ...
Discussion
September 18, 2012, 4:25 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells Over $2.7MM In Domains Led By NewOne.org for $30K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending September 17th, 2012. In all over $2.7MM of domains were sold. The top seller was NewOne.org at $30,000 followed by preisvergleich.net for 16,000 EUR. In all 776 domains were sold. 40% o...
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Sedo.com Sells Over $2.7MM In Domains Led By NewOne.org for $30K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending September 17th, 2012. In all over $2.7MM of domains were sold. The top seller was NewOne.org at $30,000 followed by preisvergleich.net for 16,000 EUR. In all 776 domains were sold. 40% o...
Discussion
September 18, 2012, 4:13 pm
Elliot's Blog
Nominate Your Favorite Domain Registrar
Namecheap was voted the winner of LifeHacker’s Best Domain Name Registrar poll, which concluded early this morning. A little over 17,000 votes were cast for the five finalists: Dreamhost, Gandi, Hover, Namecheap, and Name.com. In my opinion, th...
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Nominate Your Favorite Domain Registrar
Namecheap was voted the winner of LifeHacker’s Best Domain Name Registrar poll, which concluded early this morning. A little over 17,000 votes were cast for the five finalists: Dreamhost, Gandi, Hover, Namecheap, and Name.com. In my opinion, th...
Discussion
September 18, 2012, 11:34 am
