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Liu.com Leads NameJet Reported Sales in January 2014
NameJet reports $836,000 in reported sales for January. It was another strong month for short names as 34 out of the 83 reported names were 6 characters or less, including the top 7 sales. January sales above $2,000: liu.com $155,688.00 bak.com $50,...
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Liu.com Leads NameJet Reported Sales in January 2014
NameJet reports $836,000 in reported sales for January. It was another strong month for short names as 34 out of the 83 reported names were 6 characters or less, including the top 7 sales. January sales above $2,000: liu.com $155,688.00 bak.com $50,...
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February 5, 2014, 10:10 am
Domain Name Wire
Donuts’ next 7 sunrises: only 2 top 100 domain names
Based on zone files, only two of Donuts’ second batch of TLDs to go through sunrise topped 100 registrations. Last week I wrote about Donuts’ first seven sunrises, each of which typically resulted in about 100-200 registrations. The next ...
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Donuts’ next 7 sunrises: only 2 top 100 domain names
Based on zone files, only two of Donuts’ second batch of TLDs to go through sunrise topped 100 registrations. Last week I wrote about Donuts’ first seven sunrises, each of which typically resulted in about 100-200 registrations. The next ...
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February 5, 2014, 2:53 am
The Domains
ICANN’s Sweetheart Of A Contract To PowerAuctions Covers All Costs & Gives Them 10′s Of Million In Upside
On 13 September 2013, ICANN entered into what may well be the most lucrative contract ever granted in ICANN’s history with Power Auctions LLC to conduct its Last Resort Auctions for new gTLD strings with more than one applicant. Under the ICANN...
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ICANN’s Sweetheart Of A Contract To PowerAuctions Covers All Costs & Gives Them 10′s Of Million In Upside
On 13 September 2013, ICANN entered into what may well be the most lucrative contract ever granted in ICANN’s history with Power Auctions LLC to conduct its Last Resort Auctions for new gTLD strings with more than one applicant. Under the ICANN...
Discussion
February 4, 2014, 11:42 pm
The Domains
Are The Days Of Outrageously Expensive Super Bowl Commercials Over ?
Avi Dan wrote a piece for Forbes on whether the days of big money ads on Super Bowl Sunday are over. Of course looking at a game that was a blowout makes those people who had an ad running in the fourth quarter cringe. They paid the big bucks ...
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Are The Days Of Outrageously Expensive Super Bowl Commercials Over ?
Avi Dan wrote a piece for Forbes on whether the days of big money ads on Super Bowl Sunday are over. Of course looking at a game that was a blowout makes those people who had an ad running in the fourth quarter cringe. They paid the big bucks ...
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February 4, 2014, 9:37 pm
The Domains
Afternic/GoDaddy Sell $1.95 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 1/27/14 – 2/2/14 All sales for the week totalled $1,954,130. The top .com sale was lead by Crafting.com for $51,500, with the top non-com sale lead by Picnic.co & Random.co each for...
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Afternic/GoDaddy Sell $1.95 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 1/27/14 – 2/2/14 All sales for the week totalled $1,954,130. The top .com sale was lead by Crafting.com for $51,500, with the top non-com sale lead by Picnic.co & Random.co each for...
Discussion
February 4, 2014, 8:48 pm
The Domains
Seddo Transactions Total $1.1 Million
Over the past week, 728 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $11 Million 47% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · &nbs...
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Seddo Transactions Total $1.1 Million
Over the past week, 728 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $11 Million 47% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · &nbs...
Discussion
February 4, 2014, 8:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Does the UDRP do more harm than good?
In this post, Nat Cohen makes the argument that damage caused by the UDRP outweighs its benefits. Why are we weakening ownership rights throughout the entire Internet space and subjecting millions of dollars of domains to attempted seizures each year...
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Does the UDRP do more harm than good?
In this post, Nat Cohen makes the argument that damage caused by the UDRP outweighs its benefits. Why are we weakening ownership rights throughout the entire Internet space and subjecting millions of dollars of domains to attempted seizures each year...
Discussion
February 4, 2014, 7:00 pm
The Domains
European Commission Weights In On ICANN Last Resort Auction & They Are Not Happy
The European Commission filed a comment on the recently updated ICANN’s New gTLD Auction Rules. To summarize the European Commission is “deeply concerned about the implications that the Auction Rules in the gTLD program may have for the p...
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European Commission Weights In On ICANN Last Resort Auction & They Are Not Happy
The European Commission filed a comment on the recently updated ICANN’s New gTLD Auction Rules. To summarize the European Commission is “deeply concerned about the implications that the Auction Rules in the gTLD program may have for the p...
Discussion
February 4, 2014, 5:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby domain name match
Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby match. The International Rugby Board (IRB) has effectively killed off its two competitors for the .rugby top level domain name by winning a community objection. The IRB filed the objection against competitors Donuts...
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Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby domain name match
Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby match. The International Rugby Board (IRB) has effectively killed off its two competitors for the .rugby top level domain name by winning a community objection. The IRB filed the objection against competitors Donuts...
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February 4, 2014, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Calzone makes monitoring new TLD launches easier
Did you know that there are about 60 top level domain names in sunrise right now? Yes, 60. This many domain name launches at once is difficult to track. Add to it early access programs, landrush, general availability, trademark claims periods, etc., ...
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Calzone makes monitoring new TLD launches easier
Did you know that there are about 60 top level domain names in sunrise right now? Yes, 60. This many domain name launches at once is difficult to track. Add to it early access programs, landrush, general availability, trademark claims periods, etc., ...
Discussion
February 4, 2014, 4:51 pm
