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The Domains
On Day Of Hacking, Melbourne IT Announces CEO Theo Hnarakis will Step Down By the End of Year
Melbourne IT chief executive Theo Hnarakis will step down by the end of year after more than a decade as CEO according to afr.com The move comes on the day that it appears hackers associated with the Syrian Electronic Army Group hackers gained access...
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On Day Of Hacking, Melbourne IT Announces CEO Theo Hnarakis will Step Down By the End of Year
Melbourne IT chief executive Theo Hnarakis will step down by the end of year after more than a decade as CEO according to afr.com The move comes on the day that it appears hackers associated with the Syrian Electronic Army Group hackers gained access...
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August 28, 2013, 10:47 am
The Domains
As Comment Period On New gTLD Name Collisions Come To An End, Comments Flood Into ICANN
As the comment period for the Name Collision report comes to an end there were plenty of comments submitted by applicants and others. May of the comments simply endorsed the letter of NTAG to ICANN submitted during the comment period, while others si...
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As Comment Period On New gTLD Name Collisions Come To An End, Comments Flood Into ICANN
As the comment period for the Name Collision report comes to an end there were plenty of comments submitted by applicants and others. May of the comments simply endorsed the letter of NTAG to ICANN submitted during the comment period, while others si...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
A dozen end user domain name sales at Sedo last week
End users ranging from a pest control company to a lender bought domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.7 million worth of domain names last week. It’s a higher-than-usual total, thanks in part to at least one undisclosed sale. Here are a...
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A dozen end user domain name sales at Sedo last week
End users ranging from a pest control company to a lender bought domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.7 million worth of domain names last week. It’s a higher-than-usual total, thanks in part to at least one undisclosed sale. Here are a...
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August 28, 2013, 9:42 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN to begin contracting process on “uncalculated risk” strings
Applicants can start the contract process but can’t sign agreements yet. ICANN has released an update on how it’s handling potential name collisions with new top level domain names as it relates to contracting. The group will move forward...
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ICANN to begin contracting process on “uncalculated risk” strings
Applicants can start the contract process but can’t sign agreements yet. ICANN has released an update on how it’s handling potential name collisions with new top level domain names as it relates to contracting. The group will move forward...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 9:25 am
The Domains
ICANN Newest On Name Collision: 20% Uncalculated Risk New gTLD’s Can “Begin Contracting” But Puts Exection Of Contract On Hold
ICANN issued this statement on name collision report last night :”ICANN has solicited community comment on the mitigation steps outlined in the staff recommendation paper, with a comment close date of 27 August 2013 23:59 UTC. Pending receipt o...
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ICANN Newest On Name Collision: 20% Uncalculated Risk New gTLD’s Can “Begin Contracting” But Puts Exection Of Contract On Hold
ICANN issued this statement on name collision report last night :”ICANN has solicited community comment on the mitigation steps outlined in the staff recommendation paper, with a comment close date of 27 August 2013 23:59 UTC. Pending receipt o...
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August 28, 2013, 8:57 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 28th, 2013
Yesterday I got my biggest affiliate payout in 3 years. It was a four figure payout. The site doesn’t get a lot of traffic and I was actually bummed out a few days earlier about how little it was making. It was my fault because I hadn’t p...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 28th, 2013
Yesterday I got my biggest affiliate payout in 3 years. It was a four figure payout. The site doesn’t get a lot of traffic and I was actually bummed out a few days earlier about how little it was making. It was my fault because I hadn’t p...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 6:23 am
Domain Name Wire
MelbourneIT the weak link as Twitter and NY Times domain names compromised
Two big sites have their domains compromised — and both use the same domain name registrar. Twitter and the New York Times have apparently had their domain names compromised, and the two companies have one thing in common: they both use Melbour...
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MelbourneIT the weak link as Twitter and NY Times domain names compromised
Two big sites have their domains compromised — and both use the same domain name registrar. Twitter and the New York Times have apparently had their domain names compromised, and the two companies have one thing in common: they both use Melbour...
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August 27, 2013, 6:30 pm
The Domains
ICANN Approves $200 Million Dollar Budget For 2014; 306 Employees & Still No Revenue From New gTLD Auctions
ICANN just approved its 2014 budget which is coming in at over $200,000,000 in revenue. The budget anticipates ICANN staff growing to over 300 people but the real kicker, in our opinion is that ICANN still has virtually no revenue allocate...
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ICANN Approves $200 Million Dollar Budget For 2014; 306 Employees & Still No Revenue From New gTLD Auctions
ICANN just approved its 2014 budget which is coming in at over $200,000,000 in revenue. The budget anticipates ICANN staff growing to over 300 people but the real kicker, in our opinion is that ICANN still has virtually no revenue allocate...
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August 27, 2013, 5:47 pm
The Domains
Dog Days Of Summer? Fourth $50K+ Domain Sale Of The Day, As 22 Year Old Domain DPC.com Sells For $60K
August is usually referred to as the dog days of summer ,where not much is happening in business and typically domain sales slow up. However we can now report the 4th closed sale of a domain name today of $50,000 or more, as Sedo.com which is on fire...
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Dog Days Of Summer? Fourth $50K+ Domain Sale Of The Day, As 22 Year Old Domain DPC.com Sells For $60K
August is usually referred to as the dog days of summer ,where not much is happening in business and typically domain sales slow up. However we can now report the 4th closed sale of a domain name today of $50,000 or more, as Sedo.com which is on fire...
Discussion
August 27, 2013, 4:30 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1.1 Million In Domains Led By Name Administration’s Sale Of Fab.Net For $39,000
Afternic.com just reported fits weekly domain sales for the week of 8/19/13 – 8/25/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,108,62 All sales were led by a Net, in this case Fab.net wh...
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Afternic.com Sells $1.1 Million In Domains Led By Name Administration’s Sale Of Fab.Net For $39,000
Afternic.com just reported fits weekly domain sales for the week of 8/19/13 – 8/25/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,108,62 All sales were led by a Net, in this case Fab.net wh...
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August 27, 2013, 3:45 pm
