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Ebay’s Top Affiliate Gets Busted
In what is really an odd case, Shawn Hogan who was the top Ebay affiliate marketer, along with being a top Google Adsense earner got nailed for defrauding Ebay. Business Insider the story, Shawn Hogan, the CEO of a successful online marketing company...
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Ebay’s Top Affiliate Gets Busted
In what is really an odd case, Shawn Hogan who was the top Ebay affiliate marketer, along with being a top Google Adsense earner got nailed for defrauding Ebay. Business Insider the story, Shawn Hogan, the CEO of a successful online marketing company...
Discussion
May 4, 2014, 10:30 am

The Domains
Google May Have To Pay French Government $1.3 Billion
Forbes reported that Google could have to pay the French government up to $1.3 billion. The San Jose Journal wrote: Mountain View-based Google said it has been hit with a tax assessment from French authorities that could cost between $693 m...
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Google May Have To Pay French Government $1.3 Billion
Forbes reported that Google could have to pay the French government up to $1.3 billion. The San Jose Journal wrote: Mountain View-based Google said it has been hit with a tax assessment from French authorities that could cost between $693 m...
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May 4, 2014, 9:10 am

Domain Shane
Domain Flips (Buvo.com, Kendu.com, Puris.com) and Flops (Baguette.com)
Not to be outdone by Shane, who ran a half marathon and 5k last weekend, I’m doing a trail run today, so this article is being auto-posted. Today’s run (with lots of hiking mixed in) is in Buena Vista, Colorado, and I’m looking forw...
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Domain Flips (Buvo.com, Kendu.com, Puris.com) and Flops (Baguette.com)
Not to be outdone by Shane, who ran a half marathon and 5k last weekend, I’m doing a trail run today, so this article is being auto-posted. Today’s run (with lots of hiking mixed in) is in Buena Vista, Colorado, and I’m looking forw...
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May 3, 2014, 6:08 pm

The Domains
Heritage Auctions Sends Out Call For Next Domain Auction To Be Held mid-July
Heritage Auctions has just sent out an email asking for submission to its next Domain Auction which will take place mid-July and will be limited to 70 Domain names and “IP Assets” Here is the announcement: “”We are now t...
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Heritage Auctions Sends Out Call For Next Domain Auction To Be Held mid-July
Heritage Auctions has just sent out an email asking for submission to its next Domain Auction which will take place mid-July and will be limited to 70 Domain names and “IP Assets” Here is the announcement: “”We are now t...
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May 3, 2014, 3:03 pm

The Domains
Guest Post: An Insider’s Guide to .Wiki Landrush
This is a Guest Post written by Andrew Merriam who is the Business Development Coordinator for Top Level Design LLC, the new TLD registry for .wiki, .ink, and an applicant for an additional 7 TLDs. Andrew has been involved in Top Level Design’s...
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Guest Post: An Insider’s Guide to .Wiki Landrush
This is a Guest Post written by Andrew Merriam who is the Business Development Coordinator for Top Level Design LLC, the new TLD registry for .wiki, .ink, and an applicant for an additional 7 TLDs. Andrew has been involved in Top Level Design’s...
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May 3, 2014, 2:13 pm

Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 3rd, 2014
A month into the new gTLD introduction and I am still the proud owner of none. At this point I see no reason for me to own one. There are so many other ways make money in domain investing at this point I see no reason to buy any. I don&rs...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 3rd, 2014
A month into the new gTLD introduction and I am still the proud owner of none. At this point I see no reason for me to own one. There are so many other ways make money in domain investing at this point I see no reason to buy any. I don&rs...
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May 3, 2014, 11:36 am

Domain Shane
Update On Top 10 Sales From A Year Ago This Week: iPark.com, FuelCalculator.com, ZooZoo.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Select.com for $120,000 An upgrade from SelectStaff.com. “Founded in Santa Barbara, California in 1985, The Select Family of Staffing Com...
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Update On Top 10 Sales From A Year Ago This Week: iPark.com, FuelCalculator.com, ZooZoo.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Select.com for $120,000 An upgrade from SelectStaff.com. “Founded in Santa Barbara, California in 1985, The Select Family of Staffing Com...
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May 2, 2014, 8:18 pm

Domain Name Wire
Medicare.com domain name sells for $4.8 million
A huge domain name sale: Medicare.com sells for $4.8 million. eHealthInsurance Services, Inc. has acquired the domain name Medicare.com for $4.8 million. On the company’s investor conference call yesterday the company said it paid $4.5 million ...
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Medicare.com domain name sells for $4.8 million
A huge domain name sale: Medicare.com sells for $4.8 million. eHealthInsurance Services, Inc. has acquired the domain name Medicare.com for $4.8 million. On the company’s investor conference call yesterday the company said it paid $4.5 million ...
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May 2, 2014, 5:50 pm

The Domains
Publicly Held eHealth Purchases Medicare.com For $4.8 Million
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) announced they acquired the Medicare.com for $4.8 Million Dollars Although Medicare.com wasn’t just a simple domain name its pretty clear from the conference call the company bought Medicare.com just for the domain....
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Publicly Held eHealth Purchases Medicare.com For $4.8 Million
eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) announced they acquired the Medicare.com for $4.8 Million Dollars Although Medicare.com wasn’t just a simple domain name its pretty clear from the conference call the company bought Medicare.com just for the domain....
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May 2, 2014, 5:36 pm

The Domains
Dnpric.es: Average Reported Domain Sale Soars Back To 2010 Levels After Declining For 3 Years
According to stats release by Dnpric.es today, “After falling for three years in a row, the average price of reported domain sales soared back to 2010 levels” Here are the last eight years of reported sales according to Dnpric.es: ...
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Dnpric.es: Average Reported Domain Sale Soars Back To 2010 Levels After Declining For 3 Years
According to stats release by Dnpric.es today, “After falling for three years in a row, the average price of reported domain sales soared back to 2010 levels” Here are the last eight years of reported sales according to Dnpric.es: ...
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May 2, 2014, 3:46 pm