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Domain Name Wire
End user sales: Olympic Committee and Human Rights Campaign buy domains
Mike Mann sells StopTheHate.org for big bucks. Sedo had a strong sales week last week, handling 584 transactions for a total of $1.6 million. Human Rights Group, which campaigns for LGBT rights, paid a solid price for a .org domain name. Mike Mann so...
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End user sales: Olympic Committee and Human Rights Campaign buy domains
Mike Mann sells StopTheHate.org for big bucks. Sedo had a strong sales week last week, handling 584 transactions for a total of $1.6 million. Human Rights Group, which campaigns for LGBT rights, paid a solid price for a .org domain name. Mike Mann so...
Discussion
July 6, 2016, 5:55 pm
The Domains
Phil Corwin Of The ICA To Speak At Heritage Foundation Event On ICANN With Ted Cruz
Phil Corwin from the Internet Commerce Association (ICA), of which we are a Gold Member of, is speaking at a Heritage Foundation event on ICANN taking place from 3-4:30 pm tomorrow along with Senator Ted Cruz. The event is entitled: What Are th...
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Phil Corwin Of The ICA To Speak At Heritage Foundation Event On ICANN With Ted Cruz
Phil Corwin from the Internet Commerce Association (ICA), of which we are a Gold Member of, is speaking at a Heritage Foundation event on ICANN taking place from 3-4:30 pm tomorrow along with Senator Ted Cruz. The event is entitled: What Are th...
Discussion
July 6, 2016, 5:06 pm
The Domains
Mark Monitor Registers a Bunch of 5, 6 & 7 Letter Domains
Brand protection company and domain name registrar, MarkMontior registered at least 79 domain names yesterday that are what some domainers call brandable domains; 5, 6 and 7 letters that do not spell a word. They do not seem to be typos of famous bra...
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Mark Monitor Registers a Bunch of 5, 6 & 7 Letter Domains
Brand protection company and domain name registrar, MarkMontior registered at least 79 domain names yesterday that are what some domainers call brandable domains; 5, 6 and 7 letters that do not spell a word. They do not seem to be typos of famous bra...
Discussion
July 6, 2016, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
French consulting firm tried to reverse hijack domain name
Panel has “no hesitation” finding reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that Emerton, a consulting firm in France, attempted reverse domain name hijacking. Emerton was represented b...
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French consulting firm tried to reverse hijack domain name
Panel has “no hesitation” finding reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that Emerton, a consulting firm in France, attempted reverse domain name hijacking. Emerton was represented b...
Discussion
July 6, 2016, 3:39 pm
The Domains
1396.com sold for $60,000 already has lottery site up and running
1396.com sold for $60,000 on Sedo yesterday. The domain was registered way back in 1999. The seller was out of the U.K. a company called Giant Games LTD. The domain looked to just have a landing page for years. The buyer is Xinpujing out of China, th...
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1396.com sold for $60,000 already has lottery site up and running
1396.com sold for $60,000 on Sedo yesterday. The domain was registered way back in 1999. The seller was out of the U.K. a company called Giant Games LTD. The domain looked to just have a landing page for years. The buyer is Xinpujing out of China, th...
Discussion
July 6, 2016, 1:38 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, July 6th
In this industry it is tough to do honest articles and keep relationships. It was no more visible than the recent relationship between Sedo and Konstantinos of Online Domain. He wrote a few articles that became paid listings at th...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, July 6th
In this industry it is tough to do honest articles and keep relationships. It was no more visible than the recent relationship between Sedo and Konstantinos of Online Domain. He wrote a few articles that became paid listings at th...
Discussion
July 6, 2016, 10:15 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 4, 2016
A look at the final prices from the auction list posted on July 4, 2016. Take5.com Common term that means take a break $6,899 HotNReady.com IBeatYou.com Great sports name. I think Chris Brown used to own it $795 Take5.net Get the pair Flippable.com I...
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AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 4, 2016
A look at the final prices from the auction list posted on July 4, 2016. Take5.com Common term that means take a break $6,899 HotNReady.com IBeatYou.com Great sports name. I think Chris Brown used to own it $795 Take5.net Get the pair Flippable.com I...
Discussion
July 5, 2016, 7:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside (unsurprisingly) says no to Donuts
Company rebuffs offer for its new top level domain business. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) has turned down Donuts’ unsolicited offer to buy its top level domain name operations for $70 million. The offer was for all 40 of Rightside’s top level ...
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Rightside (unsurprisingly) says no to Donuts
Company rebuffs offer for its new top level domain business. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) has turned down Donuts’ unsolicited offer to buy its top level domain name operations for $70 million. The offer was for all 40 of Rightside’s top level ...
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July 5, 2016, 4:44 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.6 million
Over the past week, 584 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.6m. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: codedelaroute.com at 24,...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.6 million
Over the past week, 584 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.6m. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: codedelaroute.com at 24,...
Discussion
July 5, 2016, 4:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg talks domain names – DNW Podcast #91
Mullenweg discusses domain names and .blog. Matt Mullenweg created WordPress and is the CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and many related products. On today’s show, Matt will discuss the upcoming launch of the .blog top level...
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WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg talks domain names – DNW Podcast #91
Mullenweg discusses domain names and .blog. Matt Mullenweg created WordPress and is the CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and many related products. On today’s show, Matt will discuss the upcoming launch of the .blog top level...
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July 5, 2016, 3:30 pm
