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The Domains
Kevin Fink of Flippa Confirms Fire.Glass sale at $5,000 is legitimate
I want to thank Kevin Fink of Flippa for confirming that the auction for Fire.Glass that concluded on 8/26 is a legitimate sale. With all the hoopla and hype around the new gtlds, domain investors want to see sales being verified especially when its ...
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Kevin Fink of Flippa Confirms Fire.Glass sale at $5,000 is legitimate
I want to thank Kevin Fink of Flippa for confirming that the auction for Fire.Glass that concluded on 8/26 is a legitimate sale. With all the hoopla and hype around the new gtlds, domain investors want to see sales being verified especially when its ...
Discussion
August 28, 2014, 3:55 am
The Domains
Largest .org sale of 2014 Dolphin.org sells for $45,000
Dolphin.org just crossed the Sedo sales tape as sold at $45,000. This is the highest .org sale of 2014, year to date. The domain was registered in 1994 and had been owned by a Miles Fawcett of SAI Comm. The domain is currently parked and the whois is...
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Largest .org sale of 2014 Dolphin.org sells for $45,000
Dolphin.org just crossed the Sedo sales tape as sold at $45,000. This is the highest .org sale of 2014, year to date. The domain was registered in 1994 and had been owned by a Miles Fawcett of SAI Comm. The domain is currently parked and the whois is...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 8:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP: Girls Do Porn, but company Doesn’t Do Trademarks well
Company runs site that is rather descriptive of its services. BLL Media Holdings has lost a UDRP it filed against Infinitoria Ltd over the domain name GirlDoPorn.com (in which “girl” in singular). The complainant purports to run the site ...
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UDRP: Girls Do Porn, but company Doesn’t Do Trademarks well
Company runs site that is rather descriptive of its services. BLL Media Holdings has lost a UDRP it filed against Infinitoria Ltd over the domain name GirlDoPorn.com (in which “girl” in singular). The complainant purports to run the site ...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 4:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Christine Jones’ gubernatorial bid ends in primaries
Former GoDaddy exec places third in Republican primary. Christine Jones, former general counsel for GoDaddy, lost her bid to become the next governor of Arizona in the Republican primary yesterday. Doug Ducey, current Arizona treasurer and former CEO...
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Christine Jones’ gubernatorial bid ends in primaries
Former GoDaddy exec places third in Republican primary. Christine Jones, former general counsel for GoDaddy, lost her bid to become the next governor of Arizona in the Republican primary yesterday. Doug Ducey, current Arizona treasurer and former CEO...
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August 27, 2014, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Walmart’s questionable domains, eBay gets Flooke, Google’s hat bin and CHiPs, the movie?
Some interesting domain name registrations from Walmart, eBay and Google. A handful of companies have made some interesting domain name registrations lately, potentially tipping off plans. First, let’s start with a couple domain registrations t...
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Walmart’s questionable domains, eBay gets Flooke, Google’s hat bin and CHiPs, the movie?
Some interesting domain name registrations from Walmart, eBay and Google. A handful of companies have made some interesting domain name registrations lately, potentially tipping off plans. First, let’s start with a couple domain registrations t...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 2:55 pm
The Domains
1St Day New gTLD Totals .Black 156 Registrations .Hiv 153
Two new gTLD lanched into general avaliabity already this week .Hiv and .Black launched and including any sunrise application wound up with, well not much .Black is has 156 registrations while .HIV has only 153 registration. A .Hiv domain registratio...
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1St Day New gTLD Totals .Black 156 Registrations .Hiv 153
Two new gTLD lanched into general avaliabity already this week .Hiv and .Black launched and including any sunrise application wound up with, well not much .Black is has 156 registrations while .HIV has only 153 registration. A .Hiv domain registratio...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 2:28 pm
The Domains
.Global Ends Sunrise With Almost 400 Registrations, Apple Registers 22
.Global just ended it Sunrise period and did very well, getting almost 400 registrations by trademark holders. Apple was the largest registrant with 22 domain name registrations although Microsoft, Sun, Amazon, Google, HSBC, Ford, Dell, are just some...
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.Global Ends Sunrise With Almost 400 Registrations, Apple Registers 22
.Global just ended it Sunrise period and did very well, getting almost 400 registrations by trademark holders. Apple was the largest registrant with 22 domain name registrations although Microsoft, Sun, Amazon, Google, HSBC, Ford, Dell, are just some...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 1:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
App maker spends $80k to drop “app” from domain name
Ridescout pays big bucks for shorter domain name and other end user domain name purchases. The .app domain name is coming. Until then, many app makers have plugged “app” onto the end of their domain names when they can’t get the .co...
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App maker spends $80k to drop “app” from domain name
Ridescout pays big bucks for shorter domain name and other end user domain name purchases. The .app domain name is coming. Until then, many app makers have plugged “app” onto the end of their domain names when they can’t get the .co...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 1:46 pm
The Domains
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. revealed The Nominees for the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. revealed the Nominees for the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS today Each of these Nominees received nominations from at least 3 individuals. While nominations are open industry wide, voting is not. You MUST be on our mailing list to v...
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T.R.A.F.F.I.C. revealed The Nominees for the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. revealed the Nominees for the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS today Each of these Nominees received nominations from at least 3 individuals. While nominations are open industry wide, voting is not. You MUST be on our mailing list to v...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 1:23 pm
The Domains
PIR: .Org Grows 1.4%; Renewal Rate of Almost 74%; 6% Are Asian Registrants
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain , today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, “The Dashboard,” detailing the worldwide growth of .org over the past year. The report reveals that...
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PIR: .Org Grows 1.4%; Renewal Rate of Almost 74%; 6% Are Asian Registrants
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain , today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, “The Dashboard,” detailing the worldwide growth of .org over the past year. The report reveals that...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 1:16 pm
