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The Domains
Afternic Sells $1.1 Million In Domains
Afternic’s reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 12/10/12 – 12/16/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 1,092,157 .com Sales pokernight.com $20,000.00...
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Afternic Sells $1.1 Million In Domains
Afternic’s reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 12/10/12 – 12/16/12. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 1,092,157 .com Sales pokernight.com $20,000.00...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 5:40 pm
Domain Name News
Sedo’s weekly sales report: 945 domains sell for $1.48MM USD
This week, 945 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.48 million. Over 39% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: Top .com: ulink.com at 20,000 USD Top ccTLD: ...
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Sedo’s weekly sales report: 945 domains sell for $1.48MM USD
This week, 945 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.48 million. Over 39% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: Top .com: ulink.com at 20,000 USD Top ccTLD: ...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 5:27 pm
The Domains
Sedo Posts $1.5 Million In Transactions
Sedo just issued its weekly report and in all 945 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.48 million. Over 39% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: ·&n...
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Sedo Posts $1.5 Million In Transactions
Sedo just issued its weekly report and in all 945 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.48 million. Over 39% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: ·&n...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 4:18 pm
Elliot's Blog
Know Someone Who Can Benefit from a Free Ticket to Domaining Spain?
This is a guest post from Jodi Chamberlain, one of the organizers of the Domaining Spain domain conference, which will be held April 25th to April 27th, 2013 in Valencia, Spain. I am going to try to make the conference and perhaps we will see each ot...
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Know Someone Who Can Benefit from a Free Ticket to Domaining Spain?
This is a guest post from Jodi Chamberlain, one of the organizers of the Domaining Spain domain conference, which will be held April 25th to April 27th, 2013 in Valencia, Spain. I am going to try to make the conference and perhaps we will see each ot...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 3:28 pm
The Domains
Google Leads Those Applicants Not Pulling Paid Tickets At 24: Here The Full List
After ICANN drew all the tickets that were purchased for the new gTLD prioritization draw last night, ICANN drew the rest of the applications, again those not purchasing the $100 draw ticket. ICANN previously stated that those not purchasing tickets ...
Discussion
Google Leads Those Applicants Not Pulling Paid Tickets At 24: Here The Full List
After ICANN drew all the tickets that were purchased for the new gTLD prioritization draw last night, ICANN drew the rest of the applications, again those not purchasing the $100 draw ticket. ICANN previously stated that those not purchasing tickets ...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 1:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
2012 Impact Stories: changing of the guard at Go Daddy
Major changes at the top of the world’s largest domain name registrar. In late 2011 Go Daddy closed on an investment from KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures. We all knew changes would result, but how they manifested themselves ...
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2012 Impact Stories: changing of the guard at Go Daddy
Major changes at the top of the world’s largest domain name registrar. In late 2011 Go Daddy closed on an investment from KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures. We all knew changes would result, but how they manifested themselves ...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 12:53 pm
Elliot's Blog
Names for Sale
I am looking to sell the domain names below. If we haven’t done business before, deals will be finalized using Escrow.com, splitting the fee. Please don’t comment unless you are buying a name. Post “sold” to agree to purchase ...
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Names for Sale
I am looking to sell the domain names below. If we haven’t done business before, deals will be finalized using Escrow.com, splitting the fee. Please don’t comment unless you are buying a name. Post “sold” to agree to purchase ...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 12:52 pm
Elliot's Blog
Use the IBM “5 in 5″ to Speculate on Domain Names
IBM Chief Innovation Officer Bernard Meyerson wrote a blog post discussing “inventions that will change the world within five years.” The article covers the “IBM 5 in 5” list that the company unveils annually. Not only do I th...
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Use the IBM “5 in 5″ to Speculate on Domain Names
IBM Chief Innovation Officer Bernard Meyerson wrote a blog post discussing “inventions that will change the world within five years.” The article covers the “IBM 5 in 5” list that the company unveils annually. Not only do I th...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 11:42 am
Domain Name Wire
Lowlife losers try to profit from Sandy Hook domain names
How do you describe someone who tries to profit off the massacre of twenty children? It’s a fact. People register domains related to big news stories. They sometimes park them and sometimes try to sell them. For example, Clint Eastwood’s ...
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Lowlife losers try to profit from Sandy Hook domain names
How do you describe someone who tries to profit off the massacre of twenty children? It’s a fact. People register domains related to big news stories. They sometimes park them and sometimes try to sell them. For example, Clint Eastwood’s ...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 11:41 am
The Domains
New gTLD Contention Sets: Winners .Tickets & .Green Losers .Soccer & Everyone Else
I went through the new gTLD contention sets, those new gTLD extensions applied for two or more parties, to figure out based on the draw which ones would be done with initial evaluation first and which ones will go later on in the process. Looks...
Discussion
New gTLD Contention Sets: Winners .Tickets & .Green Losers .Soccer & Everyone Else
I went through the new gTLD contention sets, those new gTLD extensions applied for two or more parties, to figure out based on the draw which ones would be done with initial evaluation first and which ones will go later on in the process. Looks...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 10:04 am
