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Domain Shane
4.cn Reports The Sale of 999.com for $632,772
I just received an email from 4.cn proudly announcing that they had just finished brokering the sale of 999.com for 4,000,000 RMB or approximately $632,000 which would put it at number two on the annual sales chart compiled over at DnJournal. 4.cn ha...
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4.cn Reports The Sale of 999.com for $632,772
I just received an email from 4.cn proudly announcing that they had just finished brokering the sale of 999.com for 4,000,000 RMB or approximately $632,000 which would put it at number two on the annual sales chart compiled over at DnJournal. 4.cn ha...
Discussion
May 16, 2012, 2:03 pm
Elliot's Blog
Your Favorite Account Manager
I’m going to give out an award honoring your favorite account manager, account executive, or account representative at a domain industry company. Please post your nomination in the comment section below, and I’ll post a poll early next we...
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Your Favorite Account Manager
I’m going to give out an award honoring your favorite account manager, account executive, or account representative at a domain industry company. Please post your nomination in the comment section below, and I’ll post a poll early next we...
Discussion
May 16, 2012, 1:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Intuit buys Apps.net for 24,100 EUR among 25 end user domain sales
Intuit picks up Apps.net domain name and other notable domain purchases. The biggest name on this week’s end user domain sales report is Intuit. The company (of Quicken and Quickbooks fame) bought Apps.net for EUR 21,400 at Sedo. It already own...
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Intuit buys Apps.net for 24,100 EUR among 25 end user domain sales
Intuit picks up Apps.net domain name and other notable domain purchases. The biggest name on this week’s end user domain sales report is Intuit. The company (of Quicken and Quickbooks fame) bought Apps.net for EUR 21,400 at Sedo. It already own...
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May 16, 2012, 11:15 am
Domain Name Wire
UK insurer first to lose .xxx dispute
Request for .xxx domain name denied. United Kingdom insurance company BGL Group Limited, better known as CompareTheMarket.com, is the first complainant to lose a UDRP for a .xxx domain name. The company filed the complaint against UK resident Jon Wat...
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UK insurer first to lose .xxx dispute
Request for .xxx domain name denied. United Kingdom insurance company BGL Group Limited, better known as CompareTheMarket.com, is the first complainant to lose a UDRP for a .xxx domain name. The company filed the complaint against UK resident Jon Wat...
Discussion
May 16, 2012, 10:07 am
Elliot's Blog
BankAds to Acquire CreditCards.net
I just received a press release announcing that BankAds, a company I previously covered, “has signed an exclusive agreement to acquire CreditCards.net.” Yesterday, the company announced its acquisition of OnlineBanks.com, but I think Cred...
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BankAds to Acquire CreditCards.net
I just received a press release announcing that BankAds, a company I previously covered, “has signed an exclusive agreement to acquire CreditCards.net.” Yesterday, the company announced its acquisition of OnlineBanks.com, but I think Cred...
Discussion
May 16, 2012, 8:40 am
The Domains
The Top 1,000 Most Popular Baby Name List Is Out for 2011 & All .Com’s Are Taken:
The Social Security administration published the most popular 1,000 boy and 1,000 girl baby names for 2011, on Monday. It probably won’t surprise you to find out the all 2,000 .Com domains are taken. Some popular baby names are also the names o...
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The Top 1,000 Most Popular Baby Name List Is Out for 2011 & All .Com’s Are Taken:
The Social Security administration published the most popular 1,000 boy and 1,000 girl baby names for 2011, on Monday. It probably won’t surprise you to find out the all 2,000 .Com domains are taken. Some popular baby names are also the names o...
Discussion
May 16, 2012, 8:18 am
Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 5-16-12
Half of May has gone away and its been a heck of a month. Great sales, great weather, and not any time to spend money so building bank. Speaking of bank. I’m built a little and if you are looking to sell some NNNN.coms for a little cash flow le...
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Wednesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 5-16-12
Half of May has gone away and its been a heck of a month. Great sales, great weather, and not any time to spend money so building bank. Speaking of bank. I’m built a little and if you are looking to sell some NNNN.coms for a little cash flow le...
Discussion
May 16, 2012, 6:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Zimbabwe.com seller takes huge loss
Zimbabwe.com sells for a fraction of what it sold for in 2007. We always hear stories about people who bought domains and flipped them for many times their purchase price. But the opposite also happens. Take the case of Zimbabwe.com, which just sold ...
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Zimbabwe.com seller takes huge loss
Zimbabwe.com sells for a fraction of what it sold for in 2007. We always hear stories about people who bought domains and flipped them for many times their purchase price. But the opposite also happens. Take the case of Zimbabwe.com, which just sold ...
Discussion
May 15, 2012, 9:10 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1.2MM In Domains Led By FitnessGuru.com For $45K
Afternic.com just published its weekly report of domain name sales totalling $1,209,356 for the week ending May 13, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by FitnessGuru.com at $45K, followed by Mara.com at $28K. Below is the complete list rele...
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Afternic.com Sells $1.2MM In Domains Led By FitnessGuru.com For $45K
Afternic.com just published its weekly report of domain name sales totalling $1,209,356 for the week ending May 13, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by FitnessGuru.com at $45K, followed by Mara.com at $28K. Below is the complete list rele...
Discussion
May 15, 2012, 6:22 pm
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Weekly Sales Surpass $2 Million: Ahha.com Nets $112,000
Great week for Sedo and the sellers as the sales hit $2.1 million. Just under 1000 reported sales and 41% of the totals were Buy It Now. Looks like that number is starting to be consistent at 40%. It would be interesting to se...
Discussion
Sedo’s Weekly Sales Surpass $2 Million: Ahha.com Nets $112,000
Great week for Sedo and the sellers as the sales hit $2.1 million. Just under 1000 reported sales and 41% of the totals were Buy It Now. Looks like that number is starting to be consistent at 40%. It would be interesting to se...
Discussion
May 15, 2012, 5:06 pm
