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Times have changed: GoDaddy CEO to speak at women in computing event
CEO of company known for sexy commercials to speak on panel at women in computing conference. GoDaddy’s CEO is speaking on the “Male Allies” panel at next week’s Anita Borg Institute Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Comput...
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Times have changed: GoDaddy CEO to speak at women in computing event
CEO of company known for sexy commercials to speak on panel at women in computing conference. GoDaddy’s CEO is speaking on the “Male Allies” panel at next week’s Anita Borg Institute Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Comput...
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October 1, 2014, 3:17 pm

Domain Name Wire
20 end user domain name sales
A list of 20 end user domain name sales on Sedo last week. Sedo sold about $1 million worth of domain names last week and many of them were to end users. Some new TLDs changed hands, including .parts and .audio domains. The company that bought a .aud...
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20 end user domain name sales
A list of 20 end user domain name sales on Sedo last week. Sedo sold about $1 million worth of domain names last week and many of them were to end users. Some new TLDs changed hands, including .parts and .audio domains. The company that bought a .aud...
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October 1, 2014, 2:08 pm

Domain Name Wire
Company pays $25k to resolve lawsuit stemming from UDRP
Domain name owner that sued after losing UDRP settles for $25,000 (not including the domain). Companies that file long shot UDRPs with the hope of scoring a great domain name, take note. An Austin company has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit...
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Company pays $25k to resolve lawsuit stemming from UDRP
Domain name owner that sued after losing UDRP settles for $25,000 (not including the domain). Companies that file long shot UDRPs with the hope of scoring a great domain name, take note. An Austin company has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit...
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September 30, 2014, 6:24 pm

Domain Name Wire
How to selectively assign sales leads on DomainNameSales.com
DomainNameSales.com allows you to handle the sales inquiries you want and send the others to brokers. I use DomainNameSales.com (DNS) to park most of my domain names because I like using their sales platform. DNS’ platform allows you to handle ...
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How to selectively assign sales leads on DomainNameSales.com
DomainNameSales.com allows you to handle the sales inquiries you want and send the others to brokers. I use DomainNameSales.com (DNS) to park most of my domain names because I like using their sales platform. DNS’ platform allows you to handle ...
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September 30, 2014, 3:12 pm

Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling has sold $12 million in domain names this year
Schilling says his domain aftermarket sales have hit $12 million for the year. Frank Schilling has sold $12 million worth of his own domain names this year, already surpassing his total from 2013. Schilling disclosed this number in an update to Domai...
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Frank Schilling has sold $12 million in domain names this year
Schilling says his domain aftermarket sales have hit $12 million for the year. Frank Schilling has sold $12 million worth of his own domain names this year, already surpassing his total from 2013. Schilling disclosed this number in an update to Domai...
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September 29, 2014, 7:43 pm

Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs: .Bayern, .ovh and .deals
A geo and an open .brand top level domain name launch this week. It’s a slow week again for new top level domain names, and that will be the case going forward for awhile. On Tuesday, the geo domain .bayern (Bavaria) launches. On Wednesday, Don...
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This week’s new TLDs: .Bayern, .ovh and .deals
A geo and an open .brand top level domain name launch this week. It’s a slow week again for new top level domain names, and that will be the case going forward for awhile. On Tuesday, the geo domain .bayern (Bavaria) launches. On Wednesday, Don...
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September 29, 2014, 3:02 pm

Domain Name Wire
Sedo end user domain name sales
An aviation company and a seller of hair extensions among end user domain name buyers. Sedo handled 591 domain name transactions the week before last for a total of about $1 million in sales. The list includes a startup in Texas, a bunch of .uk purch...
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Sedo end user domain name sales
An aviation company and a seller of hair extensions among end user domain name buyers. Sedo handled 591 domain name transactions the week before last for a total of about $1 million in sales. The list includes a startup in Texas, a bunch of .uk purch...
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September 29, 2014, 1:14 pm

Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: DormRoom.com $12.5k and hundreds more
In Persian mythology, the Huma (هما) is a Phoenix-like bird — part male, part female — that lives “its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground”. Its shadow falling on one’s...
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Expired Domain Report: DormRoom.com $12.5k and hundreds more
In Persian mythology, the Huma (هما) is a Phoenix-like bird — part male, part female — that lives “its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground”. Its shadow falling on one’s...
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September 26, 2014, 3:31 pm

Domain Name Wire
UDRP filed against Bids.com, and it might be interesting
Dispute might be over business rather than cybersquatting. A UDRP was filed against the generic domain name Bids.com yesterday, and this domain has an interesting history that suggests the issue might be bigger than cybersquatting. The domain was pre...
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UDRP filed against Bids.com, and it might be interesting
Dispute might be over business rather than cybersquatting. A UDRP was filed against the generic domain name Bids.com yesterday, and this domain has an interesting history that suggests the issue might be bigger than cybersquatting. The domain was pre...
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September 26, 2014, 2:09 pm

Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com acquires Agreed.com escrow service
Escrow service that launched this year is gobbled up by largest online escrow company. For the past year, the number of online escrow companies targeting the domain industry has grown considerably. It’s about the shrink by one. Escrow.com annou...
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Escrow.com acquires Agreed.com escrow service
Escrow service that launched this year is gobbled up by largest online escrow company. For the past year, the number of online escrow companies targeting the domain industry has grown considerably. It’s about the shrink by one. Escrow.com annou...
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September 25, 2014, 6:46 pm