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Predictions for next week’s new TLD lottery
We’re pretty much guaranteed that something won’t go as planned. Tickets for next week’s new top level domain “prioritization draw” went on sale this morning. The draw will take place on Monday on Los Angeles. Despite th...
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Predictions for next week’s new TLD lottery
We’re pretty much guaranteed that something won’t go as planned. Tickets for next week’s new top level domain “prioritization draw” went on sale this morning. The draw will take place on Monday on Los Angeles. Despite th...
Discussion
December 12, 2012, 11:40 am
Domain Name Wire
32 end user domain sales from $1,000 to $80,000
End users from Telebrands to LegalZoom buy domain names. Let’s kick of this week’s end user sales report by referring to my post yesterday about Endgame.com. A security company paid $80,000 for the domain at Sedo. Now, on to the other sal...
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32 end user domain sales from $1,000 to $80,000
End users from Telebrands to LegalZoom buy domain names. Let’s kick of this week’s end user sales report by referring to my post yesterday about Endgame.com. A security company paid $80,000 for the domain at Sedo. Now, on to the other sal...
Discussion
December 12, 2012, 11:26 am
Domain Name Wire
If a lead comes through a broker, you should pay the broker
Give credit where credit is due. Yesterday I got an email from someone interested in one of my domains. “I found your domain on BuyDomains,” he stated. But he thought the price I listed on BuyDomains (via Afternic) was too high and wanted...
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If a lead comes through a broker, you should pay the broker
Give credit where credit is due. Yesterday I got an email from someone interested in one of my domains. “I found your domain on BuyDomains,” he stated. But he thought the price I listed on BuyDomains (via Afternic) was too high and wanted...
Discussion
December 12, 2012, 10:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Security company buys Endgame.com for $80,000
Security company upgrades its domain name. An Atlanta company has purchased the domain name Endgame.com for $80,000, topping Sedo’s weekly sales list. The company owns the domain names Endgames.us and EndgameSystems.com. This is a nice upgrade....
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Security company buys Endgame.com for $80,000
Security company upgrades its domain name. An Atlanta company has purchased the domain name Endgame.com for $80,000, topping Sedo’s weekly sales list. The company owns the domain names Endgames.us and EndgameSystems.com. This is a nice upgrade....
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December 11, 2012, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cancer.info hits $11,000, leading .info domain auction
.Info auction attracting serious bids with three days to go. Cancer.info is leading the way at the Afilias .info auction at Go Daddy. Bidding on the domain name has reached $11,005 with 17 different bidders placing 87 bids. The auction features over ...
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Cancer.info hits $11,000, leading .info domain auction
.Info auction attracting serious bids with three days to go. Cancer.info is leading the way at the Afilias .info auction at Go Daddy. Bidding on the domain name has reached $11,005 with 17 different bidders placing 87 bids. The auction features over ...
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December 11, 2012, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
iBoats.com sues owner of iBoatCovers.com
Company tries to protect its descriptive brand. iBoats.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against a Georgia company for alleged cybersquatting and trademark infringement. The company claims that Shoplio’s iBoatCovers.com web site infringes on its re...
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iBoats.com sues owner of iBoatCovers.com
Company tries to protect its descriptive brand. iBoats.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against a Georgia company for alleged cybersquatting and trademark infringement. The company claims that Shoplio’s iBoatCovers.com web site infringes on its re...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 1:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interview: Blake Irving, Go Daddy’s new CEO
Longtime Go Daddy customer now at its helm. This morning I talked with Blake Irving, who was just named Chief Executive Officer of Go Daddy, about why he chose to join the company. It turns out Irving is no stranger to the domain registration and web...
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Interview: Blake Irving, Go Daddy’s new CEO
Longtime Go Daddy customer now at its helm. This morning I talked with Blake Irving, who was just named Chief Executive Officer of Go Daddy, about why he chose to join the company. It turns out Irving is no stranger to the domain registration and web...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 12:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy names Blake Irving CEO
Domain registrar names its new CEO. Go Daddy has named former Chief Product Officer of Yahoo! and long time Microsoft executive Blake Irving as its new CEO effective January 7, 2013. He replaces interim CEO Scott Wagner, who replaced Warren Adelman i...
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Go Daddy names Blake Irving CEO
Domain registrar names its new CEO. Go Daddy has named former Chief Product Officer of Yahoo! and long time Microsoft executive Blake Irving as its new CEO effective January 7, 2013. He replaces interim CEO Scott Wagner, who replaced Warren Adelman i...
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December 11, 2012, 10:32 am
Domain Name Wire
UDRP filed against two letter domain Yu.com
Are Yu serious? A UDRP has been filed against the owner of the two letter domain name Yu.com. The case was filed by Two Way NV/SA at World Intellectual Property Organization. It’s unclear who owns the domain. It has been protected by Moniker wh...
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UDRP filed against two letter domain Yu.com
Are Yu serious? A UDRP has been filed against the owner of the two letter domain name Yu.com. The case was filed by Two Way NV/SA at World Intellectual Property Organization. It’s unclear who owns the domain. It has been protected by Moniker wh...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 9:48 am
Domain Name Wire
2012 Impact Stories: new TLD applicants revealed
June 13 was a big day for the domain name industry. It’s the time of year to review what has transpired in the domain name industry over the past year and look forward to 2012. We’ll start with one of the most anticipated dates in the dom...
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2012 Impact Stories: new TLD applicants revealed
June 13 was a big day for the domain name industry. It’s the time of year to review what has transpired in the domain name industry over the past year and look forward to 2012. We’ll start with one of the most anticipated dates in the dom...
Discussion
December 10, 2012, 10:56 am
