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With 4 Hours To Go Moniker Premium & ccTLD Auction Has Over $160K But Only $400 Domain Has Hit Reserve
The SnapNames/Moniker International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends today at 3:15 EST over at SnapNames.com. With four hours to go more than $160,000 in bids have been placed on 13 domain names yet only one, smokers.co.uk which was a no reserve name...
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With 4 Hours To Go Moniker Premium & ccTLD Auction Has Over $160K But Only $400 Domain Has Hit Reserve
The SnapNames/Moniker International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends today at 3:15 EST over at SnapNames.com. With four hours to go more than $160,000 in bids have been placed on 13 domain names yet only one, smokers.co.uk which was a no reserve name...
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July 19, 2012, 11:10 am
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Social.org Auction Hits $150K On NameJet.com
Social.org is back up for auction at NameJet.com and has hit a high bid of $149,099. The auction ends on Friday around 3pm EST. There are 435 bidders in the auction. The NameJet.com reserve has been meet, at $130K so the domain will sell. You may rec...
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Social.org Auction Hits $150K On NameJet.com
Social.org is back up for auction at NameJet.com and has hit a high bid of $149,099. The auction ends on Friday around 3pm EST. There are 435 bidders in the auction. The NameJet.com reserve has been meet, at $130K so the domain will sell. You may rec...
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July 18, 2012, 5:35 pm
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BuyDomains Launches BuyDomainsCentral.com Powered By Enom To Take New gTLD Domain Pre-orders
Buydomains.com, which is owned by Name Media, is teaming up with Enom.com, which is owned by Demand Media, to start to take pre-orders or a create a watch list for new gTLD’s domain name registration when they become available. The new site set...
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BuyDomains Launches BuyDomainsCentral.com Powered By Enom To Take New gTLD Domain Pre-orders
Buydomains.com, which is owned by Name Media, is teaming up with Enom.com, which is owned by Demand Media, to start to take pre-orders or a create a watch list for new gTLD’s domain name registration when they become available. The new site set...
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July 18, 2012, 11:59 am
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Trademark Holder Of CompareTheMarket Loses A Second UDRP On CompareTheMarket.XXX Domain
Strike two In a pretty rare situation, a trademark holder that filed and lost a UDRP filed for a second time and lost again. The domain at issues is CompareTheMarket.xxx You can read the case summary below but you got to love the trademark holders op...
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Trademark Holder Of CompareTheMarket Loses A Second UDRP On CompareTheMarket.XXX Domain
Strike two In a pretty rare situation, a trademark holder that filed and lost a UDRP filed for a second time and lost again. The domain at issues is CompareTheMarket.xxx You can read the case summary below but you got to love the trademark holders op...
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July 18, 2012, 10:27 am
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New gTLD’s All Explained in an 8 Minute Video Which You Will .LOL At
For those still confused by the new gTLD’s and all the possibilities they bring to the domain space, video should explain it all to you. The new gTLD’s naysayers will have a blast. For the believers you got to still have a sense of humor....
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New gTLD’s All Explained in an 8 Minute Video Which You Will .LOL At
For those still confused by the new gTLD’s and all the possibilities they bring to the domain space, video should explain it all to you. The new gTLD’s naysayers will have a blast. For the believers you got to still have a sense of humor....
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July 17, 2012, 8:11 pm
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Afternic.com Sells Just $817,414 In Domains
Afternic.com just reported $817,414 in weekly sales. Like Sedo.com this well might be the lowest weekly total for Afternic.com this year. Sales were led by etrol.com which sold for $9,500. Not sure how long its been since the highest domain sale was ...
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Afternic.com Sells Just $817,414 In Domains
Afternic.com just reported $817,414 in weekly sales. Like Sedo.com this well might be the lowest weekly total for Afternic.com this year. Sales were led by etrol.com which sold for $9,500. Not sure how long its been since the highest domain sale was ...
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July 17, 2012, 5:18 pm
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Yahoo Reports Flat Revenue But Earnings Increase
After the market closed today Yahoo.com (YHOO) reported its results for the quarter ending June 30, 2012 and in one word the results were “flat” Even shares of the company are trading after hours basically Flat. Q2 revenue missed consensu...
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Yahoo Reports Flat Revenue But Earnings Increase
After the market closed today Yahoo.com (YHOO) reported its results for the quarter ending June 30, 2012 and in one word the results were “flat” Even shares of the company are trading after hours basically Flat. Q2 revenue missed consensu...
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July 17, 2012, 4:24 pm
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Sedo Sells $1.2 Million In Domains Led By SSM.com at $25K
In a pretty slow week for Sedo.com as they just reported $1.2 Million in sales. 44% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · Top .com: ssm.com at ...
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Sedo Sells $1.2 Million In Domains Led By SSM.com at $25K
In a pretty slow week for Sedo.com as they just reported $1.2 Million in sales. 44% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · Top .com: ssm.com at ...
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July 17, 2012, 3:43 pm
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1st UDRP Finding Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for Turkey? The Case Of tatil.com Vs. etatil.com
According to the domain holder who fought back a UDRP on his domain name etatil , a three member UDRP panel just handed down the first Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) for a domain holder located in Turkey. We don’t have any independent kno...
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1st UDRP Finding Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for Turkey? The Case Of tatil.com Vs. etatil.com
According to the domain holder who fought back a UDRP on his domain name etatil , a three member UDRP panel just handed down the first Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) for a domain holder located in Turkey. We don’t have any independent kno...
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July 17, 2012, 9:06 am
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Afternic.com Adds Chinese Registrar Dnbiz & Their 100K Members
Afternic, announced today that Chinese registrar Dnbiz will join the Afternic network as a Premium Reseller. “Dnbiz is a leading Chinese leading marketplace for buying and selling domain names, with over 100,000 members.” “Dnbiz off...
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Afternic.com Adds Chinese Registrar Dnbiz & Their 100K Members
Afternic, announced today that Chinese registrar Dnbiz will join the Afternic network as a Premium Reseller. “Dnbiz is a leading Chinese leading marketplace for buying and selling domain names, with over 100,000 members.” “Dnbiz off...
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July 17, 2012, 8:58 am
