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Luxemburg based IRIS buys 25 .XXX Domains from ICM Registry for $180,000
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) exclusively used for online adult entertainment, announces today that IRIS SARL, based in Luxembourg, has secured an additional 25 Premium Domains in a deal worth $185,000. ...
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Luxemburg based IRIS buys 25 .XXX Domains from ICM Registry for $180,000
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) exclusively used for online adult entertainment, announces today that IRIS SARL, based in Luxembourg, has secured an additional 25 Premium Domains in a deal worth $185,000. ...
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February 14, 2013, 12:36 pm
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Sedo sells Apuestas.com (Bets in Spanish) for 165,000 Euro, $1.57m for the week
Over the past week, 800 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.57m. Over 41% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: Top .com: apuestas.com (bets in Spanis...
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Sedo sells Apuestas.com (Bets in Spanish) for 165,000 Euro, $1.57m for the week
Over the past week, 800 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.57m. Over 41% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: Top .com: apuestas.com (bets in Spanis...
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February 13, 2013, 4:44 pm
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Court dismisses IOD’s .WEB lawsuit against ICANN
As tweeted by George Kirikos, the court granted ICANN’s motion to dismiss Image Online Design’s (IOD) .WEB lawsuit. ICANN posted the “Order Granting ICANN’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint” (PDF) today on their site. IOD had...
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Court dismisses IOD’s .WEB lawsuit against ICANN
As tweeted by George Kirikos, the court granted ICANN’s motion to dismiss Image Online Design’s (IOD) .WEB lawsuit. ICANN posted the “Order Granting ICANN’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint” (PDF) today on their site. IOD had...
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February 7, 2013, 9:02 pm
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WebFest Global Domain Auction Results
We are blogging the auction live today at Webfest Global 2013 in Santa Monica, CA. Related posts: Seven Hours to register for Webfest Global at the Early Bird rate DomainFest Global Low/Now Reserve Live Auction Results DOMAINfest Global 2011 Live Auc...
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WebFest Global Domain Auction Results
We are blogging the auction live today at Webfest Global 2013 in Santa Monica, CA. Related posts: Seven Hours to register for Webfest Global at the Early Bird rate DomainFest Global Low/Now Reserve Live Auction Results DOMAINfest Global 2011 Live Auc...
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February 6, 2013, 7:15 pm
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Sedo to broker Internet Real Estate Group’s Chocolate.com Domain & Site
Sedo is brokering Internet Real Estate Group’s Chocolate.com and the web business. The site is a marketplace for fine chocolates that lists 250 vendors and their over 5,000 products. “The Chocolate.com domain name and address is one of th...
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Sedo to broker Internet Real Estate Group’s Chocolate.com Domain & Site
Sedo is brokering Internet Real Estate Group’s Chocolate.com and the web business. The site is a marketplace for fine chocolates that lists 250 vendors and their over 5,000 products. “The Chocolate.com domain name and address is one of th...
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January 28, 2013, 9:31 am
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And here is the court order that stopped the deletion of publication.com
In the case of the non-deletion of publication.com last Friday, DNN has now obtained a copy of the court order that prevented the deletion and you can see it here (PDF). Please note that this is the unsigned version of the restraining order as it was...
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And here is the court order that stopped the deletion of publication.com
In the case of the non-deletion of publication.com last Friday, DNN has now obtained a copy of the court order that prevented the deletion and you can see it here (PDF). Please note that this is the unsigned version of the restraining order as it was...
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January 14, 2013, 12:12 pm
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Publication.com deletion stopped by court order
Many domain investors were wondering yesterday why Publication.com was renewed during the deletion process. VeriSign (VRSN) apparently received a court order forbidding them to delete the domain. Here is an official statement from VeriSign that we re...
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Publication.com deletion stopped by court order
Many domain investors were wondering yesterday why Publication.com was renewed during the deletion process. VeriSign (VRSN) apparently received a court order forbidding them to delete the domain. Here is an official statement from VeriSign that we re...
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January 12, 2013, 4:56 pm
Domain Name News
Why did publication.com not drop today?
The name publication.com was scheduled to be deleted today and had a large number of interest with the various backorder platforms – for example over 170 bidders at Namejet and pre-bids over $3,000. The drop just completed, yet the name was not...
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Why did publication.com not drop today?
The name publication.com was scheduled to be deleted today and had a large number of interest with the various backorder platforms – for example over 170 bidders at Namejet and pre-bids over $3,000. The drop just completed, yet the name was not...
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January 11, 2013, 2:54 pm
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Demand Media to buy Name.com
Demand Media just announced this morning that the are acquiring the retail registrar name.com. name.com was founded by Bill Mushkin in 2003. Demand Media also owns eNom and BulkRegistrar.com and is an active player in the new gTLD space. The acquisit...
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Demand Media to buy Name.com
Demand Media just announced this morning that the are acquiring the retail registrar name.com. name.com was founded by Bill Mushkin in 2003. Demand Media also owns eNom and BulkRegistrar.com and is an active player in the new gTLD space. The acquisit...
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January 7, 2013, 9:03 am
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Godaddy Reverses Multiple Groupon Code Redemptions
Lots of buzz surrounded the end of the year Godaddy Groupon code deal. For $25 the deal would get you $70 in credit on godaddy. The credit applied to anything they sold, including premium domain listings as some reported. Some domai...
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Godaddy Reverses Multiple Groupon Code Redemptions
Lots of buzz surrounded the end of the year Godaddy Groupon code deal. For $25 the deal would get you $70 in credit on godaddy. The credit applied to anything they sold, including premium domain listings as some reported. Some domai...
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January 5, 2013, 4:47 pm
