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The Domains
Apple Reports Second Quarter Earnings – Stock up in After Hours Trading
Apple just reported second quarter earnings and the stock is up in after hours trading. The stock closed down 1.31 % to $524.75 on the trading day but is up $43 in after hours trading. Apple Inc. NASDAQ: AAPL – Apr 23 5:25 PM ET 524.75-6.95 (-1...
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Apple Reports Second Quarter Earnings – Stock up in After Hours Trading
Apple just reported second quarter earnings and the stock is up in after hours trading. The stock closed down 1.31 % to $524.75 on the trading day but is up $43 in after hours trading. Apple Inc. NASDAQ: AAPL – Apr 23 5:25 PM ET 524.75-6.95 (-1...
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April 23, 2014, 9:26 pm

Domain Name Wire
2014 Domain Name Wire Survey: By the Numbers
251 people from 36 countries participated in this year’s survey. Over the next week or two I’ll post a series of stories with the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey. I’d like to start by thanking each and every p...
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2014 Domain Name Wire Survey: By the Numbers
251 people from 36 countries participated in this year’s survey. Over the next week or two I’ll post a series of stories with the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey. I’d like to start by thanking each and every p...
Discussion
April 23, 2014, 6:17 pm

The Domains
The Rise and Fall Of Oversee.net
With the news that Oversee.net sold DomainSponsor.com as well as their owned and operated domain portfolio which reportedly numbered between 700K and 1M domains, to Rook Media, it marks the end of to a 14 year run of one of the biggest companies to e...
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The Rise and Fall Of Oversee.net
With the news that Oversee.net sold DomainSponsor.com as well as their owned and operated domain portfolio which reportedly numbered between 700K and 1M domains, to Rook Media, it marks the end of to a 14 year run of one of the biggest companies to e...
Discussion
April 23, 2014, 3:38 pm

The Domains
It looks like the Apple Smartwatch will be called the iWatch
It looks like Apple is going to name their smart watch the “iWatch” In an article written by Chris Smith for BGR.com, it seems that a trademark registration filed by Brightflash USA LLC has the same address that Apple has used in th...
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It looks like the Apple Smartwatch will be called the iWatch
It looks like Apple is going to name their smart watch the “iWatch” In an article written by Chris Smith for BGR.com, it seems that a trademark registration filed by Brightflash USA LLC has the same address that Apple has used in th...
Discussion
April 23, 2014, 3:35 pm

The Domains
Godaddy Partners With SiteLock
According to a press release out today, GoDaddy, has partnered with SiteLock to bring complete protection to websites. SiteLock proactively protects websites using the latest scanning techniques, giving customer peace-of-mind their website is safe. S...
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Godaddy Partners With SiteLock
According to a press release out today, GoDaddy, has partnered with SiteLock to bring complete protection to websites. SiteLock proactively protects websites using the latest scanning techniques, giving customer peace-of-mind their website is safe. S...
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April 23, 2014, 2:37 pm

Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain name sales up to $42,500
Trade360.com leads list of end user domain name sales. GoDaddy and Afternic sold nearly $2 million worth of domain names last week. Here’s a list of 15 that were sold to end users. You can view previous end user sales lists here. Trade360.com $...
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15 end user domain name sales up to $42,500
Trade360.com leads list of end user domain name sales. GoDaddy and Afternic sold nearly $2 million worth of domain names last week. Here’s a list of 15 that were sold to end users. You can view previous end user sales lists here. Trade360.com $...
Discussion
April 23, 2014, 2:15 pm

The Domains
Meet The 1st New gTLD Serial Cybersquatter, As Farris Nawas of Austin Loses His 3rd URS
The National Arbitration Forum has suspended the domain name registration for Spandex.clothing after an examiner in a Uniform Rapid Suspension proceeding (URS) found the registrant, Farris Nawas of Austin Texas infringed on the trad...
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Meet The 1st New gTLD Serial Cybersquatter, As Farris Nawas of Austin Loses His 3rd URS
The National Arbitration Forum has suspended the domain name registration for Spandex.clothing after an examiner in a Uniform Rapid Suspension proceeding (URS) found the registrant, Farris Nawas of Austin Texas infringed on the trad...
Discussion
April 23, 2014, 12:42 pm

The Domains
ICANN Seeks Provider To Conduct A Review of The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) is seeking a provider to conduct an independent review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), as mandated by ICANN’s Bylaws. The GNSO is the policy-maki...
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ICANN Seeks Provider To Conduct A Review of The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) is seeking a provider to conduct an independent review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), as mandated by ICANN’s Bylaws. The GNSO is the policy-maki...
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April 23, 2014, 11:56 am

Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 23rd, 2014
I have begun to start building my short CCC domain portfolio again. They have consistently been the most liquid of all the domains and they continue to rise year after year. It doesn’t mean I don’t continue to buy generics but I&rsq...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 23rd, 2014
I have begun to start building my short CCC domain portfolio again. They have consistently been the most liquid of all the domains and they continue to rise year after year. It doesn’t mean I don’t continue to buy generics but I&rsq...
Discussion
April 23, 2014, 11:42 am

The Domains
Go Daddy/Afternic Sells $1.9 million in domains for the week
Go Daddy/Afternic reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 4/14/14 – 4/20/14 The top sale for the week was Trade360.com at $42,500, registered in 2004. Rad360.com also sold for $3,500. Cod.co was the top country code sale at $8,250 Resell...
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Go Daddy/Afternic Sells $1.9 million in domains for the week
Go Daddy/Afternic reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 4/14/14 – 4/20/14 The top sale for the week was Trade360.com at $42,500, registered in 2004. Rad360.com also sold for $3,500. Cod.co was the top country code sale at $8,250 Resell...
Discussion
April 23, 2014, 7:18 am