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The Domains
CircleId Post Rips The Domain Name IDNX Pricing Index
Alex Tajirian, CEO at DomainMart in a post on CircleID.com just ripped into the IDNX domain name index backed by Thies Lindenthal and Sedo. “The index is intended to be a benchmark for domain owners and investors. “ “But it’s ...
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CircleId Post Rips The Domain Name IDNX Pricing Index
Alex Tajirian, CEO at DomainMart in a post on CircleID.com just ripped into the IDNX domain name index backed by Thies Lindenthal and Sedo. “The index is intended to be a benchmark for domain owners and investors. “ “But it’s ...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 3:57 pm

Elliot's Blog
Weekly Domain Brokerage Listings – 8/14
The new domain listings from various domain brokers and domain brokerages are listed below. If you have an interest in purchasing one of the domain names below, contact the broker directly to discuss the purchase. You may post one name for sale in th...
Discussion
Weekly Domain Brokerage Listings – 8/14
The new domain listings from various domain brokers and domain brokerages are listed below. If you have an interest in purchasing one of the domain names below, contact the broker directly to discuss the purchase. You may post one name for sale in th...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 3:55 pm

Domain Name Wire
Chicago.com investment, end user sales reports, and more
What’s going on with a major geo website and AWOL end user reports. I spent last week vacationing in Seattle and central Washington. There was a lot of news last week and I did my best to stay on top of it (despite complaints from my wife). One...
Discussion
Chicago.com investment, end user sales reports, and more
What’s going on with a major geo website and AWOL end user reports. I spent last week vacationing in Seattle and central Washington. There was a lot of news last week and I did my best to stay on top of it (despite complaints from my wife). One...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 1:38 pm

The Domains
Rocket Internet Incubator & Accelerator Company Raised $500 Million Since 2012
In a press release just out today Rocket Internet announced “that it has raised a total of USD $500 million from partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Access Industries since May 2012, representing the largest investment ever made in an internet ...
Discussion
Rocket Internet Incubator & Accelerator Company Raised $500 Million Since 2012
In a press release just out today Rocket Internet announced “that it has raised a total of USD $500 million from partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Access Industries since May 2012, representing the largest investment ever made in an internet ...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 12:49 pm

Elliot's Blog
Tip to People Seeking a Domain Broker
Just about every domain forum has a section for people to post threads seeking domain broker representation. In addition to this, people email brokers privately to discuss brokerage deals. Even though I am not a domain broker and have never been a do...
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Tip to People Seeking a Domain Broker
Just about every domain forum has a section for people to post threads seeking domain broker representation. In addition to this, people email brokers privately to discuss brokerage deals. Even though I am not a domain broker and have never been a do...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 11:08 am

Domain Name Wire
IPC wants Uniform Rapid Suspension provisions in .org, .biz, and .info contracts
Intellectual Property groups already asking for way to add URS to existing top level domain names. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. The ICANN Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) has asked ICANN to insert a provision into registry agreeme...
Discussion
IPC wants Uniform Rapid Suspension provisions in .org, .biz, and .info contracts
Intellectual Property groups already asking for way to add URS to existing top level domain names. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. The ICANN Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) has asked ICANN to insert a provision into registry agreeme...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 11:06 am

Domain Name Wire
Sedo revenue down 17% but rebound in number of domains for sale and parked
Sedo’s revenue continues downward trend but company reports a rebound in domains for sale and parked since the end of 2012. Sedo Holding’s domain marketing segment, which most in the domain name industry know as simply Sedo, posted a shar...
Discussion
Sedo revenue down 17% but rebound in number of domains for sale and parked
Sedo’s revenue continues downward trend but company reports a rebound in domains for sale and parked since the end of 2012. Sedo Holding’s domain marketing segment, which most in the domain name industry know as simply Sedo, posted a shar...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 10:27 am

The Domains
Publicly Traded Ceat Mahal Of India Files UDRP Against BuyDomains.com On Ceat.org
Ceat Mahal a tire manufacturer located in India, filed a UDRP against BuyDomains.com on the domain name Ceat.org Buydomains.com appears to have picked up the domain name on a drop in late 2012. The Tire manufacturer appears to be a public company and...
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Publicly Traded Ceat Mahal Of India Files UDRP Against BuyDomains.com On Ceat.org
Ceat Mahal a tire manufacturer located in India, filed a UDRP against BuyDomains.com on the domain name Ceat.org Buydomains.com appears to have picked up the domain name on a drop in late 2012. The Tire manufacturer appears to be a public company and...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 10:27 am

The Domains
Finalist For Britain’s Million Pound Startup Competition Buys FaceBuy.com For $10K On Sedo
The domain name FaceBuy.com just sold on Sedo for $10,000 and I think the seller may not be thrilled when they realize the buyer is a App developer from Australia who has already gotten some mainstream coverage in the press and whose Facebook page ha...
Discussion
Finalist For Britain’s Million Pound Startup Competition Buys FaceBuy.com For $10K On Sedo
The domain name FaceBuy.com just sold on Sedo for $10,000 and I think the seller may not be thrilled when they realize the buyer is a App developer from Australia who has already gotten some mainstream coverage in the press and whose Facebook page ha...
Discussion
August 14, 2013, 9:20 am

Domain Name Wire
Tradeshow company sues Citigroup over domain name
Company that lost UDRP seeks to block transfer and claims reverse domain name hijacking. Tradeshow exhibit company Creative CitiGroup Inc. has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against banking giant Citigroup in an effort to keep its domain name CreativeCitigrou...
Discussion
Tradeshow company sues Citigroup over domain name
Company that lost UDRP seeks to block transfer and claims reverse domain name hijacking. Tradeshow exhibit company Creative CitiGroup Inc. has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against banking giant Citigroup in an effort to keep its domain name CreativeCitigrou...
Discussion
August 13, 2013, 4:59 pm