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Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling: could be 20,000 or 30,000 TLDs in 20 years
Says “these are not pie-in-the-sky” numbers and second level domains could be seen as “antiquated”. Domain name investor Frank Schilling applied for 54 top level domains via his new TLD company Uniregistry. I remember asking h...
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Frank Schilling: could be 20,000 or 30,000 TLDs in 20 years
Says “these are not pie-in-the-sky” numbers and second level domains could be seen as “antiquated”. Domain name investor Frank Schilling applied for 54 top level domains via his new TLD company Uniregistry. I remember asking h...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 9:51 am
Domain Name Wire
Very active Moniker Spring Auction ends tomorrow
Domain name auction that ends tomorrow has lots of activity. The Moniker Spring Auction on SnapNames doesn’t end until tomorrow, but bidding is already very active. The auction features 199 domain names and 33 of them already have bids. 22 have...
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Very active Moniker Spring Auction ends tomorrow
Domain name auction that ends tomorrow has lots of activity. The Moniker Spring Auction on SnapNames doesn’t end until tomorrow, but bidding is already very active. The auction features 199 domain names and 33 of them already have bids. 22 have...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 9:40 am
Domain Name Wire
Electronic Arts buys BF4.com for Battlefield 4 (and other end user sales)
Electronic Arts among the big name buyers at Sedo last week. Sedo had some big sales last week, including Moms.com for $252,000. The whois record for Moms.com still shows Sedo, so we don’t yet know how bought the domain. Here are some of Sedo&r...
Discussion
Electronic Arts buys BF4.com for Battlefield 4 (and other end user sales)
Electronic Arts among the big name buyers at Sedo last week. Sedo had some big sales last week, including Moms.com for $252,000. The whois record for Moms.com still shows Sedo, so we don’t yet know how bought the domain. Here are some of Sedo&r...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 9:26 am
The Domains
SnapNames Spring Premium Auction Ends Tomorrow; High Bid StumpRemoval.com @ $11.7K
SnapNames.com Spring Premium Auction ends tomorrow on Thursday May 9th at 3:15pm EST in accordance with SnapNames.com normal closing procedure. As of 9 Am EST the highest bid on a domain name that has met reserve is stumpremoval.com which has a bid o...
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SnapNames Spring Premium Auction Ends Tomorrow; High Bid StumpRemoval.com @ $11.7K
SnapNames.com Spring Premium Auction ends tomorrow on Thursday May 9th at 3:15pm EST in accordance with SnapNames.com normal closing procedure. As of 9 Am EST the highest bid on a domain name that has met reserve is stumpremoval.com which has a bid o...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 9:10 am
Domain Name News
Hackers Break in to Prominent Domain Registrars, Moniker, Melbourne IT, Name.com and Xinnet
A story on Hacker News from earlier Tuesday mentions that a group of hackers , Hack The Planet (HTP), was able to hack in to several domain name registrars late last year . The registrars were not specifically targeted, rather they were h...
Discussion
Hackers Break in to Prominent Domain Registrars, Moniker, Melbourne IT, Name.com and Xinnet
A story on Hacker News from earlier Tuesday mentions that a group of hackers , Hack The Planet (HTP), was able to hack in to several domain name registrars late last year . The registrars were not specifically targeted, rather they were h...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 8:49 am
The Domains
MarketLeader Buyer Of RealEstate.com For $8.25M Gets Buyout From Trulia For $355 Million
Trulia, Inc. (NYSE: TRLA, “Trulia”),announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Market Leader, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEDR, “Market Leader”), for approximately $355 million, or an implied price of $...
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MarketLeader Buyer Of RealEstate.com For $8.25M Gets Buyout From Trulia For $355 Million
Trulia, Inc. (NYSE: TRLA, “Trulia”),announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Market Leader, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEDR, “Market Leader”), for approximately $355 million, or an implied price of $...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 8:15 am
The Domains
UDRP Roundup: Google Gets Blogger.pe Sony Files For Sony.me
A few UDRP decisions and filing of note. Google was awarded the domain name Blogger.pe by a one member panel in a lengthy decision Taser International has brought a UDRP on taser.com.au and tasers.com.au Sony has brought a UDRP on the domain name Son...
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UDRP Roundup: Google Gets Blogger.pe Sony Files For Sony.me
A few UDRP decisions and filing of note. Google was awarded the domain name Blogger.pe by a one member panel in a lengthy decision Taser International has brought a UDRP on taser.com.au and tasers.com.au Sony has brought a UDRP on the domain name Son...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 7:56 am
The Domains
Domain Holder Beats Back UDRP On LostDogsHome.com Representing Himself
The Lost Dogs Home Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, just lost a UDRP on the domain name lostdogshome.com to a domain holder that represented himself in the proceeding. “The Complainant is one of Australia’s largest animal welfare organisation...
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Domain Holder Beats Back UDRP On LostDogsHome.com Representing Himself
The Lost Dogs Home Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, just lost a UDRP on the domain name lostdogshome.com to a domain holder that represented himself in the proceeding. “The Complainant is one of Australia’s largest animal welfare organisation...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 7:40 am
The Domains
All.com Hits the Sales Block at $350K
According to a press release out today the domain name ALL.com which has been registered since 1995 “and never offered for sale” has just hit the market. The domain name is priced at $350,000. “ALL.com is memorable, 3 letters, brand...
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All.com Hits the Sales Block at $350K
According to a press release out today the domain name ALL.com which has been registered since 1995 “and never offered for sale” has just hit the market. The domain name is priced at $350,000. “ALL.com is memorable, 3 letters, brand...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 7:22 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 8th
After the ridiculous comments on the blog here (and many of the others) it’s almost time to go to a Facebook or other form of identifier. I don’t mind anything said by real people that take responsibility, but the proxy server comme...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 8th
After the ridiculous comments on the blog here (and many of the others) it’s almost time to go to a Facebook or other form of identifier. I don’t mind anything said by real people that take responsibility, but the proxy server comme...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 6:45 am
