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GoDaddy gets another Domain Appraisal patent
Patent covers using comps for domain name evaluation. GoDaddy has been issued another U.S. patent related to domain name appraisals. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today issued patent number 8,909,558 for “Appraising a domain name using k...
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GoDaddy gets another Domain Appraisal patent
Patent covers using comps for domain name evaluation. GoDaddy has been issued another U.S. patent related to domain name appraisals. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today issued patent number 8,909,558 for “Appraising a domain name using k...
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December 9, 2014, 6:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts and Rightside release 6 new domains on Wednesday
…And they’re some of the better domains released so far. Remember the good ole’ days of the middle of 2014, when mega-registry Donuts would release four of five new top level domain names every week? Well, they’re back. For o...
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Donuts and Rightside release 6 new domains on Wednesday
…And they’re some of the better domains released so far. Remember the good ole’ days of the middle of 2014, when mega-registry Donuts would release four of five new top level domain names every week? Well, they’re back. For o...
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December 9, 2014, 2:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyst reiterates new TLD forecast and price target for Rightside
After Rightside investor day, analyst says forecast is on target.
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Analyst reiterates new TLD forecast and price target for Rightside
After Rightside investor day, analyst says forecast is on target.
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December 9, 2014, 2:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oops: Moniker account balances are apparently borked
Incorrect balances shown on accounts dating back to October. The hits keep on coming for Moniker…and its customers. When the domain name registrar switched to a completely new registrar platform over the summer, it lost all previous invoices t...
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Oops: Moniker account balances are apparently borked
Incorrect balances shown on accounts dating back to October. The hits keep on coming for Moniker…and its customers. When the domain name registrar switched to a completely new registrar platform over the summer, it lost all previous invoices t...
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December 8, 2014, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs & Minds + Machines with Antony Van Couvering – DNW Podcast #10
A discussion about new top level domain names. Antony Van Couvering, founder and CEO of new TLD company Minds + Machines, shares his thoughts on new top level domain names on this week’s podcast. We discuss registry pricing of premium domains, ...
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New TLDs & Minds + Machines with Antony Van Couvering – DNW Podcast #10
A discussion about new top level domain names. Antony Van Couvering, founder and CEO of new TLD company Minds + Machines, shares his thoughts on new top level domain names on this week’s podcast. We discuss registry pricing of premium domains, ...
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December 8, 2014, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside rings NASDAQ closing bell [Photo]
Domain name company holds investor day and rings closing bell. On Friday, domain name company Rightside rang the closing bell on the NASDAQ. The company became listed on the NASDAQ earlier this year after being spun off from Demand Media. Rightside t...
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Rightside rings NASDAQ closing bell [Photo]
Domain name company holds investor day and rings closing bell. On Friday, domain name company Rightside rang the closing bell on the NASDAQ. The company became listed on the NASDAQ earlier this year after being spun off from Demand Media. Rightside t...
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December 8, 2014, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic sells $2.5 worth of premium domain names
Sales were from the company’s portfolio of domain names. CentralNic plc, (AIM:CNIC) announced today that it has sold $2.5 million worth of premium domain names. These domain names are part of the group’s 20,000 domain name holdings that a...
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CentralNic sells $2.5 worth of premium domain names
Sales were from the company’s portfolio of domain names. CentralNic plc, (AIM:CNIC) announced today that it has sold $2.5 million worth of premium domain names. These domain names are part of the group’s 20,000 domain name holdings that a...
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December 8, 2014, 1:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
QNB.com domain name sells for $1 million
Bank sells domain name to another bank for $1 million. Qatar National Bank has paid $1 million to acquire the three letter domain name QNB.com. The deal was disclosed in an SEC filing made by the seller, another bank called QNB Bank. The seller chang...
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QNB.com domain name sells for $1 million
Bank sells domain name to another bank for $1 million. Qatar National Bank has paid $1 million to acquire the three letter domain name QNB.com. The deal was disclosed in an SEC filing made by the seller, another bank called QNB Bank. The seller chang...
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December 5, 2014, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Porn site operator sues cybersquatters
Company goes after alleged cybersquatters of its adult site brands. The company behind PornHub.com, RedTube.com and YouPorn.com has filed multiple lawsuits in U.S. District court against the owners of at least ten domain names it alleges are cybersqu...
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Porn site operator sues cybersquatters
Company goes after alleged cybersquatters of its adult site brands. The company behind PornHub.com, RedTube.com and YouPorn.com has filed multiple lawsuits in U.S. District court against the owners of at least ten domain names it alleges are cybersqu...
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December 5, 2014, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
2 weeks of expired domain name sales
This article covers a 2-week period on either side of Thanksgiving: 19 November – 2 December. For that reason, you’ll see the sales list crammed full to bursting like a ClownCar.com ($662). I was going to jettison everything below $300 to...
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2 weeks of expired domain name sales
This article covers a 2-week period on either side of Thanksgiving: 19 November – 2 December. For that reason, you’ll see the sales list crammed full to bursting like a ClownCar.com ($662). I was going to jettison everything below $300 to...
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December 5, 2014, 2:19 pm
