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Booking.com launches Villas.com to compete in vacation rental market
Site launches after company goes on domain name buying spree. Travel booking company Booking.com has launched Villas.com to offer vacation rental properties. This answers the question I’ve been asking for almost a year: who has been registering...
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Booking.com launches Villas.com to compete in vacation rental market
Site launches after company goes on domain name buying spree. Travel booking company Booking.com has launched Villas.com to offer vacation rental properties. This answers the question I’ve been asking for almost a year: who has been registering...
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May 15, 2014, 5:22 pm

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Chicago Cubs among those buying domain names last week
MLB buys domain name for Cubs and other end user domain name purchases. The Chicago Cubs (technically MLB Advanced Media, L.P.) were among those companies buying domain names last week. The team and Major League Baseball paid $1,700 for MyCubs.com. T...
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Chicago Cubs among those buying domain names last week
MLB buys domain name for Cubs and other end user domain name purchases. The Chicago Cubs (technically MLB Advanced Media, L.P.) were among those companies buying domain names last week. The team and Major League Baseball paid $1,700 for MyCubs.com. T...
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May 15, 2014, 2:45 pm

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4 interesting things Tucows said on its conference call yesterday
Selling domains, letting some expire, and the impact of new top level domain names. Domain name registrar Tucows released its first quarter 2014 earnings yesterday. The investor conference call included four interesting comments/facts about the domai...
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4 interesting things Tucows said on its conference call yesterday
Selling domains, letting some expire, and the impact of new top level domain names. Domain name registrar Tucows released its first quarter 2014 earnings yesterday. The investor conference call included four interesting comments/facts about the domai...
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May 15, 2014, 2:17 pm

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Company sues to overturn UDRP decision
Company turns to courts (again) to try to overturn adverse UDRP ruling. Technology Online, LLC has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Nevada to overturn a UDRP against the domain name Jeffers.com. Veterinarian supply company Jeffers, Inc. file...
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Company sues to overturn UDRP decision
Company turns to courts (again) to try to overturn adverse UDRP ruling. Technology Online, LLC has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Nevada to overturn a UDRP against the domain name Jeffers.com. Veterinarian supply company Jeffers, Inc. file...
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May 14, 2014, 5:02 pm

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Recruiter Harry Joiner buys CMOJobs.com from IDG
Joiner adds to his collection of valuable job domain names. Harry Joiner, who has acquired a number of job related domain names to help his recruiting business, has acquired CMOJobs.com from media giant IDG for a five figure pricetag. Joiner told Dom...
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Recruiter Harry Joiner buys CMOJobs.com from IDG
Joiner adds to his collection of valuable job domain names. Harry Joiner, who has acquired a number of job related domain names to help his recruiting business, has acquired CMOJobs.com from media giant IDG for a five figure pricetag. Joiner told Dom...
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May 14, 2014, 3:41 pm

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What domain names Procter & Gamble and others bought last week
P&G among end users that bought domain names via Sedo last week. Sedo sold 473 domain names for a total of $1.4 million last week. Here are some that were purchased by end users. (View previous end user lists.) Flipkart.co.za and Flipkart.com.au ...
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What domain names Procter & Gamble and others bought last week
P&G among end users that bought domain names via Sedo last week. Sedo sold 473 domain names for a total of $1.4 million last week. Here are some that were purchased by end users. (View previous end user lists.) Flipkart.co.za and Flipkart.com.au ...
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May 14, 2014, 2:14 pm

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DNPric.es has a great lead list for valuable new TLDs. Unfortunately the registries also have it.
You’ll find good ideas for new TLDs on this list, but many will be priced at a premium. I’m going to let you in on a secret strategy I’ve been undertaking with new TLDs. Every time one heads to general availability I go to DNPric.es...
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DNPric.es has a great lead list for valuable new TLDs. Unfortunately the registries also have it.
You’ll find good ideas for new TLDs on this list, but many will be priced at a premium. I’m going to let you in on a secret strategy I’ve been undertaking with new TLDs. Every time one heads to general availability I go to DNPric.es...
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May 14, 2014, 1:42 pm

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How many new TLDs will domainers register?
Most domain investors expect to register some new domains this year. The current rollout of new top level domain names is a slow and steady process that will take years to complete. A lot can and will happen during this time frame. This year’s ...
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How many new TLDs will domainers register?
Most domain investors expect to register some new domains this year. The current rollout of new top level domain names is a slow and steady process that will take years to complete. A lot can and will happen during this time frame. This year’s ...
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May 13, 2014, 6:03 pm

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TRAFFIC conference heads to Las Vegas in two weeks
Domain name conference returns to Vegas later this month. This year’s TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas is quickly approaching. The event will formally kick off May 28 and conclude with breakfast on Saturday, May 31. TRAFFIC in Vegas is being hos...
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TRAFFIC conference heads to Las Vegas in two weeks
Domain name conference returns to Vegas later this month. This year’s TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas is quickly approaching. The event will formally kick off May 28 and conclude with breakfast on Saturday, May 31. TRAFFIC in Vegas is being hos...
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May 13, 2014, 4:24 pm

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50 Cent goes .Club with new site, will be at launch party
50InDa.Club to launch during invite-only party later this month. Rapper 50 Cent is starting a new website on a .club domain and will help kick off the site and .club at a launch event later this month. Mr. Cent will launch 50inDa.Club later this mont...
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50 Cent goes .Club with new site, will be at launch party
50InDa.Club to launch during invite-only party later this month. Rapper 50 Cent is starting a new website on a .club domain and will help kick off the site and .club at a launch event later this month. Mr. Cent will launch 50inDa.Club later this mont...
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May 13, 2014, 1:30 pm