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14 End User Domain Name Sales from the Past Week
Here are 14 domain names purchased by end users via Afternic over the past week. Harvest Ministries bought HarvestAmerica.com for $4,588. The ministry, led by Greg Laurie, owns Harvest.org Recruiter Harry Joiner, who I’ve written about many tim...
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14 End User Domain Name Sales from the Past Week
Here are 14 domain names purchased by end users via Afternic over the past week. Harvest Ministries bought HarvestAmerica.com for $4,588. The ministry, led by Greg Laurie, owns Harvest.org Recruiter Harry Joiner, who I’ve written about many tim...
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October 5, 2011, 11:24 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Registration Tipped Off GrouponGoods.com
Groupon Goods launch foreshadowed by domain registration. In August I wrote about Groupon’s registration of GrouponGoods.com. At the time I asked if it was for a merchandise site or charity. Today I got my first Groupon Goods email. According t...
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Domain Registration Tipped Off GrouponGoods.com
Groupon Goods launch foreshadowed by domain registration. In August I wrote about Groupon’s registration of GrouponGoods.com. At the time I asked if it was for a merchandise site or charity. Today I got my first Groupon Goods email. According t...
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October 5, 2011, 10:52 am
Domain Name Wire
New Domain Registrar Accreditation Rules Start Today
New application terms and conditions go into effect. Becoming an ICANN accredited domain name registrar got a little bit tougher starting today. ICANN has just imposed “enhanced” terms and conditions for registrar accreditation applicatio...
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New Domain Registrar Accreditation Rules Start Today
New application terms and conditions go into effect. Becoming an ICANN accredited domain name registrar got a little bit tougher starting today. ICANN has just imposed “enhanced” terms and conditions for registrar accreditation applicatio...
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October 5, 2011, 9:38 am
Domain Name Wire
AusRegistry Rebrands, Sets Up Registry Infrastructure in the U.S.
Company drops the Australia reference in name and offers two locations for registry services. Are U.S. companies more comfortable with a registry services provider in their home country? It appears so. AusRegistry International has changed its name t...
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AusRegistry Rebrands, Sets Up Registry Infrastructure in the U.S.
Company drops the Australia reference in name and offers two locations for registry services. Are U.S. companies more comfortable with a registry services provider in their home country? It appears so. AusRegistry International has changed its name t...
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October 5, 2011, 9:07 am
Domain Name Wire
Frank Michlick Joins Sedo
Michlick joins domain name marketplace. I caught word earlier this week that domain name industry veteran Frank Michlick had joined Sedo. I emailed him yesterday for the story and today Sedo released a press release about it. Michlick will be working...
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Frank Michlick Joins Sedo
Michlick joins domain name marketplace. I caught word earlier this week that domain name industry veteran Frank Michlick had joined Sedo. I emailed him yesterday for the story and today Sedo released a press release about it. Michlick will be working...
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October 4, 2011, 11:32 am
Domain Name Wire
eBay and PayPal Relaunch X.com
Single letter domain name finally put to good use. It’s a shame to see a single letter .com domain name languish. So it’s good news that PayPal is finally putting its rare single letter domain name X.com back to use. The company, along wi...
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eBay and PayPal Relaunch X.com
Single letter domain name finally put to good use. It’s a shame to see a single letter .com domain name languish. So it’s good news that PayPal is finally putting its rare single letter domain name X.com back to use. The company, along wi...
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October 4, 2011, 10:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Monte Cahn Calls Oversee’s Motion to Dismiss “Boilerplate”
Judge again to decide on motion to dismiss some of Cahn’s claims against his former employer. Monte Cahn has responded (pdf) to Oversee.net’s Motion to Dismiss certain claims in his case against his former employer. Cahn’s lawyers w...
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Monte Cahn Calls Oversee’s Motion to Dismiss “Boilerplate”
Judge again to decide on motion to dismiss some of Cahn’s claims against his former employer. Monte Cahn has responded (pdf) to Oversee.net’s Motion to Dismiss certain claims in his case against his former employer. Cahn’s lawyers w...
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October 4, 2011, 9:48 am
Domain Name Wire
British Airways, Financial Times, and Virgin Sidestep .co.uk Auctions
Some companies get short domains through sunrise instead of auctions. While some businesses paid hefty sums to win auctions for one and two character .uk domains recently — £3m in total — a few businesses took a cheaper route. Briti...
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British Airways, Financial Times, and Virgin Sidestep .co.uk Auctions
Some companies get short domains through sunrise instead of auctions. While some businesses paid hefty sums to win auctions for one and two character .uk domains recently — £3m in total — a few businesses took a cheaper route. Briti...
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October 3, 2011, 12:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
What Do You Think of the TRAFFIC Auction Lineup?
What do you think of the names and reserves in this auction? This year’s (only) TRAFFIC conference takes place in just a couple weeks in Fort Lauderdale. It will include the first auction run exclusively by TRAFFIC without an outside domain sal...
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What Do You Think of the TRAFFIC Auction Lineup?
What do you think of the names and reserves in this auction? This year’s (only) TRAFFIC conference takes place in just a couple weeks in Fort Lauderdale. It will include the first auction run exclusively by TRAFFIC without an outside domain sal...
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October 3, 2011, 12:16 pm
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Email Marketing Company Emma Sues Microstrategy, Owner of Emma.com
Emma, Inc. pays for not owning Emma.com. A heavyweight battle is about to ensue over the name “Emma”. Email marketing company Emma, Inc., which operates its main web site at MyEmma.com, has sued publicly traded MicroStrategy for trademark...
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Email Marketing Company Emma Sues Microstrategy, Owner of Emma.com
Emma, Inc. pays for not owning Emma.com. A heavyweight battle is about to ensue over the name “Emma”. Email marketing company Emma, Inc., which operates its main web site at MyEmma.com, has sued publicly traded MicroStrategy for trademark...
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October 3, 2011, 9:39 am
