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NYP: KKR Looking to Buy Go Daddy for $1 Billion Plus
New York Post says web hosting and domain giant may be sold for over $1 billion. The New York Post is reporting that Henry Kravis’ KKR is leading a group that is trying to buy Go Daddy for over $1 billion in a leveraged buy out. A Go Daddy spok...
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NYP: KKR Looking to Buy Go Daddy for $1 Billion Plus
New York Post says web hosting and domain giant may be sold for over $1 billion. The New York Post is reporting that Henry Kravis’ KKR is leading a group that is trying to buy Go Daddy for over $1 billion in a leveraged buy out. A Go Daddy spok...
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June 24, 2011, 10:13 am
Domain Name Wire
New Service Hopes to Make Seller-Financed Domain Transactions Easier
Service manages seller financed domain sales. A new service called Zenscrow hopes to bring more liquidity to the domain name market by making seller financed domain sales easier. Companies such as Escrow.com and Moniker already offer payment plan esc...
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New Service Hopes to Make Seller-Financed Domain Transactions Easier
Service manages seller financed domain sales. A new service called Zenscrow hopes to bring more liquidity to the domain name market by making seller financed domain sales easier. Companies such as Escrow.com and Moniker already offer payment plan esc...
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June 23, 2011, 1:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Social.com Domain Name Transfers to Buyer’s Broker
Looks like the payment went through for Social.com. Social.com, which Ron Jackson says is under contract to sell at $2.6 million, has an updated whois. As of today, the whois record at Network Solutions says the owner is New Yorker Kevin Bingo. Howev...
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Social.com Domain Name Transfers to Buyer’s Broker
Looks like the payment went through for Social.com. Social.com, which Ron Jackson says is under contract to sell at $2.6 million, has an updated whois. As of today, the whois record at Network Solutions says the owner is New Yorker Kevin Bingo. Howev...
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June 23, 2011, 11:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Monte Cahn Adds Allegations to Complaint Against Oversee.net
Cahn adds allegations and drops one claim. Moniker founder Monte Cahn has filed an amended lawsuit against Oversee.net, which purchased Moniker in 2007 from Seevast. Cahn sued Oversee claiming that he was not properly paid under a $13 million incenti...
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Monte Cahn Adds Allegations to Complaint Against Oversee.net
Cahn adds allegations and drops one claim. Moniker founder Monte Cahn has filed an amended lawsuit against Oversee.net, which purchased Moniker in 2007 from Seevast. Cahn sued Oversee claiming that he was not properly paid under a $13 million incenti...
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June 23, 2011, 11:01 am
Domain Name Wire
A First: Complainant Loses Case for .Co Domain Name
Champagne.co becomes first .co domain name case won by respondent. A complainant has finally lost a UDRP case for a .co domain name. Comite Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne has lost the case it brought for the domain name Champagne.co. The deci...
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A First: Complainant Loses Case for .Co Domain Name
Champagne.co becomes first .co domain name case won by respondent. A complainant has finally lost a UDRP case for a .co domain name. Comite Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne has lost the case it brought for the domain name Champagne.co. The deci...
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June 23, 2011, 10:54 am
Domain Name Wire
New Domain Parking Company Comes Onto the Scene
Rook Media opens its doors to more domain owners. Rook Media is coming out from behind the shadows. The new domain parking service has been in a closed beta with very large domainers since February. But as of today, it’s open to the public. The...
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New Domain Parking Company Comes Onto the Scene
Rook Media opens its doors to more domain owners. Rook Media is coming out from behind the shadows. The new domain parking service has been in a closed beta with very large domainers since February. But as of today, it’s open to the public. The...
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June 23, 2011, 9:14 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Says Its Employee Turnover Isn’t That Bad
HR Director says no problem with turnover at ICANN. Perhaps responding to questions about some high profile departures lately, ICANN Director of Human Resources Steve Antonoff just released an analysis (pdf) of turnover at the non-profit. His bottom ...
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ICANN Says Its Employee Turnover Isn’t That Bad
HR Director says no problem with turnover at ICANN. Perhaps responding to questions about some high profile departures lately, ICANN Director of Human Resources Steve Antonoff just released an analysis (pdf) of turnover at the non-profit. His bottom ...
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June 22, 2011, 11:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marchex Wins UDRP for Walkaway.com
Panel points out the perils of descriptive marks. Marchex has successfully defended a UDRP case brought against its domain name Walkaway.com with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill. Complainant Walkaway Canada Incorporated is the company...
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Marchex Wins UDRP for Walkaway.com
Panel points out the perils of descriptive marks. Marchex has successfully defended a UDRP case brought against its domain name Walkaway.com with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill. Complainant Walkaway Canada Incorporated is the company...
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June 22, 2011, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Owner of .Com Domain Sues for .Co Domain Name
Real estate firm sues owner of .co. The owner of a .com domain name has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to get the .co version of their domain name. This is the first such .co federal anticybersquatting lawsuit I’m aware of (although there have been plen...
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Owner of .Com Domain Sues for .Co Domain Name
Real estate firm sues owner of .co. The owner of a .com domain name has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to get the .co version of their domain name. This is the first such .co federal anticybersquatting lawsuit I’m aware of (although there have been plen...
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June 22, 2011, 11:42 am
Domain Name Wire
.XXX Formally Announces IFFOR Board
Group to help set policy for new .xxx domain name. One of the interesting quirks about the new .xxx domain name is that it will help fund a group called International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). IFFOR will get $10 from every domain ...
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.XXX Formally Announces IFFOR Board
Group to help set policy for new .xxx domain name. One of the interesting quirks about the new .xxx domain name is that it will help fund a group called International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). IFFOR will get $10 from every domain ...
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June 22, 2011, 11:15 am
