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Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines co-founder dumps another 30 million shares
Krueger now owns about 5% of the company. Minds + Machines co-founder Frederick Krueger, who was pushed out of the company at the end of May, has sold another 30 million shares in the company. He now owns about 41 million ordinary shares of the new t...
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Minds + Machines co-founder dumps another 30 million shares
Krueger now owns about 5% of the company. Minds + Machines co-founder Frederick Krueger, who was pushed out of the company at the end of May, has sold another 30 million shares in the company. He now owns about 41 million ordinary shares of the new t...
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August 7, 2015, 1:34 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Tech 4,715; .Win 401; .Download 397; .Accountant 316; .Racing 263; .Loan 242
6 New gTLD’s went into General Availability where they could be registered on a first come, first served basis. 5 of the new extension are owned and operated by Famous Four Media wile the 6th .Tech is owned and operated by Radix. Here are the n...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Tech 4,715; .Win 401; .Download 397; .Accountant 316; .Racing 263; .Loan 242
6 New gTLD’s went into General Availability where they could be registered on a first come, first served basis. 5 of the new extension are owned and operated by Famous Four Media wile the 6th .Tech is owned and operated by Radix. Here are the n...
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August 7, 2015, 12:58 pm
The Domains
Verizon Files 1st UDRP For a .Porn Domain Name: Verizon.Porn
Verizon has Filed the 1st UDRP For a .Porn Domain Name: Verizon.Porn The domain name was registered on June 4, 2015 and is owned by an Adam Rothman of Roslyn New York. Despite paying $1,500 in filing fees to gain control of Verizon.Porn, Verizo...
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Verizon Files 1st UDRP For a .Porn Domain Name: Verizon.Porn
Verizon has Filed the 1st UDRP For a .Porn Domain Name: Verizon.Porn The domain name was registered on June 4, 2015 and is owned by an Adam Rothman of Roslyn New York. Despite paying $1,500 in filing fees to gain control of Verizon.Porn, Verizo...
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August 7, 2015, 12:45 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, August 7th 2015
Is your RPM on your parking more than $4. How about $14. I never really thought about it until I was talking with some friends and we were comparing. Three completely different portfolios. Different types of names and number of dom...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, August 7th 2015
Is your RPM on your parking more than $4. How about $14. I never really thought about it until I was talking with some friends and we were comparing. Three completely different portfolios. Different types of names and number of dom...
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August 7, 2015, 10:25 am
Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Not sure anyone read the article about Tom Brady wanting the Domain TB12.com and how his business managers said that they need to conceal his identity and try to convince the owner that they are students working on a school project or something. Does...
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DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Not sure anyone read the article about Tom Brady wanting the Domain TB12.com and how his business managers said that they need to conceal his identity and try to convince the owner that they are students working on a school project or something. Does...
Discussion
August 7, 2015, 5:37 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: Trillions.com, ODGE.com, Sighted.com, eSports.today, Several Portfolios Sell
Some Domains That Sold Cyclr.com @ $5,000 (Negotiated Post-Auction) – Great to see an end user sale — based on the Whois, this appears to be an upgrade from Cyclr.io (screenshot below), although no site is live on the .com yet. “Cy...
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Flippa Recap: Trillions.com, ODGE.com, Sighted.com, eSports.today, Several Portfolios Sell
Some Domains That Sold Cyclr.com @ $5,000 (Negotiated Post-Auction) – Great to see an end user sale — based on the Whois, this appears to be an upgrade from Cyclr.io (screenshot below), although no site is live on the .com yet. “Cy...
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August 6, 2015, 8:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Holdings sells $6.1 million in domains in Q2
Domain Holdings recovers from first quarter but is still down compared to last year. Domain Holdings reported sales numbers for Q2 2015 including $6.15 million in domain name sales. This is up from $4.75 million sold in Q1, but is less than half of w...
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Domain Holdings sells $6.1 million in domains in Q2
Domain Holdings recovers from first quarter but is still down compared to last year. Domain Holdings reported sales numbers for Q2 2015 including $6.15 million in domain name sales. This is up from $4.75 million sold in Q1, but is less than half of w...
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August 6, 2015, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
50 End User Domain Name Sales up to $500,000
Here are recent domain name purchases by end users. During the past week, Sedo reported 550 public domain transactions, totaling around $1.6 million. At an even $500k, Give.com receives the laurels. Notably, a domain industry veteran w...
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50 End User Domain Name Sales up to $500,000
Here are recent domain name purchases by end users. During the past week, Sedo reported 550 public domain transactions, totaling around $1.6 million. At an even $500k, Give.com receives the laurels. Notably, a domain industry veteran w...
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August 6, 2015, 3:58 pm
The Domains
Domain Movers: Orb.com, OpenWheel.com, MPCG.com & More Domains
In today's Domain Movers we see Riot Games registering BattleMeld.com, Metlife acquiring MPCG.com from Frank Schillings company and American Sports Licensing, Inc. acquiring new brand name ChelseaCollective.com and more domain movers.
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Domain Movers: Orb.com, OpenWheel.com, MPCG.com & More Domains
In today's Domain Movers we see Riot Games registering BattleMeld.com, Metlife acquiring MPCG.com from Frank Schillings company and American Sports Licensing, Inc. acquiring new brand name ChelseaCollective.com and more domain movers.
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August 6, 2015, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
TLD Profile: .Beer
An ICANNWiki profile of .Beer. Considering that ICANNWiki is based out of Portland, Oregon, home to more breweries than any city in the world (61 in Portland and 91 in the greater metro area), I decided to profile a TLD that reflects our local cultur...
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TLD Profile: .Beer
An ICANNWiki profile of .Beer. Considering that ICANNWiki is based out of Portland, Oregon, home to more breweries than any city in the world (61 in Portland and 91 in the greater metro area), I decided to profile a TLD that reflects our local cultur...
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August 6, 2015, 2:21 pm
