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The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.6million led by Give.com at $500,000
Over the past week, 550 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.6m. 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Top sales: Top .com: give.com at 500,000 USD Top ccTLD: automile.de ...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.6million led by Give.com at $500,000
Over the past week, 550 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.6m. 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Top sales: Top .com: give.com at 500,000 USD Top ccTLD: automile.de ...
Discussion
August 4, 2015, 10:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside has record revenue in Q2
Rightside continues upward trajectory. Domain name company Rightside posted record revenue of $52.2 million in Q2, the company announced today. That compares to $46.7 million in Q2 2014 and $50.5 million in the first quarter of this year. The company...
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Rightside has record revenue in Q2
Rightside continues upward trajectory. Domain name company Rightside posted record revenue of $52.2 million in Q2, the company announced today. That compares to $46.7 million in Q2 2014 and $50.5 million in the first quarter of this year. The company...
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August 4, 2015, 9:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
July’s Hottest Domain Name Stories
Sex.com, a $50,000 cybersquatting settlement and more. Legal stuff continued to make headlines in July in the domain biz. ParkingCrew also made things interesting with its acquisition of NameDrive. Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domai...
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July’s Hottest Domain Name Stories
Sex.com, a $50,000 cybersquatting settlement and more. Legal stuff continued to make headlines in July in the domain biz. ParkingCrew also made things interesting with its acquisition of NameDrive. Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domai...
Discussion
August 4, 2015, 6:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Famous Four launches 5 domain names this week
Five domains on tap this week. Famous Four Media launches another five top level domain names on Wednesday of this week. Registrars will begin selling .racing, .accountant, .download, .win and .loan. 101Domain is offering all of the names for about $...
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Famous Four launches 5 domain names this week
Five domains on tap this week. Famous Four Media launches another five top level domain names on Wednesday of this week. Registrars will begin selling .racing, .accountant, .download, .win and .loan. 101Domain is offering all of the names for about $...
Discussion
August 4, 2015, 4:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside and NameCheap ink longer term deal
Deal adds some certainty to Rightside’s future revenue. After frequent short-term extensions, Rightside’s eNom and reseller NameCheap have signed a longer term reseller deal. Many people are surprised to learn that NameCheap, which manage...
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Rightside and NameCheap ink longer term deal
Deal adds some certainty to Rightside’s future revenue. After frequent short-term extensions, Rightside’s eNom and reseller NameCheap have signed a longer term reseller deal. Many people are surprised to learn that NameCheap, which manage...
Discussion
August 4, 2015, 4:13 pm
The Domains
How Did the UDRP Panel In Chooser.com Not Find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking?
Chooser S.A. of Jodoigne, Belgium just lost its attempt to grab the domain name Chooser.com in a UDRP. The Belgium company didn’t have any registered trademark but attempted to grab the domain name based on a “common law mark” they ...
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How Did the UDRP Panel In Chooser.com Not Find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking?
Chooser S.A. of Jodoigne, Belgium just lost its attempt to grab the domain name Chooser.com in a UDRP. The Belgium company didn’t have any registered trademark but attempted to grab the domain name based on a “common law mark” they ...
Discussion
August 4, 2015, 2:36 pm
The Domains
Johnson & Johnson Working On An HIV Vaccine Buys HIVAidsVaccine.com Domain
Johnson & Johnson is working on an HIV Aids Vaccine and has purchased the domain name HIVAidsVaccine.com
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Johnson & Johnson Working On An HIV Vaccine Buys HIVAidsVaccine.com Domain
Johnson & Johnson is working on an HIV Aids Vaccine and has purchased the domain name HIVAidsVaccine.com
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August 4, 2015, 1:11 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, August 3rd 2015
I’m going to use this top section to fit in a whole bunch of opinions. Here they go. One, stories about people, places, and things not owning the dot com are becoming less and less relevant. Dot coms aren’t as important ...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, August 3rd 2015
I’m going to use this top section to fit in a whole bunch of opinions. Here they go. One, stories about people, places, and things not owning the dot com are becoming less and less relevant. Dot coms aren’t as important ...
Discussion
August 4, 2015, 10:41 am
Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
I recently purchased a few domains from GoDaddy. They aren’t anything great but I know I can make money on them down the road at least 10x my small investment. I feel like a lot of people get caught up on seeing the big numbers. Don’t get...
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DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
I recently purchased a few domains from GoDaddy. They aren’t anything great but I know I can make money on them down the road at least 10x my small investment. I feel like a lot of people get caught up on seeing the big numbers. Don’t get...
Discussion
August 4, 2015, 8:04 am
The Domains
.Online Tops 550 Sunrise Registrations With 15 Days To Go
Radix the owner of the new gTLD .Online told TheDomains.com today that the number of Sunrise domain name registrations for .Online by trademark holders have exceeded 550 with over 15 days to go. The .Online Sunrise period for trademark holders ends o...
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.Online Tops 550 Sunrise Registrations With 15 Days To Go
Radix the owner of the new gTLD .Online told TheDomains.com today that the number of Sunrise domain name registrations for .Online by trademark holders have exceeded 550 with over 15 days to go. The .Online Sunrise period for trademark holders ends o...
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August 3, 2015, 10:04 pm
