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Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy goes public today, raises $460 million
Company prices above expected range, valuing company at over $3 billion. GoDaddy will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange today under the symbol “GDDY”. The company priced at $20 per share and sold 23 million shares, raising $460...
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GoDaddy goes public today, raises $460 million
Company prices above expected range, valuing company at over $3 billion. GoDaddy will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange today under the symbol “GDDY”. The company priced at $20 per share and sold 23 million shares, raising $460...
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April 1, 2015, 12:26 pm
The Domains
National Association of Realtors® and Move, Inc. Reach Agreement Over Use Of New gTLD’s Outside The US
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and Move, Inc. (Move) announced today that they reached agreement over the use of top level domains outside of the United States. Accordingly, the complaint filed by NAR with the Chancery Court in ...
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National Association of Realtors® and Move, Inc. Reach Agreement Over Use Of New gTLD’s Outside The US
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and Move, Inc. (Move) announced today that they reached agreement over the use of top level domains outside of the United States. Accordingly, the complaint filed by NAR with the Chancery Court in ...
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March 31, 2015, 9:24 pm
The Domains
Highest Reported .info Sale Since 2007; Car.info at $76K Leads Sedo’s $1.3 Million Week
Over the past week, 669 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3 Million dollars. 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .com: cyberobics.com at 2...
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Highest Reported .info Sale Since 2007; Car.info at $76K Leads Sedo’s $1.3 Million Week
Over the past week, 669 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3 Million dollars. 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .com: cyberobics.com at 2...
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March 31, 2015, 8:22 pm
The Domains
.Org Domains Rose 1.3% in 2014
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain, today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report “The Dashboard,” detailing the worldwide growth of .org in 2014. The report reveals that the number o...
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.Org Domains Rose 1.3% in 2014
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain, today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report “The Dashboard,” detailing the worldwide growth of .org in 2014. The report reveals that the number o...
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March 31, 2015, 7:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo increasing minimum offers and commissions
Low-ball offers now must be a bit higher. Domain name marketplace Sedo is increasing the minimum offer people have to make on a domain name as well as the minimum commission sellers pay. Effective April 9, the minimum offer for most domains will incr...
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Sedo increasing minimum offers and commissions
Low-ball offers now must be a bit higher. Domain name marketplace Sedo is increasing the minimum offer people have to make on a domain name as well as the minimum commission sellers pay. Effective April 9, the minimum offer for most domains will incr...
Discussion
March 31, 2015, 5:57 pm
The Domains
.Club & .Bar Team Up To Exhibit at The Nightclub & Bar Show Being Held in Las Vegas
.CLUB & .BAR domain names are teaming up for the first time to offer the nightclub and bar industry the opportunity to get the perfect web address for their club or bar at the Nightclub and Bar Show being held in Las Vegas March 31-Ap...
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.Club & .Bar Team Up To Exhibit at The Nightclub & Bar Show Being Held in Las Vegas
.CLUB & .BAR domain names are teaming up for the first time to offer the nightclub and bar industry the opportunity to get the perfect web address for their club or bar at the Nightclub and Bar Show being held in Las Vegas March 31-Ap...
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March 31, 2015, 4:52 pm
The Domains
Google Inc. Acquires YT.com Domain Name
Google Inc. has acquired the 2 letter domain name YT.com from Cyber Trading Co. . It is currently not known if the domain name YT.com which is the acronym for YouTube will be used for the popular service owned by Google.
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Google Inc. Acquires YT.com Domain Name
Google Inc. has acquired the 2 letter domain name YT.com from Cyber Trading Co. . It is currently not known if the domain name YT.com which is the acronym for YouTube will be used for the popular service owned by Google.
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March 31, 2015, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside stock up 50% this year
Shares rebound from tough 2014. 2014 was miserable for owners of Rightside stock. Its shares sank 58% from $15.82 after being spun off from Demand Media to $6.72 at the close of 2014. Ouch. 2015 is seeing a big reversal. Shares opened today at $10.11...
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Rightside stock up 50% this year
Shares rebound from tough 2014. 2014 was miserable for owners of Rightside stock. Its shares sank 58% from $15.82 after being spun off from Demand Media to $6.72 at the close of 2014. Ouch. 2015 is seeing a big reversal. Shares opened today at $10.11...
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March 31, 2015, 2:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Donuts is revealing domain name renewal rates
By predicting and revealing renewals, Donuts hopes to get registrars and domain name investors on board. Donuts has posted an update on its renewal rates, showing an overall 68.4% rate after ten days. The update also highlights a reason Donuts predic...
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Why Donuts is revealing domain name renewal rates
By predicting and revealing renewals, Donuts hopes to get registrars and domain name investors on board. Donuts has posted an update on its renewal rates, showing an overall 68.4% rate after ten days. The update also highlights a reason Donuts predic...
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March 31, 2015, 1:47 pm
The Domains
nTLDStats Reports Over 1.25 Million People Have Registered The 4.8 M New gTLD Domains
nTLDStats.com is reporting that the number of Unique Registrants of a new gTLD domain name is just over 1.25 Million registrants. The total number of new gTLD domain names registered are now over 4.8 Million. Some other interesting numbers from...
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nTLDStats Reports Over 1.25 Million People Have Registered The 4.8 M New gTLD Domains
nTLDStats.com is reporting that the number of Unique Registrants of a new gTLD domain name is just over 1.25 Million registrants. The total number of new gTLD domain names registered are now over 4.8 Million. Some other interesting numbers from...
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March 31, 2015, 1:26 pm
