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The Domains
.Co.Com Namejet City Auction Closes With Over $22K In Sales Led By NYC.co.com For $4,245
The .co.com city domain name auctions closed on Namejet.com late week and the total sales were $22,419. The domain name that sold for the highest amount was not surprisingly nyc.co.com which sold for 4,245.00 Newyorkcity.co.com sold for $1,109 Back i...
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.Co.Com Namejet City Auction Closes With Over $22K In Sales Led By NYC.co.com For $4,245
The .co.com city domain name auctions closed on Namejet.com late week and the total sales were $22,419. The domain name that sold for the highest amount was not surprisingly nyc.co.com which sold for 4,245.00 Newyorkcity.co.com sold for $1,109 Back i...
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December 1, 2014, 6:19 pm
The Domains
Highest Reported.Mobi Domain Sale In Almost 5 Years: Olamobile Buys Ola.Mobi For $15k
The domain name Ola.mobi just crossed the Sedo.com sales wire selling for $15,000. According to Estibot.com its the highest reported sale of a .Mobi domain in almost 5 years. The domain name Ola.mobi was purchased by Olamo...
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Highest Reported.Mobi Domain Sale In Almost 5 Years: Olamobile Buys Ola.Mobi For $15k
The domain name Ola.mobi just crossed the Sedo.com sales wire selling for $15,000. According to Estibot.com its the highest reported sale of a .Mobi domain in almost 5 years. The domain name Ola.mobi was purchased by Olamo...
Discussion
December 1, 2014, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Parking with Michael Gilmour – DNW Podcast #9
Why are you making less from domain name parking? Can you do anything about it? If you’ve been in the domain name industry for any length of time, odds are you’re making less from domain name parking now than you did many years ago. In th...
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Domain Name Parking with Michael Gilmour – DNW Podcast #9
Why are you making less from domain name parking? Can you do anything about it? If you’ve been in the domain name industry for any length of time, odds are you’re making less from domain name parking now than you did many years ago. In th...
Discussion
December 1, 2014, 4:30 pm
Domain Name News
Europol seizes 292 domains for counterfeit goods on Cyber Monday
The European law agency Europol has seized 292 domain names in cooperation with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and 25 law enforcement agencies from 19 countries. The sites were allegedly used to sell counterfeit merchandise, such ...
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Europol seizes 292 domains for counterfeit goods on Cyber Monday
The European law agency Europol has seized 292 domain names in cooperation with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and 25 law enforcement agencies from 19 countries. The sites were allegedly used to sell counterfeit merchandise, such ...
Discussion
December 1, 2014, 4:21 pm
The Domains
Frank Schilling Wins UDRP On TableForTwo.com; Complainant Didn’t Like The 89K Price
Frank Schilling’s Name Administration won a UDRP on the domain name TableforTwo.com who was defended as usual by John Berryhill. The complaint was brought by Julie Wampler of Washington, D.C. back on September 15th who runs a blog at TableForTw...
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Frank Schilling Wins UDRP On TableForTwo.com; Complainant Didn’t Like The 89K Price
Frank Schilling’s Name Administration won a UDRP on the domain name TableforTwo.com who was defended as usual by John Berryhill. The complaint was brought by Julie Wampler of Washington, D.C. back on September 15th who runs a blog at TableForTw...
Discussion
December 1, 2014, 3:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit alleges 3 number domain names stolen
Lawsuit says three three-number domain names were stolen from an eNom account. A federal lawsuit alleges that the domain names 224.com, 605.com and 452.com have been stolen. Ian Andrew of Traffic Names, Ltd filed an in rem action (pdf) against the do...
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Lawsuit alleges 3 number domain names stolen
Lawsuit says three three-number domain names were stolen from an eNom account. A federal lawsuit alleges that the domain names 224.com, 605.com and 452.com have been stolen. Ian Andrew of Traffic Names, Ltd filed an in rem action (pdf) against the do...
Discussion
December 1, 2014, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
“Trademark King” wants Apple.com, YouTube.com, Target.com, Google.com, Elton John trademarks
Guy files trademarks matching names of celebrities, major brands and their domain names. A couple weeks ago I wrote about Trademark King, Inc. The Indiana company had filed a trademark on Trademarking.com, a domain name owned by domain investor Rick ...
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“Trademark King” wants Apple.com, YouTube.com, Target.com, Google.com, Elton John trademarks
Guy files trademarks matching names of celebrities, major brands and their domain names. A couple weeks ago I wrote about Trademark King, Inc. The Indiana company had filed a trademark on Trademarking.com, a domain name owned by domain investor Rick ...
Discussion
December 1, 2014, 3:10 pm
The Domains
Afilias Wins The Rights To The New gTLD .MLS
One of the two applicants for the new gTLD .MLS have withdrawn their application, meaning that Afilias will control the extension. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) withdrew their application over the weekend. CREA’s application has t...
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Afilias Wins The Rights To The New gTLD .MLS
One of the two applicants for the new gTLD .MLS have withdrawn their application, meaning that Afilias will control the extension. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) withdrew their application over the weekend. CREA’s application has t...
Discussion
December 1, 2014, 1:20 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday December 1st
Taking a little break from the computer over the next few days to uncord myself. Nothing of importance to cause it. Some people have a cleanse, I like to get away from the phone and email a few days. These next few weeks are a ...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday December 1st
Taking a little break from the computer over the next few days to uncord myself. Nothing of importance to cause it. Some people have a cleanse, I like to get away from the phone and email a few days. These next few weeks are a ...
Discussion
December 1, 2014, 11:54 am
The Domains
Econsultancy Takes A look at whether the new gtlds help you rank higher in search
Marcus Tober wrote an article this morning on Econsultancy.com about whether or not new gtlds help you rank higher in search ? I read econsultancy.com regularly so I as interested to see them covering the new gtlds. Marcus pointed to the fact that Go...
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Econsultancy Takes A look at whether the new gtlds help you rank higher in search
Marcus Tober wrote an article this morning on Econsultancy.com about whether or not new gtlds help you rank higher in search ? I read econsultancy.com regularly so I as interested to see them covering the new gtlds. Marcus pointed to the fact that Go...
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December 1, 2014, 11:12 am
