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Thoughts About Verisign’s $135 Million Dollar .Web Acquisition & What It Means For Domainers
I didn’t write much leading up to the Verisign (VRSN) acquisition of .Web for $135 Million this week, but I have plenty of thoughts about it. First and foremost it’s a no brainier for Verisign. Forget the $1.9 Billion they have sitting in...
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Thoughts About Verisign’s $135 Million Dollar .Web Acquisition & What It Means For Domainers
I didn’t write much leading up to the Verisign (VRSN) acquisition of .Web for $135 Million this week, but I have plenty of thoughts about it. First and foremost it’s a no brainier for Verisign. Forget the $1.9 Billion they have sitting in...
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July 31, 2016, 12:20 pm
The Domains
Furniture.co.uk Sold for $700,000
We received an email today that the domain Furniture.co.uk has been purchased for $700,000. The note came from the buyer Graham Haynes. According to Graham his company was the buyer of Purple.co.uk and BedroomFurniture.co.uk. A quote from the b...
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Furniture.co.uk Sold for $700,000
We received an email today that the domain Furniture.co.uk has been purchased for $700,000. The note came from the buyer Graham Haynes. According to Graham his company was the buyer of Purple.co.uk and BedroomFurniture.co.uk. A quote from the b...
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July 29, 2016, 3:44 pm
The Domains
ICANN releases official statement on the $135million .web auction
ICANN releases official statement on the $135 million .web auction. I have to give credit to Michael Berkens, he told me months ago he thought it would be $100 million plus. On 27 July 2016, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN‘s authorized auction servic...
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ICANN releases official statement on the $135million .web auction
ICANN releases official statement on the $135 million .web auction. I have to give credit to Michael Berkens, he told me months ago he thought it would be $100 million plus. On 27 July 2016, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN‘s authorized auction servic...
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July 29, 2016, 3:38 am
The Domains
Verisign Reports: Revenue up 9%: Has Operating Margin of 61.5%
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN),today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2016. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $286 million for the second quarter of 2016, up 9.1% from the same quarter in 2015. Ve...
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Verisign Reports: Revenue up 9%: Has Operating Margin of 61.5%
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN),today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2016. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $286 million for the second quarter of 2016, up 9.1% from the same quarter in 2015. Ve...
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July 28, 2016, 8:34 pm
The Domains
The Daily Roundup for July 27, 2016
Welcome to the Daily Roundup for July 27, 2016 Domain movements spotted by Mike Looks like the new gTLD domain name i.team sold in escrow @afternic; BIN price was only $2,499. UDRP filed against the domain name AmazonLord.com but not by Amazon....
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The Daily Roundup for July 27, 2016
Welcome to the Daily Roundup for July 27, 2016 Domain movements spotted by Mike Looks like the new gTLD domain name i.team sold in escrow @afternic; BIN price was only $2,499. UDRP filed against the domain name AmazonLord.com but not by Amazon....
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July 28, 2016, 6:31 am
The Domains
China’s Real Name Verification Requirements Are Finally Enabled for .COM Domains
.COM is the First of Many Foreign Domain Extensions to Comply with Chinese Requirements for Real Name Verification Simon Cousins and Matt Johnson, Allegravita, with contributions by Kassey Lee A crucial pillar of China’s MIIT (Ministry of Indus...
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China’s Real Name Verification Requirements Are Finally Enabled for .COM Domains
.COM is the First of Many Foreign Domain Extensions to Comply with Chinese Requirements for Real Name Verification Simon Cousins and Matt Johnson, Allegravita, with contributions by Kassey Lee A crucial pillar of China’s MIIT (Ministry of Indus...
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July 27, 2016, 6:54 pm
The Domains
We are pleased to welcome Simon Cousins as a contributor
We are pleased here at TheDomains.com to welcome Simon Cousins as a contributor. Simon Cousins (夏明) is a co-founder and CEO at Allegravita, a boutique PR and strategic communications agency in Beijing, Hong Kong, New York City and Los Angeles. In...
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We are pleased to welcome Simon Cousins as a contributor
We are pleased here at TheDomains.com to welcome Simon Cousins as a contributor. Simon Cousins (夏明) is a co-founder and CEO at Allegravita, a boutique PR and strategic communications agency in Beijing, Hong Kong, New York City and Los Angeles. In...
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July 27, 2016, 4:40 pm
The Domains
Results of our .WEB Poll – Most Voters Expect $50 million plus
The .web auction will conclude today and this is going to be one expensive string. In a poll posted on TheDomains we asked readers what they thought the price would be ? The results are below, the most votes went to $50 – $60 million, with $100...
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Results of our .WEB Poll – Most Voters Expect $50 million plus
The .web auction will conclude today and this is going to be one expensive string. In a poll posted on TheDomains we asked readers what they thought the price would be ? The results are below, the most votes went to $50 – $60 million, with $100...
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July 27, 2016, 4:16 pm
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by Jean.com
Over the past week, 450 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 58% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: jean.com at 48,000 USD Top ccTLD...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by Jean.com
Over the past week, 450 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 58% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: jean.com at 48,000 USD Top ccTLD...
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July 27, 2016, 1:24 pm
The Domains
GoDaddy Releases Summer 2016 Updates
GoDaddy released their summer updates for 2016. A look at all the projects, services and products that have either been released, updated or expanded upon. The new features and enhancements include: Domains Launched new generic top-level domains (gTL...
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GoDaddy Releases Summer 2016 Updates
GoDaddy released their summer updates for 2016. A look at all the projects, services and products that have either been released, updated or expanded upon. The new features and enhancements include: Domains Launched new generic top-level domains (gTL...
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July 27, 2016, 3:08 am
