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VS.com Changes Hands For Something Other Than Money
Back in 2015 we wrote a post about VS.com being sold. The domain name VS.com appears to have sold. The domain name was registered to a VS Media, Inc. of Calabasas, California until a couple of months ago when it went under privacy at Godaddy. H...
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VS.com Changes Hands For Something Other Than Money
Back in 2015 we wrote a post about VS.com being sold. The domain name VS.com appears to have sold. The domain name was registered to a VS Media, Inc. of Calabasas, California until a couple of months ago when it went under privacy at Godaddy. H...
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August 2, 2016, 3:03 am
The Domains
Dot Tech is Turning 1 and Radix wants to give you a shot at a $250 prize
TECH domains entered General Availability on 5th August 2015 with a vision to be the moniker for everything related to technology online. It was targeted towards serving the branding needs of startups, tech influencers, tech reviewers, developers ali...
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Dot Tech is Turning 1 and Radix wants to give you a shot at a $250 prize
TECH domains entered General Availability on 5th August 2015 with a vision to be the moniker for everything related to technology online. It was targeted towards serving the branding needs of startups, tech influencers, tech reviewers, developers ali...
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August 1, 2016, 7:22 pm
The Domains
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, 11:20 am
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, 2:44 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, 2:38 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, 7:34 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, 5:31 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, 5:54 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, 3:40 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, 3:16 pm
