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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.2million led by ITjobs.de
Over the past week, 534 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 60% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are:  ...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.2million led by ITjobs.de
Over the past week, 534 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 60% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are:  ...
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April 5, 2016, 4:25 pm

The Domains
Six NFL/NBA players Moved their Websites to new gTLD Extensions this Month
Six NFL/NBA players announced they moved their websites to new gTLD extensions this month: AJ Hawk – Linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals New Website: TheHawkcast.Show Gordon Hayward – Forward for the Utah Jazz New Website:&nb...
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Six NFL/NBA players Moved their Websites to new gTLD Extensions this Month
Six NFL/NBA players announced they moved their websites to new gTLD extensions this month: AJ Hawk – Linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals New Website: TheHawkcast.Show Gordon Hayward – Forward for the Utah Jazz New Website:&nb...
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April 5, 2016, 4:01 pm

The Domains
NHL.net Registered in 1999 Lost In UDRP To National Hockey League
The domain name NHL.net was lost in a UDRP today. The domain which was registered in 1999 was awarded to the National Hockey League. The one member panel noted the domain name did not resolve, but the domain owner did not respond to the C & D let...
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NHL.net Registered in 1999 Lost In UDRP To National Hockey League
The domain name NHL.net was lost in a UDRP today. The domain which was registered in 1999 was awarded to the National Hockey League. The one member panel noted the domain name did not resolve, but the domain owner did not respond to the C & D let...
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April 5, 2016, 3:54 pm

The Domains
TechRepublic.com Publishes Scathing Article on New gTLD’s
TechRepublic.com published a scathing article on the new gTLD program. The story is entitled “ICANN’s generic top-level domain rules cause major headaches for online businesses and confusion for consumers.” Here are some highlights:...
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TechRepublic.com Publishes Scathing Article on New gTLD’s
TechRepublic.com published a scathing article on the new gTLD program. The story is entitled “ICANN’s generic top-level domain rules cause major headaches for online businesses and confusion for consumers.” Here are some highlights:...
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April 4, 2016, 1:45 pm

The Domains
First Quarter Stock Returns show CentralNic and Tucows as Top Gainers
The top performer for the first quarter of domain stocks we track was CentralNic. The stock was up 8.33%, Minds + Machines was second up 7.78%. of course both of these penny stocks might be too risky for a lot of investors. Tucows was up 6.4% to fini...
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First Quarter Stock Returns show CentralNic and Tucows as Top Gainers
The top performer for the first quarter of domain stocks we track was CentralNic. The stock was up 8.33%, Minds + Machines was second up 7.78%. of course both of these penny stocks might be too risky for a lot of investors. Tucows was up 6.4% to fini...
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April 4, 2016, 3:01 am

The Domains
Checking Out Some Available “Los Angeles” New gTLD; Priced From $14.88-$55K A Year
I was checking out a new gTLD domain yesterday with the keyword Los Angeles at Uniregistry and I got a bunch of available domain names back with some pretty interesting pricing. I think it’s an interesting look at the pricing of some new gTLD&r...
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Checking Out Some Available “Los Angeles” New gTLD; Priced From $14.88-$55K A Year
I was checking out a new gTLD domain yesterday with the keyword Los Angeles at Uniregistry and I got a bunch of available domain names back with some pretty interesting pricing. I think it’s an interesting look at the pricing of some new gTLD&r...
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April 2, 2016, 7:39 pm

The Domains
Former Founder of InfoSpace Raises $6.7 Million For Blue.Tech
According to the seattletimes.com, entrepreneur Naveen Jain who founded Intelius and InfoSpace, has raised $6.7 million from investors for his newest venture, BlueDot, “which aims to form health-care and energy businesses from federal research&...
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Former Founder of InfoSpace Raises $6.7 Million For Blue.Tech
According to the seattletimes.com, entrepreneur Naveen Jain who founded Intelius and InfoSpace, has raised $6.7 million from investors for his newest venture, BlueDot, “which aims to form health-care and energy businesses from federal research&...
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April 1, 2016, 5:11 pm

The Domains
Market Watch 3/31/16 Neustar down another 2.5%
Market Watch 3/31/16 Domain stocks ended the first quarter mixed. No real boig moves today, Rightside (NAME) saw the highest number of shares traded since January 19,2016. The stock closed at the low for the day $8.05. Neustar (NSR) was down another ...
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Market Watch 3/31/16 Neustar down another 2.5%
Market Watch 3/31/16 Domain stocks ended the first quarter mixed. No real boig moves today, Rightside (NAME) saw the highest number of shares traded since January 19,2016. The stock closed at the low for the day $8.05. Neustar (NSR) was down another ...
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March 31, 2016, 8:28 pm

The Domains
PlayBuzz.com Raises $15 Million; Domain Bought For $2,900 in 2013
Playbuzz.com is in the news today after raising $15 million dollars. According to VentureBeat.com, the company said it “raised $15 million in funding from Saban Ventures and Disney for its business of providing sponsored content. Playbuzz helps...
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PlayBuzz.com Raises $15 Million; Domain Bought For $2,900 in 2013
Playbuzz.com is in the news today after raising $15 million dollars. According to VentureBeat.com, the company said it “raised $15 million in funding from Saban Ventures and Disney for its business of providing sponsored content. Playbuzz helps...
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March 31, 2016, 7:33 pm

The Domains
UPDATE: Domainking.ng Moved To A New Registrar After Rick Schwartz Announced UDRP
The domain name domainking.ng changed registrars yesterday, apparently as a result of our post announcing that Rick Schwartz filed an administrative proceeding similar to a UDRP with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) which manages ...
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UPDATE: Domainking.ng Moved To A New Registrar After Rick Schwartz Announced UDRP
The domain name domainking.ng changed registrars yesterday, apparently as a result of our post announcing that Rick Schwartz filed an administrative proceeding similar to a UDRP with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) which manages ...
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March 31, 2016, 6:13 pm