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Minds+Machines Rebranded Domain MMX.com Purchased For $2,200
Minds + Machines announced yesterday, it was re-branding its website from MindsandMachines.com to the domain name MMX.co. The domain name MMX.com was on Sedo weekly transaction list back in May 2015 selling for $2,200. Minds + Machines has a ma...
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Minds+Machines Rebranded Domain MMX.com Purchased For $2,200
Minds + Machines announced yesterday, it was re-branding its website from MindsandMachines.com to the domain name MMX.co. The domain name MMX.com was on Sedo weekly transaction list back in May 2015 selling for $2,200. Minds + Machines has a ma...
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April 9, 2016, 5:50 pm

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2 UDRP’s: Trademark Holder Of Rocket Pay Wins RocketPays.com Loses on RocketPay.com
Two interesting UDRP decisions were handed down today but two different UDRP panelist both involving the trademark holder of “Rocket Pay” In the first case Rocketgate PR LLC went after the direct match domain name rocketpay.com, which was...
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2 UDRP’s: Trademark Holder Of Rocket Pay Wins RocketPays.com Loses on RocketPay.com
Two interesting UDRP decisions were handed down today but two different UDRP panelist both involving the trademark holder of “Rocket Pay” In the first case Rocketgate PR LLC went after the direct match domain name rocketpay.com, which was...
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April 8, 2016, 1:29 pm

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Alphabet and Verizon considering buyout of Yahoo according to report
Greg Sterling published an article on Marketing Land that Yahoo is in play and that Alphabet and Verizon are both interested in acquiring the company. Sterling pieced together a couple recent reports along with data from comScore. Below is a look at ...
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Alphabet and Verizon considering buyout of Yahoo according to report
Greg Sterling published an article on Marketing Land that Yahoo is in play and that Alphabet and Verizon are both interested in acquiring the company. Sterling pieced together a couple recent reports along with data from comScore. Below is a look at ...
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April 7, 2016, 10:50 pm

The Domains
.Store Goes Live in Sunrise & Picks Up Over 150 Registrations On Day One
Radix, the Portfolio Registry behind .online, .tech, .space announced the launch .store which went live into Sunrise yesterday a period where domain names can be registered by Trademark Holders. On Day 1 of Sunrise, .store garnered 150+ requests from...
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.Store Goes Live in Sunrise & Picks Up Over 150 Registrations On Day One
Radix, the Portfolio Registry behind .online, .tech, .space announced the launch .store which went live into Sunrise yesterday a period where domain names can be registered by Trademark Holders. On Day 1 of Sunrise, .store garnered 150+ requests from...
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April 7, 2016, 2:49 pm

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Namejet.com Sells Over $2 Million in Domains in March
Namejet.com released it monthly report of domain sales for March 2016. As usual Namejet.com only includes domain that sold for $2,000 or more and only those domains that were sold and paid for in the month. Some sales from the RightoftheDot.com aucti...
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Namejet.com Sells Over $2 Million in Domains in March
Namejet.com released it monthly report of domain sales for March 2016. As usual Namejet.com only includes domain that sold for $2,000 or more and only those domains that were sold and paid for in the month. Some sales from the RightoftheDot.com aucti...
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April 6, 2016, 3:15 pm

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Market Recap 4/5/16 GoDaddy slammed on news of stock offering
Market Recap 4/5/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) was the big story today, the stock got slammed down over 7% on news of the company starting a public offering of 16.5 million shares. The company is receiving none of the proceeds as the shares are being offered by...
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Market Recap 4/5/16 GoDaddy slammed on news of stock offering
Market Recap 4/5/16 Go Daddy (GDDY) was the big story today, the stock got slammed down over 7% on news of the company starting a public offering of 16.5 million shares. The company is receiving none of the proceeds as the shares are being offered by...
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April 5, 2016, 8:28 pm

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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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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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