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Go Daddy Coupon Covered By CNET – Get Yourself a Cheap .Com
I thought it was interesting that CNET would spend some time in their deals section on a Go Daddy Coupon, and to top it off they make the headline a $1 .com when in reality it’s $1.67. But here is the deal so get yourself a cheap hand reg if yo...
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Go Daddy Coupon Covered By CNET – Get Yourself a Cheap .Com
I thought it was interesting that CNET would spend some time in their deals section on a Go Daddy Coupon, and to top it off they make the headline a $1 .com when in reality it’s $1.67. But here is the deal so get yourself a cheap hand reg if yo...
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December 3, 2014, 6:27 am

The Domains
NameJet.com Reports $235K In Sales Led By Meixi.com For $27k
Namejet.com just sent us over its sales report for November for it’s reportable sales. As usually Namejet.com only reports domain names that sell for $2,000 or more. Here you go: meixi.com $27,108.00 sigi.com $8,788.00 atlantico.com $7,599.00 p...
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NameJet.com Reports $235K In Sales Led By Meixi.com For $27k
Namejet.com just sent us over its sales report for November for it’s reportable sales. As usually Namejet.com only reports domain names that sell for $2,000 or more. Here you go: meixi.com $27,108.00 sigi.com $8,788.00 atlantico.com $7,599.00 p...
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December 2, 2014, 11:58 pm

The Domains
Verisign: There Are Now 280 Million Domain Names; Up Over 7.2% From Last Year
Verisign published its Domain Industry Brief for the second quarter of 2014. As of June 30, 2014 there are now over 280 Million domain names across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of four million domain names, or 1.4% over the first quarter...
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Verisign: There Are Now 280 Million Domain Names; Up Over 7.2% From Last Year
Verisign published its Domain Industry Brief for the second quarter of 2014. As of June 30, 2014 there are now over 280 Million domain names across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of four million domain names, or 1.4% over the first quarter...
Discussion
December 2, 2014, 10:50 pm

The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.3 Million
Over the past week, 509 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3 Million 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: ehaber.com at 45,000 USD &m...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.3 Million
Over the past week, 509 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3 Million 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: ehaber.com at 45,000 USD &m...
Discussion
December 2, 2014, 10:38 pm

The Domains
Can Verisign Maintain Its Leadership Moving Forward ?
Trefis is a financial analysis site, they describe themselves as an interactive financial community structured around trends, forecasts and insights related to some of the most popular stocks in the US. They wrote about Verisign yesterday and w...
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Can Verisign Maintain Its Leadership Moving Forward ?
Trefis is a financial analysis site, they describe themselves as an interactive financial community structured around trends, forecasts and insights related to some of the most popular stocks in the US. They wrote about Verisign yesterday and w...
Discussion
December 2, 2014, 4:47 pm

The Domains
FIBA Wins .Basketball Beating Donuts & Famous Four
The Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) has won the new gTLD .Basketball. The two other applicants Donuts and Famous Four Media have withdrawn their applications with ICANN. .Basketball was scheduled to go to the ICANN last r...
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FIBA Wins .Basketball Beating Donuts & Famous Four
The Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) has won the new gTLD .Basketball. The two other applicants Donuts and Famous Four Media have withdrawn their applications with ICANN. .Basketball was scheduled to go to the ICANN last r...
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December 2, 2014, 4:13 pm

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ICANN Opens Comment Period For Its Move Out of US Control: Deadline Is December 22nd
ICANN has opened the comment period for the issue of the year, the transition of ICANN of key Internet domain name functions away from oversight control of the United States to the “global multistakeholder community.” “This draft tr...
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ICANN Opens Comment Period For Its Move Out of US Control: Deadline Is December 22nd
ICANN has opened the comment period for the issue of the year, the transition of ICANN of key Internet domain name functions away from oversight control of the United States to the “global multistakeholder community.” “This draft tr...
Discussion
December 2, 2014, 2:46 pm

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Tucows Ting Cell Service Rated Number 1 By Consumers Report
According to fool.com, Tucows.com (TCX) owned Ting service was rated as as the top cellular phone carrier. “When it comes to what Consumer Reports refers to as traditional service — what others refer to as postpaid service — t...
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Tucows Ting Cell Service Rated Number 1 By Consumers Report
According to fool.com, Tucows.com (TCX) owned Ting service was rated as as the top cellular phone carrier. “When it comes to what Consumer Reports refers to as traditional service — what others refer to as postpaid service — t...
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December 2, 2014, 2:25 pm

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.Auction Sunrise Winds Up With Over 220 Registrations & Over 1/4 Are From Major League Baseball
.Auction which goes into general availability next Wednesday December 10th, Sunrise period just ended for trademark holders and wound up with 228 Sunrise registrations. Major League Baseball, including many of its member teams applied for a over 1/4 ...
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.Auction Sunrise Winds Up With Over 220 Registrations & Over 1/4 Are From Major League Baseball
.Auction which goes into general availability next Wednesday December 10th, Sunrise period just ended for trademark holders and wound up with 228 Sunrise registrations. Major League Baseball, including many of its member teams applied for a over 1/4 ...
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December 2, 2014, 2:20 pm

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Are Ad Agencies and Marketing Professionals Proficient in the Domain Game ?
Dima Beitzke the chief sales officer at Sedo wrote a piece for iMediaconnection.com that asked if ad agencies and marketing professionals are equipped to play the domain game ? The article did not get much engagement with only 4 twitter shares and 2 ...
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Are Ad Agencies and Marketing Professionals Proficient in the Domain Game ?
Dima Beitzke the chief sales officer at Sedo wrote a piece for iMediaconnection.com that asked if ad agencies and marketing professionals are equipped to play the domain game ? The article did not get much engagement with only 4 twitter shares and 2 ...
Discussion
December 2, 2014, 9:28 am