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ICANN Approves $200 Million Dollar Budget For 2014; 306 Employees & Still No Revenue From New gTLD Auctions
ICANN just approved its 2014 budget which is coming in at over $200,000,000 in revenue. The budget anticipates ICANN staff growing to over 300 people but the real kicker, in our opinion is that ICANN still has virtually no revenue allocate...
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ICANN Approves $200 Million Dollar Budget For 2014; 306 Employees & Still No Revenue From New gTLD Auctions
ICANN just approved its 2014 budget which is coming in at over $200,000,000 in revenue. The budget anticipates ICANN staff growing to over 300 people but the real kicker, in our opinion is that ICANN still has virtually no revenue allocate...
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August 27, 2013, 4:47 pm
The Domains
Dog Days Of Summer? Fourth $50K+ Domain Sale Of The Day, As 22 Year Old Domain DPC.com Sells For $60K
August is usually referred to as the dog days of summer ,where not much is happening in business and typically domain sales slow up. However we can now report the 4th closed sale of a domain name today of $50,000 or more, as Sedo.com which is on fire...
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Dog Days Of Summer? Fourth $50K+ Domain Sale Of The Day, As 22 Year Old Domain DPC.com Sells For $60K
August is usually referred to as the dog days of summer ,where not much is happening in business and typically domain sales slow up. However we can now report the 4th closed sale of a domain name today of $50,000 or more, as Sedo.com which is on fire...
Discussion
August 27, 2013, 3:30 pm
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Afternic.com Sells $1.1 Million In Domains Led By Name Administration’s Sale Of Fab.Net For $39,000
Afternic.com just reported fits weekly domain sales for the week of 8/19/13 – 8/25/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,108,62 All sales were led by a Net, in this case Fab.net wh...
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Afternic.com Sells $1.1 Million In Domains Led By Name Administration’s Sale Of Fab.Net For $39,000
Afternic.com just reported fits weekly domain sales for the week of 8/19/13 – 8/25/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,108,62 All sales were led by a Net, in this case Fab.net wh...
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August 27, 2013, 2:45 pm
The Domains
Deco.com Sold By Sedo For $100,000
In its second $100,000 sale reported today, Sedo.com has sold Deco.com for $100,000 Earlier today we reported that Godaddy.com sold OPS.com through a Sedo MLS listing for $100,000 Neither of these two sales is included in this weeks Sedo.com report. ...
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Deco.com Sold By Sedo For $100,000
In its second $100,000 sale reported today, Sedo.com has sold Deco.com for $100,000 Earlier today we reported that Godaddy.com sold OPS.com through a Sedo MLS listing for $100,000 Neither of these two sales is included in this weeks Sedo.com report. ...
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August 27, 2013, 2:36 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Totals $1.7 Million on Only 646 Transactions
Sedo just reported that 646 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling last week totaling $1.7 Million This amounts to $45m in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 43% of total sales were the result of Buy Now lis...
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Sedo Transactions Totals $1.7 Million on Only 646 Transactions
Sedo just reported that 646 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling last week totaling $1.7 Million This amounts to $45m in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 43% of total sales were the result of Buy Now lis...
Discussion
August 27, 2013, 2:23 pm
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Garry Chernoff Sells OPS.com For $100,000 On Godaddy.com
The domain name OPS.com just sold on Godaddy.com for $100,000 coming through Sedo.com system. Sedo.com announced the sale on its Facebook page just a short time ago. The owner of the domain name is long time domain investor Garry Chernoff’s com...
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Garry Chernoff Sells OPS.com For $100,000 On Godaddy.com
The domain name OPS.com just sold on Godaddy.com for $100,000 coming through Sedo.com system. Sedo.com announced the sale on its Facebook page just a short time ago. The owner of the domain name is long time domain investor Garry Chernoff’s com...
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August 27, 2013, 12:41 pm
The Domains
Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) Supports NTAG Letter on Name Collision; Except For Verisign
In a comment posted on ICANN website concerning the new gTLD name collision report, the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) issued a consensus statement that they support the letter submitted by the New gTLD Applicant Group (NTAG) asking I...
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Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) Supports NTAG Letter on Name Collision; Except For Verisign
In a comment posted on ICANN website concerning the new gTLD name collision report, the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) issued a consensus statement that they support the letter submitted by the New gTLD Applicant Group (NTAG) asking I...
Discussion
August 27, 2013, 12:02 pm
The Domains
Breaking: .Com Domain Name Regsitration Top 110 Million Mark For The 1st Time
There are now over 110,024,017 active .com domain names. According to Verisign the registry of the .com and .net domain name extensions or Top Level Domains (TLD) the number of active .com registrations passed the 110 Million Mark for the...
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Breaking: .Com Domain Name Regsitration Top 110 Million Mark For The 1st Time
There are now over 110,024,017 active .com domain names. According to Verisign the registry of the .com and .net domain name extensions or Top Level Domains (TLD) the number of active .com registrations passed the 110 Million Mark for the...
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August 27, 2013, 4:04 am
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ICANN Approves Renewal Of .Info; .Org and .Biz Registry Contracts Without URS Being Included
According to a resolution passed by the ICANN Board, ICANN has renewed the registry contracts for the .info, .biz and .org contracts without the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) being included. On the issue of not requiring the URS to be added to...
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ICANN Approves Renewal Of .Info; .Org and .Biz Registry Contracts Without URS Being Included
According to a resolution passed by the ICANN Board, ICANN has renewed the registry contracts for the .info, .biz and .org contracts without the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) being included. On the issue of not requiring the URS to be added to...
Discussion
August 26, 2013, 11:52 pm
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Chanel, Inc. Files Suit Against Cybersquatters over 68 Domain Names
Chanel, Inc has become the latest brand holder to skip the UDRP process and head right for federal court. Chanel filed a federal suit in the Florida Southern District Court seeking $100,000 under the ACPA seeking statutory damages of $100,00 per...
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Chanel, Inc. Files Suit Against Cybersquatters over 68 Domain Names
Chanel, Inc has become the latest brand holder to skip the UDRP process and head right for federal court. Chanel filed a federal suit in the Florida Southern District Court seeking $100,000 under the ACPA seeking statutory damages of $100,00 per...
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August 26, 2013, 10:25 pm
