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Biba.com Purchased for 57,400 Euros, Launches With $15 Million More In Funding
TechCrunch.com this morning covered “Biba, a new company coming out of stealth, has spent more than a year and $5 million in a Series A investment to quietly build a service that offers a lightweight way to use your iPhone, iPad or Android devi...
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Biba.com Purchased for 57,400 Euros, Launches With $15 Million More In Funding
TechCrunch.com this morning covered “Biba, a new company coming out of stealth, has spent more than a year and $5 million in a Series A investment to quietly build a service that offers a lightweight way to use your iPhone, iPad or Android devi...
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June 25, 2013, 8:36 am
The Domains
Do We Have Our 1st New gTLD Application Trade? 4 More Applications Withdrawn
Its possible that we have our first new gTLD application trade? Top Level Domain Holdings withdrew two applications tonight one for .Review which had a prioritization number of 492 and its application for .Science which had a prioritization number of...
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Do We Have Our 1st New gTLD Application Trade? 4 More Applications Withdrawn
Its possible that we have our first new gTLD application trade? Top Level Domain Holdings withdrew two applications tonight one for .Review which had a prioritization number of 492 and its application for .Science which had a prioritization number of...
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June 24, 2013, 9:06 pm
The Domains
Demand Media Acquires Society6 For $95 Million & Lowers Revenue Guidance For 2Q
In two announcements today Demand Media (DMD) acquired Society6, an e-commerce marketplace for artwork and related merchandise for $94 Million dollars. Society6, had 2012 revenue of $15M. The purchase price will be paid $75M in cash and $...
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Demand Media Acquires Society6 For $95 Million & Lowers Revenue Guidance For 2Q
In two announcements today Demand Media (DMD) acquired Society6, an e-commerce marketplace for artwork and related merchandise for $94 Million dollars. Society6, had 2012 revenue of $15M. The purchase price will be paid $75M in cash and $...
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June 24, 2013, 5:49 pm
The Domains
IBM Loses UDRP On OpenPower.org Despite TM Being 5 Years Older Than The Domain
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) just lost a UDRP in an attempted grab of the domain name OpenPower.org against White Label Energy GmbH The UDRP decision was originally published in German. Although IBM had a trademark on the term OP...
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IBM Loses UDRP On OpenPower.org Despite TM Being 5 Years Older Than The Domain
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) just lost a UDRP in an attempted grab of the domain name OpenPower.org against White Label Energy GmbH The UDRP decision was originally published in German. Although IBM had a trademark on the term OP...
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June 24, 2013, 2:38 pm
The Domains
Former Founder Of Oversee Launched RTB.com (Real Time Bidding)
According to Mediapost.com, the former co-founder of Oversee.net, Fred Hsu, new company officially launched RTB.com today which stands for Real Time Bidding. The domain name appears have been acquired last year from Telepathy, Inc for what I wo...
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Former Founder Of Oversee Launched RTB.com (Real Time Bidding)
According to Mediapost.com, the former co-founder of Oversee.net, Fred Hsu, new company officially launched RTB.com today which stands for Real Time Bidding. The domain name appears have been acquired last year from Telepathy, Inc for what I wo...
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June 24, 2013, 8:33 am
The Domains
AtFirstSight.com Purchased For $5,400 Is New App Of Bachelor Host & Demand Co-Founder
“The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison, together with the show’s creator Mike Fleiss and Perceptual Networks, announced the launch of At First Sight, a new dating app that uses video profiles to help members make genuine connections. Th...
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AtFirstSight.com Purchased For $5,400 Is New App Of Bachelor Host & Demand Co-Founder
“The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison, together with the show’s creator Mike Fleiss and Perceptual Networks, announced the launch of At First Sight, a new dating app that uses video profiles to help members make genuine connections. Th...
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June 24, 2013, 8:12 am
The Domains
Brand.com Is Sold & Brands.com Is For Sale (Bring A Big Checkbook)
According to TechCrunch.com last night and later covered by Morgan Linton, The domain name Brand.com sold for six figures to Reputation Changer online reputation management company. Seems like a Bargain and great domain. Today it seems the doma...
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Brand.com Is Sold & Brands.com Is For Sale (Bring A Big Checkbook)
According to TechCrunch.com last night and later covered by Morgan Linton, The domain name Brand.com sold for six figures to Reputation Changer online reputation management company. Seems like a Bargain and great domain. Today it seems the doma...
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June 22, 2013, 7:34 am
The Domains
XM.com Purchased By XEMarkets, A Brand of Trading Point
Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd of London, has acquired the two-letter domain name XM.COM as the short name for XEMarkets for an undisclosed amount. “The foreign exchange market, to which we provide direct access to our clients...
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XM.com Purchased By XEMarkets, A Brand of Trading Point
Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd of London, has acquired the two-letter domain name XM.COM as the short name for XEMarkets for an undisclosed amount. “The foreign exchange market, to which we provide direct access to our clients...
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June 22, 2013, 7:19 am
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100 New gTLD Pass IE: Moscow, .Wales; .Lol; .NBA; .Target; .HSBC; .Ninja
ICANN released another set of results from Initial Evaluations (IE) with 100 new gTLD applications passing and 1 getting the dreaded eligible for extended evaluation. Highlighting those applications passing today are: The Geo’s .Moscow, ....
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100 New gTLD Pass IE: Moscow, .Wales; .Lol; .NBA; .Target; .HSBC; .Ninja
ICANN released another set of results from Initial Evaluations (IE) with 100 new gTLD applications passing and 1 getting the dreaded eligible for extended evaluation. Highlighting those applications passing today are: The Geo’s .Moscow, ....
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June 21, 2013, 1:53 pm
The Domains
BuyDomains.com Loses UDRP On 10 Tear Old Domain Name Frize.com
The Complainant Sumol+Compal Marcas, S.A. of Carnaxide, Portugal, just won a UDRP against BuyDomains.com on the domain name Frize.com This is actually the 2nd UDRP Buydomains.com lost this week, earlier this week they voluntarily handed over the doma...
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BuyDomains.com Loses UDRP On 10 Tear Old Domain Name Frize.com
The Complainant Sumol+Compal Marcas, S.A. of Carnaxide, Portugal, just won a UDRP against BuyDomains.com on the domain name Frize.com This is actually the 2nd UDRP Buydomains.com lost this week, earlier this week they voluntarily handed over the doma...
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June 21, 2013, 12:17 pm
