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ICM Sells $650,000 In .XXX Domain Names
According to a Press Release we just received, ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, today announced that is has sold 40 .XXX domain names for $650,000. The Buyer is IRIS SARL, “...
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ICM Sells $650,000 In .XXX Domain Names
According to a Press Release we just received, ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, today announced that is has sold 40 .XXX domain names for $650,000. The Buyer is IRIS SARL, “...
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September 19, 2012, 11:14 am

The Domains
Name.com Joins Sedo MLS Program
Sedo, today announced that Name.com expanded their SedoMLS partnership, enabling them to provide their customers access to millions of premium domains that are listed on Sedo’s domain marketplace. As one of the world’s leading domai...
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Name.com Joins Sedo MLS Program
Sedo, today announced that Name.com expanded their SedoMLS partnership, enabling them to provide their customers access to millions of premium domains that are listed on Sedo’s domain marketplace. As one of the world’s leading domai...
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September 19, 2012, 10:16 am

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Afternic.com Sells $975,000 In Domains Led By CashLady.com $36K & OptionTrade.com at $30K
Afternic just posted it sale for the week ending on September 16, 2012 and sold $$973,508 in domain names There are some pretty nice sales in this list including CashLady.com which sold for $36K and Optiontrade.com which sold for $30K and ChinaIndust...
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Afternic.com Sells $975,000 In Domains Led By CashLady.com $36K & OptionTrade.com at $30K
Afternic just posted it sale for the week ending on September 16, 2012 and sold $$973,508 in domain names There are some pretty nice sales in this list including CashLady.com which sold for $36K and Optiontrade.com which sold for $30K and ChinaIndust...
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September 18, 2012, 5:28 pm

The Domains
Sedo.com Sells Over $2.7MM In Domains Led By NewOne.org for $30K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending September 17th, 2012. In all over $2.7MM of domains were sold. The top seller was NewOne.org at $30,000 followed by preisvergleich.net for 16,000 EUR. In all 776 domains were sold. 40% o...
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Sedo.com Sells Over $2.7MM In Domains Led By NewOne.org for $30K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending September 17th, 2012. In all over $2.7MM of domains were sold. The top seller was NewOne.org at $30,000 followed by preisvergleich.net for 16,000 EUR. In all 776 domains were sold. 40% o...
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September 18, 2012, 4:13 pm

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ICANN New CEO Interview With WSJ: “Beauty of the Process Is That ICANN Is Not Deciding the Outcome Of Objected Strings”
WSJ.com just published an interview with the new CEO of ICANN Akram Atallah, on how the new gTLD program was going. There were a few Q&A’s that caught my eye “”WSJ: You have had a lot of complaints and objections. Was this expec...
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ICANN New CEO Interview With WSJ: “Beauty of the Process Is That ICANN Is Not Deciding the Outcome Of Objected Strings”
WSJ.com just published an interview with the new CEO of ICANN Akram Atallah, on how the new gTLD program was going. There were a few Q&A’s that caught my eye “”WSJ: You have had a lot of complaints and objections. Was this expec...
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September 18, 2012, 10:30 am

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Twitter Rolls Out Design Enhancements To Profile Pages Including Header Images
According to a post on their Blog, Twitter.com today announced, “design enhancement to profile pages that will give all Twitter users a richer canvas to showcase themselves and drive stronger engagement across platforms.” The new desi...
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Twitter Rolls Out Design Enhancements To Profile Pages Including Header Images
According to a post on their Blog, Twitter.com today announced, “design enhancement to profile pages that will give all Twitter users a richer canvas to showcase themselves and drive stronger engagement across platforms.” The new desi...
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September 18, 2012, 10:12 am

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Lawsuit Over The $1.4 M Ad.com TRAFFIC Auction Domain Purchase Is Over: AOL.com Is The New Owner
The long running dispute over the domain name Ad.com is over and AOL.com has possession of the domain. It was back in April 2009 when the domain name ad.com was bought at the Moniker.com TRAFFIC domain auction for $1.4 Million dollars by Directi. How...
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Lawsuit Over The $1.4 M Ad.com TRAFFIC Auction Domain Purchase Is Over: AOL.com Is The New Owner
The long running dispute over the domain name Ad.com is over and AOL.com has possession of the domain. It was back in April 2009 when the domain name ad.com was bought at the Moniker.com TRAFFIC domain auction for $1.4 Million dollars by Directi. How...
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September 18, 2012, 9:09 am

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.Eu Domain Names Pass 3.6 Million Registrations & Has An 85% Renewal Rate
.Eu’s domain name registrations grew 7.6% in the 2nd Quarter of of 2012 compared with one year ago, according to the latest progress report from the .eu top-level domain registry, EURid .Eu passed 3.6 million registrations during the quarter...
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.Eu Domain Names Pass 3.6 Million Registrations & Has An 85% Renewal Rate
.Eu’s domain name registrations grew 7.6% in the 2nd Quarter of of 2012 compared with one year ago, according to the latest progress report from the .eu top-level domain registry, EURid .Eu passed 3.6 million registrations during the quarter...
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September 18, 2012, 8:32 am

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Catching Up With NameJet.com: DramaQueen.com Sells For $9,500 + 8 LLL.com Domain Sales
We haven’t caught up with some Namejet.com sales in a few weeks. Here are some of the auctions we were watching, including DramaQueen.com, AdForce.com and 8 LLL.com’s DomainName MaxBid dramaqueen.com $9,650 adforce.com $...
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Catching Up With NameJet.com: DramaQueen.com Sells For $9,500 + 8 LLL.com Domain Sales
We haven’t caught up with some Namejet.com sales in a few weeks. Here are some of the auctions we were watching, including DramaQueen.com, AdForce.com and 8 LLL.com’s DomainName MaxBid dramaqueen.com $9,650 adforce.com $...
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September 17, 2012, 6:58 pm

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WallStreet.com: The UDRP Decision Is In & The Panel Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The three member panel decision on the domain name WallStreet.com is out and not only was the complaint of Wall-Street.com, LLC rejected but the panel found the complainant engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). As to the issue of RDN...
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WallStreet.com: The UDRP Decision Is In & The Panel Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The three member panel decision on the domain name WallStreet.com is out and not only was the complaint of Wall-Street.com, LLC rejected but the panel found the complainant engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). As to the issue of RDN...
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September 17, 2012, 1:02 pm