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Invest.com Which Sold For Over $1 Million In 2008, Is Back on The Market
According to a press release out today the domain name Invest.com is back on the sale block. The domain sold in 2008 for $1,015,000. No price is mentioned in the release. Here is the press release: “‘DigitalDNA, a leading digital advisory...
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Invest.com Which Sold For Over $1 Million In 2008, Is Back on The Market
According to a press release out today the domain name Invest.com is back on the sale block. The domain sold in 2008 for $1,015,000. No price is mentioned in the release. Here is the press release: “‘DigitalDNA, a leading digital advisory...
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August 16, 2012, 11:55 am

The Domains
August 16th For Facebook Insiders: Happy Facebook Unlock Up Day
Today is the day where insiders of Facebook (FB) which acquired shares prior to the IPO can start selling them. Typically shares received of a private company are restricted from being sold until 6 months after the company goes public. Usually these ...
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August 16th For Facebook Insiders: Happy Facebook Unlock Up Day
Today is the day where insiders of Facebook (FB) which acquired shares prior to the IPO can start selling them. Typically shares received of a private company are restricted from being sold until 6 months after the company goes public. Usually these ...
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August 16, 2012, 9:30 am

The Domains
Bankrate May Have Paid $24 Million For InsuranceAgents.com
Back in March it was reported that Bankrate, Inc. acquired InsuranceAgents.com for an unknown price. According to a SEC filing it appears the company may have spent $24 to acquire InsuranceAgents.com “During the six months ended June 30, 2012, ...
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Bankrate May Have Paid $24 Million For InsuranceAgents.com
Back in March it was reported that Bankrate, Inc. acquired InsuranceAgents.com for an unknown price. According to a SEC filing it appears the company may have spent $24 to acquire InsuranceAgents.com “During the six months ended June 30, 2012, ...
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August 16, 2012, 7:20 am

The Domains
EdibleArrangements.com Acquires Edible.com
Another single word .Com is off the market probably forever as EdibleArrangements.com just acquired the domain name Edible.com. The domain transferred over according to DomainTools.com in late June of this year. The domain name Edible.com is being fo...
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EdibleArrangements.com Acquires Edible.com
Another single word .Com is off the market probably forever as EdibleArrangements.com just acquired the domain name Edible.com. The domain transferred over according to DomainTools.com in late June of this year. The domain name Edible.com is being fo...
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August 15, 2012, 2:44 pm

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UDRP Panel Refuses To Hand Over Newmd.com to Owner of TM For NueMd
A one member UDRP panel just rejected the claim of the trademark holder of NeuMd seeking to take away the domain name NewMd.com” “Complainant filed for registration of its NUEMD mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Offi...
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UDRP Panel Refuses To Hand Over Newmd.com to Owner of TM For NueMd
A one member UDRP panel just rejected the claim of the trademark holder of NeuMd seeking to take away the domain name NewMd.com” “Complainant filed for registration of its NUEMD mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Offi...
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August 15, 2012, 10:37 am

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If Your Co-Branding Your Site With FriendFinder You Might Be in Trouble
According to a post in xBiz.com, “FriendFinder Networks Inc. has begun the process of shutting 5,000 co-branded websites, calling them ” too cumbersome and cost prohibitive” to continue operating”. “The move, annou...
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If Your Co-Branding Your Site With FriendFinder You Might Be in Trouble
According to a post in xBiz.com, “FriendFinder Networks Inc. has begun the process of shutting 5,000 co-branded websites, calling them ” too cumbersome and cost prohibitive” to continue operating”. “The move, annou...
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August 15, 2012, 9:51 am

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FastCompany: If you Own More Than 300 Domain Names You Suffer From Domain Name Addiction
In what seems like an Article published by Domaingang.com, FastCompany.com, just published an article asking “Have You Registered 300 Domain Names?” “If so, you may be suffering from “domain name addiction”&n...
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FastCompany: If you Own More Than 300 Domain Names You Suffer From Domain Name Addiction
In what seems like an Article published by Domaingang.com, FastCompany.com, just published an article asking “Have You Registered 300 Domain Names?” “If so, you may be suffering from “domain name addiction”&n...
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August 15, 2012, 9:19 am

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Federal Court Uses Case Of CFIT Vs. Verisign To Deny ICM’s & ICANN’s Motion To Dismiss Manwin Claim
A federal court ruled yesterday on the motion to dismiss the case filed by Manwin owner of YouPorn.com, against ICM, the operator of the .XXX extension, and ICANN the non-profit organization which gave ICM the contract to operate the .XXX TLD. Bottom...
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Federal Court Uses Case Of CFIT Vs. Verisign To Deny ICM’s & ICANN’s Motion To Dismiss Manwin Claim
A federal court ruled yesterday on the motion to dismiss the case filed by Manwin owner of YouPorn.com, against ICM, the operator of the .XXX extension, and ICANN the non-profit organization which gave ICM the contract to operate the .XXX TLD. Bottom...
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August 15, 2012, 8:19 am

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In The Biggest Reported .Co Sale of 2012, Cruises.co Sold For $82,500
In what appears to be the biggest .Co sale of 2012, I received an a copy of an escrow transaction from the seller showing they sold the domain name Cruises.co for $82,500. The buyer seems to be the same buyer who bought Cruise.co from one of Mi...
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In The Biggest Reported .Co Sale of 2012, Cruises.co Sold For $82,500
In what appears to be the biggest .Co sale of 2012, I received an a copy of an escrow transaction from the seller showing they sold the domain name Cruises.co for $82,500. The buyer seems to be the same buyer who bought Cruise.co from one of Mi...
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August 14, 2012, 9:45 pm

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Citibank: New gTLD .Citi Is Not Confusing to Applications For .City or .CITIC
Citibank today filed two comments with ICANN stating that theie application for .Citi should not be found to be confusing similar to either the 3 applications for .City (although the are pronounced exactly the same) or for the brand application for ...
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Citibank: New gTLD .Citi Is Not Confusing to Applications For .City or .CITIC
Citibank today filed two comments with ICANN stating that theie application for .Citi should not be found to be confusing similar to either the 3 applications for .City (although the are pronounced exactly the same) or for the brand application for ...
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August 14, 2012, 8:49 pm