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.XXX Sunrise Extended To Monday
According to an email just received from Moniker the deadline to Submit Sunrise .XXX applications has been extended until Noon Monday October 31st. The Sunrise period was originally suppose to close today. Here is the email we just received: “&...
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.XXX Sunrise Extended To Monday
According to an email just received from Moniker the deadline to Submit Sunrise .XXX applications has been extended until Noon Monday October 31st. The Sunrise period was originally suppose to close today. Here is the email we just received: “&...
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October 28, 2011, 12:06 pm
The Domains
Verisign Reports Earnings: Revenue Up 14%; 112 Million Domain Registrations & Over $1.2 Billion In The Bank
After the market closed today Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $197 million for the third quarter of 2011, up 4% from th...
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Verisign Reports Earnings: Revenue Up 14%; 112 Million Domain Registrations & Over $1.2 Billion In The Bank
After the market closed today Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $197 million for the third quarter of 2011, up 4% from th...
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October 27, 2011, 4:18 pm
The Domains
PROTECT IP Becomes The “E-PARASITE” Bill In The House & As Bad As The Senate Bill Was This Is Much Worse
Yesterday Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced HR 3261, the ‘‘Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft and Exploitation Act of 2011’’, also known as the &...
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PROTECT IP Becomes The “E-PARASITE” Bill In The House & As Bad As The Senate Bill Was This Is Much Worse
Yesterday Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced HR 3261, the ‘‘Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft and Exploitation Act of 2011’’, also known as the &...
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October 27, 2011, 9:46 am
The Domains
Sold Just 10 Days Ago On NameJet.com For $3,700, The Domain Name Switch.Net Is Hit With A UDRP
On October 18th the domain name Switch.net sold on NameJet.com for $3,655. Two days later on October 20th a UDRP was filed on the domain. The Complainant is listed only as “Switch”. Reviewing the US Trademark database I see a trademark on...
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Sold Just 10 Days Ago On NameJet.com For $3,700, The Domain Name Switch.Net Is Hit With A UDRP
On October 18th the domain name Switch.net sold on NameJet.com for $3,655. Two days later on October 20th a UDRP was filed on the domain. The Complainant is listed only as “Switch”. Reviewing the US Trademark database I see a trademark on...
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October 27, 2011, 2:04 am
The Domains
UTT.com Sells On NameJet.com For $8,600, CWW.com Sells For $9,100, TTT.net sells For $6K & More
Its been a while since we checked in on NameJet.com. Over the last few days there have been some notable sales on the platfor, Severl LLL domains have sold including UTT.com which sold for $8,600, CWW.com which sold for $9,100 and TTT.net which sold ...
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UTT.com Sells On NameJet.com For $8,600, CWW.com Sells For $9,100, TTT.net sells For $6K & More
Its been a while since we checked in on NameJet.com. Over the last few days there have been some notable sales on the platfor, Severl LLL domains have sold including UTT.com which sold for $8,600, CWW.com which sold for $9,100 and TTT.net which sold ...
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October 26, 2011, 7:49 pm
The Domains
3,500 New gTLD’s?
According to a story on CircleId.com, entitled “what will be the Magic number for the new gTLD Applications?, the number might be as high as 3,500. I personally have had conversations with repected people in the space that thought there w...
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3,500 New gTLD’s?
According to a story on CircleId.com, entitled “what will be the Magic number for the new gTLD Applications?, the number might be as high as 3,500. I personally have had conversations with repected people in the space that thought there w...
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October 26, 2011, 4:12 pm
The Domains
Google Publishes Requests From Governments To Remove Material & The US Wants Police Brutality Videos Off
Google has just published on its blog, a summary of the requests it received from Governments around the world to remove content from Google or one or more of its operated sites like YouTube.com The report is for the period from January 1, 2011-June ...
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Google Publishes Requests From Governments To Remove Material & The US Wants Police Brutality Videos Off
Google has just published on its blog, a summary of the requests it received from Governments around the world to remove content from Google or one or more of its operated sites like YouTube.com The report is for the period from January 1, 2011-June ...
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October 26, 2011, 1:38 pm
The Domains
TechDirt: 20 More Domains Seized Over The Weekend
According to TechDirt.com 20 more domain names were seized over the weekend by ICE, part of the Department of Homeland Security. The domain names all allegedly involved sale of unauthorized NFL merchandise The list of domains seized: beawholesaler.co...
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TechDirt: 20 More Domains Seized Over The Weekend
According to TechDirt.com 20 more domain names were seized over the weekend by ICE, part of the Department of Homeland Security. The domain names all allegedly involved sale of unauthorized NFL merchandise The list of domains seized: beawholesaler.co...
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October 26, 2011, 12:11 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $630K in Domains Led By Averages.com for $20K
Afternic.com announced sales tonight for the week ending Sunday October 23rd In all $630,000 of domain names sold lead by Averages.com for $20K 23rd.com was a nice sale IMHO at $14K .com Sales >$2K averages.com $20,000.00 23rd.com &nb...
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Afternic.com Sells $630K in Domains Led By Averages.com for $20K
Afternic.com announced sales tonight for the week ending Sunday October 23rd In all $630,000 of domain names sold lead by Averages.com for $20K 23rd.com was a nice sale IMHO at $14K .com Sales >$2K averages.com $20,000.00 23rd.com &nb...
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October 25, 2011, 11:28 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $654K In Reportable Domain Sales – Over $1.73M For The Week
Sedo.com just released its sales for the week with $653,924 in reportable sales, and a total of $1.73M sales from 871 names being sold through their marketplace. The reportable sales were led by callisto.com for €50,000 followed by cocomo.com fo...
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Sedo.com Sells $654K In Reportable Domain Sales – Over $1.73M For The Week
Sedo.com just released its sales for the week with $653,924 in reportable sales, and a total of $1.73M sales from 871 names being sold through their marketplace. The reportable sales were led by callisto.com for €50,000 followed by cocomo.com fo...
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October 25, 2011, 5:35 pm
