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Will AOL & Yahoo Merge?
There are a few reports out today including one from Bloomberg that AOL and Yahoo, two companies who are struggling maybe in merger talks. Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong of AOL is “talking with advisers to Yahoo! Inc. to gauge its intere...
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Will AOL & Yahoo Merge?
There are a few reports out today including one from Bloomberg that AOL and Yahoo, two companies who are struggling maybe in merger talks. Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong of AOL is “talking with advisers to Yahoo! Inc. to gauge its intere...
Discussion
September 9, 2011, 3:35 pm
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Movie Studio Of The Twilight Series Sues Twilight.com For Trademark Infringement
According to EOnline.com, The studio behind the “Twilight” series, Summit Entertainment, filed suit in Federal court against the owner of Twilight.com and its owner. the studio said the site is “leading consumers to believe th...
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Movie Studio Of The Twilight Series Sues Twilight.com For Trademark Infringement
According to EOnline.com, The studio behind the “Twilight” series, Summit Entertainment, filed suit in Federal court against the owner of Twilight.com and its owner. the studio said the site is “leading consumers to believe th...
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September 9, 2011, 9:43 am
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VeriSign CFO Quits & Stock Plunges & Quickly As It Soared
The CFO of Verisign (VRSN) resigned today causing shares to fall as quickly as the rose the other day on buyout rumors. The other day we notice that shares of Verisign rose on take over rumors from around $29 a share to almost $35 a share. Today the ...
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VeriSign CFO Quits & Stock Plunges & Quickly As It Soared
The CFO of Verisign (VRSN) resigned today causing shares to fall as quickly as the rose the other day on buyout rumors. The other day we notice that shares of Verisign rose on take over rumors from around $29 a share to almost $35 a share. Today the ...
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September 8, 2011, 6:36 pm
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Google Acquires Zagat
Google has acquired Zagat for an undisclosed sum, the company said Thursday. Zagat, founded in 1979, rates restaurants on a 30-point scale based on consumer surveys and reviews. Its guides include short paragraphs culled from those reviews, and it op...
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Google Acquires Zagat
Google has acquired Zagat for an undisclosed sum, the company said Thursday. Zagat, founded in 1979, rates restaurants on a 30-point scale based on consumer surveys and reviews. Its guides include short paragraphs culled from those reviews, and it op...
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September 8, 2011, 12:11 pm
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Despite Facebook File Massive Cybersqautting Lawsuit People Are Bidding On Typos As Facebopok.com Sells For $2K
It was just a few weeks ago that Facebook filed a massive Cybersquatting lawsuit against 25 named companies and individuals & over 100 “john Doe’s” for $100K for each domain name and damages and all the money generated by...
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Despite Facebook File Massive Cybersqautting Lawsuit People Are Bidding On Typos As Facebopok.com Sells For $2K
It was just a few weeks ago that Facebook filed a massive Cybersquatting lawsuit against 25 named companies and individuals & over 100 “john Doe’s” for $100K for each domain name and damages and all the money generated by...
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September 8, 2011, 9:22 am
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Checkout .XXX Full Page Ad
As I told you last night a full page ad ran in todays edition of the LA Times and the Financial Times. I case like me you don’t get those publications I reached out to ICM and got a copy of the ad. Personally I think its a little wordy and thin...
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Checkout .XXX Full Page Ad
As I told you last night a full page ad ran in todays edition of the LA Times and the Financial Times. I case like me you don’t get those publications I reached out to ICM and got a copy of the ad. Personally I think its a little wordy and thin...
Discussion
September 7, 2011, 2:25 pm
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Rumor Of The Day: WIll Verisign Be Bought Out?
Verisign is up big for the 2nd day in a row on rumors that it maybe in play to be bought out. Yesterday Chief Financial Officer Brian Robins cancelled a planned appearance at a financial conference organized by Citigroup Inc which sparked a rumor tha...
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Rumor Of The Day: WIll Verisign Be Bought Out?
Verisign is up big for the 2nd day in a row on rumors that it maybe in play to be bought out. Yesterday Chief Financial Officer Brian Robins cancelled a planned appearance at a financial conference organized by Citigroup Inc which sparked a rumor tha...
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September 7, 2011, 12:06 pm
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Afternic.com Sells $700 In Domains Led By DanceFashion.com $27,780, Garnish.com $22K and PowerBox.com at $21K
Afternic just posted its sales for the week ending Sunday September 4th. Afternic sold around $700,000 in reportable domain names led by DanceFashion.com at $27,780, Garnish.com at $22K and PowerBox.com at $21K .com Sales >$2K dancefashion.com $27...
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Afternic.com Sells $700 In Domains Led By DanceFashion.com $27,780, Garnish.com $22K and PowerBox.com at $21K
Afternic just posted its sales for the week ending Sunday September 4th. Afternic sold around $700,000 in reportable domain names led by DanceFashion.com at $27,780, Garnish.com at $22K and PowerBox.com at $21K .com Sales >$2K dancefashion.com $27...
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September 7, 2011, 10:16 am
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Get Ready For “Unprecedented Media Blitz” For .XXX Starting Tomorrow: Full Page Ads, & Interview On BBC & Bloomberg TV
With The Sunrise period opening up tomorrow for .XXX domain names, expect to see a full on, paid and non-paid, media blitz. According to the CEO of ICM Registry, Stuart Lawley there will be “unprecedented media blitz” starting tomorrow fo...
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Get Ready For “Unprecedented Media Blitz” For .XXX Starting Tomorrow: Full Page Ads, & Interview On BBC & Bloomberg TV
With The Sunrise period opening up tomorrow for .XXX domain names, expect to see a full on, paid and non-paid, media blitz. According to the CEO of ICM Registry, Stuart Lawley there will be “unprecedented media blitz” starting tomorrow fo...
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September 6, 2011, 8:55 pm
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Bartz Out As CEO Of Yahoo & Shares Rise Over 5%
AllThingsD.com is reporting that Carol Bartz is out as the CEO of Yahoo. CFO Tim Morse has been named interim CEO. Bartz term at Yahoo I think by all accounts was less than remarkable. Shares of Yahoo closed today at $12.91 a share Since the announce...
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Bartz Out As CEO Of Yahoo & Shares Rise Over 5%
AllThingsD.com is reporting that Carol Bartz is out as the CEO of Yahoo. CFO Tim Morse has been named interim CEO. Bartz term at Yahoo I think by all accounts was less than remarkable. Shares of Yahoo closed today at $12.91 a share Since the announce...
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September 6, 2011, 7:46 pm
