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DomainTools.com Makes A “Strategic Investment” & Gets A Board Seat On OpenRegistry.com
OpenRegistry SA, ” announced today in a press release, is has raised capital “from strategic investors including DomainTools (www.domaintools.com) and that DomainTools.com will be getting a seat on the Board.” OpenRegistry provides ...
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DomainTools.com Makes A “Strategic Investment” & Gets A Board Seat On OpenRegistry.com
OpenRegistry SA, ” announced today in a press release, is has raised capital “from strategic investors including DomainTools (www.domaintools.com) and that DomainTools.com will be getting a seat on the Board.” OpenRegistry provides ...
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August 25, 2011, 6:17 pm
The Domains
John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation: “I Don’t Think Domain Names Are Necessary”
John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier foundation was the keynote speaker at the Dot Nxt show this morning and pretty much blasted the new gTLD program, ICANN and domain names in general. “”I can’t see how expanding the ...
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John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation: “I Don’t Think Domain Names Are Necessary”
John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier foundation was the keynote speaker at the Dot Nxt show this morning and pretty much blasted the new gTLD program, ICANN and domain names in general. “”I can’t see how expanding the ...
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August 25, 2011, 1:58 pm
The Domains
Rob Hall Of Pool.com on The Coming New gTLD’s : If I Was A Big Domain Holder I Would Start Dumping Domains
Today at opening session of the Dot Nxt conference entitled: Setting the Scene, a questions was asked what would you tell large domain holders in anticipation of hundreds or thousands of new gTLD’s Rob Hall of Pool.com made stated “if&nbs...
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Rob Hall Of Pool.com on The Coming New gTLD’s : If I Was A Big Domain Holder I Would Start Dumping Domains
Today at opening session of the Dot Nxt conference entitled: Setting the Scene, a questions was asked what would you tell large domain holders in anticipation of hundreds or thousands of new gTLD’s Rob Hall of Pool.com made stated “if&nbs...
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August 24, 2011, 8:07 pm
The Domains
Don’t Hate The Extension, Hate The Lousy Domains; Godaddy .Co Auction Shows You What Crap People Registered On Day 1
Yesterday as many of you know was the day that the first day of .Co drop auctions closed on Godaddy. Thousand and thousands of non-renewed .Co domains dropped and were on Godaddy.com auction platform. What amazed me was these were the cream of the cr...
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Don’t Hate The Extension, Hate The Lousy Domains; Godaddy .Co Auction Shows You What Crap People Registered On Day 1
Yesterday as many of you know was the day that the first day of .Co drop auctions closed on Godaddy. Thousand and thousands of non-renewed .Co domains dropped and were on Godaddy.com auction platform. What amazed me was these were the cream of the cr...
Discussion
August 24, 2011, 12:22 pm
The Domains
Google To Pay US $500 Million To Settle “illegal” Pharmacy Ads
According to TechCrunch Google is agreeing to pay $500 Million dollars to the US government over charges related to advertisements for illegal online pharmacies. “The pharmacies appearing in Google ads were operating outside the law, leading to...
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Google To Pay US $500 Million To Settle “illegal” Pharmacy Ads
According to TechCrunch Google is agreeing to pay $500 Million dollars to the US government over charges related to advertisements for illegal online pharmacies. “The pharmacies appearing in Google ads were operating outside the law, leading to...
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August 24, 2011, 11:55 am
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Afternic.com Sells $525K In Domains Led By YouPrint.com For $12k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday August 21st. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $524,472. The top seller of the week was YouPrint.com at $12,000 followed by Addressable.com at $10,800. Here is the...
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Afternic.com Sells $525K In Domains Led By YouPrint.com For $12k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday August 21st. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $524,472. The top seller of the week was YouPrint.com at $12,000 followed by Addressable.com at $10,800. Here is the...
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August 23, 2011, 6:24 pm
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Sedo.com Sells $730K In Domains Led By ZY.com For $106K
Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday August 22nd. All reportable domain sales totalled $729,561 USD. The top seller of the week was ZY.com at $105,999 followed by Marketport.com for $19,000. The complete sale list i...
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Sedo.com Sells $730K In Domains Led By ZY.com For $106K
Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday August 22nd. All reportable domain sales totalled $729,561 USD. The top seller of the week was ZY.com at $105,999 followed by Marketport.com for $19,000. The complete sale list i...
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August 23, 2011, 5:27 pm
The Domains
Looks Like Bankrate.com Is A Huge Domainer Spending Over $90 Million In Domains
According to some SEC filings it appears Bankrate.com apparently is becoming a major domainer having spent over $90 million dollars in domain names. Actually the total amount spent was Over $170 million but $90 million is what they allocated to the c...
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Looks Like Bankrate.com Is A Huge Domainer Spending Over $90 Million In Domains
According to some SEC filings it appears Bankrate.com apparently is becoming a major domainer having spent over $90 million dollars in domain names. Actually the total amount spent was Over $170 million but $90 million is what they allocated to the c...
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August 23, 2011, 3:15 pm
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.APP Project Launches & Is Pre-Selling Domains To Fund The Application Fee
A new group of App developer have stepped up and accounced plans to apply for the .APP new gTLD and is going about raising the money for the application in a very unusual manner. According to the site to promote the application: “.app Project&r...
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.APP Project Launches & Is Pre-Selling Domains To Fund The Application Fee
A new group of App developer have stepped up and accounced plans to apply for the .APP new gTLD and is going about raising the money for the application in a very unusual manner. According to the site to promote the application: “.app Project&r...
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August 23, 2011, 11:23 am
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Guy Who Registered AmywinehouseFoundation.com: I Am Not A Dickhead
Yesterday we wrote about Mitch Winehouse who announced plans for the Amywinehouse Foundation before securing domain name. Mitch called those who registered the domain a “dickhead” for doing so Today Martin McCann, the man who allege...
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Guy Who Registered AmywinehouseFoundation.com: I Am Not A Dickhead
Yesterday we wrote about Mitch Winehouse who announced plans for the Amywinehouse Foundation before securing domain name. Mitch called those who registered the domain a “dickhead” for doing so Today Martin McCann, the man who allege...
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August 23, 2011, 10:28 am
