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With 5 Hours To Go Domainfest/Snapnames Auction Has $235,000 In Bids
The Domainfest auction running on SnapNames.com ends today at 3:15PM EST in according with its normal closing rules. With about 5 hours to go as of time of publication there was $235,000 in bids however many of the bids are still below reserve....
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With 5 Hours To Go Domainfest/Snapnames Auction Has $235,000 In Bids
The Domainfest auction running on SnapNames.com ends today at 3:15PM EST in according with its normal closing rules. With about 5 hours to go as of time of publication there was $235,000 in bids however many of the bids are still below reserve....
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September 20, 2011, 10:13 am
The Domains
iMedia: “Why Your Brand Should Invest In A Category Defining Domain Name”
An article appearing in imediaconnection.com yesterday made an argument most of us know, but many large corporations do not, the importance of having a Category Defining domain name. The article recounts Amazon’s purchase of Quidsi Inc. for&nbs...
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iMedia: “Why Your Brand Should Invest In A Category Defining Domain Name”
An article appearing in imediaconnection.com yesterday made an argument most of us know, but many large corporations do not, the importance of having a Category Defining domain name. The article recounts Amazon’s purchase of Quidsi Inc. for&nbs...
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September 20, 2011, 9:13 am
The Domains
Offers.com Acquires CouponCodes.com For A “Huge Amount of Money” & Launches Today
About 2 1/2 years ago we wrote about Offers.com which at that time had just launched by a domainer in the coupon space. Fast forward and they have now acquired the domain name CouponCodes.com which launched just today. The purchase price for the doma...
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Offers.com Acquires CouponCodes.com For A “Huge Amount of Money” & Launches Today
About 2 1/2 years ago we wrote about Offers.com which at that time had just launched by a domainer in the coupon space. Fast forward and they have now acquired the domain name CouponCodes.com which launched just today. The purchase price for the doma...
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September 20, 2011, 8:55 am
The Domains
The New GuideBook Is Out, The New GuideBook Is Out: ICANN Publishes “Final” gTLD Guidebook
Like in the Steve Martin Movie the Jerk, where he proclaims the new Phone book is out, the new Phone book is out, The new gTLD Guide Book is finally out. Yes ICANN has finally published the “final” gTLD Guidebook. You can download t...
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The New GuideBook Is Out, The New GuideBook Is Out: ICANN Publishes “Final” gTLD Guidebook
Like in the Steve Martin Movie the Jerk, where he proclaims the new Phone book is out, the new Phone book is out, The new gTLD Guide Book is finally out. Yes ICANN has finally published the “final” gTLD Guidebook. You can download t...
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September 19, 2011, 6:00 pm
The Domains
So What Happens To Type In Traffic When Your PC Looks Like Your Smart Phone: Windows 8 Is Coming
Windows 8 is scheduled for launch sometime in late 2012 but last week a bunch of developers got their hands on a beta version and from most accounts its going to be a game changer, not only for Microsoft but in the way people use PC to navigate the I...
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So What Happens To Type In Traffic When Your PC Looks Like Your Smart Phone: Windows 8 Is Coming
Windows 8 is scheduled for launch sometime in late 2012 but last week a bunch of developers got their hands on a beta version and from most accounts its going to be a game changer, not only for Microsoft but in the way people use PC to navigate the I...
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September 19, 2011, 12:15 pm
The Domains
Did Michael Vicks Brother Let MikeVick.com & MichaelVick.com Expire? They Are Dropping Sunday
The domain names MichaelVick.com and MikeVick.com are both dropping tomorrow, Sunday September 18th, the same day Michael Vick is returning to Atlanta as the starting quarterback of the Eagles. Both domain names were registered on the same day ...
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Did Michael Vicks Brother Let MikeVick.com & MichaelVick.com Expire? They Are Dropping Sunday
The domain names MichaelVick.com and MikeVick.com are both dropping tomorrow, Sunday September 18th, the same day Michael Vick is returning to Atlanta as the starting quarterback of the Eagles. Both domain names were registered on the same day ...
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September 17, 2011, 11:51 am
The Domains
Google Names Its News Reader To Compete With Flipboard & AOL “Propeller”: Problem is AOL Owns Propeller.com
According to various reports yesterday here and here, Google is working on launching a social and news reader app to compete with the very popular Flipboard App as well as Facebook, and is going to call it Propeller. AOL is the owner of Propeller.com...
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Google Names Its News Reader To Compete With Flipboard & AOL “Propeller”: Problem is AOL Owns Propeller.com
According to various reports yesterday here and here, Google is working on launching a social and news reader app to compete with the very popular Flipboard App as well as Facebook, and is going to call it Propeller. AOL is the owner of Propeller.com...
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September 17, 2011, 9:49 am
The Domains
SnapNames.com Changes Backorder Dead Line From Noon to 1:45EST For Dropping Domains
I just noticed that SnapNames.com, which always had a deadline of noon EST to backorder any domain names dropping that day, has now moved it to 1:45 EST. I think the changes occurred within the last couple of days and I haven’t seen any announc...
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SnapNames.com Changes Backorder Dead Line From Noon to 1:45EST For Dropping Domains
I just noticed that SnapNames.com, which always had a deadline of noon EST to backorder any domain names dropping that day, has now moved it to 1:45 EST. I think the changes occurred within the last couple of days and I haven’t seen any announc...
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September 16, 2011, 12:16 pm
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IP Property Of Borders, Including Borders.com Sells for $15.8 Million & Barnes & Noble Among Purchasers
According to Detroit News.com, Barnes & Noble and other bidders bought the intellectual property Borders Group Inc. bookstore chain for $15.8 million in a bankruptcy auction including the domain name Borders.com The company handling the auction, ...
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IP Property Of Borders, Including Borders.com Sells for $15.8 Million & Barnes & Noble Among Purchasers
According to Detroit News.com, Barnes & Noble and other bidders bought the intellectual property Borders Group Inc. bookstore chain for $15.8 million in a bankruptcy auction including the domain name Borders.com The company handling the auction, ...
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September 16, 2011, 11:35 am
The Domains
Bloomberg/BusinessWeek.com: TeaParty.com Maybe The Next Million Dollar Domain Sale
Bloomberg/BusinessWeek ran an interesting about the domain name TeaParty.com. The site isn’t about politics, well not yet. The domain currently belongs to a band out of Canadab which after fielding offers for well over a year on the domai...
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Bloomberg/BusinessWeek.com: TeaParty.com Maybe The Next Million Dollar Domain Sale
Bloomberg/BusinessWeek ran an interesting about the domain name TeaParty.com. The site isn’t about politics, well not yet. The domain currently belongs to a band out of Canadab which after fielding offers for well over a year on the domai...
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September 16, 2011, 8:41 am
