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EasySpace: 80% Of All .XXX Pre-Registrations So Far Are Defensive
Easyspace, one of registrar’s taking pre-reservations for .XXX domains said today that 8 out 10 businesses pre-registering their interest in the new .XXX domain name extension are not part of the adult industry. “Out of the hundreds of bu...
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EasySpace: 80% Of All .XXX Pre-Registrations So Far Are Defensive
Easyspace, one of registrar’s taking pre-reservations for .XXX domains said today that 8 out 10 businesses pre-registering their interest in the new .XXX domain name extension are not part of the adult industry. “Out of the hundreds of bu...
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August 4, 2011, 9:02 am
The Domains
Our Nominations For TRAFFIC Award For Domainer Of The Year
Its that time again when TRAFFIC has opened up nomination for its annual awards to be presented at the TRAFFIC 2011 Ft. Lauderdale show to be held from October 16th-19th. You can now nominate people for several awards but as we have done in the past ...
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Our Nominations For TRAFFIC Award For Domainer Of The Year
Its that time again when TRAFFIC has opened up nomination for its annual awards to be presented at the TRAFFIC 2011 Ft. Lauderdale show to be held from October 16th-19th. You can now nominate people for several awards but as we have done in the past ...
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August 3, 2011, 9:36 pm
The Domains
Web.com Acquires Network Solutions For $560M
In a press release today, Florida based Web.com (WWWW) announced their acquisition of Network Solutions for $560M . Web.com will pay Network Solutions $405M in cash and issue 18 million shares of common stock currently at a share price of $8.66 at th...
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Web.com Acquires Network Solutions For $560M
In a press release today, Florida based Web.com (WWWW) announced their acquisition of Network Solutions for $560M . Web.com will pay Network Solutions $405M in cash and issue 18 million shares of common stock currently at a share price of $8.66 at th...
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August 3, 2011, 4:45 pm
The Domains
The Owner Of WorldTradeCenter.com Turned Down Over $14 Million For The Domain
I reached out to Carron Brown of Aftermarket.com who is brokering the sale of the domain name WorldTradeCenter.com and asked her for some history on the domain. Some pretty interesting facts are in here · &nb...
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The Owner Of WorldTradeCenter.com Turned Down Over $14 Million For The Domain
I reached out to Carron Brown of Aftermarket.com who is brokering the sale of the domain name WorldTradeCenter.com and asked her for some history on the domain. Some pretty interesting facts are in here · &nb...
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August 3, 2011, 10:47 am
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $924K In Domains Led By Grid.com For $275K
Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday August 1st. All reportable domain sales totalled $923,725. The top seller of the week was Grid.com at $275,000 followed by Namibia.de at €30,000. Elliot’s Blog reported on th...
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Sedo.com Sells $924K In Domains Led By Grid.com For $275K
Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday August 1st. All reportable domain sales totalled $923,725. The top seller of the week was Grid.com at $275,000 followed by Namibia.de at €30,000. Elliot’s Blog reported on th...
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August 2, 2011, 5:44 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $744K In Domains Led By The Domain Hack Famo.us For $25k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday July 31st. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totaled $744,471. The top seller of the week was the domain name hack Famo.us at $25,000 followed by Imusica.com at $18,000. Famou.us ...
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Afternic.com Sells $744K In Domains Led By The Domain Hack Famo.us For $25k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday July 31st. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totaled $744,471. The top seller of the week was the domain name hack Famo.us at $25,000 followed by Imusica.com at $18,000. Famou.us ...
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August 2, 2011, 3:54 pm
The Domains
Tucows Buys Domain Registrar EPAG For $2.5 Million; Expands To Over 200 TLDs; & Picks Up 400K Domain Registrations
According to a Press Release, Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX: TCX), announced today that it has acquired all the shares of EPAG Domainservices GmbH from QSC AG for approximately US$2.5 Million (€1.5 Million to purchase the shares and the settlement of a...
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Tucows Buys Domain Registrar EPAG For $2.5 Million; Expands To Over 200 TLDs; & Picks Up 400K Domain Registrations
According to a Press Release, Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX: TCX), announced today that it has acquired all the shares of EPAG Domainservices GmbH from QSC AG for approximately US$2.5 Million (€1.5 Million to purchase the shares and the settlement of a...
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August 2, 2011, 8:07 am
The Domains
Borders.com Maybe Auctioned Off As Soon As September 14th
According to PublishersWeekly.com, all the Intellectually property of Borders may be auctioned off as soon as September 14th including the domain name Borders.com “If the sales procedure is approved at the next hearing on August 10, a bid deadl...
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Borders.com Maybe Auctioned Off As Soon As September 14th
According to PublishersWeekly.com, all the Intellectually property of Borders may be auctioned off as soon as September 14th including the domain name Borders.com “If the sales procedure is approved at the next hearing on August 10, a bid deadl...
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August 2, 2011, 12:22 am
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Two Letter Domain ZY.com Hits The Auction Block “After Nearly 20 Years”
According to a press release tonight the two letter .com domain name ZY.com has hit the auction block. The auction is already started at Sedo.com with an opening bid of $25K (reserve is higher) The PR indicates that this is the first time that this d...
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Two Letter Domain ZY.com Hits The Auction Block “After Nearly 20 Years”
According to a press release tonight the two letter .com domain name ZY.com has hit the auction block. The auction is already started at Sedo.com with an opening bid of $25K (reserve is higher) The PR indicates that this is the first time that this d...
Discussion
August 1, 2011, 7:12 pm
