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Now The Justin Timberlake Is Part Owner Of MySpace.com What Does That Mean For .Music
.Music is expected to be one of the most sort after new gTLD’s with mulitple applicants already having come forward. So now that Justin Timberlake is part of the group that bought MySpace.com for $35 Million dollars and the new owners seem to b...
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Now The Justin Timberlake Is Part Owner Of MySpace.com What Does That Mean For .Music
.Music is expected to be one of the most sort after new gTLD’s with mulitple applicants already having come forward. So now that Justin Timberlake is part of the group that bought MySpace.com for $35 Million dollars and the new owners seem to b...
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June 30, 2011, 12:20 am
The Domains
Full Tilt Poker License Is Suspended & Ordered To Suspend All Operations
According to PokerNews.com, The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) the jurisdiction under which Full Tilt Poker is licensed under, suspended the license of Full Tilt Poker today and ordered it to suspend all operations, which resulted ...
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Full Tilt Poker License Is Suspended & Ordered To Suspend All Operations
According to PokerNews.com, The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) the jurisdiction under which Full Tilt Poker is licensed under, suspended the license of Full Tilt Poker today and ordered it to suspend all operations, which resulted ...
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June 29, 2011, 11:06 pm
The Domains
Breaking: MySpace.com Bought For $580 In Million in 2005, Sold Today For Between $30-$40 Million
According to the Wall Street Journal News Corp. which bought MySpace.com for $580 Million in 2005, has just sold it to Specific Media, in a deal valuing the site between $30 million and $40 million, with News Corp. retaining a small stake. According ...
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Breaking: MySpace.com Bought For $580 In Million in 2005, Sold Today For Between $30-$40 Million
According to the Wall Street Journal News Corp. which bought MySpace.com for $580 Million in 2005, has just sold it to Specific Media, in a deal valuing the site between $30 million and $40 million, with News Corp. retaining a small stake. According ...
Discussion
June 29, 2011, 2:49 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Clarifies The Sale Of WellnessFinder.com Sold For 300,000 Euro’s; But It Was A Site Not A Domain
As previously reported the Sedo.com the brokered the sale of WellnessFinder.com for 300,000 euro‘s Sedo.com own site as late as today was still showing the sale at 150,000 Euro’s. I clarified with Sedo.com that the sales price was indeed ...
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Sedo.com Clarifies The Sale Of WellnessFinder.com Sold For 300,000 Euro’s; But It Was A Site Not A Domain
As previously reported the Sedo.com the brokered the sale of WellnessFinder.com for 300,000 euro‘s Sedo.com own site as late as today was still showing the sale at 150,000 Euro’s. I clarified with Sedo.com that the sales price was indeed ...
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June 29, 2011, 1:59 pm
The Domains
Lens.com Fights Back Trademark Infringement Charges & Files Suit Against 1800Contacts Over Keyword Advertising
According to MediaPost.com, Lens.com filed suit against 1800Contacts alleging they are violating antitrust laws and engaging in “vexatious and sham” litigation by suing 15 competitors over their paid search campaigns. This an interesting ...
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Lens.com Fights Back Trademark Infringement Charges & Files Suit Against 1800Contacts Over Keyword Advertising
According to MediaPost.com, Lens.com filed suit against 1800Contacts alleging they are violating antitrust laws and engaging in “vexatious and sham” litigation by suing 15 competitors over their paid search campaigns. This an interesting ...
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June 28, 2011, 8:01 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $695k In Domains Led By SellCar.com For $26k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday June 26th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $695,523. The top seller of the week was SellCar.com at $26,056 followed by MonarchMortgage.com and Yearbook.org – each...
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Afternic.com Sells $695k In Domains Led By SellCar.com For $26k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday June 26th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $695,523. The top seller of the week was SellCar.com at $26,056 followed by MonarchMortgage.com and Yearbook.org – each...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 4:27 pm
The Domains
CNBC: Zynga To File For IPO As Early As Tomorrow
According to a Tweet by Kate Kelly of CNBC the gaming company Zynga will file to go public as soon as tomorrow. The company who has also been active in the domain name market and makers of Cityville Farmville and Hotelville according to the report wi...
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CNBC: Zynga To File For IPO As Early As Tomorrow
According to a Tweet by Kate Kelly of CNBC the gaming company Zynga will file to go public as soon as tomorrow. The company who has also been active in the domain name market and makers of Cityville Farmville and Hotelville according to the report wi...
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June 28, 2011, 1:21 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells Wellnessfinder.com For $210K
Sedo.com just sold the The domain name Wellnessfinder.com for a whopping 150,000 Euro’s or around $210,000. The domain is already going to a site with a trademark up on it for the term Wellness Finder. The domain was owned by a company Wellness...
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Sedo.com Sells Wellnessfinder.com For $210K
Sedo.com just sold the The domain name Wellnessfinder.com for a whopping 150,000 Euro’s or around $210,000. The domain is already going to a site with a trademark up on it for the term Wellness Finder. The domain was owned by a company Wellness...
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June 27, 2011, 12:01 pm
The Domains
New York Passes Gay Marriage (.com): Will .Gay Be Approved As A Community Application Or Will It Go To The Highest Bidder?
As most of you know by now, New York has become the newest state to legalize gay marriage. As the owner of GayMarriage.com we have been following the story closely and now all eyes in the domain world will turn towards the new gTLD .Gay. Its no secre...
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New York Passes Gay Marriage (.com): Will .Gay Be Approved As A Community Application Or Will It Go To The Highest Bidder?
As most of you know by now, New York has become the newest state to legalize gay marriage. As the owner of GayMarriage.com we have been following the story closely and now all eyes in the domain world will turn towards the new gTLD .Gay. Its no secre...
Discussion
June 27, 2011, 9:00 am
The Domains
Wow What A Difference Between ICANN San Fransisco & Singapore: The United States Could Learn A Lot From Singapore
Singapore is one of those places I probably would never have visited if not to attend the ICANN meeting which just concluded this week. I’m certainly glad I had the opportunity. The last ICANN meeting in March of 2011, was held in San Francisco...
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Wow What A Difference Between ICANN San Fransisco & Singapore: The United States Could Learn A Lot From Singapore
Singapore is one of those places I probably would never have visited if not to attend the ICANN meeting which just concluded this week. I’m certainly glad I had the opportunity. The last ICANN meeting in March of 2011, was held in San Francisco...
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June 26, 2011, 9:10 am
