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Kenya To Block .XXX
According to Xbiz.com, “Kenya’s government announced today that it has rejected .XXX to operate in its country” “Communications Secretary Bitange Ndemo said Kenya would not certify the sponsored top-level domain that was...
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Kenya To Block .XXX
According to Xbiz.com, “Kenya’s government announced today that it has rejected .XXX to operate in its country” “Communications Secretary Bitange Ndemo said Kenya would not certify the sponsored top-level domain that was...
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May 3, 2011, 1:04 pm

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CragsList.org Sells On NameJet.com For $17K
Oh Boy The domain name Cragslist.org (yes its a typo) sold on NameJet.com yesterday for $17,211. 5 bidders were in the auction at $1K+ The domain has an Alexa rank of 2.8 Million and Compete is showing Traffic of 300 for last month but as high as 56,...
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CragsList.org Sells On NameJet.com For $17K
Oh Boy The domain name Cragslist.org (yes its a typo) sold on NameJet.com yesterday for $17,211. 5 bidders were in the auction at $1K+ The domain has an Alexa rank of 2.8 Million and Compete is showing Traffic of 300 for last month but as high as 56,...
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May 3, 2011, 12:33 pm

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A Venture Capitalist Take On Finding And Buying A Domain Name
Fred Wilson a self described Venture Capitalist and principal of Union Square Ventures published a post on this blog, AVC.com the other day about “Finding and Buying A Domain Name”. It’s an interesting take from a non-do...
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A Venture Capitalist Take On Finding And Buying A Domain Name
Fred Wilson a self described Venture Capitalist and principal of Union Square Ventures published a post on this blog, AVC.com the other day about “Finding and Buying A Domain Name”. It’s an interesting take from a non-do...
Discussion
May 3, 2011, 11:12 am

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A Day After Getting The Most Wanted Man In The World, NavySeals.com Goes Up For Sale
A day after the most wanted man in the world was killed by the Navy Seals, the domain name NavySeals.com went up for sale. “NavySeals.com just went on the market for sale with Internet Venture Holdings, Inc. (IVH) (ivh.com) a domain name invest...
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A Day After Getting The Most Wanted Man In The World, NavySeals.com Goes Up For Sale
A day after the most wanted man in the world was killed by the Navy Seals, the domain name NavySeals.com went up for sale. “NavySeals.com just went on the market for sale with Internet Venture Holdings, Inc. (IVH) (ivh.com) a domain name invest...
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May 2, 2011, 4:50 pm

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House Committee Releases Witness List For Hearing On New gTLD & No Surprise IP Interest’s Dominate
The witness list has just been posted for the House IP committee on the new gTLD’s hearing that’s going to be held on Wednesday , and its not shocking that the list isn’t exactly fair and balanced. Here is the list: Witness List Kur...
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House Committee Releases Witness List For Hearing On New gTLD & No Surprise IP Interest’s Dominate
The witness list has just been posted for the House IP committee on the new gTLD’s hearing that’s going to be held on Wednesday , and its not shocking that the list isn’t exactly fair and balanced. Here is the list: Witness List Kur...
Discussion
May 2, 2011, 3:45 pm

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Is “Me” Becoming To Apps Like “i” Is To Products? Blip.Me, Play.Me, Caddy.Me, Flirt.Me, Tango.Me & Those Are Just One Own
.Me domain names are increasing being used for Apps and I would say are probably becoming the word of choice in naming Apps similar to how “i” has been used by Apple and other companies in the computer/Tech sector. Blip.Me, Play.Me, Caddy...
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Is “Me” Becoming To Apps Like “i” Is To Products? Blip.Me, Play.Me, Caddy.Me, Flirt.Me, Tango.Me & Those Are Just One Own
.Me domain names are increasing being used for Apps and I would say are probably becoming the word of choice in naming Apps similar to how “i” has been used by Apple and other companies in the computer/Tech sector. Blip.Me, Play.Me, Caddy...
Discussion
May 2, 2011, 7:45 am

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Dispensaries.com Sells For $32K On NameJet.com
The domain name Dispensaries.com just sold for a whopping $32, 600 on NameJet.com There were 4 bidders over $10K battling it out for this domain.
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Dispensaries.com Sells For $32K On NameJet.com
The domain name Dispensaries.com just sold for a whopping $32, 600 on NameJet.com There were 4 bidders over $10K battling it out for this domain.
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May 1, 2011, 5:18 pm

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Watch Out For The Newest Scam: Unsolicited Skype Phone Calls: HelpHs.com
Well back in the day we had emails telling us we won a fortune, then came Adware and Spyware, then came phishing with emails looking like they came from your bank or credit card company trying to trick you into giving them your login information, the...
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Watch Out For The Newest Scam: Unsolicited Skype Phone Calls: HelpHs.com
Well back in the day we had emails telling us we won a fortune, then came Adware and Spyware, then came phishing with emails looking like they came from your bank or credit card company trying to trick you into giving them your login information, the...
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May 1, 2011, 10:59 am

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Another Great Domain Snapped Up By End User: Refi.com
According to a press release, another good short .com just got gobbled up by an end User. The domain name Refi.com was just acquired by Semper Home Loans, an Inc. 5000 company, for an undisclosed sum . “The Refi.com website will be ...
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Another Great Domain Snapped Up By End User: Refi.com
According to a press release, another good short .com just got gobbled up by an end User. The domain name Refi.com was just acquired by Semper Home Loans, an Inc. 5000 company, for an undisclosed sum . “The Refi.com website will be ...
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April 30, 2011, 2:46 pm

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FriendFinder Pulls Down FacebookofSex.com
According to AVN.com, FriendFinder Networks, Inc., has pulled down the site FacebookofSex.com over which Facebook filed suit over two weeks ago. The domain now goes to a page saying the site has been deactivated and if you are an existing member you ...
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FriendFinder Pulls Down FacebookofSex.com
According to AVN.com, FriendFinder Networks, Inc., has pulled down the site FacebookofSex.com over which Facebook filed suit over two weeks ago. The domain now goes to a page saying the site has been deactivated and if you are an existing member you ...
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April 29, 2011, 3:36 pm