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The Domains
Automattic.com Owner of WordPress Acquires JetPack.com
Automattic.com which is the Owner of WordPress.com appears to have Acquired the domain name JetPack.com Jetpack is built into the WordPress Platform and also serves as the stat program for WordPress sites like TheDomains.com Automattic.com has been u...
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Automattic.com Owner of WordPress Acquires JetPack.com
Automattic.com which is the Owner of WordPress.com appears to have Acquired the domain name JetPack.com Jetpack is built into the WordPress Platform and also serves as the stat program for WordPress sites like TheDomains.com Automattic.com has been u...
Discussion
December 10, 2015, 4:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Why Marchex and WWM domain name acquisitions make sense for GoDaddy
Unique characteristics make these portfolios valuable to GoDaddy. GoDaddy made the surprising announcement on Monday that it had purchased Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. It was surprising because I had no idea Michael Berkens’ Wo...
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Why Marchex and WWM domain name acquisitions make sense for GoDaddy
Unique characteristics make these portfolios valuable to GoDaddy. GoDaddy made the surprising announcement on Monday that it had purchased Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. It was surprising because I had no idea Michael Berkens’ Wo...
Discussion
December 9, 2015, 6:34 pm
Domain Shane
Auction Recap, 9th of December
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 9th of December Quick Recap Yesterdays’s 4L Chip Average $2,408.38 as per Namebio.com One of my wife’s cats got out yesterday. If you know any “cat people&...
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Auction Recap, 9th of December
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 9th of December Quick Recap Yesterdays’s 4L Chip Average $2,408.38 as per Namebio.com One of my wife’s cats got out yesterday. If you know any “cat people&...
Discussion
December 9, 2015, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign appeals XYZ court loss
Case will continue in Court of Appeals. Just days after .XYZ asked a court to force Verisign to pay its legal bills in a lawsuit; Verisign upped the ante by appealing the case. In late October, judge Claude M. Hilton granted XYZ’s motion for su...
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Verisign appeals XYZ court loss
Case will continue in Court of Appeals. Just days after .XYZ asked a court to force Verisign to pay its legal bills in a lawsuit; Verisign upped the ante by appealing the case. In late October, judge Claude M. Hilton granted XYZ’s motion for su...
Discussion
December 9, 2015, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Remember Congo? It rebranded as LawBooth.com
Company finds a good .com for under $3,000. Remember Congo? The company that started its lawyer-match service at Congo.io, and then balked at the “egregiously overinflated” asking price of $750,000 for Congo.com? Although I disagree about...
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Remember Congo? It rebranded as LawBooth.com
Company finds a good .com for under $3,000. Remember Congo? The company that started its lawyer-match service at Congo.io, and then balked at the “egregiously overinflated” asking price of $750,000 for Congo.com? Although I disagree about...
Discussion
December 9, 2015, 2:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
The late Igal Lichtman, aka Mrs Jello, loses a horrible UDRP decision
Panel re-writes UDRP and “registered in bad faith” requirement. The heirs of the late Igal Lichtman, commonly known in domain name circles as Mrs Jello, have lost a UDRP decision for the common name Camilla.com. The case was filed by Aust...
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The late Igal Lichtman, aka Mrs Jello, loses a horrible UDRP decision
Panel re-writes UDRP and “registered in bad faith” requirement. The heirs of the late Igal Lichtman, commonly known in domain name circles as Mrs Jello, have lost a UDRP decision for the common name Camilla.com. The case was filed by Aust...
Discussion
December 9, 2015, 12:50 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s Big List of Domain Auctions for Wednesday the 9th
I talk too much about Chinese Premium names, I admit it. But just like when I traded stock, I follow the flow of money. It is hard to argue that the flow of money right now is in anything but Chinese names. Whether I call them CHiPs or pr...
Discussion
Domain Shane’s Big List of Domain Auctions for Wednesday the 9th
I talk too much about Chinese Premium names, I admit it. But just like when I traded stock, I follow the flow of money. It is hard to argue that the flow of money right now is in anything but Chinese names. Whether I call them CHiPs or pr...
Discussion
December 9, 2015, 9:55 am
Domain Shane
Short Rules at Sedo’s Great Domains Auction: 18 Domains Have Hit Reserve
Size matters! Shorter is better in this case, and short domains rule again at this month’s Great Domains auction at Sedo. And why not, that’s where the most action is these days. Of the 18 domains that have hit reserve, only one has more ...
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Short Rules at Sedo’s Great Domains Auction: 18 Domains Have Hit Reserve
Size matters! Shorter is better in this case, and short domains rule again at this month’s Great Domains auction at Sedo. And why not, that’s where the most action is these days. Of the 18 domains that have hit reserve, only one has more ...
Discussion
December 9, 2015, 4:54 am
The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions total $1.4 million led by Tonic.com at $80,000
Over the past week, 654 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4M. 60% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. HIGHLIGHTS OF PUBLIC SALES ARE: · Top .com: TONIC.COM at 80,000 USD · T...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions total $1.4 million led by Tonic.com at $80,000
Over the past week, 654 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4M. 60% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. HIGHLIGHTS OF PUBLIC SALES ARE: · Top .com: TONIC.COM at 80,000 USD · T...
Discussion
December 8, 2015, 11:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
“China” is #1 trending word in .Com
Thousands of registrations over two days help “China” spike. It turns out the Chinese aren’t just buying numeric and short .com domain names. “China” was the #1 trending word in new .com registrations last month accordin...
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“China” is #1 trending word in .Com
Thousands of registrations over two days help “China” spike. It turns out the Chinese aren’t just buying numeric and short .com domain names. “China” was the #1 trending word in new .com registrations last month accordin...
Discussion
December 8, 2015, 10:22 pm
