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The Domains
Sedo Weekly Sales Total $1.1million led by AoAo.com at $49,900
605 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1m. 58% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: aoao.com at 49,900 USD Top ccTLD: ...
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Sedo Weekly Sales Total $1.1million led by AoAo.com at $49,900
605 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1m. 58% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: aoao.com at 49,900 USD Top ccTLD: ...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 8:11 pm
The Domains
WTF? UDRP Panel Finds OBSS.com is Confusingly Similar To TM: OBSS BUSINESS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
A one member UDRP panel, just rejected the attempt of OBSS Bilisim Bilgisayar Hizmetleri Danismanlik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (yes that is the company’s name) of Istanbul, Turkey to grab the domain name OBSS.com OBSS.com was registered...
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WTF? UDRP Panel Finds OBSS.com is Confusingly Similar To TM: OBSS BUSINESS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
A one member UDRP panel, just rejected the attempt of OBSS Bilisim Bilgisayar Hizmetleri Danismanlik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (yes that is the company’s name) of Istanbul, Turkey to grab the domain name OBSS.com OBSS.com was registered...
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June 2, 2015, 7:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
One year in: .XYZ and new top level domain names
Controversial…but successful? The .xyz domain name hit its one year anniversary today with about 950,000 domain names. That’s just 50,000 names shy of .xyz CEO Daniel Negari’s first year goal for the domain name, an estimate many s...
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One year in: .XYZ and new top level domain names
Controversial…but successful? The .xyz domain name hit its one year anniversary today with about 950,000 domain names. That’s just 50,000 names shy of .xyz CEO Daniel Negari’s first year goal for the domain name, an estimate many s...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 5:51 pm
The Domains
Caitlyn Jenner Sets Off Domain Buying Spree from CaitlynJenner.com to CaitlynJenner.xxx
Just around 100 domain names in .com and .net were registered yesterday once Caitlyn Jenner was revealed on the cover of Vanity Fair. The direct match domain names of CaitlynJenner.com and CaitlynJenner.net were registered as soon as the news hit. Ev...
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Caitlyn Jenner Sets Off Domain Buying Spree from CaitlynJenner.com to CaitlynJenner.xxx
Just around 100 domain names in .com and .net were registered yesterday once Caitlyn Jenner was revealed on the cover of Vanity Fair. The direct match domain names of CaitlynJenner.com and CaitlynJenner.net were registered as soon as the news hit. Ev...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 3:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why do people try sell domain names on eBay?
Or do they have another purpose for listing domains for sale on eBay? Believe it or not, there are currently over 14,000 listings in the Domain Names section on eBay. That’s a lot of active listings for a site that most domain name investors ne...
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Why do people try sell domain names on eBay?
Or do they have another purpose for listing domains for sale on eBay? Believe it or not, there are currently over 14,000 listings in the Domain Names section on eBay. That’s a lot of active listings for a site that most domain name investors ne...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 3:32 pm
The Domains
ICM Says After .XXX Matching .Porn Has 7,500 Registrations; .Adult 7K & Sells A $500K .Porn Domain
The numbers are now in for the number of .porn and .adult domain names registered during the .XXX matching program Under the matching .XXX program the owners of a .XXX domain has the right register the matching .porn and .adult domains before general...
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ICM Says After .XXX Matching .Porn Has 7,500 Registrations; .Adult 7K & Sells A $500K .Porn Domain
The numbers are now in for the number of .porn and .adult domain names registered during the .XXX matching program Under the matching .XXX program the owners of a .XXX domain has the right register the matching .porn and .adult domains before general...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 3:14 pm
The Domains
ICANN Study Finds 46% Aware of New gTLD’s; Only 80% Know .Com, .Net and .Org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current gen...
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ICANN Study Finds 46% Aware of New gTLD’s; Only 80% Know .Com, .Net and .Org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current gen...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 12:54 pm
The Domains
State of Texas Fines EscrowHill.com $30K For Non -Compliance with State Regs
Escrowhill.com has just been fined by the The Banking Commission of the State of Texas for $30,000 for doing escrow business in the state without appropriate licenses after receiving a C & D order “Respondents have been properly notif...
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State of Texas Fines EscrowHill.com $30K For Non -Compliance with State Regs
Escrowhill.com has just been fined by the The Banking Commission of the State of Texas for $30,000 for doing escrow business in the state without appropriate licenses after receiving a C & D order “Respondents have been properly notif...
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June 2, 2015, 12:31 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
It’s impossible to miss yet somehow I did. I missed the entire Caitlyn Jenner reveal. Espn radio didn’t talk about it once. I heard all about Lebron James and Cam Newton’s new contract, but not Bruce to Caitlyn. &n...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
It’s impossible to miss yet somehow I did. I missed the entire Caitlyn Jenner reveal. Espn radio didn’t talk about it once. I heard all about Lebron James and Cam Newton’s new contract, but not Bruce to Caitlyn. &n...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 11:22 am
Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Welcome to the Recap. My Comments are in Bold. GoDaddy OSSD.com 17 years old and no vowels. This thing is going to go very, very high OSSD.COM: 46 bids for $1,925. In reply to the comment on shanes list. O is not a vowel, it gave up its vowlship yest...
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DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
Welcome to the Recap. My Comments are in Bold. GoDaddy OSSD.com 17 years old and no vowels. This thing is going to go very, very high OSSD.COM: 46 bids for $1,925. In reply to the comment on shanes list. O is not a vowel, it gave up its vowlship yest...
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June 2, 2015, 6:53 am
