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Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
So I spent most of the day in a large company golf tournament today. I am tired and sun burnt, but it was a great time. Long game was on today which means that I couldn’t putt to save my life. Luckily we were playing a scramble so my teammates ...
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DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
So I spent most of the day in a large company golf tournament today. I am tired and sun burnt, but it was a great time. Long game was on today which means that I couldn’t putt to save my life. Luckily we were playing a scramble so my teammates ...
Discussion
June 3, 2015, 8:29 am
The Domains
Apple Loses Trademark Case in the Philippines
PhoneArena.com reported that Apple lost a trademark case in the Philippines. Apple was not applying for a tm but rather objecting to a tm filing from Solid Broadband who was looking to get a tm for my|phone name. PhoneArena.com wrote: When Solid Broa...
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Apple Loses Trademark Case in the Philippines
PhoneArena.com reported that Apple lost a trademark case in the Philippines. Apple was not applying for a tm but rather objecting to a tm filing from Solid Broadband who was looking to get a tm for my|phone name. PhoneArena.com wrote: When Solid Broa...
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June 3, 2015, 8:16 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Symphony.com, Mob.com, Heals.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Symphony.com for $375,000 A messaging and workflow platform, the company has raised a whopping $66 million in VC funding. “Symphony&rsqu...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Symphony.com, Mob.com, Heals.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Symphony.com for $375,000 A messaging and workflow platform, the company has raised a whopping $66 million in VC funding. “Symphony&rsqu...
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June 2, 2015, 11:16 pm
The Domains
DomainAgents.com Launch Domain Market Place With Low Sliding Commission Rates & 10% BIN Rate
DomainAgents.com just announced it has opened up it’s own marketplace with a sliding scale commission rates on negotiated sales, which I believe are the lowest in the industry and a 10% flat rate...
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DomainAgents.com Launch Domain Market Place With Low Sliding Commission Rates & 10% BIN Rate
DomainAgents.com just announced it has opened up it’s own marketplace with a sliding scale commission rates on negotiated sales, which I believe are the lowest in the industry and a 10% flat rate...
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June 2, 2015, 9:39 pm
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: ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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June 2, 2015, 3:14 pm
