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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday , December 6th
Here are today’s names. Congratulations to Braden Pollock and Lisa Bloom who tied the knot yesterday. You meet all kinds of people in this industry and Braden is one of greatest guys I’ve met so far. You can tell the worth of ...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday , December 6th
Here are today’s names. Congratulations to Braden Pollock and Lisa Bloom who tied the knot yesterday. You meet all kinds of people in this industry and Braden is one of greatest guys I’ve met so far. You can tell the worth of ...
Discussion
December 6, 2014, 11:45 am

Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago: QR.com, XZ.com, 5.co.uk, Jobs.ca, Symbols.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Jobs.ca for $450,000 The flagship domain for a network of jobs sites. “Founded in 2001, jobWings Careers is the largest editor of specia...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago: QR.com, XZ.com, 5.co.uk, Jobs.ca, Symbols.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Jobs.ca for $450,000 The flagship domain for a network of jobs sites. “Founded in 2001, jobWings Careers is the largest editor of specia...
Discussion
December 6, 2014, 4:11 am

The Domains
Domain Name Hosting Piece of Digital Multimedia Art Sold For $5K At Art Basel in Miami
According to Fastcompany.com, a piece of art work hosted on a domain name has been sold for $5,000 at the Art Basel show in Miami. The digital piece of multimedia is hosted on a URL, smokeinmirrors.net and was create by an artist named Alexandra Gorc...
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Domain Name Hosting Piece of Digital Multimedia Art Sold For $5K At Art Basel in Miami
According to Fastcompany.com, a piece of art work hosted on a domain name has been sold for $5,000 at the Art Basel show in Miami. The digital piece of multimedia is hosted on a URL, smokeinmirrors.net and was create by an artist named Alexandra Gorc...
Discussion
December 6, 2014, 12:28 am

The Domains
ICANN Returns To Buenos Aires For June 2015 Meeting
ICANN has just announced they have selected Buenos Aires, Argentina for ICANN 53 which will be held in June 2015. ICANN 53 will be the second Public Meeting ICANN meeting of 2015 and is to be held in Latin America/Caribbean region. Whereas, sta...
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ICANN Returns To Buenos Aires For June 2015 Meeting
ICANN has just announced they have selected Buenos Aires, Argentina for ICANN 53 which will be held in June 2015. ICANN 53 will be the second Public Meeting ICANN meeting of 2015 and is to be held in Latin America/Caribbean region. Whereas, sta...
Discussion
December 6, 2014, 12:03 am

The Domains
Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu talks to TheStreet.com
Taryn Naidu sat down with TheStreet.com and discussed what was going on with Rightside and the new gtlds. It is funny the interviewer asks if there is any prestige around .com ? Naidu replies that .com has no meaning and it takes 6 to 8 searches to f...
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Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu talks to TheStreet.com
Taryn Naidu sat down with TheStreet.com and discussed what was going on with Rightside and the new gtlds. It is funny the interviewer asks if there is any prestige around .com ? Naidu replies that .com has no meaning and it takes 6 to 8 searches to f...
Discussion
December 5, 2014, 7:31 pm

Domain Name Wire
QNB.com domain name sells for $1 million
Bank sells domain name to another bank for $1 million. Qatar National Bank has paid $1 million to acquire the three letter domain name QNB.com. The deal was disclosed in an SEC filing made by the seller, another bank called QNB Bank. The seller chang...
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QNB.com domain name sells for $1 million
Bank sells domain name to another bank for $1 million. Qatar National Bank has paid $1 million to acquire the three letter domain name QNB.com. The deal was disclosed in an SEC filing made by the seller, another bank called QNB Bank. The seller chang...
Discussion
December 5, 2014, 5:37 pm

The Domains
NameJet.com Updates Its Term Of Use
Namejet.com updated its Terms of Use today. If you haven’t seen it already you will be required to accept the terms of use before you will be allowed to access your NameJet.com account. We have highlighted some language which you should particu...
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NameJet.com Updates Its Term Of Use
Namejet.com updated its Terms of Use today. If you haven’t seen it already you will be required to accept the terms of use before you will be allowed to access your NameJet.com account. We have highlighted some language which you should particu...
Discussion
December 5, 2014, 5:09 pm

The Domains
QNB.com Sells For $1 Million Dollars To Qatar National Bank
Another $1 million domain transaction to report, via EDGAR: http://t.co/yoRgLR9Qnj domain name sold for $1 million by QNB Corp $QNB to Qatar National Bank http://t.co/hgrJ70T79W — George Kirikos (@GeorgeKirikos) December 5, 2014 The WHOI...
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QNB.com Sells For $1 Million Dollars To Qatar National Bank
Another $1 million domain transaction to report, via EDGAR: http://t.co/yoRgLR9Qnj domain name sold for $1 million by QNB Corp $QNB to Qatar National Bank http://t.co/hgrJ70T79W — George Kirikos (@GeorgeKirikos) December 5, 2014 The WHOI...
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December 5, 2014, 4:48 pm

Domain Name Wire
Porn site operator sues cybersquatters
Company goes after alleged cybersquatters of its adult site brands. The company behind PornHub.com, RedTube.com and YouPorn.com has filed multiple lawsuits in U.S. District court against the owners of at least ten domain names it alleges are cybersqu...
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Porn site operator sues cybersquatters
Company goes after alleged cybersquatters of its adult site brands. The company behind PornHub.com, RedTube.com and YouPorn.com has filed multiple lawsuits in U.S. District court against the owners of at least ten domain names it alleges are cybersqu...
Discussion
December 5, 2014, 3:31 pm

Domain Name Wire
2 weeks of expired domain name sales
This article covers a 2-week period on either side of Thanksgiving: 19 November – 2 December. For that reason, you’ll see the sales list crammed full to bursting like a ClownCar.com ($662). I was going to jettison everything below $300 to...
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2 weeks of expired domain name sales
This article covers a 2-week period on either side of Thanksgiving: 19 November – 2 December. For that reason, you’ll see the sales list crammed full to bursting like a ClownCar.com ($662). I was going to jettison everything below $300 to...
Discussion
December 5, 2014, 2:19 pm