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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 9th, 2014
If any of you have kids and you’ve had your wife away for the week you know what I’m going through. I don’t take my wife for granted and this week is why. You realize how much your spouse does when they’re gone. The food...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 9th, 2014
If any of you have kids and you’ve had your wife away for the week you know what I’m going through. I don’t take my wife for granted and this week is why. You realize how much your spouse does when they’re gone. The food...
Discussion
April 9, 2014, 11:11 am

The Domains
Go Daddy/Afternic Sells $2million in domains for the week
GoDaddy and Afternic’s reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 3/31/14 – 4/6/14. Total domain sales for the week summed to $2,042,237 The top sale was TailLights.com at $39,200, the domain was registered in 2001 and currently does ...
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Go Daddy/Afternic Sells $2million in domains for the week
GoDaddy and Afternic’s reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 3/31/14 – 4/6/14. Total domain sales for the week summed to $2,042,237 The top sale was TailLights.com at $39,200, the domain was registered in 2001 and currently does ...
Discussion
April 9, 2014, 4:29 am

The Domains
Gab.com Sells For $200K on Sedo
The domain name Gab.com just crossed the Sedo sales wire as being sold for $200,002 on Sedo The domain name is now in escrow at Sedo. However the domain is already resolving and looks like the new owner has big plans for the domain We congratulate th...
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Gab.com Sells For $200K on Sedo
The domain name Gab.com just crossed the Sedo sales wire as being sold for $200,002 on Sedo The domain name is now in escrow at Sedo. However the domain is already resolving and looks like the new owner has big plans for the domain We congratulate th...
Discussion
April 8, 2014, 10:04 pm

The Domains
Uniregistry Gets 300+ Sunrise .Gift Registrations As J&J Goes In Heavy But Don’t Buy Me These
Uniregistry’s new gTLD .Gift has over 300 Sunrise applications which is pretty impressive as Johnson & Johnson went in pretty heavy to protect many of their products in an extension not usually associated with “gifts”. Here are ...
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Uniregistry Gets 300+ Sunrise .Gift Registrations As J&J Goes In Heavy But Don’t Buy Me These
Uniregistry’s new gTLD .Gift has over 300 Sunrise applications which is pretty impressive as Johnson & Johnson went in pretty heavy to protect many of their products in an extension not usually associated with “gifts”. Here are ...
Discussion
April 8, 2014, 9:10 pm

The Domains
150 NNN.Asia Domains Hit NameJet.com Including 888.Asia & 777.Asia
Namejet.com just started a featured auction of 150 NNN.Asia domain names. The domain names can currently be backordered on NameJet.com The domain name auctions close between May 1st and May 4th As we all know buyers in China love numbered domai...
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150 NNN.Asia Domains Hit NameJet.com Including 888.Asia & 777.Asia
Namejet.com just started a featured auction of 150 NNN.Asia domain names. The domain names can currently be backordered on NameJet.com The domain name auctions close between May 1st and May 4th As we all know buyers in China love numbered domai...
Discussion
April 8, 2014, 6:50 pm

Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain sales up to $24,000
Kim DotCom’s Mega among end user domain name buyers. I’m still playing catch-up, so these are end user sales from the list Sedo sent last week. You can view previous end user sales lists here. HomeLane.com $24,000 – HomeVista Decor ...
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17 end user domain sales up to $24,000
Kim DotCom’s Mega among end user domain name buyers. I’m still playing catch-up, so these are end user sales from the list Sedo sent last week. You can view previous end user sales lists here. HomeLane.com $24,000 – HomeVista Decor ...
Discussion
April 8, 2014, 4:53 pm

The Domains
ID.me Raises Another $10 Million In Funding
According to a press release just out, “ID.me, Inc., a 2013 WSJ “Startup of the Year” finalist and leader in the digital identity space, completed a Series A fundraising round of $10 million led by USAA, Silicon Valley Bank, and not...
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ID.me Raises Another $10 Million In Funding
According to a press release just out, “ID.me, Inc., a 2013 WSJ “Startup of the Year” finalist and leader in the digital identity space, completed a Series A fundraising round of $10 million led by USAA, Silicon Valley Bank, and not...
Discussion
April 8, 2014, 3:07 pm

Domain Name Wire
Busted: UDRP panelist contradicts his earlier decisions
Panelist’s rationale for latest decision directly contradicts earlier ones. National Arbitration Forum panelist Héctor A. Manoff has found against Restomod, Inc. in a UDRP it filed for the domain name restomod.com. The decision is probab...
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Busted: UDRP panelist contradicts his earlier decisions
Panelist’s rationale for latest decision directly contradicts earlier ones. National Arbitration Forum panelist Héctor A. Manoff has found against Restomod, Inc. in a UDRP it filed for the domain name restomod.com. The decision is probab...
Discussion
April 8, 2014, 2:41 pm

The Domains
.Tokyo To Go Live July 22nd & Anyone In The World Can Register One
According to a press release, GMO Internet Group company, GMO Registry, Inc. announced that the new gTLD .Tokyo will be open for landrush applications starting on June 9th. General Availability will begin July 22nd. Sunrise period for trademark...
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.Tokyo To Go Live July 22nd & Anyone In The World Can Register One
According to a press release, GMO Internet Group company, GMO Registry, Inc. announced that the new gTLD .Tokyo will be open for landrush applications starting on June 9th. General Availability will begin July 22nd. Sunrise period for trademark...
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April 8, 2014, 2:38 pm

The Domains
Hilton Buys ChicagoAirportHotel.com For a Whopping $850
Hilton just bought the domain name ChicagoAirportHotel.com for a whopping $850. The domain name was listed on a Buy It Now basis through Fabulous.com So one of the largest hotel chains in the world just picked up the bang on matching domain for one o...
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Hilton Buys ChicagoAirportHotel.com For a Whopping $850
Hilton just bought the domain name ChicagoAirportHotel.com for a whopping $850. The domain name was listed on a Buy It Now basis through Fabulous.com So one of the largest hotel chains in the world just picked up the bang on matching domain for one o...
Discussion
April 8, 2014, 1:19 pm