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The Domains
Google Sued For Trademark Infringement Over Its Hangout Service By Hanginout Damages & Retraining Order Requested
Hanginout, Inc. which describes itself as a San Diego based technology company filed suit against Google this morning over its “hangout” service for trademark infringement, federal unfair competition, and common law unfair competition. In...
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Google Sued For Trademark Infringement Over Its Hangout Service By Hanginout Damages & Retraining Order Requested
Hanginout, Inc. which describes itself as a San Diego based technology company filed suit against Google this morning over its “hangout” service for trademark infringement, federal unfair competition, and common law unfair competition. In...
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November 27, 2013, 4:59 pm

The Domains
Escrow.com Responds To Customer Inquiries On Recent Departures From The Company
Brandon Abbey on Behalf of Escrow.com has issued a statement in response to the recent departures of Andee Hill & 2 Other Employees, which quit last Friday to go a newly formed competitor EscrowHill.com which was announced on Monday morning...
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Escrow.com Responds To Customer Inquiries On Recent Departures From The Company
Brandon Abbey on Behalf of Escrow.com has issued a statement in response to the recent departures of Andee Hill & 2 Other Employees, which quit last Friday to go a newly formed competitor EscrowHill.com which was announced on Monday morning...
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November 27, 2013, 3:59 pm

Sully's Blog
Six-figures for ContactUs.com and the benefits that go with it
Howard Yeh is a founder, investor and president of ContactUs.com, Inc. (www.contactus.com). Additionally, Howard is a director at PeopleFund, an investment holding company making private investments out of proprietary capital, and activel...
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Six-figures for ContactUs.com and the benefits that go with it
Howard Yeh is a founder, investor and president of ContactUs.com, Inc. (www.contactus.com). Additionally, Howard is a director at PeopleFund, an investment holding company making private investments out of proprietary capital, and activel...
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November 27, 2013, 2:45 pm

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on November 27th, 2013
Looks like the floodgates of gTLDs have been opened with Donuts releasing 7 at a time and starting the Sunrise period. Everyone will be paying close attention and I have a plan for which names I’ll be registering. I have a certain t...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on November 27th, 2013
Looks like the floodgates of gTLDs have been opened with Donuts releasing 7 at a time and starting the Sunrise period. Everyone will be paying close attention and I have a plan for which names I’ll be registering. I have a certain t...
Discussion
November 27, 2013, 10:30 am

The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1 Million Led By 3dPrinter.net at $60K, Routes.com at $50K & Mozart.co At $21K
Over the past week, 650 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. This amounts to $60,. Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public ...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1 Million Led By 3dPrinter.net at $60K, Routes.com at $50K & Mozart.co At $21K
Over the past week, 650 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. This amounts to $60,. Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public ...
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November 27, 2013, 12:40 am

Domain Shane
Recent Domain Name Purchases
I always find it interesting to hear what other people are purchasing. This past year I added some solid landscaping names to my portfolio including Landscaping.net and LandscapeDesigner.com. This last few months I added a few names to my portfolio t...
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Recent Domain Name Purchases
I always find it interesting to hear what other people are purchasing. This past year I added some solid landscaping names to my portfolio including Landscaping.net and LandscapeDesigner.com. This last few months I added a few names to my portfolio t...
Discussion
November 26, 2013, 11:07 pm

The Domains
.Luxury Selects Namejet.com/Afternic.com For Sunrise Landrush Auctions & Premium Name Sales
Luxury Partners, LLC, which own the new gTLD .LUXURY has selected NameJet and Afternic to manage the Sunrise, Landrush and Premium Name selection and sales. Godaddy.com which recently purchased Afternic.com, is currently taking pre-registrations of ....
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.Luxury Selects Namejet.com/Afternic.com For Sunrise Landrush Auctions & Premium Name Sales
Luxury Partners, LLC, which own the new gTLD .LUXURY has selected NameJet and Afternic to manage the Sunrise, Landrush and Premium Name selection and sales. Godaddy.com which recently purchased Afternic.com, is currently taking pre-registrations of ....
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November 26, 2013, 8:44 pm

The Domains
Frank Schillings Name Administration Sells 88888.com For $245,000
DomainNameSales.com has brokered the sale of the domain name 88888.com for $245,000 The domain name was owned by Frank Schillings Name Administration. This domain was suppose to be included in the report we posted earlier but they mistakenly left it ...
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Frank Schillings Name Administration Sells 88888.com For $245,000
DomainNameSales.com has brokered the sale of the domain name 88888.com for $245,000 The domain name was owned by Frank Schillings Name Administration. This domain was suppose to be included in the report we posted earlier but they mistakenly left it ...
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November 26, 2013, 7:55 pm

Domain Name News
.DE Registry to add Redemption Grace Period (DENIC)
As of December 3rd, 2013, DENIC, the operator of the .DE ccTLD will also introduce a Redemption Grace Period (RGP) that allows the original domain owner to recover their expired domain for up to 30 days after the expiry, the same as for gTLDs. See th...
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.DE Registry to add Redemption Grace Period (DENIC)
As of December 3rd, 2013, DENIC, the operator of the .DE ccTLD will also introduce a Redemption Grace Period (RGP) that allows the original domain owner to recover their expired domain for up to 30 days after the expiry, the same as for gTLDs. See th...
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November 26, 2013, 7:49 pm

The Domains
Godaddy/Afternic Sell $1,685,659 In DomainNames Led By HeritageHome.com For $25K
GoDaddy and Afternic’s reported weekly domain sales for the week of 11/18/13 – 11/24/13 of $1,685,659 All sales were led by HertiageHome.com which sold for $25K TheKingdom.com a nice domain sold for $11,610 A few product domains like Glas...
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Godaddy/Afternic Sell $1,685,659 In DomainNames Led By HeritageHome.com For $25K
GoDaddy and Afternic’s reported weekly domain sales for the week of 11/18/13 – 11/24/13 of $1,685,659 All sales were led by HertiageHome.com which sold for $25K TheKingdom.com a nice domain sold for $11,610 A few product domains like Glas...
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November 26, 2013, 7:33 pm