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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 30th
Finance Report: Vegas 1, Shane 0. Sports betting went very well but the craps table was……well, crap. Michael Cyger and I went home a little lighter than we came in but we’ll get it back tonight I’m pretty ...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 30th
Finance Report: Vegas 1, Shane 0. Sports betting went very well but the craps table was……well, crap. Michael Cyger and I went home a little lighter than we came in but we’ll get it back tonight I’m pretty ...
Discussion
May 30, 2013, 7:20 am
The Domains
Co-founder of PayPal Names His New Company Glow But Buys Glowing.com From Scott Day
Branding decisions are one of the most important a company can make so I was pretty surprised to read on Cnet.com, that one of the founders of PayPal.com Max Levchin, who also “sold a slide-sharing service to Google, helped start Yelp, and sits...
Discussion
Co-founder of PayPal Names His New Company Glow But Buys Glowing.com From Scott Day
Branding decisions are one of the most important a company can make so I was pretty surprised to read on Cnet.com, that one of the founders of PayPal.com Max Levchin, who also “sold a slide-sharing service to Google, helped start Yelp, and sits...
Discussion
May 29, 2013, 6:56 pm
The Domains
.XXX Sells Over 12,000 Domain Names During May Promotion
xBiz.com is reporting the ICM registry the company that operates the .XXX extension has sold over 12,000 domain names during its May promotion where domain registrations went for a low as $8.99. The promotion will end Friday at 4 p.m. PDT (midnight U...
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.XXX Sells Over 12,000 Domain Names During May Promotion
xBiz.com is reporting the ICM registry the company that operates the .XXX extension has sold over 12,000 domain names during its May promotion where domain registrations went for a low as $8.99. The promotion will end Friday at 4 p.m. PDT (midnight U...
Discussion
May 29, 2013, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Luxembourg’s .lu domains can now be locked for a year in disputes
.Lu provides new lock in case of domain dispute. Country code operators are not required to offer a cybersquatting resolution service, although many adopt some form of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Luxembourg takes a more ...
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Luxembourg’s .lu domains can now be locked for a year in disputes
.Lu provides new lock in case of domain dispute. Country code operators are not required to offer a cybersquatting resolution service, although many adopt some form of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Luxembourg takes a more ...
Discussion
May 29, 2013, 4:33 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.19 Million Led By HumanPro.com & 30Seconds.com
Sedo.com just reported that 623 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.19 Million Over 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · &nbs...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.19 Million Led By HumanPro.com & 30Seconds.com
Sedo.com just reported that 623 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.19 Million Over 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · &nbs...
Discussion
May 29, 2013, 4:13 pm
The Domains
.Club Domains LLC Raises $3.5 Million & Is Headed To Private Auction
.Club Domains, LLC an applicant for the new top level domain, .CLUB, has signed the applicant auction agreement with Innovative Auctions Limited from Hong Kong to participate in an auction in early June. .Club Domains, LLC, is currently in contention...
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.Club Domains LLC Raises $3.5 Million & Is Headed To Private Auction
.Club Domains, LLC an applicant for the new top level domain, .CLUB, has signed the applicant auction agreement with Innovative Auctions Limited from Hong Kong to participate in an auction in early June. .Club Domains, LLC, is currently in contention...
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May 29, 2013, 3:25 pm
Elliot's Blog
8 Spots Remaining for Boston Meet Up
Afternic and NameJet are hosting a domain investor meet up in Boston on June 25 to Benefit the One Fund Boston organization. The cost of entry to the pre-party and Red Sox game is a $30 donation to One Fund Boston, and as of right now, there are only...
Discussion
8 Spots Remaining for Boston Meet Up
Afternic and NameJet are hosting a domain investor meet up in Boston on June 25 to Benefit the One Fund Boston organization. The cost of entry to the pre-party and Red Sox game is a $30 donation to One Fund Boston, and as of right now, there are only...
Discussion
May 29, 2013, 2:15 pm
The Domains
2.4 Billion People On The Net Up 8% From Last Year But Only 34% Are Online
As reported by Cnet.com, Mary Meeker, a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Meeker, speaking today at the AllThingsD D11 Conference, reported that 2.4 billion people around the world are on the Internet...
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2.4 Billion People On The Net Up 8% From Last Year But Only 34% Are Online
As reported by Cnet.com, Mary Meeker, a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Meeker, speaking today at the AllThingsD D11 Conference, reported that 2.4 billion people around the world are on the Internet...
Discussion
May 29, 2013, 1:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company sues NamingRights.com for cybersquatting, and it’s kind of interesting
I haven’t heard the name Backslap Domains in a while. Greek Island Labs, a company that sells cosmetic products, has sued NamingRights.com and Backslap Domains for cybersquatting over the domain name Adonia.com (pdf). Greek Island Labs sells pr...
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Company sues NamingRights.com for cybersquatting, and it’s kind of interesting
I haven’t heard the name Backslap Domains in a while. Greek Island Labs, a company that sells cosmetic products, has sued NamingRights.com and Backslap Domains for cybersquatting over the domain name Adonia.com (pdf). Greek Island Labs sells pr...
Discussion
May 29, 2013, 1:04 pm
Elliot's Blog
Coronavirus Epidemic Spreading: Coronavirus.com on Sedo
At the World Health Assembly held recently in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that a SARS-like virus is a major health threat. According to WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, “The novel coronavirus is a threa...
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Coronavirus Epidemic Spreading: Coronavirus.com on Sedo
At the World Health Assembly held recently in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that a SARS-like virus is a major health threat. According to WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, “The novel coronavirus is a threa...
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May 29, 2013, 11:13 am
