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The Domains
Purchased For $65K Kiko.com Saved in UDRP
Kiko s.r.l. of Bergamo, Italy just lost its bid to grab the domain name kiko.com in a UDRP The domain holders bought the domain for in 2010 for $65,578.50 to use for a social networking site. Here are the relevant facts and finding by the three membe...
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Purchased For $65K Kiko.com Saved in UDRP
Kiko s.r.l. of Bergamo, Italy just lost its bid to grab the domain name kiko.com in a UDRP The domain holders bought the domain for in 2010 for $65,578.50 to use for a social networking site. Here are the relevant facts and finding by the three membe...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 4:07 pm
The Domains
Tencent Pays $15 Million For 15% Stake In JD.com
According to Wall Street Journal, the Chinese Giant, Tencent, has agreed to pay $215 million for a 15% stake in JD.com. JD.Com’s planning on a $1.5 billion IPO. JD.com, formerly known as 360buy.com, is a distant second in the Chinese e-co...
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Tencent Pays $15 Million For 15% Stake In JD.com
According to Wall Street Journal, the Chinese Giant, Tencent, has agreed to pay $215 million for a 15% stake in JD.com. JD.Com’s planning on a $1.5 billion IPO. JD.com, formerly known as 360buy.com, is a distant second in the Chinese e-co...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Photos: Domain.com SXSW Party & .CO HQ
Here are photos from Domain.com’s party in Austin Saturday night and the .CO HQ. Domain.com threw a party in conjunction with Public Interest Registry (PIR) Saturday night in Austin at the SXSW festival. A steady cold rain didn’t keep peo...
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Photos: Domain.com SXSW Party & .CO HQ
Here are photos from Domain.com’s party in Austin Saturday night and the .CO HQ. Domain.com threw a party in conjunction with Public Interest Registry (PIR) Saturday night in Austin at the SXSW festival. A steady cold rain didn’t keep peo...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 3:04 pm
The Domains
Larry Smith: CambridgeMovers.com Is Not Very Much in Relation to EyemakeUpRemovers.com
The start of another week and already I have a nice set of spam emails. Sure I get many of these every day and 99.99% I send into trash without regard but this one caught my eye based off the domain listed (which isn’t a bad domain) just a bad ...
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Larry Smith: CambridgeMovers.com Is Not Very Much in Relation to EyemakeUpRemovers.com
The start of another week and already I have a nice set of spam emails. Sure I get many of these every day and 99.99% I send into trash without regard but this one caught my eye based off the domain listed (which isn’t a bad domain) just a bad ...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 2:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Survey: Domain Name Registrars in 2014
What do customers look for in a domain name registrar? The 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey is open and awaiting your participation. As always, the survey asks some questions about domain name registrars and why people use the registrar they do. Th...
Discussion
Survey: Domain Name Registrars in 2014
What do customers look for in a domain name registrar? The 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey is open and awaiting your participation. As always, the survey asks some questions about domain name registrars and why people use the registrar they do. Th...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 2:28 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 10th, 2014
Was working on some of my old plant sites, some I hadn’t updated in a year and the results of not updating got me dropped from page 1, number 1 in Google to page 3. Not sure if I’ll be able to get back but I’m going to work on...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 10th, 2014
Was working on some of my old plant sites, some I hadn’t updated in a year and the results of not updating got me dropped from page 1, number 1 in Google to page 3. Not sure if I’ll be able to get back but I’m going to work on...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 11:29 am
DomainSherpa
How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam Dicker
Everyone loves to hear about people selling a domain name for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. But a sales price of that magnitude is the exception, not the rule.In 2013, Sedo transacted more than 37,000 domain name sales on their m...
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How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam Dicker
Everyone loves to hear about people selling a domain name for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. But a sales price of that magnitude is the exception, not the rule.In 2013, Sedo transacted more than 37,000 domain name sales on their m...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 8:00 am
The Domains
M.Dot Rebranded as Go Daddy Go Mobile
App Advice reported that M.dot has been rebranded to Go Daddy Go Mobile. M.dot has just been updated to version 2.0. At the same time, it has been rebranded as GoDaddy GoMobile. Released in October 2012, M.dot was acquired by GoDaddy in February 201...
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M.Dot Rebranded as Go Daddy Go Mobile
App Advice reported that M.dot has been rebranded to Go Daddy Go Mobile. M.dot has just been updated to version 2.0. At the same time, it has been rebranded as GoDaddy GoMobile. Released in October 2012, M.dot was acquired by GoDaddy in February 201...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 7:59 am
The Domains
Classified Ventures Seeking $3 Billion for Cars.com
Now that the sale of Apartments.com is completed at $585 million, Classified Ventures is looking for $3 billion for Cars.com. William Launder,Dana Mattioli and Mike Spector wrote an article tonight for the Wall Street Journal. A group of newspaper p...
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Classified Ventures Seeking $3 Billion for Cars.com
Now that the sale of Apartments.com is completed at $585 million, Classified Ventures is looking for $3 billion for Cars.com. William Launder,Dana Mattioli and Mike Spector wrote an article tonight for the Wall Street Journal. A group of newspaper p...
Discussion
March 10, 2014, 2:46 am
The Domains
Hackers Claim to Publish Evidence of Fraud at BitCoin Exchange Mt.Gox
Andy Greenberg just did a piece on Forbes with regards to hackers claiming to have hacked the Mt.Gox servers. The recent bankruptcy of the Bitcoin exchange has many up in arms and some are deciding to get answers on their own. Some of the data relea...
Discussion
Hackers Claim to Publish Evidence of Fraud at BitCoin Exchange Mt.Gox
Andy Greenberg just did a piece on Forbes with regards to hackers claiming to have hacked the Mt.Gox servers. The recent bankruptcy of the Bitcoin exchange has many up in arms and some are deciding to get answers on their own. Some of the data relea...
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March 9, 2014, 9:41 pm
