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CentralNic buys Team Internet for $48 million
Consolidation continues as CentralNic buys major domain traffic company. From speculation to reality in 24 hours. Domain name industry rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) is acquiring online advertising company Team Internet AG for $48 million. $45 ...
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CentralNic buys Team Internet for $48 million
Consolidation continues as CentralNic buys major domain traffic company. From speculation to reality in 24 hours. Domain name industry rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) is acquiring online advertising company Team Internet AG for $48 million. $45 ...
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November 15, 2019, 8:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICA asks ICANN to block .Org private equity deal in damning letter
Group calls out ICANN’s “terrible blunder”. Internet Commerce Association is asking domain overseer ICANN to block the sale of the .Org registry to Ethos Capital. It sent a damning letter (pdf) to ICANN today that states what many o...
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ICA asks ICANN to block .Org private equity deal in damning letter
Group calls out ICANN’s “terrible blunder”. Internet Commerce Association is asking domain overseer ICANN to block the sale of the .Org registry to Ethos Capital. It sent a damning letter (pdf) to ICANN today that states what many o...
Discussion
November 15, 2019, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mailchimp launches website builder
Company that started as an email marketing platform is entering a crowded field. Mailchimp is the latest company to get into the website builder game, taking on companies such as GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), Wix (NASDAQ: WIX), Squarespace and Weebly. The co...
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Mailchimp launches website builder
Company that started as an email marketing platform is entering a crowded field. Mailchimp is the latest company to get into the website builder game, taking on companies such as GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), Wix (NASDAQ: WIX), Squarespace and Weebly. The co...
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November 15, 2019, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 end user domain name sales up to $35,000
A real estate technology company, shuttle transportation provider and hotelier bought domains. Sedo had a lot of solid end user sales this past week, led by a three character domain name with a mysterious ‘coming soon’ page. Here’s ...
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18 end user domain name sales up to $35,000
A real estate technology company, shuttle transportation provider and hotelier bought domains. Sedo had a lot of solid end user sales this past week, led by a three character domain name with a mysterious ‘coming soon’ page. Here’s ...
Discussion
November 15, 2019, 3:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Qatar tourism council wins VisitQatar.com in cybersquatting dispute
It was a very complicated case. Qatar National Tourism Council has won a UDRP it filed against the domain name VisitQatar.com. It’s a mind-numbing case. The discussion of the first prong of UDRP, whether or not the domain is identical or confus...
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Qatar tourism council wins VisitQatar.com in cybersquatting dispute
It was a very complicated case. Qatar National Tourism Council has won a UDRP it filed against the domain name VisitQatar.com. It’s a mind-numbing case. The discussion of the first prong of UDRP, whether or not the domain is identical or confus...
Discussion
November 14, 2019, 6:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic in talks to acquire Team Internet
CentralNic is in advanced discussions to acquire advertising company Team Internet. Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) is in talks to acquire Team Internet AG, the company confirmed today. Team Internet operates two online advertising ...
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CentralNic in talks to acquire Team Internet
CentralNic is in advanced discussions to acquire advertising company Team Internet. Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) is in talks to acquire Team Internet AG, the company confirmed today. Team Internet operates two online advertising ...
Discussion
November 14, 2019, 6:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
The economics of .org domain names
Ethos Capital just bought a license to print money. Yesterday, Internet Society announced it was selling the .Org registry to a private equity company. The price has not yet been disclosed, but it was surely a very high figure, as I will explain. .Or...
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The economics of .org domain names
Ethos Capital just bought a license to print money. Yesterday, Internet Society announced it was selling the .Org registry to a private equity company. The price has not yet been disclosed, but it was surely a very high figure, as I will explain. .Or...
Discussion
November 14, 2019, 2:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
The interesting connection between the .Org deal and ICANN
Former ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé appears to have a connection to the latest big deal in the domain name industry. This morning, Internet Society announced it is selling Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .org domain name, to E...
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The interesting connection between the .Org deal and ICANN
Former ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé appears to have a connection to the latest big deal in the domain name industry. This morning, Internet Society announced it is selling Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .org domain name, to E...
Discussion
November 13, 2019, 7:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: Private Equity company acquires .Org registry
I thought this might happen. And now it has. Fresh off ICANN’s blunder letting Public Interest Registry set whatever price it wants for .org domain names, Internet Society has sold the .org registry to private equity company Ethos Capital. Game...
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Breaking: Private Equity company acquires .Org registry
I thought this might happen. And now it has. Fresh off ICANN’s blunder letting Public Interest Registry set whatever price it wants for .org domain names, Internet Society has sold the .org registry to private equity company Ethos Capital. Game...
Discussion
November 13, 2019, 5:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why this weird domain sold for so much money
It might not make sense to Westerners, but it does to people in China. Have you wondered why some mixed letter and number domains can sell for 4 or even 5 figures? Sometimes a little bit of research can reveal the possible reason. 520HB(.)com is a go...
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Why this weird domain sold for so much money
It might not make sense to Westerners, but it does to people in China. Have you wondered why some mixed letter and number domains can sell for 4 or even 5 figures? Sometimes a little bit of research can reveal the possible reason. 520HB(.)com is a go...
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November 13, 2019, 2:55 pm
