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CentralNic sells $2.5 worth of premium domain names
Sales were from the company’s portfolio of domain names. CentralNic plc, (AIM:CNIC) announced today that it has sold $2.5 million worth of premium domain names. These domain names are part of the group’s 20,000 domain name holdings that a...
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CentralNic sells $2.5 worth of premium domain names
Sales were from the company’s portfolio of domain names. CentralNic plc, (AIM:CNIC) announced today that it has sold $2.5 million worth of premium domain names. These domain names are part of the group’s 20,000 domain name holdings that a...
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December 8, 2014, 1:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
QNB.com domain name sells for $1 million
Bank sells domain name to another bank for $1 million. Qatar National Bank has paid $1 million to acquire the three letter domain name QNB.com. The deal was disclosed in an SEC filing made by the seller, another bank called QNB Bank. The seller chang...
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QNB.com domain name sells for $1 million
Bank sells domain name to another bank for $1 million. Qatar National Bank has paid $1 million to acquire the three letter domain name QNB.com. The deal was disclosed in an SEC filing made by the seller, another bank called QNB Bank. The seller chang...
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December 5, 2014, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Porn site operator sues cybersquatters
Company goes after alleged cybersquatters of its adult site brands. The company behind PornHub.com, RedTube.com and YouPorn.com has filed multiple lawsuits in U.S. District court against the owners of at least ten domain names it alleges are cybersqu...
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Porn site operator sues cybersquatters
Company goes after alleged cybersquatters of its adult site brands. The company behind PornHub.com, RedTube.com and YouPorn.com has filed multiple lawsuits in U.S. District court against the owners of at least ten domain names it alleges are cybersqu...
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December 5, 2014, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
2 weeks of expired domain name sales
This article covers a 2-week period on either side of Thanksgiving: 19 November – 2 December. For that reason, you’ll see the sales list crammed full to bursting like a ClownCar.com ($662). I was going to jettison everything below $300 to...
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2 weeks of expired domain name sales
This article covers a 2-week period on either side of Thanksgiving: 19 November – 2 December. For that reason, you’ll see the sales list crammed full to bursting like a ClownCar.com ($662). I was going to jettison everything below $300 to...
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December 5, 2014, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Researchers study the “Dark Side of Domain Parking”
A team of researchers says a number of domain name parking companies are up to no good. A group of researchers, mostly from Indiana University, recently presented a study about the “Dark Side of Domain Parking”. The study (pdf) was presen...
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Researchers study the “Dark Side of Domain Parking”
A team of researchers says a number of domain name parking companies are up to no good. A group of researchers, mostly from Indiana University, recently presented a study about the “Dark Side of Domain Parking”. The study (pdf) was presen...
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December 4, 2014, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Hangout to explain Expired Domains
What happens when a domain name expires? GoDaddy is hosting a Hangout this afternoon that will be useful for anyone who wants to learn more about expired domain names. I think this will be a good online event for anyone who doesn’t understand t...
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GoDaddy Hangout to explain Expired Domains
What happens when a domain name expires? GoDaddy is hosting a Hangout this afternoon that will be useful for anyone who wants to learn more about expired domain names. I think this will be a good online event for anyone who doesn’t understand t...
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December 4, 2014, 7:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Companies don’t want you to use Whois privacy, but they use it themselves
Brands owners benefit from whois privacy, even though they’d prefer their adversaries not be able to use it. There’s a common myth in intellectual property circles that, if it weren’t for whois privacy and proxy services, there woul...
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Companies don’t want you to use Whois privacy, but they use it themselves
Brands owners benefit from whois privacy, even though they’d prefer their adversaries not be able to use it. There’s a common myth in intellectual property circles that, if it weren’t for whois privacy and proxy services, there woul...
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December 4, 2014, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Last week’s end user domain name sales at Sedo
A Hong Kong game developer, investment firm and manufacturer bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 509 domain name transactions last week, for a total of $1.3 million. It was a little bit harder than usual to find obvious end user sales, but th...
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Last week’s end user domain name sales at Sedo
A Hong Kong game developer, investment firm and manufacturer bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 509 domain name transactions last week, for a total of $1.3 million. It was a little bit harder than usual to find obvious end user sales, but th...
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December 4, 2014, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Meet 8 people who spent more than $10,000 on a .NYC domain name
With over 60,000 domain names registered, the new .NYC domain name is off to a roaring start. During the “landrush phase”, over 1,000 .NYC domain names had more than one interested party and were thus headed to auction. Ten domain names, ...
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Meet 8 people who spent more than $10,000 on a .NYC domain name
With over 60,000 domain names registered, the new .NYC domain name is off to a roaring start. During the “landrush phase”, over 1,000 .NYC domain names had more than one interested party and were thus headed to auction. Ten domain names, ...
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December 3, 2014, 7:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
How most people see domain investors
This guy got his name as a domain name, but he wasn’t happy about how it all went down. Want to know how a person trying to get his hands on a domain name sees domain name investors? Here’s a pretty good summary. Brad Frost, a web develop...
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How most people see domain investors
This guy got his name as a domain name, but he wasn’t happy about how it all went down. Want to know how a person trying to get his hands on a domain name sees domain name investors? Here’s a pretty good summary. Brad Frost, a web develop...
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December 3, 2014, 5:58 pm
