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GoDaddy files to go public (again)
GoDaddy says “It’s Go Time” for IPO. GoDaddy has filed its S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This will be the company’s second attempt at an initial public offering. It originally filed to go public in 2006, but...
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GoDaddy files to go public (again)
GoDaddy says “It’s Go Time” for IPO. GoDaddy has filed its S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This will be the company’s second attempt at an initial public offering. It originally filed to go public in 2006, but...
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June 9, 2014, 10:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media spinoff Rightside to list on NASDAQ as “NAME”, scores more TLDs
NAME is coming soon to the NASDAQ. Demand Media moved one step closer to spinning off its Rightside domain name business today with the filing of an amended registration statement. The company plans to issue new shares for the spinoff that will trade...
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Demand Media spinoff Rightside to list on NASDAQ as “NAME”, scores more TLDs
NAME is coming soon to the NASDAQ. Demand Media moved one step closer to spinning off its Rightside domain name business today with the filing of an amended registration statement. The company plans to issue new shares for the spinoff that will trade...
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June 9, 2014, 9:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Which new TLD is on top? Here’s one answer.
Search data shows that .directory is winning in terms of total indexed pages. No, this article isn’t about whether .xyz or .club should be considered the most registered new domain name so far. Instead, it’s a different look at how to mea...
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Which new TLD is on top? Here’s one answer.
Search data shows that .directory is winning in terms of total indexed pages. No, this article isn’t about whether .xyz or .club should be considered the most registered new domain name so far. Instead, it’s a different look at how to mea...
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June 9, 2014, 6:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Microsoft and others bought
Microsoft headlines last week’s Sedo end user sales list. Microsoft is the biggest name on last week’s Sedo end user sales list, but a flower delivery company bought the most expensive (disclosed) domain name. There’s also a .berlin...
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What domain names Microsoft and others bought
Microsoft headlines last week’s Sedo end user sales list. Microsoft is the biggest name on last week’s Sedo end user sales list, but a flower delivery company bought the most expensive (disclosed) domain name. There’s also a .berlin...
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June 9, 2014, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week in new TLDs: Famous Four, Donuts…and .UK?
At least seven new TLDs hit the market this week, and expect a lot of press around second level .uk domain names. Famous Four Media finally gets into the mix this week as it launches its first three top level domain names: .webcam, .trade and .bid. A...
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This week in new TLDs: Famous Four, Donuts…and .UK?
At least seven new TLDs hit the market this week, and expect a lot of press around second level .uk domain names. Famous Four Media finally gets into the mix this week as it launches its first three top level domain names: .webcam, .trade and .bid. A...
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June 9, 2014, 1:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sex.sells: 15 .Webcam domains sell for $175k
.Webcam hits premium gold with large sale ahead of launch. Famous Four Media launches its first three top level domain names today, and one of them is off to a nice start thanks to a big premium sale. The company announced today that it has sold a pa...
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Sex.sells: 15 .Webcam domains sell for $175k
.Webcam hits premium gold with large sale ahead of launch. Famous Four Media launches its first three top level domain names today, and one of them is off to a nice start thanks to a big premium sale. The company announced today that it has sold a pa...
Discussion
June 9, 2014, 10:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Malaysian company guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for Spritzer.com
Bottled water company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Chuan Sin Sdn. Bhd of Taiping, Perak, Malaysia has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain name Spritzer.com through a UDRP. The complainant op...
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Malaysian company guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for Spritzer.com
Bottled water company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Chuan Sin Sdn. Bhd of Taiping, Perak, Malaysia has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain name Spritzer.com through a UDRP. The complainant op...
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June 6, 2014, 5:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
By the Numbers: .XYZ, .Reviews lead this week’s new TLD launches
.XYZ clocks in at over 10,000 registrations and results from eight other new TLD launches. I count nine new top level domain names that launched this week, as I previewed on Monday. The top domain in terms of registrations was .xyz, although I’...
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By the Numbers: .XYZ, .Reviews lead this week’s new TLD launches
.XYZ clocks in at over 10,000 registrations and results from eight other new TLD launches. I count nine new top level domain names that launched this week, as I previewed on Monday. The top domain in terms of registrations was .xyz, although I’...
Discussion
June 6, 2014, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories from May
Sex sells. For millions. Here’s a look back at the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month: 1. Sex.xxx domain name sells as part of $5 million deal – ICM Registry sold Sex.com for $3 million as part of a $5 million package of doma...
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories from May
Sex sells. For millions. Here’s a look back at the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month: 1. Sex.xxx domain name sells as part of $5 million deal – ICM Registry sold Sex.com for $3 million as part of a $5 million package of doma...
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June 6, 2014, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Moniker CEO Bonnie Wittenburg discusses botched transition
Wittenburg discusses what went wrong and what the company is doing to fix it. It’s been a long week for Moniker and its customers. The company transitioned its entire platform over to Key-Systems’ reseller platform over the weekend and it...
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Moniker CEO Bonnie Wittenburg discusses botched transition
Wittenburg discusses what went wrong and what the company is doing to fix it. It’s been a long week for Moniker and its customers. The company transitioned its entire platform over to Key-Systems’ reseller platform over the weekend and it...
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June 6, 2014, 12:16 am
