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Heritage Auctions’ domain name auction tops $1.5 million as MutualFunds.com sells
MutualFunds.com highlights post-auction activity as sales reach into the seven figures. Heritage Auctions’ first ever domain name auction just became a much bigger success. The auction has now sold a total of $1.5 million worth of domain names ...
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Heritage Auctions’ domain name auction tops $1.5 million as MutualFunds.com sells
MutualFunds.com highlights post-auction activity as sales reach into the seven figures. Heritage Auctions’ first ever domain name auction just became a much bigger success. The auction has now sold a total of $1.5 million worth of domain names ...
Discussion
December 6, 2013, 7:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
How did Verisign meet its 100% SLA on .com Whois in June?
Despite Whois problems in June, Verisign reported meeting its SLA for .com. Each month Verisign and the other domain name registries submit reports to ICANN that include their uptime and performance numbers. One of the Service Level Agreements (SLAs)...
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How did Verisign meet its 100% SLA on .com Whois in June?
Despite Whois problems in June, Verisign reported meeting its SLA for .com. Each month Verisign and the other domain name registries submit reports to ICANN that include their uptime and performance numbers. One of the Service Level Agreements (SLAs)...
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December 6, 2013, 7:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
26 end user domain name sales from Sedo
A bitcoin marketplace is among the end users buying domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo closed $1.2 million of transactions last week, including five domain sales to one end user. You may view previous sales lists here. Bitok.com $15,000 – Pur...
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26 end user domain name sales from Sedo
A bitcoin marketplace is among the end users buying domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo closed $1.2 million of transactions last week, including five domain sales to one end user. You may view previous sales lists here. Bitok.com $15,000 – Pur...
Discussion
December 6, 2013, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
“Cloud” is not a community, new TLD panelist rules
Group’s definition of “cloud community” is too broad. Cloud Industry Forum Limited has lost its community objections against three applications for the .cloud top level domain name. The objections were filed against the three applic...
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“Cloud” is not a community, new TLD panelist rules
Group’s definition of “cloud community” is too broad. Cloud Industry Forum Limited has lost its community objections against three applications for the .cloud top level domain name. The objections were filed against the three applic...
Discussion
December 5, 2013, 9:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
How much will Domainers and Defensive Registrations matter for new TLD operators?
New TLD registries will need to count on domainers and defensive registrations if they hope to amass a large registration base. Every new top level domain name applicant I’ve spoken with will swear they aren’t counting on defensive regist...
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How much will Domainers and Defensive Registrations matter for new TLD operators?
New TLD registries will need to count on domainers and defensive registrations if they hope to amass a large registration base. Every new top level domain name applicant I’ve spoken with will swear they aren’t counting on defensive regist...
Discussion
December 5, 2013, 4:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Standard & Poor’s loses domain name dispute
Financial services company and rating agency can’t have “boycott” domain name, panel rules. Standard & Poor’s has lost a UDRP against the domain name BoycottStandardandPoors.com at World Intellectual Property Organization....
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Standard & Poor’s loses domain name dispute
Financial services company and rating agency can’t have “boycott” domain name, panel rules. Standard & Poor’s has lost a UDRP against the domain name BoycottStandardandPoors.com at World Intellectual Property Organization....
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December 5, 2013, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ontario company paid $137,500 to buy Sandwich.com from Yahoo!
A small Canadian company bought Sandwich.com in the Yahoo! domain name auction last month. The first three domains that Yahoo! sold in a domain name auction last month have changed hands, including the biggest sale of all: $137,500 for Sandwich.com. ...
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Ontario company paid $137,500 to buy Sandwich.com from Yahoo!
A small Canadian company bought Sandwich.com in the Yahoo! domain name auction last month. The first three domains that Yahoo! sold in a domain name auction last month have changed hands, including the biggest sale of all: $137,500 for Sandwich.com. ...
Discussion
December 5, 2013, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
7 reasons why I’m going to NamesCon
Here’s why I’m going to NamesCon next month. The first ever NamesCon domain name conference takes place January 13-15 in Las Vegas. Here’s why I’m going to the conference: 1. I was already planning on going to a conference in ...
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7 reasons why I’m going to NamesCon
Here’s why I’m going to NamesCon next month. The first ever NamesCon domain name conference takes place January 13-15 in Las Vegas. Here’s why I’m going to the conference: 1. I was already planning on going to a conference in ...
Discussion
December 4, 2013, 8:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
A dozen end user domain name sales
Dun & Bradstreet among end user buyers last week at Sedo/Afternic. I’m posting a lot of end user sales reports this week thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday last week. You’ll note that this report for Afternic/GoDaddy from last week ha...
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A dozen end user domain name sales
Dun & Bradstreet among end user buyers last week at Sedo/Afternic. I’m posting a lot of end user sales reports this week thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday last week. You’ll note that this report for Afternic/GoDaddy from last week ha...
Discussion
December 4, 2013, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are 10,000 registrations a realistic goal for niche new top level domains?
So far, most new TLD registries are pricing their domains at a big premium to .com. Will that limit registration numbers? We’re starting to get a better idea of how new top level domain name registries are going to price domain names. It appear...
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Are 10,000 registrations a realistic goal for niche new top level domains?
So far, most new TLD registries are pricing their domains at a big premium to .com. Will that limit registration numbers? We’re starting to get a better idea of how new top level domain name registries are going to price domain names. It appear...
Discussion
December 4, 2013, 2:44 pm
