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Web.com Buying Local Ad Co. Yodle for $342M Which Is About 40% of Its Market Cap
Web.com (NASDAQ:WEB) announced today it’s acquiring Yodle, a provider of local online ad/marketing services for 50K+ small businesses, for $300M in cash up-front + payments of $20M and $22M at the first and second anniversaries of the deal&rsqu...
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Web.com Buying Local Ad Co. Yodle for $342M Which Is About 40% of Its Market Cap
Web.com (NASDAQ:WEB) announced today it’s acquiring Yodle, a provider of local online ad/marketing services for 50K+ small businesses, for $300M in cash up-front + payments of $20M and $22M at the first and second anniversaries of the deal&rsqu...
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February 12, 2016, 1:28 am

The Domains
Market Recap 2/11/16 Verisign Reports Earnings Down in After Hours
Market Recap 2/11/16 Verisign (VRSN) reported earnings after the close, the stock was up on the day but is down in after hours. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $273 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, ...
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Market Recap 2/11/16 Verisign Reports Earnings Down in After Hours
Market Recap 2/11/16 Verisign (VRSN) reported earnings after the close, the stock was up on the day but is down in after hours. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $273 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, ...
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February 11, 2016, 9:13 pm

The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by VacationUSA.com
Over the past week, 534 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vacationusa.com at 20,000 USD Top ccTLD...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by VacationUSA.com
Over the past week, 534 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vacationusa.com at 20,000 USD Top ccTLD...
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February 11, 2016, 2:12 pm

The Domains
Market Recap 2/10/16 Tucows up 8.2% – Verisign up 1% ahead of earnings tomorrow
Market Recap 2/10/16 Tucows (TCX) was the top performer on the day, after announcing a $40 million stock buyback the stock closed up 8.2%. Verisign (VRSN) was up over 1% today, earnings are out tomorrow. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 706.85 +5.83 (0.83%) Godadd...
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Market Recap 2/10/16 Tucows up 8.2% – Verisign up 1% ahead of earnings tomorrow
Market Recap 2/10/16 Tucows (TCX) was the top performer on the day, after announcing a $40 million stock buyback the stock closed up 8.2%. Verisign (VRSN) was up over 1% today, earnings are out tomorrow. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 706.85 +5.83 (0.83%) Godadd...
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February 10, 2016, 9:21 pm

The Domains
Tucows Announces $40 Million Stock BuyBack Program & Is Up Over 8% To $20 A Share
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC) announced after the market closed yesterday “that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program to repurchase from time to time up to $40 million of its common stock in the open market.” &ldq...
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Tucows Announces $40 Million Stock BuyBack Program & Is Up Over 8% To $20 A Share
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC) announced after the market closed yesterday “that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program to repurchase from time to time up to $40 million of its common stock in the open market.” &ldq...
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February 10, 2016, 3:58 pm

The Domains
SalesForce Buys The Domain Quotable.com Through BrandBucket.com
Salesforce has just bought the domain name Quotable.com through BrandBucket.com According to DomainTools.com the owner of the domain name was Baroda Ventures LLC of Beverly Hills, who seemed to own the domain for many years. The live whois records ch...
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SalesForce Buys The Domain Quotable.com Through BrandBucket.com
Salesforce has just bought the domain name Quotable.com through BrandBucket.com According to DomainTools.com the owner of the domain name was Baroda Ventures LLC of Beverly Hills, who seemed to own the domain for many years. The live whois records ch...
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February 10, 2016, 3:09 pm

The Domains
Feel The Bern? FeelTheBern.com Is For Sale W/ It’s 18K Visitors A Month: We Chat With The Owner
Yesterday Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic primary of the 2016 election beating Hillary Clinton by over 20%. What has become the rally phrase for Mr. Sanders supporters is “Feel the Bern”. I reached out to the owner of the domain n...
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Feel The Bern? FeelTheBern.com Is For Sale W/ It’s 18K Visitors A Month: We Chat With The Owner
Yesterday Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic primary of the 2016 election beating Hillary Clinton by over 20%. What has become the rally phrase for Mr. Sanders supporters is “Feel the Bern”. I reached out to the owner of the domain n...
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February 10, 2016, 2:34 pm

The Domains
Market Recap 2/9/16 Godaddy down close to 5% – Verisign up 1.1%
Market Recap 2/9/16 Godaddy (GDDY) had another rough day down close to 5%. The stock was as low as $23.88. Uptick Analyst published where analysts stand on the stock currently. Sell-side analysts on Wall Street covering shares of Godaddy Inc (NYSE:GD...
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Market Recap 2/9/16 Godaddy down close to 5% – Verisign up 1.1%
Market Recap 2/9/16 Godaddy (GDDY) had another rough day down close to 5%. The stock was as low as $23.88. Uptick Analyst published where analysts stand on the stock currently. Sell-side analysts on Wall Street covering shares of Godaddy Inc (NYSE:GD...
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February 9, 2016, 9:25 pm

The Domains
CSC Issues “New gTLD Utilization Report” .Global Enters “Alternative Top 10” List
Brand protection and domain registrar, Corporate Service Company (CSC) issued its latest “New gTLD Utilization Report” which is designed to update digital marketers and their peers in legal and IT about how new gTLDs are being adopted. Th...
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CSC Issues “New gTLD Utilization Report” .Global Enters “Alternative Top 10” List
Brand protection and domain registrar, Corporate Service Company (CSC) issued its latest “New gTLD Utilization Report” which is designed to update digital marketers and their peers in legal and IT about how new gTLDs are being adopted. Th...
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February 9, 2016, 4:48 pm

The Domains
Market Recap 2/8/16 Verisign down 5% – Sedo’s Parent off 7.4%
Market Recap 2/8/16 Another down day in the markets overall, Godaddy (GDDY) managed to finish up .14 after being down over 15% the previous two trading days. Verisign (VRSN) was down over 5% today, the stock traded as low as $70.84 before closing at ...
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Market Recap 2/8/16 Verisign down 5% – Sedo’s Parent off 7.4%
Market Recap 2/8/16 Another down day in the markets overall, Godaddy (GDDY) managed to finish up .14 after being down over 15% the previous two trading days. Verisign (VRSN) was down over 5% today, the stock traded as low as $70.84 before closing at ...
Discussion
February 8, 2016, 9:18 pm