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It is all about the eights – 8888828.com sells for $5,103
The Sedo auction for 8888828.com was paid and hit the Sedo sales wire, the name sold for $5,103, yes a 7N.com. The seller is local to me actually about 30 minutes away in King of Prussia, DomainDakini.com purchased the domain name back in 2014, it lo...
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It is all about the eights – 8888828.com sells for $5,103
The Sedo auction for 8888828.com was paid and hit the Sedo sales wire, the name sold for $5,103, yes a 7N.com. The seller is local to me actually about 30 minutes away in King of Prussia, DomainDakini.com purchased the domain name back in 2014, it lo...
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October 22, 2015, 7:10 am
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DNF.com has sold
DNF.com has sold the domain which forwarded to DNForum.com is now owned by a registrant in China. Registrant Contact Name: ZHENGTIANBING Organization: ZHENG TIANBING Mailing Address: LONGGANG BANTIAN CHANGKENG 3XIANG 14HAO 1104, shen zhen shi guang d...
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DNF.com has sold
DNF.com has sold the domain which forwarded to DNForum.com is now owned by a registrant in China. Registrant Contact Name: ZHENGTIANBING Organization: ZHENG TIANBING Mailing Address: LONGGANG BANTIAN CHANGKENG 3XIANG 14HAO 1104, shen zhen shi guang d...
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October 21, 2015, 3:59 pm
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After Offering $400, Brian Fera Loses UDRP To Grab Two Letter Domain Wi.com
Brian Fera of Heppenheim, Germany, just lost its attempt to grab the two letter .com domain name of Wi.com in a UDRP The domain is owned by Media Options S.A.who was represented by Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC, The three member panel of Tony Willou...
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After Offering $400, Brian Fera Loses UDRP To Grab Two Letter Domain Wi.com
Brian Fera of Heppenheim, Germany, just lost its attempt to grab the two letter .com domain name of Wi.com in a UDRP The domain is owned by Media Options S.A.who was represented by Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC, The three member panel of Tony Willou...
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October 21, 2015, 3:45 pm
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New Study: 88% of Startups Have .Com Domain Names: 41% Are “Invented Names”
A new study out today by Clutch, a Washington, DC-based research firm, whose domain name is Clutch.co, shows that 41% of newer, venture-funded startups have invented names, almost three times the amount of invented names in comparison to other high g...
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New Study: 88% of Startups Have .Com Domain Names: 41% Are “Invented Names”
A new study out today by Clutch, a Washington, DC-based research firm, whose domain name is Clutch.co, shows that 41% of newer, venture-funded startups have invented names, almost three times the amount of invented names in comparison to other high g...
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October 21, 2015, 2:53 pm
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New Lender For Domains Lendvo.com Co-Founded By Ben Lichtman
There is a new lender for domain names, Lendvo.com. The co-founder of the company is Ben Lichtman who is the nephew of the late and legendary domain investor Igal Lichtman. The other co-founder of the company is Patrick Izzo Making loans on dom...
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New Lender For Domains Lendvo.com Co-Founded By Ben Lichtman
There is a new lender for domain names, Lendvo.com. The co-founder of the company is Ben Lichtman who is the nephew of the late and legendary domain investor Igal Lichtman. The other co-founder of the company is Patrick Izzo Making loans on dom...
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October 21, 2015, 2:28 pm
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Australia’s Domain Administration (auDA) Proposes To Allow Direct .au Registrations
According to smh.com.au, folowing the led of New Zealand and the Britain, Australia’s regulatory body for domain names, .au Domain Administration (auDA), recently announced its 2015 Names Policy Panel proposal that individuals and entitie...
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Australia’s Domain Administration (auDA) Proposes To Allow Direct .au Registrations
According to smh.com.au, folowing the led of New Zealand and the Britain, Australia’s regulatory body for domain names, .au Domain Administration (auDA), recently announced its 2015 Names Policy Panel proposal that individuals and entitie...
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October 21, 2015, 12:12 pm
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.Wang Adds 90K+ Domains in 1 Day: 160K in 3 Days: Becomes 3rd Largest New gTLD
The new gTLD .Wang gained some 90,000 new domain registrations in the last day or so and over 160,000 new domain registrations since October 17th which is an increase of 50% According to RegisteredToday.com, .Wang gained more than 90,000...
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.Wang Adds 90K+ Domains in 1 Day: 160K in 3 Days: Becomes 3rd Largest New gTLD
The new gTLD .Wang gained some 90,000 new domain registrations in the last day or so and over 160,000 new domain registrations since October 17th which is an increase of 50% According to RegisteredToday.com, .Wang gained more than 90,000...
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October 21, 2015, 2:59 am
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7million led by oka.com at $60,000
624 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: oka.com at 60,000 USD Top ccTLD: treu.de at 30,000 EUR To...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.7million led by oka.com at $60,000
624 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7m. 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: oka.com at 60,000 USD Top ccTLD: treu.de at 30,000 EUR To...
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October 20, 2015, 8:39 pm
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MyRescue.Dog Awards A Total of $100,000 to 16 Local Dog Shelters
Petfinder Foundation announced the winners of the MyRescue.dog fundraising campaign, a month-long effort to celebrate rescue dogs and raise funds for the shelters and rescue organizations that save them. The campaign began on National Dog Day August ...
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MyRescue.Dog Awards A Total of $100,000 to 16 Local Dog Shelters
Petfinder Foundation announced the winners of the MyRescue.dog fundraising campaign, a month-long effort to celebrate rescue dogs and raise funds for the shelters and rescue organizations that save them. The campaign began on National Dog Day August ...
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October 20, 2015, 3:23 pm
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Lucky 8’s: Rick Schwartz Tops $10.5M in Sales For 2015: Sells 989.com For $818,181.81
Rick Schwartz a/k/a the Domain King just sold the domain name 989.com for $818,181.81, topping $10.5 Million in domain name sales in 2015. For Rick who always talked about having a 20 year plan, 2015 marks the 20th year and its been a record setter. ...
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Lucky 8’s: Rick Schwartz Tops $10.5M in Sales For 2015: Sells 989.com For $818,181.81
Rick Schwartz a/k/a the Domain King just sold the domain name 989.com for $818,181.81, topping $10.5 Million in domain name sales in 2015. For Rick who always talked about having a 20 year plan, 2015 marks the 20th year and its been a record setter. ...
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October 20, 2015, 1:48 pm
