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Sedo Weekly Sales Total $1.1million led by AoAo.com at $49,900
605 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1m. 58% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: aoao.com at 49,900 USD Top ccTLD: ...
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Sedo Weekly Sales Total $1.1million led by AoAo.com at $49,900
605 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1m. 58% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: aoao.com at 49,900 USD Top ccTLD: ...
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June 2, 2015, 8:11 pm

The Domains
WTF? UDRP Panel Finds OBSS.com is Confusingly Similar To TM: OBSS BUSINESS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
A one member UDRP panel, just rejected the attempt of OBSS Bilisim Bilgisayar Hizmetleri Danismanlik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (yes that is the company’s name) of Istanbul, Turkey to grab the domain name OBSS.com OBSS.com was registered...
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WTF? UDRP Panel Finds OBSS.com is Confusingly Similar To TM: OBSS BUSINESS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
A one member UDRP panel, just rejected the attempt of OBSS Bilisim Bilgisayar Hizmetleri Danismanlik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (yes that is the company’s name) of Istanbul, Turkey to grab the domain name OBSS.com OBSS.com was registered...
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June 2, 2015, 7:53 pm

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Caitlyn Jenner Sets Off Domain Buying Spree from CaitlynJenner.com to CaitlynJenner.xxx
Just around 100 domain names in .com and .net were registered yesterday once Caitlyn Jenner was revealed on the cover of Vanity Fair. The direct match domain names of CaitlynJenner.com and CaitlynJenner.net were registered as soon as the news hit. Ev...
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Caitlyn Jenner Sets Off Domain Buying Spree from CaitlynJenner.com to CaitlynJenner.xxx
Just around 100 domain names in .com and .net were registered yesterday once Caitlyn Jenner was revealed on the cover of Vanity Fair. The direct match domain names of CaitlynJenner.com and CaitlynJenner.net were registered as soon as the news hit. Ev...
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June 2, 2015, 3:39 pm

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ICM Says After .XXX Matching .Porn Has 7,500 Registrations; .Adult 7K & Sells A $500K .Porn Domain
The numbers are now in for the number of .porn and .adult domain names registered during the .XXX matching program Under the matching .XXX program the owners of a .XXX domain has the right register the matching .porn and .adult domains before general...
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ICM Says After .XXX Matching .Porn Has 7,500 Registrations; .Adult 7K & Sells A $500K .Porn Domain
The numbers are now in for the number of .porn and .adult domain names registered during the .XXX matching program Under the matching .XXX program the owners of a .XXX domain has the right register the matching .porn and .adult domains before general...
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June 2, 2015, 3:14 pm

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ICANN Study Finds 46% Aware of New gTLD’s; Only 80% Know .Com, .Net and .Org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current gen...
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ICANN Study Finds 46% Aware of New gTLD’s; Only 80% Know .Com, .Net and .Org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current gen...
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June 2, 2015, 12:54 pm

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State of Texas Fines EscrowHill.com $30K For Non -Compliance with State Regs
Escrowhill.com has just been fined by the The Banking Commission of the State of Texas for $30,000 for doing escrow business in the state without appropriate licenses after receiving a C & D order “Respondents have been properly notif...
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State of Texas Fines EscrowHill.com $30K For Non -Compliance with State Regs
Escrowhill.com has just been fined by the The Banking Commission of the State of Texas for $30,000 for doing escrow business in the state without appropriate licenses after receiving a C & D order “Respondents have been properly notif...
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June 2, 2015, 12:31 pm

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You Want To See Great New gTLD’s? Look at The Early Domains In .School, .Football & .Casino
The new gTLD’s of .School, .Football and .Casino are launching this week into General Availability on Wednesday beyond the .porn and .adult of this world. If the new gTLD’s are going to be an investment vehicle for domain investors y...
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You Want To See Great New gTLD’s? Look at The Early Domains In .School, .Football & .Casino
The new gTLD’s of .School, .Football and .Casino are launching this week into General Availability on Wednesday beyond the .porn and .adult of this world. If the new gTLD’s are going to be an investment vehicle for domain investors y...
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June 1, 2015, 6:29 pm

The Domains
Domain Movers: Flok.com, EverydayValue.com and More Domains
Domain Movers is an exclusive series on TheDomains.com by master domain detective Jamie Zoch who delivers two weekly series on domain names being registered and acquired by some of the largest companies in the world. Enjoy an early insight into futur...
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Domain Movers: Flok.com, EverydayValue.com and More Domains
Domain Movers is an exclusive series on TheDomains.com by master domain detective Jamie Zoch who delivers two weekly series on domain names being registered and acquired by some of the largest companies in the world. Enjoy an early insight into futur...
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June 1, 2015, 2:10 pm

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Heinz Files UDRP On KraftHeinz.com, Registered Same Day Merger Was Announced
Just two month after announcing its merger with Kraft Foods (NASDAQ: KRFT) , H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) has filed a UDRP to gain control of the domain name KraftHeinz.com The domain name was registered on March 25, 2015 the same d...
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Heinz Files UDRP On KraftHeinz.com, Registered Same Day Merger Was Announced
Just two month after announcing its merger with Kraft Foods (NASDAQ: KRFT) , H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) has filed a UDRP to gain control of the domain name KraftHeinz.com The domain name was registered on March 25, 2015 the same d...
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June 1, 2015, 1:40 pm

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Apple Inc. Wins AppleId.com and AppleAccount.com In UDRP
Apple Inc. has now won two domain names in separate UDRP cases. The first one was the domain name AppleID.com in a case that was terminated and the second and latest was AppleAccount.com which was ruled upon.
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Apple Inc. Wins AppleId.com and AppleAccount.com In UDRP
Apple Inc. has now won two domain names in separate UDRP cases. The first one was the domain name AppleID.com in a case that was terminated and the second and latest was AppleAccount.com which was ruled upon.
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June 1, 2015, 1:06 pm