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.CN Landrush exceeds 50 Million Yuan
NiceNic.net out with another interesting piece of news, the .CN Landrush auctions of previous reserved domains has generated over 50 Million Yuan/RMB. That equates to over $8.2 million They posted today: As of Jan 12th, 2014, the open auction o...
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.CN Landrush exceeds 50 Million Yuan
NiceNic.net out with another interesting piece of news, the .CN Landrush auctions of previous reserved domains has generated over 50 Million Yuan/RMB. That equates to over $8.2 million They posted today: As of Jan 12th, 2014, the open auction o...
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January 13, 2014, 9:07 am

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.PW surprisingly pretty popular with phishers in China
NiceNic.net put out a report that looked at phishing activity in China, very few .cn sites are involved in phishing and surprisingly there was a decent number of .pw sites being used. Anti-Phishing Alliance of China(APAC) announced “December 2...
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.PW surprisingly pretty popular with phishers in China
NiceNic.net put out a report that looked at phishing activity in China, very few .cn sites are involved in phishing and surprisingly there was a decent number of .pw sites being used. Anti-Phishing Alliance of China(APAC) announced “December 2...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 7:11 am

The Domains
Penn State Lets PennState.com Expire & The Domain Is In Auction W/ $4,583 Min Bid
Penn State which certainly has had one of the biggest scandals in the United States over the last few years leading to criminal charges, the resignation of the President of the University and the legendary football coach Joe Paterno, has now let the...
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Penn State Lets PennState.com Expire & The Domain Is In Auction W/ $4,583 Min Bid
Penn State which certainly has had one of the biggest scandals in the United States over the last few years leading to criminal charges, the resignation of the President of the University and the legendary football coach Joe Paterno, has now let the...
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January 13, 2014, 2:15 am

The Domains
Expect Some BIG News This Week Out Of NamesCon
With the NamesCon conference getting ready to kick off in Las Vegas this week everyone in the domain industry should be on the look out for some big news and announcements. If history is any lesson, many companies in the space have used domain confer...
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Expect Some BIG News This Week Out Of NamesCon
With the NamesCon conference getting ready to kick off in Las Vegas this week everyone in the domain industry should be on the look out for some big news and announcements. If history is any lesson, many companies in the space have used domain confer...
Discussion
January 12, 2014, 1:14 pm

The Domains
Virginia Says Yelp Must Reveal The Real Names of 7 Who Left Critical Reviews
A decision in Virginia could affect the free speech of users of the popular review website Yelp. This could also trickle down to other areas where free speech is concerned. The case revolves around Hadeed Carpet based out of Alexandria, Virginia. The...
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Virginia Says Yelp Must Reveal The Real Names of 7 Who Left Critical Reviews
A decision in Virginia could affect the free speech of users of the popular review website Yelp. This could also trickle down to other areas where free speech is concerned. The case revolves around Hadeed Carpet based out of Alexandria, Virginia. The...
Discussion
January 12, 2014, 7:54 am

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Overstock Reaches Sales of $130,000 in First Day of Accepting Bitcoin
Overstock CEO says the company made $130,000 in first day of Bitcoin sales. #Bitcoin's first full day on @overstock.com was a huge success: 840 orders, $130,000 in sales. Almost all new customers. #stunned — Patrick M. Byrne (@OverstockCE...
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Overstock Reaches Sales of $130,000 in First Day of Accepting Bitcoin
Overstock CEO says the company made $130,000 in first day of Bitcoin sales. #Bitcoin's first full day on @overstock.com was a huge success: 840 orders, $130,000 in sales. Almost all new customers. #stunned — Patrick M. Byrne (@OverstockCE...
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January 11, 2014, 6:10 pm

The Domains
Domain Registrar, Uses The 2nd Coming Of .Com “Beer.com Sold For $7M” To Sell New gTLD’s
Domain Name Registrar, OnlyDomains.com has started to sell new gTLD’s chatting about the second coming of .Com domain aftermarket: “Remember when the domain name Beer.com sold for $7 million dollars? ” “For the first time sinc...
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Domain Registrar, Uses The 2nd Coming Of .Com “Beer.com Sold For $7M” To Sell New gTLD’s
Domain Name Registrar, OnlyDomains.com has started to sell new gTLD’s chatting about the second coming of .Com domain aftermarket: “Remember when the domain name Beer.com sold for $7 million dollars? ” “For the first time sinc...
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January 11, 2014, 3:04 pm

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Search Engine Watch: 4 Local Search Tactics That Will Matter More in 2014
In an article published by Adam Dorfman on Search Engine Watch, he took a look at 4 factors that should play bigger in Local SEO for 2014. Number one on the list was Improving Brand/Domain Authority. Domain Authority is a big factor over at Moz...
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Search Engine Watch: 4 Local Search Tactics That Will Matter More in 2014
In an article published by Adam Dorfman on Search Engine Watch, he took a look at 4 factors that should play bigger in Local SEO for 2014. Number one on the list was Improving Brand/Domain Authority. Domain Authority is a big factor over at Moz...
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January 11, 2014, 12:58 am

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Aftermarket.com Rolls Out Affiliate Program: $1 Each New Account; 25% Of Commissions
In an email send out this afternoon, Aftermarket.com announced an Affiliate Program which they described as a “commission-based, revenue-sharing incentive program with a unique twist.” “Park & Sell with us, and we’ll rewar...
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Aftermarket.com Rolls Out Affiliate Program: $1 Each New Account; 25% Of Commissions
In an email send out this afternoon, Aftermarket.com announced an Affiliate Program which they described as a “commission-based, revenue-sharing incentive program with a unique twist.” “Park & Sell with us, and we’ll rewar...
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January 10, 2014, 11:17 pm

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.CEO Domains Sunrise Starts Feburary 10th; GA March 28th
CEOTLD Pty Ltd, the registry operator of the new dotCEO top level domain, has announced that its Sunrise period will open on February 10th. During Sunrise, “trademark owners can register dotCEO domains, thereby protecting and enhanci...
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.CEO Domains Sunrise Starts Feburary 10th; GA March 28th
CEOTLD Pty Ltd, the registry operator of the new dotCEO top level domain, has announced that its Sunrise period will open on February 10th. During Sunrise, “trademark owners can register dotCEO domains, thereby protecting and enhanci...
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January 10, 2014, 11:16 pm