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Archeo (Marchex) Puts Up Over $7,400,000 (Estibot Value) Of Domains In Auction At SnapNames
Archo the company that Marchex is hoping to spin off into a separate public company is holding an auction of 71 domain names that have an appraised Estibot value of over $7.4 Million dollars. The auction which is currently ongoing closes on September...
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Archeo (Marchex) Puts Up Over $7,400,000 (Estibot Value) Of Domains In Auction At SnapNames
Archo the company that Marchex is hoping to spin off into a separate public company is holding an auction of 71 domain names that have an appraised Estibot value of over $7.4 Million dollars. The auction which is currently ongoing closes on September...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 12:35 pm
The Domains
Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Weights in on New gTLD Name Collision Issue
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has just weighted in on the Name Collision issue in a in a letter sent to ICANN. It should be noted that the ANA has not been the greatest fan of the new gTLD program in general. “The Interisle Cons...
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Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Weights in on New gTLD Name Collision Issue
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has just weighted in on the Name Collision issue in a in a letter sent to ICANN. It should be noted that the ANA has not been the greatest fan of the new gTLD program in general. “The Interisle Cons...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 4:33 pm
The Domains
On Day Of Hacking, Melbourne IT Announces CEO Theo Hnarakis will Step Down By the End of Year
Melbourne IT chief executive Theo Hnarakis will step down by the end of year after more than a decade as CEO according to afr.com The move comes on the day that it appears hackers associated with the Syrian Electronic Army Group hackers gained access...
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On Day Of Hacking, Melbourne IT Announces CEO Theo Hnarakis will Step Down By the End of Year
Melbourne IT chief executive Theo Hnarakis will step down by the end of year after more than a decade as CEO according to afr.com The move comes on the day that it appears hackers associated with the Syrian Electronic Army Group hackers gained access...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 10:47 am
The Domains
As Comment Period On New gTLD Name Collisions Come To An End, Comments Flood Into ICANN
As the comment period for the Name Collision report comes to an end there were plenty of comments submitted by applicants and others. May of the comments simply endorsed the letter of NTAG to ICANN submitted during the comment period, while others si...
Discussion
As Comment Period On New gTLD Name Collisions Come To An End, Comments Flood Into ICANN
As the comment period for the Name Collision report comes to an end there were plenty of comments submitted by applicants and others. May of the comments simply endorsed the letter of NTAG to ICANN submitted during the comment period, while others si...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 9:57 am
The Domains
ICANN Newest On Name Collision: 20% Uncalculated Risk New gTLD’s Can “Begin Contracting” But Puts Exection Of Contract On Hold
ICANN issued this statement on name collision report last night :”ICANN has solicited community comment on the mitigation steps outlined in the staff recommendation paper, with a comment close date of 27 August 2013 23:59 UTC. Pending receipt o...
Discussion
ICANN Newest On Name Collision: 20% Uncalculated Risk New gTLD’s Can “Begin Contracting” But Puts Exection Of Contract On Hold
ICANN issued this statement on name collision report last night :”ICANN has solicited community comment on the mitigation steps outlined in the staff recommendation paper, with a comment close date of 27 August 2013 23:59 UTC. Pending receipt o...
Discussion
August 28, 2013, 8:57 am
The Domains
ICANN Approves $200 Million Dollar Budget For 2014; 306 Employees & Still No Revenue From New gTLD Auctions
ICANN just approved its 2014 budget which is coming in at over $200,000,000 in revenue. The budget anticipates ICANN staff growing to over 300 people but the real kicker, in our opinion is that ICANN still has virtually no revenue allocate...
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ICANN Approves $200 Million Dollar Budget For 2014; 306 Employees & Still No Revenue From New gTLD Auctions
ICANN just approved its 2014 budget which is coming in at over $200,000,000 in revenue. The budget anticipates ICANN staff growing to over 300 people but the real kicker, in our opinion is that ICANN still has virtually no revenue allocate...
Discussion
August 27, 2013, 5:47 pm
The Domains
Dog Days Of Summer? Fourth $50K+ Domain Sale Of The Day, As 22 Year Old Domain DPC.com Sells For $60K
August is usually referred to as the dog days of summer ,where not much is happening in business and typically domain sales slow up. However we can now report the 4th closed sale of a domain name today of $50,000 or more, as Sedo.com which is on fire...
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Dog Days Of Summer? Fourth $50K+ Domain Sale Of The Day, As 22 Year Old Domain DPC.com Sells For $60K
August is usually referred to as the dog days of summer ,where not much is happening in business and typically domain sales slow up. However we can now report the 4th closed sale of a domain name today of $50,000 or more, as Sedo.com which is on fire...
Discussion
August 27, 2013, 4:30 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1.1 Million In Domains Led By Name Administration’s Sale Of Fab.Net For $39,000
Afternic.com just reported fits weekly domain sales for the week of 8/19/13 – 8/25/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,108,62 All sales were led by a Net, in this case Fab.net wh...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $1.1 Million In Domains Led By Name Administration’s Sale Of Fab.Net For $39,000
Afternic.com just reported fits weekly domain sales for the week of 8/19/13 – 8/25/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,108,62 All sales were led by a Net, in this case Fab.net wh...
Discussion
August 27, 2013, 3:45 pm
The Domains
Deco.com Sold By Sedo For $100,000
In its second $100,000 sale reported today, Sedo.com has sold Deco.com for $100,000 Earlier today we reported that Godaddy.com sold OPS.com through a Sedo MLS listing for $100,000 Neither of these two sales is included in this weeks Sedo.com report. ...
Discussion
Deco.com Sold By Sedo For $100,000
In its second $100,000 sale reported today, Sedo.com has sold Deco.com for $100,000 Earlier today we reported that Godaddy.com sold OPS.com through a Sedo MLS listing for $100,000 Neither of these two sales is included in this weeks Sedo.com report. ...
Discussion
August 27, 2013, 3:36 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Totals $1.7 Million on Only 646 Transactions
Sedo just reported that 646 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling last week totaling $1.7 Million This amounts to $45m in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 43% of total sales were the result of Buy Now lis...
Discussion
Sedo Transactions Totals $1.7 Million on Only 646 Transactions
Sedo just reported that 646 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling last week totaling $1.7 Million This amounts to $45m in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 43% of total sales were the result of Buy Now lis...
Discussion
August 27, 2013, 3:23 pm
