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The Government of Gabon Says No To Kim Dotcom’s Me.ga Plan
A few days ago Kim Dotcom announced his plan for a new version of his Megaupload site which would use the domain name Me.ga. .Ga is the country code or ccTLD for the country of Gabon. Last night the government of Gabon said it would suspe...
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The Government of Gabon Says No To Kim Dotcom’s Me.ga Plan
A few days ago Kim Dotcom announced his plan for a new version of his Megaupload site which would use the domain name Me.ga. .Ga is the country code or ccTLD for the country of Gabon. Last night the government of Gabon said it would suspe...
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November 7, 2012, 9:20 am

The Domains
Marchex Gets Hit With UDRP From P&G On The Domain Swash.com
Protector & Gamble just filed a UDRP on the domain name Swash.com which is owned by Marchex, Inc. (MCHX). The domain Swash.com has an original registration date of 2000. I found a trademark by P&G on the term Swash one dated in 2007 and one d...
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Marchex Gets Hit With UDRP From P&G On The Domain Swash.com
Protector & Gamble just filed a UDRP on the domain name Swash.com which is owned by Marchex, Inc. (MCHX). The domain Swash.com has an original registration date of 2000. I found a trademark by P&G on the term Swash one dated in 2007 and one d...
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November 6, 2012, 6:03 pm

The Domains
Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.95 Million
Sedo.com just released its weekly report. In all 861 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.95 million. Over 40% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: &m...
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Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.95 Million
Sedo.com just released its weekly report. In all 861 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.95 million. Over 40% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: &m...
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November 6, 2012, 4:19 pm

The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1.18MM In Domains Led By CarTransport.com At $85K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,181,186 for the week ending November 4th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by CarTransport.com for $85,400 followed by GoPure.com at $19,000. Below is the complete l...
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Afternic.com Sells $1.18MM In Domains Led By CarTransport.com At $85K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,181,186 for the week ending November 4th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by CarTransport.com for $85,400 followed by GoPure.com at $19,000. Below is the complete l...
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November 6, 2012, 1:02 pm

The Domains
The Domain King Rick Schwartz Launches JointVentures.com
In a press release issued today Rick Schwartz announced the launch of JointVentures.com which allows “CEOs and marketing executives of small, medium and large companies with growth ambitions to get a to get a million dollar website domain name&...
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The Domain King Rick Schwartz Launches JointVentures.com
In a press release issued today Rick Schwartz announced the launch of JointVentures.com which allows “CEOs and marketing executives of small, medium and large companies with growth ambitions to get a to get a million dollar website domain name&...
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November 6, 2012, 10:24 am

The Domains
Escrow.com Joins The Internet Commerce Association (ICA)
Escrow.com, has just become a member of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). Escrow.com is the world’s leading Internet escrow company and “continues to take a stance on protecting Internet commerce and the domain name industry and ma...
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Escrow.com Joins The Internet Commerce Association (ICA)
Escrow.com, has just become a member of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). Escrow.com is the world’s leading Internet escrow company and “continues to take a stance on protecting Internet commerce and the domain name industry and ma...
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November 6, 2012, 8:30 am

The Domains
TechCrunch Covers Offersby.Me & Yes They Own The .Com
TechCrunch just covered another .Me site, this time its Offersby.Me which is a group buying site. According to TechCrunch: “”Adam Goldberg did quite a bit of research before soft-launching OffersBy.me last spring. The ex-Oracle, ex-G...
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TechCrunch Covers Offersby.Me & Yes They Own The .Com
TechCrunch just covered another .Me site, this time its Offersby.Me which is a group buying site. According to TechCrunch: “”Adam Goldberg did quite a bit of research before soft-launching OffersBy.me last spring. The ex-Oracle, ex-G...
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November 5, 2012, 6:57 pm

The Domains
Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 38%
Neustar (NSR) announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and updated its guidance for full-year 2012. after the market closed today. Neustar provides the back end of many TLD including .biz, .US and .Co and is the back end provider fo...
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Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 38%
Neustar (NSR) announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and updated its guidance for full-year 2012. after the market closed today. Neustar provides the back end of many TLD including .biz, .US and .Co and is the back end provider fo...
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November 5, 2012, 4:21 pm

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Demand Media Reports & Beats Estimates eHow #13 US Web Property: Registrar Grows 12%
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) reported its earnings for the third quarter ending September 30, 2012 after the market closed. Revenue Increased 20% Year-over-Year Adjusted EBITDA was Up 28% Year-over-Year Free Cash Flow(1) Increases $10.6 Million...
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Demand Media Reports & Beats Estimates eHow #13 US Web Property: Registrar Grows 12%
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) reported its earnings for the third quarter ending September 30, 2012 after the market closed. Revenue Increased 20% Year-over-Year Adjusted EBITDA was Up 28% Year-over-Year Free Cash Flow(1) Increases $10.6 Million...
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November 5, 2012, 4:17 pm

The Domains
BusinessWeek Becomes Lastest Publication To Raise Concern Over Donuts & Demand
Donuts the largest applicant under ICANN new gTLD program has just been covered again by a major publication, this time by BusinessWeek.com in a story entitled: “Donuts’ Grab for Domains Raises Fears of Cybersquatting” “...
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BusinessWeek Becomes Lastest Publication To Raise Concern Over Donuts & Demand
Donuts the largest applicant under ICANN new gTLD program has just been covered again by a major publication, this time by BusinessWeek.com in a story entitled: “Donuts’ Grab for Domains Raises Fears of Cybersquatting” “...
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November 5, 2012, 9:14 am