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FreeWebsite.com Sold In January For $500,000
According to a press release out this morning, the domain name FreeWebsite.com was purchased in January of this year for $500,000. The buyer of the domain is Freewebsite, LLC of New York whose CEO Jeff Spicheris quoted as saying: “Our domain re...
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FreeWebsite.com Sold In January For $500,000
According to a press release out this morning, the domain name FreeWebsite.com was purchased in January of this year for $500,000. The buyer of the domain is Freewebsite, LLC of New York whose CEO Jeff Spicheris quoted as saying: “Our domain re...
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November 5, 2012, 8:43 am

The Domains
Sedo 3Q Report: Market Slows To $15.1M In Sales; Less Transactions; 46% All Sales Under $500; 40% $500-$2,500
Sedo.com released its Market Report for the 3rd Quarter ending September 30, 2012 this morning and reported its slowest quarter in terms of the number of transaction for for 2012 and the 4th quarter of last year. “The third quarter of the year ...
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Sedo 3Q Report: Market Slows To $15.1M In Sales; Less Transactions; 46% All Sales Under $500; 40% $500-$2,500
Sedo.com released its Market Report for the 3rd Quarter ending September 30, 2012 this morning and reported its slowest quarter in terms of the number of transaction for for 2012 and the 4th quarter of last year. “The third quarter of the year ...
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November 5, 2012, 8:29 am

The Domains
Another Federal Courts Says Purchasing Trademarked Keywords For PPC Ads Is OK
A story appearing in Lexology.com, today discssed the case of CollegeSource, Inc. v. AcademyOne, Inc.,. which was decided by The Federal Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in the case of . The Court dismissed the plaintiff’s c...
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Another Federal Courts Says Purchasing Trademarked Keywords For PPC Ads Is OK
A story appearing in Lexology.com, today discssed the case of CollegeSource, Inc. v. AcademyOne, Inc.,. which was decided by The Federal Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in the case of . The Court dismissed the plaintiff’s c...
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November 4, 2012, 3:03 pm

The Domains
Charged By The EPA For Overstating Gas Mileage, Hyundai and Kia Register Over 1,700 Defensive Domains Yesterday
Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) charged that automakers Hyundai and Kia overstated the fuel economy on nearly a million late model vehicles Well the car makers were very aggressive on the domain name front yester...
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Charged By The EPA For Overstating Gas Mileage, Hyundai and Kia Register Over 1,700 Defensive Domains Yesterday
Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) charged that automakers Hyundai and Kia overstated the fuel economy on nearly a million late model vehicles Well the car makers were very aggressive on the domain name front yester...
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November 3, 2012, 5:27 pm

The Domains
Google Loses UDRP On Woogle.com & Domain Holder Didn’t Even Respond
Google Inc. just lost a UDRP on the domain name woogle.com and the domain holder didn’t even respond. Here are the relevant facts and findings “In view of Respondent’s failure to submit a response, the Panel shall decide this admini...
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Google Loses UDRP On Woogle.com & Domain Holder Didn’t Even Respond
Google Inc. just lost a UDRP on the domain name woogle.com and the domain holder didn’t even respond. Here are the relevant facts and findings “In view of Respondent’s failure to submit a response, the Panel shall decide this admini...
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November 2, 2012, 4:12 pm

The Domains
Godaddy Sells 32,000 Domain Names in October Led By BackSplash.com For $30K
Godaddy.com just posted its October sales information and in all sold 32,177 domain names about 800 more than in September. Of those sales were generated: 663 Offer/Counter-Offer 17,045 Auction 14,469 Buy Now The to...
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Godaddy Sells 32,000 Domain Names in October Led By BackSplash.com For $30K
Godaddy.com just posted its October sales information and in all sold 32,177 domain names about 800 more than in September. Of those sales were generated: 663 Offer/Counter-Offer 17,045 Auction 14,469 Buy Now The to...
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November 2, 2012, 12:48 pm

The Domains
Marchex’s Sales Prove It: Estibot Appraisals Are Worthless
As a domain owner there is nothing more frustrating than having someone argue that the asking price of your domain is too high because its over “Estibot Appraisal” (unless your price is lower) then they hit you with the “its only wo...
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Marchex’s Sales Prove It: Estibot Appraisals Are Worthless
As a domain owner there is nothing more frustrating than having someone argue that the asking price of your domain is too high because its over “Estibot Appraisal” (unless your price is lower) then they hit you with the “its only wo...
Discussion
November 2, 2012, 10:43 am

The Domains
UDRP Filed Against ManhattanCenter.com
A UDRP has been filed against the domain name manhattancenter.com A quick check of Google finds a lot of places in Manhattan that are called the Mahattan Center, including manhattan center high school manhattan center hotel manhattan center dog she...
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UDRP Filed Against ManhattanCenter.com
A UDRP has been filed against the domain name manhattancenter.com A quick check of Google finds a lot of places in Manhattan that are called the Mahattan Center, including manhattan center high school manhattan center hotel manhattan center dog she...
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November 2, 2012, 10:15 am

The Domains
Coach Wins $267 Million Dollar Verdict & Is Awarded More Than 570 Domain Names in Counterfeiting Law Suit
According to SecuringIndustry.com, the hand bag manufacturer Coach was awarded by anIllinois Federal Court, $267 mimmion judgment against hundreds of Internet sites selling counterfeit versions of its products. The US company also got ownership of mo...
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Coach Wins $267 Million Dollar Verdict & Is Awarded More Than 570 Domain Names in Counterfeiting Law Suit
According to SecuringIndustry.com, the hand bag manufacturer Coach was awarded by anIllinois Federal Court, $267 mimmion judgment against hundreds of Internet sites selling counterfeit versions of its products. The US company also got ownership of mo...
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November 2, 2012, 8:51 am

The Domains
$24 Million In Domain Sales To Be Added To DnJournal.com
In its announcement splitting Marchex into two separate companies and releasing over 500 domain name sales previously not reported, we reached out to Ron Jackson of DnJournal.com who has served as the “official” record keeper of domain sa...
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$24 Million In Domain Sales To Be Added To DnJournal.com
In its announcement splitting Marchex into two separate companies and releasing over 500 domain name sales previously not reported, we reached out to Ron Jackson of DnJournal.com who has served as the “official” record keeper of domain sa...
Discussion
November 1, 2012, 7:49 pm