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WSJ: Facebook IPO By April 2012?
According to the WSJ Facebook will begin disclosing financial information or stage an initial public offering by April 2012, according to a new 100-page private-placement memo now being distributed to potential investors in the company. The social-ne...
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WSJ: Facebook IPO By April 2012?
According to the WSJ Facebook will begin disclosing financial information or stage an initial public offering by April 2012, according to a new 100-page private-placement memo now being distributed to potential investors in the company. The social-ne...
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January 6, 2011, 4:33 pm

The Domains
The Next Hot Domain Trend: Dot??com For New Extensions.
As you know the new gTLD's are coming and the domain of choice of those seeking new extension has quickly dot…….com A couple of months ago we reported that ICM registry acquired dotxxx.com for $25,000 to use as their site (although ...
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The Next Hot Domain Trend: Dot??com For New Extensions.
As you know the new gTLD's are coming and the domain of choice of those seeking new extension has quickly dot…….com A couple of months ago we reported that ICM registry acquired dotxxx.com for $25,000 to use as their site (although ...
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January 6, 2011, 10:11 am

The Domains
Online Impersonation Is Now Illegal In California Punishable By 1 Year In Jail
Beginning on January 1, 2011 it became illegal in California for anyone to impersonate someone else online. According to Senate Bill 1411, it is now illegal to "knowingly and without consent credibly impersonate another actual person through o...
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Online Impersonation Is Now Illegal In California Punishable By 1 Year In Jail
Beginning on January 1, 2011 it became illegal in California for anyone to impersonate someone else online. According to Senate Bill 1411, it is now illegal to "knowingly and without consent credibly impersonate another actual person through o...
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January 5, 2011, 8:18 pm

The Domains
Global Baking Companies Swing For The Fences & Strike Out in UDRP Seeking 25 Domains
This is a pretty interesting case. The complainants are some of the biggest bakery companies in the world. The Domain Holder represented himself and beat back a claim on 25 domains may of which contained trademarked terms and were all pointed to a PP...
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Global Baking Companies Swing For The Fences & Strike Out in UDRP Seeking 25 Domains
This is a pretty interesting case. The complainants are some of the biggest bakery companies in the world. The Domain Holder represented himself and beat back a claim on 25 domains may of which contained trademarked terms and were all pointed to a PP...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 11:03 am

The Domains
Browser Wars Update: Chrome Hits 10% Usage In US 14.5% In Europe & FireFox Is #1 In Europe
According to the firm Netmarketshare.com, Google's Chrome Browser just hit the 10% mark, in market share just 2 years after introduction. As you would expect most of the gain in market share came at the loss of Internet Explorer. According to f...
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Browser Wars Update: Chrome Hits 10% Usage In US 14.5% In Europe & FireFox Is #1 In Europe
According to the firm Netmarketshare.com, Google's Chrome Browser just hit the 10% mark, in market share just 2 years after introduction. As you would expect most of the gain in market share came at the loss of Internet Explorer. According to f...
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January 5, 2011, 10:39 am

The Domains
Quick Poll: Will Gambling.com Sell For More Than Sex.com?
The news today that Gambling.com is being brokered by Sedo.com with a reserve price of $9 Million, raises the obvious question. Will Gambling.com which sold last time for $20 Million sell for More or Less than Sex.com just sold for at $13 million? Yo...
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Quick Poll: Will Gambling.com Sell For More Than Sex.com?
The news today that Gambling.com is being brokered by Sedo.com with a reserve price of $9 Million, raises the obvious question. Will Gambling.com which sold last time for $20 Million sell for More or Less than Sex.com just sold for at $13 million? Yo...
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January 4, 2011, 9:28 pm

The Domains
If Gambling.com Sells For Reserve, It Will be Less Than 1/2 of What It Sold For Last Time: $20 Million In 2006
A bunch of stories are out today about Gambling.com hitting the auction market with a reserve price of $9 Million. What I find especially interesting about the story is that the domain appearently sold for more than twice the current reserve price in...
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If Gambling.com Sells For Reserve, It Will be Less Than 1/2 of What It Sold For Last Time: $20 Million In 2006
A bunch of stories are out today about Gambling.com hitting the auction market with a reserve price of $9 Million. What I find especially interesting about the story is that the domain appearently sold for more than twice the current reserve price in...
Discussion
January 4, 2011, 11:49 am

The Domains
MediaPost: ?Long Tail? Advertisers Are Back
MediaPost.com just published a post entitled Long Tail Advertisers Are Back”. The blog post which cited a report by Kantar Media said: “”While much of the 2010 ad expansion has been coming from the biggest advertising categories ...
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MediaPost: ?Long Tail? Advertisers Are Back
MediaPost.com just published a post entitled Long Tail Advertisers Are Back”. The blog post which cited a report by Kantar Media said: “”While much of the 2010 ad expansion has been coming from the biggest advertising categories ...
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January 4, 2011, 11:14 am

The Domains
Sedo Increases Sale Commission From 10% to 15% : For ?Domain Sales By Our Sales Team? Without Notice
Thanks to a reader who noticed that Sedo.com is raising their commission rate 50%, from $10-$15 effective TOMORROW. Changes to Sedo?s domain brokerage service prices on January 4, 2011 “”"Sedo is committed to helping individuals and busin...
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Sedo Increases Sale Commission From 10% to 15% : For ?Domain Sales By Our Sales Team? Without Notice
Thanks to a reader who noticed that Sedo.com is raising their commission rate 50%, from $10-$15 effective TOMORROW. Changes to Sedo?s domain brokerage service prices on January 4, 2011 “”"Sedo is committed to helping individuals and busin...
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January 3, 2011, 8:35 pm

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AfterMarket.com To Hold A Live Domain Auction In The Bahamas
I just got this notice from Though Convergence who just announced that there will be live domain auction at the DomainRoundtable on March 3rd 2011. The conference runs from March 1-March 4th: “The Aftermarket.com live auction platform has been ...
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AfterMarket.com To Hold A Live Domain Auction In The Bahamas
I just got this notice from Though Convergence who just announced that there will be live domain auction at the DomainRoundtable on March 3rd 2011. The conference runs from March 1-March 4th: “The Aftermarket.com live auction platform has been ...
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January 3, 2011, 7:41 pm