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Domain Name Wire
CentralNic plans IPO
Domain name registry plans to file for initial public offering. Domain name registry and backend services provider CentralNic is planning to officially announce an initial public offering tomorrow, The Telegraph reports. The company, which today is k...
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CentralNic plans IPO
Domain name registry plans to file for initial public offering. Domain name registry and backend services provider CentralNic is planning to officially announce an initial public offering tomorrow, The Telegraph reports. The company, which today is k...
Discussion
August 12, 2013, 6:00 pm
The Domains
CentralNic Planning September IPO On London Stock Exchange With a Valuation of More Than £30m
According to telegraph.co.uk CentralNic will announce its intention to go public tomorrow on the London Stock Exchange CentralNic is the backend provider for “at least 25 new top level online domains including .college and .wiki as well as add...
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CentralNic Planning September IPO On London Stock Exchange With a Valuation of More Than £30m
According to telegraph.co.uk CentralNic will announce its intention to go public tomorrow on the London Stock Exchange CentralNic is the backend provider for “at least 25 new top level online domains including .college and .wiki as well as add...
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August 12, 2013, 5:08 pm
The Domains
BulletproofVest.com Acquired By End user For $7,500
PriveCo Inc. a company that makes Bullet Proof Vest a product called Bullsafe announced today that they have acquired BulletproofVest.com “for $7,500 from a domain name investor”. According to the press release “PriveCo has purchase...
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BulletproofVest.com Acquired By End user For $7,500
PriveCo Inc. a company that makes Bullet Proof Vest a product called Bullsafe announced today that they have acquired BulletproofVest.com “for $7,500 from a domain name investor”. According to the press release “PriveCo has purchase...
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August 12, 2013, 3:03 pm
Elliot's Blog
Help Escrow.com Get A Free Super Bowl Commercial
I would guess that more money from the domain industry flows through Escrow.com than just about any other company (Google, Yahoo and similar giants aside). In addition to its domain business, Escrow.com is also the recommended escrow service of Ebay,...
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Help Escrow.com Get A Free Super Bowl Commercial
I would guess that more money from the domain industry flows through Escrow.com than just about any other company (Google, Yahoo and similar giants aside). In addition to its domain business, Escrow.com is also the recommended escrow service of Ebay,...
Discussion
August 12, 2013, 2:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lisa Box joines Endurance International
Box leaves Moniker:SnapNames to take role with Endurance. Lisa Box has joined Endurance International Group as Senior Director of Domains, the company announced today. Box has been in the domain name industry since 2007, when she joined Internet REIT...
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Lisa Box joines Endurance International
Box leaves Moniker:SnapNames to take role with Endurance. Lisa Box has joined Endurance International Group as Senior Director of Domains, the company announced today. Box has been in the domain name industry since 2007, when she joined Internet REIT...
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August 12, 2013, 2:12 pm
The Domains
Lisa Box Formerly Of Moniker Becomes Senior Director of Domains For Endurance (Domain.com)
Endurance International Group announced today that Lisa Box formerly of Moniker, SnapNames, a member of the KeyDrive Group, has become the Senior Director of Domains. Endurance owns a bunch of domain name registrars including Domain.com and a ...
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Lisa Box Formerly Of Moniker Becomes Senior Director of Domains For Endurance (Domain.com)
Endurance International Group announced today that Lisa Box formerly of Moniker, SnapNames, a member of the KeyDrive Group, has become the Senior Director of Domains. Endurance owns a bunch of domain name registrars including Domain.com and a ...
Discussion
August 12, 2013, 1:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media gains $1.2 million from new TLD “withdrawals”
Demand Media records seven figure gain from new TLD withdrawals. Demand Media recorded a gain of $1.2 million last quarter from withdrawals of its interest in new top level domain name applications. Here’s how it’s worded in the company&r...
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Demand Media gains $1.2 million from new TLD “withdrawals”
Demand Media records seven figure gain from new TLD withdrawals. Demand Media recorded a gain of $1.2 million last quarter from withdrawals of its interest in new top level domain name applications. Here’s how it’s worded in the company&r...
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August 12, 2013, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Scripps Networks loses second new TLD objection, this one for .diy
Scripps learns that DIY, like the word Food, is generic. Scripps Networks has lost its second legal rights objection against a top level domain name application, this time losing .diy. It previously lost an objection for .food. Scripps, which owns ho...
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Scripps Networks loses second new TLD objection, this one for .diy
Scripps learns that DIY, like the word Food, is generic. Scripps Networks has lost its second legal rights objection against a top level domain name application, this time losing .diy. It previously lost an objection for .food. Scripps, which owns ho...
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August 12, 2013, 12:49 pm
The Domains
Scripps Loses Legal Rights Objection To Google’s new gTLD App For .DIY
A WIPO panel has rejected Scripps Networks Legal Rights Objection to Google’s Charleston Road Registry application for .diy Here are the relevant findings from the one member panel: The Objector holds United States Registra...
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Scripps Loses Legal Rights Objection To Google’s new gTLD App For .DIY
A WIPO panel has rejected Scripps Networks Legal Rights Objection to Google’s Charleston Road Registry application for .diy Here are the relevant findings from the one member panel: The Objector holds United States Registra...
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August 12, 2013, 12:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
How would you invest $5 million in the domain name business?
Where’s the greatest opportunity right now to invest $5 million in the domain name business? There are a lot of ways people make money in the domain name business. There are people who invest in domain names, people who own service providers (s...
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How would you invest $5 million in the domain name business?
Where’s the greatest opportunity right now to invest $5 million in the domain name business? There are a lot of ways people make money in the domain name business. There are people who invest in domain names, people who own service providers (s...
Discussion
August 12, 2013, 12:20 pm
