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Domain Name Wire
Rising Star AG forgets to renew RisingStar.com, files UDRP 2 years later (and loses)
Rising star or a falling star? Here’s an interesting UDRP over a great generic domain name, RisingStar.com. Investment company Rising Star AG, which owns RisingStar.ch, bought the domain name RisingStar.com for $5,000 in 2006. It forgot to rene...
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Rising Star AG forgets to renew RisingStar.com, files UDRP 2 years later (and loses)
Rising star or a falling star? Here’s an interesting UDRP over a great generic domain name, RisingStar.com. Investment company Rising Star AG, which owns RisingStar.ch, bought the domain name RisingStar.com for $5,000 in 2006. It forgot to rene...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 9:36 am
The Domains
Dynadot Becomes An Afternic DLS (Domain Listing Service) Partner
Domain name registrar, Dynadot.com posted on its site tonight that they are now a partner of Afternic Domain Listing Service (DLS) “We are happy to announce that Dynadot is now a proud Afternic DLS (Domain Listing Service) partner. Aftern...
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Dynadot Becomes An Afternic DLS (Domain Listing Service) Partner
Domain name registrar, Dynadot.com posted on its site tonight that they are now a partner of Afternic Domain Listing Service (DLS) “We are happy to announce that Dynadot is now a proud Afternic DLS (Domain Listing Service) partner. Aftern...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 11:17 pm
Domain Shane
CottonTraders.com $18K, Rocket.co $16K, MyDriver.com $10K: Sedo’s Weekly Sales List
Sedo had weekly sales of $1.1 million this week which is a little down from the recent weeks. No blockbuster names but some solid sales. The trend I notice this past year is the names are now gravitating towards brands and less towards ge...
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CottonTraders.com $18K, Rocket.co $16K, MyDriver.com $10K: Sedo’s Weekly Sales List
Sedo had weekly sales of $1.1 million this week which is a little down from the recent weeks. No blockbuster names but some solid sales. The trend I notice this past year is the names are now gravitating towards brands and less towards ge...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 7:56 pm
IDN Blog
動画.com, Video.com in Japanese, Sells for $35k
In last week’s Snapnames auction, 動画.com (“Video.com” in Japanese) sold for $35,000. Given that Video.us was once sold for $75,000 according to DNJournal, 動画.com looks to be quite a bargain. In addition, there are a number o...
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動画.com, Video.com in Japanese, Sells for $35k
In last week’s Snapnames auction, 動画.com (“Video.com” in Japanese) sold for $35,000. Given that Video.us was once sold for $75,000 according to DNJournal, 動画.com looks to be quite a bargain. In addition, there are a number o...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 5:06 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $960K in Domains Led By Paddle.com At $120K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $957,127 for the week ending August 26th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by Paddle.com for $120,000 followed by 351.com & WellPlay.com for $20,000 each. Below is ...
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Afternic.com Sells $960K in Domains Led By Paddle.com At $120K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $957,127 for the week ending August 26th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by Paddle.com for $120,000 followed by 351.com & WellPlay.com for $20,000 each. Below is ...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 4:59 pm
Domain Shane
OffTopic: If You’ve Had a Hard Day Here Is Your Free Smile for the Day
We all get a little down (not me, but everyone else) after a hard day’s work but nothing brings a smile to my face like kids. They don’t have the same cares that we do and don’t take things personally until they get older. The...
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OffTopic: If You’ve Had a Hard Day Here Is Your Free Smile for the Day
We all get a little down (not me, but everyone else) after a hard day’s work but nothing brings a smile to my face like kids. They don’t have the same cares that we do and don’t take things personally until they get older. The...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 4:34 pm
The Domains
UDRP Filed on Ententerprise Car Rental Grip Domains Including Do-Not-Rent-From-Enterprise.com
Enterprise Car Rental just filed a UDRP on three domain names that appear to be meant for a grip site. The domains at issues are: do-not-rent-from-enterprise.com donotrententerprise.com dontrententerprise.com While there are plenty of UDRP cases the...
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UDRP Filed on Ententerprise Car Rental Grip Domains Including Do-Not-Rent-From-Enterprise.com
Enterprise Car Rental just filed a UDRP on three domain names that appear to be meant for a grip site. The domains at issues are: do-not-rent-from-enterprise.com donotrententerprise.com dontrententerprise.com While there are plenty of UDRP cases the...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 4:18 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.1 Million Led By MaidService.com For $49,500
Sedo.com just issued its weekly report. In all 690 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.1 million. 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: ·&n...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.1 Million Led By MaidService.com For $49,500
Sedo.com just issued its weekly report. In all 690 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.1 million. 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: ·&n...
Discussion
August 28, 2012, 3:59 pm
Domain Shane
Sometimes I Have To Remind Myself Why Brands Can Better Than a Generic (pic)
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Sometimes I Have To Remind Myself Why Brands Can Better Than a Generic (pic)
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August 28, 2012, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dear Alexander, the macros on your domain spam aren’t working!
Dear Alexander, I feel like I know you so much even though we’ve never met in person. You’ve been such a helpful friend all these years. You email me whenever a domain name similar to one I own is expiring and going up for auction. Sure, ...
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Dear Alexander, the macros on your domain spam aren’t working!
Dear Alexander, I feel like I know you so much even though we’ve never met in person. You’ve been such a helpful friend all these years. You email me whenever a domain name similar to one I own is expiring and going up for auction. Sure, ...
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August 28, 2012, 12:39 pm
