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Domain Name Wire
Jackpot.com domain sells for $500,000
Jackpot! Moniker sells Jackpot.com for a big payout. A British Virgin Islands company has purchased the domain name Jackpot.com for $500,000. The sale was brokered by Moniker. The domain name has been listed in multiple Moniker live auctions, but the...
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Jackpot.com domain sells for $500,000
Jackpot! Moniker sells Jackpot.com for a big payout. A British Virgin Islands company has purchased the domain name Jackpot.com for $500,000. The sale was brokered by Moniker. The domain name has been listed in multiple Moniker live auctions, but the...
Discussion
April 18, 2012, 2:03 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sell a Domain Name via Trade Organization Email Blast
If you own a “category killer” domain name, chances are good that there’s one or more trade organizations that represent companies and people that “do” what your domain name means or sell the product that is your domain ...
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Sell a Domain Name via Trade Organization Email Blast
If you own a “category killer” domain name, chances are good that there’s one or more trade organizations that represent companies and people that “do” what your domain name means or sell the product that is your domain ...
Discussion
April 18, 2012, 11:58 am
Domain Name News
15 Million .DE Domain Names Registered
As per a press release sent out by DENIC, the German .DE registry operator, the 15th million .DE domain was registered today at 12:56pm central European time. The domain was “floristennetzwerk.de” (which translates to FloristNetwork.de). ...
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15 Million .DE Domain Names Registered
As per a press release sent out by DENIC, the German .DE registry operator, the 15th million .DE domain was registered today at 12:56pm central European time. The domain was “floristennetzwerk.de” (which translates to FloristNetwork.de). ...
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April 18, 2012, 11:54 am
Domain Name Wire
18 end user domain sales including IAC and McKinsey
Web giant and consulting firm buy aftermarket domains. Here are 18 notable domain sales over the past week involving end users. All sales are at Afternic unless otherwise noted. A DNW reader wrote it to to me they sold GetCube.com for $2,500 to point...
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18 end user domain sales including IAC and McKinsey
Web giant and consulting firm buy aftermarket domains. Here are 18 notable domain sales over the past week involving end users. All sales are at Afternic unless otherwise noted. A DNW reader wrote it to to me they sold GetCube.com for $2,500 to point...
Discussion
April 18, 2012, 11:32 am
Domain Name Wire
WirelessPhone.com sold for $355k in 2006. WirelessPhones.com just sold for $70k.
A good deal or a reality check of the domain market? Afternic just brokered the sale of WirelessPhones.com for $70,000. The name rang a bell, so I started searching around. As it turns out, I wrote about an auction for WirelessPhone.com (singular) ba...
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WirelessPhone.com sold for $355k in 2006. WirelessPhones.com just sold for $70k.
A good deal or a reality check of the domain market? Afternic just brokered the sale of WirelessPhones.com for $70,000. The name rang a bell, so I started searching around. As it turns out, I wrote about an auction for WirelessPhone.com (singular) ba...
Discussion
April 18, 2012, 10:56 am
Domain Name News
IANA contract opened again for re-bid by the US government
After the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) had canceled the first RFP for a new IANA contractor because they “received no proposals that met the requirements“, the RFP was opened again for bids two days...
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IANA contract opened again for re-bid by the US government
After the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) had canceled the first RFP for a new IANA contractor because they “received no proposals that met the requirements“, the RFP was opened again for bids two days...
Discussion
April 18, 2012, 10:20 am
Domain Name Wire
Dissecting Deloitte’s .deloitte press release
Deloitte’s benefits from .deloitte seem murky at best. Global consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited put out a press release today announcing its application for the .deloitte top level domain. (That the company was applying for .delo...
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Dissecting Deloitte’s .deloitte press release
Deloitte’s benefits from .deloitte seem murky at best. Global consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited put out a press release today announcing its application for the .deloitte top level domain. (That the company was applying for .delo...
Discussion
April 18, 2012, 10:17 am
The Domains
Mike Mann Registered 11,000 New Domain Names Yesterday
I’ve been following Mike Mann’s Facebook page where yesterday he said he wound up registering almost 11,000 domain names. The Facebook post started off by saying that Mike registered 4,793 domain names, at the next update the number...
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Mike Mann Registered 11,000 New Domain Names Yesterday
I’ve been following Mike Mann’s Facebook page where yesterday he said he wound up registering almost 11,000 domain names. The Facebook post started off by saying that Mike registered 4,793 domain names, at the next update the number...
Discussion
April 18, 2012, 10:03 am
Elliot's Blog
Deloitte Announces Application for .deloitte
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), better known to most as Deloitte, has announced that it applied for the .deloitte gTLD. The company provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services for companies of all sizes. Heather Han...
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Deloitte Announces Application for .deloitte
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), better known to most as Deloitte, has announced that it applied for the .deloitte gTLD. The company provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services for companies of all sizes. Heather Han...
Discussion
April 18, 2012, 9:30 am
The Domains
DomainHoldings.com Brokers The Sale Of Mergers.com Sells For $50K + 140K In Other Domains
Domain Holdings made a few announcements today including that it brokered or co-brokered around $200,000 in domain names. The sales were led by WirelessPhones.com for $70,000 which was co-broked with BuyDomains, which is why you saw it on the A...
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DomainHoldings.com Brokers The Sale Of Mergers.com Sells For $50K + 140K In Other Domains
Domain Holdings made a few announcements today including that it brokered or co-brokered around $200,000 in domain names. The sales were led by WirelessPhones.com for $70,000 which was co-broked with BuyDomains, which is why you saw it on the A...
Discussion
April 18, 2012, 9:16 am
