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Marchex’s Archeo Division Sells 81 Domains For $1.9 Million; Ave Price $23,500
Marchex report earnings today after the market closed and its Archeo unit which operates the domain name portfolio of Marchex sold a total of 81 domain names fo... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
New gTLD Program Committee Accepts GAC Advice On Cat 1 & 2 Beijing Communiqué...
In a letter sent to Heather Dryden , Chair, Governmental Advisory Committee by the New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) , they are intending to accept the GAC’s... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
.Sport Fallout: 12 Applicants Call On ICANN To Add An Appeals Proceess For...
The fallout from the .Sport objection continues as 12 new gTLD applicants sent a letter to ICANN today signed “expressing our ever-growing concerns relating... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Demand Media’s Domain Services Spinoff Is Rightside.co & Names Taryn Naidu As CEO
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD), that it has selected the name Rightside Group, Ltd. (“Rightside”) for the spun off domain services business. The company is... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
How Much Is A Category Killer Domain Worth? CarLoans.com.au Generates $40 Millio...
smartcompany.com.au, just published a success story that all domainers can use as the poster child for potential buyers of great domain names. Read more
Posted on 05 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
NameJet.com Releases $386,000 In Domain Sales For October
NameJet.com released its reportable domain name sales for October totaling over $386,000. Only sales of $2,000 or more were included. We were the 2nd high... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
With New gTLD’s Coming To Market .TO Rebrands Itself To Represent Toronto
.To has become the second country code (ccTLD) to rebrand itself to represent a city. Following on the succesful rebranding of .La which is the ccTLD for Laos... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Epik Starts Charging $199 For New gTLD’s Pre-Reservations
Epik is taking pre-reservations for new gTLD’s and are charging for it I just got this email from Epik.com: Hello, “I am contacting you in regards to your domai... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
RockLive.com Purchase For $40K: New Social Network Shots Of Me Backed By Beiber...
According to the Term Sheet A new teen-focused social network called Shots Of Me will launch later this week, under the RockLive brand. The company Rock Live... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
WIPO Panel Rejects Johnsons & Johnsons UDRP Claim on 17 Year Old Domain...
A WIPO rejected Johnson & Johnson UDRP claim on the domain name Johnsons.com The domain holder was represented by Karen J. Bernstein. The domain name has... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
ICANN Issues Rules For Last Resort Auction But Fails To Address Many Of...
ICANN published rules for its Last Resort auction last night. To bid in an auction each applicant will have to put up 10% of its maximum bid and if they want... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
DomainTools.com Rolls Out Redesigned Site
A reader noticed that DomainTools.com has undergone a pretty dramatic designed home page today. The home page has a much more modern look and feel.... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
ICANN Board Of Directors Get Over $1.7 Million In Compensations &...
This table represents reimbursements and compensation paid directly to Board Members, payments made to third party vendors such as hotels, restaurants, and... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
ADT Loses Bid To Grab 10 Year Old Domain Name AdtDealers.com Used For Gripe...
ADT, the Alarm company, just lost a UDRP on the domain name adtdealers.com which was registered on November 11, 2003. The domain holder did not file a response... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
First Heritage Domain Name Auction Is Live
The Heritage Domain Name Auction Site Is Live and the reserves on a lot of domain names seem very reasonable Here are some of the domain names in the auction... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Knameit.com (The K is Silent) Prepares To Become The Newest Premium Domain Name...
According to a press release out today another company is going to be launching “Premium domain name aftermarket online” The site’s URL is Knameit.com (The... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Domain Horror Story: Company Spends Money On PR To Promote Its New Domain...
You might put your little one’s safety to sleep before reading this ghostly tale of a company that just spend cold hard cash to promote its new domain name... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Runnable.com Raises $2 Million After Buying It’s Domain For $2,500 On Sedo
According to Term Sheet, Runnable, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based “centralized location for finding code,” raised $2 million in seed funding. Sierra Ventures led th... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Godaddy Is Back For The 10th Consecutive Super Bowl With Two Ads; No Word On .Co
“For a 10th year-in-a-row, GoDaddy is going to be in the Super Bowl commercial line-up according to a press release it issued today. Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 BUSINESS, TECH -
Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 8%; & Acquired Aggregate Knowledge, Inc For $119...
Neustar, Inc. (NSR), the back end provider of the ccTLD’s, .Us .Co and the TLD of .Biz and for hundreds of new gTLD applicants today announced results for the... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 BUSINESS, TECH