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Targeted Traffic is looking for Test Track submissions for their upcoming show in Milan

time March 11th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

[news release] Traffic Milan is looking for Test Track submissions for their first 2010 European show, which will be held on April 27th-29th 2010 in Milan, Italy. Test Track is one of Targeted Traffic’s biggest and most anticipated events at the conference. … more

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Sex Gets Domain Name Industry Hearts Aflutter with SEX.COM and .XXX in the News

time March 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Sex always makes a good story for the media, and so it has again recently with the .XXX Top Level Domain about to be discussed again at ICANN’s Nairobi, Kenya, meeting this week and the SEX.COM domain name up for grabs again next week to the highest bidder. … more

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$1m Poker.org Sale Tops Domain Sales in Recent Weeks

time March 7th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Domain Name Journal logoThe sale of poker.org for $1 million was the biggest sale in the three weeks to 21 February according to Domain Name Journal’s list of reported domain name sales. The sale was the largest .ORG sale ever with the previous record being engineering.org, sold several years ago for $198,000. … more

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TRAFFIC Milan conference and hotel registration are now open

time March 3rd, 2010 by author David Goldstein

[news release] Targeted TRAFFIC is gearing up for its first 2010  European show, which will be held on April 27th-29th 2010 in Milan, Italy. Milan is the largest metropolitan area in Italy with an estimated population of 7.4 million. The city has the largest financial and business center in Italy, it is known for its unique Leonardo da Vinci fresco The Last Supper and it is recognized as one of the world’s fashion and design capitals. … more

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DomainSponsor Expands DOMAINfest to Europe

time March 3rd, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Early October event in Prague will focus on networking, building European business interest in online real estate–

[news release] DomainSponsor®, the domain monetization business unit of Oversee.net® and organizer of the DOMAINfest® series of conferences, said today that it will expand the highly regarded franchise into Europe with a conference in Prague, Czech Republic. … more

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Poker.org Sells For $1m; Largest Ever .ORG Sale

time February 18th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Poker.org sold for $1 million, the largest reported .ORG sale to date, in a deal brokered by Sedo, reports TechCrunch. … more

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Country Code Domain Name Sales Do Well

time February 12th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

In the week to 17 January, there were three sales of domain names to top the $100,000 mark in Domain Name Journal’s list of top reported sales – partysupplies.com ($360,000), free-sms.de (€115,000 / $162,150) and homerun.com ($131,299). … more

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Country Code Domains Lead Sedo Weekly Sales

time February 12th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Sedo logoTwo European country code domain names topped Sedo’s sales list for the week to 1 February. The domain names, designer.co.uk and lundi.fr sold for £76,300 (US$119,200) and €50,000 ($68,700) respectively. … more

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Domainer Mardi Gras Moniker & SnapNames Showcase Auction Catalogue Announced

time February 12th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Domainer Mardi Gras has announced the availability of the Moniker and SnapNames Showcase Auction catalogue of hand-picked generic and keyword domain names. This auction incorporates a special domain buying and selling opportunity for domain investors and businesses during Domainer Mardi Gras 2010. … more

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Annual Sedo Domain Name Study Finds Keyword Domains Dominate Marketplace

time February 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Sedo logoKeyword domain names dominated the top selling domain sales through online marketplace Sedo in 2009 according to the latest Sedo Domain Market Study. The study found that .COM continues to be the dominant Top Level Domain with 44 per cent of all domain sales. … more

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Rick Latona Auctions extended sale of over 600 domain names ends TODAY!

time February 4th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

[news release] The extended sale for Rick Latona Auctions is active now and you can register and bid at www.proxibid.com/ricklatona. The auction will be over next Thursday, February 4 at 1:00pm US Eastern Time (7:00 PM CET).  There are some really good deals available, so if you haven’t looked, now is the time to go to www.proxibid.com/ricklatona and check out the auction.  Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to invest in some good generic domain names.  Now is the time to buy! … more

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Moniker DOMAINfest Domain Name Auction Continues Online

time February 3rd, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The Moniker Domain Name Auction that began at DOMAINfest continues online. High-quality domain names remain open for bidding until Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 12:15 p.m. Pacific time (3:15 p.m. Eastern time). … more

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Website.de Tops Sedo Sales For The Week

time January 28th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Sedo logoWebsite.de was the top selling domain name for Sedo in the week to 25 January selling for €101,150 ($142,214), far higher than the second biggest seller, which was bookkeepers.com ($34,000). Third biggest seller for the week was juegos-gratis.com (€13,500 / $19,000). … more

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Moniker.com Will Auction Premium Internet Real Estate at DOMAINfest Global 2010 Conference

time January 26th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Haiti Relief Effort to Benefit from Low and No Reserve Auction

Moniker.com has released its list of premium domain names for its live and extended online auction at the DOMAINfest Global 2010 conference. The live auction is scheduled for Thursday 28 January. There will also be a low- and no-reserve auction for a package of 51 names, with 50% of the sale proceeds to benefit PAZAPA (www.siloe.org), a nonprofit organization that provides care, treatment, and education for handicapped children in Haiti. … more

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Rick Latona Auctions extended sale of 600+ domains runs till 4 February

time January 26th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Rick Latona Auctions extended sale of over 600 domain names is active now and will run until 4 February. … more

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