Did the seller leave money on the table?
Yesterday, we unveiled the sale of Gamepedia.com to the online games giant, Curse Inc. Apparently, the sale was not as high as expected; instead of mid five figures, the transaction was completed on Sedo for just under $20,000 (15,000 euro). That means, assuming a standard fee of 15%, that the seller gets to keep less [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NameLayer: Seven day trial period when buying a domain
We ran across those friendly fellas over at NameLayer.com – a company ran by Julian Shapiro, CEO and Edward James, COO. The Los Angeles company appears to own a domain inventory that consists of several hundred two-word dot com domains. One can select a domain from the NameLayer inventory and initiate the acquisition process, paying [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Adult Domain Names are offered certificate of absolution – ICANN raises prices
There is some great news for holders of embarrassing, adult domain name portfolios. In a unanimous decision by ICANN, all registrants of adult domains can now apply for what ICANN calls a “certificate of absolution” – a clearance document that enables such domains to not be classified as adult any longer. “I think it’s a [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ICANN to reclaim all cussword domains – Party like it’s 1994
Pittsburgh, PA – The Unassociated Press It could not happen at a worse time; ICANN announced today that it’s amending its Letter of Authorization (LOA) to all Registries, including Verisign and PIR. The amendment revokes article BC1922/C/1995 that allows for the registration of domains which fall in the “cussword” category. In particular, article 7B of [...]
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