The domain name Check.me was at a Sedo auction with a reserve price of $2,500 back in 2010. Today according to to The Term Sheet, Check (f.k.a. Pageonce), a Palo Alto, Calif.–based mobile app for tracking and paying bills, which used the domain name Check.me, raised $24 million in Series C funding. Menlo Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Morgenthaler Ventures and … [Read more...]
.Org Registrations up 13.6% in 1st Half of 2013 to 10.3 Million
Public Interest Registry – the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain – today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard," detailing the international and domestic growth of .ORG from January to July 2013. Specifically, the report revealed that new .ORG registrations increased by 13.6 percent in the first half of 2013. Other findings from "The Dashboard" … [Read more...]
CommonBond.Co Raises Over $100 Million
According to the Term Sheet, CommonBond, a New York-based student lending platform, has raised over $100 million in new equity and debt financing. Tribeca Venture Partners and The Social + Capital Partnership led the equity tranche, and were joined by Vikram Pandit (ex-Citi CEO), Tom Glocer (ex-Thomson Reuters CEO) and Tom Kalaris (ex-Barclays exec). The company's website is … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $1.18 Million In Domains Led By Philanthropist.com For $50K
Afternic.com just released its reportable weekly domain sales report for the week of 8/26/13 – 9/1/13, total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,180,925. All sales were led by Name Administration, Inc sale of Philanthropist.com For $50K, tied for the highest sale of the week was the domain name Dentl.com. One of our domain names made … [Read more...]
GongShow.com Lost In UDRP After Domain Holder Trys To Sell It For $18,000
Gongshow Gear Inc. just won a UDRP on the domain name GongShow.com, after the domain holder asked for $18,000 to sell the domain. Complainant contends it has rights in the GONGSHOW mark, used in connection with lifestyle hockey apparel. Complainant has rights in the GONGSHOW mark with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) (e.g., Reg. No. 3,400,170 registered March 18, … [Read more...]
CheckCashing.com Up For Sale Reserve Range $500K-$750K
Moniker® and SnapNames®, both KeyDrive S. A. companies and leading providers of domain name solutions, announced today that they have been selected as the exclusive brokerage and auction house representing CheckCashing.com and the domain is up for auction on SnapNames.com. The reserve range is pegged at $500K-$750K "The domain represents an unprecedented opportunity allowing the financial … [Read more...]
ABC Liquors Gains Control Of 14 Year Old Domain ABCLiquors.com In UDRP
ABC Liquors, Inc. of Florida, just won a UDRP on the domain name abcliquor.com. Its an interesting case, although living in Florida I know ABC Liquor to be the largest chain of Liquor stores in the state, however also having a house in North Carolina I know all the liquor stores in many states are run by the state, rather than privately and referred to as ABC stores (Alcohol and Beverage … [Read more...]