[kictanet] Ni.ke hits the Kshs 1 billion (or $9.7m) mark in the premium domain auction of the .ke second level domain launch (Warning: This could be #FakeNews :-) )

[Bobs]

10M I think!

Regards 
Bob.

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> On Dec 20, 2017, at 6:56 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> Woooowwww! 
> Yep, this is a great feat. Kudos KENIC! 
> 
> 2017-12-20 18:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
>> Ni.ke hits the Kshs 1 billion (or $9.7m) mark in the premium domain auction of the .ke second level domain launch. This is probably an all time record of any ccTLD (Country Code Second Level Domain). 
>> 
>> For a minute I thought this was an error. And it could still be.. :-) 
>> 
>> http://auction.kenic.or.ke/item/19203406/nike
>> 
>> If this turns out to be true it would be a world record and focus the world alot more on Kenya.. Hold on! We are onto a wild ride! :-)
>> 
>> ​At the very least this is great PR and a Marketing Coup.
>> 
>> @Abdalla and Team - Well done for putting KENIC on the map!
>> 
>> Regards​
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