[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 :-) )

Thu Dec 21 12:14:35 EAT 2017

The auction is getting very interesting..

By the way.. This is a note to KENIC - I believe there are bidders who are
using bots to automate the auction alerts.. Amazing stuff!

Great use case for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning..

*Ali Hussein*

*Principal*

*Hussein & Associates*

Tel: +254 713 601113

Twitter: @AliHKassim

Skype: abu-jomo

LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>

13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,

Chiromo Road, Westlands,

Nairobi, Kenya.

Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
organizations that I work with.

On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 11:18 AM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Let me go for all the likes - li.ke
>
>
> On 21 December 2017 at 09:26, Collins Areba <arebacollins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We should just sell co.ke
>> :-)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Collins Areba,
>> Kilifi, Kenya.
>> Tel: +*254 707 750 788 */ *0731750788*
>> Twitter: @arebacollins.
>> Skype: arebacollins
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 8:51 AM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bob,
>>>
>>> Have you registered 1Bob.KE or you are waiting till I go squatting with
>>> the name? :-)
>>>
>>> On 20 December 2017 at 20:38, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So am I Bob.. So am I... :-)
>>>>
>>>> I had to go in several times to confirm the number.. However, the proof
>>>> of the pudding is in the eating.. Let's see who plonks that kind of money..
>>>>
>>>> Some interesting domains are hitting respectable numbers.. Ranging from
>>>> 100k to 500k..This is real..
>>>>
>>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>>>
>>>> *Principal*
>>>>
>>>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>>>
>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>>>
>>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>>>
>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,
>>>>
>>>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,
>>>>
>>>> Nairobi, Kenya.
>>>>
>>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
>>>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>>>> organizations that I work with.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Bob Omondi <omondibob at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> @Ali,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am struggling with the figure :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> .KE is going place indeed!
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Bob.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Nope.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I billion.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Principal*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>>>>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nairobi, Kenya.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are
>>>>>> purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>>>>>> organizations that I work with.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 7:25 PM, Bobs via kictanet <
>>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 10M I think!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>> Bob.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Principal*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>>>>>>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nairobi, Kenya.
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>>>>>>>> organizations that I work with.
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