[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 :-) )

Sat Dec 23 00:39:06 EAT 2017

Now that the auction is complete... any indication if this indeed happened?

On 21 Dec 2017 12:15, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> 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*
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>
>
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> 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,
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>
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