[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 :-) )

Ali Hussein ali at hussein.me.ke
Sat Dec 23 09:38:47 EAT 2017 

Abdalla

Thanks for the update.

Another interesting premium domain is Alphabet.ke. Yup, you guessed
right..It's not the garden variety Alphabet that is driving the price to
Kshs. 1.5m as of this morning.. :-) It's the Google variety..If you get my
drift.. :-)



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On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 6:44 AM, Abdalla <ceo at kenic.or.ke> wrote:

>
> Dear Listers,
>
> Thank you for supporting the auction process by maintaining a very vibrant
> discussion on the same. The auction date for ni.ke ended yesterday. We
> will commence communication with the bidders and get the next step of the
> processes in action. There are still a number of premium domains on auction
> till the end of December 2017.
>
> Listers will be updated on what happened by the end 1st week January 2018.
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone Happy Holidays !!!
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Abdalla Omari.
> *Chief Executive Officer*
>
>
> On Dec 23, 2017, at 4:34 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Auction ends on the 30th I think. Some though did end yesterday.
>
> Would be interesting to hear from KENIC.
>
> Ali Hussein
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>
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> *From:* Collins Areba <arebacollins at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 23, 2017 12:39:06 AM
> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Cc:* Ali Hussein
> *Subject:* Re: [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 :-) )
>
> 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*
>>
>>
>> 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,
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