[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 09:41:27 EAT 2017

I get your drift, Ali :-)

On 23 December 2017 at 09:38, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> 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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>> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a
>> habit." ~ Aristotle
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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
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>>>
>>> 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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