This morning Domain Name News started the week with the hot news coming from Haaretz.com that Israel.com was sold for $5.8 million. We were able to reach Monte Cahn at Moniker who reported that the information was incorrect. “It did not sell - they saw the opening bid price and thought it closed at this price [...]

As already reported in our Up To The Minute column, this sale did not take place, the domain is still for sale. According to Haaretz, the domain name “israel.com” that was up for sale in the Moniker auction at the recent Targeted TRAFFIC show in Orlando has been sold for $5.88 million USD over the weekend. [...]