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Paul Sloan profiles Mike Mann — CNET editor

Sloan profiles a colorful character in the domain industry.

CNET executive editor Paul Sloan has a history of writing regarding the domain industry.

His Business 2.0 cover story regarding Kevin Ham back in 2007 is still talked regarding in the industry. More recently he wrote regarding .co.

Today he published an article regarding Mike Mann.

For many domainers Mann needs no introduction. He’s one of those domainers that’s not afraid to speak his mind (not that there’s any lack of people like that in our industry.)

The lead is Mann’s recent splurge for 14,962 hand registered domain names, but it also goes in to his history founding BuyDomains and numerous other startups.

Check out the story here.

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