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Latest News
The Domains
.Sexy Is Just For The Sexy People
Unregistry in a Press Release put everyone on notice that the new gTLD .Sexy will be for only the Sexy people: “”Uniregistry, the Cayman based new gTLD applicant, has announced new registration requirements to improve quality and combat a...
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.Sexy Is Just For The Sexy People
Unregistry in a Press Release put everyone on notice that the new gTLD .Sexy will be for only the Sexy people: “”Uniregistry, the Cayman based new gTLD applicant, has announced new registration requirements to improve quality and combat a...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 1:13 pm
The Domains
Pinky Brand Predicts 408.5 Million Domains By The End Of 2016, 73.6M New gTLD’s
Pinky Brand just published some bold predictions for the number of domain names that will exist in 2016 including registrations from new gTLD’s. For those that don’t know Pinky is one of the founders of .mobi, which is “today ranked...
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Pinky Brand Predicts 408.5 Million Domains By The End Of 2016, 73.6M New gTLD’s
Pinky Brand just published some bold predictions for the number of domain names that will exist in 2016 including registrations from new gTLD’s. For those that don’t know Pinky is one of the founders of .mobi, which is “today ranked...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 12:12 pm
Elliot's Blog
Why You Need a Good Domain Name Lawyer
Most people who invest in domain names probably hope that they never need to use the services of a good domain name lawyer. I think the perception may be that if you have to hire a lawyer for something, it probably means you did something bad or some...
Discussion
Why You Need a Good Domain Name Lawyer
Most people who invest in domain names probably hope that they never need to use the services of a good domain name lawyer. I think the perception may be that if you have to hire a lawyer for something, it probably means you did something bad or some...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 11:18 am
Domain Name Wire
A look at micro TLDs
The world’s smallest active top level domain has seven second level domains. ICANN recently published the latest batch of monthly registry reports, which include data on how many domains are registered in each (non-ccTLD) top level domain. The ...
Discussion
A look at micro TLDs
The world’s smallest active top level domain has seven second level domains. ICANN recently published the latest batch of monthly registry reports, which include data on how many domains are registered in each (non-ccTLD) top level domain. The ...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 10:42 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 10th
If you have a decent portfolio then most likely you’ve had a broker contact you to see if you have a domain of a certain type for one of their clients. If so then they’ve probably asked to see what you’re looking for and your ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 10th
If you have a decent portfolio then most likely you’ve had a broker contact you to see if you have a domain of a certain type for one of their clients. If so then they’ve probably asked to see what you’re looking for and your ...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 6:54 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: May 10 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: May 10, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.This is How Stupid The..., 887,000 .vn IDN Domains Registered, Domain Name Change Leads to..., Yahoo Wants Out of Its..., Scott Wagner Takes COO and..., Th...
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Domain Name News: May 10 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: May 10, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.This is How Stupid The..., 887,000 .vn IDN Domains Registered, Domain Name Change Leads to..., Yahoo Wants Out of Its..., Scott Wagner Takes COO and..., Th...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 3:05 am
Domain Name News
Moniker.com and Name.com Respond to Hack Claims
Wednesday DNN ran an article about a purported hack of several domain name registrars by HTP (Hack the Planet). While HTP claimed that the hosting company Linode.com was the intended target, the group also claimed they were able to hack in to M...
Discussion
Moniker.com and Name.com Respond to Hack Claims
Wednesday DNN ran an article about a purported hack of several domain name registrars by HTP (Hack the Planet). While HTP claimed that the hosting company Linode.com was the intended target, the group also claimed they were able to hack in to M...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 1:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Want to design Domain Name Wire’s new logo?
Submit a design at 99Designs. I’m working on a redesign of Domain Name Wire, and part of that is a refreshed logo. The logo is essentially unchanged since I started this site in 2005. I designed the original logo with a $50 do-it-yourself logo ...
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Want to design Domain Name Wire’s new logo?
Submit a design at 99Designs. I’m working on a redesign of Domain Name Wire, and part of that is a refreshed logo. The logo is essentially unchanged since I started this site in 2005. I designed the original logo with a $50 do-it-yourself logo ...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 1:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stupid, incompetent, or both?
A Generally Atrocious Communiqué. I’ve learned a lot over the years while writing about the domain industry. In the past three years I’ve learned that if there’s a laborious article I need to research and write that has to do...
Discussion
Stupid, incompetent, or both?
A Generally Atrocious Communiqué. I’ve learned a lot over the years while writing about the domain industry. In the past three years I’ve learned that if there’s a laborious article I need to research and write that has to do...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 1:28 pm
Elliot's Blog
My Ideal Passive Domain Sales Platform
I don’t particularly like having buy it now prices on my domain names, especially the names I consider premium. The market for domain names is dynamic, and I would rather price them at the time of an inquiry than before. That said, having some ...
Discussion
My Ideal Passive Domain Sales Platform
I don’t particularly like having buy it now prices on my domain names, especially the names I consider premium. The market for domain names is dynamic, and I would rather price them at the time of an inquiry than before. That said, having some ...
Discussion
May 9, 2013, 12:10 pm
