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Domain Name Wire
Microsoft gets dotBing.com, but what about other dot domains?
Company gets control of dotBing.com domain name, but doesn’t have dot domains related to most other TLD bids. This week Microsoft took control of dotBing.com, a domain that was registered back in 2009. Its interest in the domain is clearly rela...
Discussion
Microsoft gets dotBing.com, but what about other dot domains?
Company gets control of dotBing.com domain name, but doesn’t have dot domains related to most other TLD bids. This week Microsoft took control of dotBing.com, a domain that was registered back in 2009. Its interest in the domain is clearly rela...
Discussion
June 20, 2012, 10:54 am

Domain Name Wire
SnapNames throws hat into domain sunrise and landrush auction ring
KeyDrive companies want to play a role in new TLD rollout. SnapNames and Moniker have announced they will support sunrise and landrush auctions for new top level domain registries. The company will, of course, also offer premium generic sales and auc...
Discussion
SnapNames throws hat into domain sunrise and landrush auction ring
KeyDrive companies want to play a role in new TLD rollout. SnapNames and Moniker have announced they will support sunrise and landrush auctions for new top level domain registries. The company will, of course, also offer premium generic sales and auc...
Discussion
June 20, 2012, 10:31 am

Elliot's Blog
First Afternic Auction on Snapnames Ends Thursday
Afternic is running its first auction in conjunction with Snapnames / Moniker, and it closes on Thursday, June 21. There are some pretty solid domain names at fair reserves up for auction, and I’ve highlighted my top picks for the auction ...
Discussion
First Afternic Auction on Snapnames Ends Thursday
Afternic is running its first auction in conjunction with Snapnames / Moniker, and it closes on Thursday, June 21. There are some pretty solid domain names at fair reserves up for auction, and I’ve highlighted my top picks for the auction ...
Discussion
June 20, 2012, 9:23 am

The Domains
Quick Poll: Pound For Pound Whose New gTLD Strings Are The Best
Now that all of the players who applied for multiple new gTLD strings are know and the strings they applied for are on the table I figured you might want to chime in on who you thought had the best set of new gTLD strings, pound for pound, dollar for...
Discussion
Quick Poll: Pound For Pound Whose New gTLD Strings Are The Best
Now that all of the players who applied for multiple new gTLD strings are know and the strings they applied for are on the table I figured you might want to chime in on who you thought had the best set of new gTLD strings, pound for pound, dollar for...
Discussion
June 20, 2012, 8:15 am

Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net
It was a pleasure to come in and do this list after the ridiculous hot weather we’re having here in the Midwest. Over 40 years I have never seen a year like we’ve had this year. We have had so much sunlight in the last three months ...
Discussion
Wednesday’s Big List of Names at Auction or Dropping Around the Net
It was a pleasure to come in and do this list after the ridiculous hot weather we’re having here in the Midwest. Over 40 years I have never seen a year like we’ve had this year. We have had so much sunlight in the last three months ...
Discussion
June 20, 2012, 6:13 am

The Domains
Sedo Joins With Brands-and-Jingles For Domain Auction Of 190 .Me Domains Including: Tagged.me; Follows.me, Shared.Me
According to a press release out tonight, “Sedo.com is running in partnership with Brands-and-Jingles is holding an auction of 190 premium .ME domain “at the level of the nominal prices ranging between $149 and $999.” Un...
Discussion
Sedo Joins With Brands-and-Jingles For Domain Auction Of 190 .Me Domains Including: Tagged.me; Follows.me, Shared.Me
According to a press release out tonight, “Sedo.com is running in partnership with Brands-and-Jingles is holding an auction of 190 premium .ME domain “at the level of the nominal prices ranging between $149 and $999.” Un...
Discussion
June 20, 2012, 4:34 am

Domain Name Wire
ICANN may let new TLD applicants modify their applications
Plan may allow new TLD applicants to fix errors. ICANN is considering allowing applicants for new top level domains to make changes to their applications, the organization confirmed to Domain Name Wire today. The group is working on a process that co...
Discussion
ICANN may let new TLD applicants modify their applications
Plan may allow new TLD applicants to fix errors. ICANN is considering allowing applicants for new top level domains to make changes to their applications, the organization confirmed to Domain Name Wire today. The group is working on a process that co...
Discussion
June 19, 2012, 7:33 pm

Domain Shane
10 Thoughts From a Middle Aged Man
Life is an amazing journey. Full of precious moments, things that seem bad at the time but really aren’t, and moments that you don’t realize their importance until much later in life. I get made fun of for smiling all the time...
Discussion
10 Thoughts From a Middle Aged Man
Life is an amazing journey. Full of precious moments, things that seem bad at the time but really aren’t, and moments that you don’t realize their importance until much later in life. I get made fun of for smiling all the time...
Discussion
June 19, 2012, 6:50 pm

Domain Name News
New gTLDs: Competition or Concentration? Innovation or Domination?
This guest post was writting by Phil Corwin. Mr. Corwin is Founding Principal of the Virtualaw LLC consultancy and serves as Of Counsel to Greenberg & Lieberman and as for the Internet Commerce Association (ICA), all located in Washington, DC. Th...
Discussion
New gTLDs: Competition or Concentration? Innovation or Domination?
This guest post was writting by Phil Corwin. Mr. Corwin is Founding Principal of the Virtualaw LLC consultancy and serves as Of Counsel to Greenberg & Lieberman and as for the Internet Commerce Association (ICA), all located in Washington, DC. Th...
Discussion
June 19, 2012, 6:12 pm

The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $1.02MM In Domains Led By Sunless.com For $25K
Afternic.com just published its weekly report of domain name sales totalling $1,023,904 for the week ending June 17th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by Sunless.com at $24,500, followed by yif.com at $22,000. Below is the complete list ...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $1.02MM In Domains Led By Sunless.com For $25K
Afternic.com just published its weekly report of domain name sales totalling $1,023,904 for the week ending June 17th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by Sunless.com at $24,500, followed by yif.com at $22,000. Below is the complete list ...
Discussion
June 19, 2012, 5:10 pm