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The Domains
A look at Dot Luxury One Year In To The Process
Tony Kirsch of ARI Registry Services posted an interview with Monica Kirchner of Dot Luxury. Tony was looking to get some perspective on how things are going one year into the process. Dot Luxury names are not cheap, checking out a few registrars: Th...
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A look at Dot Luxury One Year In To The Process
Tony Kirsch of ARI Registry Services posted an interview with Monica Kirchner of Dot Luxury. Tony was looking to get some perspective on how things are going one year into the process. Dot Luxury names are not cheap, checking out a few registrars: Th...
Discussion
July 8, 2015, 9:09 am
The Domains
Google Hates ICANN’s Attempt to Eliminate Whois Privacy Calling it “Impractical & Ineffective
Google filed it’s comment on the whois privacy issue with ICANN today. Google seems to hate the proposal of the ICANN working group to prohibit commercial domain registrants from using proxy or privacy services calling it unf...
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Google Hates ICANN’s Attempt to Eliminate Whois Privacy Calling it “Impractical & Ineffective
Google filed it’s comment on the whois privacy issue with ICANN today. Google seems to hate the proposal of the ICANN working group to prohibit commercial domain registrants from using proxy or privacy services calling it unf...
Discussion
July 8, 2015, 3:05 am
The Domains
From CBS to CNN To Fox To Google: New gTLD .News Has Almost 500 Sunrise Registrations
The new gTLD .News enters the Early Access Program (EAP) for Rightside Tomorrow, Wednesday July 8th with the highest number of Sunrise domain registrations the registry has had in any of its new domain name extensions, just short of 500. Matt Overman...
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From CBS to CNN To Fox To Google: New gTLD .News Has Almost 500 Sunrise Registrations
The new gTLD .News enters the Early Access Program (EAP) for Rightside Tomorrow, Wednesday July 8th with the highest number of Sunrise domain registrations the registry has had in any of its new domain name extensions, just short of 500. Matt Overman...
Discussion
July 7, 2015, 10:15 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1m for the week led by Vigia.com
There were 501 transactions on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vigia.com at 25,000 USD Top ccTLD: c...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1m for the week led by Vigia.com
There were 501 transactions on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 52% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: vigia.com at 25,000 USD Top ccTLD: c...
Discussion
July 7, 2015, 8:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets Domain Name Stockpiling patent
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 9,075,886 (pdf) to Verisign for “Systems and methods for detecting the stockpiling of domain names.” We’ll call it domaindar for short. The patent explains ways that a r...
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Verisign gets Domain Name Stockpiling patent
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 9,075,886 (pdf) to Verisign for “Systems and methods for detecting the stockpiling of domain names.” We’ll call it domaindar for short. The patent explains ways that a r...
Discussion
July 7, 2015, 7:07 pm
The Domains
NetNames files Complaint w/ European Competition Commission on Vox Populi’s .SUCKS Pricing
NetNames.com has filed a complaint to European Competition Commission on Vox Populi’s .SUCKS pricing strategy that had Brand owners charged $1,999 each year (wholesale) for a .SUCKS domain name compared to others that are charged just $10...
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NetNames files Complaint w/ European Competition Commission on Vox Populi’s .SUCKS Pricing
NetNames.com has filed a complaint to European Competition Commission on Vox Populi’s .SUCKS pricing strategy that had Brand owners charged $1,999 each year (wholesale) for a .SUCKS domain name compared to others that are charged just $10...
Discussion
July 7, 2015, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Andee Hill joins Donuts as liaison to domain name investors
Hill will work with domain name investors. Donuts has hired Andee Hill as Director of Business Development, the company announced today. She will handle relationships with domain name investors and report directly to co-founder and EVP for Business D...
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Andee Hill joins Donuts as liaison to domain name investors
Hill will work with domain name investors. Donuts has hired Andee Hill as Director of Business Development, the company announced today. She will handle relationships with domain name investors and report directly to co-founder and EVP for Business D...
Discussion
July 7, 2015, 2:22 pm
The Domains
Andee Hill Joins Donuts As Director of Business Development
Andee Hill has joined Donuts,as Director of Business Development with specific responsibility for relationships with the domain investor community. Andee is a longtime participant in the domain name industry, most recently with her EscrowHill.com bus...
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Andee Hill Joins Donuts As Director of Business Development
Andee Hill has joined Donuts,as Director of Business Development with specific responsibility for relationships with the domain investor community. Andee is a longtime participant in the domain name industry, most recently with her EscrowHill.com bus...
Discussion
July 7, 2015, 2:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
This company thinks domain name investing violates U.S. law
Company’s response in WorkBetter.com lawsuit suggests that new businesses should be able to get old domain names. Last week I wrote about a cybersquatting lawsuit filed against the owner of WorkBetter.com. A new company has sprung up using the ...
Discussion
This company thinks domain name investing violates U.S. law
Company’s response in WorkBetter.com lawsuit suggests that new businesses should be able to get old domain names. Last week I wrote about a cybersquatting lawsuit filed against the owner of WorkBetter.com. A new company has sprung up using the ...
Discussion
July 7, 2015, 1:42 pm
The Domains
Carlsberg Group joins Minds + Machines Pioneer Program For .Beer
Minds + Machines, (LSE:MMX), announced today that Carlsberg, “the world-renowned brewery group, will participate in its .beer Pioneer program“. Carlsberg has secured over 150 .beer domains, in a portfolio that includes their most popular ...
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Carlsberg Group joins Minds + Machines Pioneer Program For .Beer
Minds + Machines, (LSE:MMX), announced today that Carlsberg, “the world-renowned brewery group, will participate in its .beer Pioneer program“. Carlsberg has secured over 150 .beer domains, in a portfolio that includes their most popular ...
Discussion
July 7, 2015, 1:09 pm
