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Domain Name Wire
Afilias wins auction for .Promo top level domain name
Domain name is second to sell through Innovative Auctions’ Top Level Auction service. Domain name registry Afilias has won rights to the top level domain name .Promo in an auction organized by Innovative Auctions. Phenomena Group Oy was the onl...
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Afilias wins auction for .Promo top level domain name
Domain name is second to sell through Innovative Auctions’ Top Level Auction service. Domain name registry Afilias has won rights to the top level domain name .Promo in an auction organized by Innovative Auctions. Phenomena Group Oy was the onl...
Discussion
June 23, 2015, 7:15 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: 1095.com and TopTwenty.com Hit Reserve. UV.com, QT.com, 0845.com
Reserve Met and Will Sell 1095.com – This one is being brokered by Domain Holdings, and it’s nice to see a couple of their names hitting reserve recently. The last couple of NNNN.com comps include 2675.com for $16,500, 5082.com for $14,5...
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Flippa – A Look Forward: 1095.com and TopTwenty.com Hit Reserve. UV.com, QT.com, 0845.com
Reserve Met and Will Sell 1095.com – This one is being brokered by Domain Holdings, and it’s nice to see a couple of their names hitting reserve recently. The last couple of NNNN.com comps include 2675.com for $16,500, 5082.com for $14,5...
Discussion
June 23, 2015, 6:03 pm
The Domains
XYZ Adds .Protection As its 8th New gTLD it Has Ownership Interest In
Earlier today we wrote about the .XYZ team buying the new gTLD .Security from Symantec .XYZ has now announced they have also acquired the new gTLD .Protection from Symantec as well. The .XYZ group now owns or has a interest in 8 new gTLD’s. .XY...
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XYZ Adds .Protection As its 8th New gTLD it Has Ownership Interest In
Earlier today we wrote about the .XYZ team buying the new gTLD .Security from Symantec .XYZ has now announced they have also acquired the new gTLD .Protection from Symantec as well. The .XYZ group now owns or has a interest in 8 new gTLD’s. .XY...
Discussion
June 23, 2015, 5:50 pm
The Domains
LogicBoxes Helps .MN Registry Grow by 350%
LogicBoxes, the business consulting and automation technology provider for ccTLD & New gTLD Registries, Domain Registrars and Web Hosts, today announced the milestone achievement of completing 10 successful years of partnership with Datacom LLC, ...
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LogicBoxes Helps .MN Registry Grow by 350%
LogicBoxes, the business consulting and automation technology provider for ccTLD & New gTLD Registries, Domain Registrars and Web Hosts, today announced the milestone achievement of completing 10 successful years of partnership with Datacom LLC, ...
Discussion
June 23, 2015, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign admits: It is difficult to identify desirable domain names that are available
Patent says it’s hard to find available domains, marketing says most domain lookups are successful. When do your company’s intellectual property efforts contradict your marketing efforts? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just issued p...
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Verisign admits: It is difficult to identify desirable domain names that are available
Patent says it’s hard to find available domains, marketing says most domain lookups are successful. When do your company’s intellectual property efforts contradict your marketing efforts? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just issued p...
Discussion
June 23, 2015, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Symantec sells .Security and .Protection domains to XYZ
Symantec now left with two .brand domain names. Security software firm Symantec has sold its two non-brand top level domain names to XYZ, the company behind the .xyz top level domain name. XYZ says the .security domain name can be used for anything f...
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Symantec sells .Security and .Protection domains to XYZ
Symantec now left with two .brand domain names. Security software firm Symantec has sold its two non-brand top level domain names to XYZ, the company behind the .xyz top level domain name. XYZ says the .security domain name can be used for anything f...
Discussion
June 23, 2015, 4:26 pm
The Domains
Nominet (.UK) Release Domain Name Dispute Report For 2014
Nominet, the nonprofit that behind .UK, released its the annual summary of domain name disputes bought before its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) which is similar to the UDRP system. A total of 726 complaints were made, up 8% on 2013. However,...
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Nominet (.UK) Release Domain Name Dispute Report For 2014
Nominet, the nonprofit that behind .UK, released its the annual summary of domain name disputes bought before its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) which is similar to the UDRP system. A total of 726 complaints were made, up 8% on 2013. However,...
Discussion
June 23, 2015, 3:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
DropCatch offers name-your-own-price bulk backorders
Service lets customers place backorders for as little as $15. Expired domain name service DropCatch.com has launched a beta test of a discount club for customers who backorder a lot of domain names. DropCatch’s standard minimum price is $59 for...
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DropCatch offers name-your-own-price bulk backorders
Service lets customers place backorders for as little as $15. Expired domain name service DropCatch.com has launched a beta test of a discount club for customers who backorder a lot of domain names. DropCatch’s standard minimum price is $59 for...
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June 23, 2015, 2:57 pm
The Domains
Bill Sweetman “Today, to launch a consumer-facing brand on something other than a .COM is risky.”
CampaignLive.com is a community website focused on the advertising industry, they put out a piece on the new gtlds and looked at the critics and a few who are using the new gtlds. On the critic side there were comments from brands that too much of th...
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Bill Sweetman “Today, to launch a consumer-facing brand on something other than a .COM is risky.”
CampaignLive.com is a community website focused on the advertising industry, they put out a piece on the new gtlds and looked at the critics and a few who are using the new gtlds. On the critic side there were comments from brands that too much of th...
Discussion
June 23, 2015, 2:49 pm
The Domains
Congress TM Caucus Tells ICANN To Give Amazon; .Amazon If It Wants Its Independence
The co-chairman’s of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, wrote to ICANN telling them they need to approve Amazon’s application for .Amazon which has been rejected due to “rights” asserted by Brazil nor Peru in relation to the ...
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Congress TM Caucus Tells ICANN To Give Amazon; .Amazon If It Wants Its Independence
The co-chairman’s of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, wrote to ICANN telling them they need to approve Amazon’s application for .Amazon which has been rejected due to “rights” asserted by Brazil nor Peru in relation to the ...
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June 23, 2015, 2:45 pm
