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Domain Name Wire
Virtual .US Town Hall meeting takes place Wednesday
.US owners should tune in and ask questions at online event tomorrow. Neustar, the registry that runs the .US country code domain name for the United States, is holding a .US Public Stakeholder Town Hall tomorrow, April 22. The virtual town hall take...
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Virtual .US Town Hall meeting takes place Wednesday
.US owners should tune in and ask questions at online event tomorrow. Neustar, the registry that runs the .US country code domain name for the United States, is holding a .US Public Stakeholder Town Hall tomorrow, April 22. The virtual town hall take...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 5:32 pm

Domain Name Wire
Google begins mobile search rankings shakeup
Search rankings on mobile devices are shifting starting today. Today is the day. Google has begun changing search results on mobile phones based on if sites are mobile friendly or not. According to a blog post from the company, the search rankings ro...
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Google begins mobile search rankings shakeup
Search rankings on mobile devices are shifting starting today. Today is the day. Google has begun changing search results on mobile phones based on if sites are mobile friendly or not. According to a blog post from the company, the search rankings ro...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 2:44 pm

The Domains
Wiz Khalifa Wins Control Of 8 Domain Names
Wiz Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Thomaz just won control of 8 domain names either having his name, Wiz Khalifa or his brand Taylor Gang. A one member UDRP WIPO panel awarded taylorclothes.com taylorgang.biz taylorgang.info taylorgang.mobi tayl...
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Wiz Khalifa Wins Control Of 8 Domain Names
Wiz Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Thomaz just won control of 8 domain names either having his name, Wiz Khalifa or his brand Taylor Gang. A one member UDRP WIPO panel awarded taylorclothes.com taylorgang.biz taylorgang.info taylorgang.mobi tayl...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 2:26 pm

Domain Name Wire
.London, .NYC and new ways to calculate the success of a TLD
A deep dive into how .London and .NYC are being used. The .London and .NYC top level domain names were both launched last year and have risen to the top of new TLD leaderboards. .London currently has about 60,000 registrations and .NYC has topped 75,...
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.London, .NYC and new ways to calculate the success of a TLD
A deep dive into how .London and .NYC are being used. The .London and .NYC top level domain names were both launched last year and have risen to the top of new TLD leaderboards. .London currently has about 60,000 registrations and .NYC has topped 75,...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 1:43 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
Some interesting names on the list today. I’ve noticed a lot of people are cashing in their LLL.coms due to the great prices they’ve been getting in the aftermarket. All assets have these cycles. We certainly are reachi...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
Some interesting names on the list today. I’ve noticed a lot of people are cashing in their LLL.coms due to the great prices they’ve been getting in the aftermarket. All assets have these cycles. We certainly are reachi...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 11:15 am

The Domains
Will .Poker Take Off ?
Christopher Hofman from European Domain Centre interviewed Roland LaPlante and Brett Samuels from Afilias on the eve of .Poker going live. Brett Samuels listed a number of high profile brands among early stage registrants including basically any...
Discussion
Will .Poker Take Off ?
Christopher Hofman from European Domain Centre interviewed Roland LaPlante and Brett Samuels from Afilias on the eve of .Poker going live. Brett Samuels listed a number of high profile brands among early stage registrants including basically any...
Discussion
April 21, 2015, 2:56 am

Domain Name Wire
New Domain this week: .Poker
Afilias launches .poker this week, and it is the only new TLD launch I could find. I can only find one new top level domain name on Calzone.org that’s launching this week, so it will get a little extra focus. Afilias launches .Poker on Tuesday ...
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New Domain this week: .Poker
Afilias launches .poker this week, and it is the only new TLD launch I could find. I can only find one new top level domain name on Calzone.org that’s launching this week, so it will get a little extra focus. Afilias launches .Poker on Tuesday ...
Discussion
April 20, 2015, 7:40 pm

Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: BrewingGuide.com, Art.io Meet Reserve. NUP.com, ASZ.com, PUHA.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell BrewingGuide.com – Nice name for all the home brewers out there. Art.io – The .io domains are selling well on Flippa, but this one is surpassing my expectations. Rank.io – Same as above. MobileGameDevelopm...
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Flippa – A Look Forward: BrewingGuide.com, Art.io Meet Reserve. NUP.com, ASZ.com, PUHA.com, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell BrewingGuide.com – Nice name for all the home brewers out there. Art.io – The .io domains are selling well on Flippa, but this one is surpassing my expectations. Rank.io – Same as above. MobileGameDevelopm...
Discussion
April 20, 2015, 5:24 pm

The Domains
FairWinds Partners: ” Top-Level Domains Owned by Brands Gaining Momentum”
Jennifer Schoelwer wrote an article on the FairWinds Partners blog that delves into gaining momentum for branded top level domains. The article is focused on .brands, not generic strings open to everyone. The article takes a look at French bank BNP P...
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FairWinds Partners: ” Top-Level Domains Owned by Brands Gaining Momentum”
Jennifer Schoelwer wrote an article on the FairWinds Partners blog that delves into gaining momentum for branded top level domains. The article is focused on .brands, not generic strings open to everyone. The article takes a look at French bank BNP P...
Discussion
April 20, 2015, 5:14 pm

The Domains
WDD.2015.Delhi SnapNames Domain Auction Gets $100K Bid On Computer.de
The domain name auction being run in conjunction with The World Domain Day conference on Snapnames.com has drawn over $400,000 in bids. All bidding is led by Computer.debut there is also a $75K bid on enetwork.com and LatinoTimes.com as well as a $50...
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WDD.2015.Delhi SnapNames Domain Auction Gets $100K Bid On Computer.de
The domain name auction being run in conjunction with The World Domain Day conference on Snapnames.com has drawn over $400,000 in bids. All bidding is led by Computer.debut there is also a $75K bid on enetwork.com and LatinoTimes.com as well as a $50...
Discussion
April 20, 2015, 5:06 pm