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The Domains
Go Daddy Purchases Web Design Marketplace Elto
Back in October of 2013 Ophelie Lechat introduced me to a gentleman named Ned Dwyer, Ned ran a company called Tweaky and was looking to change the name of the company and was looking for a new domain name. I submitted a bunch of names both personal a...
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Go Daddy Purchases Web Design Marketplace Elto
Back in October of 2013 Ophelie Lechat introduced me to a gentleman named Ned Dwyer, Ned ran a company called Tweaky and was looking to change the name of the company and was looking for a new domain name. I submitted a bunch of names both personal a...
Discussion
April 10, 2015, 6:47 pm

The Domains
New gTLD’s Registrations Top 5 Million; .Science & .Link Break 100K: We Break Down the Numbers
The number of new gTLD domain name registrations have topped 5 Million for the first time, according to ntldstats.com Here are the top 30 most registered new gTLDs: Domain &...
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New gTLD’s Registrations Top 5 Million; .Science & .Link Break 100K: We Break Down the Numbers
The number of new gTLD domain name registrations have topped 5 Million for the first time, according to ntldstats.com Here are the top 30 most registered new gTLDs: Domain &...
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April 10, 2015, 3:17 pm

The Domains
SnapNames Is Holding Auction of 36 Registry Owned .Yoga Domain Names
SnapNames.com is holding an auction of 36 .Yoga domain names. About 1/2 the domain names have a reserve range price of $1k or less. Many are at no reserve and only one domain has a high range reserve of $2,500 All of the 36 .Yoga domain names a...
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SnapNames Is Holding Auction of 36 Registry Owned .Yoga Domain Names
SnapNames.com is holding an auction of 36 .Yoga domain names. About 1/2 the domain names have a reserve range price of $1k or less. Many are at no reserve and only one domain has a high range reserve of $2,500 All of the 36 .Yoga domain names a...
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April 10, 2015, 1:29 pm

Domain Name Wire
Big brands register .Sucks as ICANN asks FTC for review
Oprah, Apple and Microsoft among companies paying to protect their brands. Intellectual property interests and brands owners are upset about the .sucks domain name and its pricing, but many big brands aren’t taking chances even as ICANN asks go...
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Big brands register .Sucks as ICANN asks FTC for review
Oprah, Apple and Microsoft among companies paying to protect their brands. Intellectual property interests and brands owners are upset about the .sucks domain name and its pricing, but many big brands aren’t taking chances even as ICANN asks go...
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April 10, 2015, 1:16 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, April 10th, 2015
Yesterday was one of those days. Young employee not showing up, flu bug going around, everyone a little tired from first couple weeks of hard work. Spring is brutal in the plant business. Then I do this at night and also try ...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, April 10th, 2015
Yesterday was one of those days. Young employee not showing up, flu bug going around, everyone a little tired from first couple weeks of hard work. Spring is brutal in the plant business. Then I do this at night and also try ...
Discussion
April 10, 2015, 11:09 am

The Domains
Global e-Commerce Sales Projected to Hit $994.5 Billion This Year
Thad Rueter reported for InternetRetailer .com that global e-commerce sales are expected to hit $994.5 billion according to A.T. Kearney. The report cited the United States ahead of China for “online market attractiveness.” From the artic...
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Global e-Commerce Sales Projected to Hit $994.5 Billion This Year
Thad Rueter reported for InternetRetailer .com that global e-commerce sales are expected to hit $994.5 billion according to A.T. Kearney. The report cited the United States ahead of China for “online market attractiveness.” From the artic...
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April 10, 2015, 10:44 am

The Domains
Australian Judge releases personal info on over 4700 who allegedly pirated movie
The AP wrote that an Australian judge has apparently agreed to release the names of over 4700 Aussies who downloaded the movie Dallas Buyers Club. SYDNEY (AP) — Internet providers have lost an Australian court battle to keep secret the names of...
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Australian Judge releases personal info on over 4700 who allegedly pirated movie
The AP wrote that an Australian judge has apparently agreed to release the names of over 4700 Aussies who downloaded the movie Dallas Buyers Club. SYDNEY (AP) — Internet providers have lost an Australian court battle to keep secret the names of...
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April 10, 2015, 10:05 am

DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: April 10 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news that is hand-picked for you.• ICANN Asks FTC and OCA to Review .Sucks• MySchool.com Domain Name Owner Fights Back After Lawsuit• UDRP Panel Finds Not Responding to C&D Lett...
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Domain Name News: April 10 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news that is hand-picked for you.• ICANN Asks FTC and OCA to Review .Sucks• MySchool.com Domain Name Owner Fights Back After Lawsuit• UDRP Panel Finds Not Responding to C&D Lett...
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April 10, 2015, 9:30 am

The Domains
NameJet Holding Auction Of Court Ordered Domains To Be Sold Including FILETMIGNON.COM
Pursuant to Order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and further at the direction of the US Marshals Service, NameJet is auctioning some terrific steak-related domains, such as FILETMIGNON.COM, along with a fe...
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NameJet Holding Auction Of Court Ordered Domains To Be Sold Including FILETMIGNON.COM
Pursuant to Order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and further at the direction of the US Marshals Service, NameJet is auctioning some terrific steak-related domains, such as FILETMIGNON.COM, along with a fe...
Discussion
April 9, 2015, 9:43 pm

Domain Name Wire
ICANN asks FTC and OCA to review .Sucks
ICANN asks government agencies for feedback on .sucks plan. ICANN has sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA), asking them to consider if Vox Populi’s plans for the .sucks top level...
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ICANN asks FTC and OCA to review .Sucks
ICANN asks government agencies for feedback on .sucks plan. ICANN has sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA), asking them to consider if Vox Populi’s plans for the .sucks top level...
Discussion
April 9, 2015, 8:10 pm