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The Domains
20 Year Old NUVO.Com Saved in A One Member Panel UDRP & Domain Holder Didn’t Respond
SiTV, Inc. of Glendale, California, just lost its bid to grab the domain name Nuvo.com in a UDRP. The one member panel decision of Michael A. Albert rejected the claim even though the domain holder, which is now a Bankruptcy Trustee, did not file a f...
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20 Year Old NUVO.Com Saved in A One Member Panel UDRP & Domain Holder Didn’t Respond
SiTV, Inc. of Glendale, California, just lost its bid to grab the domain name Nuvo.com in a UDRP. The one member panel decision of Michael A. Albert rejected the claim even though the domain holder, which is now a Bankruptcy Trustee, did not file a f...
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 7:35 pm

Domain Name Wire
.Eco domain name applicant gets community status, .Gay and .Music don’t
.Eco prevails with its own definition of the eco community; .gay and .music don’t. Three more Community Priority Evaluation decisions for new top level domain names have been completed. .Eco applicant Big Room Inc has succeeded in getting commu...
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.Eco domain name applicant gets community status, .Gay and .Music don’t
.Eco prevails with its own definition of the eco community; .gay and .music don’t. Three more Community Priority Evaluation decisions for new top level domain names have been completed. .Eco applicant Big Room Inc has succeeded in getting commu...
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 6:10 pm

The Domains
.NYC Landrush Auctions To Start On October 23rd & SnapNames.com Will Handle Them
According to an email we received from a domain investor, The .NYC landrush collision auctions will be managed by SnapNames, the .nyc Auction Provider. A landrush collision occurs when more than 1 landrush application was submitted for the same...
Discussion
.NYC Landrush Auctions To Start On October 23rd & SnapNames.com Will Handle Them
According to an email we received from a domain investor, The .NYC landrush collision auctions will be managed by SnapNames, the .nyc Auction Provider. A landrush collision occurs when more than 1 landrush application was submitted for the same...
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 5:59 pm

Domain Name Wire
The magazine industry has its own Domain Registry of America
Tricky renewal notices get people to renew subscriptions through a third party. Remember Domain Registry of America, the group that tricked* people into renewing domain names at exorbitant prices? This type of scam didn’t start with the domain ...
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The magazine industry has its own Domain Registry of America
Tricky renewal notices get people to renew subscriptions through a third party. Remember Domain Registry of America, the group that tricked* people into renewing domain names at exorbitant prices? This type of scam didn’t start with the domain ...
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 5:43 pm

The Domains
Vern Jurovich Is Back As Chief Operating Officer of Uniregistry
Uniregistry.com announced today that it has re-hired of Vern Jurovich as its Chief Operating Officer. (pictured here with my wife Judi) Vern will help oversee all aspects of Uniregistry a...
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Vern Jurovich Is Back As Chief Operating Officer of Uniregistry
Uniregistry.com announced today that it has re-hired of Vern Jurovich as its Chief Operating Officer. (pictured here with my wife Judi) Vern will help oversee all aspects of Uniregistry a...
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 4:46 pm

Domain Name Wire
Due diligence is necessary before buying liquid domain names
Take these extra precautions when buying a valuable domain name. With news yesterday of more missing three letter domain names at a couple different domain registrars, now is a good time to remind people about due diligence when buying a domain name....
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Due diligence is necessary before buying liquid domain names
Take these extra precautions when buying a valuable domain name. With news yesterday of more missing three letter domain names at a couple different domain registrars, now is a good time to remind people about due diligence when buying a domain name....
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 2:35 pm

The Domains
New Domain Name Registrar Offers At Cost Registrations: DomainCostClub.com
According to a press release out today boosts that “DomainCostClub.com Becomes the First Domain Registrar in the World to Offer At-Cost Pricing The “ICANN Accredited registrar starts a new club to provide domains at wholesale price ...
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New Domain Name Registrar Offers At Cost Registrations: DomainCostClub.com
According to a press release out today boosts that “DomainCostClub.com Becomes the First Domain Registrar in the World to Offer At-Cost Pricing The “ICANN Accredited registrar starts a new club to provide domains at wholesale price ...
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 1:18 pm

The Domains
.Desi Ends 1st Day Of GA With Just 324 Registrations; .NYC Gets 1,400 More: .OVH Gets 43K Free Registrations
.Desi which went into general availability yesterday wound up with just 324 registrations according to ntldstats.com. .NYC which is still having uncontested landrush applications to the zone file, (we had mentioned we knew they had not all been added...
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.Desi Ends 1st Day Of GA With Just 324 Registrations; .NYC Gets 1,400 More: .OVH Gets 43K Free Registrations
.Desi which went into general availability yesterday wound up with just 324 registrations according to ntldstats.com. .NYC which is still having uncontested landrush applications to the zone file, (we had mentioned we knew they had not all been added...
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 1:09 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 10/7
I’ve been working on a new weekly article idea about domain name marketing. How people are using domain names in marketing and giving my opinion on domains that are working and not working for the people using them. It’s the r...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 10/7
I’ve been working on a new weekly article idea about domain name marketing. How people are using domain names in marketing and giving my opinion on domains that are working and not working for the people using them. It’s the r...
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 11:45 am

The Domains
BRS Media Submits Reconsideration Request for Dot Radio
BRS Media the company behind .FM, .AM and Idotz.net, put out a press release that they have submitted a reconsideration request pertaining to the Dot Radio extension. They are seeking to overturn a ruling from last month which said that the European ...
Discussion
BRS Media Submits Reconsideration Request for Dot Radio
BRS Media the company behind .FM, .AM and Idotz.net, put out a press release that they have submitted a reconsideration request pertaining to the Dot Radio extension. They are seeking to overturn a ruling from last month which said that the European ...
Discussion
October 7, 2014, 9:23 am