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The Domains
Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry Announces Affiliate Program
Frank Schilling Uniregistry registrar side of the business has just announced its affiliate program that promises to pay commission just not on new gTLD registrations but for renewals as well: Frank of course just didn’t announce the affiliate ...
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Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry Announces Affiliate Program
Frank Schilling Uniregistry registrar side of the business has just announced its affiliate program that promises to pay commission just not on new gTLD registrations but for renewals as well: Frank of course just didn’t announce the affiliate ...
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April 3, 2014, 2:42 pm

The Domains
Minds + Machines Issues New gTLD Update
In a press release sent out overnight, “The Directors of Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX) are pleased to provide an update on the launch programme of its portfolio of new top-level domains and the expansion of its registrar sales chann...
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Minds + Machines Issues New gTLD Update
In a press release sent out overnight, “The Directors of Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX) are pleased to provide an update on the launch programme of its portfolio of new top-level domains and the expansion of its registrar sales chann...
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April 3, 2014, 1:31 pm

The Domains
Out of The 1,735 .Builders Domains These Are My Favorite
I didn’t try to acquire domain names in the new gTLD of .Builders but I reviewed the zone file and found these 80 domains which are my favorite registrations in the TLD. According to ntldstats.com/tld there are 1,735 domain name registrat...
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Out of The 1,735 .Builders Domains These Are My Favorite
I didn’t try to acquire domain names in the new gTLD of .Builders but I reviewed the zone file and found these 80 domains which are my favorite registrations in the TLD. According to ntldstats.com/tld there are 1,735 domain name registrat...
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April 3, 2014, 1:29 pm

Domain Name Wire
HugeDomains sues medical group to keep domain and claims RDNH
HugeDomains claims Austin medical group provided false statements in UDRP. A couple weeks ago I wrote about a UDRP for AustinPain.com and how I thought the panel got it wrong. Now HugeDomains, which was on the losing end of the case, has filed suit t...
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HugeDomains sues medical group to keep domain and claims RDNH
HugeDomains claims Austin medical group provided false statements in UDRP. A couple weeks ago I wrote about a UDRP for AustinPain.com and how I thought the panel got it wrong. Now HugeDomains, which was on the losing end of the case, has filed suit t...
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April 3, 2014, 12:53 pm

Domain Name Wire
10 new TLDs now top 10,000 registrations each
.Center appears to have hit the milestone, making it the tenth domain to do so. Ten new top level domain names have now eclipsed the 10,000 registration milestone. That’s according to new TLD tracking site nTLDStats.com. Actual zone files show ...
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10 new TLDs now top 10,000 registrations each
.Center appears to have hit the milestone, making it the tenth domain to do so. Ten new top level domain names have now eclipsed the 10,000 registration milestone. That’s according to new TLD tracking site nTLDStats.com. Actual zone files show ...
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April 3, 2014, 12:27 pm

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 3rd, 2014
Godaddy can be such idiots some time. There is a reason by people like Konstantino of Online Domains dislike them so much and encourage others to find other registrars. I won the domain HikingGuide.com at the BuyDomains auction yesterday.  ...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 3rd, 2014
Godaddy can be such idiots some time. There is a reason by people like Konstantino of Online Domains dislike them so much and encourage others to find other registrars. I won the domain HikingGuide.com at the BuyDomains auction yesterday.  ...
Discussion
April 3, 2014, 11:29 am

The Domains
Mark Karpeles Ordered to come to the US to discuss Mt. Gox Bankruptcy
Reuters reported that the Mark Karpeles has to come to the US to discuss the Mt.Gox Chapter 15 bankruptcy. The company filed bankruptcy in Japan but are also dealing with a class action filed in Chicago. Last month, Karpeles asked a Dallas court to ...
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Mark Karpeles Ordered to come to the US to discuss Mt. Gox Bankruptcy
Reuters reported that the Mark Karpeles has to come to the US to discuss the Mt.Gox Chapter 15 bankruptcy. The company filed bankruptcy in Japan but are also dealing with a class action filed in Chicago. Last month, Karpeles asked a Dallas court to ...
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April 3, 2014, 7:07 am

The Domains
HugeDomains.com Take UDRP Loss On AustinPain.com to Federal Court: We Say Good Get Em
HugeDomains.com, LLC, just filed a lawsuit against ROBERT P. WILLS, MD. PA, a Texas Professional Association d/b/a AUSTIN PAIN ASSOCIATES for a declaratory judgement arising out of the UDRP decision against it on the domain name AustinPain.com While ...
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HugeDomains.com Take UDRP Loss On AustinPain.com to Federal Court: We Say Good Get Em
HugeDomains.com, LLC, just filed a lawsuit against ROBERT P. WILLS, MD. PA, a Texas Professional Association d/b/a AUSTIN PAIN ASSOCIATES for a declaratory judgement arising out of the UDRP decision against it on the domain name AustinPain.com While ...
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April 3, 2014, 2:08 am

The Domains
35 Senators Demand Answers On NTIA Plan Of Giving Up Oversight of ICANN
35 U.S. Senators led by John Thune (R-S.D.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Larry Strickling, head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), asking a lot of questions (I count...
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35 Senators Demand Answers On NTIA Plan Of Giving Up Oversight of ICANN
35 U.S. Senators led by John Thune (R-S.D.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Larry Strickling, head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), asking a lot of questions (I count...
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April 2, 2014, 11:56 pm

The Domains
Vertical Axis Beats Back a UDRP on the Domain ThinkThin.com Registered in 2001
Vertical Axis Inc which was as always represented by Esqwire.com beat back a UDRP on the domain name ThinkThin.com The trademark holder 1st registered their trademark and started selling their product in 2006, somehow they thought they were entitled ...
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Vertical Axis Beats Back a UDRP on the Domain ThinkThin.com Registered in 2001
Vertical Axis Inc which was as always represented by Esqwire.com beat back a UDRP on the domain name ThinkThin.com The trademark holder 1st registered their trademark and started selling their product in 2006, somehow they thought they were entitled ...
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April 2, 2014, 11:22 pm