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Applicants ask for .web auction postponement over Nu Dot Co
Applicants concerned that rival has a big-money backer. At least two applicants for the .web top level domain name are asking for this month’s auction to be postponed. Radix and Schlund Technologies GmbH sent letters to ICANN that state: We sup...
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Applicants ask for .web auction postponement over Nu Dot Co
Applicants concerned that rival has a big-money backer. At least two applicants for the .web top level domain name are asking for this month’s auction to be postponed. Radix and Schlund Technologies GmbH sent letters to ICANN that state: We sup...
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July 14, 2016, 12:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts invests in Blockchain technology company
Donuts makes an investment in Netki. Donuts has made its second investment under its Donuts Labs program. Netki, Inc. is billed as a digital identity startup dedicated to democratizing digital currency. Just how does this relate to DNS? Here’s ...
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Donuts invests in Blockchain technology company
Donuts makes an investment in Netki. Donuts has made its second investment under its Donuts Labs program. Netki, Inc. is billed as a digital identity startup dedicated to democratizing digital currency. Just how does this relate to DNS? Here’s ...
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July 13, 2016, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Companies still love descriptive .com domains
Big companies are still snapping up .com domain names for use and protection. The release of new top level domain name options hasn’t slowed the Verisign juggernaut down. Companies still want to own descriptive and protective domains in .com, a...
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Companies still love descriptive .com domains
Big companies are still snapping up .com domain names for use and protection. The release of new top level domain name options hasn’t slowed the Verisign juggernaut down. Companies still want to own descriptive and protective domains in .com, a...
Discussion
July 13, 2016, 2:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Brexit is hot, Trump is finally not
Brexit cracks top ten .com trending keywords. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) released its top trending keywords for .com yesterday, representing the keywords that saw the biggest jump in registrations in June. It wasn’t surprising to me to see Brexit on ...
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Brexit is hot, Trump is finally not
Brexit cracks top ten .com trending keywords. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) released its top trending keywords for .com yesterday, representing the keywords that saw the biggest jump in registrations in June. It wasn’t surprising to me to see Brexit on ...
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July 13, 2016, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com moves to San Francisco
Largest domain name escrow service moves headquarters north. Escrow.com is moving its headquarters from the Los Angeles area to San Francisco, the company announced today. The San Francisco office will be led by Danny Raja. He joined the company in A...
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Escrow.com moves to San Francisco
Largest domain name escrow service moves headquarters north. Escrow.com is moving its headquarters from the Los Angeles area to San Francisco, the company announced today. The San Francisco office will be led by Danny Raja. He joined the company in A...
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July 12, 2016, 8:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s how many three-letter .coms are used by end users
In this guest article, Michael Robini analyzes how many three letter .coms are used by end users. What percentage of LLL.com domains are really used by end users? 1 – Answer We chose to give an answer for each domains category (defined below in...
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Here’s how many three-letter .coms are used by end users
In this guest article, Michael Robini analyzes how many three letter .coms are used by end users. What percentage of LLL.com domains are really used by end users? 1 – Answer We chose to give an answer for each domains category (defined below in...
Discussion
July 12, 2016, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two new TLDs in the wild within 100 yards of each other
Two neighboring companies in Austin are using new top level domain names. New top level domain names are slowly being put into use. It’s not that unusual to see them in the wild anymore. But I’ve now come across my first case of seeing tw...
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Two new TLDs in the wild within 100 yards of each other
Two neighboring companies in Austin are using new top level domain names. New top level domain names are slowly being put into use. It’s not that unusual to see them in the wild anymore. But I’ve now come across my first case of seeing tw...
Discussion
July 12, 2016, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
June’s Top Domain Name Stories: Backpack Girl, Google and more
A troubling lawsuit, backpack girl and GoDaddy headline last month’s top stories on domain name wire. It’s time to take a look back at June on Domain Name Wire. Here are the podcasts you should catch up on: #90. A frank conversation with ...
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June’s Top Domain Name Stories: Backpack Girl, Google and more
A troubling lawsuit, backpack girl and GoDaddy headline last month’s top stories on domain name wire. It’s time to take a look back at June on Domain Name Wire. Here are the podcasts you should catch up on: #90. A frank conversation with ...
Discussion
July 11, 2016, 7:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rob Monster – DNW Podcast #92
Domain leasing at scale and building on new TLDs. Rob Monster is CEO of domain name registrar Epik and Digital Town. Rob explains how his company is carving a niche for itself in the domain business and handles a high volume of domain name lease tran...
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Rob Monster – DNW Podcast #92
Domain leasing at scale and building on new TLDs. Rob Monster is CEO of domain name registrar Epik and Digital Town. Rob explains how his company is carving a niche for itself in the domain business and handles a high volume of domain name lease tran...
Discussion
July 11, 2016, 6:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hexonet plans evening domain cruise in Vancouver
A domain meetup on a boat. Domain name registrar Hexonet is providing a great excuse to visit British Columbia next month. The registrar is coordinating a domain meetup on a boat. The sunset cruise takes place August 18 from 6:30-9:30 in Vancouver. B...
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Hexonet plans evening domain cruise in Vancouver
A domain meetup on a boat. Domain name registrar Hexonet is providing a great excuse to visit British Columbia next month. The registrar is coordinating a domain meetup on a boat. The sunset cruise takes place August 18 from 6:30-9:30 in Vancouver. B...
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July 9, 2016, 2:17 am
