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Parties not revealed in Reveel.com UDRP
Reveel.com stays with mystery owner. A UDRP panel has denied a cybersquatting complaint filed against the owners of Reveel.com. The owner of the domain didn’t register it in bad faith, as it was registered before the complainants had rights in ...
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Parties not revealed in Reveel.com UDRP
Reveel.com stays with mystery owner. A UDRP panel has denied a cybersquatting complaint filed against the owners of Reveel.com. The owner of the domain didn’t register it in bad faith, as it was registered before the complainants had rights in ...
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July 8, 2016, 6:18 pm

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Interesting GoDaddy patent applications and data
Could these ideas increase aftermarket domain name sales? GoDaddy has filed two patent applications that contain interesting concepts and data. If fully implemented as described, the systems could increase aftermarket domain name transactions. The ap...
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Interesting GoDaddy patent applications and data
Could these ideas increase aftermarket domain name sales? GoDaddy has filed two patent applications that contain interesting concepts and data. If fully implemented as described, the systems could increase aftermarket domain name transactions. The ap...
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July 8, 2016, 2:00 pm

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Apollo.com hit with UDRP
UDRP against Apollo.com will be interesting to read. Earlier today, Elliot Silver wrote about a UDRP filed against the valuable domain name Zero.com. Add another valuable “dictionary” word to the list: Apollo.com just got hit with a UDRP....
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Apollo.com hit with UDRP
UDRP against Apollo.com will be interesting to read. Earlier today, Elliot Silver wrote about a UDRP filed against the valuable domain name Zero.com. Add another valuable “dictionary” word to the list: Apollo.com just got hit with a UDRP....
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July 7, 2016, 9:44 pm

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Great idea for a .blog domain? WordPress wants to know about it.
Automattic CEO is looking for people to launch on .blog. Have a great idea for a .blog domain name? For example, do you have a large following and want to start a blog with a new .blog address? Or, maybe you want to move your company’s popular ...
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Great idea for a .blog domain? WordPress wants to know about it.
Automattic CEO is looking for people to launch on .blog. Have a great idea for a .blog domain name? For example, do you have a large following and want to start a blog with a new .blog address? Or, maybe you want to move your company’s popular ...
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July 7, 2016, 5:09 pm

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Selfies.com for $39k and 14 other notable NameJet sales
Here are 15 notable sales from NameJet last month. Domain name auction venue NameJet reported 126 sales of $2,000 or more last month, for a total of about $575,000. The top reported sale is Selfies.com for $39,088. Here are ten other notable sales th...
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Selfies.com for $39k and 14 other notable NameJet sales
Here are 15 notable sales from NameJet last month. Domain name auction venue NameJet reported 126 sales of $2,000 or more last month, for a total of about $575,000. The top reported sale is Selfies.com for $39,088. Here are ten other notable sales th...
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July 7, 2016, 2:13 pm

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Domain names ending in .tube available tomorrow
Domain name for video creators is launching. Domain names ending in .tube will become available starting tomorrow. The new domain option is targeted to video creators. I’m sure a big portion of this is the adult community, which has created all...
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Domain names ending in .tube available tomorrow
Domain name for video creators is launching. Domain names ending in .tube will become available starting tomorrow. The new domain option is targeted to video creators. I’m sure a big portion of this is the adult community, which has created all...
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July 6, 2016, 6:55 pm

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End user sales: Olympic Committee and Human Rights Campaign buy domains
Mike Mann sells StopTheHate.org for big bucks. Sedo had a strong sales week last week, handling 584 transactions for a total of $1.6 million. Human Rights Group, which campaigns for LGBT rights, paid a solid price for a .org domain name. Mike Mann so...
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End user sales: Olympic Committee and Human Rights Campaign buy domains
Mike Mann sells StopTheHate.org for big bucks. Sedo had a strong sales week last week, handling 584 transactions for a total of $1.6 million. Human Rights Group, which campaigns for LGBT rights, paid a solid price for a .org domain name. Mike Mann so...
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July 6, 2016, 5:55 pm

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French consulting firm tried to reverse hijack domain name
Panel has “no hesitation” finding reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that Emerton, a consulting firm in France, attempted reverse domain name hijacking. Emerton was represented b...
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French consulting firm tried to reverse hijack domain name
Panel has “no hesitation” finding reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that Emerton, a consulting firm in France, attempted reverse domain name hijacking. Emerton was represented b...
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July 6, 2016, 3:39 pm

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Rightside (unsurprisingly) says no to Donuts
Company rebuffs offer for its new top level domain business. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) has turned down Donuts’ unsolicited offer to buy its top level domain name operations for $70 million. The offer was for all 40 of Rightside’s top level ...
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Rightside (unsurprisingly) says no to Donuts
Company rebuffs offer for its new top level domain business. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) has turned down Donuts’ unsolicited offer to buy its top level domain name operations for $70 million. The offer was for all 40 of Rightside’s top level ...
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July 5, 2016, 4:44 pm

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WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg talks domain names – DNW Podcast #91
Mullenweg discusses domain names and .blog. Matt Mullenweg created WordPress and is the CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and many related products. On today’s show, Matt will discuss the upcoming launch of the .blog top level...
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WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg talks domain names – DNW Podcast #91
Mullenweg discusses domain names and .blog. Matt Mullenweg created WordPress and is the CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and many related products. On today’s show, Matt will discuss the upcoming launch of the .blog top level...
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July 5, 2016, 3:30 pm