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What stadium is National Car Rental buying naming rights to?
A new stadium for the St. Louis Rams? In 2013 I scooped that Levi’s was buying naming rights to a stadium based on domain name registrations. It turned out to be for the NFL 49ers stadium. Recent domain name registrations suggest its National C...
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What stadium is National Car Rental buying naming rights to?
A new stadium for the St. Louis Rams? In 2013 I scooped that Levi’s was buying naming rights to a stadium based on domain name registrations. It turned out to be for the NFL 49ers stadium. Recent domain name registrations suggest its National C...
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October 3, 2015, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
September’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
A look back at last month’s top domain name news. Ashley Madison, domain name liquidity and a domain parking lawsuit were popular topics last month. 1. Ashley Madison takes down WasHeOnAshleyMadison.com – the company got it by filing a UD...
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September’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
A look back at last month’s top domain name news. Ashley Madison, domain name liquidity and a domain parking lawsuit were popular topics last month. 1. Ashley Madison takes down WasHeOnAshleyMadison.com – the company got it by filing a UD...
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October 2, 2015, 2:32 pm
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.Miami domain names go on sale today
Miami gets its own domain name today. I didn’t get around to my usual weekly roundup of domain name launches, but there’s a big one happening today at noon ET: .Miami. .Miami joins .NYC and .Vegas as the only .city domain names in the Uni...
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.Miami domain names go on sale today
Miami gets its own domain name today. I didn’t get around to my usual weekly roundup of domain name launches, but there’s a big one happening today at noon ET: .Miami. .Miami joins .NYC and .Vegas as the only .city domain names in the Uni...
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October 2, 2015, 1:15 pm
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HaoZhan.com for $27.3k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. One reading of HaoZhan.com ($27.3k) is “warlike” (好战 / hào zhàn). China fortunately isn’t – not compared to the USA – but its domain buyers sure are aggressiv...
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HaoZhan.com for $27.3k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. One reading of HaoZhan.com ($27.3k) is “warlike” (好战 / hào zhàn). China fortunately isn’t – not compared to the USA – but its domain buyers sure are aggressiv...
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October 1, 2015, 6:39 pm
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Kurt Pritz resigns from Domain Name Association
Executive Director steps down from role. Kurt Pritz has stepped down from his role as Executive Director of Domain Name Association, and advocacy group for the domain name industry. In a letter sent to DNA members this afternoon, Chairman Adrian Kind...
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Kurt Pritz resigns from Domain Name Association
Executive Director steps down from role. Kurt Pritz has stepped down from his role as Executive Director of Domain Name Association, and advocacy group for the domain name industry. In a letter sent to DNA members this afternoon, Chairman Adrian Kind...
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October 1, 2015, 5:49 pm
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BMW wins B.MW domain name cybersquatting case
Domain name owner had a plausible defense, but didn’t bother to respond to the allegations. Car company BMW has won rights to the domain name B.MW through a cybersquatting arbitration proceeding through World Intellectual Property Organization....
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BMW wins B.MW domain name cybersquatting case
Domain name owner had a plausible defense, but didn’t bother to respond to the allegations. Car company BMW has won rights to the domain name B.MW through a cybersquatting arbitration proceeding through World Intellectual Property Organization....
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October 1, 2015, 3:19 pm
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Domain name registrars no longer have to carry general liability insurance
ICANN waives insurance requirement for accredited registrars. ICANN’s board approved a resolution this week to waive an insurance requirement for domain name registrars. The registrar accreditation agreement requires registrars to carry general...
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Domain name registrars no longer have to carry general liability insurance
ICANN waives insurance requirement for accredited registrars. ICANN’s board approved a resolution this week to waive an insurance requirement for domain name registrars. The registrar accreditation agreement requires registrars to carry general...
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October 1, 2015, 2:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Don’t be like a Tesla apologist
Some criticisms are valid, and this extends to the domain name industry. I stayed up to watch the Tesla Model X launch event online Tuesday night. It was supposed to start at 8 PM PST. Nearly an hour later, Elon Musk shuffled onto the stage unapologe...
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Don’t be like a Tesla apologist
Some criticisms are valid, and this extends to the domain name industry. I stayed up to watch the Tesla Model X launch event online Tuesday night. It was supposed to start at 8 PM PST. Nearly an hour later, Elon Musk shuffled onto the stage unapologe...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN selects Panama for June 2016 meeting
Panama City selected for next summer’s meeting. ICANN’s summer meeting next year will take place in Panama City, Panama. The decision was made during a board meeting earlier this week. I think this meeting will draw a lot of domain name i...
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ICANN selects Panama for June 2016 meeting
Panama City selected for next summer’s meeting. ICANN’s summer meeting next year will take place in Panama City, Panama. The decision was made during a board meeting earlier this week. I think this meeting will draw a lot of domain name i...
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October 1, 2015, 1:13 pm
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20 end user domain name sales up to $20,000
A firefighting equipment manufacturer, event crew provider and celebrity news site bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 697 domain name transactions this past week, for about $1 million in sales. This includes a number of solid end user domain...
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20 end user domain name sales up to $20,000
A firefighting equipment manufacturer, event crew provider and celebrity news site bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 697 domain name transactions this past week, for about $1 million in sales. This includes a number of solid end user domain...
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September 30, 2015, 3:51 pm
