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This week: .Tennis, .One, .Bingo and more
Donuts launches a handful of good domain names this week and hosting provider One.com releases .One. Donuts gets back into the game with four domain names exiting Early Access and now available at regular prices starting on Wednesday: .bingo, .chat, ...
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This week: .Tennis, .One, .Bingo and more
Donuts launches a handful of good domain names this week and hosting provider One.com releases .One. Donuts gets back into the game with four domain names exiting Early Access and now available at regular prices starting on Wednesday: .bingo, .chat, ...
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May 19, 2015, 6:21 pm

Domain Name Wire
WorldHostingDays kicks off in Pennsylvania
WorldHostingDays‘ first stateside conference kicked off in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania last night. Rain made it difficult for some attendees to make it in time for Monday evening’s opening party, but hundreds of people crowded the exhibit...
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WorldHostingDays kicks off in Pennsylvania
WorldHostingDays‘ first stateside conference kicked off in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania last night. Rain made it difficult for some attendees to make it in time for Monday evening’s opening party, but hundreds of people crowded the exhibit...
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May 19, 2015, 4:06 pm

Domain Name Wire
Donuts to begin releasing collision and 2 character domains next month
Names will be released in batches over two months. Top level domain name company Donuts will begin making domain names from collision lists, along with certain two character domain names, available next month. The domain names will be released in bat...
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Donuts to begin releasing collision and 2 character domains next month
Names will be released in batches over two months. Top level domain name company Donuts will begin making domain names from collision lists, along with certain two character domain names, available next month. The domain names will be released in bat...
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May 19, 2015, 2:05 pm

Domain Name Wire
Kellie Peterson joins Neustar
Domain name industry veteran moves to Neustar, where she’ll develop channel partnerships for domains sch as .co and .nyc. Kellie Peterson has left the President’s post at DNC Holdings (DirectNic) to join Neustar’s registry services ...
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Kellie Peterson joins Neustar
Domain name industry veteran moves to Neustar, where she’ll develop channel partnerships for domains sch as .co and .nyc. Kellie Peterson has left the President’s post at DNC Holdings (DirectNic) to join Neustar’s registry services ...
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May 19, 2015, 1:05 pm

Domain Name Wire
2 thoughts on Schilling/Negari domain name tie-up
Two long time domain name investors partner to release three automotive top level domain names. XYZ (Daniel Negari) and Uniregistry (Frank Schilling) have teamed up to launch three automotive top level domain names: .car, .cars and .auto. Here are my...
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2 thoughts on Schilling/Negari domain name tie-up
Two long time domain name investors partner to release three automotive top level domain names. XYZ (Daniel Negari) and Uniregistry (Frank Schilling) have teamed up to launch three automotive top level domain names: .car, .cars and .auto. Here are my...
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May 18, 2015, 5:21 pm

Domain Name Wire
Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie – DNW Podcast #33
Freelancer.com just bought Escrow.com. Here’s what it plans to do with it. Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, explains why his company paid $7.5 million for Escrow.com and what’s in store for the company. Matt also says buying the Freela...
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Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie – DNW Podcast #33
Freelancer.com just bought Escrow.com. Here’s what it plans to do with it. Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, explains why his company paid $7.5 million for Escrow.com and what’s in store for the company. Matt also says buying the Freela...
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May 18, 2015, 3:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
Panelist asks complainant to modify its case to snag domain registered in 1995
Domain wasn’t registered in bad faith, but panelist asks complainant to make a different argument. I’m dumbfounded. A single member UDRP panelist with National Arbitration Forum has ordered the domain name VideoLink.com be transferred &md...
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Panelist asks complainant to modify its case to snag domain registered in 1995
Domain wasn’t registered in bad faith, but panelist asks complainant to make a different argument. I’m dumbfounded. A single member UDRP panelist with National Arbitration Forum has ordered the domain name VideoLink.com be transferred &md...
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May 18, 2015, 2:20 pm

Domain Name Wire
Stolen domain GPZ.com recovered through cybersquatting claim
National Arbitration Forum panel orders stolen domain name be returned to its longtime owner. An allegedly stolen three letter domain name has been returned to its previous owner through a UDRP cybersquatting claim. Mountain View, California software...
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Stolen domain GPZ.com recovered through cybersquatting claim
National Arbitration Forum panel orders stolen domain name be returned to its longtime owner. An allegedly stolen three letter domain name has been returned to its previous owner through a UDRP cybersquatting claim. Mountain View, California software...
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May 18, 2015, 2:04 pm

Domain Name Wire
Doh! UDRP complainant admits domain name not registered in bad faith
Complainant tries to argue that domain name owner forfeited rights to domain name by not using it. A simple call to a lawyer could have prevented a Minnesota dog charity from being labeled a reverse domain name hijacker. Can Do Canines, which owns th...
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Doh! UDRP complainant admits domain name not registered in bad faith
Complainant tries to argue that domain name owner forfeited rights to domain name by not using it. A simple call to a lawyer could have prevented a Minnesota dog charity from being labeled a reverse domain name hijacker. Can Do Canines, which owns th...
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May 15, 2015, 6:47 pm

Domain Name Wire
Had your eyes on a domain at Marchex? Might want to give GoDaddy a call
GoDaddy pricing the domain names at a more reasonable level. One of the reasons GoDaddy acquired Marchex’s domain name portfolio (which was recently being sold under the Archeo brand) was that Marchex had steep prices on the domain names. A fri...
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Had your eyes on a domain at Marchex? Might want to give GoDaddy a call
GoDaddy pricing the domain names at a more reasonable level. One of the reasons GoDaddy acquired Marchex’s domain name portfolio (which was recently being sold under the Archeo brand) was that Marchex had steep prices on the domain names. A fri...
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May 15, 2015, 1:58 pm