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Organizer of “Great Run” events engaged in reverse domain name hijacking
Panel finds that group brought was attempting to reverse domain name hijack GreatRun.com. Nova International Limited, the company that organizes the Great Run series of events, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP...
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Organizer of “Great Run” events engaged in reverse domain name hijacking
Panel finds that group brought was attempting to reverse domain name hijack GreatRun.com. Nova International Limited, the company that organizes the Great Run series of events, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP...
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May 6, 2015, 3:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
20 End User Domain Name Sales
Startups, real estate agents and others buy domain name at Sedo. One thing that’s interesting about watching the domain name aftermarket is seeing sales for startups that haven’t launched yet. Consider this week’s sale of LegalRobot...
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20 End User Domain Name Sales
Startups, real estate agents and others buy domain name at Sedo. One thing that’s interesting about watching the domain name aftermarket is seeing sales for startups that haven’t launched yet. Consider this week’s sale of LegalRobot...
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May 6, 2015, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Which new TLDs I’m renewing (and not)
I’ve renewed most of my new TLDs so far, but that might change. New top level domain names have been out for over a year now, and that means those of us who registered them are facing renewal decisions. We already know early renewal results, at...
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Which new TLDs I’m renewing (and not)
I’ve renewed most of my new TLDs so far, but that might change. New top level domain names have been out for over a year now, and that means those of us who registered them are facing renewal decisions. We already know early renewal results, at...
Discussion
May 5, 2015, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign wants patent for “Searchable Web Whois”
Company files patent application for improved whois searching across multiple registries. Verisign has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “searchable web whois”. The application was filed in 2012 and just publi...
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Verisign wants patent for “Searchable Web Whois”
Company files patent application for improved whois searching across multiple registries. Verisign has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “searchable web whois”. The application was filed in 2012 and just publi...
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May 5, 2015, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com domain name winners and losers
eNom and Uniregistry do well on transfers, GoDaddy and eNom lead in new registrations. ICANN just published the most recent .com transactions report, reflecting registrar results for .com from January. There were no major outliers from January in ter...
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.Com domain name winners and losers
eNom and Uniregistry do well on transfers, GoDaddy and eNom lead in new registrations. ICANN just published the most recent .com transactions report, reflecting registrar results for .com from January. There were no major outliers from January in ter...
Discussion
May 5, 2015, 1:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
People wasting money on Princess Charlotte Domain Names
I’m not sure why people are wasting money on these domain names. People register domain names whenever a celebrity baby is born, and the news of the latest British royal baby is Princess Charlotte is no exception. So far today, about 100 Charlo...
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People wasting money on Princess Charlotte Domain Names
I’m not sure why people are wasting money on these domain names. People register domain names whenever a celebrity baby is born, and the news of the latest British royal baby is Princess Charlotte is no exception. So far today, about 100 Charlo...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 5:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
The value of short domain names with Andrew Rosener – DNW Podcast #31
Andrew Rosener discusses the value of short domain names and his brokerage Media Options. Andrew Rosener, founder of domain name brokerage Media Options, discusses the rapid price appreciation of short domain names including 2 and 3-character domains...
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The value of short domain names with Andrew Rosener – DNW Podcast #31
Andrew Rosener discusses the value of short domain names and his brokerage Media Options. Andrew Rosener, founder of domain name brokerage Media Options, discusses the rapid price appreciation of short domain names including 2 and 3-character domains...
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May 4, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
.XYZ Featured on HBO’s Silicon Valley
Company creates division using .xyz domain name. The .XYZ domain name was featured on HBO’s Silicon Valley last night. A big tech company featured in the show, Hooli, creates a new experimental division for moonshot projects called Hooli XYZ, h...
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.XYZ Featured on HBO’s Silicon Valley
Company creates division using .xyz domain name. The .XYZ domain name was featured on HBO’s Silicon Valley last night. A big tech company featured in the show, Hooli, creates a new experimental division for moonshot projects called Hooli XYZ, h...
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May 4, 2015, 2:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs (.XYZ?) boost Web.com’s bookings
“Very aggressive” new TLD promotions paying off for Web.com. Many in the domain name community blasted Web.com and .xyz for the hundreds of thousands of free domain names Web.com gave away last year through Network Solutions. Was it, perh...
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New TLDs (.XYZ?) boost Web.com’s bookings
“Very aggressive” new TLD promotions paying off for Web.com. Many in the domain name community blasted Web.com and .xyz for the hundreds of thousands of free domain names Web.com gave away last year through Network Solutions. Was it, perh...
Discussion
May 4, 2015, 1:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Northwest Austin is marketing Weebly like crazy
Campaign to halt redevelopment is introducing people to website builder Weebly. Over a hundred of my neighbors in northwest Austin are advertising website builder Weebly. It’s a case where a non-paying customer does more good than a paying one....
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Northwest Austin is marketing Weebly like crazy
Campaign to halt redevelopment is introducing people to website builder Weebly. Over a hundred of my neighbors in northwest Austin are advertising website builder Weebly. It’s a case where a non-paying customer does more good than a paying one....
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May 1, 2015, 1:54 pm
