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Hey domain registrars, get your sh*t together!
Pre-ordering new TLDs is (still) a complete mess. This morning I tried to give my money to a handful of domain name registrars. I tried really hard. Some of them refused to take it unless I jumped through a bunch of hoops. Mind-numbing, hair-pulling ...
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Hey domain registrars, get your sh*t together!
Pre-ordering new TLDs is (still) a complete mess. This morning I tried to give my money to a handful of domain name registrars. I tried really hard. Some of them refused to take it unless I jumped through a bunch of hoops. Mind-numbing, hair-pulling ...
Discussion
September 17, 2014, 3:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Should this UDRP complainant have withdrawn its case?
The response made it clear it would not win its case. The group that owns the the French wine estate Chateau Ausone filed a UDRP against the owner of Ausone.com. On the face of it, I can understand why they filed the complaint. At the time they filed...
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Should this UDRP complainant have withdrawn its case?
The response made it clear it would not win its case. The group that owns the the French wine estate Chateau Ausone filed a UDRP against the owner of Ausone.com. On the face of it, I can understand why they filed the complaint. At the time they filed...
Discussion
September 17, 2014, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
DotGreen Community is back!
Group that promoted .green domain name for years is back at the table. Remember DotGreen Community, the company that wanted to run the .green top level domain name but gave up in the face of competition? The company never really went away, but it fam...
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DotGreen Community is back!
Group that promoted .green domain name for years is back at the table. Remember DotGreen Community, the company that wanted to run the .green top level domain name but gave up in the face of competition? The company never really went away, but it fam...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 6:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
$25,000 new TLD sale among this week’s end user domain name sales
Travel company is among at least four end users who bought new TLDs at Sedo this past week. There is an aftermarket for new top level domain names. It’s not huge, and few people are getting rich from it. But there is a market. Take this week&rs...
Discussion
$25,000 new TLD sale among this week’s end user domain name sales
Travel company is among at least four end users who bought new TLDs at Sedo this past week. There is an aftermarket for new top level domain names. It’s not huge, and few people are getting rich from it. But there is a market. Take this week&rs...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 5:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines’ new domain names off to slow start
Demand appears to have been low at launch. Minds + Machines launched its first six owned and operated top level domain names yesterday. The results can only be described as weak, at least based on overnight zone file numbers. Here’s the activit...
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Minds + Machines’ new domain names off to slow start
Demand appears to have been low at launch. Minds + Machines launched its first six owned and operated top level domain names yesterday. The results can only be described as weak, at least based on overnight zone file numbers. Here’s the activit...
Discussion
September 16, 2014, 11:19 am
Domain Name Wire
Owner of CountryGirlStore.com guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company abused policy to try to deprive rightful owner of CountryGirl.com domain name. LML Investments, owner of Country Girl branded clothing sold at CountryGirlStore.com, has been admonished by a panel for abusing the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Re...
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Owner of CountryGirlStore.com guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company abused policy to try to deprive rightful owner of CountryGirl.com domain name. LML Investments, owner of Country Girl branded clothing sold at CountryGirlStore.com, has been admonished by a panel for abusing the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Re...
Discussion
September 15, 2014, 9:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is the biggest week yet for new TLDs (16 domains!)
16 domains hit the market this week. At the end of last month, I wrote about how the next 50 days would be important for new TLDs. Within that 50 days, this week is perhaps the biggest: 16 domain names will enter general availability. Call it Launch ...
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This is the biggest week yet for new TLDs (16 domains!)
16 domains hit the market this week. At the end of last month, I wrote about how the next 50 days would be important for new TLDs. Within that 50 days, this week is perhaps the biggest: 16 domain names will enter general availability. Call it Launch ...
Discussion
September 15, 2014, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
A Step-By-Step Guide to Moving your GoDaddy Premium Listings to Afternic
Here’s how to move your domain names to Afternic Premium to take advantage of GoDaddy’s new integration with the service. Last week I shared the good news that GoDaddy is now fully integrated with the Afternic Premium network with fast tr...
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A Step-By-Step Guide to Moving your GoDaddy Premium Listings to Afternic
Here’s how to move your domain names to Afternic Premium to take advantage of GoDaddy’s new integration with the service. Last week I shared the good news that GoDaddy is now fully integrated with the Afternic Premium network with fast tr...
Discussion
September 15, 2014, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling gets reverse domain name hijacking win on Pucket.com
“Ah, Pucket, let’s file this case and hope they don’t show up.” Clothing company IMB Textil S.A., which uses the domain name puket.com.br, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) for trying to steal Puket...
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Frank Schilling gets reverse domain name hijacking win on Pucket.com
“Ah, Pucket, let’s file this case and hope they don’t show up.” Clothing company IMB Textil S.A., which uses the domain name puket.com.br, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) for trying to steal Puket...
Discussion
September 12, 2014, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Watch .Luxury Founder Monica Kirchner on Bloomberg
.CEO co-founder talks .luxury and new domain names on Bloomberg TV. Monica Kirchner, co-founder and CEO of Dot Luxury, was on Bloomberg TV this week talking about .Luxury and new top level domain names in general. It’s really hard talking about...
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Watch .Luxury Founder Monica Kirchner on Bloomberg
.CEO co-founder talks .luxury and new domain names on Bloomberg TV. Monica Kirchner, co-founder and CEO of Dot Luxury, was on Bloomberg TV this week talking about .Luxury and new top level domain names in general. It’s really hard talking about...
Discussion
September 12, 2014, 2:28 pm
