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Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories in July
ICM Registry, new TLDs, and Sony’s domain name renewal lapse all make the news. The doldrums of summer are beyond us. Here’s a look back at July in the domain name business. 1. .XXX worth more with .Sex in the bag? – ICM Registry, w...
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories in July
ICM Registry, new TLDs, and Sony’s domain name renewal lapse all make the news. The doldrums of summer are beyond us. Here’s a look back at July in the domain name business. 1. .XXX worth more with .Sex in the bag? – ICM Registry, w...
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August 5, 2014, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panel denies QIQ.com UDRP, but denies RDNH
QIQ.com to remain with domain name owner after WIPO decision. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied a UDRP filed against the domain name QIQ.com. However, she denied a reverse domain name hijacking claim without giving any so...
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Panel denies QIQ.com UDRP, but denies RDNH
QIQ.com to remain with domain name owner after WIPO decision. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied a UDRP filed against the domain name QIQ.com. However, she denied a reverse domain name hijacking claim without giving any so...
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August 5, 2014, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
.WTF, will this week’s new domains .fail? Or maybe this week .rocks!
A couple gripe domains launch along with a Chinese IDN and German domain name. This week’s new TLD launches include an IDN, a German travel domain almost identical to one that launched last week, the usual handful of Donuts domains, plus a few ...
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.WTF, will this week’s new domains .fail? Or maybe this week .rocks!
A couple gripe domains launch along with a Chinese IDN and German domain name. This week’s new TLD launches include an IDN, a German travel domain almost identical to one that launched last week, the usual handful of Donuts domains, plus a few ...
Discussion
August 5, 2014, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look at .Com numbers over the past 5 years
.Com continues to grow, just at a slower pace. There are many ways to measure .com. There’s the zone file, the monthly reports Verisign sends to ICANN, and Verisign’s quarterly numbers revealed to investors. Each of these numbers is measu...
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A look at .Com numbers over the past 5 years
.Com continues to grow, just at a slower pace. There are many ways to measure .com. There’s the zone file, the monthly reports Verisign sends to ICANN, and Verisign’s quarterly numbers revealed to investors. Each of these numbers is measu...
Discussion
August 4, 2014, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside begins trading today as NAME on the NASDAQ
A big day for Rightside (and the domain name industry). Today is a big day for domain name company Rightside as it begins to trade on the NASDAQ. Shares are down slightly right now to $15.65. Rightside has been spun off from Demand Media. Owners of D...
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Rightside begins trading today as NAME on the NASDAQ
A big day for Rightside (and the domain name industry). Today is a big day for domain name company Rightside as it begins to trade on the NASDAQ. Shares are down slightly right now to $15.65. Rightside has been spun off from Demand Media. Owners of D...
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August 4, 2014, 2:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wow: BTC.com domain name sells for $1.0 million to Bitcoin company
Three letter domain name sells for seven figures. Domain name brokerage firm Domain Guardians has brokered the sale of the BTC.com domain name to a bitcoin company. GAWMiners, seller of bitcoin mining machines, is the buyer. This is an example of how...
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Wow: BTC.com domain name sells for $1.0 million to Bitcoin company
Three letter domain name sells for seven figures. Domain name brokerage firm Domain Guardians has brokered the sale of the BTC.com domain name to a bitcoin company. GAWMiners, seller of bitcoin mining machines, is the buyer. This is an example of how...
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August 4, 2014, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Matt Overman gets promotion, Dwayne Walker joins Rightside
Rightside promotes Overman, hires Walker. Matt Overman, formerly General Manager of NameJet, has a new role at Rightside. According to Rightside’s Executive Leadership page, Overman is now VP & GM, Aftermarket and Premium Domains. His bio d...
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Matt Overman gets promotion, Dwayne Walker joins Rightside
Rightside promotes Overman, hires Walker. Matt Overman, formerly General Manager of NameJet, has a new role at Rightside. According to Rightside’s Executive Leadership page, Overman is now VP & GM, Aftermarket and Premium Domains. His bio d...
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August 2, 2014, 12:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com discusses .XYZ and threat from Google
Company responds to question about .xyz giveaway and threat from Google becoming a domain name registrar. Web.com held its quarterly conference call yesterday. Analysts asked the company about Network Solutions’ .xyz domain name giveaway and th...
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Web.com discusses .XYZ and threat from Google
Company responds to question about .xyz giveaway and threat from Google becoming a domain name registrar. Web.com held its quarterly conference call yesterday. Analysts asked the company about Network Solutions’ .xyz domain name giveaway and th...
Discussion
August 1, 2014, 4:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Roundup: Tequila, Exotica and more
Sometimes $30 is more shocking than $20,250. GoDaddy Auctions’ sale of Exotica.com for over $20k comes as no surprise. There were already 97 bids up to $6,700 after day 1 (with 8 days remaining); and, by the penultimate day, those num...
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Expired Domain Roundup: Tequila, Exotica and more
Sometimes $30 is more shocking than $20,250. GoDaddy Auctions’ sale of Exotica.com for over $20k comes as no surprise. There were already 97 bids up to $6,700 after day 1 (with 8 days remaining); and, by the penultimate day, those num...
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August 1, 2014, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com starts offering domain name registration
Et tu, Amazon? Amazon.com is now offering domain name registration in conjunction with its web services. This move is not similar to Google’s recent foray into the retail registration market. Instead, it’s similar to what Google did many ...
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Amazon.com starts offering domain name registration
Et tu, Amazon? Amazon.com is now offering domain name registration in conjunction with its web services. This move is not similar to Google’s recent foray into the retail registration market. Instead, it’s similar to what Google did many ...
Discussion
August 1, 2014, 1:45 am
