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Last week’s and this week’s new TLD launches: .Nagoya, .Fish and more
A handful of new TLDs are launching during this holiday week. I try to write a post each week about upcoming new TLD launches, but didn’t get around to it last week. So this week I’m going to rewind and also look at the week ahead. Last w...
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Last week’s and this week’s new TLD launches: .Nagoya, .Fish and more
A handful of new TLDs are launching during this holiday week. I try to write a post each week about upcoming new TLD launches, but didn’t get around to it last week. So this week I’m going to rewind and also look at the week ahead. Last w...
Discussion
July 1, 2014, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names L’Oreal and others bought
L’Oreal among companies buying domain names at Sedo. I’m behind on end user sales because I was busy at the ICANN conference in London last week. Here are the sales that Sedo sent out last week. View previous end user sales lists here. Wa...
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What domain names L’Oreal and others bought
L’Oreal among companies buying domain names at Sedo. I’m behind on end user sales because I was busy at the ICANN conference in London last week. Here are the sales that Sedo sent out last week. View previous end user sales lists here. Wa...
Discussion
July 1, 2014, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Igloo to market 300k+ DomainSponsor domain names
Domain name portfolio acquired by Rook Media will be marketed by Igloo. When Rook Media acquired DomainSponsor earlier this year, it also acquired Oversee.net’s large portfolio of domain names. Domain brokerage Igloo will begin marketing many o...
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Igloo to market 300k+ DomainSponsor domain names
Domain name portfolio acquired by Rook Media will be marketed by Igloo. When Rook Media acquired DomainSponsor earlier this year, it also acquired Oversee.net’s large portfolio of domain names. Domain brokerage Igloo will begin marketing many o...
Discussion
June 30, 2014, 5:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Spy on recently backordered domain names with new service
SnoopNames monitors last-minute domain name backorders. A new service called SnoopNames claims to enable you to spy on other peoples’ backorders in order to backorder potentially valuable domain names. The site monitors various expired domain s...
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Spy on recently backordered domain names with new service
SnoopNames monitors last-minute domain name backorders. A new service called SnoopNames claims to enable you to spy on other peoples’ backorders in order to backorder potentially valuable domain names. The site monitors various expired domain s...
Discussion
June 30, 2014, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
.London ads spotted in London last week
Here are some ads for the .London domain name spotted in London during the ICANN conference. I spent last week in London at the ICANN meeting. This was interesting timing because the city is gearing up for the launch of .London, which should prove to...
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.London ads spotted in London last week
Here are some ads for the .London domain name spotted in London during the ICANN conference. I spent last week in London at the ICANN meeting. This was interesting timing because the city is gearing up for the launch of .London, which should prove to...
Discussion
June 30, 2014, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
About those .io domain names…
Few tech startups understand the origins of their clever domain names. David Meyer of GigaOm published a story this morning titled “The dark side of .io: How the U.K. is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal.” The stor...
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About those .io domain names…
Few tech startups understand the origins of their clever domain names. David Meyer of GigaOm published a story this morning titled “The dark side of .io: How the U.K. is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal.” The stor...
Discussion
June 30, 2014, 1:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
A “High” week for expired domain name sales
“High” is perched high on the list of last week’s expired domain auctions — specifically, the French word, “Haut”, which sold at NameJet for nearly $5k. Another French four-letter – this time a .NE...
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A “High” week for expired domain name sales
“High” is perched high on the list of last week’s expired domain auctions — specifically, the French word, “Haut”, which sold at NameJet for nearly $5k. Another French four-letter – this time a .NE...
Discussion
June 27, 2014, 6:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hmm…UDRP panel orders transfer of Galvanize.com
Panelist orders generic domain be transferred to local startup accelerator. A National Arbitration Forum has ordered the transfer of the domain name Galvanize.com in a highly questionable decision. At every turn in deciding the case, NAF panelist Dr....
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Hmm…UDRP panel orders transfer of Galvanize.com
Panelist orders generic domain be transferred to local startup accelerator. A National Arbitration Forum has ordered the transfer of the domain name Galvanize.com in a highly questionable decision. At every turn in deciding the case, NAF panelist Dr....
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June 27, 2014, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
You can’t easily compare Rightside and GoDaddy
Two soon-to-be public companies aren’t necessarily good comps for each other. Demand Media is getting ready to spin off its domain name business, Rightside. Competitor GoDaddy recently filed its S-1 for an initial public offering. It might be t...
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You can’t easily compare Rightside and GoDaddy
Two soon-to-be public companies aren’t necessarily good comps for each other. Demand Media is getting ready to spin off its domain name business, Rightside. Competitor GoDaddy recently filed its S-1 for an initial public offering. It might be t...
Discussion
June 26, 2014, 4:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
.XXX interview: Lessons on premium domains, marketing and more
Stuart Lawley of .XXX domain registry ICM Registry answers questions relevant to new TLD registries. With dozens of new TLDs coming out every month, I thought it would be interesting to get thoughts from a registry that launched its domain a few year...
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.XXX interview: Lessons on premium domains, marketing and more
Stuart Lawley of .XXX domain registry ICM Registry answers questions relevant to new TLD registries. With dozens of new TLDs coming out every month, I thought it would be interesting to get thoughts from a registry that launched its domain a few year...
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June 26, 2014, 2:05 pm
