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This simple visualization illustrates the reality of brand protection in new TLDs
A visualization of reality for brand protection costs and new top level domain names. One thing that’s clear from talking to various people at ICANN 50 this week is that they are surprised by the low level of defensive trademark registrations i...
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This simple visualization illustrates the reality of brand protection in new TLDs
A visualization of reality for brand protection costs and new top level domain names. One thing that’s clear from talking to various people at ICANN 50 this week is that they are surprised by the low level of defensive trademark registrations i...
Discussion
June 25, 2014, 4:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Great Courses loses two UDRPs on the same day
Company that owns TheGreatcourses.com loses two cases in one day. The Teaching Company, LLC, d/b/a The Great Courses, lost two UDRPs on the same day this week. The company lost a case filed against Marchex for GreatCourses.com and against Michael Ber...
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The Great Courses loses two UDRPs on the same day
Company that owns TheGreatcourses.com loses two cases in one day. The Teaching Company, LLC, d/b/a The Great Courses, lost two UDRPs on the same day this week. The company lost a case filed against Marchex for GreatCourses.com and against Michael Ber...
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June 25, 2014, 1:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Impressive results from .Global domain name auction
.Global auction sells 35 domain names for a total of $63,780. .Global held a live domain name auction in London yesterday afternoon, and the results were quite impressive. The $63,780 in sales across 35 of 82 domain names far surpassed those I asked ...
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Impressive results from .Global domain name auction
.Global auction sells 35 domain names for a total of $63,780. .Global held a live domain name auction in London yesterday afternoon, and the results were quite impressive. The $63,780 in sales across 35 of 82 domain names far surpassed those I asked ...
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June 25, 2014, 11:50 am
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry inks distribution deal with GoDaddy
Frank Schilling’s registry finally comes to agreement with GoDaddy. Frank Schilling’s registry Uniregistry has signed a registry-registrar agreement with GoDaddy, paving the way for its top level domains to show up on the world’s la...
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Uniregistry inks distribution deal with GoDaddy
Frank Schilling’s registry finally comes to agreement with GoDaddy. Frank Schilling’s registry Uniregistry has signed a registry-registrar agreement with GoDaddy, paving the way for its top level domains to show up on the world’s la...
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June 24, 2014, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com and Endurance shares pummeled in wake of Google’s registrar play
Web.com and Endurance get hit in wake of Google registrar announcement. Some publicly traded domain name registrars have seen their stock prices hammered this morning after Google announced its entry into the retail registrar market yesterday. Shares...
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Web.com and Endurance shares pummeled in wake of Google’s registrar play
Web.com and Endurance get hit in wake of Google registrar announcement. Some publicly traded domain name registrars have seen their stock prices hammered this morning after Google announced its entry into the retail registrar market yesterday. Shares...
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June 24, 2014, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Over 800,000 domain names suspended due to 2013 RAA
Verification requirement ensnares hundreds of thousands of domain names. One of the requirements for domain name registrars under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement is that they must verify the contact details of registrants. Most registrars ...
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Over 800,000 domain names suspended due to 2013 RAA
Verification requirement ensnares hundreds of thousands of domain names. One of the requirements for domain name registrars under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement is that they must verify the contact details of registrants. Most registrars ...
Discussion
June 24, 2014, 2:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pictures from the biggest domain name event ever
Scenes from the first day of ICANN 50 in London. Close to 3,500 people registered for the ICANN 50 meeting in London this week, making it the biggest domain-name related event ever. The surge in attendance has to do with a confluence of events, espec...
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Pictures from the biggest domain name event ever
Scenes from the first day of ICANN 50 in London. Close to 3,500 people registered for the ICANN 50 meeting in London this week, making it the biggest domain-name related event ever. The surge in attendance has to do with a confluence of events, espec...
Discussion
June 24, 2014, 1:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google’s CIO to discuss new TLDs at Google I/O
Session will help progress toward universal acceptance of new TLDs. Google’s developer-focused conference Google I/O kicks off tomorrow, and one of the sessions will focus on new TLDs. CIO Ben Fried will lead a presentation about new top level ...
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Google’s CIO to discuss new TLDs at Google I/O
Session will help progress toward universal acceptance of new TLDs. Google’s developer-focused conference Google I/O kicks off tomorrow, and one of the sessions will focus on new TLDs. CIO Ben Fried will lead a presentation about new top level ...
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June 24, 2014, 11:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Why Google is becoming a domain name registrar & what it means for the business
Google is becoming a public domain name registrar. Here’s why. A few months ago a prominent figure in the domain name industry told me a prediction: in a short time, GoDaddy will no longer be the top domain name registrar. It will be Google. Th...
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Why Google is becoming a domain name registrar & what it means for the business
Google is becoming a public domain name registrar. Here’s why. A few months ago a prominent figure in the domain name industry told me a prediction: in a short time, GoDaddy will no longer be the top domain name registrar. It will be Google. Th...
Discussion
June 24, 2014, 9:33 am
Domain Name Wire
MM.com domain name sells for $1.2 million
Two letter domain name sells for $1.2 million. No, it wasn’t bought by a candy company. Sedo domain name broker Dave Evanson just posted on Facebook that he has brokered the sale of MM.com for $1.2 million. The whois record recently updated to ...
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MM.com domain name sells for $1.2 million
Two letter domain name sells for $1.2 million. No, it wasn’t bought by a candy company. Sedo domain name broker Dave Evanson just posted on Facebook that he has brokered the sale of MM.com for $1.2 million. The whois record recently updated to ...
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June 23, 2014, 9:15 pm
