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Teamwork.com buyer explains why $675,000 was a smart investment
Company’s CEO says valuable .com domain gives it more credibility and help it grow sales. TeamworkPM recently bought the Teamwork.com domain name for $675,000 and is rebranding its business around the domain name. I previously caught up with Al...
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Teamwork.com buyer explains why $675,000 was a smart investment
Company’s CEO says valuable .com domain gives it more credibility and help it grow sales. TeamworkPM recently bought the Teamwork.com domain name for $675,000 and is rebranding its business around the domain name. I previously caught up with Al...
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February 5, 2014, 7:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs are here but domain search isn’t ready yet. Here are four examples.
Domain name registrars aren’t ready to suggest new TLDs to customers. As of 11 am EST today, the first set of Latin script new top level domain names came to market. None of this “Early Access Program” stuff. Just show up, find the ...
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New TLDs are here but domain search isn’t ready yet. Here are four examples.
Domain name registrars aren’t ready to suggest new TLDs to customers. As of 11 am EST today, the first set of Latin script new top level domain names came to market. None of this “Early Access Program” stuff. Just show up, find the ...
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February 5, 2014, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Paris Hilton wins case to take down sex video site
Arbitration panel sides with celebrity in domain name dispute. Socialite Paris Hilton has won a cybersquatting case she filed against the owner of a site that offered her sex tapes. Hilton filed the case with World Intellectual Property Organization ...
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Paris Hilton wins case to take down sex video site
Arbitration panel sides with celebrity in domain name dispute. Socialite Paris Hilton has won a cybersquatting case she filed against the owner of a site that offered her sex tapes. Hilton filed the case with World Intellectual Property Organization ...
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February 5, 2014, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 takeaways from new top level domain name sunrise periods so far
Here are ten things to think about after 15 top level domain names have completed their sunrise periods. 14 of Donuts’ domain names as well as شبكة. have gone through sunrise so far. Only one of the fifteen domains received more than 200 su...
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10 takeaways from new top level domain name sunrise periods so far
Here are ten things to think about after 15 top level domain names have completed their sunrise periods. 14 of Donuts’ domain names as well as شبكة. have gone through sunrise so far. Only one of the fifteen domains received more than 200 su...
Discussion
February 5, 2014, 4:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
30 end user domain name sales
A water company, soundproofer, and African conglomerate all bought domain names last week. Here are 30 end user domain names sales that occurred on Afternic or GoDaddy last week. You can see previous end user sales reports here. SavannahGroup.com $1,...
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30 end user domain name sales
A water company, soundproofer, and African conglomerate all bought domain names last week. Here are 30 end user domain names sales that occurred on Afternic or GoDaddy last week. You can see previous end user sales reports here. SavannahGroup.com $1,...
Discussion
February 5, 2014, 3:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts’ next 7 sunrises: only 2 top 100 domain names
Based on zone files, only two of Donuts’ second batch of TLDs to go through sunrise topped 100 registrations. Last week I wrote about Donuts’ first seven sunrises, each of which typically resulted in about 100-200 registrations. The next ...
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Donuts’ next 7 sunrises: only 2 top 100 domain names
Based on zone files, only two of Donuts’ second batch of TLDs to go through sunrise topped 100 registrations. Last week I wrote about Donuts’ first seven sunrises, each of which typically resulted in about 100-200 registrations. The next ...
Discussion
February 5, 2014, 2:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Does the UDRP do more harm than good?
In this post, Nat Cohen makes the argument that damage caused by the UDRP outweighs its benefits. Why are we weakening ownership rights throughout the entire Internet space and subjecting millions of dollars of domains to attempted seizures each year...
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Does the UDRP do more harm than good?
In this post, Nat Cohen makes the argument that damage caused by the UDRP outweighs its benefits. Why are we weakening ownership rights throughout the entire Internet space and subjecting millions of dollars of domains to attempted seizures each year...
Discussion
February 4, 2014, 7:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby domain name match
Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby match. The International Rugby Board (IRB) has effectively killed off its two competitors for the .rugby top level domain name by winning a community objection. The IRB filed the objection against competitors Donuts...
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Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby domain name match
Donuts and Famous Four lose .rugby match. The International Rugby Board (IRB) has effectively killed off its two competitors for the .rugby top level domain name by winning a community objection. The IRB filed the objection against competitors Donuts...
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February 4, 2014, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Calzone makes monitoring new TLD launches easier
Did you know that there are about 60 top level domain names in sunrise right now? Yes, 60. This many domain name launches at once is difficult to track. Add to it early access programs, landrush, general availability, trademark claims periods, etc., ...
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Calzone makes monitoring new TLD launches easier
Did you know that there are about 60 top level domain names in sunrise right now? Yes, 60. This many domain name launches at once is difficult to track. Add to it early access programs, landrush, general availability, trademark claims periods, etc., ...
Discussion
February 4, 2014, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
With movie in the works, studio goes after Entourage Movie domain names
EntourageMovie.com and EntourageFilm.com hit with UDRP. Filming has begun for the big screen adaptation of the HBO hit show Entourage, which follows movie star Vincent Chase and his entourage. Someone behind the film–most likely the movie studi...
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With movie in the works, studio goes after Entourage Movie domain names
EntourageMovie.com and EntourageFilm.com hit with UDRP. Filming has begun for the big screen adaptation of the HBO hit show Entourage, which follows movie star Vincent Chase and his entourage. Someone behind the film–most likely the movie studi...
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February 4, 2014, 3:37 pm
