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More stupid government interference with new top level domain names
I’ve written before about hard headed governments and their challenges against particular top level domain names. I was reminded of another such case today, thanks to the Government of India sending a letter (pdf) to ICANN reiterating its oppos...
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More stupid government interference with new top level domain names
I’ve written before about hard headed governments and their challenges against particular top level domain names. I was reminded of another such case today, thanks to the Government of India sending a letter (pdf) to ICANN reiterating its oppos...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 2:23 pm

Domain Name Wire
This one graphic threatens to derail progress in the new TLD program
“See, we told you this whole thing is a shakedown.” This one graphic below, as spotted by Michael Berkens earlier today and published on Vox Populi’s website, threatens to set the forward momentum of the new TLD program back quite a...
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This one graphic threatens to derail progress in the new TLD program
“See, we told you this whole thing is a shakedown.” This one graphic below, as spotted by Michael Berkens earlier today and published on Vox Populi’s website, threatens to set the forward momentum of the new TLD program back quite a...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 12:02 am

Domain Name Wire
A stellar week for big ticket end user domain name sales at Sedo, 25 domains up to $100k
Sedo racks up a number of big ticket end user domain name sales. Sedo sold $1.4 million worth of domain names last week. And for those of you that always complain about end users getting off too cheap, I think you’ll like some of the sales on t...
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A stellar week for big ticket end user domain name sales at Sedo, 25 domains up to $100k
Sedo racks up a number of big ticket end user domain name sales. Sedo sold $1.4 million worth of domain names last week. And for those of you that always complain about end users getting off too cheap, I think you’ll like some of the sales on t...
Discussion
December 19, 2013, 4:37 pm

Domain Name Wire
Quick domain name news from around the web
1&1 slapped for new TLD commercials, Donuts wins more auctions, and other domain name news from around the web. There was a lot of domain name news this morning that other bloggers have done a good job covering. Here’s a quick roundup. 1&am...
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Quick domain name news from around the web
1&1 slapped for new TLD commercials, Donuts wins more auctions, and other domain name news from around the web. There was a lot of domain name news this morning that other bloggers have done a good job covering. Here’s a quick roundup. 1&am...
Discussion
December 19, 2013, 3:19 pm

Domain Name Wire
Clear examples of inconsistency in Limited Public Interest Objections
Latest .health decisions show that Limited Public Interest objections are not consistent. An International Chamber of Commerce panel has handed down a decision on a consolidated limited public interest objection against .health. The decision shows mo...
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Clear examples of inconsistency in Limited Public Interest Objections
Latest .health decisions show that Limited Public Interest objections are not consistent. An International Chamber of Commerce panel has handed down a decision on a consolidated limited public interest objection against .health. The decision shows mo...
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December 19, 2013, 3:07 pm

Domain Name Wire
Google updates URL removal tool, aka mugshot/revenge porn removal tool
System allows people to alert Google that a page has been deleted, blocked, or changed. Google has improved its tools for removing a page from its search results or cache on a website you don’t own. The tool is designed for people to alert Goog...
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Google updates URL removal tool, aka mugshot/revenge porn removal tool
System allows people to alert Google that a page has been deleted, blocked, or changed. Google has improved its tools for removing a page from its search results or cache on a website you don’t own. The tool is designed for people to alert Goog...
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December 18, 2013, 6:12 pm

Domain Name Wire
New TLD conference finalizes agenda for March event
Third installment of gTLD Strategy Congress returns to New York City in March. The 3rd Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress is coming to New York City March 3-4 at the Dream Hotel. Momentum Event Group, the show’s organizer, has publi...
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New TLD conference finalizes agenda for March event
Third installment of gTLD Strategy Congress returns to New York City in March. The 3rd Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress is coming to New York City March 3-4 at the Dream Hotel. Momentum Event Group, the show’s organizer, has publi...
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December 18, 2013, 5:44 pm

Domain Name Wire
32 end user domain name sales up to $50,000
Gaming company, natural food store, and rental car company make domain name purchases. GoDaddy and Afternic combined to sell over $1.8 million worth of domain names last week. Here are 32 that were sold to end users. See previous end user sales repor...
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32 end user domain name sales up to $50,000
Gaming company, natural food store, and rental car company make domain name purchases. GoDaddy and Afternic combined to sell over $1.8 million worth of domain names last week. Here are 32 that were sold to end users. See previous end user sales repor...
Discussion
December 18, 2013, 4:37 pm

Domain Name Wire
Domain name company Tucows headed to the NASDAQ
Company to list on NASDAQ and perform a reverse stock split. If you’ve watched Tucows’ stock over the fast few years, you’ve seen it go from under $1 to almost $3, and its market cap hit $125 million: The stock surge is due to a cou...
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Domain name company Tucows headed to the NASDAQ
Company to list on NASDAQ and perform a reverse stock split. If you’ve watched Tucows’ stock over the fast few years, you’ve seen it go from under $1 to almost $3, and its market cap hit $125 million: The stock surge is due to a cou...
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December 18, 2013, 3:00 pm

Domain Name Wire
Domainers are going to love and hate the QLP.com UDRP decision
Complaint fails, by why did only one panelist find Quality Logo Products guilty of reverse domain name hijacking? Get On The Web, Ltd has successfully defended the domain name QLP.com in a UDRP brought by Quality Logo Products, Inc. While the overall...
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Domainers are going to love and hate the QLP.com UDRP decision
Complaint fails, by why did only one panelist find Quality Logo Products guilty of reverse domain name hijacking? Get On The Web, Ltd has successfully defended the domain name QLP.com in a UDRP brought by Quality Logo Products, Inc. While the overall...
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December 17, 2013, 8:49 pm