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23 end user domain name sales from GoDaddy and Afternic
A furniture company, entrepreneur group, and a large electronics cases company buy domain names. Before jumping into this week’s Afternic/GoDaddy end user sales report, I’d like to call attention to two very timely domain name sales: Debt...
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23 end user domain name sales from GoDaddy and Afternic
A furniture company, entrepreneur group, and a large electronics cases company buy domain names. Before jumping into this week’s Afternic/GoDaddy end user sales report, I’d like to call attention to two very timely domain name sales: Debt...
Discussion
October 17, 2013, 9:50 am
Domain Name Wire
Over 7,000 .LA domains registered at GoDaddy since June
GoDaddy registers over 7,000 .LA domain names since promoting the domain for Los Angeles. A reader who invested in .la domain names asked me this week if I knew how the domain name was doing since GoDaddy put some of its marketing weight behind the d...
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Over 7,000 .LA domains registered at GoDaddy since June
GoDaddy registers over 7,000 .LA domain names since promoting the domain for Los Angeles. A reader who invested in .la domain names asked me this week if I knew how the domain name was doing since GoDaddy put some of its marketing weight behind the d...
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October 16, 2013, 10:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts’ .Shopping found too similar to .shop, will be placed in contention set
Once again, who the string confusion panelist is determines the outcome of an objection. A string confusion objection panelist has ruled that having both .shop and .shopping as top level domain names will confuse the average internet user, and thus b...
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Donuts’ .Shopping found too similar to .shop, will be placed in contention set
Once again, who the string confusion panelist is determines the outcome of an objection. A string confusion objection panelist has ruled that having both .shop and .shopping as top level domain names will confuse the average internet user, and thus b...
Discussion
October 16, 2013, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Polo sport beats Polo brand in .Polo top level domain name dispute
.Polo brand top level domain name application killed off by polo sport association. A panel has upheld a community objection (pdf) filed by The United States Polo Association against Ralph Lauren Corporation’s application to run the .polo top l...
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Polo sport beats Polo brand in .Polo top level domain name dispute
.Polo brand top level domain name application killed off by polo sport association. A panel has upheld a community objection (pdf) filed by The United States Polo Association against Ralph Lauren Corporation’s application to run the .polo top l...
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October 16, 2013, 1:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain name sales
Sedo’s end user sales last week include a three letter .org that sold for $56,000. I’m trying a different format for this week’s end user domain name sales report. The format is domain / price / buyer. Let me know if you prefer this...
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15 end user domain name sales
Sedo’s end user sales last week include a three letter .org that sold for $56,000. I’m trying a different format for this week’s end user domain name sales report. The format is domain / price / buyer. Let me know if you prefer this...
Discussion
October 16, 2013, 12:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Would CatchJeremy.com be different with new TLDs?
T-Mobile’s advertising campaign includes a unique domain used just for the campaign. The commercial embedded below has been playing frequently during the National League Championship Series on TBS (Go Cards!). You’ll see that it prominent...
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Would CatchJeremy.com be different with new TLDs?
T-Mobile’s advertising campaign includes a unique domain used just for the campaign. The commercial embedded below has been playing frequently during the National League Championship Series on TBS (Go Cards!). You’ll see that it prominent...
Discussion
October 16, 2013, 10:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Del Monte responds to strange new top level domain lawsuit
Del Monte Corporation has responded to Del Monte International’s lawsuit over the .delmonte top level domain name. Calling the lawsuit “ill-conceived”, Del Monte Corporation (DMC) has asked the court to dismiss the case. Indeed, the...
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Del Monte responds to strange new top level domain lawsuit
Del Monte Corporation has responded to Del Monte International’s lawsuit over the .delmonte top level domain name. Calling the lawsuit “ill-conceived”, Del Monte Corporation (DMC) has asked the court to dismiss the case. Indeed, the...
Discussion
October 16, 2013, 9:18 am
Domain Name Wire
15 year old domain lost in UDRP because “renewed in bad faith”
Panel uses 2012 renewal date as basis for transferring domain name. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name Big5.com be transferred 15 years after it was registered, basing UDRP principles on the last date the domain name was r...
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15 year old domain lost in UDRP because “renewed in bad faith”
Panel uses 2012 renewal date as basis for transferring domain name. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name Big5.com be transferred 15 years after it was registered, basing UDRP principles on the last date the domain name was r...
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October 15, 2013, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Four .xxx domain names sell for $600,000
Registry sells four more premium adult domain names. ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx top level domain name, announced today that it sold four premium .xxx domain names for $600,000. Adult entertainment company Really Useful Limited bought M...
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Four .xxx domain names sell for $600,000
Registry sells four more premium adult domain names. ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx top level domain name, announced today that it sold four premium .xxx domain names for $600,000. Adult entertainment company Really Useful Limited bought M...
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October 15, 2013, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy acquires webhosting company (mt) Media Temple
GoDaddy gets foothold in more technical customer segment with latest acquisition. GoDaddy has acquired Los Angeles-based webhosting company (mt) Media Temple, known simply as (mt), for an undisclosed price. (mt) targets a more technical customer base...
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GoDaddy acquires webhosting company (mt) Media Temple
GoDaddy gets foothold in more technical customer segment with latest acquisition. GoDaddy has acquired Los Angeles-based webhosting company (mt) Media Temple, known simply as (mt), for an undisclosed price. (mt) targets a more technical customer base...
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October 15, 2013, 12:31 pm
