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AIDA Cruises loses domain name dispute to 2 year old girl
Owner of Aida.me registered domain name for his daughter. Cruiseline AIDA Cruises has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name Aida.me. It turns out the owner of the domain name registered it for his two year old daughter, Aida. The owner provide...
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AIDA Cruises loses domain name dispute to 2 year old girl
Owner of Aida.me registered domain name for his daughter. Cruiseline AIDA Cruises has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name Aida.me. It turns out the owner of the domain name registered it for his two year old daughter, Aida. The owner provide...
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September 20, 2013, 11:29 am
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Over 10,000 records now in Trademark Clearinghouse
Number of records in Trademark Clearinghouse doubles since the middle of July. As of the end of August, the Trademark Clearinghouse for new top level domain names has 10,398 trademark records. That’s double the amount as of the middle of July. ...
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Over 10,000 records now in Trademark Clearinghouse
Number of records in Trademark Clearinghouse doubles since the middle of July. As of the end of August, the Trademark Clearinghouse for new top level domain names has 10,398 trademark records. That’s double the amount as of the middle of July. ...
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September 20, 2013, 10:06 am
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ICANN admits new TLD auctions are delayed
The first ICANN auctions to settle new top level domain contention sets could take place in the middle of November. In a new top level domain applicant update webinar yesterday, ICANN VP of gTLD Operations Christine Willett admitted that new TLD auct...
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ICANN admits new TLD auctions are delayed
The first ICANN auctions to settle new top level domain contention sets could take place in the middle of November. In a new top level domain applicant update webinar yesterday, ICANN VP of gTLD Operations Christine Willett admitted that new TLD auct...
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September 20, 2013, 9:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Marchex shelves plans to spin off domains division Archeo
Archeo will remain a division of Marchex instead of becoming its own publicly traded company. Marchex has canceled its plan to spin off its domain name business into a separate public company, at least for now. The company announced plans last Novemb...
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Marchex shelves plans to spin off domains division Archeo
Archeo will remain a division of Marchex instead of becoming its own publicly traded company. Marchex has canceled its plan to spin off its domain name business into a separate public company, at least for now. The company announced plans last Novemb...
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September 19, 2013, 4:12 pm
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Donuts loses another objection to .Pets domain name
Another panelist finds that .pet and .pets are too similar to both be delegated as top level domain names Apparently two panelists agree: .Pets and .Pet should be in a contention set because they’ll cause confusion amongst internet users. Inter...
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Donuts loses another objection to .Pets domain name
Another panelist finds that .pet and .pets are too similar to both be delegated as top level domain names Apparently two panelists agree: .Pets and .Pet should be in a contention set because they’ll cause confusion amongst internet users. Inter...
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September 19, 2013, 12:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: GoDaddy acquires Afternic from NameMedia
Acquisition will make it easier for customers to buy domain names that are already registered. GoDaddy has acquired domain name sales platform Afternic from NameMedia in a move that will make it easier for people to buy domain names that are already ...
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Breaking: GoDaddy acquires Afternic from NameMedia
Acquisition will make it easier for customers to buy domain names that are already registered. GoDaddy has acquired domain name sales platform Afternic from NameMedia in a move that will make it easier for people to buy domain names that are already ...
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September 19, 2013, 9:26 am
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MO.com domain name sells
Two letter domain name has sold. The MO.com domain name has sold, the website’s owners disclosed in a recent blog post. The site, which interviews business founders and asked “What’s your M.O.”, has relocated to BusinessInterv...
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MO.com domain name sells
Two letter domain name has sold. The MO.com domain name has sold, the website’s owners disclosed in a recent blog post. The site, which interviews business founders and asked “What’s your M.O.”, has relocated to BusinessInterv...
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September 18, 2013, 12:10 pm
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What domain names CBS, JPMorgan, and 30 others bought last week
CBS and JPMorgan among the big names buying domain names in the aftermarket last week. Afternic sold just shy of $1 million worth of domain names last week. Here are some purchases by end users. St. John Cantius Church bought Cantius.com for $1,800; ...
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What domain names CBS, JPMorgan, and 30 others bought last week
CBS and JPMorgan among the big names buying domain names in the aftermarket last week. Afternic sold just shy of $1 million worth of domain names last week. Here are some purchases by end users. St. John Cantius Church bought Cantius.com for $1,800; ...
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September 18, 2013, 11:22 am
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Verisign loses objection against Dish’s .DTV top level domain name
Panelist says .DTV can coexist with .TV. Verisign has lost a String Confusion Objection against Dish DBS over the string .DTV. Verisign runs the registry for .TV, and argued that having .TV and .DTV as top level domain names would confuse the average...
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Verisign loses objection against Dish’s .DTV top level domain name
Panelist says .DTV can coexist with .TV. Verisign has lost a String Confusion Objection against Dish DBS over the string .DTV. Verisign runs the registry for .TV, and argued that having .TV and .DTV as top level domain names would confuse the average...
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September 18, 2013, 10:32 am
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Bright.com raises $14 million in Series B
Bright.com, sold for six figures in 2010, is being put to good use. Job search site Bright.com has raised $14 million in a Series B round. The Bright.com domain name sold through Sedo for $112,500 back in 2010. Looking at historical whois records, I&...
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Bright.com raises $14 million in Series B
Bright.com, sold for six figures in 2010, is being put to good use. Job search site Bright.com has raised $14 million in a Series B round. The Bright.com domain name sold through Sedo for $112,500 back in 2010. Looking at historical whois records, I&...
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September 18, 2013, 10:01 am
