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1&1 ditches .mail, keeps .gmx (for now)
One of seven applicants for .mail top level domain withdraws its application. 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH has withdrawn its application for the top level domain .mail in the wake of receiving two formal objections against its application. It’...
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1&1 ditches .mail, keeps .gmx (for now)
One of seven applicants for .mail top level domain withdraws its application. 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH has withdrawn its application for the top level domain .mail in the wake of receiving two formal objections against its application. It’...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 10:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Review: Taking IP Neighborhood for a Test Drive
IP Neighborhood combines a number of valuable tools for domain name investors. Last month Ron Jackson profiled IP Neighborhood, a new service by Simon Johnson. The profile piqued my interest because it described tools on IP Neighborhood that are simi...
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Review: Taking IP Neighborhood for a Test Drive
IP Neighborhood combines a number of valuable tools for domain name investors. Last month Ron Jackson profiled IP Neighborhood, a new service by Simon Johnson. The profile piqued my interest because it described tools on IP Neighborhood that are simi...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 9:36 am
Domain Name Wire
Final new TLD objection tally: Donuts 55, Amazon 24, Google 22
Three of the largest applicants for new TLDs are facing a mountain of objections. Donuts, Amazon, and Google have the dubious honor of having the most objected-to applications for new top level domains. There were 263 formal objections to new top lev...
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Final new TLD objection tally: Donuts 55, Amazon 24, Google 22
Three of the largest applicants for new TLDs are facing a mountain of objections. Donuts, Amazon, and Google have the dubious honor of having the most objected-to applications for new top level domains. There were 263 formal objections to new top lev...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 10:50 am
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames no reserve auction ends Thursday
Three auctions are running on SnapNames. SnapNames has three auctions running this month, and the first one ends Thursday. SnapNames’ “April Deals” auction ends Thursday, April 18. The auction includes just 44 domains and all have n...
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SnapNames no reserve auction ends Thursday
Three auctions are running on SnapNames. SnapNames has three auctions running this month, and the first one ends Thursday. SnapNames’ “April Deals” auction ends Thursday, April 18. The auction includes just 44 domains and all have n...
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April 15, 2013, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Google beats Google in UDRP
Company wins case against spoofer. It’s pretty easy to spoof someone else in a whois record, and a recent UDRP is a case in point. Officially, Google Inc. prevailed over Google Inc. in a UDRP for the domain GoogleDNSService.com. When you first ...
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Google beats Google in UDRP
Company wins case against spoofer. It’s pretty easy to spoof someone else in a whois record, and a recent UDRP is a case in point. Officially, Google Inc. prevailed over Google Inc. in a UDRP for the domain GoogleDNSService.com. When you first ...
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April 15, 2013, 9:27 am
Domain Name Wire
Hmm… Perhaps 20th Century Fox really is rebranding to 21st Century Fox
Latest domain registrations suggest movie studio might rebrand to 21st Century Fox. Last week I wrote about how movie studio 20th Century Fox had registered domains to protect itself for the next millennium: It registered domains from 22ndcenturyfox....
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Hmm… Perhaps 20th Century Fox really is rebranding to 21st Century Fox
Latest domain registrations suggest movie studio might rebrand to 21st Century Fox. Last week I wrote about how movie studio 20th Century Fox had registered domains to protect itself for the next millennium: It registered domains from 22ndcenturyfox....
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April 14, 2013, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN announces 263 new TLD objections on final list
263 total objections filed against new top level domain applications. As per the requirements of the applicant guidebook, ICANN has published a list of all new top level domain objections accepted for consideration. Below is a summary. You can learn ...
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ICANN announces 263 new TLD objections on final list
263 total objections filed against new top level domain applications. As per the requirements of the applicant guidebook, ICANN has published a list of all new top level domain objections accepted for consideration. Below is a summary. You can learn ...
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April 12, 2013, 5:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bidding on MD.org tops $500,000 at NameJet
Two letter .org domain goes sky high. Two bidders are determined not to walk away from a NameJet auction for MD.org without their prize. Bidding for the domain, which will end within a few minutes of either bidder giving up, topped $500,000 at 12:31 ...
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Bidding on MD.org tops $500,000 at NameJet
Two letter .org domain goes sky high. Two bidders are determined not to walk away from a NameJet auction for MD.org without their prize. Bidding for the domain, which will end within a few minutes of either bidder giving up, topped $500,000 at 12:31 ...
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April 12, 2013, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media passes a new TLD Initial Evaluation
Company passes initial evaluation despite rule about UDRP losses. Demand Media’s new top level domain company, United TLD Holdco, has passed the initial evaluation stage on one of its TLD applications. The company passed the initial evaluation ...
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Demand Media passes a new TLD Initial Evaluation
Company passes initial evaluation despite rule about UDRP losses. Demand Media’s new top level domain company, United TLD Holdco, has passed the initial evaluation stage on one of its TLD applications. The company passed the initial evaluation ...
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April 12, 2013, 2:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
26 end user domain sales
Here are 26 sales to end users on the Afternic platform last week. Before jumping into the Afternic end user sales report, take a look at the details behind Afternic’s biggest reported sale of the week. It sold TribalWars.com for $34,910 to the...
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26 end user domain sales
Here are 26 sales to end users on the Afternic platform last week. Before jumping into the Afternic end user sales report, take a look at the details behind Afternic’s biggest reported sale of the week. It sold TribalWars.com for $34,910 to the...
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April 12, 2013, 12:27 pm
