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So much opposition to a closed .cloud, yet none of these companies bought Cloud.com?
Companies that are worried about competitive advantage should reexamine their own domain name strategies. An awful lot of big brands are speaking out against the prospect of “closed generic” top level domains, such as .cloud and .book. Th...
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So much opposition to a closed .cloud, yet none of these companies bought Cloud.com?
Companies that are worried about competitive advantage should reexamine their own domain name strategies. An awful lot of big brands are speaking out against the prospect of “closed generic” top level domains, such as .cloud and .book. Th...
Discussion
March 11, 2013, 12:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains T. Rowe Price and others bought
Financial firm makes shrewd domain purchase. T. Rowe Price didn’t become an investment giant by overpaying for assets. So it’s fitting that it paid just $1,495 for the domain name MoneyConfident.com. Here are other end user domain sales f...
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What domains T. Rowe Price and others bought
Financial firm makes shrewd domain purchase. T. Rowe Price didn’t become an investment giant by overpaying for assets. So it’s fitting that it paid just $1,495 for the domain name MoneyConfident.com. Here are other end user domain sales f...
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March 11, 2013, 12:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire is 8
Domain Name Wire turned 8 years old this past weekend. On March 8, 2005, I wrote the first post on Domain Name Wire. This post is number 6,250. I’d like to thank both my readers and advertisers for your continued support. Without both of you, t...
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Domain Name Wire is 8
Domain Name Wire turned 8 years old this past weekend. On March 8, 2005, I wrote the first post on Domain Name Wire. This post is number 6,250. I’d like to thank both my readers and advertisers for your continued support. Without both of you, t...
Discussion
March 11, 2013, 11:24 am
Domain Name Wire
The person you’d most like to have dinner with will probably buy you dinner
And you don’t even have to fly to the Caymans. I asked a light-hearted question on this year’s domain name survey: What one person in the domain industry would you most like to have dinner with? The funny thing is that the #1 guy on the l...
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The person you’d most like to have dinner with will probably buy you dinner
And you don’t even have to fly to the Caymans. I asked a light-hearted question on this year’s domain name survey: What one person in the domain industry would you most like to have dinner with? The funny thing is that the #1 guy on the l...
Discussion
March 8, 2013, 12:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Registrars miffed about new accreditation agreement. Will it delay new TLDs?
Fighting over new agreement continues and threatens new TLD timeline. The team of registrars negotiating with ICANN for the new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) issued a stern statement today saying ICANN is making some unreasonable requests a...
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Registrars miffed about new accreditation agreement. Will it delay new TLDs?
Fighting over new agreement continues and threatens new TLD timeline. The team of registrars negotiating with ICANN for the new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) issued a stern statement today saying ICANN is making some unreasonable requests a...
Discussion
March 8, 2013, 9:41 am
Domain Name Wire
Google says it will make .app, .blog, .cloud, and .search TLDs “open”
Company plans to change some new TLD applications after pressure over “closed generics”. Google plans to update four of its new top level domain applications to make the domains more open to registration outside of Google. In comments sub...
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Google says it will make .app, .blog, .cloud, and .search TLDs “open”
Company plans to change some new TLD applications after pressure over “closed generics”. Google plans to update four of its new top level domain applications to make the domains more open to registration outside of Google. In comments sub...
Discussion
March 7, 2013, 9:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Competitive Advantage vs. Anti-Competitive and the closed TLD debate
There’s a big difference between gaining competitive advantage and being anti-competitive. This morning I read Technology Policy Institute’s opinion on “closed” top level domains. A closed domain is one in which the applicant ...
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Competitive Advantage vs. Anti-Competitive and the closed TLD debate
There’s a big difference between gaining competitive advantage and being anti-competitive. This morning I read Technology Policy Institute’s opinion on “closed” top level domains. A closed domain is one in which the applicant ...
Discussion
March 7, 2013, 12:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
What to do at SXSW if you’re a domainer
Three domain companies and events to hit while in Austin. SXSW Interactive in Austin is an overwhelming event. There are hundreds of sessions to choose from, and just finding their locations can be a challenge. So let me break down for you some essen...
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What to do at SXSW if you’re a domainer
Three domain companies and events to hit while in Austin. SXSW Interactive in Austin is an overwhelming event. There are hundreds of sessions to choose from, and just finding their locations can be a challenge. So let me break down for you some essen...
Discussion
March 7, 2013, 11:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy to lose the .com
World’s largest domain registrar will drop .com from its logo. That iconic GoDaddy.com logo? It’s going to get a bit shorter. Today at its Registry Days conference in Phoenix, Go Daddy CEO Blake Irving announced that the company is going ...
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Go Daddy to lose the .com
World’s largest domain registrar will drop .com from its logo. That iconic GoDaddy.com logo? It’s going to get a bit shorter. Today at its Registry Days conference in Phoenix, Go Daddy CEO Blake Irving announced that the company is going ...
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March 6, 2013, 11:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: Go Daddy to withdraw applications for .Home and .Casa top level domains
Domain registrar abandons plans for its own top level domains. Go Daddy is abandoning its applications for the .home and .casa top level domains, the company announced today. Go Daddy CEO Blake Irving announced the news at its Registry Days conferenc...
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Breaking: Go Daddy to withdraw applications for .Home and .Casa top level domains
Domain registrar abandons plans for its own top level domains. Go Daddy is abandoning its applications for the .home and .casa top level domains, the company announced today. Go Daddy CEO Blake Irving announced the news at its Registry Days conferenc...
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March 6, 2013, 11:30 am
