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ICANN terminates registrar with over 75,000 domain names
Registrar blamed for not maintaining accurate registrant data. ICANN has followed up on its threats by terminating Bargin Register’s registrar accreditation. ICANN sent a breach notice to the company in November, stating that the company had fa...
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ICANN terminates registrar with over 75,000 domain names
Registrar blamed for not maintaining accurate registrant data. ICANN has followed up on its threats by terminating Bargin Register’s registrar accreditation. ICANN sent a breach notice to the company in November, stating that the company had fa...
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February 21, 2013, 12:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Brand.com goes on the market
This domain name doesn’t need branding. For the first time since it was originally registered in 1995, the domain name Brand.com is up for sale. Chuck Pettis registered the domain name in 1995 and used it for his company BrandSolutions. BrandSo...
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Brand.com goes on the market
This domain name doesn’t need branding. For the first time since it was originally registered in 1995, the domain name Brand.com is up for sale. Chuck Pettis registered the domain name in 1995 and used it for his company BrandSolutions. BrandSo...
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February 21, 2013, 11:46 am
Domain Name Wire
A simple question every .brand applicant should ask their consultant today
With deadline looming for partial refund, not is the time for TLD applicants to do a gut check. They aren’t quite dropping like flies, but .brand top level domain applicants are starting to pull out. GM is withdrawing all of its bids. Hasbro is...
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A simple question every .brand applicant should ask their consultant today
With deadline looming for partial refund, not is the time for TLD applicants to do a gut check. They aren’t quite dropping like flies, but .brand top level domain applicants are starting to pull out. GM is withdrawing all of its bids. Hasbro is...
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February 21, 2013, 11:16 am
Domain Name Wire
.Org Project 94 kicks off next month
Short .org domains go on auction block beginning next month. Next month .org registry Public Interest Registry (PIR) will begin auctioning off domain names as part of Project 94. Project 94 is the marketing name for releasing 94 one and two character...
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.Org Project 94 kicks off next month
Short .org domains go on auction block beginning next month. Next month .org registry Public Interest Registry (PIR) will begin auctioning off domain names as part of Project 94. Project 94 is the marketing name for releasing 94 one and two character...
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February 21, 2013, 10:42 am
Domain Name Wire
When will Sony go after Playstation4.com?
Company announced new video game system but hasn’t yet secured key domain name. Sony gave the first glimpse of the capabilities of its forthcoming PlayStation 4 yesterday. You’ll find plenty of information about it at Playstation4.com, bu...
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When will Sony go after Playstation4.com?
Company announced new video game system but hasn’t yet secured key domain name. Sony gave the first glimpse of the capabilities of its forthcoming PlayStation 4 yesterday. You’ll find plenty of information about it at Playstation4.com, bu...
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February 21, 2013, 9:44 am
Domain Name Wire
25 More End User Domain Sales
CarMax and United Way among buyers at Afternic last week. Here are 25 end user domain sales from Afternic last week. Young Americans United, which is part of American Association of Young People, bought YAU.us for $3,200. A CSC client bought Skytouch...
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25 More End User Domain Sales
CarMax and United Way among buyers at Afternic last week. Here are 25 end user domain sales from Afternic last week. Young Americans United, which is part of American Association of Young People, bought YAU.us for $3,200. A CSC client bought Skytouch...
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February 20, 2013, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Yelp, Bayer, and 16 others bought this week
Sedo brokers domain to Yelp and 17 other end user buyers. Sedo had a fairly strong week for end user domain sales, including selling a .ph domain to Yelp. Here’s the list: Harley Street Health Checks UK Ltd picked up HealthChecks.co.uk for 1,05...
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What domains Yelp, Bayer, and 16 others bought this week
Sedo brokers domain to Yelp and 17 other end user buyers. Sedo had a fairly strong week for end user domain sales, including selling a .ph domain to Yelp. Here’s the list: Harley Street Health Checks UK Ltd picked up HealthChecks.co.uk for 1,05...
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February 20, 2013, 12:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN letting registrar negotiations hold new TLDs hostage
No new agreement, no new TLDs. Last week I wrote about how ICANN’s latest proposed registry agreement for new TLD operators. The agreement mandates that new TLD operators use only domain registrars that have signed the new Registrar Accreditati...
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ICANN letting registrar negotiations hold new TLDs hostage
No new agreement, no new TLDs. Last week I wrote about how ICANN’s latest proposed registry agreement for new TLD operators. The agreement mandates that new TLD operators use only domain registrars that have signed the new Registrar Accreditati...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 10:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Another upside to closed generic TLDs: fewer defensive registrations
The more domains that are “closed”, the less brand protection is required. Last week I wrote about why I’m not concerned with companies registering generic terms as TLDs (e.g. .blog, .book) and keeping them “closed” to o...
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Another upside to closed generic TLDs: fewer defensive registrations
The more domains that are “closed”, the less brand protection is required. Last week I wrote about why I’m not concerned with companies registering generic terms as TLDs (e.g. .blog, .book) and keeping them “closed” to o...
Discussion
February 20, 2013, 10:09 am
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ECommerce company Eyemagine found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company claimed rights to domain registered in 1996, well before it started using the name as a brand. Irvine, California eCommerce technology company Eyemagine Technology LLC has been found by the World Intellectual Property Organization to be guilt...
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ECommerce company Eyemagine found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company claimed rights to domain registered in 1996, well before it started using the name as a brand. Irvine, California eCommerce technology company Eyemagine Technology LLC has been found by the World Intellectual Property Organization to be guilt...
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February 20, 2013, 9:47 am
