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Cincinnati Zoo gets CincinnatiZoo.com eleven years later
Zoo moved slower than a turtle but will not get CincinnatiZoo.com. It took them a while, but one of the nation’s oldest zoos now has its .com domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CincinnattiZ...
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Cincinnati Zoo gets CincinnatiZoo.com eleven years later
Zoo moved slower than a turtle but will not get CincinnatiZoo.com. It took them a while, but one of the nation’s oldest zoos now has its .com domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered the domain name CincinnattiZ...
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February 12, 2013, 11:59 am

Domain Name Wire
Colbert for pope? Over 100 “pope” domains registered yesterday
A retiring pope? Some smell a profit opportunity. After the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI yesterday, I wrote about some of the likely names for the next pope and their registration status. (Hint: they’re all registered.) Although the ...
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Colbert for pope? Over 100 “pope” domains registered yesterday
A retiring pope? Some smell a profit opportunity. After the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI yesterday, I wrote about some of the likely names for the next pope and their registration status. (Hint: they’re all registered.) Although the ...
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February 12, 2013, 10:26 am

Domain Name Wire
Do domain companies hate bloggers?
I can’t blame them much of the time, but it’s a two way street. Over the weekend I read Shane Cultra’s write-up of Webfest. (Great seeing you Shane, by the way.) It was a good write-up, especially his last point: The domain companie...
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Do domain companies hate bloggers?
I can’t blame them much of the time, but it’s a two way street. Over the weekend I read Shane Cultra’s write-up of Webfest. (Great seeing you Shane, by the way.) It was a good write-up, especially his last point: The domain companie...
Discussion
February 12, 2013, 9:59 am

Domain Name Wire
Cardinals flock to Rome as domainers flock to their keyboards
Want to register the domain of the next pope? You’re probably too late. After the shocking news that Pope Benedict is resigning, the rush is on to figure out the “name” of the next pope and to register the corresponding domain names...
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Cardinals flock to Rome as domainers flock to their keyboards
Want to register the domain of the next pope? You’re probably too late. After the shocking news that Pope Benedict is resigning, the rush is on to figure out the “name” of the next pope and to register the corresponding domain names...
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February 11, 2013, 3:57 pm

Domain Name Wire
Religion drives Afternic’s big sales week
Religious domain names fill the collection plate. Afternic had a big week-before-last, selling nearly $1.6 million worth of domains. It typically sells around $1.0 million, but was aided by several high dollar sales. Two of the big sales were religio...
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Religion drives Afternic’s big sales week
Religious domain names fill the collection plate. Afternic had a big week-before-last, selling nearly $1.6 million worth of domains. It typically sells around $1.0 million, but was aided by several high dollar sales. Two of the big sales were religio...
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February 11, 2013, 12:20 pm

Domain Name Wire
AdExchange.com and other end user domain sales
An ad exchange buys AdExchange.com and more end user domain sales. I was at Webfest all last week so I’m behind on end user sales reports. Here’s last week’s Sedo end user report. Think Money Group Limited in the UK bought Investmen...
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AdExchange.com and other end user domain sales
An ad exchange buys AdExchange.com and more end user domain sales. I was at Webfest all last week so I’m behind on end user sales reports. Here’s last week’s Sedo end user report. Think Money Group Limited in the UK bought Investmen...
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February 11, 2013, 10:21 am

Domain Name Wire
The domain registry business is really diverse
Just sayin’. From CEO Roundtable II: The Registries. © DomainNameWire.com 2013. This is copyrighted content. Do not republish.Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.
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The domain registry business is really diverse
Just sayin’. From CEO Roundtable II: The Registries. © DomainNameWire.com 2013. This is copyrighted content. Do not republish.Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.
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February 11, 2013, 9:58 am

Domain Name Wire
gTLD Strategy Congress takes shape with Google, .Boston, and more
More speakers announced for new top level domain conference taking place in March. Next month’s Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress is coming together nicely with more speakers and representatives from large TLD applicants. The event...
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gTLD Strategy Congress takes shape with Google, .Boston, and more
More speakers announced for new top level domain conference taking place in March. Next month’s Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress is coming together nicely with more speakers and representatives from large TLD applicants. The event...
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February 11, 2013, 9:54 am

Domain Name Wire
Stratfor aims to take down site about hack
Intelligence firm wants to take down site that discusses 2011 hacking incident. Stratfor Enterprises, LLC, an intelligence firm that was famously hacked in 2011, is trying to get control of a domain commemorating the attack. The company has filed a c...
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Stratfor aims to take down site about hack
Intelligence firm wants to take down site that discusses 2011 hacking incident. Stratfor Enterprises, LLC, an intelligence firm that was famously hacked in 2011, is trying to get control of a domain commemorating the attack. The company has filed a c...
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February 8, 2013, 1:47 pm

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Woman arrested after being accussed of taking former employer’s domain names
Woman accused of taking control of domain names she registered on behalf of former employer. A Steamboat Springs woman has been arrested for theft after allegedly taking control of her former employer’s domain names. The news was first reported...
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Woman arrested after being accussed of taking former employer’s domain names
Woman accused of taking control of domain names she registered on behalf of former employer. A Steamboat Springs woman has been arrested for theft after allegedly taking control of her former employer’s domain names. The news was first reported...
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February 7, 2013, 4:08 pm