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SnapNames picks up Host Europe expired domain stream
Deal gives company a strong partner in Europe. SnapNames has picked up a new partner to bolster its expired domain name inventory. The company has gone live with Host Europe, a top three domain registrar in Europe and the largest registrar based in t...
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SnapNames picks up Host Europe expired domain stream
Deal gives company a strong partner in Europe. SnapNames has picked up a new partner to bolster its expired domain name inventory. The company has gone live with Host Europe, a top three domain registrar in Europe and the largest registrar based in t...
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February 4, 2013, 11:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Co says best Super Bowl ad yet
.Co happy with Super Bowl ad results. Last night was the third Super Bowl ad .co has run in conjunction with Go Daddy (or should I say GoDaddy.co). I reached out to .Co Internet founder Juan Diego Calle to ask how it went: “Sweet! Much better f...
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.Co says best Super Bowl ad yet
.Co happy with Super Bowl ad results. Last night was the third Super Bowl ad .co has run in conjunction with Go Daddy (or should I say GoDaddy.co). I reached out to .Co Internet founder Juan Diego Calle to ask how it went: “Sweet! Much better f...
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February 4, 2013, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
My battle with a Google Malware warning
The past 15 hours haven’t been fun for me. It all started around 8 pm last night when I started getting emails like this: “Hey, when I try to visit Domain Name Wire I get a warning that your site is infected with malware.” If you tr...
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My battle with a Google Malware warning
The past 15 hours haven’t been fun for me. It all started around 8 pm last night when I started getting emails like this: “Hey, when I try to visit Domain Name Wire I get a warning that your site is infected with malware.” If you tr...
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February 4, 2013, 2:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Auctions sells 35,156 in January
Go Daddy has a good month for aftermarket sales. Go Daddy Auctions saw an uptick in sales last month, completing 35,156 domain sales. That’s higher than previous months by about 2,000 domain names. The top 10 sales were: numotion.com $45,750 &n...
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Go Daddy Auctions sells 35,156 in January
Go Daddy has a good month for aftermarket sales. Go Daddy Auctions saw an uptick in sales last month, completing 35,156 domain sales. That’s higher than previous months by about 2,000 domain names. The top 10 sales were: numotion.com $45,750 &n...
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February 4, 2013, 9:18 am
Domain Name Wire
Wow: the Bar Refaeli Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial
People will be talking about this commercial Monday morning. Wow. I have a feeling this commercial will be more talked about than many of Go Daddy’s previous Super Bowl commercials. That’s despite this ad not having any nudity or suggesti...
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Wow: the Bar Refaeli Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial
People will be talking about this commercial Monday morning. Wow. I have a feeling this commercial will be more talked about than many of Go Daddy’s previous Super Bowl commercials. That’s despite this ad not having any nudity or suggesti...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 10:28 am
Domain Name Wire
If ICANN and WIPO can’t comply with WHOIS, who can?
Technically ICANN and WIPO’s whois records aren’t compliant. Since the meltdown of Registerfly.com several years ago, ICANN has continued to promise to better police compliance with the registrar accreditation agreement (RAA), including t...
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If ICANN and WIPO can’t comply with WHOIS, who can?
Technically ICANN and WIPO’s whois records aren’t compliant. Since the meltdown of Registerfly.com several years ago, ICANN has continued to promise to better police compliance with the registrar accreditation agreement (RAA), including t...
Discussion
February 1, 2013, 10:09 am
Domain Name Wire
SnipesShop.de was $50,000 buyers of Snipes.com
Company shrinks URL and gets a .com for its online store. In December Afternic reported that it had brokered the sale of Snipes.com for $50,000. I’ve patiently watched the domain as it sat in escrow for a loooong time. The whois record on the d...
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SnipesShop.de was $50,000 buyers of Snipes.com
Company shrinks URL and gets a .com for its online store. In December Afternic reported that it had brokered the sale of Snipes.com for $50,000. I’ve patiently watched the domain as it sat in escrow for a loooong time. The whois record on the d...
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February 1, 2013, 8:44 am
Domain Name Wire
Kieren McCarthy to become Executive Director of IFFOR
McCarthy takes bigger role in IFFOR and group offers policy making services. Former ICANN General Manager of Public Participation Kieren McCarthy will become Executive Director of IFFOR this April. McCarthy has been IFFOR’s manager of public pa...
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Kieren McCarthy to become Executive Director of IFFOR
McCarthy takes bigger role in IFFOR and group offers policy making services. Former ICANN General Manager of Public Participation Kieren McCarthy will become Executive Director of IFFOR this April. McCarthy has been IFFOR’s manager of public pa...
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January 31, 2013, 3:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Makeup.com sold for $2 million, Rodeo.com and Karate.com for $500k total
L’Oreal paid $2 million for domain in 2010. I was digging through some SEC filings today when I came across some prices on domain name sales. The sales all involve what is now known as General Cannabis, Inc. The three big domains were at one ti...
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Makeup.com sold for $2 million, Rodeo.com and Karate.com for $500k total
L’Oreal paid $2 million for domain in 2010. I was digging through some SEC filings today when I came across some prices on domain name sales. The sales all involve what is now known as General Cannabis, Inc. The three big domains were at one ti...
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January 31, 2013, 1:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
American Automobile Association sues owner of AAAclubs.xxx and other domains
AAA sues to stop adult entertainment site from using AAA in its name. The American Automobile Association, commonly known as AAA or “Triple A”, has sued the owner of AAAclubs.xxx, AAAclubs.com, AAAclubs.net, and AAAclubs.us. According to ...
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American Automobile Association sues owner of AAAclubs.xxx and other domains
AAA sues to stop adult entertainment site from using AAA in its name. The American Automobile Association, commonly known as AAA or “Triple A”, has sued the owner of AAAclubs.xxx, AAAclubs.com, AAAclubs.net, and AAAclubs.us. According to ...
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January 31, 2013, 1:07 pm
