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Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories of October 2011
A look back at October in the domain industry. Boo! I hope you had a great Halloween. Here’s a look back at the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month. You’ll notice that the conversation was dominated by .xxx. 1. Inside Frank Sc...
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories of October 2011
A look back at October in the domain industry. Boo! I hope you had a great Halloween. Here’s a look back at the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month. You’ll notice that the conversation was dominated by .xxx. 1. Inside Frank Sc...
Discussion
November 1, 2011, 9:13 am
Domain Name Wire
.XXX Domain Nets $13 Million from Sunrise
A big haul for .xxx domain names. ICM Registry, backer of the new .xxx top level domain name, has pulled in about $13 million from its trademark/existing domain sunrise period. The company received nearly 80,000 applications during the sunrise period...
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.XXX Domain Nets $13 Million from Sunrise
A big haul for .xxx domain names. ICM Registry, backer of the new .xxx top level domain name, has pulled in about $13 million from its trademark/existing domain sunrise period. The company received nearly 80,000 applications during the sunrise period...
Discussion
October 31, 2011, 9:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
What’s The Worst Idea for a New TLD?
Some bad and ugly top level domain name ideas. I’ve written about a number of company’s and city’s plans to apply for new top level domain names. There are also lists of proposed domains out there. Some of these potential top level ...
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What’s The Worst Idea for a New TLD?
Some bad and ugly top level domain name ideas. I’ve written about a number of company’s and city’s plans to apply for new top level domain names. There are also lists of proposed domains out there. Some of these potential top level ...
Discussion
October 31, 2011, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Names and the World Series
This is one of those posts where I write about something that has nothing to do with domain names but make a lame effort at tying it to the industry… I grew up in St. Louis and am a life long Cardinals fan. So last Friday I could hardly work. ...
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Domain Names and the World Series
This is one of those posts where I write about something that has nothing to do with domain names but make a lame effort at tying it to the industry… I grew up in St. Louis and am a life long Cardinals fan. So last Friday I could hardly work. ...
Discussion
October 31, 2011, 1:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
IBM, Match.com Make Domain Purchases
Special edition of the end user domain sales report. Here’s a special Monday morning edition of the end user domain sales post. This will cover some recent Sedo sales as well as non-reported sales. On the non-reported side, I have a big company...
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IBM, Match.com Make Domain Purchases
Special edition of the end user domain sales report. Here’s a special Monday morning edition of the end user domain sales post. This will cover some recent Sedo sales as well as non-reported sales. On the non-reported side, I have a big company...
Discussion
October 31, 2011, 11:24 am
Domain Name Wire
Warner Bros Registers Sherlock Holmes 3 Domain Names
Warner Bros registers domain names for third Sherlock Holmes movie. Even before Sherlock Holmes 2 hits the theaters Warner Bros is already gearing up for the third installment. The company just registered the domain names SherlockHolmesThree.com and ...
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Warner Bros Registers Sherlock Holmes 3 Domain Names
Warner Bros registers domain names for third Sherlock Holmes movie. Even before Sherlock Holmes 2 hits the theaters Warner Bros is already gearing up for the third installment. The company just registered the domain names SherlockHolmesThree.com and ...
Discussion
October 29, 2011, 12:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Final Chance to Protect Against .XXX Domain Names
Opportunity to block .xxx domain name registrations ends today. Companies that don’t want their trademark attached to a .xxx domain name have until the end of the day to take action. The sunrise period for the .xxx domain name concludes today. ...
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Final Chance to Protect Against .XXX Domain Names
Opportunity to block .xxx domain name registrations ends today. Companies that don’t want their trademark attached to a .xxx domain name have until the end of the day to take action. The sunrise period for the .xxx domain name concludes today. ...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 10:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Bret Fausett Starts New TLD Consultancy, Sets Up Shop Down Street from ICANN
Admiralty Way has a new domain name resident. An attorney with a long history in the domain name world has started a consulting firm to help new top level domain name applicants. Bret Fausett, who was most recently Of Counsel at Alvarado Smith, has s...
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Bret Fausett Starts New TLD Consultancy, Sets Up Shop Down Street from ICANN
Admiralty Way has a new domain name resident. An attorney with a long history in the domain name world has started a consulting firm to help new top level domain name applicants. Bret Fausett, who was most recently Of Counsel at Alvarado Smith, has s...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 10:13 am
Domain Name Wire
Google Gets Baidu Domain Name
GoogleBaidu.com: no merger, just an interesting domain dispute. Baidu might beat Google in China, but Google just got a hold of a little bit of Baidu. Google was just awarded the domain name GoogleBaidu.com in an arbitration case before National Arbi...
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Google Gets Baidu Domain Name
GoogleBaidu.com: no merger, just an interesting domain dispute. Baidu might beat Google in China, but Google just got a hold of a little bit of Baidu. Google was just awarded the domain name GoogleBaidu.com in an arbitration case before National Arbi...
Discussion
October 28, 2011, 9:48 am
Domain Name Wire
Sedo Switches to Estimated Earnings for Domain parking
Sedo to start showing estimated parking revenue; audited numbers displayed in about 48 hours. On November 1 Sedo will change its domain parking statistics to an estimated earnings system. This means they will display estimate earnings at first and th...
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Sedo Switches to Estimated Earnings for Domain parking
Sedo to start showing estimated parking revenue; audited numbers displayed in about 48 hours. On November 1 Sedo will change its domain parking statistics to an estimated earnings system. This means they will display estimate earnings at first and th...
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October 27, 2011, 11:47 am
