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With 1 month to go, new TLD program still full of uncertainties
New TLD investors face a big challenge: uncertainty. The application window for new top level domain names opens one month from today. It’s kind of funny to think about it. The internet community has been working on new TLDs for so many years, ...
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With 1 month to go, new TLD program still full of uncertainties
New TLD investors face a big challenge: uncertainty. The application window for new top level domain names opens one month from today. It’s kind of funny to think about it. The internet community has been working on new TLDs for so many years, ...
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December 12, 2011, 8:51 am
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com buys SmartIsBeautiful.com — a new brand?
What does company plan to do with domain? Is being smart beautiful? And if so, are you smart enough to figure out why Amazon.com just bought SmartIsBeautiful.com? The domain name was owned by BuyDomains until July 21, 2011, according to historical wh...
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Amazon.com buys SmartIsBeautiful.com — a new brand?
What does company plan to do with domain? Is being smart beautiful? And if so, are you smart enough to figure out why Amazon.com just bought SmartIsBeautiful.com? The domain name was owned by BuyDomains until July 21, 2011, according to historical wh...
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December 9, 2011, 9:15 am
Domain Name Wire
8 possible headlines for yesterday’s New TLD hearing
How do you describe an uneventful congressional hearing? Yesterday the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing about the introduction of new top level domains. The session, lightly attended by senators, was a bit bland. But here are 8 possible headl...
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8 possible headlines for yesterday’s New TLD hearing
How do you describe an uneventful congressional hearing? Yesterday the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing about the introduction of new top level domains. The session, lightly attended by senators, was a bit bland. But here are 8 possible headl...
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December 9, 2011, 8:59 am
Domain Name Wire
How Hall.com picked its name and bought it for $20,000
Company founder has great message about the importance of (domain) names. Brett Hellman of chat and collaboration company Hall.com today posted an intriguing insight into the company’s naming process. It explains how the company’s initial...
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How Hall.com picked its name and bought it for $20,000
Company founder has great message about the importance of (domain) names. Brett Hellman of chat and collaboration company Hall.com today posted an intriguing insight into the company’s naming process. It explains how the company’s initial...
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December 8, 2011, 9:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
VeriSign releases DomainCountdown for expired domains
.Com and .net registry released more data on expiring domain names. VeriSign has just released a beta of DomainCountdown, a source of data on expiring domain names. DomainCountdown provides a wealth of information about domain names in pending delete...
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VeriSign releases DomainCountdown for expired domains
.Com and .net registry released more data on expiring domain names. VeriSign has just released a beta of DomainCountdown, a source of data on expiring domain names. DomainCountdown provides a wealth of information about domain names in pending delete...
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December 8, 2011, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
New software will connect dots between “rogue web sites”
Company says it will help legal efforts against counterfeit goods sales. As congress debates the Stop Online Piracy Act (STOP) and companies file dozens of lawsuits against counterfeiters, a New York company claims to be developing software to aid in...
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New software will connect dots between “rogue web sites”
Company says it will help legal efforts against counterfeit goods sales. As congress debates the Stop Online Piracy Act (STOP) and companies file dozens of lawsuits against counterfeiters, a New York company claims to be developing software to aid in...
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December 8, 2011, 3:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
What a disgraceful UDRP decision
UDRP makes it hard for entrepreneur to start his consulting business. UDRP mostly gets it right. It sometimes gets it wrong. Other times it gets it absolutely, disgracefully wrong. Consider the case of a Minnesota man who wants to set up a consulting...
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What a disgraceful UDRP decision
UDRP makes it hard for entrepreneur to start his consulting business. UDRP mostly gets it right. It sometimes gets it wrong. Other times it gets it absolutely, disgracefully wrong. Consider the case of a Minnesota man who wants to set up a consulting...
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December 8, 2011, 11:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling and John Berryhill team up to get RDNH decision
Company files dispute for UDRP in bad faith. Frank Schilling, with the help of attorney John Berryhill, has convinced a UDRP panel that AINS, INC is guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over eCase.com. AINS, Inc has a trademark for &l...
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Frank Schilling and John Berryhill team up to get RDNH decision
Company files dispute for UDRP in bad faith. Frank Schilling, with the help of attorney John Berryhill, has convinced a UDRP panel that AINS, INC is guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over eCase.com. AINS, Inc has a trademark for &l...
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December 8, 2011, 7:46 am
Domain Name Wire
RickPerry.com now forwards to RonPaul2012.com
Right wingers may end up on libertarian’s web site. As if Rick Perry doesn’t have enough problems in his quest for the white house: RickPerry.com has recently started forwarding to RonPaul2012.com. Rick Perry’s official web site is ...
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RickPerry.com now forwards to RonPaul2012.com
Right wingers may end up on libertarian’s web site. As if Rick Perry doesn’t have enough problems in his quest for the white house: RickPerry.com has recently started forwarding to RonPaul2012.com. Rick Perry’s official web site is ...
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December 7, 2011, 3:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLD program has two hearings on Capitol Hill within one week
Get ready for representatives to pretend like they know about domain names. ICANN and its new top level domain name program will be put under the microscope in Washington, D.C. twice over the next 7 days. Tomorrow morning the U.S. Senate Committee on...
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New TLD program has two hearings on Capitol Hill within one week
Get ready for representatives to pretend like they know about domain names. ICANN and its new top level domain name program will be put under the microscope in Washington, D.C. twice over the next 7 days. Tomorrow morning the U.S. Senate Committee on...
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December 7, 2011, 3:27 pm
