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.XXX Pre-Registrations Hit 300,000
Lots of people interested in .xxx domain names. ICM Registry has received over 300,000 pre-registrations for its new .xxx domain names as of this morning. It has received tens of thousands of pre-registrations in just the past few days. Of course, th...
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.XXX Pre-Registrations Hit 300,000
Lots of people interested in .xxx domain names. ICM Registry has received over 300,000 pre-registrations for its new .xxx domain names as of this morning. It has received tens of thousands of pre-registrations in just the past few days. Of course, th...
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March 21, 2011, 10:48 am
Domain Name Wire
.Jobs Operator Says ICANN “Publicly Defamed” It
Employ Media says ICANN “publicly defamed” it in breach notice. .Jobs registry Employ Media has struck back at ICANN after the latter sent it a breach notice. In a letter to ICANN, Employ Media Vice‐President & General Counsel Brian...
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.Jobs Operator Says ICANN “Publicly Defamed” It
Employ Media says ICANN “publicly defamed” it in breach notice. .Jobs registry Employ Media has struck back at ICANN after the latter sent it a breach notice. In a letter to ICANN, Employ Media Vice‐President & General Counsel Brian...
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March 18, 2011, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Approves New .XXX Top Level Domain
ICANN Board approves new .xxx domain name. Today the ICANN Board of Directors authorized the CEO of ICANN to execute the proposed registry agreement for the .xxx sTLD with ICM Registry. ICANN’s Board of Directors didn’t agree with GAC adv...
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ICANN Approves New .XXX Top Level Domain
ICANN Board approves new .xxx domain name. Today the ICANN Board of Directors authorized the CEO of ICANN to execute the proposed registry agreement for the .xxx sTLD with ICM Registry. ICANN’s Board of Directors didn’t agree with GAC adv...
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March 18, 2011, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Plans to Vote on Final New TLD Guidebook in June
New TLD approval won’t come until June at the earliest. Today the ICANN Board of Directors provided a timeline for approving the new top level domain applicant guidebook. The new planned date for “board consideration” of the guidebo...
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ICANN Plans to Vote on Final New TLD Guidebook in June
New TLD approval won’t come until June at the earliest. Today the ICANN Board of Directors provided a timeline for approving the new top level domain applicant guidebook. The new planned date for “board consideration” of the guidebo...
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March 18, 2011, 1:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
25 Adult Webmasters Protest .XXX at ICANN Meeting
Adult site owners protest at ICANN meeting. About 25 adult webmasters — and one homeless guy who’s been hanging out outside the ICANN meeting all week — joined together to protest the .XXX top level domain name this afternoon in San...
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25 Adult Webmasters Protest .XXX at ICANN Meeting
Adult site owners protest at ICANN meeting. About 25 adult webmasters — and one homeless guy who’s been hanging out outside the ICANN meeting all week — joined together to protest the .XXX top level domain name this afternoon in San...
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March 17, 2011, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
French Open Is Latest To Win .Co Domain Name
French Open organizer awarded domain name by arbitration panel. Fedération Française du Tennis (FFT), organizer of the Grand Slam tournament French Internationals of Roland Garros (French Open), is the latest group to win a .co domain n...
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French Open Is Latest To Win .Co Domain Name
French Open organizer awarded domain name by arbitration panel. Fedération Française du Tennis (FFT), organizer of the Grand Slam tournament French Internationals of Roland Garros (French Open), is the latest group to win a .co domain n...
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March 17, 2011, 1:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bill Clinton Address ICANN Conference
Clinton gets standing ovation after address to ICANN community. I just finished watching Bill Clinton give a keynote address at the ICANN meeting in San Francisco. I’ve never seen him speak in person before, and it was cool to be only 20 feet a...
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Bill Clinton Address ICANN Conference
Clinton gets standing ovation after address to ICANN community. I just finished watching Bill Clinton give a keynote address at the ICANN meeting in San Francisco. I’ve never seen him speak in person before, and it was cool to be only 20 feet a...
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March 16, 2011, 11:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Overheard at ICANN Meeting in San Francisco
Latest rumors and thoughts from ICANN meeting. The third “official” day of the ICANN meeting in San Francisco has hit its midway point. The big show is later this evening as President Bill Clinton takes the stage. Unfortunately the venue ...
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Overheard at ICANN Meeting in San Francisco
Latest rumors and thoughts from ICANN meeting. The third “official” day of the ICANN meeting in San Francisco has hit its midway point. The big show is later this evening as President Bill Clinton takes the stage. Unfortunately the venue ...
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March 16, 2011, 7:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
For New TLDs, the Last 10% is the Hardest
The home stretch is always a long stretch. It’s been a while since I’ve moved, but in the late 90s/early 00s I moved from dorm to dorm to several apartments. There’s one thing (other than a sore back) that I remember from all of the...
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For New TLDs, the Last 10% is the Hardest
The home stretch is always a long stretch. It’s been a while since I’ve moved, but in the late 90s/early 00s I moved from dorm to dorm to several apartments. There’s one thing (other than a sore back) that I remember from all of the...
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March 16, 2011, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verizon Sues Above.com and Serves it During DOMAINfest
Company sued over trademark domain names; served during DOMAINfest. Verizon has filed a federal lawsuit against Above.com, parent company Trellian, and some of the company’s key employees (pdf). Trellian offers a number of keyword and SEO tools...
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Verizon Sues Above.com and Serves it During DOMAINfest
Company sued over trademark domain names; served during DOMAINfest. Verizon has filed a federal lawsuit against Above.com, parent company Trellian, and some of the company’s key employees (pdf). Trellian offers a number of keyword and SEO tools...
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March 15, 2011, 7:30 pm
