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Another Great One Word .Com Domain Name; Raisin.com Sells
The domain name Raisin.com just sold for what is as of now, an undisclosed amount. The domain which had an original creation date of 1995 was owned by a “T Clayton” of San Fransisco for what seems to be just a few years...
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Another Great One Word .Com Domain Name; Raisin.com Sells
The domain name Raisin.com just sold for what is as of now, an undisclosed amount. The domain which had an original creation date of 1995 was owned by a “T Clayton” of San Fransisco for what seems to be just a few years...
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October 19, 2015, 2:36 pm
The Domains
Sometimes Shorter Is Not Better: StreetHub.com Rebrands to Trouva.com
TechCrunch.com published a post about a UK startup, Streethub.com raising another $2.4 Million in funding. StreetHub.com “helps independent shops and boutiques be discovered and sell online, including offering ‘click and coll...
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Sometimes Shorter Is Not Better: StreetHub.com Rebrands to Trouva.com
TechCrunch.com published a post about a UK startup, Streethub.com raising another $2.4 Million in funding. StreetHub.com “helps independent shops and boutiques be discovered and sell online, including offering ‘click and coll...
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October 19, 2015, 1:59 pm
The Domains
There Are Now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars
During remarks made at the 54th ICANN Meeting being held in Dublin, Akram Atallah, the President of the Global Domain Domains Division of ICANN stated that there are now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars in the world. ICANN has accr...
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There Are Now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars
During remarks made at the 54th ICANN Meeting being held in Dublin, Akram Atallah, the President of the Global Domain Domains Division of ICANN stated that there are now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars in the world. ICANN has accr...
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October 19, 2015, 12:50 pm
The Domains
HopScotch.com Hit With UDRP By Owner of HopScotch.fr
This is a weird one for sure. A UDRP has been filed against the domain name Hopscotch.com The Complainant is listed as the Hopscotch Group, which is a french PR company whose website is on the domain name hopscotchgroupe.com The company also owns the...
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HopScotch.com Hit With UDRP By Owner of HopScotch.fr
This is a weird one for sure. A UDRP has been filed against the domain name Hopscotch.com The Complainant is listed as the Hopscotch Group, which is a french PR company whose website is on the domain name hopscotchgroupe.com The company also owns the...
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October 17, 2015, 2:55 pm
The Domains
IAC To Spin Off Match.com, Tinder, OkCupid.com + 42 More To IPO Of The Match Group (MTCH)
IAC/Interactive (IACI) is spinning off 45 sites including Match.com, Okcupid.com and Tinder into a new public company called the The Match Group which filed for an IPO Friday, applying to be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker “MTCH.” T...
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IAC To Spin Off Match.com, Tinder, OkCupid.com + 42 More To IPO Of The Match Group (MTCH)
IAC/Interactive (IACI) is spinning off 45 sites including Match.com, Okcupid.com and Tinder into a new public company called the The Match Group which filed for an IPO Friday, applying to be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker “MTCH.” T...
Discussion
October 16, 2015, 10:53 pm
The Domains
2014 Final UDRP Stats From WIPO & NAF: .00003% of All Domains Subject to A UDRP/URS
This week the WIPO published it stats for the cases it determine under Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) in 2014. Back in September the other major organization that hears UDRP and the only one to decide cases f...
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2014 Final UDRP Stats From WIPO & NAF: .00003% of All Domains Subject to A UDRP/URS
This week the WIPO published it stats for the cases it determine under Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) in 2014. Back in September the other major organization that hears UDRP and the only one to decide cases f...
Discussion
October 16, 2015, 4:00 pm
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Unblock.com Saved In UDRP But Panelist Should Have Found Reverse Domain Hijacking
NetProtect, Inc. just lost its attempt to grab the domain name unblock.com in a UDRP in a silly case that should have resulted in a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking but the panelist was obviously lazy and decided just to throw out the case. C...
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Unblock.com Saved In UDRP But Panelist Should Have Found Reverse Domain Hijacking
NetProtect, Inc. just lost its attempt to grab the domain name unblock.com in a UDRP in a silly case that should have resulted in a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking but the panelist was obviously lazy and decided just to throw out the case. C...
Discussion
October 16, 2015, 2:10 pm
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Twitter is interested in the second round of new gtld applications
TrademarksandBrandsOnline.com published an article that Twitter plans to participate in the second round of new gtld expansion. Stephen Coates is trademark counsel for the social media giant, he told the website that he doesn’t know exactly whi...
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Twitter is interested in the second round of new gtld applications
TrademarksandBrandsOnline.com published an article that Twitter plans to participate in the second round of new gtld expansion. Stephen Coates is trademark counsel for the social media giant, he told the website that he doesn’t know exactly whi...
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October 16, 2015, 8:16 am
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Blackstone’s B2R Holdings Rebrands As Lending.com
B2R Holdings, a portfolio company of a Blackstone Group (LPBX ) , announced today that B2R rebranded itself as Lending.com and said it hoped to extend $10 billion in loans over the next three years. According to Jason Hogg, the CEO of Lending.c...
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Blackstone’s B2R Holdings Rebrands As Lending.com
B2R Holdings, a portfolio company of a Blackstone Group (LPBX ) , announced today that B2R rebranded itself as Lending.com and said it hoped to extend $10 billion in loans over the next three years. According to Jason Hogg, the CEO of Lending.c...
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October 16, 2015, 12:24 am
The Domains
Tim Schoon Auctioned off 118 four letter.coms on 4.cn
Tim Schoon of PEJ.com auctioned off 118 four letter .com domains on 4.CN. The auction ended yesterday, some wondered why Tim auctioned them all off on the same day ? There was a discussion about it on Namepros and Tim gave his rationale. Jen-Sin said...
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Tim Schoon Auctioned off 118 four letter.coms on 4.cn
Tim Schoon of PEJ.com auctioned off 118 four letter .com domains on 4.CN. The auction ended yesterday, some wondered why Tim auctioned them all off on the same day ? There was a discussion about it on Namepros and Tim gave his rationale. Jen-Sin said...
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October 15, 2015, 7:31 pm
