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The Domains
L’Oréal Wins New gTLD .BEAUTY Beating Donuts & Minds + Machines/Adding To Its Huge Vertical
L’Oréal has won the new gTLD .Beauty beating Donuts and Minds + Machines. We reported earlier today that L’Oréal also won the rights to operate .Hair L’Oréal was also the sole applicant for .skin and .makeup so ...
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L’Oréal Wins New gTLD .BEAUTY Beating Donuts & Minds + Machines/Adding To Its Huge Vertical
L’Oréal has won the new gTLD .Beauty beating Donuts and Minds + Machines. We reported earlier today that L’Oréal also won the rights to operate .Hair L’Oréal was also the sole applicant for .skin and .makeup so ...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 5:36 pm
The Domains
Quick Poll: How Much Will .APP Sell For Next Week?
The new gTLD .App, which was the most applied for new gTLD, seems to be heading to an ICANN Last Resort Auction next week. All of the other new gTLD’s that were scheduled for private auction on February 25th have been settled privat...
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Quick Poll: How Much Will .APP Sell For Next Week?
The new gTLD .App, which was the most applied for new gTLD, seems to be heading to an ICANN Last Resort Auction next week. All of the other new gTLD’s that were scheduled for private auction on February 25th have been settled privat...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 3:04 pm
The Domains
2 More New gTLD’s Settled; Amazon Loses .Box; L’Oréal Wins .Hair
Two more new gTLD’s that were scheduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction next week have been settled by privately. Amazon has withdrawn its application for .Box leaving NS1 Limited of Hong Kong who is run by the same principal of .Asia, E...
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2 More New gTLD’s Settled; Amazon Loses .Box; L’Oréal Wins .Hair
Two more new gTLD’s that were scheduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction next week have been settled by privately. Amazon has withdrawn its application for .Box leaving NS1 Limited of Hong Kong who is run by the same principal of .Asia, E...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 2:12 pm
The Domains
Under Armour Looking to Kick A Little Ass – Ass Armor That Is
The Baltimore Sun’s Lorraine Mirabella published an article on local athletic apparel maker Under Armour. It seems that Under Armour has not taken kindly to a company started in 2013 called Ass Armor. The company also apparently did a play on t...
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Under Armour Looking to Kick A Little Ass – Ass Armor That Is
The Baltimore Sun’s Lorraine Mirabella published an article on local athletic apparel maker Under Armour. It seems that Under Armour has not taken kindly to a company started in 2013 called Ass Armor. The company also apparently did a play on t...
Discussion
February 19, 2015, 1:35 pm
The Domains
.College To Offer Trademark Holders & Universities Free Registrations
XYZ.COM LLC, the company behind the .xyz domain extension, announced the global launch of the .College domain extension today offering for the first time free Sunrise registrations for trademark holders and a special early access program for universi...
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.College To Offer Trademark Holders & Universities Free Registrations
XYZ.COM LLC, the company behind the .xyz domain extension, announced the global launch of the .College domain extension today offering for the first time free Sunrise registrations for trademark holders and a special early access program for universi...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 7:08 pm
The Domains
Tech.Co “What’s In A Domain Name ?”
Ann Diab wrote a piece on Tech.co that feature Howard Lefkowitz who keynoted NamesCon 2015. The article delves into the deeper meaning of a brand, that it is not just the advertising or how catchy it sounds. The article also includes a video of the N...
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Tech.Co “What’s In A Domain Name ?”
Ann Diab wrote a piece on Tech.co that feature Howard Lefkowitz who keynoted NamesCon 2015. The article delves into the deeper meaning of a brand, that it is not just the advertising or how catchy it sounds. The article also includes a video of the N...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 6:18 pm
The Domains
SnapDeal Acquires Exclusively.com
Exclusively.com Acquired Medianama.com published an article on Exclusively.com getting acquired by SnapDeal, the company was originally Exclusively.in before getting the .com. From the article: Exclusively.in started as a flash sales site ...
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SnapDeal Acquires Exclusively.com
Exclusively.com Acquired Medianama.com published an article on Exclusively.com getting acquired by SnapDeal, the company was originally Exclusively.in before getting the .com. From the article: Exclusively.in started as a flash sales site ...
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February 18, 2015, 6:10 pm
The Domains
Jered Kenna The Man Who Lost The Rights To Bitcoin.com And How He Bounced Back
Jered Kenna is someone who got into Bitcoin early and not only did he get into Bitcoin, but his company according to the interview says his company Trade Hill owned the mother of all domain names, Bitcoin.com. The confusing part in the video he uses ...
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Jered Kenna The Man Who Lost The Rights To Bitcoin.com And How He Bounced Back
Jered Kenna is someone who got into Bitcoin early and not only did he get into Bitcoin, but his company according to the interview says his company Trade Hill owned the mother of all domain names, Bitcoin.com. The confusing part in the video he uses ...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 4:19 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Yoga 1,546; .Sydney 1,508; .Party 1,105; .Vote 264: .Cricket 167; .Voto 124
Six new gTLD’s had its first day of general availability (GA) yesterday where domain names could be registered on a first come, first served basis and from the 6 new gTLD’s we have around just 4,500 registrations Including any Sunri...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Yoga 1,546; .Sydney 1,508; .Party 1,105; .Vote 264: .Cricket 167; .Voto 124
Six new gTLD’s had its first day of general availability (GA) yesterday where domain names could be registered on a first come, first served basis and from the 6 new gTLD’s we have around just 4,500 registrations Including any Sunri...
Discussion
February 18, 2015, 2:41 pm
The Domains
Scottish Government Jumps on the new gtld train
Scotland Government switches to a .Scot domain Herald Scotland published an article that the Scottish government is switching to a .Scot domain. From the article: THE Scottish Government has switched its website to a new “dot Scot” intern...
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Scottish Government Jumps on the new gtld train
Scotland Government switches to a .Scot domain Herald Scotland published an article that the Scottish government is switching to a .Scot domain. From the article: THE Scottish Government has switched its website to a new “dot Scot” intern...
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February 18, 2015, 2:34 pm
