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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Melbourne 2,518: .Restaurant 2,389; .Gifts 1,010; .Sarl 176
4 new gTLD entered General Availability (GA) yesterday (.Melbourne was on Tuesday local time) and including all Sunrise domain name registrations by trademark holdersm and all registrations under the landrush in the case of .Melbourne and the Early A...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Melbourne 2,518: .Restaurant 2,389; .Gifts 1,010; .Sarl 176
4 new gTLD entered General Availability (GA) yesterday (.Melbourne was on Tuesday local time) and including all Sunrise domain name registrations by trademark holdersm and all registrations under the landrush in the case of .Melbourne and the Early A...
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November 13, 2014, 1:36 pm
The Domains
Tucows Reports
Tucows reported earnings for the third quarter of 2014 after the market closed. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2014 increased 9% to $38.9 million from $35.6 million for the third quarter of 2013. Net income for the third quarter of 2014 was $2....
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Tucows Reports
Tucows reported earnings for the third quarter of 2014 after the market closed. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2014 increased 9% to $38.9 million from $35.6 million for the third quarter of 2013. Net income for the third quarter of 2014 was $2....
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November 12, 2014, 9:23 pm
The Domains
Afnic Study Looks At Who Are The New G’s Affecting Most ?
Afnic.fr the registry for domain names in .fr put out a study that took a look at how is the proliferation of new gtlds affecting the existing gtld and cctlds that have been around for many years. The study broke extensions into 3 separate categ...
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Afnic Study Looks At Who Are The New G’s Affecting Most ?
Afnic.fr the registry for domain names in .fr put out a study that took a look at how is the proliferation of new gtlds affecting the existing gtld and cctlds that have been around for many years. The study broke extensions into 3 separate categ...
Discussion
November 12, 2014, 8:55 pm
The Domains
1-800Flowers Gets Birthday.gifts, Anniversary.gifts, Flowers.gifts, Mothersday.gifts, Valentines.gifts
Today two new gTLD’s from Donuts go into General Availability today .Gifts and .Restaurant. Both of the strings have around 330 domain name registered in the Sunrise period for “trademark holders” and the Early Access program where ...
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1-800Flowers Gets Birthday.gifts, Anniversary.gifts, Flowers.gifts, Mothersday.gifts, Valentines.gifts
Today two new gTLD’s from Donuts go into General Availability today .Gifts and .Restaurant. Both of the strings have around 330 domain name registered in the Sunrise period for “trademark holders” and the Early Access program where ...
Discussion
November 12, 2014, 3:18 pm
The Domains
Internet.bs Releasing 9.5 Million Available .Com Registered in Other Extensions
The domain name registrar, Internet.bs is “releasing a list of 9.5 million .COM names which are currently registered under other TLD spaces yet remain unregistered under .COM.” According to a press release we received: “There is so ...
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Internet.bs Releasing 9.5 Million Available .Com Registered in Other Extensions
The domain name registrar, Internet.bs is “releasing a list of 9.5 million .COM names which are currently registered under other TLD spaces yet remain unregistered under .COM.” According to a press release we received: “There is so ...
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November 12, 2014, 1:37 pm
The Domains
Dish Networks Beats Out Minds + Machines For The New gTLD .Latino
Another new gTLD that was schuduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction next week had been settled privately. Minds + Machines has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .Latino leaving Dish Network as the sole applicant. Minds + Machines put ...
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Dish Networks Beats Out Minds + Machines For The New gTLD .Latino
Another new gTLD that was schuduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction next week had been settled privately. Minds + Machines has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .Latino leaving Dish Network as the sole applicant. Minds + Machines put ...
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November 11, 2014, 10:02 pm
The Domains
.NYC Domain Helps UCONN Basketball Troll Syracuse
The Sporting News reported on a .NYC domain being used to troll one of its best collegiate basketball teams by a rival. It appears defending NCAA national champs UCONN have registered the domain name Syracuse.Nyc. Apparently UCONN is using the domain...
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.NYC Domain Helps UCONN Basketball Troll Syracuse
The Sporting News reported on a .NYC domain being used to troll one of its best collegiate basketball teams by a rival. It appears defending NCAA national champs UCONN have registered the domain name Syracuse.Nyc. Apparently UCONN is using the domain...
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November 11, 2014, 9:39 pm
The Domains
Sedo Domain Transactions Total $1.1 Led By EasyBet.com For 35K Euro’s
Over the past week, 572 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1 Million Dollars 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: easybet.com at 35,0...
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Sedo Domain Transactions Total $1.1 Led By EasyBet.com For 35K Euro’s
Over the past week, 572 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1 Million Dollars 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: easybet.com at 35,0...
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November 11, 2014, 9:19 pm
The Domains
Former CEO Of Vegas.com Releasing “Revolutionary Global Booking Platform” On New gTLD’s
Howard Lefkowitz, the former CEO of Vegas.com, announced today that his new company, One Degree World™ Systems, Inc., which describes itself as “architects and owners of a revolutionary global content and booking platform, will be the fir...
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Former CEO Of Vegas.com Releasing “Revolutionary Global Booking Platform” On New gTLD’s
Howard Lefkowitz, the former CEO of Vegas.com, announced today that his new company, One Degree World™ Systems, Inc., which describes itself as “architects and owners of a revolutionary global content and booking platform, will be the fir...
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November 11, 2014, 6:11 pm
The Domains
Google Withdraws Another New gTLD Application: .Earth Won By Interlink Co., Ltd
Google has given up on another new gTLD extension. Just hitting ICANN’s site today, Google has withdrawn its application for .Earth The remaining applicant is Interlink Co., Ltd. of Japan also known as Urban Brain. According to its application ...
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Google Withdraws Another New gTLD Application: .Earth Won By Interlink Co., Ltd
Google has given up on another new gTLD extension. Just hitting ICANN’s site today, Google has withdrawn its application for .Earth The remaining applicant is Interlink Co., Ltd. of Japan also known as Urban Brain. According to its application ...
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November 11, 2014, 5:44 pm
