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Canadian Court Rules Google Must Remove Websites WorldWide
We wrote previously about a ruling by the European Union with regards to the “right to be forgotten”. Now a Canadian court has ordered Google to remove sites worldwide. Amy Gesenhues covered the story on Search Engine Land, from the artic...
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Canadian Court Rules Google Must Remove Websites WorldWide
We wrote previously about a ruling by the European Union with regards to the “right to be forgotten”. Now a Canadian court has ordered Google to remove sites worldwide. Amy Gesenhues covered the story on Search Engine Land, from the artic...
Discussion
June 20, 2014, 9:10 am
The Domains
Shocking: Verisign Backed Study Shows 80% Of Small Businesses Prefer .Com over New gTLD’s
The results of a su...
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Shocking: Verisign Backed Study Shows 80% Of Small Businesses Prefer .Com over New gTLD’s
The results of a su...
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June 19, 2014, 3:01 pm
The Domains
1st Day Of New gTLD Launches .Community 2,206; .Cards 1,027; .Catering 854; .Cleaning 751
For new gTLD launched yesterday and the total registrations for all four of Donuts strings after the 1st day of general availability came under 5,000 registrations including Sunrise and Early Access Program registrations. Here are the totals for the ...
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1st Day Of New gTLD Launches .Community 2,206; .Cards 1,027; .Catering 854; .Cleaning 751
For new gTLD launched yesterday and the total registrations for all four of Donuts strings after the 1st day of general availability came under 5,000 registrations including Sunrise and Early Access Program registrations. Here are the totals for the ...
Discussion
June 19, 2014, 12:55 pm
The Domains
Radix Announces Timeline for .Press “The Changing Face of Journalism”
Radix, announced today the timeline for rolling out their new gTLD .Press .Press will be available starting June 24th for Sunrise, the Landrush phase will follow starting on August 26th, 2014 “where anyone can register short and generic domain ...
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Radix Announces Timeline for .Press “The Changing Face of Journalism”
Radix, announced today the timeline for rolling out their new gTLD .Press .Press will be available starting June 24th for Sunrise, the Landrush phase will follow starting on August 26th, 2014 “where anyone can register short and generic domain ...
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June 18, 2014, 5:53 pm
The Domains
ReTweet.com Is Over $11K On Godaddy With 2+ Hours to Go
I just noticed a pretty interesting auction going on Godaddy.com right now The domain is ReTweet.com The high bid as of publication is $11,250 There are 127 bids as of the moment and 19 bidders The auction closes at 01:09 PM (PDT) subject to Godaddy&...
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ReTweet.com Is Over $11K On Godaddy With 2+ Hours to Go
I just noticed a pretty interesting auction going on Godaddy.com right now The domain is ReTweet.com The high bid as of publication is $11,250 There are 127 bids as of the moment and 19 bidders The auction closes at 01:09 PM (PDT) subject to Godaddy&...
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June 18, 2014, 5:31 pm
The Domains
DNA Asks Apple To Recognize New gTLD’s in It’s Safari Browser, Apple ID & Apple Devices
The Domain Name Association (DNA) asked Apple yesterday to update its Safari Browser to recognize new gTLD domain names. Writing on behalf of the Association Executive Director Kurt Pritz in a letter sent to Apple, ...
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DNA Asks Apple To Recognize New gTLD’s in It’s Safari Browser, Apple ID & Apple Devices
The Domain Name Association (DNA) asked Apple yesterday to update its Safari Browser to recognize new gTLD domain names. Writing on behalf of the Association Executive Director Kurt Pritz in a letter sent to Apple, ...
Discussion
June 18, 2014, 5:00 pm
The Domains
ThoughtSpot.com Acquired On Afternic For $9,500 Last August Raises $30 Million
The domain name Thoughtspot.com sold on Afternic in August 2013 for $9,500. Today Term Sheet is reporting that the company who bought the domain is now named ThoughtSpot, it is located in a Redwood City, California and is a “provide...
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ThoughtSpot.com Acquired On Afternic For $9,500 Last August Raises $30 Million
The domain name Thoughtspot.com sold on Afternic in August 2013 for $9,500. Today Term Sheet is reporting that the company who bought the domain is now named ThoughtSpot, it is located in a Redwood City, California and is a “provide...
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June 18, 2014, 2:47 pm
The Domains
Breaking: Facebook Acquire Sling.Me As
Just two months ago the domain name Sling.me was acquired in a Sedo auction for $9,600 Today its become clear that Sling.me is going to become VERY big. The buyer was Facebook and Sling.me is going to be used for Facebooks new SlingShot ...
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Breaking: Facebook Acquire Sling.Me As
Just two months ago the domain name Sling.me was acquired in a Sedo auction for $9,600 Today its become clear that Sling.me is going to become VERY big. The buyer was Facebook and Sling.me is going to be used for Facebooks new SlingShot ...
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June 18, 2014, 1:31 pm
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.Global Event At ICANN Set For June 24th; Networking, Food, Drink, WorldCup & Live Auction
As we hinted at the other day, .Global is having an event at the 50th ICANN meeting in London next week Tuesday June 24th. The event will be held at Hilton London Paddington, 146 Praed street, LONDON which is just blocks from the hotel the ICANN meet...
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.Global Event At ICANN Set For June 24th; Networking, Food, Drink, WorldCup & Live Auction
As we hinted at the other day, .Global is having an event at the 50th ICANN meeting in London next week Tuesday June 24th. The event will be held at Hilton London Paddington, 146 Praed street, LONDON which is just blocks from the hotel the ICANN meet...
Discussion
June 18, 2014, 1:02 pm
The Domains
One Cent Stamp Makes Two Letter .coms look cheap
Think old premium .com domains are expensive ? Well how about a one cent stamp ? Fox News is out with a story about a one cent stamp from 1856 that just sold for $9.5 million. From the article: NEW YORK – A 1-cent postage stamp from a 19t...
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One Cent Stamp Makes Two Letter .coms look cheap
Think old premium .com domains are expensive ? Well how about a one cent stamp ? Fox News is out with a story about a one cent stamp from 1856 that just sold for $9.5 million. From the article: NEW YORK – A 1-cent postage stamp from a 19t...
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June 18, 2014, 10:02 am
