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U.S. Internet Advertising Surpasses Broadcast TV For the First Time Ever
For the first time, U.S. Internet advertising revenue has surpassed that of broadcast television due to sharp growth in mobile and digital video ads. CNET reported, A 17 percent increase over 2012′s results, last year’s number ...
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U.S. Internet Advertising Surpasses Broadcast TV For the First Time Ever
For the first time, U.S. Internet advertising revenue has surpassed that of broadcast television due to sharp growth in mobile and digital video ads. CNET reported, A 17 percent increase over 2012′s results, last year’s number ...
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April 13, 2014, 4:32 pm

The Domains
Luxury Brands Get Their .Luxury Domains: Bugatti; Cartier; Prada; Chopard; Dior & More
I just reviewed the zone file for .Luxury, which appears to have gotten over 400 sunrise registrations by trademark holders and many of the top luxury brands in the world got their .luxury domain name. Many luxury jewelry brands including...
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Luxury Brands Get Their .Luxury Domains: Bugatti; Cartier; Prada; Chopard; Dior & More
I just reviewed the zone file for .Luxury, which appears to have gotten over 400 sunrise registrations by trademark holders and many of the top luxury brands in the world got their .luxury domain name. Many luxury jewelry brands including...
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April 12, 2014, 3:27 pm

The Domains
Google: Anyone In The US Can Purchase Google Glass On Tax Day April 15th
Google.com has just announced that anyone in the United States can buy Google Glass on Tuesday April 15th. Up to now to purchase Google Glass you needed an invite. However on Tuesday a limited number of Google Glass will be sold to anyone in th...
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Google: Anyone In The US Can Purchase Google Glass On Tax Day April 15th
Google.com has just announced that anyone in the United States can buy Google Glass on Tuesday April 15th. Up to now to purchase Google Glass you needed an invite. However on Tuesday a limited number of Google Glass will be sold to anyone in th...
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April 12, 2014, 1:40 pm

The Domains
EURid Gets 5 More Years To Run The .EU Registry
EURid which has been operating the .EU domain name extension since it was launched, has been confirmed as the registry manager of the .EU top-level domain for the next five years. “We feel honored to have been chosen again to serve all th...
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EURid Gets 5 More Years To Run The .EU Registry
EURid which has been operating the .EU domain name extension since it was launched, has been confirmed as the registry manager of the .EU top-level domain for the next five years. “We feel honored to have been chosen again to serve all th...
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April 12, 2014, 1:20 pm

The Domains
Heartbleed.com regged a week ago already a US Top 5000 Alexa Ranking
Finnish security firm Codenomicon is the company that registered Heartbleed.com on April 5, 2014. Headquartered in Oulu, Finland and Silicon Valley, with offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, the company markets its testing software and services direct...
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Heartbleed.com regged a week ago already a US Top 5000 Alexa Ranking
Finnish security firm Codenomicon is the company that registered Heartbleed.com on April 5, 2014. Headquartered in Oulu, Finland and Silicon Valley, with offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, the company markets its testing software and services direct...
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April 12, 2014, 11:22 am

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Go Daddy Off The Hook in Revenge Porn Case
So back in January of 2013 a class action suit was filed against the revenge porn website Texxxan.com, GoDaddy who hosted the website, its uploaders and its subscribers. Eric Goldman who regularly contributes to Forbes on intellectual property ...
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Go Daddy Off The Hook in Revenge Porn Case
So back in January of 2013 a class action suit was filed against the revenge porn website Texxxan.com, GoDaddy who hosted the website, its uploaders and its subscribers. Eric Goldman who regularly contributes to Forbes on intellectual property ...
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April 12, 2014, 8:56 am

The Domains
KSregistry Becomes Registry For .VG But ccTLD Is Frozen Until April 15th; Registrations Resume May 12th
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Virgin Islands (TRC) has sourced out the operation of .VG, the ccTLD of Virgin Islands to KSregistry GmbH. Due to the difficulties with the former .VG zone manager, IANA performed a re-delegation which ...
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KSregistry Becomes Registry For .VG But ccTLD Is Frozen Until April 15th; Registrations Resume May 12th
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Virgin Islands (TRC) has sourced out the operation of .VG, the ccTLD of Virgin Islands to KSregistry GmbH. Due to the difficulties with the former .VG zone manager, IANA performed a re-delegation which ...
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April 11, 2014, 1:44 pm

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Dune.com Hit With UDRP
The domain name Dune.com has been hit with a UDRP. The complainant was filed by Dune Holdings Limited which was formed in 2001 and uses the domain name dunelondon.com According to BusinessWeek.com, “Dune Holdings Ltd. designs and retails fashio...
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Dune.com Hit With UDRP
The domain name Dune.com has been hit with a UDRP. The complainant was filed by Dune Holdings Limited which was formed in 2001 and uses the domain name dunelondon.com According to BusinessWeek.com, “Dune Holdings Ltd. designs and retails fashio...
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April 11, 2014, 1:20 pm

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Minds + Machines Heading Off To Private Auction To Settle At Least 3 More New gTLD’s
The Directors of Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX) announced today that they will be participating in a minimum of three top-level domain (“TLD”) private auctions will be held on April 22md, 2014 and be conducted by Applicant Auct...
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Minds + Machines Heading Off To Private Auction To Settle At Least 3 More New gTLD’s
The Directors of Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX) announced today that they will be participating in a minimum of three top-level domain (“TLD”) private auctions will be held on April 22md, 2014 and be conducted by Applicant Auct...
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April 11, 2014, 6:36 am

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CBS Picked Colbert 18 Months Ago But Didn’t Register Any Domains But Someone Else Did Today
As you probably heard today CBS named Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman as host of the “Late Show” when he retires next year. According to Mashable.com CBS has been planning on Colbert to replace Letterman since 2012, which makes...
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CBS Picked Colbert 18 Months Ago But Didn’t Register Any Domains But Someone Else Did Today
As you probably heard today CBS named Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman as host of the “Late Show” when he retires next year. According to Mashable.com CBS has been planning on Colbert to replace Letterman since 2012, which makes...
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April 10, 2014, 10:41 pm