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UDRP Panel Punts Denying Google’s UDRP On Androidtv.com
Google Inc. (“Complainant”) just lost a UDRP on the domain anem androidtv.com and xbmcandroidtv.com Its a pretty interesting case in which the Panel winds up punting saying the dispute is outside of scope of the UDRP but I think having re...
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UDRP Panel Punts Denying Google’s UDRP On Androidtv.com
Google Inc. (“Complainant”) just lost a UDRP on the domain anem androidtv.com and xbmcandroidtv.com Its a pretty interesting case in which the Panel winds up punting saying the dispute is outside of scope of the UDRP but I think having re...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 2:33 pm

The Domains
ICANN Acts: .VG; .ZM; Collision Issue, Approves Studies For 2 Round; Get’s Ready For US Exit
ICANN Board passed some resolutions last night on the last day of the ICANN Meeting in Singapore: 1. ICANN re-delegate the .VG country-code top-level domain to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of the British Virgin Islands. You migh...
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ICANN Acts: .VG; .ZM; Collision Issue, Approves Studies For 2 Round; Get’s Ready For US Exit
ICANN Board passed some resolutions last night on the last day of the ICANN Meeting in Singapore: 1. ICANN re-delegate the .VG country-code top-level domain to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of the British Virgin Islands. You migh...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 2:03 pm

The Domains
After 1st Day Of Availability .Email Has12K Registrations & Becomes 7th Most Popular New gtTLD
.Email is stilling just short of 12,000 registrations after its first full day of General Availability/ According to ntldstats.com .Email zoomed past .Company to become the 7th most registered new gTLD to date. The 2nd most popular new gTLD released ...
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After 1st Day Of Availability .Email Has12K Registrations & Becomes 7th Most Popular New gtTLD
.Email is stilling just short of 12,000 registrations after its first full day of General Availability/ According to ntldstats.com .Email zoomed past .Company to become the 7th most registered new gTLD to date. The 2nd most popular new gTLD released ...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 8:26 am

The Domains
King.com opens to Stock Crush Saga
King.com the maker of Candy Crush Saga could have titled their first day of trading as Stock Crush Saga. The stock had a very poor performance on its first day of trading. Perhaps people were looking at King and thinking it was going to be another Zy...
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King.com opens to Stock Crush Saga
King.com the maker of Candy Crush Saga could have titled their first day of trading as Stock Crush Saga. The stock had a very poor performance on its first day of trading. Perhaps people were looking at King and thinking it was going to be another Zy...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 6:40 am

The Domains
Who Should Oversee The Web ?
Who Should Oversee The Web ? PBS covered the topic of just who should oversee ICANN and what part government should have in that role. Host Judy Woodruff sat down with Vint Cerf from Google and Randolph May of the Free State Foundation. There is a fu...
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Who Should Oversee The Web ?
Who Should Oversee The Web ? PBS covered the topic of just who should oversee ICANN and what part government should have in that role. Host Judy Woodruff sat down with Vint Cerf from Google and Randolph May of the Free State Foundation. There is a fu...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 7:35 pm

The Domains
Hey Registries, Registrars This Is The Way To Sell A Domain
Over the years we have pointed out a bunch of ridiculous emails we get from registries and registrars trying to get people to buy a unregistered domain names. Usually the domain names suggested in the email has little to do with the person receiving ...
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Hey Registries, Registrars This Is The Way To Sell A Domain
Over the years we have pointed out a bunch of ridiculous emails we get from registries and registrars trying to get people to buy a unregistered domain names. Usually the domain names suggested in the email has little to do with the person receiving ...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 7:24 pm

The Domains
Confirmed: Credits.com Sold For $100K Net To Buyer
A few days ago we noticed that the domain name Credits.com came through on the Sedo sales wire selling for $30,000. Today we have been able to confirm with the seller of the domain name that the domain sold for $100,000 net to Seller, that Sedo.com R...
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Confirmed: Credits.com Sold For $100K Net To Buyer
A few days ago we noticed that the domain name Credits.com came through on the Sedo sales wire selling for $30,000. Today we have been able to confirm with the seller of the domain name that the domain sold for $100,000 net to Seller, that Sedo.com R...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 3:53 pm

The Domains
Whibse.com New Bulk Lookup Tool
Domain name intelligence service Whibse.com has released an update to its bulk Whois tool that “quickly and accurately retrieves and fully parses all fields in the Whois records, along with reputation information, all IP address information, al...
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Whibse.com New Bulk Lookup Tool
Domain name intelligence service Whibse.com has released an update to its bulk Whois tool that “quickly and accurately retrieves and fully parses all fields in the Whois records, along with reputation information, all IP address information, al...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 3:09 pm

The Domains
ZeptoLab Seeking to Cancel King.com EU Trademark on Candy
We have written before how King.com the makers of the wildly popular Candy Crush Saga were seeking to trademark Candy for video games and clothing. Last month King.com decided to pull their US application and are no longer seeking to trademark the wo...
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ZeptoLab Seeking to Cancel King.com EU Trademark on Candy
We have written before how King.com the makers of the wildly popular Candy Crush Saga were seeking to trademark Candy for video games and clothing. Last month King.com decided to pull their US application and are no longer seeking to trademark the wo...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 8:00 am

The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.7M Led By ntent.com for $25K
Sedo just reported that over the past week, 692 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7 Million 48% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · &nb...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.7M Led By ntent.com for $25K
Sedo just reported that over the past week, 692 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.7 Million 48% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · &nb...
Discussion
March 25, 2014, 10:46 pm