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UK Bans 1and1.com New gTLD Commercials As Being “Misleading”
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) which is the independent regulator of advertising across all media the United Kingdom has just banned 1and1.com new gTLD television commercials as being misleading. A television commercial similar to th...
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UK Bans 1and1.com New gTLD Commercials As Being “Misleading”
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) which is the independent regulator of advertising across all media the United Kingdom has just banned 1and1.com new gTLD television commercials as being misleading. A television commercial similar to th...
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December 19, 2013, 1:18 pm
The Domains
.Fail! ChicagoGrid.com Says Berryhill Runs the Domains & .Chicago, .Jeans & .XXX Are Coming
An Epic fail by a business publication covering the new gTLD’s, the Chicago Grid posted a story entitled “Will the switch from .com to .Chicago benefit businesses? As Taylor Swift said “I knew you were trouble then” Of course ...
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.Fail! ChicagoGrid.com Says Berryhill Runs the Domains & .Chicago, .Jeans & .XXX Are Coming
An Epic fail by a business publication covering the new gTLD’s, the Chicago Grid posted a story entitled “Will the switch from .com to .Chicago benefit businesses? As Taylor Swift said “I knew you were trouble then” Of course ...
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December 19, 2013, 1:03 pm
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The Ship is on the Move Again, The Pirate Bay leaves Peru and docks in Guyana
We reported on December 12th that The Pirate Bay had moved to the country code of Peru (pe) well now they have moved to the country code of Guyana (gy). Digital Trends and Torrent Freak covered the change. Here’s what a Pirate Bay insider had ...
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The Ship is on the Move Again, The Pirate Bay leaves Peru and docks in Guyana
We reported on December 12th that The Pirate Bay had moved to the country code of Peru (pe) well now they have moved to the country code of Guyana (gy). Digital Trends and Torrent Freak covered the change. Here’s what a Pirate Bay insider had ...
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December 18, 2013, 9:30 pm
The Domains
Is .Quebec The Motivation For The UDRP on Quebec.com?
We broke the news this morning that an agency of the Provence of Quebec filed a UDRP on the domain name Quebec.com. Anything.com has owned the domain since at least 1998 making the domain some 15 years old. The domain is parked but according to Scree...
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Is .Quebec The Motivation For The UDRP on Quebec.com?
We broke the news this morning that an agency of the Provence of Quebec filed a UDRP on the domain name Quebec.com. Anything.com has owned the domain since at least 1998 making the domain some 15 years old. The domain is parked but according to Scree...
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December 18, 2013, 6:45 pm
The Domains
Domain Hall Of Fame Member’s House Is Subject Of Huffington Post Story
The HuffingtonPost.com just covered the Indianapolis house of Domain Hall Of Fame member Chad Folkening. According to the HuffingtonPost.com, the 26,000 square foot home is for sale for just $1.3 Million dollars. The story says in part: ...
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Domain Hall Of Fame Member’s House Is Subject Of Huffington Post Story
The HuffingtonPost.com just covered the Indianapolis house of Domain Hall Of Fame member Chad Folkening. According to the HuffingtonPost.com, the 26,000 square foot home is for sale for just $1.3 Million dollars. The story says in part: ...
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December 18, 2013, 3:00 pm
The Domains
12 Registrar Signup With TLDH; 7 With Minds + Machines; 25 New gTLD To Launch 1Q
The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) announced the company has Registry-Registrar Agreements (“RRA’s”) with an initial twelve ICANN-accredited registrars in the US, Europe and Asia. The Company plans to expan...
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12 Registrar Signup With TLDH; 7 With Minds + Machines; 25 New gTLD To Launch 1Q
The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) announced the company has Registry-Registrar Agreements (“RRA’s”) with an initial twelve ICANN-accredited registrars in the US, Europe and Asia. The Company plans to expan...
Discussion
December 18, 2013, 2:39 pm
The Domains
Wow & Breaking: UDRP Filed On Quebec.com
A government agency of Canada, Ministre des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur has just filed a UDRP on the domain name Quebec.com Quebec.com is the direct match domain for the largest Provence in Canada by...
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Wow & Breaking: UDRP Filed On Quebec.com
A government agency of Canada, Ministre des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur has just filed a UDRP on the domain name Quebec.com Quebec.com is the direct match domain for the largest Provence in Canada by...
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December 18, 2013, 2:18 pm
The Domains
SEOroundtable.com Has Google Boosted EMD In its Algorithm?
An interesting post in seroundtable.com, yesterday say there is a bunch of chatter that Google may have adjusted their algorithm to give more credit to Exact Match Domains (EMD’s) especially Geo domains. “Google EMDOver a year ago, ...
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SEOroundtable.com Has Google Boosted EMD In its Algorithm?
An interesting post in seroundtable.com, yesterday say there is a bunch of chatter that Google may have adjusted their algorithm to give more credit to Exact Match Domains (EMD’s) especially Geo domains. “Google EMDOver a year ago, ...
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December 18, 2013, 2:13 pm
The Domains
Once One of The Biggest Gambling Sites Generating Billions, BetonSports.com Sells For $4,900
BetonSports.com was once one of the biggest gambling sites on the Internet generating Billions of dollars in revenue. Today it was on the Godaddy.com/Afternic.com list selling for just $4,900 According to wikipedia.org BetonSports plc Which operated ...
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Once One of The Biggest Gambling Sites Generating Billions, BetonSports.com Sells For $4,900
BetonSports.com was once one of the biggest gambling sites on the Internet generating Billions of dollars in revenue. Today it was on the Godaddy.com/Afternic.com list selling for just $4,900 According to wikipedia.org BetonSports plc Which operated ...
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December 18, 2013, 2:08 am
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total $1.4 Million Led By Musique.com For $75K
Sedo reported 688 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4 Million This amounts to $64.5 Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 45% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Record sale: ...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.4 Million Led By Musique.com For $75K
Sedo reported 688 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4 Million This amounts to $64.5 Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 45% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Record sale: ...
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December 17, 2013, 11:33 pm
