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Over 35 Two Letter .Co.Uk Hit The Auction Block at NameJet
Although its not a market I invest in, I found it interesting that over 35 two letter .co.uk domain names have hit the auction blog over at Namejet.com .co.uk domain names has been in the news as Nominet UK, the company that operates the ccTLD ...
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Over 35 Two Letter .Co.Uk Hit The Auction Block at NameJet
Although its not a market I invest in, I found it interesting that over 35 two letter .co.uk domain names have hit the auction blog over at Namejet.com .co.uk domain names has been in the news as Nominet UK, the company that operates the ccTLD ...
Discussion
October 27, 2013, 4:07 pm
The Domains
Vertical Axis Gets Hit With UDRP On ParkRoyal.com Based on 8 Year Old Trademark
The domain name ParkRoyal.com owned by Vertical Axis, Inc. has just been hit with a UDRP. The complaint was filed by, Grupo Costamex, S.A. de C.V. (COSTAMEX) Operación y Supervisión de Hoteles, S.A. de C.V. (OPYSSA) who has a trademark ...
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Vertical Axis Gets Hit With UDRP On ParkRoyal.com Based on 8 Year Old Trademark
The domain name ParkRoyal.com owned by Vertical Axis, Inc. has just been hit with a UDRP. The complaint was filed by, Grupo Costamex, S.A. de C.V. (COSTAMEX) Operación y Supervisión de Hoteles, S.A. de C.V. (OPYSSA) who has a trademark ...
Discussion
October 27, 2013, 2:36 pm
The Domains
Community Objections to .Islam and .Halal Denied By ICC
Two separate ICC panels have denied the objections to the new gTLD’s .Islam and .Halal finding that although there “opposition to Respondent’s application to some extent, but such opposition is not substantial”. Although they ...
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Community Objections to .Islam and .Halal Denied By ICC
Two separate ICC panels have denied the objections to the new gTLD’s .Islam and .Halal finding that although there “opposition to Respondent’s application to some extent, but such opposition is not substantial”. Although they ...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 9:23 pm
The Domains
NewDomains.org Conference Kicks Off On Sunday In Munich
The NewDomains.org Conference being held for the second year in Munich, jammed packed of seminars, speakers and social networking events. The show kicks off on Sunday with some networking events and dinner and then goes into full gear on Monday morni...
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NewDomains.org Conference Kicks Off On Sunday In Munich
The NewDomains.org Conference being held for the second year in Munich, jammed packed of seminars, speakers and social networking events. The show kicks off on Sunday with some networking events and dinner and then goes into full gear on Monday morni...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 4:24 pm
The Domains
We Said It Over A Year Ago, The BC Tells ICANN Allowing Singular & Plural New gTLD’s Are A Bad Idea
In a letter sent to ICANN, the Chair, ICANN Business Constituency (BC) told ICANN what we at TheDomains.com said over a year ago, that allowing new gTLD’s of plural and singular of the same term is a bad idea. “As we move towards the l...
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We Said It Over A Year Ago, The BC Tells ICANN Allowing Singular & Plural New gTLD’s Are A Bad Idea
In a letter sent to ICANN, the Chair, ICANN Business Constituency (BC) told ICANN what we at TheDomains.com said over a year ago, that allowing new gTLD’s of plural and singular of the same term is a bad idea. “As we move towards the l...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 1:15 pm
The Domains
Losing Private New gTLD Auctions For .Lawyer & .Website Net Top Level Domain Holdings $4.8 Million
Top Level Domain Holdings (LON:TLDH) said by losing the private auctions for .website and .lawyer, which concluded on Oct. 23, it will add £2.97m ($4.81m) to its cash reserves. The 14 previous new gTLD private auctions held by Appli...
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Losing Private New gTLD Auctions For .Lawyer & .Website Net Top Level Domain Holdings $4.8 Million
Top Level Domain Holdings (LON:TLDH) said by losing the private auctions for .website and .lawyer, which concluded on Oct. 23, it will add £2.97m ($4.81m) to its cash reserves. The 14 previous new gTLD private auctions held by Appli...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 12:53 pm
The Domains
Disturbing; 12 Year Old Canary.com Lost in UDRP
Complainant Canary LLC just was awarded the domain name canary.com by a one member National Arbitration Forum Panel Canary is in the dictionary and is a type of bird. The decision was published in Chinese and translated into English by Google. The de...
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Disturbing; 12 Year Old Canary.com Lost in UDRP
Complainant Canary LLC just was awarded the domain name canary.com by a one member National Arbitration Forum Panel Canary is in the dictionary and is a type of bird. The decision was published in Chinese and translated into English by Google. The de...
Discussion
October 24, 2013, 8:33 pm
The Domains
Verisign Reports: 125.9 Million .Com/.Net Domains Registered Up 5% From Last Year
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013 reporting revenue of $244 million up 9% from the same quarter in 2012. Verisign reported net income of $81 million and diluted earnings per share (EP...
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Verisign Reports: 125.9 Million .Com/.Net Domains Registered Up 5% From Last Year
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013 reporting revenue of $244 million up 9% from the same quarter in 2012. Verisign reported net income of $81 million and diluted earnings per share (EP...
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October 24, 2013, 8:09 pm
The Domains
1and1.com New gTLD’s Pre-Reservations Pass 3.5 Million & Top 30 New gTLD List Is Revealed
1and1.com new gTLD pre-registrations just topped the 3.5 million mark and for the first time the domain name registrar is showing the top 30 new gTLD’s with the most ...
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1and1.com New gTLD’s Pre-Reservations Pass 3.5 Million & Top 30 New gTLD List Is Revealed
1and1.com new gTLD pre-registrations just topped the 3.5 million mark and for the first time the domain name registrar is showing the top 30 new gTLD’s with the most ...
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October 24, 2013, 8:06 pm
The Domains
Snapnames/Dotster Domain Auction Ends In Two Hours
The Dotster domain name auction ends on Snapnames.com in just about two hours at 3:15PM EST and as of publication out of the 155 domain names up for auction only 14 have bids. Out of the 14 domain names with bids, only 4 have more than 1 bidder, and ...
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Snapnames/Dotster Domain Auction Ends In Two Hours
The Dotster domain name auction ends on Snapnames.com in just about two hours at 3:15PM EST and as of publication out of the 155 domain names up for auction only 14 have bids. Out of the 14 domain names with bids, only 4 have more than 1 bidder, and ...
Discussion
October 24, 2013, 5:13 pm
