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TechRadar Confuses A Pre-Reservation With An Actual Registration; Telling People new gTLD’s Can Be Registered Today
TechRadar.com covered the new gTLD program telling people that new gTLD are available to be registered now. “New top-level domains now available” “.online, .web, .ltd, .website, and .blog just some of the suffixes available” T...
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TechRadar Confuses A Pre-Reservation With An Actual Registration; Telling People new gTLD’s Can Be Registered Today
TechRadar.com covered the new gTLD program telling people that new gTLD are available to be registered now. “New top-level domains now available” “.online, .web, .ltd, .website, and .blog just some of the suffixes available” T...
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September 9, 2013, 8:38 am

The Domains
UDRP Files On 11 Year Old Driveups.com; You Got To Watch Double Meanings
United Parcel Service has filed a UDRP against the 11 year old domain name Driveups.com which is generic in nature, but actually has a double meaning. While the term Drive up can refer to a any business that serves their “customers while...
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UDRP Files On 11 Year Old Driveups.com; You Got To Watch Double Meanings
United Parcel Service has filed a UDRP against the 11 year old domain name Driveups.com which is generic in nature, but actually has a double meaning. While the term Drive up can refer to a any business that serves their “customers while...
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September 8, 2013, 12:59 pm

The Domains
.Eu Issues 2nd Quarter Report & Ends Quarter with 3.7 Million Registered Domain Names
Eurid,the company behind .EU extension,released its Q2 2013 progress report tonight.(pdf) The report shows that .EU registrations increased in 13 of the 28 EU Member States to reach 3.70 million domain names Bulgaria,Slovenia and Austria saw a growth...
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.Eu Issues 2nd Quarter Report & Ends Quarter with 3.7 Million Registered Domain Names
Eurid,the company behind .EU extension,released its Q2 2013 progress report tonight.(pdf) The report shows that .EU registrations increased in 13 of the 28 EU Member States to reach 3.70 million domain names Bulgaria,Slovenia and Austria saw a growth...
Discussion
September 6, 2013, 2:01 am

The Domains
Is ICANN Looking To Move From US Jurisdiction to Switzerland?
According to a taped interview with the CEO of ICANN Fadi Chehade at the Asia-Pacific Regional IGF in Seoul, ICANN is looking to “Become an International Organization and indicted that ICANN would consider setting up a legal structure in Switze...
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Is ICANN Looking To Move From US Jurisdiction to Switzerland?
According to a taped interview with the CEO of ICANN Fadi Chehade at the Asia-Pacific Regional IGF in Seoul, ICANN is looking to “Become an International Organization and indicted that ICANN would consider setting up a legal structure in Switze...
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September 6, 2013, 12:50 am

The Domains
American Airlines Files UDRP Over F Bomb Domain Name
American Airline filed a UDRP on the domain name f*ckamericanairlines.com. While we are use to seeing companies going after “sucks” domains its pretty rare to see a company going after a domain containing the F bomb. This appears to be on...
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American Airlines Files UDRP Over F Bomb Domain Name
American Airline filed a UDRP on the domain name f*ckamericanairlines.com. While we are use to seeing companies going after “sucks” domains its pretty rare to see a company going after a domain containing the F bomb. This appears to be on...
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September 5, 2013, 11:54 pm

The Domains
Guest Post: No Summer Slowdown in .TV! Legacy Fund closes NF.tv for $20,000!
This is a guest post by Ammar Rangwala who has been invested in .TV since December 2005. Ammar owns 250+ top .TV generic properties between both of his companies. He believes the .TV space provides the best rate of return from an investme...
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Guest Post: No Summer Slowdown in .TV! Legacy Fund closes NF.tv for $20,000!
This is a guest post by Ammar Rangwala who has been invested in .TV since December 2005. Ammar owns 250+ top .TV generic properties between both of his companies. He believes the .TV space provides the best rate of return from an investme...
Discussion
September 5, 2013, 8:34 am

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Islamic Republic of Iran Wants .Islam and .Halal Managed and Operated by the Muslim Community
The Islamic Republic of Iran in a letter to ICANN said that the new gTLD applications of .ISLAM and .HALAL “should be managed and operated by the Muslim community through a neutral body that represents the different sections and segments of the...
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Islamic Republic of Iran Wants .Islam and .Halal Managed and Operated by the Muslim Community
The Islamic Republic of Iran in a letter to ICANN said that the new gTLD applications of .ISLAM and .HALAL “should be managed and operated by the Muslim community through a neutral body that represents the different sections and segments of the...
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September 5, 2013, 8:06 am

The Domains
Medium.com: “Trading Domain Names Should Be Banned”
In a blog post that appeared in Medium.com entitled “Trading domain names should be banned ; Why? Because it hurts businesses and does not generate any value for anybody” The post was written by Zsombor Lacza who describes himself a...
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Medium.com: “Trading Domain Names Should Be Banned”
In a blog post that appeared in Medium.com entitled “Trading domain names should be banned ; Why? Because it hurts businesses and does not generate any value for anybody” The post was written by Zsombor Lacza who describes himself a...
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September 4, 2013, 10:11 pm

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Share.TV and KeepSmart.com Hit With UDRP’s
Two generic domain names got hit with UDRP’s today Share.tv which has a creation date of 2010 was hit with a UDRP. While the complainant is not yet listed I’m going to guess its the owner of ShareTv.Org which says they have over 200,000 r...
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Share.TV and KeepSmart.com Hit With UDRP’s
Two generic domain names got hit with UDRP’s today Share.tv which has a creation date of 2010 was hit with a UDRP. While the complainant is not yet listed I’m going to guess its the owner of ShareTv.Org which says they have over 200,000 r...
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September 4, 2013, 5:11 pm

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Killer Domain Tv.Org Dropping Tomorrow; BSF.com In Auction Already
A couple of Dropping domains worth noting. A truly great domain name is on the drop list for tomorrow, Tv.Org The domain was owned by TSL of Panama which seemed to have acquired the domain in 2009. The original registrant of the domain seems to be th...
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Killer Domain Tv.Org Dropping Tomorrow; BSF.com In Auction Already
A couple of Dropping domains worth noting. A truly great domain name is on the drop list for tomorrow, Tv.Org The domain was owned by TSL of Panama which seemed to have acquired the domain in 2009. The original registrant of the domain seems to be th...
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September 4, 2013, 1:36 pm