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National Association Of Realtors Reminds ICANN .Realtors Is a Brand App & Should be Outside Of GAC Advice
In a letter sent to the Chair of the new gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) The National Association Of Realtors reminded ICANN that its application for the new gTLD .Realtors is a brand application, not a generic application and should be freed from GAC ...
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National Association Of Realtors Reminds ICANN .Realtors Is a Brand App & Should be Outside Of GAC Advice
In a letter sent to the Chair of the new gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) The National Association Of Realtors reminded ICANN that its application for the new gTLD .Realtors is a brand application, not a generic application and should be freed from GAC ...
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August 22, 2013, 1:46 am

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ICANN Denies Booking.com Request To Reconsider String Similarity Panel Ruling; Sounds Like Bad News On Cam Vs Com
In turning down Booking.com request for reconsideration the ICANN Board appears to also have bad news for those that think the Board will step into settle the .Com Vs .Cam split decisions. As for Booking.com ton July 7th 2013, they submitted a ...
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ICANN Denies Booking.com Request To Reconsider String Similarity Panel Ruling; Sounds Like Bad News On Cam Vs Com
In turning down Booking.com request for reconsideration the ICANN Board appears to also have bad news for those that think the Board will step into settle the .Com Vs .Cam split decisions. As for Booking.com ton July 7th 2013, they submitted a ...
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August 22, 2013, 1:16 am

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Louis Vuitton Files Federal Cybersquatting Suit over 98 Domain Names
For the 2nd day in a row a trademark holder has bypassed the UDRP process and went straight to federal court to file a suit over trademarked infringing domains. This time it is luxury handbag maker Louis Vuitton that filed the suit under the ACPA see...
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Louis Vuitton Files Federal Cybersquatting Suit over 98 Domain Names
For the 2nd day in a row a trademark holder has bypassed the UDRP process and went straight to federal court to file a suit over trademarked infringing domains. This time it is luxury handbag maker Louis Vuitton that filed the suit under the ACPA see...
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August 21, 2013, 11:25 am

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Update: Internet.org Acquired By Zuckberberg From Domain Investor After He Owed It For Just One Month
Domain name investor Daniel Thralow may have made one of the great flips of all time on the domain name Internet.org which Facebook Founder Mark Zuckberberg announced last night was the name of his project to bring the Internet to the 5 billion...
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Update: Internet.org Acquired By Zuckberberg From Domain Investor After He Owed It For Just One Month
Domain name investor Daniel Thralow may have made one of the great flips of all time on the domain name Internet.org which Facebook Founder Mark Zuckberberg announced last night was the name of his project to bring the Internet to the 5 billion...
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August 21, 2013, 10:17 am

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Facebook’s Zuckberberg Wants To Connect The World Using Internet.Org A Domain Owned By Andrew Rosener Until July
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg late Tuesday announced on his Facebook page, the formation of a partnership with Samsung Electronics, Nokia, Qualcomm Ericsson, MediaTek and Opera to develop joint projects, share knowledge, and mobilize indus...
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Facebook’s Zuckberberg Wants To Connect The World Using Internet.Org A Domain Owned By Andrew Rosener Until July
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg late Tuesday announced on his Facebook page, the formation of a partnership with Samsung Electronics, Nokia, Qualcomm Ericsson, MediaTek and Opera to develop joint projects, share knowledge, and mobilize indus...
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August 21, 2013, 1:45 am

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Afternic.com Sells $1.425 Million In Domains Including A $500K Sale
Afternic’s published its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 8/12/13 – 8/18/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,425,642. This total included a $500k+ priva...
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Afternic.com Sells $1.425 Million In Domains Including A $500K Sale
Afternic’s published its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 8/12/13 – 8/18/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $1,425,642. This total included a $500k+ priva...
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August 20, 2013, 9:51 pm

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Namejet Announces Auction of Top Tier Afternic.com Domain Names
Namejet.com just announced it was holding an domain name auction of some of Afternic.com “top tier” domain names: “Afternic and NameJet have partnered together to offer this exclusive list of generic, brandable domains in auction. &...
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Namejet Announces Auction of Top Tier Afternic.com Domain Names
Namejet.com just announced it was holding an domain name auction of some of Afternic.com “top tier” domain names: “Afternic and NameJet have partnered together to offer this exclusive list of generic, brandable domains in auction. &...
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August 20, 2013, 3:44 pm

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Sedo Transactions Total $1 Million Led By Mkt.com For $35,000
Sedo just published its weekly list of domain name transaction and in all 693 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. “This amounts to $43,2m in year-to-date sales revenue. “Over 43% of total sal...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1 Million Led By Mkt.com For $35,000
Sedo just published its weekly list of domain name transaction and in all 693 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. “This amounts to $43,2m in year-to-date sales revenue. “Over 43% of total sal...
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August 20, 2013, 3:22 pm

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Adidas/Reebok Files Federal Lawsuit Over 372 Domain Names Under ACPA
Sports equipment maker Adidas which owns Reebok filed a federal lawsuit against the owners of 372 domain names including .com’s, .net’s .org’s .info’s .biz and even co.uk and .Eu domain names in the Florida Southern District C...
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Adidas/Reebok Files Federal Lawsuit Over 372 Domain Names Under ACPA
Sports equipment maker Adidas which owns Reebok filed a federal lawsuit against the owners of 372 domain names including .com’s, .net’s .org’s .info’s .biz and even co.uk and .Eu domain names in the Florida Southern District C...
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August 20, 2013, 2:43 pm

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Tucows.com Shares Hit 52 Week High
Shares of Tucows.com (TCX) hit a 52 week high in trading today. Shares of Tucows.com traded as high as $2.31 which is a 52 week high. As of publication Tucows.com is trading at $2.26 up $.10 on the day and has a trading range today of $2.10 to ...
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Tucows.com Shares Hit 52 Week High
Shares of Tucows.com (TCX) hit a 52 week high in trading today. Shares of Tucows.com traded as high as $2.31 which is a 52 week high. As of publication Tucows.com is trading at $2.26 up $.10 on the day and has a trading range today of $2.10 to ...
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August 20, 2013, 2:04 pm