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Breaking: Suit Filed Against Scott Ross & Others Over Non-Payment of MD.Org Namejet $555,650 Auction
On April 12, 2012, the domain name MD.org sold at a record setting NameJet.com auction for $555,650.00 to the high bidder ID of ‘Winters” Today the seller of the domain name, Privacy LLC, (Privacy) filed a lawsuit along with NameJet, LLC ...
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Breaking: Suit Filed Against Scott Ross & Others Over Non-Payment of MD.Org Namejet $555,650 Auction
On April 12, 2012, the domain name MD.org sold at a record setting NameJet.com auction for $555,650.00 to the high bidder ID of ‘Winters” Today the seller of the domain name, Privacy LLC, (Privacy) filed a lawsuit along with NameJet, LLC ...
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July 11, 2013, 3:55 pm
The Domains
Internet Architecture Board: Dotless Domains May “Cause Significant Harm To The Security of the Internet”
The Internet Architecture Board, has come out strongly against Dotless Domains as proposed by Google to operate the .Search new gTLD. “It has come to the attention of the IAB that there are proposals for so-called “dotless” domains ...
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Internet Architecture Board: Dotless Domains May “Cause Significant Harm To The Security of the Internet”
The Internet Architecture Board, has come out strongly against Dotless Domains as proposed by Google to operate the .Search new gTLD. “It has come to the attention of the IAB that there are proposals for so-called “dotless” domains ...
Discussion
July 11, 2013, 10:40 am
The Domains
UDRP Complainant Agrees To Buy Quirk.com For $85K; Backs Out: Now Loses UDRP
Quirk Productions, Inc. (“Complainant”), which owns QuirkBooks.com lost its bid to grab the generic domain name Quirk.com The domain holder officially was TobyClements.com, LLC / Toby Clements but in fact the domain was owned by Mic...
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UDRP Complainant Agrees To Buy Quirk.com For $85K; Backs Out: Now Loses UDRP
Quirk Productions, Inc. (“Complainant”), which owns QuirkBooks.com lost its bid to grab the generic domain name Quirk.com The domain holder officially was TobyClements.com, LLC / Toby Clements but in fact the domain was owned by Mic...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 5:08 pm
The Domains
Dan Warner Picks The Winners & Losers: New gTLD’s In The Sports Category
Dan Warner, who many in the domain industry know is a numbers/stats guy, has some interesting thoughts on winners and losers of the new gTLD’s in the “sports” category which he recently published. Mr. Warner has done guest posts for...
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Dan Warner Picks The Winners & Losers: New gTLD’s In The Sports Category
Dan Warner, who many in the domain industry know is a numbers/stats guy, has some interesting thoughts on winners and losers of the new gTLD’s in the “sports” category which he recently published. Mr. Warner has done guest posts for...
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July 10, 2013, 1:29 pm
The Domains
RKG Digital Marketing Report: Google Search Spend Up 18%: 26% Of Organic Searches On Tablets & Smartphones
RKG, a leading full-service digital marketing agency, released its Digital Marketing Report (full report .pdf) covering the second quarter of 2013 today. Across its client base, which includes over 40 of the top 500 online retailers, RKG found that G...
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RKG Digital Marketing Report: Google Search Spend Up 18%: 26% Of Organic Searches On Tablets & Smartphones
RKG, a leading full-service digital marketing agency, released its Digital Marketing Report (full report .pdf) covering the second quarter of 2013 today. Across its client base, which includes over 40 of the top 500 online retailers, RKG found that G...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 10:54 am
The Domains
Key-Systems To Offer .HIV Domain At Below Cost To Its Customers & Free To Some Org’s
The German based domain registrar Key-Systems today announced that they will support the charitable work of the dotHIV association within the field of HIV/AIDS prevention and fundraising with three distinct activities: Key-Systems will offer their cu...
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Key-Systems To Offer .HIV Domain At Below Cost To Its Customers & Free To Some Org’s
The German based domain registrar Key-Systems today announced that they will support the charitable work of the dotHIV association within the field of HIV/AIDS prevention and fundraising with three distinct activities: Key-Systems will offer their cu...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 8:34 am
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Patagonia, Inc. Withdraws Its Application For New gTLD .PATAGONIA
In what I would say is not great shock Patagonia, Inc, has withdrawn its application for the .Patagonia new gTLD. Patagonia, Inc. has been in a well documented battle (and here) with Argentina over its application for .patagonia. Patagonia is geograp...
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Patagonia, Inc. Withdraws Its Application For New gTLD .PATAGONIA
In what I would say is not great shock Patagonia, Inc, has withdrawn its application for the .Patagonia new gTLD. Patagonia, Inc. has been in a well documented battle (and here) with Argentina over its application for .patagonia. Patagonia is geograp...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 2:12 am
The Domains
Godaddy Drops .TV Domain Extension From Registration Drop Down Menu
Godaddy.com has removed the .TV extension from its drop down menu of domain name extensions you can choose from when trying to register a domain name. Currently Godaddy.com drop down menu contains only seven extensions in the following order: .Com .C...
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Godaddy Drops .TV Domain Extension From Registration Drop Down Menu
Godaddy.com has removed the .TV extension from its drop down menu of domain name extensions you can choose from when trying to register a domain name. Currently Godaddy.com drop down menu contains only seven extensions in the following order: .Com .C...
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July 9, 2013, 10:54 pm
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Afternic.com Sells $697K In Domains Led By exb.com For $25K
Afternic.com just released its domain sales for the week 7/1/13 – 7/7/13. Total domain sales, including confidential purchases and sales under $1,000 summed to $696,986. The highest sale was exb.com which sold for $25,000, f...
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Afternic.com Sells $697K In Domains Led By exb.com For $25K
Afternic.com just released its domain sales for the week 7/1/13 – 7/7/13. Total domain sales, including confidential purchases and sales under $1,000 summed to $696,986. The highest sale was exb.com which sold for $25,000, f...
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July 9, 2013, 8:46 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.04M Led By LiveSafe.com For $65K
Sedo.com just released their domain transactions for the week 07/01/13 – 07/07/13 totaling $1.04M. The highest priced transaction was LiveSafe.com at $65,000 followed by speck.de at €18000. Over the past week, 701 transactions took place ...
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Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.04M Led By LiveSafe.com For $65K
Sedo.com just released their domain transactions for the week 07/01/13 – 07/07/13 totaling $1.04M. The highest priced transaction was LiveSafe.com at $65,000 followed by speck.de at €18000. Over the past week, 701 transactions took place ...
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July 9, 2013, 4:46 pm
