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Radix Registry Announces Launch of Pre-Registration for .host Domains
According to press release, Radix Registry, operators of the upcoming .host TLD are pleased to announce the launch of pre-registration for .host domain names. .Host is the new TLD created specifically for the hosting industry, and one of three uncont...
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Radix Registry Announces Launch of Pre-Registration for .host Domains
According to press release, Radix Registry, operators of the upcoming .host TLD are pleased to announce the launch of pre-registration for .host domain names. .Host is the new TLD created specifically for the hosting industry, and one of three uncont...
Discussion
June 18, 2013, 11:24 am
The Domains
Google Withdraws New gTLD Application For Contested Application .Goo
Google has withdrawn its first application since ICANN started releasing Initial Evaluations (IE) dropping its application for .Goo. Google’s application had a prioritization number of 1,814. There is another application for .Goo wh...
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Google Withdraws New gTLD Application For Contested Application .Goo
Google has withdrawn its first application since ICANN started releasing Initial Evaluations (IE) dropping its application for .Goo. Google’s application had a prioritization number of 1,814. There is another application for .Goo wh...
Discussion
June 17, 2013, 10:40 pm
The Domains
Microsoft Gets Control of 7 XboxOne Domains & Files UDRP On Another
Microsoft got control of 7 Xbox One domain names after filing a UDRP with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) a couple of weeks ago: xboxone.co xboxone.me xboxoneforum.net xboxonewiki.com xboxonehelp.com xboxonecheat.com xboxoneblog.com The U...
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Microsoft Gets Control of 7 XboxOne Domains & Files UDRP On Another
Microsoft got control of 7 Xbox One domain names after filing a UDRP with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) a couple of weeks ago: xboxone.co xboxone.me xboxoneforum.net xboxonewiki.com xboxonehelp.com xboxonecheat.com xboxoneblog.com The U...
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June 17, 2013, 4:11 pm
The Domains
Demand Media Rolls Out Designs.com For New gTLD’s
According to a press release just out, Demand Media(R) (NYSE: DMD), announced the debut of Designs.com, the latest step in the company’s efforts to facilitate the launch of upcoming generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). “”Today’s...
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Demand Media Rolls Out Designs.com For New gTLD’s
According to a press release just out, Demand Media(R) (NYSE: DMD), announced the debut of Designs.com, the latest step in the company’s efforts to facilitate the launch of upcoming generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). “”Today’s...
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June 17, 2013, 9:33 am
The Domains
KeySystems’ DomainDiscount24 Releases Top 15 New gTLD Pre-Orders
DomainDiscount24 a registrar owned by KeySystems which is the parent company of SnapNames.com and Moniker has released its top 15 new gTLD pre-orders. The registrar is based in German which probably reflects some of the results and as we alwa...
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KeySystems’ DomainDiscount24 Releases Top 15 New gTLD Pre-Orders
DomainDiscount24 a registrar owned by KeySystems which is the parent company of SnapNames.com and Moniker has released its top 15 new gTLD pre-orders. The registrar is based in German which probably reflects some of the results and as we alwa...
Discussion
June 17, 2013, 9:32 am
The Domains
Verisign Launches Find Your Custom Domain Tool/App: Domaininspiration.com
Verisign released a new Tool called the Custom Domain Tool at Domaininspiration.com. The site preference is for you to log in with your Facebook account and then randomly generates domain names to match your profile. In my case the Tool “random...
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Verisign Launches Find Your Custom Domain Tool/App: Domaininspiration.com
Verisign released a new Tool called the Custom Domain Tool at Domaininspiration.com. The site preference is for you to log in with your Facebook account and then randomly generates domain names to match your profile. In my case the Tool “random...
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June 16, 2013, 6:49 pm
The Domains
Highest Sign In Times Square Goes With A .Tv For Advertising 7TS.TV
If you happen to be wandering in New York’s Time Square be sure to check out the highest sign which is available for rent, they are using a .TV domain name to promote it (its the one with 2010 on it in the top of the picture). The LED sign whi...
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Highest Sign In Times Square Goes With A .Tv For Advertising 7TS.TV
If you happen to be wandering in New York’s Time Square be sure to check out the highest sign which is available for rent, they are using a .TV domain name to promote it (its the one with 2010 on it in the top of the picture). The LED sign whi...
Discussion
June 16, 2013, 9:26 am
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92 New gTLD Apps Pass ICANN: .Capetown; .Lexus; .Toyota; .Macys; .Calvinklein; .Fedex; .DHL; .Sohu
92 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) on Friday while 4 went to the dreaded extended evaluation. Some of the bigger gTLD names passing this week was the Geo .Capetown and the .brand applications for the related car makers .Lex...
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92 New gTLD Apps Pass ICANN: .Capetown; .Lexus; .Toyota; .Macys; .Calvinklein; .Fedex; .DHL; .Sohu
92 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) on Friday while 4 went to the dreaded extended evaluation. Some of the bigger gTLD names passing this week was the Geo .Capetown and the .brand applications for the related car makers .Lex...
Discussion
June 15, 2013, 9:37 am
The Domains
Fairwinds New Poll Shows People
According to a public opinion poll of 1,000 Internet users, commissioned in part by Fairwinds Partners, and conducted by InsightsNow! in April, “Internet users are willing to navigate to, use, and trust new gTLD web addresses and brand name web...
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Fairwinds New Poll Shows People
According to a public opinion poll of 1,000 Internet users, commissioned in part by Fairwinds Partners, and conducted by InsightsNow! in April, “Internet users are willing to navigate to, use, and trust new gTLD web addresses and brand name web...
Discussion
June 14, 2013, 1:00 am
The Domains
Microsoft & Yahoo Tells ICANN Not To Allow Google’s Dotless .Search App
In its eight part comment to ICANN, Microsoft gave plenty of reasons, actually 7 points, why Google should not be allowed to amend its application to run the .Search registry. Yahoo followed with its own comments also objecting to the application. He...
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Microsoft & Yahoo Tells ICANN Not To Allow Google’s Dotless .Search App
In its eight part comment to ICANN, Microsoft gave plenty of reasons, actually 7 points, why Google should not be allowed to amend its application to run the .Search registry. Yahoo followed with its own comments also objecting to the application. He...
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June 14, 2013, 12:22 am
