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Enom New gTLD Program Joining Parallels
eNom, a top 5 ICANN accredited registrar, and Parallels, worldwide leader in hosting and cloud service enablement and desktop virtualization, today announced the inclusion of eNom’s new Top Level Domain (TLD) program in the latest version of Pa...
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Enom New gTLD Program Joining Parallels
eNom, a top 5 ICANN accredited registrar, and Parallels, worldwide leader in hosting and cloud service enablement and desktop virtualization, today announced the inclusion of eNom’s new Top Level Domain (TLD) program in the latest version of Pa...
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January 29, 2013, 9:28 am

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Yahoo Reports: Search Revenue Up 4%; Paid Clicks Up 11%; Price Per Click Falls 2%
Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. The market liked the report as shares of Yahoo are up over 3% to $20.95 in after hours trading. As you can see below revenue from search was up 4%...
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Yahoo Reports: Search Revenue Up 4%; Paid Clicks Up 11%; Price Per Click Falls 2%
Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. The market liked the report as shares of Yahoo are up over 3% to $20.95 in after hours trading. As you can see below revenue from search was up 4%...
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January 28, 2013, 4:25 pm

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Google + Pass Twitter To Become 2nd Largest Social Network
According to British research firm Trendstream’s Global Web Index, Google+ is now the 2nd largest social network, passing Twitter. Here are the ranking according to Trendstream: 1. Facebook: 693 million monthly users, 51% of all internet ...
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Google + Pass Twitter To Become 2nd Largest Social Network
According to British research firm Trendstream’s Global Web Index, Google+ is now the 2nd largest social network, passing Twitter. Here are the ranking according to Trendstream: 1. Facebook: 693 million monthly users, 51% of all internet ...
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January 28, 2013, 4:16 pm

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After Selling The Dodgers For $2.1 Billion, Frank McCourt’s Company Quitely Buys MG.com
It appears the McCourt Group purchased the two letter domain name MG.com in August 2012. The current registered owner of the domain name is Peter Wilhelm of the McCourt Group. One of the principals of the McCourt Group appears to be Frank McCourt who...
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After Selling The Dodgers For $2.1 Billion, Frank McCourt’s Company Quitely Buys MG.com
It appears the McCourt Group purchased the two letter domain name MG.com in August 2012. The current registered owner of the domain name is Peter Wilhelm of the McCourt Group. One of the principals of the McCourt Group appears to be Frank McCourt who...
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January 28, 2013, 8:32 am

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Moniker.com & SnapNames.com Are Down
Both Moniker.com and SnapNames.com are down and have been down for a while. I tried accessing SnapNames.com at different times throughout the day. I did get to the front page of Snapnames.com once, earlier today and the front of the site said that so...
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Moniker.com & SnapNames.com Are Down
Both Moniker.com and SnapNames.com are down and have been down for a while. I tried accessing SnapNames.com at different times throughout the day. I did get to the front page of Snapnames.com once, earlier today and the front of the site said that so...
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January 27, 2013, 8:09 pm

The Domains
Kevin.Murphy Looks Like A New gTLD Brand
I was at an opening of a hair salon the other night and saw a bunch of new products that look to be branded like new gTLD’s. All of the products carried the name of Kevin.Murphy. Of course inside the domain world Kevin Murphy is the publisher o...
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Kevin.Murphy Looks Like A New gTLD Brand
I was at an opening of a hair salon the other night and saw a bunch of new products that look to be branded like new gTLD’s. All of the products carried the name of Kevin.Murphy. Of course inside the domain world Kevin Murphy is the publisher o...
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January 27, 2013, 8:29 am

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Twitter Goes With A .CO For New Mobile Video Creation Service: Vine.Co
The Tech World has been reporting on Twitter’s new mobile video creation service, Vine. The service, allows users to create and share looping videos. “Like Tweets, the brevity of videos on Vine (6 seconds or less) inspires creativity,&rdq...
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Twitter Goes With A .CO For New Mobile Video Creation Service: Vine.Co
The Tech World has been reporting on Twitter’s new mobile video creation service, Vine. The service, allows users to create and share looping videos. “Like Tweets, the brevity of videos on Vine (6 seconds or less) inspires creativity,&rdq...
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January 26, 2013, 1:10 pm

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Blacknight Asks ICANN Whether They Will Allow Non-TM Generic TLDs To Be Closed
Blacknight an ICANN accredited registrar, sent a second letter to ICANN urging the organization to formally clarify its position on Generic Key Word TLDs. Blacknight and fellow signatories of the letter seek clarification on non-trade marked g...
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Blacknight Asks ICANN Whether They Will Allow Non-TM Generic TLDs To Be Closed
Blacknight an ICANN accredited registrar, sent a second letter to ICANN urging the organization to formally clarify its position on Generic Key Word TLDs. Blacknight and fellow signatories of the letter seek clarification on non-trade marked g...
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January 25, 2013, 10:21 am

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GameTruck.com Just Bought in 2012 For A Significant Sum” Saved In UDRP
Game Truck Licensing, LLC, of Tempe, Arizona, just lost a UDRP on the domain name GameTruck.com in a decision handed down by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO) The decision is interesting because although the domain name was originally ...
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GameTruck.com Just Bought in 2012 For A Significant Sum” Saved In UDRP
Game Truck Licensing, LLC, of Tempe, Arizona, just lost a UDRP on the domain name GameTruck.com in a decision handed down by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO) The decision is interesting because although the domain name was originally ...
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January 25, 2013, 9:42 am

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The Age old Question Is Answered: Sin.net Sells For More Than PointSpreads.com
For thousands of years people have argued about things like, Sin and gambling? Now at least in domain name terms we have an answer, not as to which is worse, but to which is more valuable. The domain name Sin.net just sold on Namejet.com for $16,587 ...
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The Age old Question Is Answered: Sin.net Sells For More Than PointSpreads.com
For thousands of years people have argued about things like, Sin and gambling? Now at least in domain name terms we have an answer, not as to which is worse, but to which is more valuable. The domain name Sin.net just sold on Namejet.com for $16,587 ...
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January 25, 2013, 8:28 am