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Consumer Watchdog Tell Senator Rockefeller To Block Google & Amazon’s New gTLD Applications
Consumer Watchdog today urged Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D –W.VA) to block attempts by Google and Amazon to acquire the new gTLD’s they applied for through Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In a letter to Sen. Rocke...
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Consumer Watchdog Tell Senator Rockefeller To Block Google & Amazon’s New gTLD Applications
Consumer Watchdog today urged Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D –W.VA) to block attempts by Google and Amazon to acquire the new gTLD’s they applied for through Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In a letter to Sen. Rocke...
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September 20, 2012, 10:42 am
The Domains
So.com Sells For “Millions” of Dollars To Chinese Search Engine Qihoo 360
According to a story appearing in techinasia.com , a Chinese search engine, Qihoo 360 spent “millions” to buy the domain name So.com. According to the story, the the company shell out the millions for the domain because its “m...
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So.com Sells For “Millions” of Dollars To Chinese Search Engine Qihoo 360
According to a story appearing in techinasia.com , a Chinese search engine, Qihoo 360 spent “millions” to buy the domain name So.com. According to the story, the the company shell out the millions for the domain because its “m...
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September 20, 2012, 7:40 am
The Domains
Industry Veteran Jodi Chamberlain Launches 32Events.com & The Executive Network
Jodi Chamberlain launched 32events.com today an event management company dedicated to providing seamless event coordination for everything from social parties to industry trade shows and business engagements. Jodi has been involved in the domain spac...
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Industry Veteran Jodi Chamberlain Launches 32Events.com & The Executive Network
Jodi Chamberlain launched 32events.com today an event management company dedicated to providing seamless event coordination for everything from social parties to industry trade shows and business engagements. Jodi has been involved in the domain spac...
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September 19, 2012, 1:32 pm
The Domains
After 10 Years Of Registration, Oxford University Press Wins The Domain Name OxfordDictionary.com In A UDRP
Back in July we told you that a UDRP was filed on the domain name oxforddictionary.com, which is going to a parked page. Today a one person panel awarded the domain name to the Oxford University Press of Oxford, United Kingdom. The only surprise, is ...
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After 10 Years Of Registration, Oxford University Press Wins The Domain Name OxfordDictionary.com In A UDRP
Back in July we told you that a UDRP was filed on the domain name oxforddictionary.com, which is going to a parked page. Today a one person panel awarded the domain name to the Oxford University Press of Oxford, United Kingdom. The only surprise, is ...
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September 19, 2012, 11:26 am
The Domains
William & Kate Dance The Night Away On Tuvalu,The .TV Island
William & Kate have been all over the in the news this week, but In what maybe the biggest missed story, was that Prince Prince William and Kate the Duchess of Cambridge, showed off their dance skills on the island of Tuvalu last night. Of course...
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William & Kate Dance The Night Away On Tuvalu,The .TV Island
William & Kate have been all over the in the news this week, but In what maybe the biggest missed story, was that Prince Prince William and Kate the Duchess of Cambridge, showed off their dance skills on the island of Tuvalu last night. Of course...
Discussion
September 19, 2012, 10:51 am
The Domains
ICM Sells $650,000 In .XXX Domain Names
According to a Press Release we just received, ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, today announced that is has sold 40 .XXX domain names for $650,000. The Buyer is IRIS SARL, “...
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ICM Sells $650,000 In .XXX Domain Names
According to a Press Release we just received, ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, today announced that is has sold 40 .XXX domain names for $650,000. The Buyer is IRIS SARL, “...
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September 19, 2012, 10:14 am
The Domains
Name.com Joins Sedo MLS Program
Sedo, today announced that Name.com expanded their SedoMLS partnership, enabling them to provide their customers access to millions of premium domains that are listed on Sedo’s domain marketplace. As one of the world’s leading domai...
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Name.com Joins Sedo MLS Program
Sedo, today announced that Name.com expanded their SedoMLS partnership, enabling them to provide their customers access to millions of premium domains that are listed on Sedo’s domain marketplace. As one of the world’s leading domai...
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September 19, 2012, 9:16 am
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Afternic.com Sells $975,000 In Domains Led By CashLady.com $36K & OptionTrade.com at $30K
Afternic just posted it sale for the week ending on September 16, 2012 and sold $$973,508 in domain names There are some pretty nice sales in this list including CashLady.com which sold for $36K and Optiontrade.com which sold for $30K and ChinaIndust...
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Afternic.com Sells $975,000 In Domains Led By CashLady.com $36K & OptionTrade.com at $30K
Afternic just posted it sale for the week ending on September 16, 2012 and sold $$973,508 in domain names There are some pretty nice sales in this list including CashLady.com which sold for $36K and Optiontrade.com which sold for $30K and ChinaIndust...
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September 18, 2012, 4:28 pm
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Sedo.com Sells Over $2.7MM In Domains Led By NewOne.org for $30K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending September 17th, 2012. In all over $2.7MM of domains were sold. The top seller was NewOne.org at $30,000 followed by preisvergleich.net for 16,000 EUR. In all 776 domains were sold. 40% o...
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Sedo.com Sells Over $2.7MM In Domains Led By NewOne.org for $30K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending September 17th, 2012. In all over $2.7MM of domains were sold. The top seller was NewOne.org at $30,000 followed by preisvergleich.net for 16,000 EUR. In all 776 domains were sold. 40% o...
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September 18, 2012, 3:13 pm
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ICANN New CEO Interview With WSJ: “Beauty of the Process Is That ICANN Is Not Deciding the Outcome Of Objected Strings”
WSJ.com just published an interview with the new CEO of ICANN Akram Atallah, on how the new gTLD program was going. There were a few Q&A’s that caught my eye “”WSJ: You have had a lot of complaints and objections. Was this expec...
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ICANN New CEO Interview With WSJ: “Beauty of the Process Is That ICANN Is Not Deciding the Outcome Of Objected Strings”
WSJ.com just published an interview with the new CEO of ICANN Akram Atallah, on how the new gTLD program was going. There were a few Q&A’s that caught my eye “”WSJ: You have had a lot of complaints and objections. Was this expec...
Discussion
September 18, 2012, 9:30 am
