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The Domains
Holdon.com 1st Registered in 1997; Transfered To New Owner in 2013 Lost In UDRP
Amicus Trade AB of Båstad, Sweden just won control of the domain name HoldOn.com This is the third recent case where a UDRP panel found the transfer of a domain name to a third party amounts to a new registration for purposes of the Policy The ...
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Holdon.com 1st Registered in 1997; Transfered To New Owner in 2013 Lost In UDRP
Amicus Trade AB of Båstad, Sweden just won control of the domain name HoldOn.com This is the third recent case where a UDRP panel found the transfer of a domain name to a third party amounts to a new registration for purposes of the Policy The ...
Discussion
May 8, 2014, 1:34 pm
The Domains
CentralNic Reports: Almost £4M In Revenue; £1M in Earnings & Has £4.93 In The Bank
CentralNic (AIM: CNIC), today announces its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2013. Performance overview CentralNic has made significant progress in 2013. The Company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, guided its clie...
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CentralNic Reports: Almost £4M In Revenue; £1M in Earnings & Has £4.93 In The Bank
CentralNic (AIM: CNIC), today announces its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2013. Performance overview CentralNic has made significant progress in 2013. The Company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, guided its clie...
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May 8, 2014, 1:12 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 8th, 2014
Namejet’s dot Asia auctions are ending over the next three days. It will be interesting to see how it does. The auctions are perfect for the Asia market and the ending is obviously targeted as well. The key is if Asians really use it. &nb...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on May 8th, 2014
Namejet’s dot Asia auctions are ending over the next three days. It will be interesting to see how it does. The auctions are perfect for the Asia market and the ending is obviously targeted as well. The key is if Asians really use it. &nb...
Discussion
May 8, 2014, 11:05 am
The Domains
Special Rights for IGOs and INGOs Could Lead To Registrant Rights Disappearing When it Comes to UDRP
A slight change of one word could open the door for domain registrant rights to evaporate over time. Currently ICANN is looking at a Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs (Inter Governmental Organization )and INGOs (Inter Non Governmental ...
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Special Rights for IGOs and INGOs Could Lead To Registrant Rights Disappearing When it Comes to UDRP
A slight change of one word could open the door for domain registrant rights to evaporate over time. Currently ICANN is looking at a Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs (Inter Governmental Organization )and INGOs (Inter Non Governmental ...
Discussion
May 8, 2014, 9:12 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: .Club, .Expert, .Cities; Domainers Call to Action…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* How many .Club domains were registered in their first day?* Which is better? .Expert, .Guru or .Ninja?* .Vegas,...
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DomainSherpa Discussion: .Club, .Expert, .Cities; Domainers Call to Action…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* How many .Club domains were registered in their first day?* Which is better? .Expert, .Guru or .Ninja?* .Vegas,...
Discussion
May 8, 2014, 7:04 am
The Domains
.Club Registers Over 25,000 Domains On 1st Day To #6; New gTLD’s Totals Over 711K
.Club which just went into general availability today had over 25,000 registrations in less than its 1st full day, according to the zone files that were just updated Ntldstats.com, is reporting 25,776 .Club domain names in the Zone file ...
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.Club Registers Over 25,000 Domains On 1st Day To #6; New gTLD’s Totals Over 711K
.Club which just went into general availability today had over 25,000 registrations in less than its 1st full day, according to the zone files that were just updated Ntldstats.com, is reporting 25,776 .Club domain names in the Zone file ...
Discussion
May 8, 2014, 4:38 am
The Domains
Afternic/GoDaddy Sells $1.87 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 4/28/14 – 5/4/14. All sales for the week totalled $1,878,819. The top .com sale was lead by maimaiche.com for $80,000 followed by freehookups.com for $40,000. The top non-com sale lead ...
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Afternic/GoDaddy Sells $1.87 Million In Domain Names
Afternic/GoDaddy released its sales report for the week of 4/28/14 – 5/4/14. All sales for the week totalled $1,878,819. The top .com sale was lead by maimaiche.com for $80,000 followed by freehookups.com for $40,000. The top non-com sale lead ...
Discussion
May 7, 2014, 9:58 pm
The Domains
Video: Watch The Live Launch Of .Club; Which Will Be Well Within The Top 10 Of New gTLD’s Today
.Club went live earlier today for general availability and here is the video of the live countdown and launch of the .Club extension. The video was shot at Godaddy.com where Colin Campbell and Jeff Sass gathered with some key Godaddy staffers I had a...
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Video: Watch The Live Launch Of .Club; Which Will Be Well Within The Top 10 Of New gTLD’s Today
.Club went live earlier today for general availability and here is the video of the live countdown and launch of the .Club extension. The video was shot at Godaddy.com where Colin Campbell and Jeff Sass gathered with some key Godaddy staffers I had a...
Discussion
May 7, 2014, 7:18 pm
The Domains
Over $300K In Bids The Snapnames.com Spring Premium Auction Closes Thursday
The Snapnames.com Spring Premium domain name Auction closes tomorrow on Thursday May 8th at 3:15pm EST in accordance with Snapnames closing rules. As of publication there are over $300,000 in bids placed with the highest bid being on Airline.com at $...
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Over $300K In Bids The Snapnames.com Spring Premium Auction Closes Thursday
The Snapnames.com Spring Premium domain name Auction closes tomorrow on Thursday May 8th at 3:15pm EST in accordance with Snapnames closing rules. As of publication there are over $300,000 in bids placed with the highest bid being on Airline.com at $...
Discussion
May 7, 2014, 6:43 pm
The Domains
Investor In Minds + Machines Sells Over 22.5 Million Shares Representing 2.8% Of Shares
According to a press release just out, it seems a major investor in Minds + Machines has sold over 22.5 Million shares in the past 2 weeks. “The Directors of Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX) were notified by Guy Elliot on May 7th 2014 ...
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Investor In Minds + Machines Sells Over 22.5 Million Shares Representing 2.8% Of Shares
According to a press release just out, it seems a major investor in Minds + Machines has sold over 22.5 Million shares in the past 2 weeks. “The Directors of Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX) were notified by Guy Elliot on May 7th 2014 ...
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May 7, 2014, 6:25 pm
