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The Domains
Apple, Yahoo and Google All Reserve The Right To Read Your Email
So there was a story out this week that Microsoft had read the emails of a French blogger who had received code from a former Microsoft employee, the employee has been arrested in Seattle, accused of leaking Windows 8 to the tech blogger. The blogger...
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Apple, Yahoo and Google All Reserve The Right To Read Your Email
So there was a story out this week that Microsoft had read the emails of a French blogger who had received code from a former Microsoft employee, the employee has been arrested in Seattle, accused of leaking Windows 8 to the tech blogger. The blogger...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 8:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Neustar paid $109 million for .Co and what it means for new TLDs
While the circumstances behind Neustar’s acquisition of .CO Internet were unique, it bodes well for operators of new TLDs. Neustar announced yesterday that it is paying $109 million to acquire .CO Internet, operator of the .com domain name. It&...
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Why Neustar paid $109 million for .Co and what it means for new TLDs
While the circumstances behind Neustar’s acquisition of .CO Internet were unique, it bodes well for operators of new TLDs. Neustar announced yesterday that it is paying $109 million to acquire .CO Internet, operator of the .com domain name. It&...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
A domain investor goes to WIPO’s home in Geneva to learn more about UDRP
Nat Cohen traveled to Geneva to learn more about the current state of UDRP. Here’s what he learned. Last October, at the suggestion of attorneys John Berryhill and Zak Muscovitch, I flew to Geneva to attend a workshop presented by WIPO entitled...
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A domain investor goes to WIPO’s home in Geneva to learn more about UDRP
Nat Cohen traveled to Geneva to learn more about the current state of UDRP. Here’s what he learned. Last October, at the suggestion of attorneys John Berryhill and Zak Muscovitch, I flew to Geneva to attend a workshop presented by WIPO entitled...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 2:10 pm
The Domains
Top Level Domain Holdings Starts Trading Under Minds + Machines Today
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (“TLDH”) has officially changed its name to and started trading today under Minds + Machines Group Limited From today, the Company’s shares will trade uwith the EPIC ticker symbol, MMX. Fred Krueger...
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Top Level Domain Holdings Starts Trading Under Minds + Machines Today
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (“TLDH”) has officially changed its name to and started trading today under Minds + Machines Group Limited From today, the Company’s shares will trade uwith the EPIC ticker symbol, MMX. Fred Krueger...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 1:54 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 21st, 2014
Yesterday was the first day of spring and you know what that means for me. Crazy time. It’s nursery time, marathon time, and I run a taxi service for a 14 year old girl. Going to be a busy next 4 weeks but it should be fun. I&rsquo...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 21st, 2014
Yesterday was the first day of spring and you know what that means for me. Crazy time. It’s nursery time, marathon time, and I run a taxi service for a 14 year old girl. Going to be a busy next 4 weeks but it should be fun. I&rsquo...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 11:28 am
The Domains
Sedo Macau Auction Sells $25,388 in Chinese New gTLDs
In what was an interesting way to follow an auction, Sedo concluded their Macau auction this morning and they were updating people on Twitter as the auction ran. They actually set up a Twitter handle for the auction, @twitter.com/macauauction T...
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Sedo Macau Auction Sells $25,388 in Chinese New gTLDs
In what was an interesting way to follow an auction, Sedo concluded their Macau auction this morning and they were updating people on Twitter as the auction ran. They actually set up a Twitter handle for the auction, @twitter.com/macauauction T...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 9:32 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: March 21 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: March 21, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide..., Breaking: Neustar Acquires .CO for..., 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered..., Exposed: A GoDaddy Impersonator, Lies,...
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Domain Name News: March 21 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: March 21, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide..., Breaking: Neustar Acquires .CO for..., 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered..., Exposed: A GoDaddy Impersonator, Lies,...
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March 21, 2014, 9:30 am
The Domains
Mt. Gox May Have Found 200,000 Bitcoins
There was a report out last night that bankrupt Bicoin exchange Mt. Gox may have found 200,000 Bitcoins in a forgotten wallet. Pete Rizzo of Coindesk wrote: A new report suggests that Mt. Gox, the now-bankrupt Japan-based exchange said to have lost ...
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Mt. Gox May Have Found 200,000 Bitcoins
There was a report out last night that bankrupt Bicoin exchange Mt. Gox may have found 200,000 Bitcoins in a forgotten wallet. Pete Rizzo of Coindesk wrote: A new report suggests that Mt. Gox, the now-bankrupt Japan-based exchange said to have lost ...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 9:01 am
The Domains
ICANN: Important Corrections To Inaccuracies and Misconceptions Regarding U.S. Announcement
ICANN in a blog post today, entitled Important Corrections to General Inaccuracies and Misconceptions Regarding U.S. Announcement and IANA Functions tries to quite the outrage coming from many in the domain community and Congress. Here is some of the...
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ICANN: Important Corrections To Inaccuracies and Misconceptions Regarding U.S. Announcement
ICANN in a blog post today, entitled Important Corrections to General Inaccuracies and Misconceptions Regarding U.S. Announcement and IANA Functions tries to quite the outrage coming from many in the domain community and Congress. Here is some of the...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 4:55 am
The Domains
Stock Analysis firm Trefis On Verisign: Risk Is ccTLD’s; Doesn’t Mention new gTLD’s
Stock Analysis firm Trefis had some interesting comments on Verisign in a note entitled “Drop In Verisign Shares Highlights Risks Associated With Domain Business” The note went on to say that the biggest risk to the Verisign business is g...
Discussion
Stock Analysis firm Trefis On Verisign: Risk Is ccTLD’s; Doesn’t Mention new gTLD’s
Stock Analysis firm Trefis had some interesting comments on Verisign in a note entitled “Drop In Verisign Shares Highlights Risks Associated With Domain Business” The note went on to say that the biggest risk to the Verisign business is g...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 11:38 pm
