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Domain Name Wire
Richard Branson is first URS loser
Panel denies claim to Branson.guru. Last month I wrote about how billionaire Richard Branson had filed some cases under the new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy to suspend domains that cybersquatted his name and brands. One case that hadn’...
Discussion
Richard Branson is first URS loser
Panel denies claim to Branson.guru. Last month I wrote about how billionaire Richard Branson had filed some cases under the new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy to suspend domains that cybersquatted his name and brands. One case that hadn’...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 11:34 pm
The Domains
.XYZ Starts Sunrise Today
The .XYZ Sunrise period opened today and will run to May 20, 2014. The company put out a press release with all the details, Beverly Hills, CA (March 20, 2014) — Internet users worldwide will soon see web addresses ending with .xyz – the...
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.XYZ Starts Sunrise Today
The .XYZ Sunrise period opened today and will run to May 20, 2014. The company put out a press release with all the details, Beverly Hills, CA (March 20, 2014) — Internet users worldwide will soon see web addresses ending with .xyz – the...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 11:14 pm
The Domains
1st URS Denied: Panel Gets It Right & Denies URS on Branson.Guru
For the first time a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) complaint has been denied. URS panelist Douglas M. Isenberg Denied Virgin Enterprises URS on the domain name Branson.Guru. The domain was registered by Lawrence Fain of Chicago who didn’t eve...
Discussion
1st URS Denied: Panel Gets It Right & Denies URS on Branson.Guru
For the first time a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) complaint has been denied. URS panelist Douglas M. Isenberg Denied Virgin Enterprises URS on the domain name Branson.Guru. The domain was registered by Lawrence Fain of Chicago who didn’t eve...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 10:50 pm
DomainSherpa
DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide for Investors
April 15 is tax day in the United States and we’re here to help. DomainSherpa has just published DNTaxGuide, a domain name tax guide that is written by a Certified Public Accountant and reviewed by a a former IRS Agent. It covers all the essent...
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DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide for Investors
April 15 is tax day in the United States and we’re here to help. DomainSherpa has just published DNTaxGuide, a domain name tax guide that is written by a Certified Public Accountant and reviewed by a a former IRS Agent. It covers all the essent...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 9:50 pm
The Domains
.CO Internet S.A.S Acquired for $109 Million
Neustar traded on the NYSE under the symbol NSR has a market cap of roughly $2.16 billion, today after the close they announced the acquistion of the company behind the .CO extension. Neustar is acquiring .CO Internet S.A.S for $109 million. N...
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.CO Internet S.A.S Acquired for $109 Million
Neustar traded on the NYSE under the symbol NSR has a market cap of roughly $2.16 billion, today after the close they announced the acquistion of the company behind the .CO extension. Neustar is acquiring .CO Internet S.A.S for $109 million. N...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 8:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: Neustar acquires .CO for $109 million
Neustar pays $109 million for registry that runs .co domain name. Domain name registry Neustar has acquired .CO Internet S.A.S and associated assets for $109 million, the company announced moments ago. .CO Internet, which commercialized the .Co domai...
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Breaking: Neustar acquires .CO for $109 million
Neustar pays $109 million for registry that runs .co domain name. Domain name registry Neustar has acquired .CO Internet S.A.S and associated assets for $109 million, the company announced moments ago. .CO Internet, which commercialized the .Co domai...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 8:19 pm
The Domains
Disturbing: 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered 4 Years Before Trademark Lost In UDRP
Hobbex AB of Borås, Sweden, just won a UDRP on the domain name Hobbex.com which is owned by Vertical Axis Inc. The case is disturbing because the domain holder registered the domain four years before the trademark holder got their tradema...
Discussion
Disturbing: 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered 4 Years Before Trademark Lost In UDRP
Hobbex AB of Borås, Sweden, just won a UDRP on the domain name Hobbex.com which is owned by Vertical Axis Inc. The case is disturbing because the domain holder registered the domain four years before the trademark holder got their tradema...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 6:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Exposed: A GoDaddy impersonator, lies, and an expired domain name scheme
This month I received a call from someone impersonating GoDaddy. Last year someone called impersonating ICANN. Here’s what they were up to. In August 2013 I received a phone call from someone who claimed to be working for ICANN. He said he need...
Discussion
Exposed: A GoDaddy impersonator, lies, and an expired domain name scheme
This month I received a call from someone impersonating GoDaddy. Last year someone called impersonating ICANN. Here’s what they were up to. In August 2013 I received a phone call from someone who claimed to be working for ICANN. He said he need...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com registers .domains domain names for each of its proposed TLDs
Amazon.com grabs .domains domains corresponding to its new top level domain applications. Amazon.com has registered corresponding .domains domain names for each of the 65 Latin script top level domain names it has applied for. All of the registration...
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Amazon.com registers .domains domain names for each of its proposed TLDs
Amazon.com grabs .domains domains corresponding to its new top level domain applications. Amazon.com has registered corresponding .domains domain names for each of the 65 Latin script top level domain names it has applied for. All of the registration...
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March 20, 2014, 2:42 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 20th, 2014
Oops. Forgot to hit publish last night. I guess my little ditty about not selling a name changed my “karma”. Sold two names yesterday. One for no profit but a friend really wanted it and I was thinning my exposure to that type...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 20th, 2014
Oops. Forgot to hit publish last night. I guess my little ditty about not selling a name changed my “karma”. Sold two names yesterday. One for no profit but a friend really wanted it and I was thinning my exposure to that type...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 2:38 pm
