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Domain Name Wire
First full day of NamesCon kicks off shortly
Around 600 attendees for inaugural NamesCon conference. The first full day of the NamesCon conference in Las Vegas kicks off at 9:55 local time this morning. After a short orientation, Jennifer Wolfe will deliver a keynote. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Go...
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First full day of NamesCon kicks off shortly
Around 600 attendees for inaugural NamesCon conference. The first full day of the NamesCon conference in Las Vegas kicks off at 9:55 local time this morning. After a short orientation, Jennifer Wolfe will deliver a keynote. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Go...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 4:46 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 14th, 2014
It has been so nice to see everyone in Vegas. I even met up with some friends from back home that were in town for a night. Won a lot of money paying Pai Gow, my new favorite game, and stayed up late talking domains. And it was my M...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 14th, 2014
It has been so nice to see everyone in Vegas. I even met up with some friends from back home that were in town for a night. Won a lot of money paying Pai Gow, my new favorite game, and stayed up late talking domains. And it was my M...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 11:38 am
The Domains
Chicago Sun-Times to test Bitcoin and Twitter paywall with startup BitWall
The Chicago Sun-Times, the 9th largest newspaper in the USA, is testing a social paywall that will accept both Tweets and Bitcoin in partnership with the content monetization startup BitWall. For 24 hours on February 1st, 2014, Chicago Sun-Ti...
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Chicago Sun-Times to test Bitcoin and Twitter paywall with startup BitWall
The Chicago Sun-Times, the 9th largest newspaper in the USA, is testing a social paywall that will accept both Tweets and Bitcoin in partnership with the content monetization startup BitWall. For 24 hours on February 1st, 2014, Chicago Sun-Ti...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 11:16 am
The Domains
“In the face of confusion, people will default to something they trust and understand”
George Pongas is the general manager for Aus Registry, AusRegistry is the current registry operator and wholesale provider for all commercial .au (Australia) domain names including .com.au and .net.au, and non commercial domain names .gov.au and edu...
Discussion
“In the face of confusion, people will default to something they trust and understand”
George Pongas is the general manager for Aus Registry, AusRegistry is the current registry operator and wholesale provider for all commercial .au (Australia) domain names including .com.au and .net.au, and non commercial domain names .gov.au and edu...
Discussion
January 14, 2014, 12:32 am
The Domains
Go Daddy CEO calls current domain space polluted and not descriptive
Blake Irving CEO of Go Daddy sat down at the Consumer Electronics Show and gave a talk about the changes taking place in the domain space. Irving calls the current space polluted and talks about the new names being descriptive. He talks about pizza,...
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Go Daddy CEO calls current domain space polluted and not descriptive
Blake Irving CEO of Go Daddy sat down at the Consumer Electronics Show and gave a talk about the changes taking place in the domain space. Irving calls the current space polluted and talks about the new names being descriptive. He talks about pizza,...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 7:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why releasing news during a conference week can be a bad idea
Believe it or not, making big announcements during an industry conference may not be good timing. I, like Michael Berkens, expect some domain industry news to be announced this week to coincide with the NamesCon conference. That said, announcing news...
Discussion
Why releasing news during a conference week can be a bad idea
Believe it or not, making big announcements during an industry conference may not be good timing. I, like Michael Berkens, expect some domain industry news to be announced this week to coincide with the NamesCon conference. That said, announcing news...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 5:50 pm
The Domains
Heritage Auctions and RightOfTheDot.com Partner On Live Auctions Of New gTLD Domains & Contention Auctions
Heritage Auctions and RightOfTheDot, LLC announced today an exclusive joint partnership to provide live and online auction services for premium domains in new gTLD extensions that are being launched over the next several years. Examples of premium do...
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Heritage Auctions and RightOfTheDot.com Partner On Live Auctions Of New gTLD Domains & Contention Auctions
Heritage Auctions and RightOfTheDot, LLC announced today an exclusive joint partnership to provide live and online auction services for premium domains in new gTLD extensions that are being launched over the next several years. Examples of premium do...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 5:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
RPG Life Sciences Ltd guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Company filed dispute against domain name clearly being used for another legitimate purpose. Pharmaceuticals and biotech business RPG Life Sciences Ltd. of Mumbai has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a domain name dispute. World ...
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RPG Life Sciences Ltd guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Company filed dispute against domain name clearly being used for another legitimate purpose. Pharmaceuticals and biotech business RPG Life Sciences Ltd. of Mumbai has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a domain name dispute. World ...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 5:09 pm
The Domains
Demand Media Files With SEC To Spin Off Domain Registries and Registrars Into Rightside
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD), a leading media and domain name services company, today announced that its newly formed wholly owned subsidiary, Rightside Group, Ltd. (“Rightside”), has filed a Form 10 registration statement with the ...
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Demand Media Files With SEC To Spin Off Domain Registries and Registrars Into Rightside
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD), a leading media and domain name services company, today announced that its newly formed wholly owned subsidiary, Rightside Group, Ltd. (“Rightside”), has filed a Form 10 registration statement with the ...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 4:59 pm
The Domains
RPG Life Sciences Ltd. of Mumbai Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
RPG Life Sciences Ltd. of Mumbai, India, represented by Anand & Anand, India has just been found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain RpgLife.com which was registered back on October 28, 2005. Despite generating some...
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RPG Life Sciences Ltd. of Mumbai Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
RPG Life Sciences Ltd. of Mumbai, India, represented by Anand & Anand, India has just been found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain RpgLife.com which was registered back on October 28, 2005. Despite generating some...
Discussion
January 13, 2014, 4:44 pm
