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Domain Name Wire
What domain names the Jacksonville Jaguars and 30 others bought last week
NFL team was among the end user buyers of domain names last week. When GoDaddy acquired Afternic, one of my unspoken concerns was that Afternic would no longer release sales data. GoDaddy has historically released less information than other large do...
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What domain names the Jacksonville Jaguars and 30 others bought last week
NFL team was among the end user buyers of domain names last week. When GoDaddy acquired Afternic, one of my unspoken concerns was that Afternic would no longer release sales data. GoDaddy has historically released less information than other large do...
Discussion
October 12, 2013, 11:32 am
Elliot's Blog
Rewind Two Years: Would You Apply for a New gTLD?
Regardless of where you get your domain name related news and information, you’re bound to see plenty of articles and threads about the new gTLD domain names. New gTLD domain names are coming, and they are going to have a big impact on the busi...
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Rewind Two Years: Would You Apply for a New gTLD?
Regardless of where you get your domain name related news and information, you’re bound to see plenty of articles and threads about the new gTLD domain names. New gTLD domain names are coming, and they are going to have a big impact on the busi...
Discussion
October 12, 2013, 10:05 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 12th, 2013
Yesterday was one of those day. A day where I got more done in one day than I do in some weeks. I woke up, ran 23 miles. Went to the bank and wired money for a domain. Picked up my daughter from breakfast with her team. ...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 12th, 2013
Yesterday was one of those day. A day where I got more done in one day than I do in some weeks. I woke up, ran 23 miles. Went to the bank and wired money for a domain. Picked up my daughter from breakfast with her team. ...
Discussion
October 12, 2013, 6:08 am
The Domains
1and1.com New gTLD Pre-Registrations Top 3 Million Domain Names
It was back on September 22nd when we posted that 1and1.com, the domain name registration which has been running television commercials in heavy rotation in the...
Discussion
1and1.com New gTLD Pre-Registrations Top 3 Million Domain Names
It was back on September 22nd when we posted that 1and1.com, the domain name registration which has been running television commercials in heavy rotation in the...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 9:45 pm
The Domains
Trademark Clearinghouse Verification Service Now Accepting Additional Abused Labels
Abused Domain Name label service for Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Verification is now available. It was created to help rights owners protect labels that have a history of being abusively used or registered in the Domain Names Space. The Abu...
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Trademark Clearinghouse Verification Service Now Accepting Additional Abused Labels
Abused Domain Name label service for Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Verification is now available. It was created to help rights owners protect labels that have a history of being abusively used or registered in the Domain Names Space. The Abu...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 6:06 pm
The Domains
Facing Competition From .Kiwi, New Zeland ccTLD To Allow .NZ Registrations
The Council of InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) which operates the ccTLD for New Zealand approved today to allow domain names to be registered at the second level in the .nz domain name space. By allowing registrations at the second level, peop...
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Facing Competition From .Kiwi, New Zeland ccTLD To Allow .NZ Registrations
The Council of InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) which operates the ccTLD for New Zealand approved today to allow domain names to be registered at the second level in the .nz domain name space. By allowing registrations at the second level, peop...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oh brother, .Shop applicant has really lost it this time
Commercial Connect thinks applicant guidebook states only one TLD should be allocated for the entire “ecommerce namespace”. Commercial Connect LLC wants the .shop top level domain…badly. It also doesn’t want anyone else to be...
Discussion
Oh brother, .Shop applicant has really lost it this time
Commercial Connect thinks applicant guidebook states only one TLD should be allocated for the entire “ecommerce namespace”. Commercial Connect LLC wants the .shop top level domain…badly. It also doesn’t want anyone else to be...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 3:55 pm
The Domains
No Wonder UDRP’s Are A Mess; 13 Years Later & Panelist Can’t Agree On 1 of the 3 Elements
A UDRP decision handed down today shows why the UDRP system is still a mess and why we get some many bad decisions. The UDRP system has been handing down decisions for over 13 years and today’s case points out panelist still disagree on t...
Discussion
No Wonder UDRP’s Are A Mess; 13 Years Later & Panelist Can’t Agree On 1 of the 3 Elements
A UDRP decision handed down today shows why the UDRP system is still a mess and why we get some many bad decisions. The UDRP system has been handing down decisions for over 13 years and today’s case points out panelist still disagree on t...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 12:32 pm
Elliot's Blog
Another Reason to Use a Domain Broker
There are plenty of reasons to hire a domain broker on outbound domain sales. Domain brokers know how to contact buyers who might be interested in certain types of domain names, most have extensive lists of domain buyers, and all professional domain ...
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Another Reason to Use a Domain Broker
There are plenty of reasons to hire a domain broker on outbound domain sales. Domain brokers know how to contact buyers who might be interested in certain types of domain names, most have extensive lists of domain buyers, and all professional domain ...
Discussion
October 11, 2013, 11:21 am
The Domains
Google’s Registry For New gTLD’s; Charleston Road Registry Launches its Site
Google’s Registry for that will be the back end operator for Google’s new gTLD strings, Charlestonroadregistry.com officially launched their site today “Welcome to Charleston Road Registry, Google’s domain registry. We&rsquo...
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Google’s Registry For New gTLD’s; Charleston Road Registry Launches its Site
Google’s Registry for that will be the back end operator for Google’s new gTLD strings, Charlestonroadregistry.com officially launched their site today “Welcome to Charleston Road Registry, Google’s domain registry. We&rsquo...
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October 11, 2013, 10:34 am
