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The Domains
Dan Warner Picks The Winners & Losers: New gTLD’s In The Sports Category
Dan Warner, who many in the domain industry know is a numbers/stats guy, has some interesting thoughts on winners and losers of the new gTLD’s in the “sports” category which he recently published. Mr. Warner has done guest posts for...
Discussion
Dan Warner Picks The Winners & Losers: New gTLD’s In The Sports Category
Dan Warner, who many in the domain industry know is a numbers/stats guy, has some interesting thoughts on winners and losers of the new gTLD’s in the “sports” category which he recently published. Mr. Warner has done guest posts for...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
8 observations from the first new TLD objection decisions
Some take-aways from WIPO’s first three legal rights objection decisions. WIPO has published the results of three legal rights objections for new TLDs. Objectors to .home, .vip, and .rightathome all lost their cases. Here are eight observations...
Discussion
8 observations from the first new TLD objection decisions
Some take-aways from WIPO’s first three legal rights objection decisions. WIPO has published the results of three legal rights objections for new TLDs. Objectors to .home, .vip, and .rightathome all lost their cases. Here are eight observations...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 12:12 pm
Elliot's Blog
If You See a Great Deal, Buy It
In 2007, I was looking through a list of names from Buy Domains, and if my memory serves me correctly, one name I liked was priced at around $4,000. I would have paid $4,000 for it because I thought it was a $10k name, but I didn’t want to pay ...
Discussion
If You See a Great Deal, Buy It
In 2007, I was looking through a list of names from Buy Domains, and if my memory serves me correctly, one name I liked was priced at around $4,000. I would have paid $4,000 for it because I thought it was a $10k name, but I didn’t want to pay ...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 11:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Agendas published for upcoming ICANN New TLD committee and board meetings
Meetings to be held at Durban conference. ICANN has published agendas for three upcoming board-related meetings taking place in conjunction with the ICANN meeting in Durban. The New gTLD Program Committee will have two meetings in conjunction with th...
Discussion
Agendas published for upcoming ICANN New TLD committee and board meetings
Meetings to be held at Durban conference. ICANN has published agendas for three upcoming board-related meetings taking place in conjunction with the ICANN meeting in Durban. The New gTLD Program Committee will have two meetings in conjunction with th...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 11:12 am
The Domains
RKG Digital Marketing Report: Google Search Spend Up 18%: 26% Of Organic Searches On Tablets & Smartphones
RKG, a leading full-service digital marketing agency, released its Digital Marketing Report (full report .pdf) covering the second quarter of 2013 today. Across its client base, which includes over 40 of the top 500 online retailers, RKG found that G...
Discussion
RKG Digital Marketing Report: Google Search Spend Up 18%: 26% Of Organic Searches On Tablets & Smartphones
RKG, a leading full-service digital marketing agency, released its Digital Marketing Report (full report .pdf) covering the second quarter of 2013 today. Across its client base, which includes over 40 of the top 500 online retailers, RKG found that G...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 10:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Someone is buying up villa and villas domain names
Pay attention if you get an offer to buy a domain with “villa” in it. If someone contacts you about buying your villa.tld or villas.tld domain name, you might want to do some digging. A Mark Monitor client appears to be on a quest to buy ...
Discussion
Someone is buying up villa and villas domain names
Pay attention if you get an offer to buy a domain with “villa” in it. If someone contacts you about buying your villa.tld or villas.tld domain name, you might want to do some digging. A Mark Monitor client appears to be on a quest to buy ...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 10:37 am
The Domains
Key-Systems To Offer .HIV Domain At Below Cost To Its Customers & Free To Some Org’s
The German based domain registrar Key-Systems today announced that they will support the charitable work of the dotHIV association within the field of HIV/AIDS prevention and fundraising with three distinct activities: Key-Systems will offer their cu...
Discussion
Key-Systems To Offer .HIV Domain At Below Cost To Its Customers & Free To Some Org’s
The German based domain registrar Key-Systems today announced that they will support the charitable work of the dotHIV association within the field of HIV/AIDS prevention and fundraising with three distinct activities: Key-Systems will offer their cu...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 8:34 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 9th, 2013
Yesterday’s reported 2 million dollar sale of a NNN.com over at DnJournal got everybody in daydream mode. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a million dollar sale? I’m hoping I’ll have one soon but then again I’m no...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 9th, 2013
Yesterday’s reported 2 million dollar sale of a NNN.com over at DnJournal got everybody in daydream mode. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a million dollar sale? I’m hoping I’ll have one soon but then again I’m no...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 6:46 am
The Domains
Patagonia, Inc. Withdraws Its Application For New gTLD .PATAGONIA
In what I would say is not great shock Patagonia, Inc, has withdrawn its application for the .Patagonia new gTLD. Patagonia, Inc. has been in a well documented battle (and here) with Argentina over its application for .patagonia. Patagonia is geograp...
Discussion
Patagonia, Inc. Withdraws Its Application For New gTLD .PATAGONIA
In what I would say is not great shock Patagonia, Inc, has withdrawn its application for the .Patagonia new gTLD. Patagonia, Inc. has been in a well documented battle (and here) with Argentina over its application for .patagonia. Patagonia is geograp...
Discussion
July 10, 2013, 2:12 am
The Domains
Godaddy Drops .TV Domain Extension From Registration Drop Down Menu
Godaddy.com has removed the .TV extension from its drop down menu of domain name extensions you can choose from when trying to register a domain name. Currently Godaddy.com drop down menu contains only seven extensions in the following order: .Com .C...
Discussion
Godaddy Drops .TV Domain Extension From Registration Drop Down Menu
Godaddy.com has removed the .TV extension from its drop down menu of domain name extensions you can choose from when trying to register a domain name. Currently Godaddy.com drop down menu contains only seven extensions in the following order: .Com .C...
Discussion
July 9, 2013, 10:54 pm
