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Domain Name Wire
1&1 ditches .mail, keeps .gmx (for now)
One of seven applicants for .mail top level domain withdraws its application. 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH has withdrawn its application for the top level domain .mail in the wake of receiving two formal objections against its application. It’...
Discussion
1&1 ditches .mail, keeps .gmx (for now)
One of seven applicants for .mail top level domain withdraws its application. 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH has withdrawn its application for the top level domain .mail in the wake of receiving two formal objections against its application. It’...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 10:55 am
Elliot's Blog
How to Promote a Domain Auction
Let’s say you are selling a domain name at auction and want to make sure it receives maximum attention from the best potential buyer(s). I want to share some tips on how to let people know that your domain name is up for auction. Not that it ma...
Discussion
How to Promote a Domain Auction
Let’s say you are selling a domain name at auction and want to make sure it receives maximum attention from the best potential buyer(s). I want to share some tips on how to let people know that your domain name is up for auction. Not that it ma...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 10:50 am
The Domains
1&1 Owner of Mail.com Withdraws Application For New gTLD .Mail
1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, whose parent company is United Internet AG, just withdrew its application to operate the new gTLD .Mail. I think this is a very meaningful withdrawal because of the fact that as the applicant owns Mail.com and sta...
Discussion
1&1 Owner of Mail.com Withdraws Application For New gTLD .Mail
1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, whose parent company is United Internet AG, just withdrew its application to operate the new gTLD .Mail. I think this is a very meaningful withdrawal because of the fact that as the applicant owns Mail.com and sta...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 10:29 am
Domain Name Wire
Review: Taking IP Neighborhood for a Test Drive
IP Neighborhood combines a number of valuable tools for domain name investors. Last month Ron Jackson profiled IP Neighborhood, a new service by Simon Johnson. The profile piqued my interest because it described tools on IP Neighborhood that are simi...
Discussion
Review: Taking IP Neighborhood for a Test Drive
IP Neighborhood combines a number of valuable tools for domain name investors. Last month Ron Jackson profiled IP Neighborhood, a new service by Simon Johnson. The profile piqued my interest because it described tools on IP Neighborhood that are simi...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 9:36 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 15th
As most of you know I was deeply touched by the Boston bombing yesterday. My friends and I decided to run New York this year instead of Boston and while we hate to see anyone hurt, we were all very fortunate that we picked this year to skip. &n...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 15th
As most of you know I was deeply touched by the Boston bombing yesterday. My friends and I decided to run New York this year instead of Boston and while we hate to see anyone hurt, we were all very fortunate that we picked this year to skip. &n...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 6:02 am
Domain Shane
Sometimes Things Just Aren’t About Domains
I realize we all have a personal attachment to domains. It’s what we love, it’s how we make money. But sometimes there are things that happen that have NOTHING to do with domains. And yet to capture the headlines, we as an industry have t...
Discussion
Sometimes Things Just Aren’t About Domains
I realize we all have a personal attachment to domains. It’s what we love, it’s how we make money. But sometimes there are things that happen that have NOTHING to do with domains. And yet to capture the headlines, we as an industry have t...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 8:55 pm
The Domains
After 5 Wins, A UDRP Panelist Denies Claim of TM For Novartis AG
The global drug company Novartis AG just lost a UDRP on the domain name QuickDailies.com based off a trademark for the term “Dailies”. Apparently the company beliefs its own any domain name that has the word “dailies” in it an...
Discussion
After 5 Wins, A UDRP Panelist Denies Claim of TM For Novartis AG
The global drug company Novartis AG just lost a UDRP on the domain name QuickDailies.com based off a trademark for the term “Dailies”. Apparently the company beliefs its own any domain name that has the word “dailies” in it an...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 8:33 pm
The Domains
UPDATE: Now Over 70 Domains Related To Boston Explosion Including “Relief” Domains
There are now at least 70 domain names registered relating to the explosions at the Boston Marathon today and most troubling many that look like charitable domains to be used to raise money for the victims. We noted just minutes after the reports of ...
Discussion
UPDATE: Now Over 70 Domains Related To Boston Explosion Including “Relief” Domains
There are now at least 70 domain names registered relating to the explosions at the Boston Marathon today and most troubling many that look like charitable domains to be used to raise money for the victims. We noted just minutes after the reports of ...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 5:20 pm
Elliot's Blog
Thanks for The Messages
Just wanted to say thanks for the emails, texts, instant messages, and phone calls today. We are safe and sound after watching my friend Joe run the Boston Marathon this morning in Wellesley at mile 13. Luckily for us, he ran at a pace of about 7:30/...
Discussion
Thanks for The Messages
Just wanted to say thanks for the emails, texts, instant messages, and phone calls today. We are safe and sound after watching my friend Joe run the Boston Marathon this morning in Wellesley at mile 13. Luckily for us, he ran at a pace of about 7:30/...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 4:59 pm
The Domains
Mintues After Explosion Domains Registered: bostonexplosion.com, bostonbombing.com
Just minutes after the first report of 2 explosions at the Boston Marathon today, several domain names were already registered and some are already parked. While many of the domains were registered under privacy some of the registrants were brave eno...
Discussion
Mintues After Explosion Domains Registered: bostonexplosion.com, bostonbombing.com
Just minutes after the first report of 2 explosions at the Boston Marathon today, several domain names were already registered and some are already parked. While many of the domains were registered under privacy some of the registrants were brave eno...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 4:04 pm
