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The Domains
iMeeting.com Sells For $15K On NameJet.com; MDLI.com For $9,600 + 16 Three Letter .Com’s
The domain name iMeeting.com sold on NameJet.com today for $15,166 There were 194 bidders in the auction and 5 that were willing to pay $5K or more. The domain name MDLI.com wasn’t far behind selling for $9,605. There were a bunch of three lett...
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iMeeting.com Sells For $15K On NameJet.com; MDLI.com For $9,600 + 16 Three Letter .Com’s
The domain name iMeeting.com sold on NameJet.com today for $15,166 There were 194 bidders in the auction and 5 that were willing to pay $5K or more. The domain name MDLI.com wasn’t far behind selling for $9,605. There were a bunch of three lett...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 8:30 pm
The Domains
ICANN: Kurt Pritz Appointed to Take On Direct Oversight of the Entire new gTLD Program
ICANN just announced that “Kurt Pritz has been appointed to take on direct oversight of the entire New gTLD program in an interim capacity”. “He will assume the responsibilities of New gTLD Program Director Michael Salazar, who has ...
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ICANN: Kurt Pritz Appointed to Take On Direct Oversight of the Entire new gTLD Program
ICANN just announced that “Kurt Pritz has been appointed to take on direct oversight of the entire New gTLD program in an interim capacity”. “He will assume the responsibilities of New gTLD Program Director Michael Salazar, who has ...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 8:20 pm
The Domains
Paul Sloan Writes For Cnet On Amazon New gTLD Applications: “We Want To Own Them All”
Paul Sloan just wrote a piece for Cnet.com about Amazon’s 76 new gTLD applications of which all Amazon plans to run as a closed registries, meaning that no one will be able to register any domain names under any string other than Amazon t...
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Paul Sloan Writes For Cnet On Amazon New gTLD Applications: “We Want To Own Them All”
Paul Sloan just wrote a piece for Cnet.com about Amazon’s 76 new gTLD applications of which all Amazon plans to run as a closed registries, meaning that no one will be able to register any domain names under any string other than Amazon t...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 6:47 pm
Elliot's Blog
.Org Prices to Increase on July 1
Public Interest Registry (PIR), the domain registry that manages .org domain names, will be raising the wholesale prices for .org domain names on July 1st, 2012. Most domain registrars typically follow suit, and the amount of the price increase gener...
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.Org Prices to Increase on July 1
Public Interest Registry (PIR), the domain registry that manages .org domain names, will be raising the wholesale prices for .org domain names on July 1st, 2012. Most domain registrars typically follow suit, and the amount of the price increase gener...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 6:45 pm
The Domains
Another Generic, The Spanish Word For Coast; Costa.com Gets Hit With A UDRP
Someone just filed a UDRP against the domain name Costa.com Costa is Spanish for the English word Coast. The domain name belongs to Electric Online, Inc. The domain goes to a parking page where results are showing for Costa Cruise Lines. Costa Cruise...
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Another Generic, The Spanish Word For Coast; Costa.com Gets Hit With A UDRP
Someone just filed a UDRP against the domain name Costa.com Costa is Spanish for the English word Coast. The domain name belongs to Electric Online, Inc. The domain goes to a parking page where results are showing for Costa Cruise Lines. Costa Cruise...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 6:23 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Adds China’s Largest Registrar HiChina To Its DLS Network
Afternic.com announced today that China’s largest registrar, HiChina will join the Afternic DLS Reseller Network, listing Afternic’s premium domains for sale on its website, www.net.cn. “This will add millions of high-quality premiu...
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Afternic.com Adds China’s Largest Registrar HiChina To Its DLS Network
Afternic.com announced today that China’s largest registrar, HiChina will join the Afternic DLS Reseller Network, listing Afternic’s premium domains for sale on its website, www.net.cn. “This will add millions of high-quality premiu...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 5:48 pm
Elliot's Blog
June Great Domains Auction Starts Today
Sedo’s Great Domains is running its June auction beginning today and ending on Wednesday, June 28. There are over 200 domain names scheduled for auction, and I’ve selected my top picks for the auction below based on the name quality as we...
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June Great Domains Auction Starts Today
Sedo’s Great Domains is running its June auction beginning today and ending on Wednesday, June 28. There are over 200 domain names scheduled for auction, and I’ve selected my top picks for the auction below based on the name quality as we...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 12:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign working to fix Hebrew IDN error
Company wants to fix error in one of its new top level domain applications. Verisign has responded to Domain Name Wire’s inquiry regarding an error in its application for a Hebrew internationalized domain name (IDN) for a transliteration of .co...
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Verisign working to fix Hebrew IDN error
Company wants to fix error in one of its new top level domain applications. Verisign has responded to Domain Name Wire’s inquiry regarding an error in its application for a Hebrew internationalized domain name (IDN) for a transliteration of .co...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 11:52 am
IDN Blog
Exclusive Q&A with Verisign: Verisign Is In Discussions to Correct Hebrew gTLD Application
A Verisign spokesperson participated in a Q&A with IDNBlog to address a few burning questions regarding Verisign’s recent gTLD applications. While we understand the confidential nature of Verisign’s future plans, below please find que...
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Exclusive Q&A with Verisign: Verisign Is In Discussions to Correct Hebrew gTLD Application
A Verisign spokesperson participated in a Q&A with IDNBlog to address a few burning questions regarding Verisign’s recent gTLD applications. While we understand the confidential nature of Verisign’s future plans, below please find que...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 11:52 am
Domain Name Wire
Sorry, but this round of new TLDs isn’t revolutionary
Rules of engagement make this round of new TLDs less than satisfactory. Last week ICANN released the names of the 1,400 some odd top level domains that might be headed to the web in the next year or two. Despite every cliche ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom m...
Discussion
Sorry, but this round of new TLDs isn’t revolutionary
Rules of engagement make this round of new TLDs less than satisfactory. Last week ICANN released the names of the 1,400 some odd top level domains that might be headed to the web in the next year or two. Despite every cliche ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom m...
Discussion
June 21, 2012, 10:45 am
