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Domain Name Wire
Web.com: New TLDs are not moving the needle
Contribution from new top level domain names isn’t significant, CEO says. Web.com CEO David Brown was asked about new top level domain names on yesterday’s investor conference call. Brown said the company isn’t doing “back fli...
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Web.com: New TLDs are not moving the needle
Contribution from new top level domain names isn’t significant, CEO says. Web.com CEO David Brown was asked about new top level domain names on yesterday’s investor conference call. Brown said the company isn’t doing “back fli...
Discussion
October 30, 2015, 1:37 pm
The Domains
Biggest New gTLD Registrants: 23 of Top 30 Are From China; 38 out of Top 50
According to ntldstats.com registrants from China are dominating the list of the top 100 Biggest New gTLD Registrants 23 of the top 30 domain names registrants are from China; 38 out of Top 50 domain names registrants are from China; and 72 of out 10...
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Biggest New gTLD Registrants: 23 of Top 30 Are From China; 38 out of Top 50
According to ntldstats.com registrants from China are dominating the list of the top 100 Biggest New gTLD Registrants 23 of the top 30 domain names registrants are from China; 38 out of Top 50 domain names registrants are from China; and 72 of out 10...
Discussion
October 30, 2015, 12:43 pm
The Domains
Here’s Something Scary, Namescon Early Bird Ticket Offer Ends Tomorrow On Halloween
The 2016 NamesCon Conference $399 Early Bird ticket offer expires at the end of the day tomorrow Saturday October 31. So you should take advantage of this treat because the regular price to attend the conference is $999. Namescon will be held at the ...
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Here’s Something Scary, Namescon Early Bird Ticket Offer Ends Tomorrow On Halloween
The 2016 NamesCon Conference $399 Early Bird ticket offer expires at the end of the day tomorrow Saturday October 31. So you should take advantage of this treat because the regular price to attend the conference is $999. Namescon will be held at the ...
Discussion
October 30, 2015, 12:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Zajo.com: A good 4 letter UDRP decision
Owners of four letter domain names should take note. The owner of Zajo.com, who bought it for its value as a four letter domain name, has successfully defended the domain name in a UDRP. Domain owner Jay Dove of Deep Frontier represented himself. Spo...
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Zajo.com: A good 4 letter UDRP decision
Owners of four letter domain names should take note. The owner of Zajo.com, who bought it for its value as a four letter domain name, has successfully defended the domain name in a UDRP. Domain owner Jay Dove of Deep Frontier represented himself. Spo...
Discussion
October 30, 2015, 11:57 am
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday, October 30th, 2015
16 years ago today was the best day of my life. My brother invited me to be the best man at his wedding. It was beautiful. Friends and family all gathered in a beautiful setting in the woods. We all walked down the aisle taking in t...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday, October 30th, 2015
16 years ago today was the best day of my life. My brother invited me to be the best man at his wedding. It was beautiful. Friends and family all gathered in a beautiful setting in the woods. We all walked down the aisle taking in t...
Discussion
October 30, 2015, 10:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: Three Cheers for China!
Once again, China dominates expired domain name buying. And the Chinese feeding frenzy continues. Those who hype have cranked their hype knobs up to 11 in order to take advantage of the moment. Strike while the iron is hot! Oh, but this market d...
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Expired Domain Report: Three Cheers for China!
Once again, China dominates expired domain name buying. And the Chinese feeding frenzy continues. Those who hype have cranked their hype knobs up to 11 in order to take advantage of the moment. Strike while the iron is hot! Oh, but this market d...
Discussion
October 29, 2015, 7:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
IEC.com saved in UDRP
NGO loses attempt to get valuable domain name. International Electrotechnical Commission, a non-governmental organization, has lost a UDRP it filed against the owner of IEC.com. Although the respondent is listed as IEC Communications Ltd., it appears...
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IEC.com saved in UDRP
NGO loses attempt to get valuable domain name. International Electrotechnical Commission, a non-governmental organization, has lost a UDRP it filed against the owner of IEC.com. Although the respondent is listed as IEC Communications Ltd., it appears...
Discussion
October 29, 2015, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets patent for Domain Name Exchange
Company proposes service in 2010 but abandoned idea. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted patent number 9,172,673 (pdf) to Verisign for “Systems and methods for domain name exchange”. The system would allow someone to trade in...
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Verisign gets patent for Domain Name Exchange
Company proposes service in 2010 but abandoned idea. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted patent number 9,172,673 (pdf) to Verisign for “Systems and methods for domain name exchange”. The system would allow someone to trade in...
Discussion
October 29, 2015, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Birchbox and 22 other companies bought last week
Makeup sample subscription service buys a domain name. Birchbox, one of the most successful subscription services, bought a domain name through Sedo this past week. It was just one of many companies buying existing domain names last week, including a...
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What domains Birchbox and 22 other companies bought last week
Makeup sample subscription service buys a domain name. Birchbox, one of the most successful subscription services, bought a domain name through Sedo this past week. It was just one of many companies buying existing domain names last week, including a...
Discussion
October 29, 2015, 2:01 pm
The Domains
1St Day New gTLD Totals: .Live 3,470; .Studio 2,032; .SRL 223
Two new gTLD’s launched into general availability (GA) yesterday .Live and .Studio both owned by Rightside (NAME) and one launched Tuesday offered by InterNetX; .SRL Including domain names registered in the Sunrise period by trademark holders a...
Discussion
1St Day New gTLD Totals: .Live 3,470; .Studio 2,032; .SRL 223
Two new gTLD’s launched into general availability (GA) yesterday .Live and .Studio both owned by Rightside (NAME) and one launched Tuesday offered by InterNetX; .SRL Including domain names registered in the Sunrise period by trademark holders a...
Discussion
October 29, 2015, 12:56 pm
