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Domain Shane
Namejet Sales Data for July
Namejet was kind enough to release their sales over $2000 for the month of July and I thought I would share. I was lucky enough to have a few on the list and look forward to having a few more in the future. meifa.com 7/12/13 08:22 $25,655.00 mui.com ...
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Namejet Sales Data for July
Namejet was kind enough to release their sales over $2000 for the month of July and I thought I would share. I was lucky enough to have a few on the list and look forward to having a few more in the future. meifa.com 7/12/13 08:22 $25,655.00 mui.com ...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 8:51 pm
The Domains
ICANN Publishes Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report & Recommends More Studies
ICANN released the Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report (pdf) tonight which was prepared by Carve Systems. Dotless Domains are a big topic of conversation since Google announced it wanted to operate the new gTLD .search as a ...
Discussion
ICANN Publishes Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report & Recommends More Studies
ICANN released the Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report (pdf) tonight which was prepared by Carve Systems. Dotless Domains are a big topic of conversation since Google announced it wanted to operate the new gTLD .search as a ...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 8:31 pm
Domain Shane
Quit Polishing a Turd and Few Other Lessons I’ve Learned This Summer
As a 44 year old man I’ve learned quite a bit. There are a lot of successful guys and gals in their 20s but they have yet to experience many of the great things in life. Things that take years, even decades to truly grasp. The...
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Quit Polishing a Turd and Few Other Lessons I’ve Learned This Summer
As a 44 year old man I’ve learned quite a bit. There are a lot of successful guys and gals in their 20s but they have yet to experience many of the great things in life. Things that take years, even decades to truly grasp. The...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 6:17 pm
Elliot's Blog
Archeo Domains Website Launches in Beta
Marchex is a publicly traded company that owns many great domain names, and the company is pursuing a big change in its organization. According to a note on the Marchex website, “Marchex is pursuing the separation of our business into two disti...
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Archeo Domains Website Launches in Beta
Marchex is a publicly traded company that owns many great domain names, and the company is pursuing a big change in its organization. According to a note on the Marchex website, “Marchex is pursuing the separation of our business into two disti...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is funny: SM.net UDRP claims domain couldn’t be related to porn
A rather curious argument in a UDRP for SM.net. Spanish education publishing company Fundación Santa María-Ediciones SM has lost a UDRP it filed against the owner of SM.net. Although the company’s trademarks include the term &ldqu...
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This is funny: SM.net UDRP claims domain couldn’t be related to porn
A rather curious argument in a UDRP for SM.net. Spanish education publishing company Fundación Santa María-Ediciones SM has lost a UDRP it filed against the owner of SM.net. Although the company’s trademarks include the term &ldqu...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 2:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Now.com owner Starbucks (HK) Limited loses dispute over .now
Company that owns now.com loses the first of many objections it filed over the .now top level domain. IPTV company Starbucks (HK) Limited has lost its legal rights objection against One.com A/S’ application for the .now top level domain name. S...
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Now.com owner Starbucks (HK) Limited loses dispute over .now
Company that owns now.com loses the first of many objections it filed over the .now top level domain. IPTV company Starbucks (HK) Limited has lost its legal rights objection against One.com A/S’ application for the .now top level domain name. S...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 1:48 pm
The Domains
First .Now Legal Rights Objection Rejected By WIPO
Another day another losing Legal Rights Objection (LRO) but the first case to be decided on the new gTLD .Now The Objector/Complainant Starbucks (HK) Limited of Hong Kong, China, lost the first of five objections it filed against all other applicants...
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First .Now Legal Rights Objection Rejected By WIPO
Another day another losing Legal Rights Objection (LRO) but the first case to be decided on the new gTLD .Now The Objector/Complainant Starbucks (HK) Limited of Hong Kong, China, lost the first of five objections it filed against all other applicants...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 1:35 pm
The Domains
UDRP Panel Rejects Attempt To Grab SM.Net
The complaint was brought by Fundación Santa María-Ediciones SM, against the domain holder M.A. Stenzel. The one member UDRP panel rejected complainant contention that they had trademark rights to the term “SM” “The Co...
Discussion
UDRP Panel Rejects Attempt To Grab SM.Net
The complaint was brought by Fundación Santa María-Ediciones SM, against the domain holder M.A. Stenzel. The one member UDRP panel rejected complainant contention that they had trademark rights to the term “SM” “The Co...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 1:26 pm
The Domains
Walmart, Sony, CBS, Microsoft, Google, Disney Still Allowing TM Drop Domains To Be Grabbed By Others
As we have chatted about before some of the biggest companies in the world which are quick to file a UDRP with filing fees at $1,500 a pop are allowing dropping domains to be registered by third parties rather than spending $10 to register the domain...
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Walmart, Sony, CBS, Microsoft, Google, Disney Still Allowing TM Drop Domains To Be Grabbed By Others
As we have chatted about before some of the biggest companies in the world which are quick to file a UDRP with filing fees at $1,500 a pop are allowing dropping domains to be registered by third parties rather than spending $10 to register the domain...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 12:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interesting: Network Solutions’ invisible pricing
Finding Network Solutions’ pricing takes a lot of commitment. Web.com customers who use Network Solutions or Register.com are not very price sensitive (or price knowledgeable). That’s how the companies are able to charge roughly $35 for a...
Discussion
Interesting: Network Solutions’ invisible pricing
Finding Network Solutions’ pricing takes a lot of commitment. Web.com customers who use Network Solutions or Register.com are not very price sensitive (or price knowledgeable). That’s how the companies are able to charge roughly $35 for a...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 12:05 pm
