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Domain Name Wire
27 investors chip $7 million into .Club as it wins private TLD auction
.Club applicant eliminates competition and raises $7 million to launch top level domain. .Club Domains, LLC has raised a combined $7 million from 27 individual investors and has eliminated its competition for the .club top level domain through a priv...
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27 investors chip $7 million into .Club as it wins private TLD auction
.Club applicant eliminates competition and raises $7 million to launch top level domain. .Club Domains, LLC has raised a combined $7 million from 27 individual investors and has eliminated its competition for the .club top level domain through a priv...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 4:56 pm
The Domains
.CLUB DOMAINS WINS The New gTLD .CLUB “IN HISTORIC FIRST PRIVATE AUCTION”
.Club Domains, LLC announced today they have won the rights to the new generic top level domain (gTLD) name .CLUB The .CLUB name was obtained in the first private auction to be completed since ICANN began the new gTLD process. The other applicants fo...
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.CLUB DOMAINS WINS The New gTLD .CLUB “IN HISTORIC FIRST PRIVATE AUCTION”
.Club Domains, LLC announced today they have won the rights to the new generic top level domain (gTLD) name .CLUB The .CLUB name was obtained in the first private auction to be completed since ICANN began the new gTLD process. The other applicants fo...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 Simple Tips to Protect Your Domain Names from Bogus Legal Threats
Limit the chances of receiving bogus legal threats with these helpful tips. [Editor's note: Bill Sweetman participated in a legal panel about domain names at TRAFFIC Las Vegas. He gave ten tips to help domain owners protect their domains from bo...
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10 Simple Tips to Protect Your Domain Names from Bogus Legal Threats
Limit the chances of receiving bogus legal threats with these helpful tips. [Editor's note: Bill Sweetman participated in a legal panel about domain names at TRAFFIC Las Vegas. He gave ten tips to help domain owners protect their domains from bo...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Heads up, .GMBH applicants: this trademark application is slipping through the cracks
.GMBH applicant’s trademark application approved for publishing. I’ve written numerous times about companies trying to trademark top level domain name strings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although the USPTO won’t grant...
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Heads up, .GMBH applicants: this trademark application is slipping through the cracks
.GMBH applicant’s trademark application approved for publishing. I’ve written numerous times about companies trying to trademark top level domain name strings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although the USPTO won’t grant...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 3:20 pm
Elliot's Blog
B52 Media Appears to Sell e.CO
According to current Whois records, it appears that the e.CO domain name was recently sold by B52 Media. The domain name is currently registered to Sedo’s escrow account, which would indicate that a sale recently took place. I am not sure who a...
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B52 Media Appears to Sell e.CO
According to current Whois records, it appears that the e.CO domain name was recently sold by B52 Media. The domain name is currently registered to Sedo’s escrow account, which would indicate that a sale recently took place. I am not sure who a...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 1:43 pm
Elliot's Blog
Registrar & Hosting Company in the News With Banned Pam Anderson Commercial
Nope… the title of this blog post certainly isn’t link bait. According to a variety of news outlets, a Pamela Anderson commercial has apparently been banned in the UK because it was too racy. The advertisement was for an Australian domai...
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Registrar & Hosting Company in the News With Banned Pam Anderson Commercial
Nope… the title of this blog post certainly isn’t link bait. According to a variety of news outlets, a Pamela Anderson commercial has apparently been banned in the UK because it was too racy. The advertisement was for an Australian domai...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 1:07 pm
The Domains
ICA Tells ICANN The Draft Of RAA Agreement Is “Deficient in Scope”
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) submitted comments to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) website, on the current draft statement of Registrants’ Rights a...
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ICA Tells ICANN The Draft Of RAA Agreement Is “Deficient in Scope”
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) submitted comments to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) website, on the current draft statement of Registrants’ Rights a...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 11:43 am
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Updates Buyer Control Panel
In a Facebook update shared yesterday, Sedo announced that the company had rolled out updates to its buyer control panel, in an effort to “to make it easier for our #domain buyers.” When a company like Sedo makes client facing change...
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Sedo Updates Buyer Control Panel
In a Facebook update shared yesterday, Sedo announced that the company had rolled out updates to its buyer control panel, in an effort to “to make it easier for our #domain buyers.” When a company like Sedo makes client facing change...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 11:34 am
Domain Name Wire
33 end user domain sales
Miami’s airport and a Boston sports network among end user domain name buyers. Afternic released a double report of domain sales this week covering the past two weeks. Here are 33 end user domain name sales from the list. Environmental company ...
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33 end user domain sales
Miami’s airport and a Boston sports network among end user domain name buyers. Afternic released a double report of domain sales this week covering the past two weeks. Here are 33 end user domain name sales from the list. Environmental company ...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 11:08 am
The Domains
The CEO Of Blacknight Elected Chair of Registrar Stakeholder Group of ICANN
Michele Neylon the CEO of the ICANN accredited domain name registrar, Blackight, has been elected Chair of The Registrar Stakeholder Group of ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), becoming the first European to hold ...
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The CEO Of Blacknight Elected Chair of Registrar Stakeholder Group of ICANN
Michele Neylon the CEO of the ICANN accredited domain name registrar, Blackight, has been elected Chair of The Registrar Stakeholder Group of ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), becoming the first European to hold ...
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June 6, 2013, 10:42 am
