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Domain Name Wire
Why Swiss International Airlines withdrew its .swiss application
Faced with government approval, airline gives up fight for .swiss. While it should come as no surprise, here’s an official response to Domain Name Wire’s inquiry to why Swiss International Airlines withdrew its top level domain applicatio...
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Why Swiss International Airlines withdrew its .swiss application
Faced with government approval, airline gives up fight for .swiss. While it should come as no surprise, here’s an official response to Domain Name Wire’s inquiry to why Swiss International Airlines withdrew its top level domain applicatio...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 9:58 am
Domain Name Wire
.Green gets edge on .eco in new TLD priority draw
.Green draws are better overall, but that doesn’t mean it will come to market first. When ICANN planned “digital archery” to determine the order in which it would review top level domain applications, there was a benefit to applying...
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.Green gets edge on .eco in new TLD priority draw
.Green draws are better overall, but that doesn’t mean it will come to market first. When ICANN planned “digital archery” to determine the order in which it would review top level domain applications, there was a benefit to applying...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 9:40 am
The Domains
The Unofficial Results From The ICANN Priority Numbers Draw for New gTLD’s
After over 13 hours the final ticket of the 1,766 purchased was drawn in the ICANN Priority Numbers Draw for new gTLD’s and the unlucky winner was .finance. Here is the unofficial results of all the 1,766 tickets purchased as drawn by ICANN. Th...
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The Unofficial Results From The ICANN Priority Numbers Draw for New gTLD’s
After over 13 hours the final ticket of the 1,766 purchased was drawn in the ICANN Priority Numbers Draw for new gTLD’s and the unlucky winner was .finance. Here is the unofficial results of all the 1,766 tickets purchased as drawn by ICANN. Th...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 2:28 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 18th
I wanted to start of today by thanking Jason Thompson for a nice interview yesterday. I also wanted to thank 4.cn for the nice Christmas gift this year. They actually sent me 100 grams of engraved silver. It was absolutely beautiful...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 18th
I wanted to start of today by thanking Jason Thompson for a nice interview yesterday. I also wanted to thank 4.cn for the nice Christmas gift this year. They actually sent me 100 grams of engraved silver. It was absolutely beautiful...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 1:01 am
The Domains
ICANN New gTLD Draw Through #150 Most Applied For Strings Get No Love
Through the 1st 150 non-IDN strings, some of the most applied for new gTLD’s extensions didn’t have one pick. Unofficially I didn’t hear any applications announced for .home, .music, . blog 3 of the 4 most applied for bew gTLD;s and...
Discussion
ICANN New gTLD Draw Through #150 Most Applied For Strings Get No Love
Through the 1st 150 non-IDN strings, some of the most applied for new gTLD’s extensions didn’t have one pick. Unofficially I didn’t hear any applications announced for .home, .music, . blog 3 of the 4 most applied for bew gTLD;s and...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 6:10 pm
Elliot's Blog
Contest: Guess Closing Price of NYE.com Auction (Win $100 Bid Credit)
NYE.com is currently up for auction at NameJet. It’s a public auction, so anyone can jump in to bid at any time before the auction closes on Wednesday afternoon. The current high bid is $36,000 and the reserve price has not been met yet. In my ...
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Contest: Guess Closing Price of NYE.com Auction (Win $100 Bid Credit)
NYE.com is currently up for auction at NameJet. It’s a public auction, so anyone can jump in to bid at any time before the auction closes on Wednesday afternoon. The current high bid is $36,000 and the reserve price has not been met yet. In my ...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 5:45 pm
The Domains
VentureBeat Covers See.Me A Online Community Of Over 580,000 Artists
VentureBeat.com just covered another site built around a great .me domain name this time, See.me “See.me is online community of 580,247 artists. ” “After a strong showing at the prestigious Art Basel show in Miami Beach, See.me unve...
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VentureBeat Covers See.Me A Online Community Of Over 580,000 Artists
VentureBeat.com just covered another site built around a great .me domain name this time, See.me “See.me is online community of 580,247 artists. ” “After a strong showing at the prestigious Art Basel show in Miami Beach, See.me unve...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 4:47 pm
The Domains
As Soon As The ICANN New gTLD Draw Starts, The Live Feed Goes Out
Almost on Cue as soon as the ICANN Priority Numbers Drawn for New gTLD Applications was starting the live Audio/Video stream went out. When it was last working it looked like less than 300 people were tuned in. ICANN has already Tweeted t...
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As Soon As The ICANN New gTLD Draw Starts, The Live Feed Goes Out
Almost on Cue as soon as the ICANN Priority Numbers Drawn for New gTLD Applications was starting the live Audio/Video stream went out. When it was last working it looked like less than 300 people were tuned in. ICANN has already Tweeted t...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 4:29 pm
Domain Name News
ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw – General Information
Some quick information regarding the ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw, which happens shortly: 1766 tickets were sold, 92% of applications (1920 total) First draw is for IDN applicants (108 out of 116 applications purchased tickets) Sec...
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ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw – General Information
Some quick information regarding the ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw, which happens shortly: 1766 tickets were sold, 92% of applications (1920 total) First draw is for IDN applicants (108 out of 116 applications purchased tickets) Sec...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 4:24 pm
Domain Name News
Watch the ICANN new gTLD Lottery Draw
And here’s where to watch the ICANN new gTLD lottery draw live today – either via the embedded stream below, or you can also watch it directly on Ustream or via Adobe Connect. The draw is expected to start at 4pm EST, 1pm PST which is 21:...
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Watch the ICANN new gTLD Lottery Draw
And here’s where to watch the ICANN new gTLD lottery draw live today – either via the embedded stream below, or you can also watch it directly on Ustream or via Adobe Connect. The draw is expected to start at 4pm EST, 1pm PST which is 21:...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 3:38 pm
