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Domain Name Wire
ICANN slashes new TLD forecast, but is it enough?
ICANN is forecasting 15 million new TLD registrations during the current fiscal year. ICANN has slashed the number of new top level domain name registrations it expects during this fiscal year for budgeting purposes, but is its picture still too rosy...
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ICANN slashes new TLD forecast, but is it enough?
ICANN is forecasting 15 million new TLD registrations during the current fiscal year. ICANN has slashed the number of new top level domain name registrations it expects during this fiscal year for budgeting purposes, but is its picture still too rosy...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 6:52 pm
The Domains
.Vet, .Army, .Navy & .Airforce Launching Tomorrow Have a Total Of Less Than 250 Domains
In addition to .Healthcare, four other new gTLD’s are launching tomorrow into General Availability; three are focused on the military, .Army, .Navy & .Airforce & then there is .Vet which could mean Veterans as in those who served ...
Discussion
.Vet, .Army, .Navy & .Airforce Launching Tomorrow Have a Total Of Less Than 250 Domains
In addition to .Healthcare, four other new gTLD’s are launching tomorrow into General Availability; three are focused on the military, .Army, .Navy & .Airforce & then there is .Vet which could mean Veterans as in those who served ...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 3:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN struggles to beat echo chamber after .Gay decision
Many responses to .gay community application decision are oversimplifying what happened…and getting it wrong. In headlines and tweets, it’s pretty easy to knock ICANN for a recent decision not granting .gay applicant dotgay llc community...
Discussion
ICANN struggles to beat echo chamber after .Gay decision
Many responses to .gay community application decision are oversimplifying what happened…and getting it wrong. In headlines and tweets, it’s pretty easy to knock ICANN for a recent decision not granting .gay applicant dotgay llc community...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Paradise.com, Holiday.com and Iraq.com hit auction block next month
Valuable domain names go up for sale next month. For a company I hadn’t heard of before it announced it was auctioning Holiday.com a couple months ago, Breathe Luxury has assembled an impressive list of domain names for its auction next month. ...
Discussion
Paradise.com, Holiday.com and Iraq.com hit auction block next month
Valuable domain names go up for sale next month. For a company I hadn’t heard of before it announced it was auctioning Holiday.com a couple months ago, Breathe Luxury has assembled an impressive list of domain names for its auction next month. ...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 3:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
AnnualCreditReport.com goes after a big typosquatter
Company behind government-mandated free annual credit report site demands control of 227 typos. Central Source, a company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus, has filed an in rem lawsuit against 227 typos of its AnnualCreditReport...
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AnnualCreditReport.com goes after a big typosquatter
Company behind government-mandated free annual credit report site demands control of 227 typos. Central Source, a company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus, has filed an in rem lawsuit against 227 typos of its AnnualCreditReport...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 2:44 pm
The Domains
Afilias: Joins Minds + Machines & Centralnic To London AIM Exchange To Raise $100 Million
Afilias today announces its intention to apply for admission of its issued and to be issued Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange (“Admission”) to raise $100 Million dollars. The $100 million wi...
Discussion
Afilias: Joins Minds + Machines & Centralnic To London AIM Exchange To Raise $100 Million
Afilias today announces its intention to apply for admission of its issued and to be issued Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange (“Admission”) to raise $100 Million dollars. The $100 million wi...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afilias plans to raise $100 million, warchest will help in new top level domain auctions
Afilias will float its shares on the AIM next month, and use proceeds in part to fund upcoming new TLD auctions. Domain name registry Afilias announced today that it intends to trade on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM, raising $100 million. In ...
Discussion
Afilias plans to raise $100 million, warchest will help in new top level domain auctions
Afilias will float its shares on the AIM next month, and use proceeds in part to fund upcoming new TLD auctions. Domain name registry Afilias announced today that it intends to trade on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM, raising $100 million. In ...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 2:03 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 10/21
Here are today’s names. LagunaLaw.com I plan on retiring in Laguna Beach so I can confirm there are lawyers there. 18 years old, on bidder Viral.cc Ebola is the headline but it’s also the goal of everyone who post...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 10/21
Here are today’s names. LagunaLaw.com I plan on retiring in Laguna Beach so I can confirm there are lawyers there. 18 years old, on bidder Viral.cc Ebola is the headline but it’s also the goal of everyone who post...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 11:45 am
The Domains
Chinese Government Launches Attack Against iCloud Users
According to Ars Technica it seems that China is running a man-in-the-middle attack on iCloud users. They have a screenshot of this on their website, this was discovered by a group called GreatFire.org. From the article: GreatFire.org, a group that m...
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Chinese Government Launches Attack Against iCloud Users
According to Ars Technica it seems that China is running a man-in-the-middle attack on iCloud users. They have a screenshot of this on their website, this was discovered by a group called GreatFire.org. From the article: GreatFire.org, a group that m...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 10:12 am
The Domains
Google Trying New Ways to Stifle Piracy
Google is looking to fight piracy with links to legitimate websites if they want to pay to play. They are also playing around with the auto-complete, they will demote the predictions that link to illegal sites. Stephanie Mlot covered the story ...
Discussion
Google Trying New Ways to Stifle Piracy
Google is looking to fight piracy with links to legitimate websites if they want to pay to play. They are also playing around with the auto-complete, they will demote the predictions that link to illegal sites. Stephanie Mlot covered the story ...
Discussion
October 21, 2014, 8:36 am
