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The Domains
The Bash Bug Has No Easy Fix and Could Be More Problematic Than Heartbleed
Earlier in the year it was Heartbleed and now there is another bug that has been uncovered, Shell Shock, which could be even more problematic. Many outlets have covered the topic and NPR did a good job breaking down, the who, what, where and what pot...
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The Bash Bug Has No Easy Fix and Could Be More Problematic Than Heartbleed
Earlier in the year it was Heartbleed and now there is another bug that has been uncovered, Shell Shock, which could be even more problematic. Many outlets have covered the topic and NPR did a good job breaking down, the who, what, where and what pot...
Discussion
September 27, 2014, 7:53 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 9/27
Hope everyone enjoys the weekend. I’ve got a busy one so I’ll get straight to the names. Here they are RetailManagement.com A lot of people go into this profession. And man do I feel sorry for them. 18 years ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 9/27
Hope everyone enjoys the weekend. I’ve got a busy one so I’ll get straight to the names. Here they are RetailManagement.com A lot of people go into this profession. And man do I feel sorry for them. 18 years ...
Discussion
September 27, 2014, 11:45 am
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals .Beer 2,078; .Surf 635; Here Are The More Interesting Registrations
Two new gTLD’s launched into general availability on Thursday by Minds + Machines and including Sunrise Registrations by trademark holders the number of domain names according to nTLDstats.com are .Beer 2,078 .Surf 635 .Beer marks the best firs...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals .Beer 2,078; .Surf 635; Here Are The More Interesting Registrations
Two new gTLD’s launched into general availability on Thursday by Minds + Machines and including Sunrise Registrations by trademark holders the number of domain names according to nTLDstats.com are .Beer 2,078 .Surf 635 .Beer marks the best firs...
Discussion
September 27, 2014, 6:36 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago: Shout.com, eBet.com, Teen.xxx, Collectively.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. eBet.com for $1,350,000 Domain is under privacy protection and, for me at least, redirects to Google. In prior months, it has been parked with Internet ...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago: Shout.com, eBet.com, Teen.xxx, Collectively.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. eBet.com for $1,350,000 Domain is under privacy protection and, for me at least, redirects to Google. In prior months, it has been parked with Internet ...
Discussion
September 27, 2014, 2:57 am
The Domains
Mark Cuban Does Not See Long Term Future for Bitcoin as a Currency
Mark Cuban does not see Bitcoin being a long term play as far as being a currency. Cuban told Entrepreneur that if ever got into Bitcoin it would be purely for the entertainment value, kind of like buying and selling baseball cards. This is not the f...
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Mark Cuban Does Not See Long Term Future for Bitcoin as a Currency
Mark Cuban does not see Bitcoin being a long term play as far as being a currency. Cuban told Entrepreneur that if ever got into Bitcoin it would be purely for the entertainment value, kind of like buying and selling baseball cards. This is not the f...
Discussion
September 27, 2014, 1:44 am
The Domains
Iron Man Star; Actor Robert Downey Jr Files UDRP on The Domain RobertDowneyjr.actor
The star of the Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes movie series, Robert Downey, Jr has filed a UDRP on the new gTLD domain name RobertDowneyjr.actor. The domain was registered less than a month ago on August 31st by a Shashank Agarwal of India ...
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Iron Man Star; Actor Robert Downey Jr Files UDRP on The Domain RobertDowneyjr.actor
The star of the Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes movie series, Robert Downey, Jr has filed a UDRP on the new gTLD domain name RobertDowneyjr.actor. The domain was registered less than a month ago on August 31st by a Shashank Agarwal of India ...
Discussion
September 26, 2014, 10:50 pm
The Domains
CENTR Domain Report: There Are Over 282.5 Million Domain Registered As Of August 1
CENTR’s just published its quarterly publication covering worldwide domain name statistics. As of August 1, 2014 there are 282,525,140 CENTR is the European ccTLD not for profit association dedicated to supporting the interest of c...
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CENTR Domain Report: There Are Over 282.5 Million Domain Registered As Of August 1
CENTR’s just published its quarterly publication covering worldwide domain name statistics. As of August 1, 2014 there are 282,525,140 CENTR is the European ccTLD not for profit association dedicated to supporting the interest of c...
Discussion
September 26, 2014, 4:16 pm
The Domains
SeekingAlpha: Facebook May Become Bigger Than Google AdSense
In very interesting post was just published on SeekingAlpha.com, entitled “Facebook May Become Bigger Than Google AdSense” The author of the post is Alex Cho who is according to his bio a “top contributor on Seeking Alpha in b...
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SeekingAlpha: Facebook May Become Bigger Than Google AdSense
In very interesting post was just published on SeekingAlpha.com, entitled “Facebook May Become Bigger Than Google AdSense” The author of the post is Alex Cho who is according to his bio a “top contributor on Seeking Alpha in b...
Discussion
September 26, 2014, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: DormRoom.com $12.5k and hundreds more
In Persian mythology, the Huma (هما) is a Phoenix-like bird — part male, part female — that lives “its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground”. Its shadow falling on one’s...
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Expired Domain Report: DormRoom.com $12.5k and hundreds more
In Persian mythology, the Huma (هما) is a Phoenix-like bird — part male, part female — that lives “its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground”. Its shadow falling on one’s...
Discussion
September 26, 2014, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP filed against Bids.com, and it might be interesting
Dispute might be over business rather than cybersquatting. A UDRP was filed against the generic domain name Bids.com yesterday, and this domain has an interesting history that suggests the issue might be bigger than cybersquatting. The domain was pre...
Discussion
UDRP filed against Bids.com, and it might be interesting
Dispute might be over business rather than cybersquatting. A UDRP was filed against the generic domain name Bids.com yesterday, and this domain has an interesting history that suggests the issue might be bigger than cybersquatting. The domain was pre...
Discussion
September 26, 2014, 2:09 pm
