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The Domains
.Global Ends Sunrise With Almost 400 Registrations, Apple Registers 22
.Global just ended it Sunrise period and did very well, getting almost 400 registrations by trademark holders. Apple was the largest registrant with 22 domain name registrations although Microsoft, Sun, Amazon, Google, HSBC, Ford, Dell, are just some...
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.Global Ends Sunrise With Almost 400 Registrations, Apple Registers 22
.Global just ended it Sunrise period and did very well, getting almost 400 registrations by trademark holders. Apple was the largest registrant with 22 domain name registrations although Microsoft, Sun, Amazon, Google, HSBC, Ford, Dell, are just some...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 1:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
App maker spends $80k to drop “app” from domain name
Ridescout pays big bucks for shorter domain name and other end user domain name purchases. The .app domain name is coming. Until then, many app makers have plugged “app” onto the end of their domain names when they can’t get the .co...
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App maker spends $80k to drop “app” from domain name
Ridescout pays big bucks for shorter domain name and other end user domain name purchases. The .app domain name is coming. Until then, many app makers have plugged “app” onto the end of their domain names when they can’t get the .co...
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August 27, 2014, 1:46 pm
The Domains
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. revealed The Nominees for the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. revealed the Nominees for the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS today Each of these Nominees received nominations from at least 3 individuals. While nominations are open industry wide, voting is not. You MUST be on our mailing list to v...
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T.R.A.F.F.I.C. revealed The Nominees for the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. revealed the Nominees for the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS today Each of these Nominees received nominations from at least 3 individuals. While nominations are open industry wide, voting is not. You MUST be on our mailing list to v...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 1:23 pm
The Domains
PIR: .Org Grows 1.4%; Renewal Rate of Almost 74%; 6% Are Asian Registrants
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain , today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, “The Dashboard,” detailing the worldwide growth of .org over the past year. The report reveals that...
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PIR: .Org Grows 1.4%; Renewal Rate of Almost 74%; 6% Are Asian Registrants
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain , today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, “The Dashboard,” detailing the worldwide growth of .org over the past year. The report reveals that...
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August 27, 2014, 1:16 pm
The Domains
Fire.Glass Closes at $5,000 on Flippa
The domain name Fire.Glass just wrapped up its auction on Flippa. The auction had one bid at $5,000. Seller’s Notes Fire.Glass Premium .Glass domain. 40,500 Google Exact Monthly Searches for “Fire Glass” (12 month average). $2.39 CP...
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Fire.Glass Closes at $5,000 on Flippa
The domain name Fire.Glass just wrapped up its auction on Flippa. The auction had one bid at $5,000. Seller’s Notes Fire.Glass Premium .Glass domain. 40,500 Google Exact Monthly Searches for “Fire Glass” (12 month average). $2.39 CP...
Discussion
August 27, 2014, 3:14 am
The Domains
Rook Media/DomainSponsor We Will Be “The Best Parking Platform of All Time”
We just received this email from Rook Media which bought DomainSponsor.com a few months ago. If you have an account at DomainSponsor.com you should have an email where they are asking you to change your password, while promising that they are going t...
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Rook Media/DomainSponsor We Will Be “The Best Parking Platform of All Time”
We just received this email from Rook Media which bought DomainSponsor.com a few months ago. If you have an account at DomainSponsor.com you should have an email where they are asking you to change your password, while promising that they are going t...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 11:06 pm
The Domains
Why Did Philip Morris Spend $1,500 To File A UDRP On Buying-Tax-Free-Marlboro-Cigarettes.com?
Philip Morris just won the rights to the domain name buying-tax-free-marlboro-cigarettes.com in a UDRP. The fact that the corporate giant won the domain is no surprise, but I have no idea of why the company would spend $1,500 in just fili...
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Why Did Philip Morris Spend $1,500 To File A UDRP On Buying-Tax-Free-Marlboro-Cigarettes.com?
Philip Morris just won the rights to the domain name buying-tax-free-marlboro-cigarettes.com in a UDRP. The fact that the corporate giant won the domain is no surprise, but I have no idea of why the company would spend $1,500 in just fili...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 10:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside signs new Google domain parking agreement
Company says material terms are “substantially similar” to the prior agreement. Rightside, parent company of eNom and domain parking platform HotKeys, has signed a new domain name parking agreement with Google. In an SEC filing, the compa...
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Rightside signs new Google domain parking agreement
Company says material terms are “substantially similar” to the prior agreement. Rightside, parent company of eNom and domain parking platform HotKeys, has signed a new domain name parking agreement with Google. In an SEC filing, the compa...
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August 26, 2014, 9:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
One of the worst domain names. Ever.
We lost some vowels along the way. Good luck finding us. I’ve seen a lot of bad domain names in my day. There was the women’s site sk-rt.com (it’s cute for skirt!). Then there was some made up name like schmoop or shloop or somethin...
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One of the worst domain names. Ever.
We lost some vowels along the way. Good luck finding us. I’ve seen a lot of bad domain names in my day. There was the women’s site sk-rt.com (it’s cute for skirt!). Then there was some made up name like schmoop or shloop or somethin...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 8:20 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total Just $900K
Over the past week, 561 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $900k. 53% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: ridescout.com at 60,000 EUR &midd...
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Sedo Transactions Total Just $900K
Over the past week, 561 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $900k. 53% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: ridescout.com at 60,000 EUR &midd...
Discussion
August 26, 2014, 8:09 pm
