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The Domains
UDRP Panel In Bangz.com: You Do Really Need To Present Evidence
Bangz, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the domain name bangz.com in a one person UDRP decision. First problem Bangz doesn’t own a trademark on the term. Second problem Bangz didn’t provide the panel any evidence of a common law trademark. ...
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UDRP Panel In Bangz.com: You Do Really Need To Present Evidence
Bangz, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the domain name bangz.com in a one person UDRP decision. First problem Bangz doesn’t own a trademark on the term. Second problem Bangz didn’t provide the panel any evidence of a common law trademark. ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 6:02 pm
The Domains
Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 8%; Sets $250 Million Repurchase Plan
Neustar, Inc. (NSR), announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and affirmed its guidance for 2013. Neustar is the backend provider for several TLD’s including .Us and .Co and hundreds of new gTLD’s and is going to operate the...
Discussion
Neustar Reports: Revenue Up 8%; Sets $250 Million Repurchase Plan
Neustar, Inc. (NSR), announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and affirmed its guidance for 2013. Neustar is the backend provider for several TLD’s including .Us and .Co and hundreds of new gTLD’s and is going to operate the...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 4:36 pm
The Domains
The 20 ccTLD’s That Google Treats As Generic TLD’s
According to the Seroundtable.com, Google has been updating their indexing systems to treat more ccTLDs, country-level top level domains, as generic TLDs. As we already know some of the favorite ccTLD’s of domainers like .Co, .Me and .Tv made t...
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The 20 ccTLD’s That Google Treats As Generic TLD’s
According to the Seroundtable.com, Google has been updating their indexing systems to treat more ccTLDs, country-level top level domains, as generic TLDs. As we already know some of the favorite ccTLD’s of domainers like .Co, .Me and .Tv made t...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look at .Tel’s 14 year, £25 million journey
Telnic has lost £25 million since it was founded — and much of that was before .tel even launched. It’s been a long and winding road for many new top level domain applicants. But most of the delays and challenges new TLD applicants ...
Discussion
A look at .Tel’s 14 year, £25 million journey
Telnic has lost £25 million since it was founded — and much of that was before .tel even launched. It’s been a long and winding road for many new top level domain applicants. But most of the delays and challenges new TLD applicants ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 3:40 pm
The Domains
Guest Post: Has ICANN Already Taken the GAC’s Advice on “Closed Generic” gTLDs?
This is a guest post By Philip S. Corwin, Esq, Founding Principal, Virtualaw LLC; Of Counsel, Greenberg & Lieberman; and Strategic Advisor, ICANN Sherpa TheDomains.com publishes Guest Posts from t...
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Guest Post: Has ICANN Already Taken the GAC’s Advice on “Closed Generic” gTLDs?
This is a guest post By Philip S. Corwin, Esq, Founding Principal, Virtualaw LLC; Of Counsel, Greenberg & Lieberman; and Strategic Advisor, ICANN Sherpa TheDomains.com publishes Guest Posts from t...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 1:01 pm
Elliot's Blog
Recent Acquisitions
It’s fun to share some of the names I recently bought and to learn what others are buying. I’ve listed a few numbe domain names I’ve purchased in the last couple of weeks that I haven’t sold yet. All of these names were either...
Discussion
Recent Acquisitions
It’s fun to share some of the names I recently bought and to learn what others are buying. I’ve listed a few numbe domain names I’ve purchased in the last couple of weeks that I haven’t sold yet. All of these names were either...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 12:21 pm
The Domains
Secure.me Bought On Afternic For $7K Is Bought By Avast Software
According to a blog post, Secure.me a company that just started up in late November 2011 has been acquired by Avast. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the company, Secure.me is the number 1 security app on Facebook with more than 90 ...
Discussion
Secure.me Bought On Afternic For $7K Is Bought By Avast Software
According to a blog post, Secure.me a company that just started up in late November 2011 has been acquired by Avast. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the company, Secure.me is the number 1 security app on Facebook with more than 90 ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 11:59 am
The Domains
ICM: Over 1K .XXX Domains Registered In 1st 24 Hours
The ICM registry says they have sold over 1,000 new .XXX registrations in first 24 hrs since they announced yesterday the temporary price decrease. Of the domain registered in the last 24 hours the average domain years was 2.3. The best news fo...
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ICM: Over 1K .XXX Domains Registered In 1st 24 Hours
The ICM registry says they have sold over 1,000 new .XXX registrations in first 24 hrs since they announced yesterday the temporary price decrease. Of the domain registered in the last 24 hours the average domain years was 2.3. The best news fo...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 11:34 am
Domain Name Wire
Afternic end user report: 28 end user domain sales
A startup in stealth mode, an ad agency, and two churches bought domain names last week. Before jumping into the Afternic end user sales list, here’s a bonus end user sale that didn’t happen through Afternic but I learned about: ViSalus, ...
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Afternic end user report: 28 end user domain sales
A startup in stealth mode, an ad agency, and two churches bought domain names last week. Before jumping into the Afternic end user sales list, here’s a bonus end user sale that didn’t happen through Afternic but I learned about: ViSalus, ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 10:55 am
Elliot's Blog
Congratulations to the Rosener Family
I want to share some good news from Drew and Anna Rosener on the birth of their baby girl, Mila Sofia Rosener. Mila was born very early this morning, weighing 7 Pounds 12 Ounces. Mom and baby are doing well. Here’s wishing the two of them lots ...
Discussion
Congratulations to the Rosener Family
I want to share some good news from Drew and Anna Rosener on the birth of their baby girl, Mila Sofia Rosener. Mila was born very early this morning, weighing 7 Pounds 12 Ounces. Mom and baby are doing well. Here’s wishing the two of them lots ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 10:37 am
