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The .Com Report: Uniregistry winning in transfers
Uniregistry continues to win transfers from other domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from January. Uniregistry won the transfer game with the most net inbou...
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The .Com Report: Uniregistry winning in transfers
Uniregistry continues to win transfers from other domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from January. Uniregistry won the transfer game with the most net inbou...
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May 4, 2016, 4:03 pm

Domain Name Wire
CentralNic to nuke a handful of pseudo-domain names
GB.com among domain names that will no longer operate like a registry. CentralNic (LSE:CNIC) is going to terminate a handful of third level domain name options it offered to registrants the same way second level domain names are registered. Domains r...
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CentralNic to nuke a handful of pseudo-domain names
GB.com among domain names that will no longer operate like a registry. CentralNic (LSE:CNIC) is going to terminate a handful of third level domain name options it offered to registrants the same way second level domain names are registered. Domains r...
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May 4, 2016, 2:54 pm

Domain Name Wire
5 Epic Star Wars Day Tributes (and cheap domains from NameCheap)
This is a sponsored post from our friends at NameCheap. It’s Star Wars Day! Last year Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke all kinds of records with its debut. It was such an amazing way to continue the saga we all know and love. If you haven&rsq...
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5 Epic Star Wars Day Tributes (and cheap domains from NameCheap)
This is a sponsored post from our friends at NameCheap. It’s Star Wars Day! Last year Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke all kinds of records with its debut. It was such an amazing way to continue the saga we all know and love. If you haven&rsq...
Discussion
May 4, 2016, 1:42 pm

Domain Name Wire
Former GoDaddy counsel Christine Jones running for Congress
Jones tries her hand at the House of Representatives. Former GoDaddy chief counsel and executive vice president Christine Jones is running for United States Congress, she announced today. She’s running as a republican in Arizona’s Fifth C...
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Former GoDaddy counsel Christine Jones running for Congress
Jones tries her hand at the House of Representatives. Former GoDaddy chief counsel and executive vice president Christine Jones is running for United States Congress, she announced today. She’s running as a republican in Arizona’s Fifth C...
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May 3, 2016, 4:14 pm

Domain Name Wire
Two-letter AT.properties domain name saved in UDRP
Company that uses atproperties.com wanted the “domain hack”. Illinois real estate company @Properties has failed to get the domain name AT.properties in a UDRP. @Properties uses the domain name atproperties.com, and also registered atprop...
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Two-letter AT.properties domain name saved in UDRP
Company that uses atproperties.com wanted the “domain hack”. Illinois real estate company @Properties has failed to get the domain name AT.properties in a UDRP. @Properties uses the domain name atproperties.com, and also registered atprop...
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May 3, 2016, 1:59 pm

Domain Name Wire
CentralNic hits 4 million new top level domain names
XYZ and Radix propel CentralNic’s registry growth. CentralNic now has over 4 million domain names on its new top level domain registry services platform, the company announced today. It provides registry services to .xyz, which accounts for abo...
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CentralNic hits 4 million new top level domain names
XYZ and Radix propel CentralNic’s registry growth. CentralNic now has over 4 million domain names on its new top level domain registry services platform, the company announced today. It provides registry services to .xyz, which accounts for abo...
Discussion
May 3, 2016, 1:34 pm

Domain Name Wire
Donuts makes first investment through Donuts Labs
Donuts’ first investment is in a geofencing company. Top level domain name company Donuts has made the first of what promises to be many investments through its new Donuts Labs program. Through Donuts Labs, the company is putting its capital an...
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Donuts makes first investment through Donuts Labs
Donuts’ first investment is in a geofencing company. Top level domain name company Donuts has made the first of what promises to be many investments through its new Donuts Labs program. Through Donuts Labs, the company is putting its capital an...
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May 3, 2016, 1:00 pm

Domain Name Wire
SportAccord council member on U.S. Sanctions List is replaced
Ilyumzhinov removed from council list. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has been removed from a list of SportAccord Council members published on the .sport domain applicant’s website. It appears he was replaced by another member. Domain Name Wire published a...
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SportAccord council member on U.S. Sanctions List is replaced
Ilyumzhinov removed from council list. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has been removed from a list of SportAccord Council members published on the .sport domain applicant’s website. It appears he was replaced by another member. Domain Name Wire published a...
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May 2, 2016, 8:27 pm

Domain Name Wire
DomainTools CEO Tim Chen – DNW Podcast #82
CEO sits in the hot seat to explain DomainTools’ big account changes. The domain name investing community was up in arms last week after DomainTools announced big changes to its subscription plans by raising prices and limiting searches. On thi...
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DomainTools CEO Tim Chen – DNW Podcast #82
CEO sits in the hot seat to explain DomainTools’ big account changes. The domain name investing community was up in arms last week after DomainTools announced big changes to its subscription plans by raising prices and limiting searches. On thi...
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May 2, 2016, 3:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
What domain names are in demand? A buyer broker speaks.
Bill Sweetman analyzes his 500 most recent buy requests. If you want to understand what type of domain names are in demand, a good person to talk with is someone who buys domains on behalf of clients. One of these people is Bill Sweetman of Name Ninj...
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What domain names are in demand? A buyer broker speaks.
Bill Sweetman analyzes his 500 most recent buy requests. If you want to understand what type of domain names are in demand, a good person to talk with is someone who buys domains on behalf of clients. One of these people is Bill Sweetman of Name Ninj...
Discussion
May 2, 2016, 1:32 pm