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16 end user domain purchases including EA’s new video game
EA buys a domain name that’s likely for a new video game. Yesterday I published an end user sales list of sales from Sedo. They sent two weekly lists at once and I’m getting caught up, so this morning I’ve got another one for you. Y...
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16 end user domain purchases including EA’s new video game
EA buys a domain name that’s likely for a new video game. Yesterday I published an end user sales list of sales from Sedo. They sent two weekly lists at once and I’m getting caught up, so this morning I’ve got another one for you. Y...
Discussion
March 25, 2014, 1:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
How many domains in new TLDs will you register?
Answer this question on the 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey. This year’s Domain Name Wire Survey has additional questions about top level domain names now that new ones are finally rolling off the assembly line. By taking the survey, you&rsq...
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How many domains in new TLDs will you register?
Answer this question on the 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey. This year’s Domain Name Wire Survey has additional questions about top level domain names now that new ones are finally rolling off the assembly line. By taking the survey, you&rsq...
Discussion
March 24, 2014, 8:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales including Hallmark
A Hallmark company is among the companies buying domain names at Sedo. Here are some end user sales from Sedo’s sales list for the week of March 10th-16th. You may view other end user sales list here. Payability.com $15,000 – Payability, ...
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17 end user domain name sales including Hallmark
A Hallmark company is among the companies buying domain names at Sedo. Here are some end user sales from Sedo’s sales list for the week of March 10th-16th. You may view other end user sales list here. Payability.com $15,000 – Payability, ...
Discussion
March 24, 2014, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cybersquatting lawsuit filed against AnnualCreditReport.com typos
Company goes after ten typos of popular website. A company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus has filed an in rem lawsuit against 10 typo domain names. Central Source LLC was formed to operate the AnnualCreditReport.com website a...
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Cybersquatting lawsuit filed against AnnualCreditReport.com typos
Company goes after ten typos of popular website. A company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus has filed an in rem lawsuit against 10 typo domain names. Central Source LLC was formed to operate the AnnualCreditReport.com website a...
Discussion
March 24, 2014, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix boots ARI in favor of CentralNic
CentralNic picks up contracts for new TLDs from rival. New top level domain name applicant Radix has selected CentralNic to be the backend registry provider for its .website, .host, .space and .press top level domain names. Radix had originally said ...
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Radix boots ARI in favor of CentralNic
CentralNic picks up contracts for new TLDs from rival. New top level domain name applicant Radix has selected CentralNic to be the backend registry provider for its .website, .host, .space and .press top level domain names. Radix had originally said ...
Discussion
March 24, 2014, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cleveland Clinic’s .Med application is alive again
Board Governance Committee to consider if application should move forward. A lot of new top level domain name applicants have filed “Reconsideration Requests” after finding themselves on the losing end of objections. They all have the sam...
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Cleveland Clinic’s .Med application is alive again
Board Governance Committee to consider if application should move forward. A lot of new top level domain name applicants have filed “Reconsideration Requests” after finding themselves on the losing end of objections. They all have the sam...
Discussion
March 24, 2014, 1:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user sales are part of Afternic’s big $2.1 million sales week
Pharmaceuticals company, non-profit, and garage door repairman are among end user domain buyers. GoDaddy and Afternic teamed up to sell $2.1 million worth of domain names last week, led by QY.com at $100,000. Following are some of the sales that were...
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End user sales are part of Afternic’s big $2.1 million sales week
Pharmaceuticals company, non-profit, and garage door repairman are among end user domain buyers. GoDaddy and Afternic teamed up to sell $2.1 million worth of domain names last week, led by QY.com at $100,000. Following are some of the sales that were...
Discussion
March 22, 2014, 9:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Neustar paid $109 million for .Co and what it means for new TLDs
While the circumstances behind Neustar’s acquisition of .CO Internet were unique, it bodes well for operators of new TLDs. Neustar announced yesterday that it is paying $109 million to acquire .CO Internet, operator of the .com domain name. It&...
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Why Neustar paid $109 million for .Co and what it means for new TLDs
While the circumstances behind Neustar’s acquisition of .CO Internet were unique, it bodes well for operators of new TLDs. Neustar announced yesterday that it is paying $109 million to acquire .CO Internet, operator of the .com domain name. It&...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
A domain investor goes to WIPO’s home in Geneva to learn more about UDRP
Nat Cohen traveled to Geneva to learn more about the current state of UDRP. Here’s what he learned. Last October, at the suggestion of attorneys John Berryhill and Zak Muscovitch, I flew to Geneva to attend a workshop presented by WIPO entitled...
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A domain investor goes to WIPO’s home in Geneva to learn more about UDRP
Nat Cohen traveled to Geneva to learn more about the current state of UDRP. Here’s what he learned. Last October, at the suggestion of attorneys John Berryhill and Zak Muscovitch, I flew to Geneva to attend a workshop presented by WIPO entitled...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Richard Branson is first URS loser
Panel denies claim to Branson.guru. Last month I wrote about how billionaire Richard Branson had filed some cases under the new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy to suspend domains that cybersquatted his name and brands. One case that hadn’...
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Richard Branson is first URS loser
Panel denies claim to Branson.guru. Last month I wrote about how billionaire Richard Branson had filed some cases under the new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy to suspend domains that cybersquatted his name and brands. One case that hadn’...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 11:34 pm
