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Gucci wins 182 domain names in a UDRP
Gucci wins a lot of domain names in a UDRP decision. Italian design firm Guccio Gucci S.p.A. has won 182 domain names in a UDRP. It’s one of the highest number of domain names I’ve seen transferred in a single UDRP, although there have ce...
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Gucci wins 182 domain names in a UDRP
Gucci wins a lot of domain names in a UDRP decision. Italian design firm Guccio Gucci S.p.A. has won 182 domain names in a UDRP. It’s one of the highest number of domain names I’ve seen transferred in a single UDRP, although there have ce...
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January 6, 2014, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
2013 Top Stories: GoDaddy acquires Afternic
The combined entity will give more reach domain name sellers, but it also means there’s one less competitor in the marketplace. Mergers and acquisitions in the domain name industry happen all the time. Yet one that took place in 2013 has the po...
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2013 Top Stories: GoDaddy acquires Afternic
The combined entity will give more reach domain name sellers, but it also means there’s one less competitor in the marketplace. Mergers and acquisitions in the domain name industry happen all the time. Yet one that took place in 2013 has the po...
Discussion
January 6, 2014, 2:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign files patent application for automatically creating Whois service for TLDs
Verisign wants to patent a way to scale creation of whois service for top level domain names. Verisign has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to automatically creating Whois for new top level domain names. Th...
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Verisign files patent application for automatically creating Whois service for TLDs
Verisign wants to patent a way to scale creation of whois service for top level domain names. Verisign has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to automatically creating Whois for new top level domain names. Th...
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January 6, 2014, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Owner Alert: Whois verification phishing scams have already begun
New RAA requirement to verify your contact information is great news to scammers. Effective January 1, any domain name registrar that has signed on to the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (that includes all of the big registrars) must verify ce...
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Domain Owner Alert: Whois verification phishing scams have already begun
New RAA requirement to verify your contact information is great news to scammers. Effective January 1, any domain name registrar that has signed on to the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (that includes all of the big registrars) must verify ce...
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January 4, 2014, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts appeals ridiculous .hospital objection
New TLD applicant asks ICANN’s board to reconsider objection that killed .hospital. A lot of new top level domain name applicants and objectors have filed reconsideration requests with ICANN after landing on the losing side of objections. I sto...
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Donuts appeals ridiculous .hospital objection
New TLD applicant asks ICANN’s board to reconsider objection that killed .hospital. A lot of new top level domain name applicants and objectors have filed reconsideration requests with ICANN after landing on the losing side of objections. I sto...
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January 3, 2014, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
20 end user domain name sales
GoDaddy and Afternic had a good sales week heading into the holidays. The domain name aftermarket doesn’t stop just because of the holidays! Today we’re playing catchup, as this list of end user sales is for Dec 16-Dec 22 at Afternic and ...
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20 end user domain name sales
GoDaddy and Afternic had a good sales week heading into the holidays. The domain name aftermarket doesn’t stop just because of the holidays! Today we’re playing catchup, as this list of end user sales is for Dec 16-Dec 22 at Afternic and ...
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January 3, 2014, 2:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon domain name conference may sell out
With over 400 attendees, NamesCon is nearing capacity. I’m not sure what constitutes a “sell out”, but apparently this month’s NamesCon conference is nearing its capacity: Over 400 people have already registered, making this t...
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NamesCon domain name conference may sell out
With over 400 attendees, NamesCon is nearing capacity. I’m not sure what constitutes a “sell out”, but apparently this month’s NamesCon conference is nearing its capacity: Over 400 people have already registered, making this t...
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January 3, 2014, 1:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
2013 Top Stories: New TLD Objection problems
The new top level domain objection process became a sore spot on the road to new top level domain names. ICANN and its various constituents had goals for which types of new top level domain names would find their way to the internet. Limit controvers...
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2013 Top Stories: New TLD Objection problems
The new top level domain objection process became a sore spot on the road to new top level domain names. ICANN and its various constituents had goals for which types of new top level domain names would find their way to the internet. Limit controvers...
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January 2, 2014, 6:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google’s and Cleveland Clinic’s .Med top level domains rejected
Panel determines .med would create likelihood of detriment to medical community. Internet powerhouse Google and one of the world’s most respected health institutions, The Cleveland Clinic, have both seen their hopes for operating a .med top lev...
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Google’s and Cleveland Clinic’s .Med top level domains rejected
Panel determines .med would create likelihood of detriment to medical community. Internet powerhouse Google and one of the world’s most respected health institutions, The Cleveland Clinic, have both seen their hopes for operating a .med top lev...
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January 2, 2014, 5:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Auctions sells close to 40,000 domain names in December
Top reported sale was Uber.org for $36,000. GoDaddy Auctions tallied 38,841 domain name sales in December, according to preliminary numbers in the company’s Domain Market Report. The top reportable sale was Uber.org for $36,000. Although the wh...
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GoDaddy Auctions sells close to 40,000 domain names in December
Top reported sale was Uber.org for $36,000. GoDaddy Auctions tallied 38,841 domain name sales in December, according to preliminary numbers in the company’s Domain Market Report. The top reportable sale was Uber.org for $36,000. Although the wh...
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January 2, 2014, 4:55 pm
