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30 Community and Limited Public Interest objections withdrawn
30 new top level domain name objections filed with the International Chamber of Commerce have been terminated. Objectors have withdrawn 30 new TLD objections filed with the International Chamber of Commerce as of yesterday, according to the group&rsq...
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30 Community and Limited Public Interest objections withdrawn
30 new top level domain name objections filed with the International Chamber of Commerce have been terminated. Objectors have withdrawn 30 new TLD objections filed with the International Chamber of Commerce as of yesterday, according to the group&rsq...
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August 27, 2013, 9:41 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN renews contracts for .org, .biz, and .info
New registry agreements don’t include URS, but do include 10% annual price hikes. ICANN’s Board of Directors approved the renewal of contracts for .org, .biz, and .info last week. The board declined to add a provision to the contracts tha...
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ICANN renews contracts for .org, .biz, and .info
New registry agreements don’t include URS, but do include 10% annual price hikes. ICANN’s Board of Directors approved the renewal of contracts for .org, .biz, and .info last week. The board declined to add a provision to the contracts tha...
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August 27, 2013, 8:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Dish DBS and .Hotel applicant file “appeals” to new TLD objection decisions
Two companies appeal to ICANN’s board for reconsideration of new TLD objections. The first of what are likely many “appeals” of new top level domain name objections have been filed with ICANN’s board in the form of Requests fo...
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Dish DBS and .Hotel applicant file “appeals” to new TLD objection decisions
Two companies appeal to ICANN’s board for reconsideration of new TLD objections. The first of what are likely many “appeals” of new top level domain name objections have been filed with ICANN’s board in the form of Requests fo...
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August 26, 2013, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mex.com auction ends tomorrow
Sedo auction for Mex.com ends tomorrow and has just two bidders so far. Here’s an interesting auction for a three letter domain name at Sedo that closes tomorrow: Mex.com. Bidding is currently at 10,100 EUR with just two bidders. It seems that ...
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Mex.com auction ends tomorrow
Sedo auction for Mex.com ends tomorrow and has just two bidders so far. Here’s an interesting auction for a three letter domain name at Sedo that closes tomorrow: Mex.com. Bidding is currently at 10,100 EUR with just two bidders. It seems that ...
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August 26, 2013, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
planet.ECO loses objections against TLDH for .eco top level domain name
TLDH gets a victory in fight over .eco. The latest salvo in the fight for the .eco top level domain name has been successfully defended by Top Level Domain Holdings. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel denied planet.ECO, LLC’s Lega...
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planet.ECO loses objections against TLDH for .eco top level domain name
TLDH gets a victory in fight over .eco. The latest salvo in the fight for the .eco top level domain name has been successfully defended by Top Level Domain Holdings. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel denied planet.ECO, LLC’s Lega...
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August 26, 2013, 12:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nau strikes again: Google wins .tours objection against Donuts
.Tours and .Tour top level domain strings found too similar, will be placed in contention set. Another day, another inconsistent string confusion objection for new top level domain names. This time Google has won an objection (pdf) against Donuts&rsq...
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Nau strikes again: Google wins .tours objection against Donuts
.Tours and .Tour top level domain strings found too similar, will be placed in contention set. Another day, another inconsistent string confusion objection for new top level domain names. This time Google has won an objection (pdf) against Donuts&rsq...
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August 26, 2013, 11:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Four domain name sessions pitched for SXSW 2014
Four domain name sessions have been proposed for SXSW Interactive 2014. Voting ends September 6. Voting for which panels will make the cut at next year’s SXSW Interactive conference is underway. I identified four submissions this year that are ...
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Four domain name sessions pitched for SXSW 2014
Four domain name sessions have been proposed for SXSW Interactive 2014. Voting ends September 6. Voting for which panels will make the cut at next year’s SXSW Interactive conference is underway. I identified four submissions this year that are ...
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August 26, 2013, 10:39 am
Domain Name Wire
Google buys AfricaConnected.com domain name from Mike Mann
Search giant acquires domain name from domain investor. Google has acquired the domain name AfricaConnected.com, likely for its efforts to bring internet access to more people in Africa. It looks like Google acquired the domain name with the help of ...
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Google buys AfricaConnected.com domain name from Mike Mann
Search giant acquires domain name from domain investor. Google has acquired the domain name AfricaConnected.com, likely for its efforts to bring internet access to more people in Africa. It looks like Google acquired the domain name with the help of ...
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August 26, 2013, 8:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Do only 4 new TLDs have a chance of going live this year?
Barring a flurry of activity at ICANN or changes to the name collision mitigation plan, the launch of new TLDs won’t be a 2013 event. ICANN released updated contracting statistics for its new top level domain name program yesterday, and applica...
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Do only 4 new TLDs have a chance of going live this year?
Barring a flurry of activity at ICANN or changes to the name collision mitigation plan, the launch of new TLDs won’t be a 2013 event. ICANN released updated contracting statistics for its new top level domain name program yesterday, and applica...
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August 24, 2013, 9:17 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy CEO named as possible successor to Steve Ballmer at Microsoft
Wall Street Journal says Irving might be a candidate for Microsoft’s top spot. With Steve Ballmer heading to the exit at Microsoft within the next year, speculation about his replacement is rampant. One name that has come up: Blake Irving, who ...
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GoDaddy CEO named as possible successor to Steve Ballmer at Microsoft
Wall Street Journal says Irving might be a candidate for Microsoft’s top spot. With Steve Ballmer heading to the exit at Microsoft within the next year, speculation about his replacement is rampant. One name that has come up: Blake Irving, who ...
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August 23, 2013, 3:46 pm
