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Healthcare company spends $50,000 on .org domain name for hospital chain
Tucows sells AHN.org for $50,000 to hospital system. Healthcare provider and insurance company Highmark spent $50,000 for the AHN.org domain name, topping Afternic’s list of reportable sales for last week. The domain name is the acronym for All...
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Healthcare company spends $50,000 on .org domain name for hospital chain
Tucows sells AHN.org for $50,000 to hospital system. Healthcare provider and insurance company Highmark spent $50,000 for the AHN.org domain name, topping Afternic’s list of reportable sales for last week. The domain name is the acronym for All...
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July 16, 2013, 1:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Just like Express, The Limited loses .Limited new top level domain objection
Donuts has scored its second victory against a large fashion brand. The company has successfully defended itself in a Legal Rights Objection brought by Limited Stores, LLC for the top level domain .Limited. It recently won a case brought by Express f...
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Just like Express, The Limited loses .Limited new top level domain objection
Donuts has scored its second victory against a large fashion brand. The company has successfully defended itself in a Legal Rights Objection brought by Limited Stores, LLC for the top level domain .Limited. It recently won a case brought by Express f...
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July 16, 2013, 12:39 pm
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GoDaddy triples space in Sunnyvale, now over 80 employees in Silicon Valley
Domain name registrar leases 40,000 square feet in key Silicon Valley location. GoDaddy is opening a new office in Sunnyvale, California as it rapidly increases its headcount in the area. The new 40,000 square foot office more than triples the compan...
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GoDaddy triples space in Sunnyvale, now over 80 employees in Silicon Valley
Domain name registrar leases 40,000 square feet in key Silicon Valley location. GoDaddy is opening a new office in Sunnyvale, California as it rapidly increases its headcount in the area. The new 40,000 square foot office more than triples the compan...
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July 16, 2013, 12:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign downgrades sponsorship of ICANN meetings
After peaking in 2011 meeting, Verisign’s sponsorship of ICANN meetings has steadily dropped. Thinks there’s a lot of bad blood between Verisign and ICANN right now? That may be why Verisign isn’t sponsoring the Durban meeting at as...
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Verisign downgrades sponsorship of ICANN meetings
After peaking in 2011 meeting, Verisign’s sponsorship of ICANN meetings has steadily dropped. Thinks there’s a lot of bad blood between Verisign and ICANN right now? That may be why Verisign isn’t sponsoring the Durban meeting at as...
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July 16, 2013, 10:48 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN launches ICANN Labs
Group that runs domain name system creates ICANN Labs to help improve communication and engagement. You’re not a cool tech company unless you have a “labs” group. Apparently you’re not a cool tech non-profit if you don’t...
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ICANN launches ICANN Labs
Group that runs domain name system creates ICANN Labs to help improve communication and engagement. You’re not a cool tech company unless you have a “labs” group. Apparently you’re not a cool tech non-profit if you don’t...
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July 16, 2013, 10:10 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy tests new lander for expired domain names
GoDaddy drops PPC ads on expired domains in favor of auction promotion. A domain name registrar typically parks a domain when it expires. The expired domain parked page usually notifies visitors that the domain is expired and up for auction with a fa...
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GoDaddy tests new lander for expired domain names
GoDaddy drops PPC ads on expired domains in favor of auction promotion. A domain name registrar typically parks a domain when it expires. The expired domain parked page usually notifies visitors that the domain is expired and up for auction with a fa...
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July 16, 2013, 9:58 am
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Trademark Clearinghouse Tops 5,000 submissions
Trademark protection service for new top level domains releases statistics. The Trademark Clearinghouse for new top level domains has received 5,000 submissions, the group announced today. 44% of the submissions have come from the United States. 10% ...
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Trademark Clearinghouse Tops 5,000 submissions
Trademark protection service for new top level domains releases statistics. The Trademark Clearinghouse for new top level domains has received 5,000 submissions, the group announced today. 44% of the submissions have come from the United States. 10% ...
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July 16, 2013, 8:00 am
Domain Name Wire
NAF panels reject UDRP claims on Rive.com, GoodTherapy.com and AspenHeights.com
Three domains, including a four letter .com, saved in UDRPs. National Arbitration Forum has published three recent decisions in favor of respondents. Although none of them resulted in findings of reverse domain name hijacking, some of the complaints ...
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NAF panels reject UDRP claims on Rive.com, GoodTherapy.com and AspenHeights.com
Three domains, including a four letter .com, saved in UDRPs. National Arbitration Forum has published three recent decisions in favor of respondents. Although none of them resulted in findings of reverse domain name hijacking, some of the complaints ...
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July 15, 2013, 10:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Q&A with Matt Mazur, who just sold his domain name search company to Automattic
Lean Domain Search founder Matt Mazur explains why he sold his business to Automattic. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has acquired domain name discovery company Lean Domain Search. I’ve written extensively about this company over the...
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Q&A with Matt Mazur, who just sold his domain name search company to Automattic
Lean Domain Search founder Matt Mazur explains why he sold his business to Automattic. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has acquired domain name discovery company Lean Domain Search. I’ve written extensively about this company over the...
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July 15, 2013, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
First five domain name registrars sign 2013 RAA
Five domain name registrars, including GoDaddy, signed the new registrar accreditation agreement today. Five domain name registrars signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) during a signing ceremony at ICANN’s meeting in Durban t...
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First five domain name registrars sign 2013 RAA
Five domain name registrars, including GoDaddy, signed the new registrar accreditation agreement today. Five domain name registrars signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) during a signing ceremony at ICANN’s meeting in Durban t...
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July 15, 2013, 1:53 pm
