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The Domains
.Com Tops 120 Million Total Domain Names & Over 119 Million Active Domains
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names has topped 120 Million for the 1st time and likewise the number of domain names active in the .Com zone file top 119 million. The .Com domain name base which has topped 120 million domains is...
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.Com Tops 120 Million Total Domain Names & Over 119 Million Active Domains
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names has topped 120 Million for the 1st time and likewise the number of domain names active in the .Com zone file top 119 million. The .Com domain name base which has topped 120 million domains is...
Discussion
September 29, 2015, 1:30 pm
The Domains
After Setting Records On Kickstarter, Smartwatch Company Pebble Secures Pebble.com
Smartwatch company Pebble Technology first made headlines 3 years ago when it raised $10 Million dollars for the e-paper watch on Kickstarter. In early 2015, Pebble broke Kickstarter records when it crowdfunded Pebble Time raising $1 Million in 49 mi...
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After Setting Records On Kickstarter, Smartwatch Company Pebble Secures Pebble.com
Smartwatch company Pebble Technology first made headlines 3 years ago when it raised $10 Million dollars for the e-paper watch on Kickstarter. In early 2015, Pebble broke Kickstarter records when it crowdfunded Pebble Time raising $1 Million in 49 mi...
Discussion
September 29, 2015, 11:25 am
The Domains
Sen. Cruz Asks The GAO to Determine Whether Obama Has “The Power to Give Away the Internet”
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is also running for President, along with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the Hou...
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Sen. Cruz Asks The GAO to Determine Whether Obama Has “The Power to Give Away the Internet”
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is also running for President, along with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the Hou...
Discussion
September 29, 2015, 9:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Blackjack.com: A rare RDNH in an “outside the scope” UDRP
Panel rules reverse domain name hijacking in Blackjack.com dispute. A three person National Arbitration Forum panel has found the complainants in a UDRP over Blackjack.com to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. You’re probably not su...
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Blackjack.com: A rare RDNH in an “outside the scope” UDRP
Panel rules reverse domain name hijacking in Blackjack.com dispute. A three person National Arbitration Forum panel has found the complainants in a UDRP over Blackjack.com to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. You’re probably not su...
Discussion
September 28, 2015, 7:51 pm
The Domains
One Direction Wins the Right to the Domain Name OneDirection.video
1D Media Limited of London, just won control of the domain name OneDirection.video in a UDRP on behalf of one of the most famous pop bands in the world. The one member panel of Richard G. Lyon awarded the domain on a pretty easy case saying “th...
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One Direction Wins the Right to the Domain Name OneDirection.video
1D Media Limited of London, just won control of the domain name OneDirection.video in a UDRP on behalf of one of the most famous pop bands in the world. The one member panel of Richard G. Lyon awarded the domain on a pretty easy case saying “th...
Discussion
September 28, 2015, 6:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry takes over .HIV domain name
Company takes over struggling top level domain name. Top level domain name registry Uniregistry has taken over ownership and management of the .HIV top level domain name. .HIV launched as a “social cause” TLD about a year ago. It came wit...
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Uniregistry takes over .HIV domain name
Company takes over struggling top level domain name. Top level domain name registry Uniregistry has taken over ownership and management of the .HIV top level domain name. .HIV launched as a “social cause” TLD about a year ago. It came wit...
Discussion
September 28, 2015, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Aftermarket with Paul Nicks – DNW Podcast #52
Paul Nicks, who manages GoDaddy’s aftermarket, discusses the state of domain resales and the GoDaddy platform. Paul Nicks runs the aftermarket for GoDaddy, which includes Afternic and GoDaddy auctions. Paul discusses the current state of the do...
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GoDaddy Aftermarket with Paul Nicks – DNW Podcast #52
Paul Nicks, who manages GoDaddy’s aftermarket, discusses the state of domain resales and the GoDaddy platform. Paul Nicks runs the aftermarket for GoDaddy, which includes Afternic and GoDaddy auctions. Paul discusses the current state of the do...
Discussion
September 28, 2015, 3:30 pm
The Domains
Uniregistry Takes Over New gTLD .HIV
According to imstilljosh.com, who seems to be involved with the .HIV registry, the new gTLD string .HIV is being transferred to Uniregistry. “”Today, Uniregistry takes over the lead in this unique journey to use a top-level domain t...
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Uniregistry Takes Over New gTLD .HIV
According to imstilljosh.com, who seems to be involved with the .HIV registry, the new gTLD string .HIV is being transferred to Uniregistry. “”Today, Uniregistry takes over the lead in this unique journey to use a top-level domain t...
Discussion
September 28, 2015, 2:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another .Co win: Taco Bell using Ta.co
Taco Bell is promoting ta.co domain name. The .co domain name extension continues to rack up big name customers, the latest being Taco Bell. The fast food restaurant chain is now promoting ta.co and an upgrade to its website. Now you can order comple...
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Another .Co win: Taco Bell using Ta.co
Taco Bell is promoting ta.co domain name. The .co domain name extension continues to rack up big name customers, the latest being Taco Bell. The fast food restaurant chain is now promoting ta.co and an upgrade to its website. Now you can order comple...
Discussion
September 28, 2015, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP finds laches and that trademark is also generic
Panelist questions why case was filed 16 years after domain was registered, and notes that the trademark is also generic. When is a trademark also generic? You probably didn’t know that the hardware chain True Value Company has a trademark on t...
Discussion
UDRP finds laches and that trademark is also generic
Panelist questions why case was filed 16 years after domain was registered, and notes that the trademark is also generic. When is a trademark also generic? You probably didn’t know that the hardware chain True Value Company has a trademark on t...
Discussion
September 28, 2015, 2:10 pm
