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The Domains
Afnic (.Fr) Opens Comment Period On Alternative Dispute Resolution For Domains
Afnic the organization that manages the ccTLD’s of .fr ( (France), .re (Reunion Island), .yt (Mayotte), .wf (Wallis and Futuna), .tf (French Southern Territories), .pm (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) is launching a public consultation about setting...
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Afnic (.Fr) Opens Comment Period On Alternative Dispute Resolution For Domains
Afnic the organization that manages the ccTLD’s of .fr ( (France), .re (Reunion Island), .yt (Mayotte), .wf (Wallis and Futuna), .tf (French Southern Territories), .pm (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) is launching a public consultation about setting...
Discussion
March 12, 2013, 11:13 am
Domain Name Wire
CSC buys Melbourne IT DBS for A$152.5 million
A shocking price tag for Melbourne IT’s brand protection business. There’s money in online brand management. Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) announced today that it has sold its Digital Brand Services (DBS) division to Corporation Services Compan...
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CSC buys Melbourne IT DBS for A$152.5 million
A shocking price tag for Melbourne IT’s brand protection business. There’s money in online brand management. Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) announced today that it has sold its Digital Brand Services (DBS) division to Corporation Services Compan...
Discussion
March 12, 2013, 10:58 am
The Domains
SiteRankHistory.com Launched To View Historic Alexa Rankings
One of our readers let us know that they recently launched a site that tracks Alexa Rank History. The site call Site Rank History Alexa maintains rank history for sites with rank lower than 100,000 only and you have to submit your site ...
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SiteRankHistory.com Launched To View Historic Alexa Rankings
One of our readers let us know that they recently launched a site that tracks Alexa Rank History. The site call Site Rank History Alexa maintains rank history for sites with rank lower than 100,000 only and you have to submit your site ...
Discussion
March 12, 2013, 10:03 am
The Domains
Breaking: AdamsNames Operators Of .TC, .GD & .VC: “Key-Systems Highjacked Our Site”
We received two responses overnight to our story yesterday in which we told you that AdamsNames.com which operates the ccTLD’s .TC, .GD & .VC had been hacked and its back end provider Key-Systems “locked the registry down”...
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Breaking: AdamsNames Operators Of .TC, .GD & .VC: “Key-Systems Highjacked Our Site”
We received two responses overnight to our story yesterday in which we told you that AdamsNames.com which operates the ccTLD’s .TC, .GD & .VC had been hacked and its back end provider Key-Systems “locked the registry down”...
Discussion
March 12, 2013, 9:46 am
The Domains
$157 Million: CSC Buys Melborune IT Digital Brand Services /Backend for 150 New gTLD’s
Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) today announced it was selling its Digital Brand Services (DBS) division to US-based Corporation Services Company (CSC) for A$152.5 ($157.2 USD) million in cash which was called by at least one analyst a “sensational pri...
Discussion
$157 Million: CSC Buys Melborune IT Digital Brand Services /Backend for 150 New gTLD’s
Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) today announced it was selling its Digital Brand Services (DBS) division to US-based Corporation Services Company (CSC) for A$152.5 ($157.2 USD) million in cash which was called by at least one analyst a “sensational pri...
Discussion
March 12, 2013, 9:09 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 12th
The hardest part of having a business to run during the day is not being able to be present during the auctions each day. It forces me to put in a bid and stick with it. In many cases it’s saved me money, in others I lost some names...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 12th
The hardest part of having a business to run during the day is not being able to be present during the auctions each day. It forces me to put in a bid and stick with it. In many cases it’s saved me money, in others I lost some names...
Discussion
March 12, 2013, 6:59 am
Domain Shane
How’d They Do : Daily Namejet and Godaddy Sales Results Monday 3-11 (Fofu.com $3600)
A few nice CVCV.coms came through Namejet today and BXI.com stayed at the same price it was at last night. Here are today’s results of the names I was following Godaddy (first price is price with one day left, second in bold is...
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How’d They Do : Daily Namejet and Godaddy Sales Results Monday 3-11 (Fofu.com $3600)
A few nice CVCV.coms came through Namejet today and BXI.com stayed at the same price it was at last night. Here are today’s results of the names I was following Godaddy (first price is price with one day left, second in bold is...
Discussion
March 11, 2013, 8:13 pm
The Domains
P & G Found Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking & Misrepresentation On Swash.com
Its a pretty remarkable decision. One of the largest companies in the world, The Procter & Gamble Company of Cincinnati, Ohio got hit with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name Swash.com which is owned by Marc...
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P & G Found Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking & Misrepresentation On Swash.com
Its a pretty remarkable decision. One of the largest companies in the world, The Procter & Gamble Company of Cincinnati, Ohio got hit with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name Swash.com which is owned by Marc...
Discussion
March 11, 2013, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pepsi’s interesting $8,000 domain purchase
Pepsi buys a hyphenated domain for $8,000 and it won’t be easy to by the unhyphenated version. As I was going through Sedo’s sales report from last week, one domain caught my eye — mostly because of the buyer. PepsiCo bought Green-L...
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Pepsi’s interesting $8,000 domain purchase
Pepsi buys a hyphenated domain for $8,000 and it won’t be easy to by the unhyphenated version. As I was going through Sedo’s sales report from last week, one domain caught my eye — mostly because of the buyer. PepsiCo bought Green-L...
Discussion
March 11, 2013, 3:14 pm
Elliot's Blog
Porn Stars Without Makeup Going Viral – Matching Domain Name is Cheap
There’s a series of photographs called “Porn Stars Without Makeup” making their rounds on the Internet today. I’ve seen it several times on various sites – from Barstool Sports to the New York Post. In case you haven&rsq...
Discussion
Porn Stars Without Makeup Going Viral – Matching Domain Name is Cheap
There’s a series of photographs called “Porn Stars Without Makeup” making their rounds on the Internet today. I’ve seen it several times on various sites – from Barstool Sports to the New York Post. In case you haven&rsq...
Discussion
March 11, 2013, 2:16 pm
