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The Domains
.LGBT Launched Today: Meet The first 5 Pioneers .LGBT Sites
Afilias announced today the first and only top-level domain (TLD) dedicated to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is now open for registration: “dot LGBT” or .LGBT. All LGBT community members and businesses, organ...
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.LGBT Launched Today: Meet The first 5 Pioneers .LGBT Sites
Afilias announced today the first and only top-level domain (TLD) dedicated to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is now open for registration: “dot LGBT” or .LGBT. All LGBT community members and businesses, organ...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain registrars should add security check for transfers to eName
Registrar has become a haven for stolen domain names. Over the weekend I received an email from the (former) owner of ShadesDaddy.com, an online sunglasses seller. He said his domain name had been stolen. I didn’t have to read on to make a pred...
Discussion
Domain registrars should add security check for transfers to eName
Registrar has become a haven for stolen domain names. Over the weekend I received an email from the (former) owner of ShadesDaddy.com, an online sunglasses seller. He said his domain name had been stolen. I didn’t have to read on to make a pred...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 2:43 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2015
If you didn’t see yesterday’s DomainSherpa show called “Eat Our Own Dogfood” you’ll see we are doing a show where we each analyze each other’s portfolio. Our best names, our worst names, and some of our...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2015
If you didn’t see yesterday’s DomainSherpa show called “Eat Our Own Dogfood” you’ll see we are doing a show where we each analyze each other’s portfolio. Our best names, our worst names, and some of our...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 11:55 am
The Domains
Cremation.com Sues Cremations.com, Sold By FMA For TM Infringement & Seeks Transfer of Domain
In a pretty unusual case, Directors Advantage, Inc., of Clinton NC, owner of the domain name Cremation.com filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against Cremations.com, for cybersquatting under the Federal Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U...
Discussion
Cremation.com Sues Cremations.com, Sold By FMA For TM Infringement & Seeks Transfer of Domain
In a pretty unusual case, Directors Advantage, Inc., of Clinton NC, owner of the domain name Cremation.com filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against Cremations.com, for cybersquatting under the Federal Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U...
Discussion
February 10, 2015, 6:39 am
The Domains
Vertical Axis Hit With UDRP on Three Letter .Com NAE.com
Vertical Axis has just been Hit With a UDRP on Three Letter .Com domain name NAE.com. The domain has been owned by the company since at least 2007. When it comes to trademarks filed in the USPTO there is no shortage for NAE National Automotive Expert...
Discussion
Vertical Axis Hit With UDRP on Three Letter .Com NAE.com
Vertical Axis has just been Hit With a UDRP on Three Letter .Com domain name NAE.com. The domain has been owned by the company since at least 2007. When it comes to trademarks filed in the USPTO there is no shortage for NAE National Automotive Expert...
Discussion
February 9, 2015, 11:14 pm
The Domains
Architelos Reports New gTLD’s Have 1/4 of the Level Of Abuse Found In Legacy Extensions, But…
Architelos.com, a issued today a report on the state of domain name abuse in new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) space in 2014, the first full year when many new gTLDs were launched and operated. This report focuses on the detec...
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Architelos Reports New gTLD’s Have 1/4 of the Level Of Abuse Found In Legacy Extensions, But…
Architelos.com, a issued today a report on the state of domain name abuse in new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) space in 2014, the first full year when many new gTLDs were launched and operated. This report focuses on the detec...
Discussion
February 9, 2015, 10:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com strikes deal with investors, Rightside extends deal with NameCheap
Web.com and Rightside reveal deals. Here’s some news about two publicly traded domain name companies. Web.com has struck a deal with Okumus Fund Management, which owns about 15% of the company’s shares, to add two new members to the board...
Discussion
Web.com strikes deal with investors, Rightside extends deal with NameCheap
Web.com and Rightside reveal deals. Here’s some news about two publicly traded domain name companies. Web.com has struck a deal with Okumus Fund Management, which owns about 15% of the company’s shares, to add two new members to the board...
Discussion
February 9, 2015, 8:58 pm
Domain Shane
I Feel the Buyers Premium May Have Hurt The Latest Auction At Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auction just ended their latest auction and in my opinion, the types of names that were up for sale this time around were too liquid of names. Names that could have easily been sold elsewhere for much less commission. This...
Discussion
I Feel the Buyers Premium May Have Hurt The Latest Auction At Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auction just ended their latest auction and in my opinion, the types of names that were up for sale this time around were too liquid of names. Names that could have easily been sold elsewhere for much less commission. This...
Discussion
February 9, 2015, 8:28 pm
The Domains
Figaro.club Saved In UDRP Against Societe du Figaro, Which publishes a Daily Newspaper
A one member World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel of Christopher J. Pibus has denied the attempt of the Societe du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, to grab the domain name figaro.club The domain name is owned by Cognac Inc., Juan Hervad...
Discussion
Figaro.club Saved In UDRP Against Societe du Figaro, Which publishes a Daily Newspaper
A one member World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel of Christopher J. Pibus has denied the attempt of the Societe du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, to grab the domain name figaro.club The domain name is owned by Cognac Inc., Juan Hervad...
Discussion
February 9, 2015, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Roasting Coffee & Selling Flowers with Bill McClure – DNW Podcast #19
Bill McClure explains his web business strategy. Bill McClure has run a number of successful online businesses, including a couple he sold to FTD for millions of dollars. In this episode, learn about how he develops businesses on great domain names&h...
Discussion
Roasting Coffee & Selling Flowers with Bill McClure – DNW Podcast #19
Bill McClure explains his web business strategy. Bill McClure has run a number of successful online businesses, including a couple he sold to FTD for millions of dollars. In this episode, learn about how he develops businesses on great domain names&h...
Discussion
February 9, 2015, 4:30 pm
