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Domain Name Wire
ICA responds to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé’s “Hogging” remarks
ICANN boss made questionable comments in Davos last month. Internet Commerce Association has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé, following remarks Chehadé made at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. In a...
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ICA responds to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé’s “Hogging” remarks
ICANN boss made questionable comments in Davos last month. Internet Commerce Association has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé, following remarks Chehadé made at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. In a...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: iiiii.com and more
Joseph Peterson looks at the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. Market value for repeating-character domains (on average) undergoes a stepwise descent as length increases. CCs outsell CCCs, which outperform CCCCs, which ...
Discussion
Expired Domain Report: iiiii.com and more
Joseph Peterson looks at the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. Market value for repeating-character domains (on average) undergoes a stepwise descent as length increases. CCs outsell CCCs, which outperform CCCCs, which ...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web design company sues GoDaddy over “It’s Go Time” slogan
Company says it was using the slogan first. A small web development company is suing GoDaddy over its “It’s Go Time” slogan, arguing that it started using the moniker well before GoDaddy adopted it. Plaintiff The Easy Life, LLC runs...
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Web design company sues GoDaddy over “It’s Go Time” slogan
Company says it was using the slogan first. A small web development company is suing GoDaddy over its “It’s Go Time” slogan, arguing that it started using the moniker well before GoDaddy adopted it. Plaintiff The Easy Life, LLC runs...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
How is .Com? Verisign discusses, and signs 11 IDN contracts
Verisign signs transliteration TLD contracts, discusses the state of .com. There was a lot of interesting information in yesterday’s Verisign quarterly investor conference call. First, the company said it signed 11 contracts for its IDN transli...
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How is .Com? Verisign discusses, and signs 11 IDN contracts
Verisign signs transliteration TLD contracts, discusses the state of .com. There was a lot of interesting information in yesterday’s Verisign quarterly investor conference call. First, the company said it signed 11 contracts for its IDN transli...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 2:00 pm
The Domains
Do Cheap Domain Names Fuel The eCrime Economy ?
It looks like the business of cheap domain names will be getting its own track at a security conference. RSA Conference draws nearly 30,000 attendees per year, and according to them makes them the world’s largest info security event. The descri...
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Do Cheap Domain Names Fuel The eCrime Economy ?
It looks like the business of cheap domain names will be getting its own track at a security conference. RSA Conference draws nearly 30,000 attendees per year, and according to them makes them the world’s largest info security event. The descri...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 12:56 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, Feb 5th, 2015
As light of a list as I’ve had in a while but still make sure to read it. I don’t want you to break the habit of coming here each day. So I included a pretty good joke at the bottom to make up for it. Here are toda...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, Feb 5th, 2015
As light of a list as I’ve had in a while but still make sure to read it. I don’t want you to break the habit of coming here each day. So I included a pretty good joke at the bottom to make up for it. Here are toda...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 11:55 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: February 6 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news that is hand-picked for you.• With Cayman Deal, Frank Schilling's Uniregistry Now Runs ccTLDs Too• GoDaddy Wants to Patent Domain Suggestions Based On Geography, Business Type&...
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Domain Name News: February 6 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news that is hand-picked for you.• With Cayman Deal, Frank Schilling's Uniregistry Now Runs ccTLDs Too• GoDaddy Wants to Patent Domain Suggestions Based On Geography, Business Type&...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 10:30 am
The Domains
Which Brands Got The Biggest Brand Lift From The Super Bowl ? That Little Registrar Named Go Daddy Tops The List
AdWeek published an article that looked at what brands won the Super Bowl. The survey conducted by Bully Pulpit Interactive surveyed 700 people before the Super Bowl and another 700 after. Go Daddy was getting their rear end handed to them before the...
Discussion
Which Brands Got The Biggest Brand Lift From The Super Bowl ? That Little Registrar Named Go Daddy Tops The List
AdWeek published an article that looked at what brands won the Super Bowl. The survey conducted by Bully Pulpit Interactive surveyed 700 people before the Super Bowl and another 700 after. Go Daddy was getting their rear end handed to them before the...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 9:51 am
Domain Shane
Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Fixed.com, BeSeen.com, VeryExclusive.com, more
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Fixed.com sold for $40,000 at Sedo....
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Recent Domain Sales That Have Been Developed (pics): Fixed.com, BeSeen.com, VeryExclusive.com, more
The screenshots below are examples of buyers of domains from the last few months that have either developed their sites, or purchased an upgrade domain and have redirected their acquisition to an existing website. Fixed.com sold for $40,000 at Sedo....
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 12:45 am
Domain Name Wire
8.2 million .com/.net registrations in Q4
Verisign reports Q4 results. Verisign reported earnings for the 4th quarter of 2014 today. 8.2 million .com/.net domain names were registered in the quarter, the same as in the 4th quarter of 2013. When you take out deletions, the combined zones grew...
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8.2 million .com/.net registrations in Q4
Verisign reports Q4 results. Verisign reported earnings for the 4th quarter of 2014 today. 8.2 million .com/.net domain names were registered in the quarter, the same as in the 4th quarter of 2013. When you take out deletions, the combined zones grew...
Discussion
February 5, 2015, 9:43 pm
