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The Domains
Uniregistry Launches 5 New gTLD’s Today
Uniregistry is launching 5 new gTLD’s today the 25th of November 2014: .click which will have no reserved domains except for the 100 domains registered by the registry and domain names on the ICANN collision list .Click is priced at $5.99 at Go...
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Uniregistry Launches 5 New gTLD’s Today
Uniregistry is launching 5 new gTLD’s today the 25th of November 2014: .click which will have no reserved domains except for the 100 domains registered by the registry and domain names on the ICANN collision list .Click is priced at $5.99 at Go...
Discussion
November 25, 2014, 2:35 pm
The Domains
Bitcoin.com.au sells for $31,200 as owner loses the domain due to bad registrant info
DnTrade.com.au and a few others have been buzzing about Bitcoin.com.au being auctioned off on Netfleet. Cazalla at Qntra.net wrote the best explanation of what happened, this was the second time Bitcoin.com.au sold this year. Apparently it is a popul...
Discussion
Bitcoin.com.au sells for $31,200 as owner loses the domain due to bad registrant info
DnTrade.com.au and a few others have been buzzing about Bitcoin.com.au being auctioned off on Netfleet. Cazalla at Qntra.net wrote the best explanation of what happened, this was the second time Bitcoin.com.au sold this year. Apparently it is a popul...
Discussion
November 25, 2014, 1:24 pm
The Domains
Symantec Discovers “Regin” A Sophisticated Piece of Malware
Symantec has discovered a piece of malware that has been used to spy on ISP’s and telecom companies that they say was most likely by a government agency. They did not say which government. The malware looks to have been created back in 2008, pa...
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Symantec Discovers “Regin” A Sophisticated Piece of Malware
Symantec has discovered a piece of malware that has been used to spy on ISP’s and telecom companies that they say was most likely by a government agency. They did not say which government. The malware looks to have been created back in 2008, pa...
Discussion
November 25, 2014, 12:11 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/25/14
I haven’t been buying very many names lately. I’ve been saving money for some buildouts (not going well at all) and to purchase a one word premium domain at some point. But every once in a while I buy a name if the price is cheap. S...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/25/14
I haven’t been buying very many names lately. I’ve been saving money for some buildouts (not going well at all) and to purchase a one word premium domain at some point. But every once in a while I buy a name if the price is cheap. S...
Discussion
November 25, 2014, 11:45 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: Fouls.com, BestWebsite.com, NSFW.net, RVP.net, MakeASexTape.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week Publi.sh – $5,650 – Heck of a price for a hack. The .sh is for the island of Saint Helena, population 4,500. Publish.io sold for $1,300 last year, and Publish.info sold for $759 in 2012. BestWebsite.com &...
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Flippa Recap: Fouls.com, BestWebsite.com, NSFW.net, RVP.net, MakeASexTape.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week Publi.sh – $5,650 – Heck of a price for a hack. The .sh is for the island of Saint Helena, population 4,500. Publish.io sold for $1,300 last year, and Publish.info sold for $759 in 2012. BestWebsite.com &...
Discussion
November 25, 2014, 1:30 am
Domain Name Wire
Crazy Country Code Domains with Daniel Greenberg – DNW Podcast #8
Learn about domain name registries that charge $4,000+ per domain or require hand delivered registration applications. Can you imagine having to send a Western Union payment in order to register a domain name? How about hand delivering an application...
Discussion
Crazy Country Code Domains with Daniel Greenberg – DNW Podcast #8
Learn about domain name registries that charge $4,000+ per domain or require hand delivered registration applications. Can you imagine having to send a Western Union payment in order to register a domain name? How about hand delivering an application...
Discussion
November 24, 2014, 5:00 pm
The Domains
UDRP Panel Throws Case Out But Doesn’t Find RDNH On Domain Registered 9 Years Before TM
Jobetty LLC, dba Mudpuppy’s Tub & Scrub lost its attempt to grab the domain name mudpuppies.com The three member panel of Nathalie Dreyfus, Sandra J. Franklin and Diane Thilly Cabell basically threw the case out finding the Complainant&rsqu...
Discussion
UDRP Panel Throws Case Out But Doesn’t Find RDNH On Domain Registered 9 Years Before TM
Jobetty LLC, dba Mudpuppy’s Tub & Scrub lost its attempt to grab the domain name mudpuppies.com The three member panel of Nathalie Dreyfus, Sandra J. Franklin and Diane Thilly Cabell basically threw the case out finding the Complainant&rsqu...
Discussion
November 24, 2014, 3:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs: 5 from Frank Schilling
Schilling’s company releases another five top level domain names. Apparently only one company thought it wise to release new top level domain names during the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday week: Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry. Uniregistry is r...
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This week’s new TLDs: 5 from Frank Schilling
Schilling’s company releases another five top level domain names. Apparently only one company thought it wise to release new top level domain names during the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday week: Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry. Uniregistry is r...
Discussion
November 24, 2014, 2:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy announces Super Bowl ad plans
Danica Patrick to once again star in GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial. GoDaddy announced plans today for its 11th consecutive appearance in the Super Bowl. GoDaddy’s 2015 Super Bowl ad is called “Journey Home”, and will focus on GoDadd...
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GoDaddy announces Super Bowl ad plans
Danica Patrick to once again star in GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial. GoDaddy announced plans today for its 11th consecutive appearance in the Super Bowl. GoDaddy’s 2015 Super Bowl ad is called “Journey Home”, and will focus on GoDadd...
Discussion
November 24, 2014, 2:23 pm
The Domains
Godaddy Is Back In The Super Bowl …..With A Puppy
GoDaddy announced today that it will be back advertising for its eleventh consecutive Super Bowl, in the 2015 Super Bowl with a thirty-second spot encouraging business owners to put their businesses online with a domain name and website. “For t...
Discussion
Godaddy Is Back In The Super Bowl …..With A Puppy
GoDaddy announced today that it will be back advertising for its eleventh consecutive Super Bowl, in the 2015 Super Bowl with a thirty-second spot encouraging business owners to put their businesses online with a domain name and website. “For t...
Discussion
November 24, 2014, 2:17 pm
