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The Domains
ICANN CEO: Government Attempts to Impose Rules on The Internet are Doomed to Fail
ICANN Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehade told Bloomberg yesterday in an interview that government attempts to impose rules on the Internet are doomed to fail “Governments can’t effectively enforce laws on websites available in different...
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ICANN CEO: Government Attempts to Impose Rules on The Internet are Doomed to Fail
ICANN Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehade told Bloomberg yesterday in an interview that government attempts to impose rules on the Internet are doomed to fail “Governments can’t effectively enforce laws on websites available in different...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 6:48 pm
The Domains
NYC.com Making Email Expensive
Gothamist did a piece about NYC.com offering email addresses and their not cheap. The article looks at all of the recent attention around “NYC” branding. The new .NYC extension is mentioned along with the offering of email addresses from ...
Discussion
NYC.com Making Email Expensive
Gothamist did a piece about NYC.com offering email addresses and their not cheap. The article looks at all of the recent attention around “NYC” branding. The new .NYC extension is mentioned along with the offering of email addresses from ...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 6:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google upgrades mobile-friendly sites in search results
Sites will get label, and might get a search benefit in the future. Google announced today that it is adding a “mobile-friendly” label to sites in search results, and is experimenting with using mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. Ov...
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Google upgrades mobile-friendly sites in search results
Sites will get label, and might get a search benefit in the future. Google announced today that it is adding a “mobile-friendly” label to sites in search results, and is experimenting with using mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. Ov...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 4:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Guy tries to trademark one of Rick Schwartz’s domain names
This one will be interesting. This morning I was perusing recently filed trademark applications when I came across an application for Trademarking.com. When I checked the whois on the domain name, I saw that the domain was registered to domain name i...
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Guy tries to trademark one of Rick Schwartz’s domain names
This one will be interesting. This morning I was perusing recently filed trademark applications when I came across an application for Trademarking.com. When I checked the whois on the domain name, I saw that the domain was registered to domain name i...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP rule changes coming next year to thwart “Cyberflight”
Registrars will be required to lock domain names prior to registrant finding out about UDRP case. ICANN has announced a July 31, 2015 implementation date for amended rules under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The new rules ...
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UDRP rule changes coming next year to thwart “Cyberflight”
Registrars will be required to lock domain names prior to registrant finding out about UDRP case. ICANN has announced a July 31, 2015 implementation date for amended rules under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The new rules ...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 2:20 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/18/14
We’ve been working with TLD Registry for the last 6 months and they let me know they won the marketing award at this year’s Brandma in China. It’s one thing to do a good job but it’s more impressive to be acknowledged by...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/18/14
We’ve been working with TLD Registry for the last 6 months and they let me know they won the marketing award at this year’s Brandma in China. It’s one thing to do a good job but it’s more impressive to be acknowledged by...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 11:45 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: QXN.com, Suck.net, Ear.org, RCDrones.com, Semtex.com, Twed.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week QXN.com – $12,101 – Two crappy letters and one good letter gets you 5-figures these days on LLL.com’s? Not even the Q’s scare people away anymore. Suck.net – $9,250 – The domain go...
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Flippa Recap: QXN.com, Suck.net, Ear.org, RCDrones.com, Semtex.com, Twed.com, More
Some Domains That Sold Last Week QXN.com – $12,101 – Two crappy letters and one good letter gets you 5-figures these days on LLL.com’s? Not even the Q’s scare people away anymore. Suck.net – $9,250 – The domain go...
Discussion
November 18, 2014, 12:57 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy “reports” Q3 earnings in SEC filing
Revenue up nearly 25% compared to same quarter last year. GoDaddy filed an amended S-1 with the SEC today, in which it discloses its results from the third quarter. Here are some financial highlights: Q3 2014 revenue was $356.9 million, up 5.4% from ...
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GoDaddy “reports” Q3 earnings in SEC filing
Revenue up nearly 25% compared to same quarter last year. GoDaddy filed an amended S-1 with the SEC today, in which it discloses its results from the third quarter. Here are some financial highlights: Q3 2014 revenue was $356.9 million, up 5.4% from ...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 10:36 pm
The Domains
Bids.com UDRP Denied As Being Outside The Scope Of UDRP Panel Decision
Insolvency Services Group, Inc., which is the Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of BIDZ.COM, INC. just won the UDRP on the domain name Bids.com which is currently in an bankruptcy auction with several other domains including Bidz.com The sole pan...
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Bids.com UDRP Denied As Being Outside The Scope Of UDRP Panel Decision
Insolvency Services Group, Inc., which is the Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of BIDZ.COM, INC. just won the UDRP on the domain name Bids.com which is currently in an bankruptcy auction with several other domains including Bidz.com The sole pan...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 10:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Switching to a .brand is more expensive than you think
Make a wholesale switch from Brand.com to .Brand will be expensive, and won’t give you many benefits. News over the weekend of the Government of Quebec deciding to not change its domains over to .Quebec heightens the discussion on if it makes s...
Discussion
Switching to a .brand is more expensive than you think
Make a wholesale switch from Brand.com to .Brand will be expensive, and won’t give you many benefits. News over the weekend of the Government of Quebec deciding to not change its domains over to .Quebec heightens the discussion on if it makes s...
Discussion
November 17, 2014, 9:47 pm
