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The Domains
Google Withdraws Another New gTLD Application: .Earth Won By Interlink Co., Ltd
Google has given up on another new gTLD extension. Just hitting ICANN’s site today, Google has withdrawn its application for .Earth The remaining applicant is Interlink Co., Ltd. of Japan also known as Urban Brain. According to its application ...
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Google Withdraws Another New gTLD Application: .Earth Won By Interlink Co., Ltd
Google has given up on another new gTLD extension. Just hitting ICANN’s site today, Google has withdrawn its application for .Earth The remaining applicant is Interlink Co., Ltd. of Japan also known as Urban Brain. According to its application ...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 5:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
John Oliver’s five .NYC domain names making fun of Michael Bloomberg
Comedian pokes fun at Michael Bloomberg’s domain names, which Domain Name Wire revealed last week. Last week I wrote a story about Michael Bloomberg’s 400 .nyc domain names. The over-the-top defensive registrations included everything fro...
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John Oliver’s five .NYC domain names making fun of Michael Bloomberg
Comedian pokes fun at Michael Bloomberg’s domain names, which Domain Name Wire revealed last week. Last week I wrote a story about Michael Bloomberg’s 400 .nyc domain names. The over-the-top defensive registrations included everything fro...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 5:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Moncler goes on (domain) defense after geese allegations
Company registers boycott domain names after negative news report. Luxury Italian coat maker Moncler saw its shares drubbed after an Italian news report suggested that makers of down jackets were plucking geese inhumanely. The company has responded i...
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Moncler goes on (domain) defense after geese allegations
Company registers boycott domain names after negative news report. Luxury Italian coat maker Moncler saw its shares drubbed after an Italian news report suggested that makers of down jackets were plucking geese inhumanely. The company has responded i...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 4:38 pm
The Domains
NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue Received on Veteran’s Day To Charity
NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue received today Veteran’s Day to Veteran’s Village Las Vegas managed by SHARE, a 501(c)3 Registered Charity. Not 10%, not 20%, not even “Net Proceeds”, but a whopping 100%...
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NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue Received on Veteran’s Day To Charity
NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue received today Veteran’s Day to Veteran’s Village Las Vegas managed by SHARE, a 501(c)3 Registered Charity. Not 10%, not 20%, not even “Net Proceeds”, but a whopping 100%...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 3:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judging by the sponsor list, NamesCon 2015 is going to be huge
Already 40 sponsors lined up for January’s NamesCon event. It may be hard to believe, but NamesCon 2015 is just two months away. And, judging by an updated sponsorship list for 2015, it’s going to be a very big conference. Uniregistry is ...
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Judging by the sponsor list, NamesCon 2015 is going to be huge
Already 40 sponsors lined up for January’s NamesCon event. It may be hard to believe, but NamesCon 2015 is just two months away. And, judging by an updated sponsorship list for 2015, it’s going to be a very big conference. Uniregistry is ...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 3:52 pm
The Domains
UDRP Panel Rules That The Word “Club” Is Generic
A one member UDRP panel has found that the word “club” is generic The disputed domain names were clubsail.com; clubyachting.com and clubyachting.org however in the case of clubsail.com the domain holder agreed to transfer the domain leavi...
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UDRP Panel Rules That The Word “Club” Is Generic
A one member UDRP panel has found that the word “club” is generic The disputed domain names were clubsail.com; clubyachting.com and clubyachting.org however in the case of clubsail.com the domain holder agreed to transfer the domain leavi...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com wins .Book top level domain name battle
Amazon wins 9-way battle for .book domain name. Amazon.com has won an auction for rights to run the .book top level domain name. The company went head-to-head with 8 other applicants for the domain name, including Google, but ultimately agreed to pay...
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Amazon.com wins .Book top level domain name battle
Amazon wins 9-way battle for .book domain name. Amazon.com has won an auction for rights to run the .book top level domain name. The company went head-to-head with 8 other applicants for the domain name, including Google, but ultimately agreed to pay...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 2:14 pm
The Domains
Amazon Not Only Owns The New gTLD .Buy; They Just Acquired .Pay Too
Amazon which won an ICANN last resort new gTLD auction for .Buy for $4.6 Million has now acquired the .Pay. .Pay which was scheduled to go to an ICANN Last Resort auction next week, has been settled. The other applicant for .Pay, DOTPAY SA has ...
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Amazon Not Only Owns The New gTLD .Buy; They Just Acquired .Pay Too
Amazon which won an ICANN last resort new gTLD auction for .Buy for $4.6 Million has now acquired the .Pay. .Pay which was scheduled to go to an ICANN Last Resort auction next week, has been settled. The other applicant for .Pay, DOTPAY SA has ...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 2:02 pm
The Domains
Amazon Beats Google & Wins Rights To The New gTLD .Book
Amazon now owns the new gTLD .Book winning a private auction beating Google among others. The final remaining other applicant for .Book, R.R. Bowker LLC, withdrew their application last night leaving Amazon the Winner of the Private Auction. Ot...
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Amazon Beats Google & Wins Rights To The New gTLD .Book
Amazon now owns the new gTLD .Book winning a private auction beating Google among others. The final remaining other applicant for .Book, R.R. Bowker LLC, withdrew their application last night leaving Amazon the Winner of the Private Auction. Ot...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 1:48 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/11/14
I get emails every every once in a while disagreeing with my domain picks. What people forget or don’t understand is I choose many of the name on value. If a name has no bidders on Godaddy and is only $12 then you can sit on a lot o...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/11/14
I get emails every every once in a while disagreeing with my domain picks. What people forget or don’t understand is I choose many of the name on value. If a name has no bidders on Godaddy and is only $12 then you can sit on a lot o...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 11:45 am
