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Domain Name Wire
This week’s new tlds: Military, .Realtor and sooome other domain
Rightside launches three military-themed domains, NAR launches .realtor, and a strange generic goes live. Here’s a run down of this week’s new top level domain name launches. On Wednesday, Rightside releases three military-themed domain n...
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This week’s new tlds: Military, .Realtor and sooome other domain
Rightside launches three military-themed domains, NAR launches .realtor, and a strange generic goes live. Here’s a run down of this week’s new top level domain name launches. On Wednesday, Rightside releases three military-themed domain n...
Discussion
October 20, 2014, 1:42 pm

The Domains
High Court in the UK: ISP Must Block Sites Selling Counterfeit Goods
According to Theguardian.com, The High Court in the UK has ruled that Internet Service Providers (ISP) must try to block sites selling counterfeit goods at their own cost. “The case was brought by luxury brands in the Richemont/Cartier group, d...
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High Court in the UK: ISP Must Block Sites Selling Counterfeit Goods
According to Theguardian.com, The High Court in the UK has ruled that Internet Service Providers (ISP) must try to block sites selling counterfeit goods at their own cost. “The case was brought by luxury brands in the Richemont/Cartier group, d...
Discussion
October 20, 2014, 1:17 pm

The Domains
Rightside Partners With CloudCannon.com
According to a press release out today Rightside (NAME) has partnered with CloudCannon.com which just received $500,000 in funding from “some leading New Zealand investors including Sam Morgan, Phil McCaw, Stephen Tindall and Simon Holdsworth&r...
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Rightside Partners With CloudCannon.com
According to a press release out today Rightside (NAME) has partnered with CloudCannon.com which just received $500,000 in funding from “some leading New Zealand investors including Sam Morgan, Phil McCaw, Stephen Tindall and Simon Holdsworth&r...
Discussion
October 20, 2014, 1:11 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday 10/20
It’s a regular day in the domain world but big day for my portfolio which is way way overly weighted in Apple and Chipotle stock which announces earnings today. They are long term holds so it doesn’t really matter too much but I do ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday 10/20
It’s a regular day in the domain world but big day for my portfolio which is way way overly weighted in Apple and Chipotle stock which announces earnings today. They are long term holds so it doesn’t really matter too much but I do ...
Discussion
October 20, 2014, 11:45 am

The Domains
England Turning Up The Heat on Internet Trolls
England is getting tougher on Internet trolls it seems, the BBC is out along with a host of other publications, that the most serious offenders could now see their sentence quadrupled from 6 months in jail to 24 months in jail. I remember last year r...
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England Turning Up The Heat on Internet Trolls
England is getting tougher on Internet trolls it seems, the BBC is out along with a host of other publications, that the most serious offenders could now see their sentence quadrupled from 6 months in jail to 24 months in jail. I remember last year r...
Discussion
October 19, 2014, 11:20 pm

The Domains
Loser of WWE.Org UDRP Tells World Wrestling Entertainment He Is Not Happy
After losing a UDRP on the domain name WWE.org the owner of the domain has a message for the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. who won the National Arbitration Forum decision, and its fair to say the domain holder is not too pleased. Although ...
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Loser of WWE.Org UDRP Tells World Wrestling Entertainment He Is Not Happy
After losing a UDRP on the domain name WWE.org the owner of the domain has a message for the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. who won the National Arbitration Forum decision, and its fair to say the domain holder is not too pleased. Although ...
Discussion
October 19, 2014, 8:41 pm

The Domains
Reforms Needed Before U.S. Hands Over Control of ICANN
Senator Mark Warren (D-Va) wrote a piece on Information Week that discusses the reforms that need to be addressed before the keys to ICANN are handed over. He touches upon things like, Who will hold ICANN accountable, transparency with the public and...
Discussion
Reforms Needed Before U.S. Hands Over Control of ICANN
Senator Mark Warren (D-Va) wrote a piece on Information Week that discusses the reforms that need to be addressed before the keys to ICANN are handed over. He touches upon things like, Who will hold ICANN accountable, transparency with the public and...
Discussion
October 19, 2014, 7:49 pm

Domain Shane
I Would Never Sell Ebola.com For $150K. It’s a Steal at That Price
Jon Schultz has been all over the news for putting a price tag on Ebola.com. Every talk show, news program, online site, and domain blogger has given their opinion on the name. What nobody else has said? It’s ridiculously cheap at ...
Discussion
I Would Never Sell Ebola.com For $150K. It’s a Steal at That Price
Jon Schultz has been all over the news for putting a price tag on Ebola.com. Every talk show, news program, online site, and domain blogger has given their opinion on the name. What nobody else has said? It’s ridiculously cheap at ...
Discussion
October 19, 2014, 7:39 pm

Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Truthful.com, iPhone.info, Quarters.org, Meet Reserve. KAQ.com, RUJ.com, more.
Reserve Met and Will Sell Truthful.com – 16 year old, one word dictionary .com. Another sale by ‘Federer‘, who has surpassed $315,000 in sales on the platform. SafariTravel.com – There is a little search volume….140 pe...
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Flippa – A Look Forward: Truthful.com, iPhone.info, Quarters.org, Meet Reserve. KAQ.com, RUJ.com, more.
Reserve Met and Will Sell Truthful.com – 16 year old, one word dictionary .com. Another sale by ‘Federer‘, who has surpassed $315,000 in sales on the platform. SafariTravel.com – There is a little search volume….140 pe...
Discussion
October 19, 2014, 7:12 pm

Domain Shane
Domain Flips and Flops: HR.tv, LoyaltyMedia.com, RExchange.com, SkiLikeAGirl.com
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips SkiLikeAGirl.com – Sold recently for $2,500 at Sedo, vs $1,500 in 2011 at Sedo. They have a Facebook ...
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Domain Flips and Flops: HR.tv, LoyaltyMedia.com, RExchange.com, SkiLikeAGirl.com
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips SkiLikeAGirl.com – Sold recently for $2,500 at Sedo, vs $1,500 in 2011 at Sedo. They have a Facebook ...
Discussion
October 18, 2014, 10:37 pm