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Domain Shane
DSAD: Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 8/1
That was one hell of a month. July is usually a slow month for me but I made an effort to sell a few domains at auction and had the fortunate luck of having some offers through email actually work out. I’m really enjoying having thi...
Discussion
DSAD: Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 8/1
That was one hell of a month. July is usually a slow month for me but I made an effort to sell a few domains at auction and had the fortunate luck of having some offers through email actually work out. I’m really enjoying having thi...
Discussion
July 31, 2014, 11:20 am
The Domains
1st Day Totals For New gTLD’s: .Reisen 2,262; .University 1,340; .Toys 1,320; .Town 590
Several new gTLD’s went into its first day of general availability GA) yesterday and according to ntldstats.com,here are the number of registrations after the first day of GA which include all Sunrise applications and those domains registered i...
Discussion
1st Day Totals For New gTLD’s: .Reisen 2,262; .University 1,340; .Toys 1,320; .Town 590
Several new gTLD’s went into its first day of general availability GA) yesterday and according to ntldstats.com,here are the number of registrations after the first day of GA which include all Sunrise applications and those domains registered i...
Discussion
July 31, 2014, 11:16 am
Domain Shane
Flippa Recap: GermanFood.com, Dopy.com, SearchDeal.com, PoopShovel.com, Gum.org
Oops! This is a belated version of last week’s summary of notable domain and website sales at Flippa. Some domains that sold GermanFood.com – $5,000 – Price was negotiated post-auction. Fittingly.com and 215 other domains – $...
Discussion
Flippa Recap: GermanFood.com, Dopy.com, SearchDeal.com, PoopShovel.com, Gum.org
Oops! This is a belated version of last week’s summary of notable domain and website sales at Flippa. Some domains that sold GermanFood.com – $5,000 – Price was negotiated post-auction. Fittingly.com and 215 other domains – $...
Discussion
July 31, 2014, 12:58 am
The Domains
Owner Of UGN.com Forced to Defend UDRP Against Someone With No Trademark & No Proof
Talk about a waste of money. The owner of the domain name UGN.com just successfully defended a UDRP against UGN, Inc which was represented by Laura Petrolino of Arment Dietrich, Inc., Illinois The owner of the domain has owned it since at least 2001....
Discussion
Owner Of UGN.com Forced to Defend UDRP Against Someone With No Trademark & No Proof
Talk about a waste of money. The owner of the domain name UGN.com just successfully defended a UDRP against UGN, Inc which was represented by Laura Petrolino of Arment Dietrich, Inc., Illinois The owner of the domain has owned it since at least 2001....
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 9:04 pm
The Domains
Stephen Colbert Grabs Sarah Palin Domain Name
Stephen Colbert scoops up Sarah Palin Domain Time magazine wrote about Stephen Colbert from Comedy Central registering TheSarahPalinChannel.com, the channel will parody the new SarahPalinChannel.com. The Sarah Palin channel will cost you $9.95/month ...
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Stephen Colbert Grabs Sarah Palin Domain Name
Stephen Colbert scoops up Sarah Palin Domain Time magazine wrote about Stephen Colbert from Comedy Central registering TheSarahPalinChannel.com, the channel will parody the new SarahPalinChannel.com. The Sarah Palin channel will cost you $9.95/month ...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 8:39 pm
The Domains
Interlink Co., Ltd. Wins Community Priority Evaluation For The New gTLD .Osaka
Interlink Co., Ltd. Application for The New gTLD .Osaka just won its Community Priority Evaluation .Osaka has prevailed with its Community Priority Evaluation application getting 15 of the maximum 16 points. This means that GMO’s application fo...
Discussion
Interlink Co., Ltd. Wins Community Priority Evaluation For The New gTLD .Osaka
Interlink Co., Ltd. Application for The New gTLD .Osaka just won its Community Priority Evaluation .Osaka has prevailed with its Community Priority Evaluation application getting 15 of the maximum 16 points. This means that GMO’s application fo...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 6:08 pm
The Domains
How Much Would You Spent For a 30M Meeting WIth Eric Schmidt of Google? Bidding Is At $8K
Bidding is now opened for a what is described as having “Coffee with Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, at Google in New York City.” “Sit down to coffee with Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, for 30 minutes at Goo...
Discussion
How Much Would You Spent For a 30M Meeting WIth Eric Schmidt of Google? Bidding Is At $8K
Bidding is now opened for a what is described as having “Coffee with Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, at Google in New York City.” “Sit down to coffee with Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, for 30 minutes at Goo...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 5:38 pm
The Domains
More rom ICANN Court Filing: Not Only Are ccTLD’s Not Property But They Don’t Belong To The Country
Earlier we wrote about ICANN filing several motions to quash a federal court ruling that ccTLD registries could be seized to satisfy judgements against the underling country saying ccTLD’s...
Discussion
More rom ICANN Court Filing: Not Only Are ccTLD’s Not Property But They Don’t Belong To The Country
Earlier we wrote about ICANN filing several motions to quash a federal court ruling that ccTLD registries could be seized to satisfy judgements against the underling country saying ccTLD’s...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 4:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big names buy domains: Under Armour, Mary Kay, SAP and more
Large companies snap up domain names at Sedo. This week’s Sedo end user sales list is packed with big name end user buyers. Fortune 500 companies bought domains for under $2,000. The list follows. You can view previous lists like this here. If ...
Discussion
Big names buy domains: Under Armour, Mary Kay, SAP and more
Large companies snap up domain names at Sedo. This week’s Sedo end user sales list is packed with big name end user buyers. Fortune 500 companies bought domains for under $2,000. The list follows. You can view previous lists like this here. If ...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
.London’s unique “SunPriorityRush” period ends tomorrow
Tomorrow is a key deadline for .London domain names. The .London domain name is launching, and it’s very different from previous domain name launches. I reached out to Antony Van Couvering with Minds + Machines to learn more about the .London l...
Discussion
.London’s unique “SunPriorityRush” period ends tomorrow
Tomorrow is a key deadline for .London domain names. The .London domain name is launching, and it’s very different from previous domain name launches. I reached out to Antony Van Couvering with Minds + Machines to learn more about the .London l...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 2:09 pm
