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The Domains
The 1st Installment of Things You Can’t Believe People Did This Week In The Domain World
I spotted a few hard to believe things that happened in the domain world this week and I thought I would put them into one post. I’m thinking about making this a regular weekend feature as there is typically no shortage of incredibly hard to un...
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The 1st Installment of Things You Can’t Believe People Did This Week In The Domain World
I spotted a few hard to believe things that happened in the domain world this week and I thought I would put them into one post. I’m thinking about making this a regular weekend feature as there is typically no shortage of incredibly hard to un...
Discussion
July 5, 2014, 5:35 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 5th
Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. Some people may say it wasn’t a holiday for them but there’s still no reason to not have had a good day. I didn’t get a chance to talk about it yesterday but Flippa’s negotiati...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 5th
Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. Some people may say it wasn’t a holiday for them but there’s still no reason to not have had a good day. I didn’t get a chance to talk about it yesterday but Flippa’s negotiati...
Discussion
July 5, 2014, 11:07 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: WWR.com, ServerDeals.com, GoHunt.com, Komedi.com, More
Listed below are some updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DNJournal.com. 1. Body.com for $380,000 Controlled by “Law Offices of John Benedict”, probably on behalf of a client. Th...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago This Week: WWR.com, ServerDeals.com, GoHunt.com, Komedi.com, More
Listed below are some updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DNJournal.com. 1. Body.com for $380,000 Controlled by “Law Offices of John Benedict”, probably on behalf of a client. Th...
Discussion
July 4, 2014, 8:14 pm
The Domains
After 2 Years .Sex, .Porn & .Adult Become “Sensitive Strings” To The New gTLD Committee
After 2 year years The New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) has decided that .Sex, .Porn and .Adult are Sensitive Strings according to the minutes of the new gTLD committee to ICANN which are dated July 1st. Interestingly before the application period c...
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After 2 Years .Sex, .Porn & .Adult Become “Sensitive Strings” To The New gTLD Committee
After 2 year years The New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) has decided that .Sex, .Porn and .Adult are Sensitive Strings according to the minutes of the new gTLD committee to ICANN which are dated July 1st. Interestingly before the application period c...
Discussion
July 4, 2014, 2:23 pm
The Domains
URDP Panel Is Not On Nationwide’s Side Denying Bid To Grab 3 Domains
A one member UDRP panel refused Nationwide Insurance Company bid to grab three domain names containing the word “nationwide” The three domains at issues were; The Respondent registered the disputed domain name nationwideautolending.com on...
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URDP Panel Is Not On Nationwide’s Side Denying Bid To Grab 3 Domains
A one member UDRP panel refused Nationwide Insurance Company bid to grab three domain names containing the word “nationwide” The three domains at issues were; The Respondent registered the disputed domain name nationwideautolending.com on...
Discussion
July 4, 2014, 1:42 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the Fourth of July
I’m not a big roller in the domain space. I am the Mark Grace of Domaining. Hitting doubles and singles all the time and making a little at a time. But unlike Mark I wasn’t banging every blonde in town in the 9...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the Fourth of July
I’m not a big roller in the domain space. I am the Mark Grace of Domaining. Hitting doubles and singles all the time and making a little at a time. But unlike Mark I wasn’t banging every blonde in town in the 9...
Discussion
July 4, 2014, 11:31 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: July 4 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: July 4, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Google Adult Ad Ban Now..., Minds + Machines Files Patent..., GoDaddy Wants to Patent Way..., .xyz Becomes 1st New gTLD..., Shoebuy.com's UDRP Record ...
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Domain Name News: July 4 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: July 4, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Google Adult Ad Ban Now..., Minds + Machines Files Patent..., GoDaddy Wants to Patent Way..., .xyz Becomes 1st New gTLD..., Shoebuy.com's UDRP Record ...
Discussion
July 4, 2014, 9:30 am
The Domains
Google’s Matt Cutt to take a break
Head of Google web spam Matt Cutts said that he is taking a break and going on leave. Matt certainly does take a lot of abuse defending the Panda and the Penguin and while I am sure he has made a lot of money at Google, it must be a stressful job. Ma...
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Google’s Matt Cutt to take a break
Head of Google web spam Matt Cutts said that he is taking a break and going on leave. Matt certainly does take a lot of abuse defending the Panda and the Penguin and while I am sure he has made a lot of money at Google, it must be a stressful job. Ma...
Discussion
July 4, 2014, 6:06 am
The Domains
Google Adult Ad Ban Now In Effect
CNBC is reporting that the Google Advertising Ban on Adult domain names is now in effect. We reported earlier this month that Google was going to impose new restrictions on adult advertising, which some believed amounted almost to a ban on advertisin...
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Google Adult Ad Ban Now In Effect
CNBC is reporting that the Google Advertising Ban on Adult domain names is now in effect. We reported earlier this month that Google was going to impose new restrictions on adult advertising, which some believed amounted almost to a ban on advertisin...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 5:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines files patent for “Domain Name Registration and Resale”
Patent describes system similar to AfternicDLS and SedoMLS but at the registry level. Minds + Machines Chairman Fred Krueger has filed a patent application (pdf) for the resale of domain names, titled “Domain Name Registration and Resale”...
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Minds + Machines files patent for “Domain Name Registration and Resale”
Patent describes system similar to AfternicDLS and SedoMLS but at the registry level. Minds + Machines Chairman Fred Krueger has filed a patent application (pdf) for the resale of domain names, titled “Domain Name Registration and Resale”...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 4:38 pm
