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Domain Name Wire
Villa.com changes registrars as part of Villa landgrab
Who’s behind this Villa landgrab? Last year I wrote about how someone was buying up lots of country code domain names with villa and villas at the second level. Since then I’ve continued to watch dozens of similar domain names get purchas...
Discussion
Villa.com changes registrars as part of Villa landgrab
Who’s behind this Villa landgrab? Last year I wrote about how someone was buying up lots of country code domain names with villa and villas at the second level. Since then I’ve continued to watch dozens of similar domain names get purchas...
Discussion
April 29, 2014, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
FICEP SPA guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in dirty UDRP case
This case is particularly dirty. Italian machine tool manufacturing company FICEP SPA has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP for FICEP.com. Czech Arbitration Court panelist Jane Seager got the call right as this is a very cl...
Discussion
FICEP SPA guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in dirty UDRP case
This case is particularly dirty. Italian machine tool manufacturing company FICEP SPA has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP for FICEP.com. Czech Arbitration Court panelist Jane Seager got the call right as this is a very cl...
Discussion
April 29, 2014, 2:18 pm
The Domains
NetNames Acquires WebIP
NetNames, an online brand protection and corporate domain name management, has acquired WebIP, a leader in corporate domain name management in the Australian market. This acquisition provides access for Australian corporations to NetNames’ onli...
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NetNames Acquires WebIP
NetNames, an online brand protection and corporate domain name management, has acquired WebIP, a leader in corporate domain name management in the Australian market. This acquisition provides access for Australian corporations to NetNames’ onli...
Discussion
April 29, 2014, 1:25 pm
The Domains
I Gave Up Bahamas.Tv With a $500 Annual Bill & Got The .Com For $98
So as the new gTLD are rolling out and we see the pricing that many are carrying some of them with an annual renewal fees that reminds us of the .TV days I wanted to share a couple of personal decisions we made regarding our own portfolio. As m...
Discussion
I Gave Up Bahamas.Tv With a $500 Annual Bill & Got The .Com For $98
So as the new gTLD are rolling out and we see the pricing that many are carrying some of them with an annual renewal fees that reminds us of the .TV days I wanted to share a couple of personal decisions we made regarding our own portfolio. As m...
Discussion
April 29, 2014, 12:38 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 29th, 2014
Yesterday there was some perceived fraudulent bids going on in the DobermanPinscher and the Movielist auctions. I reached out to Godaddy and they explained why the high bids kept going up and down. They had people watching the auction and remov...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 29th, 2014
Yesterday there was some perceived fraudulent bids going on in the DobermanPinscher and the Movielist auctions. I reached out to Godaddy and they explained why the high bids kept going up and down. They had people watching the auction and remov...
Discussion
April 29, 2014, 11:04 am
The Domains
Go Daddy Continues Global Expansion
Go Daddy is expanding all around the globe. The company now Supports Localized Product & Support in 37 Countries, 42 Markets, 44 Currencies & 17 Languages. Go Daddy put out a release announcing some of their expansion plans. GoDaddy, th...
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Go Daddy Continues Global Expansion
Go Daddy is expanding all around the globe. The company now Supports Localized Product & Support in 37 Countries, 42 Markets, 44 Currencies & 17 Languages. Go Daddy put out a release announcing some of their expansion plans. GoDaddy, th...
Discussion
April 29, 2014, 9:18 am
The Domains
U.S. Government Looking to Cash In Seized Silk Road Bitcoins
John Biggs of Tech Crunch reported that the U.S. government is starting to convert the Bitcoins from the Silk Road raid to cash. From the article: As I noted in January, the U.S. government is quite interested in getting out of the Bitcoin business a...
Discussion
U.S. Government Looking to Cash In Seized Silk Road Bitcoins
John Biggs of Tech Crunch reported that the U.S. government is starting to convert the Bitcoins from the Silk Road raid to cash. From the article: As I noted in January, the U.S. government is quite interested in getting out of the Bitcoin business a...
Discussion
April 29, 2014, 5:26 am
The Domains
Ficep.com Registrant Wins Again and Panelist Declares RDNH
Second time around is no better than the first for Ficep SPA, they filed a second UDRP to try to get the domain FICEP.com. This was not company vs domain investor but rather an Italian company founded in 1930 vs a French company founded in 1978. The ...
Discussion
Ficep.com Registrant Wins Again and Panelist Declares RDNH
Second time around is no better than the first for Ficep SPA, they filed a second UDRP to try to get the domain FICEP.com. This was not company vs domain investor but rather an Italian company founded in 1930 vs a French company founded in 1978. The ...
Discussion
April 28, 2014, 10:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
9 more new TLDs hit the market this week. 1 will be a big flop.
Nine more new top level domain names enter general availability this week, including one that is going to have a miserable launch. The week is already off with a bang thanks to the two most successful first day new TLD launches so far. TLD Registry r...
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9 more new TLDs hit the market this week. 1 will be a big flop.
Nine more new top level domain names enter general availability this week, including one that is going to have a miserable launch. The week is already off with a bang thanks to the two most successful first day new TLD launches so far. TLD Registry r...
Discussion
April 28, 2014, 5:39 pm
The Domains
The Precition Made On TheDomains Comes True As The 2 Chinese IDN Both Make The Top 5
Back on March 19th we published an interview with Simon Cousins about the two extensions TLD Registry is rolling out the Chinese IDN for Online (.在线) as well as Dot Chinese Website (中文网) Back then Simon told TheDomains.com that: &ldqu...
Discussion
The Precition Made On TheDomains Comes True As The 2 Chinese IDN Both Make The Top 5
Back on March 19th we published an interview with Simon Cousins about the two extensions TLD Registry is rolling out the Chinese IDN for Online (.在线) as well as Dot Chinese Website (中文网) Back then Simon told TheDomains.com that: &ldqu...
Discussion
April 28, 2014, 4:25 pm
