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The Domains
Venture Beat “Domain gold rush: Why your company needs to speak Chinese online”
Kathy Nielsen from Sedo did a guest post on Venture Beat discussing domain names and the upcoming Chinese new gtlds. From the article: By now, many savvy businesses and investors have heard about the expansion of the domain name system. New extension...
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Venture Beat “Domain gold rush: Why your company needs to speak Chinese online”
Kathy Nielsen from Sedo did a guest post on Venture Beat discussing domain names and the upcoming Chinese new gtlds. From the article: By now, many savvy businesses and investors have heard about the expansion of the domain name system. New extension...
Discussion
April 26, 2014, 2:32 pm

The Domains
Xapo Looks To Bring The First Bitcoin Debit Card to Market
Robert MCMillan of Wired wrote an article on the upcoming Bitcoin debit card from Xapo. The article points out that there are some other prepaid Bitcoin cards out there, the author noted they feel rather “fly by night”. Xapo has actually ...
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Xapo Looks To Bring The First Bitcoin Debit Card to Market
Robert MCMillan of Wired wrote an article on the upcoming Bitcoin debit card from Xapo. The article points out that there are some other prepaid Bitcoin cards out there, the author noted they feel rather “fly by night”. Xapo has actually ...
Discussion
April 26, 2014, 12:00 pm

Domain Shane
Update On Top 10 Sales From A Year Ago This Week: GotHealth.com, Evora.com, Radius.com, Domains.in, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Moms.com for $252,000 The traffic leader for the week, with an Alexa rank near 60,000. “Moms.com connects women from all stages of mother...
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Update On Top 10 Sales From A Year Ago This Week: GotHealth.com, Evora.com, Radius.com, Domains.in, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Moms.com for $252,000 The traffic leader for the week, with an Alexa rank near 60,000. “Moms.com connects women from all stages of mother...
Discussion
April 26, 2014, 12:34 am

The Domains
After The Meeting On Internet Governance NETmundial Publishes Draft “Outcome Document”
The Global Multistakeholder two day meeting on the Future of Internet Governance Netmundial just concluded in Sao Paulo, Brazil . They report that 1,480 people attended the the meeting from 97 nations. “During the two-day event, the participant...
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After The Meeting On Internet Governance NETmundial Publishes Draft “Outcome Document”
The Global Multistakeholder two day meeting on the Future of Internet Governance Netmundial just concluded in Sao Paulo, Brazil . They report that 1,480 people attended the the meeting from 97 nations. “During the two-day event, the participant...
Discussion
April 25, 2014, 6:39 pm

Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling beats $200 billion healthcare giant Novartis in UDRP
9 year delay in filing UDRP hurts pharma company’s claim of disruption to its business. Frank Schilling has successfully defended the domain name ClearCare.com in a UDRP filed by Novartis AG. Novartis, which has a $200 billion market cap, offer...
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Frank Schilling beats $200 billion healthcare giant Novartis in UDRP
9 year delay in filing UDRP hurts pharma company’s claim of disruption to its business. Frank Schilling has successfully defended the domain name ClearCare.com in a UDRP filed by Novartis AG. Novartis, which has a $200 billion market cap, offer...
Discussion
April 25, 2014, 3:42 pm

Domain Name Wire
This week’s Expired Domain Report
[Editor's note: this is Domain Name Wire's first weekly expired domain name report, written by Joseph Peterson. Your feedback is welcome in the comments.] Last week, as always, expired domain auction sites were bustling with bids — so...
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This week’s Expired Domain Report
[Editor's note: this is Domain Name Wire's first weekly expired domain name report, written by Joseph Peterson. Your feedback is welcome in the comments.] Last week, as always, expired domain auction sites were bustling with bids — so...
Discussion
April 25, 2014, 3:11 pm

The Domains
Our Picks of 400+ Domains From The 12K Domain .Club Landrush List
The Landrush period for .Club closes next week on May 1st. Land Rush is the period during which .Club domain name is available for registration which has for an extra fee you get priority ahead of general availability which begins on May ...
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Our Picks of 400+ Domains From The 12K Domain .Club Landrush List
The Landrush period for .Club closes next week on May 1st. Land Rush is the period during which .Club domain name is available for registration which has for an extra fee you get priority ahead of general availability which begins on May ...
Discussion
April 25, 2014, 2:21 pm

Domain Name Wire
Verisign withdraws IDN application and explains drop in .com/.net growth
Verisign cites a number of headwinds in its existing TLD business while it withdraws one of its IDN applications. Verisign held its quarterly investor conference call yesterday after releasing it first quarter earnings. The company processed 8.6 mill...
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Verisign withdraws IDN application and explains drop in .com/.net growth
Verisign cites a number of headwinds in its existing TLD business while it withdraws one of its IDN applications. Verisign held its quarterly investor conference call yesterday after releasing it first quarter earnings. The company processed 8.6 mill...
Discussion
April 25, 2014, 1:57 pm

Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 25th, 2014
I’m going to try something new today and tomorrow. I am running a “Challenge”. I am going to run a 5K tonight and then a half marathon tomorrow. The first goal is to just do both. I think I got that part OK. The ne...
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THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on April 25th, 2014
I’m going to try something new today and tomorrow. I am running a “Challenge”. I am going to run a 5K tonight and then a half marathon tomorrow. The first goal is to just do both. I think I got that part OK. The ne...
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April 25, 2014, 11:14 am

DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: April 26 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: April 26, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Verisign Reports Slowing .com/.net Registrations..., Verisign Reports: Revenue Up 5%;..., .city Contention Set Resolved at..., Domain Registrars Want Mor...
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Domain Name News: April 26 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: April 26, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Verisign Reports Slowing .com/.net Registrations..., Verisign Reports: Revenue Up 5%;..., .city Contention Set Resolved at..., Domain Registrars Want Mor...
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April 25, 2014, 9:30 am