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The Domains
More Trademark Clearing House Abuse: Texas & Venture Triggers Notice
A couple of weeks ago we wrote about Trademark holders of generic terms applying to the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) where trademarks on many of which were causing some of those 500,000 “warnings” to go out to people trying to register...
Discussion
More Trademark Clearing House Abuse: Texas & Venture Triggers Notice
A couple of weeks ago we wrote about Trademark holders of generic terms applying to the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) where trademarks on many of which were causing some of those 500,000 “warnings” to go out to people trying to register...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 6:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
5 questions to be answered at this week’s DomainFest
Attendance, new TLDs, and other questions to be answered this week. I’m writing this while airborne on my way to Los Angeles for this week’s DomainFest conference. Here are five questions that will be answered by the end of the week. 1. H...
Discussion
5 questions to be answered at this week’s DomainFest
Attendance, new TLDs, and other questions to be answered this week. I’m writing this while airborne on my way to Los Angeles for this week’s DomainFest conference. Here are five questions that will be answered by the end of the week. 1. H...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 4:30 pm
The Domains
So Far Only Three Major 4 Year Colleges Have Registered a .Education Domain
The new gTLD .Education opens up for live registrations on April 2nd but of course had a Sunrise period early for trademark holders and its in the final day of the Early Access Program. Going through the zone file I only found only three what y...
Discussion
So Far Only Three Major 4 Year Colleges Have Registered a .Education Domain
The new gTLD .Education opens up for live registrations on April 2nd but of course had a Sunrise period early for trademark holders and its in the final day of the Early Access Program. Going through the zone file I only found only three what y...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wow: is this the most expensive new TLD sale yet?
English.club sells for $17,500. The .Club domain name enters landrush tomorrow, and already the domain name is showing solid early results. Point in fact: English.club sold for $17,500. Given the huge supply of new TLDs hitting the market, solid keyw...
Discussion
Wow: is this the most expensive new TLD sale yet?
English.club sells for $17,500. The .Club domain name enters landrush tomorrow, and already the domain name is showing solid early results. Point in fact: English.club sold for $17,500. Given the huge supply of new TLDs hitting the market, solid keyw...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 2:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Could NamesCon hit 1,000 attendees next year?
Conference sets ambitious attendance goal…and it might hit it. The inaugural NamesCon domain name conference happened just two months ago, but organizers are already planning a repeat in 2015. The event will take place Jan 11-14, 2015 at the T...
Discussion
Could NamesCon hit 1,000 attendees next year?
Conference sets ambitious attendance goal…and it might hit it. The inaugural NamesCon domain name conference happened just two months ago, but organizers are already planning a repeat in 2015. The event will take place Jan 11-14, 2015 at the T...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 1:45 pm
The Domains
.Berlin Dirk Krischenowski Blasts ICANN Over TMCH Which Has “Largely Failed”
Internetworld.de, interviewed Dirk Krischenowski of .Berlin who blasted ICANN and the performance of the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) The article was published in German and we used Google translate. Dirk chatted with the German publication about...
Discussion
.Berlin Dirk Krischenowski Blasts ICANN Over TMCH Which Has “Largely Failed”
Internetworld.de, interviewed Dirk Krischenowski of .Berlin who blasted ICANN and the performance of the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) The article was published in German and we used Google translate. Dirk chatted with the German publication about...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 12:45 pm
The Domains
The .CLUB LAND RUSH Starts Tomorrow April 1st: Join The Landrush.CLUB
According to a press release this morning by .CLUB, “like the United States Land Rush of 1889 that changed the landscape of America and the lives of million of people, a new land grab is ensuing all over the Internet as new domain extensions co...
Discussion
The .CLUB LAND RUSH Starts Tomorrow April 1st: Join The Landrush.CLUB
According to a press release this morning by .CLUB, “like the United States Land Rush of 1889 that changed the landscape of America and the lives of million of people, a new land grab is ensuing all over the Internet as new domain extensions co...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 12:14 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 31st, 2014
I’m sure you heard that Namescon is already opening ticket sales and again they are at an incredibly low $199. You don’t need a “leaked video” to know it’s a hell of a deal. Solid marketing to announce it on ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 31st, 2014
I’m sure you heard that Namescon is already opening ticket sales and again they are at an incredibly low $199. You don’t need a “leaked video” to know it’s a hell of a deal. Solid marketing to announce it on ...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 11:23 am
DomainSherpa
Businesses: Do Not Abuse the UDRP as Your “Plan B” for Acquiring a Domain Name – With John Berryhill
If you think you can file a UDRP case to get control of a domain name after failing to negotiate the acquisition, think again.The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was put in place to streamline the process to resolve disputes between trademar...
Discussion
Businesses: Do Not Abuse the UDRP as Your “Plan B” for Acquiring a Domain Name – With John Berryhill
If you think you can file a UDRP case to get control of a domain name after failing to negotiate the acquisition, think again.The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was put in place to streamline the process to resolve disputes between trademar...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 7:05 am
The Domains
Microsoft and the Bing Entity Engine
Frederic Lardinois wrote a piece on Tech Crunch tonight about Microsoft and their plan for their entity engine. The entity engine is Microsoft’s answer to the Google Knowledge Graph. These products are not the most desirable from a web develope...
Discussion
Microsoft and the Bing Entity Engine
Frederic Lardinois wrote a piece on Tech Crunch tonight about Microsoft and their plan for their entity engine. The entity engine is Microsoft’s answer to the Google Knowledge Graph. These products are not the most desirable from a web develope...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 5:49 am
