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The Domains
The .Com Firewall: Is A .Com Registration Better Protection From New gTLD’s Than Trademarks?
An interesting point of view on new gTLD’s, trademarks and .com registrants was published today by Cybrands.com Basically the author of the post is claiming that owning a .com can be better protection against potentially infringing new gTLD dom...
Discussion
The .Com Firewall: Is A .Com Registration Better Protection From New gTLD’s Than Trademarks?
An interesting point of view on new gTLD’s, trademarks and .com registrants was published today by Cybrands.com Basically the author of the post is claiming that owning a .com can be better protection against potentially infringing new gTLD dom...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 7:46 pm
Domain Shane
Selling a Domain At Auction? Here is a Good Checklist
Several hours a day I go through the names up for auction and check through the results. Over the years I’ve built myself a little checklist that I am 100% positive leads to higher results. It only takes adding one more bidder to yo...
Discussion
Selling a Domain At Auction? Here is a Good Checklist
Several hours a day I go through the names up for auction and check through the results. Over the years I’ve built myself a little checklist that I am 100% positive leads to higher results. It only takes adding one more bidder to yo...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 7:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
BusinessForSale.com survives UDRP
BusinessESforSale.com (plural) failed to show it had trademark rights in its descriptive name. Although there are many benefits to using a good descriptive domain name, there’s also a drawback: other people can use similar domains, too. That&rs...
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BusinessForSale.com survives UDRP
BusinessESforSale.com (plural) failed to show it had trademark rights in its descriptive name. Although there are many benefits to using a good descriptive domain name, there’s also a drawback: other people can use similar domains, too. That&rs...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 6:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
30 end user domain name sales up to $150,000
$150,000 purchase among end user domain name transactions at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.7 million worth of domain names last week. Here’s a look at some of the domain names that were purchased by end users. (See more end user reports here.) D...
Discussion
30 end user domain name sales up to $150,000
$150,000 purchase among end user domain name transactions at Sedo last week. Sedo sold $1.7 million worth of domain names last week. Here’s a look at some of the domain names that were purchased by end users. (See more end user reports here.) D...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 5:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Web and .Webs: “There can be only one”
.Web and .webs top level domain name applications are now in a contention set. The International Centre for Dispute Resolution has handed in its final determination for the controversial String Confusion Objection process. In this case, Web.com won a...
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.Web and .Webs: “There can be only one”
.Web and .webs top level domain name applications are now in a contention set. The International Centre for Dispute Resolution has handed in its final determination for the controversial String Confusion Objection process. In this case, Web.com won a...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 4:07 pm
The Domains
BrandShield Raises $1.4 Million & Launches Its Brand Protection Software System In US
BrandShield, announced today backed by $1.4 million in seed funding its rolling out of the Brand Protection Software System in North America. BrandShield helps companies combat online brand abuse from brand parasites that steal traffic, scam users, ...
Discussion
BrandShield Raises $1.4 Million & Launches Its Brand Protection Software System In US
BrandShield, announced today backed by $1.4 million in seed funding its rolling out of the Brand Protection Software System in North America. BrandShield helps companies combat online brand abuse from brand parasites that steal traffic, scam users, ...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN plays “make believe” with string confusion review process
ICANN pretends other inconsistencies don’t exist so it can resolve two of the most embarrassing ones. Yesterday ICANN posted a proposal for dealing with “perceived inconsistencies” in String Confusion Objections filed over new top l...
Discussion
ICANN plays “make believe” with string confusion review process
ICANN pretends other inconsistencies don’t exist so it can resolve two of the most embarrassing ones. Yesterday ICANN posted a proposal for dealing with “perceived inconsistencies” in String Confusion Objections filed over new top l...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 3:46 pm
The Domains
Mike Daniels Former NSI Chairman: Dot com Became the Brand of Choice & I Believe it Will Be in the Future
Mike Daniels who served as Network Solutions (NSI) chairman from 1995 – 2000 and orchestrated the sale of Network Solutions to VeriSign for $19.3 billion in 2000 shared his thoughts on the new gTLD’s with BroadwayWorld.com Will the new cr...
Discussion
Mike Daniels Former NSI Chairman: Dot com Became the Brand of Choice & I Believe it Will Be in the Future
Mike Daniels who served as Network Solutions (NSI) chairman from 1995 – 2000 and orchestrated the sale of Network Solutions to VeriSign for $19.3 billion in 2000 shared his thoughts on the new gTLD’s with BroadwayWorld.com Will the new cr...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 3:45 pm
The Domains
.Toyko & .Nagoya Selects Pool.com For Sunrise & Landrush Auctions
.Tokyo and .Nagoya, announce their partnership with Pool.com and its auction services platform to help accelerate their introduction to global markets. “Auctions are the best way to resolve contending applications during the introduction of new...
Discussion
.Toyko & .Nagoya Selects Pool.com For Sunrise & Landrush Auctions
.Tokyo and .Nagoya, announce their partnership with Pool.com and its auction services platform to help accelerate their introduction to global markets. “Auctions are the best way to resolve contending applications during the introduction of new...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 2:53 pm
The Domains
.Vegas To Launch Summer of 2014 & Registrar Expects Registrations To Easily Exceed 900,000
According to a press release out this morning the .Vegas Registry is expecting to launch in the Summer of 2014 and expects 900,000 registrations in its first year. According to the PR .Vegas will have a 60 day Sunrise period then right to Go Li...
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.Vegas To Launch Summer of 2014 & Registrar Expects Registrations To Easily Exceed 900,000
According to a press release out this morning the .Vegas Registry is expecting to launch in the Summer of 2014 and expects 900,000 registrations in its first year. According to the PR .Vegas will have a 60 day Sunrise period then right to Go Li...
Discussion
February 12, 2014, 2:48 pm
