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GoDaddy’s 2nd Super Bowl ad to feature person quitting their job (for real) to start a biz
GoDaddy posts teaser for second ad for Sunday’s game. GoDaddy has already posted one of its two Super Bowl commercials for Sunday’s game. It hasn’t posted its second yet, but it has revealed some of the subject matter. According to ...
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GoDaddy’s 2nd Super Bowl ad to feature person quitting their job (for real) to start a biz
GoDaddy posts teaser for second ad for Sunday’s game. GoDaddy has already posted one of its two Super Bowl commercials for Sunday’s game. It hasn’t posted its second yet, but it has revealed some of the subject matter. According to ...
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January 28, 2014, 1:41 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 28th, 2014
I am just getting back to feeling full strength after trying to see how far I could push my body and how many desserts I could eat in a 10 day period (answer 57). I am going to try and ruin all that with an 8 mile run at -6 degrees. ...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 28th, 2014
I am just getting back to feeling full strength after trying to see how far I could push my body and how many desserts I could eat in a 10 day period (answer 57). I am going to try and ruin all that with an 8 mile run at -6 degrees. ...
Discussion
January 28, 2014, 11:35 am
The Domains
GigaOM “How GoDaddy plans to become a real tech company for real people”
GigaOm did a very lengthy piece earlier today on Go Daddy and on the maturation process the company has embarked upon to become more of a technology company. Blake Irving certainly has shaken things up with a lot of the focus being on small business...
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GigaOM “How GoDaddy plans to become a real tech company for real people”
GigaOm did a very lengthy piece earlier today on Go Daddy and on the maturation process the company has embarked upon to become more of a technology company. Blake Irving certainly has shaken things up with a lot of the focus being on small business...
Discussion
January 28, 2014, 9:38 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN makes progress on data retention waivers for domain name registrars
ICANN posts its first preliminary determination on a data retention waiver. ICANN published today the first preliminary determination on a registrar’s request to change the data retention requirements in the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreeme...
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ICANN makes progress on data retention waivers for domain name registrars
ICANN posts its first preliminary determination on a data retention waiver. ICANN published today the first preliminary determination on a registrar’s request to change the data retention requirements in the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreeme...
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January 28, 2014, 1:33 am
The Domains
OMGChrome.com Takes A look at what .chrome might look like
Omg Chrome did a piece on how Google will use dot chrome. Of course Chrome is ubiquitous all throughout the Google landscape, from netbooks, to the most popular web browser on the planet, to ChromeCast for your tv. There were a cou...
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OMGChrome.com Takes A look at what .chrome might look like
Omg Chrome did a piece on how Google will use dot chrome. Of course Chrome is ubiquitous all throughout the Google landscape, from netbooks, to the most popular web browser on the planet, to ChromeCast for your tv. There were a cou...
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January 27, 2014, 11:04 pm
The Domains
DotAsia and Momentum Events Announce Partnership for Major Hong Kong Domains Conference scheduled for May 2014
DotAsia, and Momentum Events have announced that they will be joining forces to create a new domain industry event coinciding with the prominent International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual conference and exhibition, taking place May 13-14 in Ho...
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DotAsia and Momentum Events Announce Partnership for Major Hong Kong Domains Conference scheduled for May 2014
DotAsia, and Momentum Events have announced that they will be joining forces to create a new domain industry event coinciding with the prominent International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual conference and exhibition, taking place May 13-14 in Ho...
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January 27, 2014, 8:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon gets a win in .Amazon fight & IO found to have conflict of interest in case
Panelist finds Independent Objector Alain Pellet has a conflict of interest and sides with Amazon.com in domain name dispute. Amazon.com has successfully defended community objections brought against its applications for .amazon and the Chinese and J...
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Amazon gets a win in .Amazon fight & IO found to have conflict of interest in case
Panelist finds Independent Objector Alain Pellet has a conflict of interest and sides with Amazon.com in domain name dispute. Amazon.com has successfully defended community objections brought against its applications for .amazon and the Chinese and J...
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January 27, 2014, 7:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Pepsi and others bought
Pepsi bought a domain name for one of its sodas and other end user domain purchases. Sedo reported $1.6 million worth of domain names sales for the week end ending January 19. Here are a dozen that involved end users, including Pepsi. You can see pre...
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What domain names Pepsi and others bought
Pepsi bought a domain name for one of its sodas and other end user domain purchases. Sedo reported $1.6 million worth of domain names sales for the week end ending January 19. Here are a dozen that involved end users, including Pepsi. You can see pre...
Discussion
January 27, 2014, 5:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs disappear from GoDaddy home page, plus 1&1′s hidden sunrise
GoDaddy demotes new TLDs from the home page, 1&1 not offering sunrise registrations through its largest brand. Here are a couple noteworthy items related to new top level domain names. First, over the weekend I noticed that promotions for new top...
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New TLDs disappear from GoDaddy home page, plus 1&1′s hidden sunrise
GoDaddy demotes new TLDs from the home page, 1&1 not offering sunrise registrations through its largest brand. Here are a couple noteworthy items related to new top level domain names. First, over the weekend I noticed that promotions for new top...
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January 27, 2014, 3:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
BuyDomains defends UDRP brought by Academy Sports
BuyDomains said it registered AcademyOnline.net as a generic domain name, not because of the sports retailer. BuyDomains, part of NameMedia, has successfully defended a UDRP brought by Academy Sports + Outdoors against the domain name AcademyOnline.n...
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BuyDomains defends UDRP brought by Academy Sports
BuyDomains said it registered AcademyOnline.net as a generic domain name, not because of the sports retailer. BuyDomains, part of NameMedia, has successfully defended a UDRP brought by Academy Sports + Outdoors against the domain name AcademyOnline.n...
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January 27, 2014, 2:55 pm
