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The Domains
Fadi Chehadé: If We Fragment The Internet, ‘It Will Not Be The Internet As We Know It’
In an article in the Huffington Post, the CEO of ICANN said that fragmentation of the Internet was a primary concern. From the article: Fadi Chehadé, CEO Of ICANN, told HuffPost Live at Davos he thinks the “biggest threat” to innov...
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Fadi Chehadé: If We Fragment The Internet, ‘It Will Not Be The Internet As We Know It’
In an article in the Huffington Post, the CEO of ICANN said that fragmentation of the Internet was a primary concern. From the article: Fadi Chehadé, CEO Of ICANN, told HuffPost Live at Davos he thinks the “biggest threat” to innov...
Discussion
January 25, 2014, 11:36 pm
The Domains
Go Daddy “thousands and thousands” of people have preregistered 25 new gtlds”
This week we did hear from some companies within the new gtld space and what kind of demand they were seeing. Donuts put out a blog post yesterday where they said they have already received total orders and commitments over $5million. Now some of th...
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Go Daddy “thousands and thousands” of people have preregistered 25 new gtlds”
This week we did hear from some companies within the new gtld space and what kind of demand they were seeing. Donuts put out a blog post yesterday where they said they have already received total orders and commitments over $5million. Now some of th...
Discussion
January 25, 2014, 9:47 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 25th, 2014
And here we are again. Plowing snow again as you read this. Last time this year we had 4 snow or ice events at this time. This year 15. I picked a good year to expand our business. But I’m not going to lie. I...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on January 25th, 2014
And here we are again. Plowing snow again as you read this. Last time this year we had 4 snow or ice events at this time. This year 15. I picked a good year to expand our business. But I’m not going to lie. I...
Discussion
January 25, 2014, 11:49 am
The Domains
There are 700,000 daily reasons why King.com is trying to Crush other game developers
King.com tries to explain they are not really looking to crush the competition but rather make sure they are protected. Over the last couple days stories have come out about the maker of the famous Candy Crush Saga game trademarking the word “C...
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There are 700,000 daily reasons why King.com is trying to Crush other game developers
King.com tries to explain they are not really looking to crush the competition but rather make sure they are protected. Over the last couple days stories have come out about the maker of the famous Candy Crush Saga game trademarking the word “C...
Discussion
January 25, 2014, 6:02 am
The Domains
Justin Bieber Arrest Inspires Over 55 Domain Registrations From Funny To Scary
As most of you know 21 year old pop sensation Justin Bieber was arrested down here in South Florida yesterday for DUI and some other charges related to allegedly drag racing down South Beach The arrest has led to over 55 .com and .net domain registra...
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Justin Bieber Arrest Inspires Over 55 Domain Registrations From Funny To Scary
As most of you know 21 year old pop sensation Justin Bieber was arrested down here in South Florida yesterday for DUI and some other charges related to allegedly drag racing down South Beach The arrest has led to over 55 .com and .net domain registra...
Discussion
January 25, 2014, 12:46 am
Domain Shane
DomainFest Drops Price All The Way Down to $495
I was perusing the DomainFest Website to see if any more info had been added and saw that the price had dropped today. All the way down to $495 until the end of January. The key to the success of Namescon was the incredible price. It was ...
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DomainFest Drops Price All The Way Down to $495
I was perusing the DomainFest Website to see if any more info had been added and saw that the price had dropped today. All the way down to $495 until the end of January. The key to the success of Namescon was the incredible price. It was ...
Discussion
January 25, 2014, 12:33 am
The Domains
Registered In 1994 Graceland.com Hit With UDRP
Someone, presumably the Elvis Presley estate just filed a UDRP on the domain name Graceland.com The domain name Graceland.com has an original registration date of December 23rd 1994. The domain is owned by a Simon Higgs of Burbank Califor...
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Registered In 1994 Graceland.com Hit With UDRP
Someone, presumably the Elvis Presley estate just filed a UDRP on the domain name Graceland.com The domain name Graceland.com has an original registration date of December 23rd 1994. The domain is owned by a Simon Higgs of Burbank Califor...
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January 24, 2014, 9:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Did you know Apple let iPad.com expire? That’s what one internet company claims.
Company uses iPad.com domain as an example of a cybersquatter snagging an expiring domain. But that’s not true. From the “right idea, wrong example” department… Newcastle, England company Zebra Internet Services is now pitchi...
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Did you know Apple let iPad.com expire? That’s what one internet company claims.
Company uses iPad.com domain as an example of a cybersquatter snagging an expiring domain. But that’s not true. From the “right idea, wrong example” department… Newcastle, England company Zebra Internet Services is now pitchi...
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January 24, 2014, 9:24 pm
Domain Shane
The Best Gift I’ve Ever Received Was From Dot Co: Aka How Dot Co Made Me Thousands of Dollars
One of the most precious items I own was courtesy of Dot Co back in 2010. It was the beginning of the Dot Co era and they were just starting the advertising push that would eventually become the standard for which all new tlds would strive. Dur...
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The Best Gift I’ve Ever Received Was From Dot Co: Aka How Dot Co Made Me Thousands of Dollars
One of the most precious items I own was courtesy of Dot Co back in 2010. It was the beginning of the Dot Co era and they were just starting the advertising push that would eventually become the standard for which all new tlds would strive. Dur...
Discussion
January 24, 2014, 9:15 pm
The Domains
IBM/ Deloitte Goes With Trademark-ClearningHouse.Uno & TMCH.Uno to Promote Spanish Brand Awareness.”
IBM & Deloitte which operates the Trademark Clearing House for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) announced they will use the domain names TRADEMARK-CLEARINGHOUSE.UNO and TMCH.UNO to Promote Spanish Bran...
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IBM/ Deloitte Goes With Trademark-ClearningHouse.Uno & TMCH.Uno to Promote Spanish Brand Awareness.”
IBM & Deloitte which operates the Trademark Clearing House for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) announced they will use the domain names TRADEMARK-CLEARINGHOUSE.UNO and TMCH.UNO to Promote Spanish Bran...
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January 24, 2014, 8:29 pm
