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The Domains
113 New gTLD Pass IE: .London; .Windows; .Bloomberg; .Broadway; .Ferrari; .Sony; .Samsung
113 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today. The winner of the day might be Uniregistry which had over 10 applications pass IE today which had been previously passed over. Other notable new gTLD extensions passing IE to...
Discussion
113 New gTLD Pass IE: .London; .Windows; .Bloomberg; .Broadway; .Ferrari; .Sony; .Samsung
113 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today. The winner of the day might be Uniregistry which had over 10 applications pass IE today which had been previously passed over. Other notable new gTLD extensions passing IE to...
Discussion
June 7, 2013, 1:46 pm
Elliot's Blog
Bouquet.com: Bought at TRAFFIC, Website Already Live
I’ve heard stories about domain auctions taking quite a bit of time to close post-auction. This is not one of those stories. In fact, the sale of Bouquet.com is quite the opposite of those, and there is a great auction story to go along wi...
Discussion
Bouquet.com: Bought at TRAFFIC, Website Already Live
I’ve heard stories about domain auctions taking quite a bit of time to close post-auction. This is not one of those stories. In fact, the sale of Bouquet.com is quite the opposite of those, and there is a great auction story to go along wi...
Discussion
June 7, 2013, 12:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
6 new TLD auctions bring in average of $1.5 million each
How much do new TLD applicants think their strings are worth? We now have a rough idea on a half dozen. The first six private top level domain name auctions held by Innovative Auctions have closed, bringing in a total of $9.01 million in winning bids...
Discussion
6 new TLD auctions bring in average of $1.5 million each
How much do new TLD applicants think their strings are worth? We now have a rough idea on a half dozen. The first six private top level domain name auctions held by Innovative Auctions have closed, bringing in a total of $9.01 million in winning bids...
Discussion
June 7, 2013, 10:29 am
The Domains
Marchex Gets Hit With UDRP On ZoomTv.com By Owners Of Times Of India
A UDRP has just been filed by Television Division of Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited against Marchex on the domain name ZoomTv.com with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). If you thought that the complainant of the UDRP ...
Discussion
Marchex Gets Hit With UDRP On ZoomTv.com By Owners Of Times Of India
A UDRP has just been filed by Television Division of Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited against Marchex on the domain name ZoomTv.com with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). If you thought that the complainant of the UDRP ...
Discussion
June 7, 2013, 10:12 am
Domain Name News
.IO Domains Offline?
As reported on twitter and Hacker News, .IO domains have stopped resolving and apparently new registrations are not going through either. .IO is the ccTLD for the British Indian Ocean territory. The TLD is especially popular with startups. According ...
Discussion
.IO Domains Offline?
As reported on twitter and Hacker News, .IO domains have stopped resolving and apparently new registrations are not going through either. .IO is the ccTLD for the British Indian Ocean territory. The TLD is especially popular with startups. According ...
Discussion
June 7, 2013, 9:50 am
Elliot's Blog
Domain Holdings Hiring Domain Brokers
In the last year or so, Domain Holdings has hired a number of people with considerable experience in the domain industry, including Monte Cahn, Alan Dunn, Ryan Colby, Mike Feeley, and Jim Grace. They’ve also hired a number of domain brokers as ...
Discussion
Domain Holdings Hiring Domain Brokers
In the last year or so, Domain Holdings has hired a number of people with considerable experience in the domain industry, including Monte Cahn, Alan Dunn, Ryan Colby, Mike Feeley, and Jim Grace. They’ve also hired a number of domain brokers as ...
Discussion
June 7, 2013, 9:22 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 6th
Lovelogo was nice enough to do an entire infographic on little ole’ me yesterday that reminded me how much I’ve written over the years. Its amazing how much good and how much junk can come out of a person if they stick with somethin...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 6th
Lovelogo was nice enough to do an entire infographic on little ole’ me yesterday that reminded me how much I’ve written over the years. Its amazing how much good and how much junk can come out of a person if they stick with somethin...
Discussion
June 7, 2013, 6:24 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: June 7 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: June 7, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Kuek Yu-Chuang to Lead ICANN’s..., 27 Investors Chip $7 Million..., .club Domains Wins The New..., Heads Up, .gmbh Applicants: This..., ICA Tells ICA...
Discussion
Domain Name News: June 7 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: June 7, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Kuek Yu-Chuang to Lead ICANN’s..., 27 Investors Chip $7 Million..., .club Domains Wins The New..., Heads Up, .gmbh Applicants: This..., ICA Tells ICA...
Discussion
June 7, 2013, 3:05 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN hires new COO, moves Atallah
ICANN shakes up leadership positions. ICANN has moved chief operating officer Akram Atallah to a new role and hired a replacement from outside the organization. Atallah has been named president of the Generic Domains Division. This new group will foc...
Discussion
ICANN hires new COO, moves Atallah
ICANN shakes up leadership positions. ICANN has moved chief operating officer Akram Atallah to a new role and hired a replacement from outside the organization. Atallah has been named president of the Generic Domains Division. This new group will foc...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 11:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Board rules on non-safeguard GAC advice
Resolution doesn’t resolve much; uncertainty remains. The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) has approved a resolution ruling on a number of items of advice from the Governmental Advisory Committee with regards to new top level domai...
Discussion
ICANN Board rules on non-safeguard GAC advice
Resolution doesn’t resolve much; uncertainty remains. The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) has approved a resolution ruling on a number of items of advice from the Governmental Advisory Committee with regards to new top level domai...
Discussion
June 6, 2013, 11:25 pm
