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The Domains
Who Would Be Stupid Enough To Name Their Site ICANNDomains.com? This Guy
I get about 20 emails a day from people I don’t know and never heard of offering me all sorts of crappy domains at ridiculous prices. However the one from ICANNDomains.com caught my eye. Yes its a crazy domain for someone to try to use to sell ...
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Who Would Be Stupid Enough To Name Their Site ICANNDomains.com? This Guy
I get about 20 emails a day from people I don’t know and never heard of offering me all sorts of crappy domains at ridiculous prices. However the one from ICANNDomains.com caught my eye. Yes its a crazy domain for someone to try to use to sell ...
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 2:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chicago.com applies for dotchicago trademark
…but didn’t apply for the top level domain. Chicago.com, Inc., has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for the DotChicago mark. But Chicago.com founder Josh Metnick says his company did not apply for t...
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Chicago.com applies for dotchicago trademark
…but didn’t apply for the top level domain. Chicago.com, Inc., has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for the DotChicago mark. But Chicago.com founder Josh Metnick says his company did not apply for t...
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 2:04 pm
Elliot's Blog
5 With… Bhavin Turakhia Discussing His Company’s $30 Million gTLD Investment
Bhavin Turakhia is the CEO and Co-Founder of Directi, a technology conglomerate that owns and operates companies like Skenzo, LogicBoxes, ResellerClub, BigRock, and others. Working with his brother Divyank Turakhia, Directi is now reportedly worth &l...
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5 With… Bhavin Turakhia Discussing His Company’s $30 Million gTLD Investment
Bhavin Turakhia is the CEO and Co-Founder of Directi, a technology conglomerate that owns and operates companies like Skenzo, LogicBoxes, ResellerClub, BigRock, and others. Working with his brother Divyank Turakhia, Directi is now reportedly worth &l...
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 12:08 pm
The Domains
Big Boost For .TV: HDNet Joins With Ryan Seacrest, Tour Promoter AEG & Talent Agent CAA & Becomes AXS.TV
In what appears to be a big boost for .TV according to the HollywoodReporter.com, Mark Cuban’s HdNet is going to re-brand as AXS.tv. The new network will take on partners including Ryan Seacrest, Tour promoter AEG and talent agency CAA, ....
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Big Boost For .TV: HDNet Joins With Ryan Seacrest, Tour Promoter AEG & Talent Agent CAA & Becomes AXS.TV
In what appears to be a big boost for .TV according to the HollywoodReporter.com, Mark Cuban’s HdNet is going to re-brand as AXS.tv. The new network will take on partners including Ryan Seacrest, Tour promoter AEG and talent agency CAA, ....
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 12:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain sales from the past week
Here’s Domain Name Wire’s weekly wrap of end user domain name sales. From medical companies to a utility and o2, here’s a list of end user domain sales from the past week. Afternic RedRock Wealth Management of Las Vegas paid $1,188 ...
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16 end user domain sales from the past week
Here’s Domain Name Wire’s weekly wrap of end user domain name sales. From medical companies to a utility and o2, here’s a list of end user domain sales from the past week. Afternic RedRock Wealth Management of Las Vegas paid $1,188 ...
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 11:34 am
Domain Name News
CitizenHawk rolls out a sophisticated cloud-based online brand protection platform
California based CitizenHawk, a global provider of online brand protection and enforcement services, has announced the launch of a powerful online brand protection tool called “HawkDiscovery” that enables users to search the entire web an...
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CitizenHawk rolls out a sophisticated cloud-based online brand protection platform
California based CitizenHawk, a global provider of online brand protection and enforcement services, has announced the launch of a powerful online brand protection tool called “HawkDiscovery” that enables users to search the entire web an...
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 10:59 am
Domain Name News
Microsoft buys ie.de for $11,860 USD, Sedo reports weekly sales
Amongst Sedo’s latest sales report for the previous week is ie.de, which was purchased by Microsoft for 9,500 EUR (appx. $11,860 USD) – most likely to use for their Internet Explorer browser. This past week, 669 transactions took place on...
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Microsoft buys ie.de for $11,860 USD, Sedo reports weekly sales
Amongst Sedo’s latest sales report for the previous week is ie.de, which was purchased by Microsoft for 9,500 EUR (appx. $11,860 USD) – most likely to use for their Internet Explorer browser. This past week, 669 transactions took place on...
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 10:19 am
Elliot's Blog
eNom: Make It Easier for Bulk Transfers
I made a decision to transfer a large group of domain names to eNom, primarily because Bari Meyerson is my new account manager, and I appreciated working with her at Moniker. Bari helped me with the transfer, but I think eNom’s system needs to ...
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eNom: Make It Easier for Bulk Transfers
I made a decision to transfer a large group of domain names to eNom, primarily because Bari Meyerson is my new account manager, and I appreciated working with her at Moniker. Bari helped me with the transfer, but I think eNom’s system needs to ...
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 10:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Set your alarm clocks for the “big reveal”
Over 1,900 new TLD applications to be revealed June 13. ICANN today announced details about reveal day, when it reveals over 1,900 applied-for top level domain names. A reveal news conference is set for Kings Place in London at 1 p.m. local time (noo...
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Set your alarm clocks for the “big reveal”
Over 1,900 new TLD applications to be revealed June 13. ICANN today announced details about reveal day, when it reveals over 1,900 applied-for top level domain names. A reveal news conference is set for Kings Place in London at 1 p.m. local time (noo...
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 9:59 am
Domain Name Wire
Vint Cerf: I think a only a few new TLDs will be notably successful
Cerf discusses new TLDs and Google’s involvement. Vint Cerf, former chairman of ICANN’s board and current Google Chief Internet Evangelist, has dished out a bit of opinion on new top level domains. CNET asked Cerf this question: Namespace...
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Vint Cerf: I think a only a few new TLDs will be notably successful
Cerf discusses new TLDs and Google’s involvement. Vint Cerf, former chairman of ICANN’s board and current Google Chief Internet Evangelist, has dished out a bit of opinion on new top level domains. CNET asked Cerf this question: Namespace...
Discussion
June 6, 2012, 9:41 am
