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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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June 6, 2012, 9:41 am
Domain Name News
Is ICANN crazy? According to GNSO council chair, YES IT IS: “Internet policy at risk!”
Stephane Van Gelder is the current chair of the GNSO (Generic Names Supporting Organization) council, one of ICANN’s major policy making bodies. Stéphane has seen the madness first hand for approximately the past year and a half and has ...
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Is ICANN crazy? According to GNSO council chair, YES IT IS: “Internet policy at risk!”
Stephane Van Gelder is the current chair of the GNSO (Generic Names Supporting Organization) council, one of ICANN’s major policy making bodies. Stéphane has seen the madness first hand for approximately the past year and a half and has ...
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June 6, 2012, 9:34 am
Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 6-6-12
FindLoans.com Found this one at Snapnames. I know, hard to believe J4.org There are a few two letter dot orgs today. All two character dot major tlds are liquid JBJJ.com Practical acronym? probably not, but very pretty domain StillA...
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Wednesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 6-6-12
FindLoans.com Found this one at Snapnames. I know, hard to believe J4.org There are a few two letter dot orgs today. All two character dot major tlds are liquid JBJJ.com Practical acronym? probably not, but very pretty domain StillA...
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June 6, 2012, 6:40 am
Domain Name News
.CA ccTLD 24 hr service outage announced by CIRA, domain management will be heavily impacted
It was just announced by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) that on June 12, 2012, they will be performing a system upgrade to the .CA registry. This upgrade, known as a “middleware implementation” will make it easier for...
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.CA ccTLD 24 hr service outage announced by CIRA, domain management will be heavily impacted
It was just announced by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) that on June 12, 2012, they will be performing a system upgrade to the .CA registry. This upgrade, known as a “middleware implementation” will make it easier for...
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June 5, 2012, 5:25 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $940K In Domain Names
Afternic.com just released its sales report for the week ending on June 3rd selling $ 940,686 in domain names. The highest sale of the week was a tie at $10K between WordLink.com and Competencies.com Here are the reportable sales: .com ...
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Afternic.com Sells $940K In Domain Names
Afternic.com just released its sales report for the week ending on June 3rd selling $ 940,686 in domain names. The highest sale of the week was a tie at $10K between WordLink.com and Competencies.com Here are the reportable sales: .com ...
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June 5, 2012, 5:18 pm
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Weekly Sales: SeIl.It ($24,874) Leads $1.19 Million in Total Sales
Even with summer beginning, Sedo manages to cross the one million dollar mark this week. A domain hack leads all sales with Sell.it selling at 20,000 EUR. Studio.org wasn’t too far behind at $20,000 and Benxi.com led the dot coms at $16K....
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Sedo’s Weekly Sales: SeIl.It ($24,874) Leads $1.19 Million in Total Sales
Even with summer beginning, Sedo manages to cross the one million dollar mark this week. A domain hack leads all sales with Sell.it selling at 20,000 EUR. Studio.org wasn’t too far behind at $20,000 and Benxi.com led the dot coms at $16K....
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June 5, 2012, 4:27 pm
