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The Domains
Six 17 Year Old “Cyber” Domain Names Are Dropping Tomorrow
Six 17 year old domain names all starting with the word “Cyber” are dropping tomorrow. The domain names are: cyberbank.com cyberbooks.com cyberdirect.com cyberexpo.com cyberprint.com cybertrip.com All six appear to have owned by ACTON Int...
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Six 17 Year Old “Cyber” Domain Names Are Dropping Tomorrow
Six 17 year old domain names all starting with the word “Cyber” are dropping tomorrow. The domain names are: cyberbank.com cyberbooks.com cyberdirect.com cyberexpo.com cyberprint.com cybertrip.com All six appear to have owned by ACTON Int...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 2:43 pm
The Domains
Beckstrom: ICANN May Deny New gTLD Applications If They Got An Unfair Advantage In Seeing Others Info
Rod Beckstrom the CEO of ICANN just told theHill.com, that applicants who looks at other applicants info in an attempt “to gain an unfair edge over their competitors” may have their own application denied. In an interview with The H...
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Beckstrom: ICANN May Deny New gTLD Applications If They Got An Unfair Advantage In Seeing Others Info
Rod Beckstrom the CEO of ICANN just told theHill.com, that applicants who looks at other applicants info in an attempt “to gain an unfair edge over their competitors” may have their own application denied. In an interview with The H...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 1:08 pm
Domain Shane
Monday’s List of A Few Nice Websites Up For Auction
Went through the list today over at Flippa and found a few interesting websites for sale that have a solid opportunity to generate some daily revenue. Let’s take a look. FaxFromEmail.org Ranks on first page for “Fax from Email...
Discussion
Monday’s List of A Few Nice Websites Up For Auction
Went through the list today over at Flippa and found a few interesting websites for sale that have a solid opportunity to generate some daily revenue. Let’s take a look. FaxFromEmail.org Ranks on first page for “Fax from Email...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 12:46 pm
The Domains
Quick Poll: How Many Unique New gTLD’s Will Be Applied For?
With ICANN announcement on Friday that 2,091 applications have been submitted with another 214 pending awaiting payment the question now becomes how many Unique applications will there be for new gTLD? There are many strings which have publicly annou...
Discussion
Quick Poll: How Many Unique New gTLD’s Will Be Applied For?
With ICANN announcement on Friday that 2,091 applications have been submitted with another 214 pending awaiting payment the question now becomes how many Unique applications will there be for new gTLD? There are many strings which have publicly annou...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 12:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another three letter .xxx domain name lost in UDRP
BGZ.xxx given to bank in Poland. .xxx UDRP cases present some interesting scenarios that are not common amongst other top level domains. For example, if the .xxx domain name at issue is just three letters and it doesn’t resolve, how do you prov...
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Another three letter .xxx domain name lost in UDRP
BGZ.xxx given to bank in Poland. .xxx UDRP cases present some interesting scenarios that are not common amongst other top level domains. For example, if the .xxx domain name at issue is just three letters and it doesn’t resolve, how do you prov...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 11:57 am
DomainSherpa
The Technical Genius Who’s Removing Subjectivity from Domain Name Valuations – With Dennis Lastochkin
Ask three domain name investors for a valuation of a domain name you are selling or thinking of buying, and you are likely to get three different answers – maybe even four.Enter Dennis Lastochkin, a technical genius who in just six months creat...
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The Technical Genius Who’s Removing Subjectivity from Domain Name Valuations – With Dennis Lastochkin
Ask three domain name investors for a valuation of a domain name you are selling or thinking of buying, and you are likely to get three different answers – maybe even four.Enter Dennis Lastochkin, a technical genius who in just six months creat...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 11:05 am
Domain Name Wire
Owner of Despair.net sues to block transfer to Despair, Inc.
Now that’s demotivating. The owner of the domain name Despair.net has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Despair, Inc., maker of “demotivational” products, to block a UDRP decision on the domain name. Despair, Inc. filed a UDRP against t...
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Owner of Despair.net sues to block transfer to Despair, Inc.
Now that’s demotivating. The owner of the domain name Despair.net has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Despair, Inc., maker of “demotivational” products, to block a UDRP decision on the domain name. Despair, Inc. filed a UDRP against t...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 10:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Donuts and Minds + Machines updates on TAS and new TLDs
Interesting posts from the perspective of new TLD applicants. The new TLD delay continues and ICANN just released the total number of applications received so far (over 2,000). So what does this mean for new TLD applicants? Two of the largest recentl...
Discussion
Donuts and Minds + Machines updates on TAS and new TLDs
Interesting posts from the perspective of new TLD applicants. The new TLD delay continues and ICANN just released the total number of applications received so far (over 2,000). So what does this mean for new TLD applicants? Two of the largest recentl...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 9:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com formally launches broker tool
Broker tool released to all Escrow.com customers. I’m a bit behind because of a hosting change at the end of last week, but the latest news from Escrow.com is worth writing about even a couple days late. Escrow.com formally launched its broker ...
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Escrow.com formally launches broker tool
Broker tool released to all Escrow.com customers. I’m a bit behind because of a hosting change at the end of last week, but the latest news from Escrow.com is worth writing about even a couple days late. Escrow.com formally launched its broker ...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 9:43 am
Elliot's Blog
Directi “Worth $350 Million or Maybe More”
There’s an article that was posted on TheNextWeb.com this morning about domain industry veteran Divyank Turakhia, and I believe it may be of interest to you. The article is about his company Directi and its Media.net property, which has seen hu...
Discussion
Directi “Worth $350 Million or Maybe More”
There’s an article that was posted on TheNextWeb.com this morning about domain industry veteran Divyank Turakhia, and I believe it may be of interest to you. The article is about his company Directi and its Media.net property, which has seen hu...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 9:09 am
