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The Domains
The Daily Roundup for 6-30-16
Welcome to the Daily Roundup a look back at the day that was in domains and other tech. Dick’s Sporting Goods wins the intellectual property of Sports Authority. Reported by Reuters Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc (DKS.N), the largest U.S. spor...
Discussion
The Daily Roundup for 6-30-16
Welcome to the Daily Roundup a look back at the day that was in domains and other tech. Dick’s Sporting Goods wins the intellectual property of Sports Authority. Reported by Reuters Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc (DKS.N), the largest U.S. spor...
Discussion
July 1, 2016, 3:19 am
Domain Shane
Six Tattoo Shops in Six Countries Using .Tattoo Domains
This week we’re taking a look at a few examples of end users who have migrated over to their new .Tattoo domain names. Specifically, it’s six different tattoo shops residing in six different countries. Screenshots are linked if you’...
Discussion
Six Tattoo Shops in Six Countries Using .Tattoo Domains
This week we’re taking a look at a few examples of end users who have migrated over to their new .Tattoo domain names. Specifically, it’s six different tattoo shops residing in six different countries. Screenshots are linked if you’...
Discussion
June 30, 2016, 10:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
IANA transition will not remove government relationship with .com contract
Department of Commerce will still have a say over .com prices. Today, ICANN posted proposed contracts with Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) for the Root Zone Management Agreement (RZMA) and an extension of the .com registry contract. The RZMA is a necessary step...
Discussion
IANA transition will not remove government relationship with .com contract
Department of Commerce will still have a say over .com prices. Today, ICANN posted proposed contracts with Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) for the Root Zone Management Agreement (RZMA) and an extension of the .com registry contract. The RZMA is a necessary step...
Discussion
June 30, 2016, 6:51 pm
The Domains
Is The .Party Over? The Domain Extension Loses Over 50% of it’s Registrations In Past Month
The domain name extension .Party has been losing thousands of domain name registrations a day over the last few weeks. The new gTLD domain extension .party launched in February 2015. However in May 2015, after just 5,600 domain names had been registe...
Discussion
Is The .Party Over? The Domain Extension Loses Over 50% of it’s Registrations In Past Month
The domain name extension .Party has been losing thousands of domain name registrations a day over the last few weeks. The new gTLD domain extension .party launched in February 2015. However in May 2015, after just 5,600 domain names had been registe...
Discussion
June 30, 2016, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Vape Magazine nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP for domain name that was registered before it existed. Starpixel Marketing LLC dba Vape Magazine has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name VapeMagazine.com. VapeMagazine.com was registered ...
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Vape Magazine nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed UDRP for domain name that was registered before it existed. Starpixel Marketing LLC dba Vape Magazine has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name VapeMagazine.com. VapeMagazine.com was registered ...
Discussion
June 30, 2016, 4:02 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JUNE 29, 2016
A look at the final prices from the auction list posted on June 29, 2016. DealHunt.com Everyone is looking for a deal. Mostly because they can’t spell bargain $3,550 TheSmokeStop.com Upgrade name for quite a few places WhyMenSuck.com Going to b...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JUNE 29, 2016
A look at the final prices from the auction list posted on June 29, 2016. DealHunt.com Everyone is looking for a deal. Mostly because they can’t spell bargain $3,550 TheSmokeStop.com Upgrade name for quite a few places WhyMenSuck.com Going to b...
Discussion
June 30, 2016, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com contract extension shorter than Verisign expected
Extension will add six years to existing agreement. ICANN has published a proposed extension to its contract with Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) for .com. While the existing contract doesn’t expire until 2018, the parties are extending the agreement so t...
Discussion
.Com contract extension shorter than Verisign expected
Extension will add six years to existing agreement. ICANN has published a proposed extension to its contract with Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) for .com. While the existing contract doesn’t expire until 2018, the parties are extending the agreement so t...
Discussion
June 30, 2016, 2:36 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, June 30th
Konstantinos at OnlineDomain has had some good info in his recent articles about Sedo lately. His data isn’t wrong, where he and I differ is what it means. Undoubtedly they haven’t been aggressive in their push t...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, June 30th
Konstantinos at OnlineDomain has had some good info in his recent articles about Sedo lately. His data isn’t wrong, where he and I differ is what it means. Undoubtedly they haven’t been aggressive in their push t...
Discussion
June 30, 2016, 10:17 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JUNE 28, 2016
A look at the final prices of the auction list posted on June 28, 2016. Osicom.com 20 years old. I don’t usually like words with com in there on the dot com but sounds techy and has age $155 Fussy.com Nice short brand. I have a pretty good bid ...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JUNE 28, 2016
A look at the final prices of the auction list posted on June 28, 2016. Osicom.com 20 years old. I don’t usually like words with com in there on the dot com but sounds techy and has age $155 Fussy.com Nice short brand. I have a pretty good bid ...
Discussion
June 29, 2016, 7:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales up to $30,000
These businesses bought domain names on Sedo last week. Sedo handled about 468 domain name transactions last week for a total of about $1 million in sales. While a number of domain names are still in escrow, I discovered 17 that appear to be sales to...
Discussion
17 end user domain name sales up to $30,000
These businesses bought domain names on Sedo last week. Sedo handled about 468 domain name transactions last week for a total of about $1 million in sales. While a number of domain names are still in escrow, I discovered 17 that appear to be sales to...
Discussion
June 29, 2016, 5:13 pm
