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The Domains
Sled.com Owned by Yahoo; Mark Monitor Sold
The domain name Sled.com which was owned by Yahoo! Inc. back in 2013, with the domain name registrar and brand protection company MarkMonitor.com just sold. Since January 2014 the domain name whois changed from Yahoo, to the catch all for Mark Monito...
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Sled.com Owned by Yahoo; Mark Monitor Sold
The domain name Sled.com which was owned by Yahoo! Inc. back in 2013, with the domain name registrar and brand protection company MarkMonitor.com just sold. Since January 2014 the domain name whois changed from Yahoo, to the catch all for Mark Monito...
Discussion
February 24, 2016, 3:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Grupo Milano nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
Clothing company tried to get Milano.com through UDRP. Grupo Milano, S.A., owner of clothing stores in Mexico, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Milano.com. The company made some rather ridiculous cl...
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Grupo Milano nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
Clothing company tried to get Milano.com through UDRP. Grupo Milano, S.A., owner of clothing stores in Mexico, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Milano.com. The company made some rather ridiculous cl...
Discussion
February 24, 2016, 3:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts appoints outside director, new CFO
Donuts bulks up with financial and executive talent. New top level domain name company Donuts has appointed its first outside director and added to its executive team. The appointments point to a company looking for people experienced raising money a...
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Donuts appoints outside director, new CFO
Donuts bulks up with financial and executive talent. New top level domain name company Donuts has appointed its first outside director and added to its executive team. The appointments point to a company looking for people experienced raising money a...
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February 24, 2016, 2:34 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, Feb 24th
The one thing I never imagined about writing a blog would be the often difficult technical side of running it. Always seems to be a problem here or a problem there. My only technical skill is knowing to put 4011 for bananas when I go thr...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, Feb 24th
The one thing I never imagined about writing a blog would be the often difficult technical side of running it. Always seems to be a problem here or a problem there. My only technical skill is knowing to put 4011 for bananas when I go thr...
Discussion
February 24, 2016, 10:01 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP, 23RD OF FEBRUARY 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 23nd of February Auction Quick Recap A good way to get a look at what might be trending, or what others think will be rising soon, is to look at the buy request on NamePros.com. Lots of 5L chip requ...
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AUCTION RECAP, 23RD OF FEBRUARY 2016
The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 23nd of February Auction Quick Recap A good way to get a look at what might be trending, or what others think will be rising soon, is to look at the buy request on NamePros.com. Lots of 5L chip requ...
Discussion
February 24, 2016, 7:09 am
Domain Name Wire
Ted Cruz: ICANN CEO is misleading the U.S. Senate
Cruz is unhappy with ICANN CEO’s answers. Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz released a statement today criticizing ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé’s response to Cruz’s questions about his involvement with the Chin...
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Ted Cruz: ICANN CEO is misleading the U.S. Senate
Cruz is unhappy with ICANN CEO’s answers. Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz released a statement today criticizing ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé’s response to Cruz’s questions about his involvement with the Chin...
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February 24, 2016, 2:31 am
The Domains
NameJet to Auction off 22 Top Tier .WS Names
.WS is making their push into the Chinese market and a press release that came out stated that in the past 3 months .WS registrations have increased by 1500%. The initial auctions contain LL names like MB and DX, there are NNN names like 887 and 288....
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NameJet to Auction off 22 Top Tier .WS Names
.WS is making their push into the Chinese market and a press release that came out stated that in the past 3 months .WS registrations have increased by 1500%. The initial auctions contain LL names like MB and DX, there are NNN names like 887 and 288....
Discussion
February 23, 2016, 11:38 pm
Domain Shane
CSC’s January New gTLD Utilization Report; .Global Enters the ‘Alternative Top 10’ List
Online brand protection company CSC regularly produces their new gTLD Utilization Report, which looks both at .brand and generic new gTLD’s. In their words, the report, “is designed to update digital marketers and their peers in legal and...
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CSC’s January New gTLD Utilization Report; .Global Enters the ‘Alternative Top 10’ List
Online brand protection company CSC regularly produces their new gTLD Utilization Report, which looks both at .brand and generic new gTLD’s. In their words, the report, “is designed to update digital marketers and their peers in legal and...
Discussion
February 23, 2016, 11:30 pm
Domain Shane
CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2016
The daily trend chart for your enjoyment. table, th, td { border: 1px solid #C2BFBE; padding: 2px; } th { text-align: center; } Numeric .com Δ30d .com .net Δ30d .net .org Δ3...
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CHINESE SALES TRENDS FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2016
The daily trend chart for your enjoyment. table, th, td { border: 1px solid #C2BFBE; padding: 2px; } th { text-align: center; } Numeric .com Δ30d .com .net Δ30d .net .org Δ3...
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February 23, 2016, 10:37 pm
The Domains
Market Recap 2/23/16 Domain stocks down – Rightside bucks the trend up 2.2%
Market Recap 2/23/16 Domain stocks were down today, Rightside (NAME) being the exception, the stock was up 2.2%. Verisign (VRSN) gave back half of their gains from yesterday and closed at $82.49. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 717.29 -11.76 (-1.61%) Godaddy Inc ...
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Market Recap 2/23/16 Domain stocks down – Rightside bucks the trend up 2.2%
Market Recap 2/23/16 Domain stocks were down today, Rightside (NAME) being the exception, the stock was up 2.2%. Verisign (VRSN) gave back half of their gains from yesterday and closed at $82.49. Alphabet Inc GOOGL 717.29 -11.76 (-1.61%) Godaddy Inc ...
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February 23, 2016, 9:32 pm
