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.Music, .Song, and .Tunes new top level domain name objections against Amazon.com dismissed
Amazon.com prevails in dispute over three music related top level domain names. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has ruled against the American Association of Independent Music’s (A2IM) community objections to Amazon.com’s bi...
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.Music, .Song, and .Tunes new top level domain name objections against Amazon.com dismissed
Amazon.com prevails in dispute over three music related top level domain names. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has ruled against the American Association of Independent Music’s (A2IM) community objections to Amazon.com’s bi...
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December 9, 2013, 8:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
How I busted another click fraud (and auction fraud) scheme
A silly mistake tipped me off to a click fraud and pump-and-dump scheme. Every once in a while, someone running a click fraud scam slips up. And sometimes they slip up in a big way: by accidentally tipping me off about it. For example, In August this...
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How I busted another click fraud (and auction fraud) scheme
A silly mistake tipped me off to a click fraud and pump-and-dump scheme. Every once in a while, someone running a click fraud scam slips up. And sometimes they slip up in a big way: by accidentally tipping me off about it. For example, In August this...
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December 9, 2013, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
You’d say .com is dead, too!
It has a nice ring to it. Over the weekend Elliot Silver posted an ad with the headline “Dot Com is Dead” from Minds + Machines. I’ve seen a lot of other blog posts about how new TLD backers are beating the drum that .com is dead. D...
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You’d say .com is dead, too!
It has a nice ring to it. Over the weekend Elliot Silver posted an ad with the headline “Dot Com is Dead” from Minds + Machines. I’ve seen a lot of other blog posts about how new TLD backers are beating the drum that .com is dead. D...
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December 9, 2013, 3:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Heritage Auctions’ domain name auction tops $1.5 million as MutualFunds.com sells
MutualFunds.com highlights post-auction activity as sales reach into the seven figures. Heritage Auctions’ first ever domain name auction just became a much bigger success. The auction has now sold a total of $1.5 million worth of domain names ...
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Heritage Auctions’ domain name auction tops $1.5 million as MutualFunds.com sells
MutualFunds.com highlights post-auction activity as sales reach into the seven figures. Heritage Auctions’ first ever domain name auction just became a much bigger success. The auction has now sold a total of $1.5 million worth of domain names ...
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December 6, 2013, 7:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
How did Verisign meet its 100% SLA on .com Whois in June?
Despite Whois problems in June, Verisign reported meeting its SLA for .com. Each month Verisign and the other domain name registries submit reports to ICANN that include their uptime and performance numbers. One of the Service Level Agreements (SLAs)...
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How did Verisign meet its 100% SLA on .com Whois in June?
Despite Whois problems in June, Verisign reported meeting its SLA for .com. Each month Verisign and the other domain name registries submit reports to ICANN that include their uptime and performance numbers. One of the Service Level Agreements (SLAs)...
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December 6, 2013, 7:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
26 end user domain name sales from Sedo
A bitcoin marketplace is among the end users buying domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo closed $1.2 million of transactions last week, including five domain sales to one end user. You may view previous sales lists here. Bitok.com $15,000 – Pur...
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26 end user domain name sales from Sedo
A bitcoin marketplace is among the end users buying domain names at Sedo last week. Sedo closed $1.2 million of transactions last week, including five domain sales to one end user. You may view previous sales lists here. Bitok.com $15,000 – Pur...
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December 6, 2013, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
“Cloud” is not a community, new TLD panelist rules
Group’s definition of “cloud community” is too broad. Cloud Industry Forum Limited has lost its community objections against three applications for the .cloud top level domain name. The objections were filed against the three applic...
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“Cloud” is not a community, new TLD panelist rules
Group’s definition of “cloud community” is too broad. Cloud Industry Forum Limited has lost its community objections against three applications for the .cloud top level domain name. The objections were filed against the three applic...
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December 5, 2013, 9:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
How much will Domainers and Defensive Registrations matter for new TLD operators?
New TLD registries will need to count on domainers and defensive registrations if they hope to amass a large registration base. Every new top level domain name applicant I’ve spoken with will swear they aren’t counting on defensive regist...
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How much will Domainers and Defensive Registrations matter for new TLD operators?
New TLD registries will need to count on domainers and defensive registrations if they hope to amass a large registration base. Every new top level domain name applicant I’ve spoken with will swear they aren’t counting on defensive regist...
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December 5, 2013, 4:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Standard & Poor’s loses domain name dispute
Financial services company and rating agency can’t have “boycott” domain name, panel rules. Standard & Poor’s has lost a UDRP against the domain name BoycottStandardandPoors.com at World Intellectual Property Organization....
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Standard & Poor’s loses domain name dispute
Financial services company and rating agency can’t have “boycott” domain name, panel rules. Standard & Poor’s has lost a UDRP against the domain name BoycottStandardandPoors.com at World Intellectual Property Organization....
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December 5, 2013, 4:22 pm
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Ontario company paid $137,500 to buy Sandwich.com from Yahoo!
A small Canadian company bought Sandwich.com in the Yahoo! domain name auction last month. The first three domains that Yahoo! sold in a domain name auction last month have changed hands, including the biggest sale of all: $137,500 for Sandwich.com. ...
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Ontario company paid $137,500 to buy Sandwich.com from Yahoo!
A small Canadian company bought Sandwich.com in the Yahoo! domain name auction last month. The first three domains that Yahoo! sold in a domain name auction last month have changed hands, including the biggest sale of all: $137,500 for Sandwich.com. ...
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December 5, 2013, 2:51 pm
