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20 domain registrars sign 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement
Most large domain name registrars have yet to sign the new agreement. Two months after the first five domain registrars signed the new 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement with ICANN, only 15 more have signed on. In fact, two of the registrars that...
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20 domain registrars sign 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement
Most large domain name registrars have yet to sign the new agreement. Two months after the first five domain registrars signed the new 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement with ICANN, only 15 more have signed on. In fact, two of the registrars that...
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September 17, 2013, 11:54 am
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic business model will cause lots of new TLD confusion
Selling registrations under second level domains that match new TLD strings will increase confusion as new TLDs launch. Earlier this month CentralNic went public, largely on the promise that new top level domain names can generate significant revenue...
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CentralNic business model will cause lots of new TLD confusion
Selling registrations under second level domains that match new TLD strings will increase confusion as new TLDs launch. Earlier this month CentralNic went public, largely on the promise that new top level domain names can generate significant revenue...
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September 17, 2013, 10:37 am
Domain Name Wire
Tencent is latest to challenge ICANN on new TLD objections
Company lost legal rights objections for weibo domain names. Chinese internet giant Tencent is the latest company to ask ICANN to reconsider a new top level domain objection decision. The company is challenging the legal rights objections brought by ...
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Tencent is latest to challenge ICANN on new TLD objections
Company lost legal rights objections for weibo domain names. Chinese internet giant Tencent is the latest company to ask ICANN to reconsider a new top level domain objection decision. The company is challenging the legal rights objections brought by ...
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September 17, 2013, 9:52 am
Domain Name Wire
Interisle cashes in as new TLD hopefuls pay for more data
New TLD applicants turn to Interisle for more data in effort to avoid more delays. Interisle Consulting Group dropped a bombshell on new top level domain name applicants when it submitted its 197 page report to ICANN about name collisions and new top...
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Interisle cashes in as new TLD hopefuls pay for more data
New TLD applicants turn to Interisle for more data in effort to avoid more delays. Interisle Consulting Group dropped a bombshell on new top level domain name applicants when it submitted its 197 page report to ICANN about name collisions and new top...
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September 16, 2013, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
How much will good keyword domain names will sell for in new TLDs?
Supply and demand will push prices for good second level domains down in alternate TLDs. Sales of premium domain names have been a revenue driver for top level domain registries as they’ve launched new domains in recent years. Will this be the ...
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How much will good keyword domain names will sell for in new TLDs?
Supply and demand will push prices for good second level domains down in alternate TLDs. Sales of premium domain names have been a revenue driver for top level domain registries as they’ve launched new domains in recent years. Will this be the ...
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September 16, 2013, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name Registry Lock by the numbers
Many important websites haven’t added Registry Lock to protect against hacks similar to what brought down NYTimes.com. Last month domain name registrar Melbourne IT was compromised, resulting in the hack of NYTimes.com’s nameserver record...
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Domain name Registry Lock by the numbers
Many important websites haven’t added Registry Lock to protect against hacks similar to what brought down NYTimes.com. Last month domain name registrar Melbourne IT was compromised, resulting in the hack of NYTimes.com’s nameserver record...
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September 16, 2013, 11:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Stolen domain name recovered through UDRP
Education group that manages Thompson Island gets its domain name back. Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center has recovered the domain name ThompsonIsland.org through a UDRP case. The group alleges that the domain name was stolen from its Ne...
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Stolen domain name recovered through UDRP
Education group that manages Thompson Island gets its domain name back. Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center has recovered the domain name ThompsonIsland.org through a UDRP case. The group alleges that the domain name was stolen from its Ne...
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September 16, 2013, 10:51 am
Domain Name Wire
Intranet.com domain name sells for $160,000
Dave Evanson brokers sale of Intranet.com to unknown buyer. Sedo has brokered the sale of domain name Intranet.com for $160,000. Sedo broker Dave Evanson announced the news on Twitter this morning: The domain was registered way back in 1992. For a lo...
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Intranet.com domain name sells for $160,000
Dave Evanson brokers sale of Intranet.com to unknown buyer. Sedo has brokered the sale of domain name Intranet.com for $160,000. Sedo broker Dave Evanson announced the news on Twitter this morning: The domain was registered way back in 1992. For a lo...
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September 16, 2013, 9:38 am
Domain Name Wire
9 String Confusion Objections dismissed, Commercial Connect loses 8
.Shop applicant Commercial Connect is the big loser in the latest batch of String Confusion Objections. After a long drought, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) has posted an updated list of String Confusion Objection decisions. Today...
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9 String Confusion Objections dismissed, Commercial Connect loses 8
.Shop applicant Commercial Connect is the big loser in the latest batch of String Confusion Objections. After a long drought, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) has posted an updated list of String Confusion Objection decisions. Today...
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September 13, 2013, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to send your domains to “for sale only” landers at DNS
More interested in selling your domains than earning PPC income? Here’s how to send domain names to sales only landers at DNS. A lot of domainers have asked domain parking companies and marketplaces to offer landing pages dedicated solely to se...
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How to send your domains to “for sale only” landers at DNS
More interested in selling your domains than earning PPC income? Here’s how to send domain names to sales only landers at DNS. A lot of domainers have asked domain parking companies and marketplaces to offer landing pages dedicated solely to se...
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September 13, 2013, 10:54 am
