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New TLD applicant that misspelled string finally fixes it
Kerry Trading Co. finally fixes a typo in its top level domain application. ICANN has posted 369 updated new top level domain applications, but most of the updates so far have been changes to directors, addresses, etc. But one of the recent changes i...
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New TLD applicant that misspelled string finally fixes it
Kerry Trading Co. finally fixes a typo in its top level domain application. ICANN has posted 369 updated new top level domain applications, but most of the updates so far have been changes to directors, addresses, etc. But one of the recent changes i...
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January 25, 2013, 10:17 am
Domain Name Wire
The intriguing GoDaddy .co Super Bowl commercial (with a Danica Patrick cameo)
GoDaddy.co Super Bowl commercial is very different from its predecessors. Last night .co tweeted a link to its Super Bowl commercial. I’ve watched it a few times (it’s embedded below) so I can fully grasp what’s going on. The basic ...
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The intriguing GoDaddy .co Super Bowl commercial (with a Danica Patrick cameo)
GoDaddy.co Super Bowl commercial is very different from its predecessors. Last night .co tweeted a link to its Super Bowl commercial. I’ve watched it a few times (it’s embedded below) so I can fully grasp what’s going on. The basic ...
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January 25, 2013, 9:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy revamps Executive Accounts, splits into 2 tiers
Registrar renames Executive Accounts as Premier Services and makes program more exclusive. Go Daddy’s Executive Accounts program is getting a makeover. The department will be renamed Premier Services while setting new minimum guidelines and man...
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Go Daddy revamps Executive Accounts, splits into 2 tiers
Registrar renames Executive Accounts as Premier Services and makes program more exclusive. Go Daddy’s Executive Accounts program is getting a makeover. The department will be renamed Premier Services while setting new minimum guidelines and man...
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January 24, 2013, 12:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Should domain marketplaces increase minimum bid requirements?
Is $60 or $250 too low for a minimum offer? Should you be forced to set something higher? It seems that Go Daddy’s inclusion of non-priced domains from Sedo set off the latest round of discussions about minimum offer prices, but it’s a di...
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Should domain marketplaces increase minimum bid requirements?
Is $60 or $250 too low for a minimum offer? Should you be forced to set something higher? It seems that Go Daddy’s inclusion of non-priced domains from Sedo set off the latest round of discussions about minimum offer prices, but it’s a di...
Discussion
January 24, 2013, 10:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Ally Financial sues cybersquatter who pointed domains to Chase.com
Bank files anti-cybersquatting lawsuit after domain owner refused to hand over domain names. Ally Financial (GMAC) has filed a lawsuit against a Scottsdale man who allegedly registered domains including the Ally brand and forwarded the to its rival C...
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Ally Financial sues cybersquatter who pointed domains to Chase.com
Bank files anti-cybersquatting lawsuit after domain owner refused to hand over domain names. Ally Financial (GMAC) has filed a lawsuit against a Scottsdale man who allegedly registered domains including the Ally brand and forwarded the to its rival C...
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January 24, 2013, 9:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Kim Kardashian, the domainer
Webfest goes celeb for this year’s keynote. Oversee.net announced this evening that Kim Kardashian will keynote next months’ Webfest conference in Santa Monica. The first question on many domainers’ minds: what the heck does Kardash...
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Kim Kardashian, the domainer
Webfest goes celeb for this year’s keynote. Oversee.net announced this evening that Kim Kardashian will keynote next months’ Webfest conference in Santa Monica. The first question on many domainers’ minds: what the heck does Kardash...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 10:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Target, CareerBuilder, and others bought on Afternic this week
Target, CareerBuilder, and the franchisor for TCBY stores make domain purchases. As promised, here’s the Afternic sales report for the past week. Some big name buyers picked up domains through the Afternic network. Retail giant Target bought Ta...
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What domains Target, CareerBuilder, and others bought on Afternic this week
Target, CareerBuilder, and the franchisor for TCBY stores make domain purchases. As promised, here’s the Afternic sales report for the past week. Some big name buyers picked up domains through the Afternic network. Retail giant Target bought Ta...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 4:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo end user sales: SocialismSucks.com, Torrents.com, and more
Sedo’s end user sales include Torrents.com at 84,700 EUR. This week I’m trying something a little different with my end user sales lists: I’m breaking Sedo and Afternic into two separate posts. Keep in mind that these end user repor...
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Sedo end user sales: SocialismSucks.com, Torrents.com, and more
Sedo’s end user sales include Torrents.com at 84,700 EUR. This week I’m trying something a little different with my end user sales lists: I’m breaking Sedo and Afternic into two separate posts. Keep in mind that these end user repor...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 12:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Guy files UDRP against his brother
Something tells me these guys didn’t get together for Christmas this year. You know familial relations have hit a new low when you filed a UDRP against your brother. That’s what happened in a recent case filed with National Arbitration Fo...
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Guy files UDRP against his brother
Something tells me these guys didn’t get together for Christmas this year. You know familial relations have hit a new low when you filed a UDRP against your brother. That’s what happened in a recent case filed with National Arbitration Fo...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
A safe way to offload your infringing domain names?
Lawyer lets you offload your trademark-infringing domain names. About five years ago I was talking to a domainer who had some trademark-infringing domains in his portfolio. He didn’t want them. He just wanted to get rid of them. “What if ...
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A safe way to offload your infringing domain names?
Lawyer lets you offload your trademark-infringing domain names. About five years ago I was talking to a domainer who had some trademark-infringing domains in his portfolio. He didn’t want them. He just wanted to get rid of them. “What if ...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 9:43 am
