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New gTLD Pre-Registrations Top 700,000 At UnitedDomains.com
UnitedDomains.com, an ICANN accredited registrar owned by the same parent company that owns Sedo.com and they have been taking pre-registrations on certain expected new gTLD’s for over a year. Today the real time counter on their site, clicked ...
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New gTLD Pre-Registrations Top 700,000 At UnitedDomains.com
UnitedDomains.com, an ICANN accredited registrar owned by the same parent company that owns Sedo.com and they have been taking pre-registrations on certain expected new gTLD’s for over a year. Today the real time counter on their site, clicked ...
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June 5, 2012, 9:24 am
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ICANN Publishes New Version of Applicant gTLD Guidebook
ICANN has released another version of Applicant Guide Book for new gTLD’s. “”ICANN has issued today a new version of the gTLD Applicant Guidebook. The Applicant Guidebook describes the requirements and procedures for submit...
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ICANN Publishes New Version of Applicant gTLD Guidebook
ICANN has released another version of Applicant Guide Book for new gTLD’s. “”ICANN has issued today a new version of the gTLD Applicant Guidebook. The Applicant Guidebook describes the requirements and procedures for submit...
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June 4, 2012, 8:58 pm
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New gTLD Applicant For Build, .Construction, and .Expert Expects $7M In Revenue For Each Extension
BusinessWeek.com just published a story on the new gTLD’s. “”The story highlights a Commercial builder George Minardos, president and founder of Los Angeles-based Minardos Group, who said he has spent $1.2 million applying for .buil...
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New gTLD Applicant For Build, .Construction, and .Expert Expects $7M In Revenue For Each Extension
BusinessWeek.com just published a story on the new gTLD’s. “”The story highlights a Commercial builder George Minardos, president and founder of Los Angeles-based Minardos Group, who said he has spent $1.2 million applying for .buil...
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June 4, 2012, 6:27 pm
The Domains
ICM Operator Of .XXX Registry Holding Free Webinar Tomorrow On Impact of New gTLD’s On TM & Brands
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, is hosting a webinar tomorrow “to explore and explain the impact new Internet Top Level Domains (TLD) will have on trademarks and brands.&r...
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ICM Operator Of .XXX Registry Holding Free Webinar Tomorrow On Impact of New gTLD’s On TM & Brands
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, is hosting a webinar tomorrow “to explore and explain the impact new Internet Top Level Domains (TLD) will have on trademarks and brands.&r...
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June 4, 2012, 6:10 pm
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Quick Poll: If You Applied For The New gTLD .LOL, Would You Ask For A Full Refund?
Well over a month into the delay on the new gTLD’s due to issues with the TAS system, ICANN offered a 100% refund for any applicant who pulled or withdrew their application before ICANN publicly revealed all applications and applicants, otherwi...
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Quick Poll: If You Applied For The New gTLD .LOL, Would You Ask For A Full Refund?
Well over a month into the delay on the new gTLD’s due to issues with the TAS system, ICANN offered a 100% refund for any applicant who pulled or withdrew their application before ICANN publicly revealed all applications and applicants, otherwi...
Discussion
June 4, 2012, 11:40 am
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Namejet.com Opens Up Affiliate Program
Namejet.com affiliate program which has been in Beta testing for the past month is now opened. The program pays 10% of the Gross selling price of the domain on NameJet.com to the affiliate which sent the customer to Namejet.com. The affiliate program...
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Namejet.com Opens Up Affiliate Program
Namejet.com affiliate program which has been in Beta testing for the past month is now opened. The program pays 10% of the Gross selling price of the domain on NameJet.com to the affiliate which sent the customer to Namejet.com. The affiliate program...
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June 4, 2012, 8:44 am
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This Weekd We Got The Twitter Handle @TheDomains Under An “Brand Impersonation” Claim
About a month ago Abdu from Domainsville.com alerted me that the twitter handle @thedomains was controlled by a third party who was not using it. I was using @berkens as my twitter handle for the blog, but once he said it, it made perfect sense that ...
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This Weekd We Got The Twitter Handle @TheDomains Under An “Brand Impersonation” Claim
About a month ago Abdu from Domainsville.com alerted me that the twitter handle @thedomains was controlled by a third party who was not using it. I was using @berkens as my twitter handle for the blog, but once he said it, it made perfect sense that ...
Discussion
June 3, 2012, 8:47 am
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EZQ.com Gets Hit With UDRP; Is This Another Domain Owner Trying To Get A Stolen Domain Back?
A UDRP has just been filed on the three letter domain name EZQ.com EZQ.com is owned by someone in China. The whois only pulls up a name of the registrant: “baorui” Using domain tools I see that the current domain registrant is just listed...
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EZQ.com Gets Hit With UDRP; Is This Another Domain Owner Trying To Get A Stolen Domain Back?
A UDRP has just been filed on the three letter domain name EZQ.com EZQ.com is owned by someone in China. The whois only pulls up a name of the registrant: “baorui” Using domain tools I see that the current domain registrant is just listed...
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June 2, 2012, 2:34 pm
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Google Is The Buyer Of Chrome.com
Three months ago we asked whether Google just bought the domain name Chrome.com and today the answer is YES. The domain which was the home of Chrome Systems Inc/DealerTrack, Inc. which notified customers in March that as of September 1, 2012 th...
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Google Is The Buyer Of Chrome.com
Three months ago we asked whether Google just bought the domain name Chrome.com and today the answer is YES. The domain which was the home of Chrome Systems Inc/DealerTrack, Inc. which notified customers in March that as of September 1, 2012 th...
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June 2, 2012, 9:17 am
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Revolutionary? Leap Motion Now In Pre-order Promises To Replace Your Keyboard & Mouse
A new product promises to let you replace your mouse and keyboard with your fingers. The product is called Leap Motion and its coming very soon “Leap represents an entirely new way to interact with your computers. ” “It’s more...
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Revolutionary? Leap Motion Now In Pre-order Promises To Replace Your Keyboard & Mouse
A new product promises to let you replace your mouse and keyboard with your fingers. The product is called Leap Motion and its coming very soon “Leap represents an entirely new way to interact with your computers. ” “It’s more...
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June 1, 2012, 10:47 am
