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The Domains
New York Is Excited About The New gTLD’s & It’s Upcoming .NYC Extension
The city of New York put out a press release on the new gTLD’s and clearly are excited about the prospects of their soon being a .NYC “”Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) announced it wil...
Discussion
New York Is Excited About The New gTLD’s & It’s Upcoming .NYC Extension
The city of New York put out a press release on the new gTLD’s and clearly are excited about the prospects of their soon being a .NYC “”Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) announced it wil...
Discussion
June 23, 2011, 12:23 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Says Its Employee Turnover Isn’t That Bad
HR Director says no problem with turnover at ICANN. Perhaps responding to questions about some high profile departures lately, ICANN Director of Human Resources Steve Antonoff just released an analysis (pdf) of turnover at the non-profit. His bottom ...
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ICANN Says Its Employee Turnover Isn’t That Bad
HR Director says no problem with turnover at ICANN. Perhaps responding to questions about some high profile departures lately, ICANN Director of Human Resources Steve Antonoff just released an analysis (pdf) of turnover at the non-profit. His bottom ...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 11:17 pm
The Domains
O.Co a/k/a Overstock.com Wins The American Business Award For “Best Overall Company of the Year” Award For
“O.co, also known as Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK), today announced that it won two 2011 American Business Awards in the following categories – Best Overall Company of the Year (Up to 2,500 Employees) and Executive of the Year (All O...
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O.Co a/k/a Overstock.com Wins The American Business Award For “Best Overall Company of the Year” Award For
“O.co, also known as Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK), today announced that it won two 2011 American Business Awards in the following categories – Best Overall Company of the Year (Up to 2,500 Employees) and Executive of the Year (All O...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 10:12 pm
The Domains
Google Hits a Record 1 Billion Vistors In One Month
According to cnet.com, Google hit a record with 1 BILLION visitors in one month. Cnet.com, citing stats from Comscore, says that Google got over 1 billion visitors in May 2011, “the first time ever that a site has drawn that many visitors in on...
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Google Hits a Record 1 Billion Vistors In One Month
According to cnet.com, Google hit a record with 1 BILLION visitors in one month. Cnet.com, citing stats from Comscore, says that Google got over 1 billion visitors in May 2011, “the first time ever that a site has drawn that many visitors in on...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 4:50 pm
Elliot's Blog
AllThingsD: CSN Stores Gets $165 Million “…for Acquisitions”
According to Tricia Duryee of AllThingsD, CSN Stores, the company that owns and operates quite a large number of websites on descriptive domain names, has received $165 million in funding. The article mentioned that the company will be spending some ...
Discussion
AllThingsD: CSN Stores Gets $165 Million “…for Acquisitions”
According to Tricia Duryee of AllThingsD, CSN Stores, the company that owns and operates quite a large number of websites on descriptive domain names, has received $165 million in funding. The article mentioned that the company will be spending some ...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 4:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marchex Wins UDRP for Walkaway.com
Panel points out the perils of descriptive marks. Marchex has successfully defended a UDRP case brought against its domain name Walkaway.com with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill. Complainant Walkaway Canada Incorporated is the company...
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Marchex Wins UDRP for Walkaway.com
Panel points out the perils of descriptive marks. Marchex has successfully defended a UDRP case brought against its domain name Walkaway.com with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill. Complainant Walkaway Canada Incorporated is the company...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 2:49 pm
The Domains
AdAge.com: “Doing Good”; “Why Your .Com Should Be a .Org, Too”
According to Adage.com there is a movement by large companies not only to own the .com version of their domain name, but the .org as well. “”I’ve noticed an emerging trend in the domain name space as a result of the increasing empha...
Discussion
AdAge.com: “Doing Good”; “Why Your .Com Should Be a .Org, Too”
According to Adage.com there is a movement by large companies not only to own the .com version of their domain name, but the .org as well. “”I’ve noticed an emerging trend in the domain name space as a result of the increasing empha...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 1:48 pm
Elliot's Blog
Being First to Announce gTLD Intentions May Be Critical
I’ve read about a number of companies and organizations that have already announced plans to apply for a new gTLD. Several of the potential new gTLDs have more than one applicant at this point. From my perspective, it may be best for companies ...
Discussion
Being First to Announce gTLD Intentions May Be Critical
I’ve read about a number of companies and organizations that have already announced plans to apply for a new gTLD. Several of the potential new gTLDs have more than one applicant at this point. From my perspective, it may be best for companies ...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 1:38 pm
The Domains
NewYork.Net At $45K With Over an Hour to Go; Bosnia.com & Gibraltar.com Also Closing Today on Bido.com
A few domain auctions are ending today on Bido.com The domain name NewYork.net is currently at auction on Bido.com and the high bid is already at $45,000. The auction ends at around 3pm EST today. The “Bido.com” price is $90,000 The domai...
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NewYork.Net At $45K With Over an Hour to Go; Bosnia.com & Gibraltar.com Also Closing Today on Bido.com
A few domain auctions are ending today on Bido.com The domain name NewYork.net is currently at auction on Bido.com and the high bid is already at $45,000. The auction ends at around 3pm EST today. The “Bido.com” price is $90,000 The domai...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 1:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Owner of .Com Domain Sues for .Co Domain Name
Real estate firm sues owner of .co. The owner of a .com domain name has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to get the .co version of their domain name. This is the first such .co federal anticybersquatting lawsuit I’m aware of (although there have been plen...
Discussion
Owner of .Com Domain Sues for .Co Domain Name
Real estate firm sues owner of .co. The owner of a .com domain name has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to get the .co version of their domain name. This is the first such .co federal anticybersquatting lawsuit I’m aware of (although there have been plen...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 11:42 am
