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Domain Shane
Why Do We Even Have Domain Privacy?
With all the discussion of the recent Who is privacy breach it got me to thinking. Why do we need privacy on our domains? If I own a domain that I can’t put my personal or company name on, do I really want to own it? The common comparison...
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Why Do We Even Have Domain Privacy?
With all the discussion of the recent Who is privacy breach it got me to thinking. Why do we need privacy on our domains? If I own a domain that I can’t put my personal or company name on, do I really want to own it? The common comparison...
Discussion
March 20, 2011, 11:21 am
The Domains
Quick Poll: How Many .XXX Registrations Will There Be 1 Year After Launch?
With ICANN approving the .XXX extension yesterday the question now becomes how successful will it be? There are currently 240,000 pre-reservation according to ICM’s site although there is no cost to pre-register a domain. Wholesale pricing will...
Discussion
Quick Poll: How Many .XXX Registrations Will There Be 1 Year After Launch?
With ICANN approving the .XXX extension yesterday the question now becomes how successful will it be? There are currently 240,000 pre-reservation according to ICM’s site although there is no cost to pre-register a domain. Wholesale pricing will...
Discussion
March 19, 2011, 12:05 pm
Domain Shane
A Little Visual On Who Cares About .XXX
After what seems like a never ending series of posts about .XXX I came up with the little visual on my take of the .XXX announcement. Tweet This Post
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A Little Visual On Who Cares About .XXX
After what seems like a never ending series of posts about .XXX I came up with the little visual on my take of the .XXX announcement. Tweet This Post
Discussion
March 19, 2011, 10:51 am
The Domains
How Could The CEO Of ICANN Not Vote On .XXX?
Yesterday at the ICANN board meeting when the .XXX extension was approved by a 9-3 vote, 4 Board members abstained from voting including the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom. While one vote either for or against the .XXX extension wouldn’t have chang...
Discussion
How Could The CEO Of ICANN Not Vote On .XXX?
Yesterday at the ICANN board meeting when the .XXX extension was approved by a 9-3 vote, 4 Board members abstained from voting including the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom. While one vote either for or against the .XXX extension wouldn’t have chang...
Discussion
March 19, 2011, 9:21 am
The Domains
LogicBoxes Passes 5 Million Domain Mark
LogicBoxes a Directi company, announced this week that its now power over 5 million domain names. LogicBoxes powers the back end of many registrars and resellers. “Over 20% of the world’s ICANN Accredited Registrars have been accred...
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LogicBoxes Passes 5 Million Domain Mark
LogicBoxes a Directi company, announced this week that its now power over 5 million domain names. LogicBoxes powers the back end of many registrars and resellers. “Over 20% of the world’s ICANN Accredited Registrars have been accred...
Discussion
March 19, 2011, 8:49 am
The Domains
Will Sun.com Hit The Sales Block? Oversee.net Predicts $1 Million – $2 Million; Godaddy $800-$900K
The domain name Sun.com is owned by Oracle which got the domain when they bought Sun Microsystems last year for $7.4 billion. Last Thursday, Oracle, announced in a blog post that it “will decommission Sun.com on June 1, and move the remaining c...
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Will Sun.com Hit The Sales Block? Oversee.net Predicts $1 Million – $2 Million; Godaddy $800-$900K
The domain name Sun.com is owned by Oracle which got the domain when they bought Sun Microsystems last year for $7.4 billion. Last Thursday, Oracle, announced in a blog post that it “will decommission Sun.com on June 1, and move the remaining c...
Discussion
March 18, 2011, 7:50 pm
The Domains
ICM: “.XXX Domain Names Will Only Be Available To The Adult Entertainment Industry”
In a press release by the ICM Registry just hours after winning ICANN’s approval to run the .XXX registry, some clarification has come to light which will answer some questions people have posted on TheDomains.com “The approval grants ICM...
Discussion
ICM: “.XXX Domain Names Will Only Be Available To The Adult Entertainment Industry”
In a press release by the ICM Registry just hours after winning ICANN’s approval to run the .XXX registry, some clarification has come to light which will answer some questions people have posted on TheDomains.com “The approval grants ICM...
Discussion
March 18, 2011, 6:24 pm
Domain Name News
Internet Real Estate Group Puts Chocolate.com Up For Sale
Internet Real Estate Group has engaged website broker David Fairley of Website Properties LLC in order to sell their Chocolate.com business for $6MM USD. Andrew Miller of IREG told DNN: “Chocolate.com continues to see double digit growth as a l...
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Internet Real Estate Group Puts Chocolate.com Up For Sale
Internet Real Estate Group has engaged website broker David Fairley of Website Properties LLC in order to sell their Chocolate.com business for $6MM USD. Andrew Miller of IREG told DNN: “Chocolate.com continues to see double digit growth as a l...
Discussion
March 18, 2011, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Jobs Operator Says ICANN “Publicly Defamed” It
Employ Media says ICANN “publicly defamed” it in breach notice. .Jobs registry Employ Media has struck back at ICANN after the latter sent it a breach notice. In a letter to ICANN, Employ Media Vice‐President & General Counsel Brian...
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.Jobs Operator Says ICANN “Publicly Defamed” It
Employ Media says ICANN “publicly defamed” it in breach notice. .Jobs registry Employ Media has struck back at ICANN after the latter sent it a breach notice. In a letter to ICANN, Employ Media Vice‐President & General Counsel Brian...
Discussion
March 18, 2011, 4:59 pm
The Domains
BREAKING NEWS: After 7 Years & Over $12 Million Dollars, ICM Gets The .XXX Extension
Today at the ICANN meeting in San Francisco, the ICANN Board voted 9-3 with 4 board members absenting, to approve ICM application to run the .XXX registry. There was substantial opposition to .XXX on the Board itself and the resolut...
Discussion
BREAKING NEWS: After 7 Years & Over $12 Million Dollars, ICM Gets The .XXX Extension
Today at the ICANN meeting in San Francisco, the ICANN Board voted 9-3 with 4 board members absenting, to approve ICM application to run the .XXX registry. There was substantial opposition to .XXX on the Board itself and the resolut...
Discussion
March 18, 2011, 2:50 pm
