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Domain Name Wire
Could NamesCon hit 1,000 attendees next year?
Conference sets ambitious attendance goal…and it might hit it. The inaugural NamesCon domain name conference happened just two months ago, but organizers are already planning a repeat in 2015. The event will take place Jan 11-14, 2015 at the T...
Discussion
Could NamesCon hit 1,000 attendees next year?
Conference sets ambitious attendance goal…and it might hit it. The inaugural NamesCon domain name conference happened just two months ago, but organizers are already planning a repeat in 2015. The event will take place Jan 11-14, 2015 at the T...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 1:45 pm

The Domains
.Berlin Dirk Krischenowski Blasts ICANN Over TMCH Which Has “Largely Failed”
Internetworld.de, interviewed Dirk Krischenowski of .Berlin who blasted ICANN and the performance of the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) The article was published in German and we used Google translate. Dirk chatted with the German publication about...
Discussion
.Berlin Dirk Krischenowski Blasts ICANN Over TMCH Which Has “Largely Failed”
Internetworld.de, interviewed Dirk Krischenowski of .Berlin who blasted ICANN and the performance of the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) The article was published in German and we used Google translate. Dirk chatted with the German publication about...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 12:45 pm

The Domains
The .CLUB LAND RUSH Starts Tomorrow April 1st: Join The Landrush.CLUB
According to a press release this morning by .CLUB, “like the United States Land Rush of 1889 that changed the landscape of America and the lives of million of people, a new land grab is ensuing all over the Internet as new domain extensions co...
Discussion
The .CLUB LAND RUSH Starts Tomorrow April 1st: Join The Landrush.CLUB
According to a press release this morning by .CLUB, “like the United States Land Rush of 1889 that changed the landscape of America and the lives of million of people, a new land grab is ensuing all over the Internet as new domain extensions co...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 12:14 pm

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 31st, 2014
I’m sure you heard that Namescon is already opening ticket sales and again they are at an incredibly low $199. You don’t need a “leaked video” to know it’s a hell of a deal. Solid marketing to announce it on ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 31st, 2014
I’m sure you heard that Namescon is already opening ticket sales and again they are at an incredibly low $199. You don’t need a “leaked video” to know it’s a hell of a deal. Solid marketing to announce it on ...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 11:23 am

DomainSherpa
Businesses: Do Not Abuse the UDRP as Your “Plan B” for Acquiring a Domain Name – With John Berryhill
If you think you can file a UDRP case to get control of a domain name after failing to negotiate the acquisition, think again.The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was put in place to streamline the process to resolve disputes between trademar...
Discussion
Businesses: Do Not Abuse the UDRP as Your “Plan B” for Acquiring a Domain Name – With John Berryhill
If you think you can file a UDRP case to get control of a domain name after failing to negotiate the acquisition, think again.The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was put in place to streamline the process to resolve disputes between trademar...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 7:05 am

The Domains
Microsoft and the Bing Entity Engine
Frederic Lardinois wrote a piece on Tech Crunch tonight about Microsoft and their plan for their entity engine. The entity engine is Microsoft’s answer to the Google Knowledge Graph. These products are not the most desirable from a web develope...
Discussion
Microsoft and the Bing Entity Engine
Frederic Lardinois wrote a piece on Tech Crunch tonight about Microsoft and their plan for their entity engine. The entity engine is Microsoft’s answer to the Google Knowledge Graph. These products are not the most desirable from a web develope...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 5:49 am

Domain Shane
Recent Sales Over the Last Two Weeks from 4.cn
If you’re like me, as a domain investor you are looking for two things. Recent domain sales to establish value, and information from the domain industry to help me become one of those recent sales. Here is some of the former to hel...
Discussion
Recent Sales Over the Last Two Weeks from 4.cn
If you’re like me, as a domain investor you are looking for two things. Recent domain sales to establish value, and information from the domain industry to help me become one of those recent sales. Here is some of the former to hel...
Discussion
March 31, 2014, 12:15 am

The Domains
After 10 Days Frank Schilling Registrar, Uniregistry Has 108 New gTLD Registrations
Frank Schillings Registrar Uniregistry launched 10 days ago and we reviewed it in a detailed post. To date Uniregistry, has only managed to get 108 domain registration for new gTLD’s which gives it a market share of the new gTLD registr...
Discussion
After 10 Days Frank Schilling Registrar, Uniregistry Has 108 New gTLD Registrations
Frank Schillings Registrar Uniregistry launched 10 days ago and we reviewed it in a detailed post. To date Uniregistry, has only managed to get 108 domain registration for new gTLD’s which gives it a market share of the new gTLD registr...
Discussion
March 30, 2014, 6:22 pm

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 30th, 2014
Maybe it’s because I’m 45, but there are two things that may be the important purchases you ever make. A good mattress and a good office chair. Between those two I figure I spend at least 12 hours a day. Makes me want to look into m...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Sunday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 30th, 2014
Maybe it’s because I’m 45, but there are two things that may be the important purchases you ever make. A good mattress and a good office chair. Between those two I figure I spend at least 12 hours a day. Makes me want to look into m...
Discussion
March 30, 2014, 11:21 am

The Domains
Oil.Center 11,000 GBP Bid on Sedo
Oil.Center was registered by a gentleman in Kuala Lumpur on 3/16/14 and is now on Sedo auctions with a day and a half left at 11,000 GBP. There is only one bid which looks like the owner received the bid and pushed it to auction on 3/24/14. If ...
Discussion
Oil.Center 11,000 GBP Bid on Sedo
Oil.Center was registered by a gentleman in Kuala Lumpur on 3/16/14 and is now on Sedo auctions with a day and a half left at 11,000 GBP. There is only one bid which looks like the owner received the bid and pushed it to auction on 3/24/14. If ...
Discussion
March 29, 2014, 9:27 pm