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Domain Name Wire
Uh oh: .Basketball community objection fails while .sport prevailed.
Panelist in .basketball decision uses different interpretation of guidelines to come up with a different conclusion than panelist in .sport. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has determined that community objections filed against two appl...
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Uh oh: .Basketball community objection fails while .sport prevailed.
Panelist in .basketball decision uses different interpretation of guidelines to come up with a different conclusion than panelist in .sport. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has determined that community objections filed against two appl...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 8:09 pm
The Domains
Where You Can Find Soon To Be Dropped Or Recently Dropped .XXX Domains
I had a reader ask me where they can find recently dropped .XXX domain names. While drop list of .com, .net, .org .tv and .me are easy enough to find .XXX seems harder. I checked Snapnames.com and although they have a .XXX option there are no droppin...
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Where You Can Find Soon To Be Dropped Or Recently Dropped .XXX Domains
I had a reader ask me where they can find recently dropped .XXX domain names. While drop list of .com, .net, .org .tv and .me are easy enough to find .XXX seems harder. I checked Snapnames.com and although they have a .XXX option there are no droppin...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 8:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
39 end user domain name buyers including Lowe’s and Experian
Home improvement company and credit data provider are among big names who bought domains through Sedo over the holidays. Sedo didn’t publish sales reports over the holiday, so this week we have a doozy. This report includes sales from December ...
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39 end user domain name buyers including Lowe’s and Experian
Home improvement company and credit data provider are among big names who bought domains through Sedo over the holidays. Sedo didn’t publish sales reports over the holiday, so this week we have a doozy. This report includes sales from December ...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 6:04 pm
The Domains
MediaPost: “Google Holds Right Cards for the Horizontal Market”
Gord Hotchkiss did a piece today about Google and the mobile market. As Hotchkiss sees it Google holds all the cards to take advantage of everything coming down the pike. He notes Google is pushing hard to make Android the default operating s...
Discussion
MediaPost: “Google Holds Right Cards for the Horizontal Market”
Gord Hotchkiss did a piece today about Google and the mobile market. As Hotchkiss sees it Google holds all the cards to take advantage of everything coming down the pike. He notes Google is pushing hard to make Android the default operating s...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 5:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Women in Domaining comes to NamesCon
Event for women in the domain name business will be held Monday afternoon. Women in Domaining, one of the mainstays of the annual Domainfest/Webfest conference in Santa Monica, will be making an appearance at next week’s NamesCon conference. Al...
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Women in Domaining comes to NamesCon
Event for women in the domain name business will be held Monday afternoon. Women in Domaining, one of the mainstays of the annual Domainfest/Webfest conference in Santa Monica, will be making an appearance at next week’s NamesCon conference. Al...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Direct nav company files patent application for bidding on domain parking traffic
Santa Monica company wants to patent optimized bidding on zero click domain parking traffic. Adrenalads, a direct navigation company based in Santa Monica, has filed a patent application for analyzing and bidding on zero click traffic. U.S. Patent ap...
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Direct nav company files patent application for bidding on domain parking traffic
Santa Monica company wants to patent optimized bidding on zero click domain parking traffic. Adrenalads, a direct navigation company based in Santa Monica, has filed a patent application for analyzing and bidding on zero click traffic. U.S. Patent ap...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another day, another domain name escrow service launches: EscrowHill.com
EscrowHill launches ahead of NamesCon conference. Earlier this week I wrote about Agreed, a new domain name escrow service. Fast forward a couple days, and another domain name escrow service is officially opening its doors. But there’s a small ...
Discussion
Another day, another domain name escrow service launches: EscrowHill.com
EscrowHill launches ahead of NamesCon conference. Earlier this week I wrote about Agreed, a new domain name escrow service. Fast forward a couple days, and another domain name escrow service is officially opening its doors. But there’s a small ...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 2:59 pm
The Domains
CentralNic and Co.com Ink Deal
According to a press release we received today, Co.com LLC and CentralNic (LSE: CNIC) announced an agreement today, under which CentralNic will provide the technical registry services to make co.com domain names available through registrars worldwide...
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CentralNic and Co.com Ink Deal
According to a press release we received today, Co.com LLC and CentralNic (LSE: CNIC) announced an agreement today, under which CentralNic will provide the technical registry services to make co.com domain names available through registrars worldwide...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 2:39 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Jan 9, 2014
In this show:* 2 reader-submitted domain names are reviewed (one Challenge, one geo-related)* The DomainSherpa Challenge is taken again* 25 Names pre-auction at NameJet* A new "Registered or Available" king is crowned, and much more!This i...
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DomainSherpa Review – Jan 9, 2014
In this show:* 2 reader-submitted domain names are reviewed (one Challenge, one geo-related)* The DomainSherpa Challenge is taken again* 25 Names pre-auction at NameJet* A new "Registered or Available" king is crowned, and much more!This i...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 9:00 am
The Domains
Go Daddy Fires Back at the Academy of Motion Pictures
Two weeks ago Mike covered the news that The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which hands out the Oscars had filed anther lawsuit against Godaddy under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”). The Hollywood Rep...
Discussion
Go Daddy Fires Back at the Academy of Motion Pictures
Two weeks ago Mike covered the news that The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which hands out the Oscars had filed anther lawsuit against Godaddy under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”). The Hollywood Rep...
Discussion
January 9, 2014, 6:11 am
