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The Domains
.BUZZ Rolls Out Gift Cards In Time For The Holidays: “Give the Gift of .Buzz”
We knew that the new gTLD registries would come up with some creative marketing ideas. Today we got an email from the upcoming .buzz registry who is selling .Buzz gift cards just in time for the holidays; “JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. GIVE TH...
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.BUZZ Rolls Out Gift Cards In Time For The Holidays: “Give the Gift of .Buzz”
We knew that the new gTLD registries would come up with some creative marketing ideas. Today we got an email from the upcoming .buzz registry who is selling .Buzz gift cards just in time for the holidays; “JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. GIVE TH...
Discussion
December 21, 2013, 6:41 pm
The Domains
Internet is about to experience one of its greatest changes: ICANN
The Times of India sat down with Fadi Chehade of ICANN and conducted a small interview. Fadi Chehade is the president and CEO of the International Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), an organization that allocates web addresses and ass...
Discussion
Internet is about to experience one of its greatest changes: ICANN
The Times of India sat down with Fadi Chehade of ICANN and conducted a small interview. Fadi Chehade is the president and CEO of the International Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), an organization that allocates web addresses and ass...
Discussion
December 21, 2013, 6:25 pm
Sully's Blog
Great Job, Tweet, Get Fired, Domain Pointing, All in a day
InterActiveCorp runs some of best known sites on the Internet, such as Ask.com , About.com, Match.com and others. Justine Sacco, who was the top PR person for InterActiveCorp, was terminated on Friday for a tweet she made as she boarded a plane...
Discussion
Great Job, Tweet, Get Fired, Domain Pointing, All in a day
InterActiveCorp runs some of best known sites on the Internet, such as Ask.com , About.com, Match.com and others. Justine Sacco, who was the top PR person for InterActiveCorp, was terminated on Friday for a tweet she made as she boarded a plane...
Discussion
December 21, 2013, 2:39 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on December 21st, 2013
List up a little late today because I was… up a little late. Had a Christmas party and everyone in my running group called in tired so I slept in for the first time in weeks. I’m going to update the list as I go so make sure ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on December 21st, 2013
List up a little late today because I was… up a little late. Had a Christmas party and everyone in my running group called in tired so I slept in for the first time in weeks. I’m going to update the list as I go so make sure ...
Discussion
December 21, 2013, 2:38 pm
The Domains
The Evolution of Domain Names
Euro DNS put together this infographic taking a look at the “Evolution of Domain Names” …
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The Evolution of Domain Names
Euro DNS put together this infographic taking a look at the “Evolution of Domain Names” …
Discussion
December 21, 2013, 9:01 am
Domain Name Wire
Advertising on Domain Name Wire in 2014
2014 will be a transformative year in the domain name industry. Whether you believe that new top level domain names will be a huge success, a flop, or somewhere in between, there’s no doubt they’ll be the top news story of 2014. More focu...
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Advertising on Domain Name Wire in 2014
2014 will be a transformative year in the domain name industry. Whether you believe that new top level domain names will be a huge success, a flop, or somewhere in between, there’s no doubt they’ll be the top news story of 2014. More focu...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 4:53 pm
The Domains
Well Here’s The 1st: KPMG To Replace Its .Com With Its New gTLD
I know a lot of people in the domain industry have put the eventual success on the new gTLD program on whether big brands would actually switch from their .com to their new gTLD. Today we have the first. In an interview with worldipreview.com, Profe...
Discussion
Well Here’s The 1st: KPMG To Replace Its .Com With Its New gTLD
I know a lot of people in the domain industry have put the eventual success on the new gTLD program on whether big brands would actually switch from their .com to their new gTLD. Today we have the first. In an interview with worldipreview.com, Profe...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 3:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO pats itself on the back for Legal Rights Objections
Even if it didn’t mean to, WIPO should pat itself on the back for its handling of Legal Rights Objections. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has issued a lengthy report (pdf) detailing the process and results from managing Legal R...
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WIPO pats itself on the back for Legal Rights Objections
Even if it didn’t mean to, WIPO should pat itself on the back for its handling of Legal Rights Objections. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has issued a lengthy report (pdf) detailing the process and results from managing Legal R...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 3:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
More stupid government interference with new top level domain names
I’ve written before about hard headed governments and their challenges against particular top level domain names. I was reminded of another such case today, thanks to the Government of India sending a letter (pdf) to ICANN reiterating its oppos...
Discussion
More stupid government interference with new top level domain names
I’ve written before about hard headed governments and their challenges against particular top level domain names. I was reminded of another such case today, thanks to the Government of India sending a letter (pdf) to ICANN reiterating its oppos...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 2:23 pm
The Domains
Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) UDRP Panel Awards Hijacked Domain
Virtually all UDRP panels in the past have refused to return an allegedly stolen domain name back to the original registrant, generally finding such a matter to be outside the UDRP panel authority. However one of the two newest UDRP organizatio...
Discussion
Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) UDRP Panel Awards Hijacked Domain
Virtually all UDRP panels in the past have refused to return an allegedly stolen domain name back to the original registrant, generally finding such a matter to be outside the UDRP panel authority. However one of the two newest UDRP organizatio...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 2:06 pm
