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Domain Name Wire
Company raising up to $200M in IPO licenses its key domain name
Company that uses Vince.com doesn’t actually own the domain name. Last week Apparel Holding filed its S-1 to go public. The clothing company hopes to raise up to $200 million in its IPO, so it’s no small fry. Which is why I find it amazin...
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Company raising up to $200M in IPO licenses its key domain name
Company that uses Vince.com doesn’t actually own the domain name. Last week Apparel Holding filed its S-1 to go public. The clothing company hopes to raise up to $200 million in its IPO, so it’s no small fry. Which is why I find it amazin...
Discussion
September 30, 2013, 11:51 am
Elliot's Blog
Steve Banfield Named SVP & GM, Registrar Services at Enom & Name.com
.@demandmedia Hires Internet Veteran to Lead @eNom & @namedotcom..Welcome @stevebanfield to the team http://t.co/otsCdq3ZaJ — enom (@enom) September 30, 2013 When I do business with a company, I like to know the chain of command in c...
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Steve Banfield Named SVP & GM, Registrar Services at Enom & Name.com
.@demandmedia Hires Internet Veteran to Lead @eNom & @namedotcom..Welcome @stevebanfield to the team http://t.co/otsCdq3ZaJ — enom (@enom) September 30, 2013 When I do business with a company, I like to know the chain of command in c...
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September 30, 2013, 11:30 am
Domain Name Wire
How did the new Kozmo.com get the old Kozmo.com’s domain name?
Because Kozmo.com never fully expired, the group trying to relaunch the brand had to go to extraordinary measures to get the domain. Kozmo.com, the delivery service that became a poster child for the dot.com boom and bust, is coming back. Sort of. I ...
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How did the new Kozmo.com get the old Kozmo.com’s domain name?
Because Kozmo.com never fully expired, the group trying to relaunch the brand had to go to extraordinary measures to get the domain. Kozmo.com, the delivery service that became a poster child for the dot.com boom and bust, is coming back. Sort of. I ...
Discussion
September 30, 2013, 11:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain parking company named to bad hosts list, but…
Sedo listed as top for phishing sites, which doesn’t make a lot of sense. HostExploit has released its latest World Hosts Report (which has been renamed from its previous moniker “Bad Hosts”). Domain name parking company Sedo shows ...
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Domain parking company named to bad hosts list, but…
Sedo listed as top for phishing sites, which doesn’t make a lot of sense. HostExploit has released its latest World Hosts Report (which has been renamed from its previous moniker “Bad Hosts”). Domain name parking company Sedo shows ...
Discussion
September 30, 2013, 10:02 am
The Domains
First Results Of Private Auction Results Held Last Week: Desi Networks LLC Wins, Afilias Withdraws .Desi
Desi Networks LLC, in a press released announced they won a private auction, held by Innovative Auctions on August 13, 2013, it is now the sole applicant for the .desi gTLD. Other applicant in the private auction for .Desi was Afilias. The compan...
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First Results Of Private Auction Results Held Last Week: Desi Networks LLC Wins, Afilias Withdraws .Desi
Desi Networks LLC, in a press released announced they won a private auction, held by Innovative Auctions on August 13, 2013, it is now the sole applicant for the .desi gTLD. Other applicant in the private auction for .Desi was Afilias. The compan...
Discussion
September 30, 2013, 9:35 am
The Domains
Sedo.com New gTLD Study Says 59% Said They Would Consider Using a Domain Other Than .Com
Sedo.com today announced the results of research study of whether those that work in the advertising and marketing industry (or their clients) are aware of the pending launch of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) in 2013, and whether they pl...
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Sedo.com New gTLD Study Says 59% Said They Would Consider Using a Domain Other Than .Com
Sedo.com today announced the results of research study of whether those that work in the advertising and marketing industry (or their clients) are aware of the pending launch of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) in 2013, and whether they pl...
Discussion
September 30, 2013, 9:19 am
The Domains
Blacknight’s CEO Michele Neylon Wins Overall Net Visionary Award From The Irish Internet Association
Web domain and hosting firm Blacknight’s CEO Michele Neylon won this year’s Overall Net Visionary Award handed out by the Irish Internet Association (IIA) for his thought leadership and pioneering work as the chair of the ICANN Reg...
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Blacknight’s CEO Michele Neylon Wins Overall Net Visionary Award From The Irish Internet Association
Web domain and hosting firm Blacknight’s CEO Michele Neylon won this year’s Overall Net Visionary Award handed out by the Irish Internet Association (IIA) for his thought leadership and pioneering work as the chair of the ICANN Reg...
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September 30, 2013, 9:12 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 30th, 2013
As I sit here watching the last episode of Breaking Bad I am reminded that TV is a stronger form of media than it’s ever been. And once it’s tied in to the Internet in a real way it will be something that we can not imagine. W...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 30th, 2013
As I sit here watching the last episode of Breaking Bad I am reminded that TV is a stronger form of media than it’s ever been. And once it’s tied in to the Internet in a real way it will be something that we can not imagine. W...
Discussion
September 30, 2013, 6:05 am
DomainSherpa
Understand and Prevent Domain Name Theft – with Dr. Bruce Tonkin
The hacker group Syrian Electronic Army was able to hijack the websites of the New York Times, HuffingtonPost and Twitter, redirecting traffic, causing lost revenue and confusing hundreds of thousands of people.If large, established and high-tech com...
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Understand and Prevent Domain Name Theft – with Dr. Bruce Tonkin
The hacker group Syrian Electronic Army was able to hijack the websites of the New York Times, HuffingtonPost and Twitter, redirecting traffic, causing lost revenue and confusing hundreds of thousands of people.If large, established and high-tech com...
Discussion
September 30, 2013, 5:00 am
The Domains
Finances.com Purchased For $500,000
Finances International, Ltd. just announced they purchased the domain name Finances.com for 500,000. “Finances.com is to become home to one of the most interactive online portals dedicated to financial markets and financial manag...
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Finances.com Purchased For $500,000
Finances International, Ltd. just announced they purchased the domain name Finances.com for 500,000. “Finances.com is to become home to one of the most interactive online portals dedicated to financial markets and financial manag...
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September 30, 2013, 12:13 am
