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Domain Name Wire
CentralNic reports results: revenue up 16%
CentralNic profit spikes in first half of year. Domain name registry CentralNic (AIM: CNIC), which went public last month, has released interim results for the first half of 2013. For the first half of 2013, the company pulled in £1,735 million...
Discussion
CentralNic reports results: revenue up 16%
CentralNic profit spikes in first half of year. Domain name registry CentralNic (AIM: CNIC), which went public last month, has released interim results for the first half of 2013. For the first half of 2013, the company pulled in £1,735 million...
Discussion
September 25, 2013, 9:21 am
Elliot's Blog
Yacht Company Acquires Y.CO
I want to share a press release I read this morning announcing that a yacht company has acquired the Y.CO domain name from the .CO Registry. The company previously operated on ycoyacht.com, so this seems to be a major upgrade for them. I believe...
Discussion
Yacht Company Acquires Y.CO
I want to share a press release I read this morning announcing that a yacht company has acquired the Y.CO domain name from the .CO Registry. The company previously operated on ycoyacht.com, so this seems to be a major upgrade for them. I believe...
Discussion
September 25, 2013, 8:49 am
The Domains
Registrars Where You Can Place Pre-Reservations On New gTLD Domain Names
After I wrote the post that 1and1.com topped over 2 Million new gTLD domain name pre-reservations (actually now over 2.15) I got a few emails of people asking me what other registrars are and are not taking pre-reservations. Once again a pre-reservat...
Discussion
Registrars Where You Can Place Pre-Reservations On New gTLD Domain Names
After I wrote the post that 1and1.com topped over 2 Million new gTLD domain name pre-reservations (actually now over 2.15) I got a few emails of people asking me what other registrars are and are not taking pre-reservations. Once again a pre-reservat...
Discussion
September 25, 2013, 8:32 am
The Domains
ICANN Publishes Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse & Opens Up Comment Period
ICANN authorized a study conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the United Kingdom, to analyze gTLD domain names to measure whether the percentage of privacy/proxy use among domains engaged in illegal or harmful Internet activities is...
Discussion
ICANN Publishes Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse & Opens Up Comment Period
ICANN authorized a study conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the United Kingdom, to analyze gTLD domain names to measure whether the percentage of privacy/proxy use among domains engaged in illegal or harmful Internet activities is...
Discussion
September 25, 2013, 7:57 am
The Domains
ICANN To Post Redline Changes To New gTLD Registry Contracts
According to a post by ICANN on its site it will start publishing redline versions of executed Registry Agreements as it ” would be helpful to the entire ICANN community, and would also support ICANN’s efforts to provide operational trans...
Discussion
ICANN To Post Redline Changes To New gTLD Registry Contracts
According to a post by ICANN on its site it will start publishing redline versions of executed Registry Agreements as it ” would be helpful to the entire ICANN community, and would also support ICANN’s efforts to provide operational trans...
Discussion
September 25, 2013, 7:51 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 25th, 2013
I have to admit, every time see a banner or article for Hall of Shame all I see is Hall of Shane. It’s a much needed and great idea but as a man that types in Shane hundreds of times a day I have a 0% chance of typing it in right. J...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on Sept 25th, 2013
I have to admit, every time see a banner or article for Hall of Shame all I see is Hall of Shane. It’s a much needed and great idea but as a man that types in Shane hundreds of times a day I have a 0% chance of typing it in right. J...
Discussion
September 25, 2013, 12:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Google beats Donuts in .Games top level domain name dispute
.Games domain names will likely be confused with .game domains, panelist rules. Donuts has lost another string confusion objection for a plural domain name, this time .games. Google, one of five applicants for the .game top level domain, argued that ...
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Google beats Donuts in .Games top level domain name dispute
.Games domain names will likely be confused with .game domains, panelist rules. Donuts has lost another string confusion objection for a plural domain name, this time .games. Google, one of five applicants for the .game top level domain, argued that ...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
With .Sex, more proof the ICDR doesn’t have its act together
Despite what the official list says, SX Registry lost its objection against .sex. So I’m going through the updated list of string confusion objection decisions when I think I’ve hit a great story: SX Registry SA has prevailed in its strin...
Discussion
With .Sex, more proof the ICDR doesn’t have its act together
Despite what the official list says, SX Registry lost its objection against .sex. So I’m going through the updated list of string confusion objection decisions when I think I’ve hit a great story: SX Registry SA has prevailed in its strin...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 4:13 pm
The Domains
Are These The 107 New gTLD Extensions Donuts Partnered With Demand Media On?
Donuts.co which applied for 307 new gTLD strings has stated all along that they were in partnership with Demand Media (DMD) on 107 of the applications. However I do not think Donuts or Demand have publicly stated which of the 107 new gTLD’s tha...
Discussion
Are These The 107 New gTLD Extensions Donuts Partnered With Demand Media On?
Donuts.co which applied for 307 new gTLD strings has stated all along that they were in partnership with Demand Media (DMD) on 107 of the applications. However I do not think Donuts or Demand have publicly stated which of the 107 new gTLD’s tha...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 2:38 pm
Elliot's Blog
Featured in Entrepreneur.com
I want to share an infographic about domain names that was posted on Entrepreneur.com today. The infographic is called “9 Essential Elements of Choosing a Domain Name,” and it shares advice from a number of sources, including my blog (whi...
Discussion
Featured in Entrepreneur.com
I want to share an infographic about domain names that was posted on Entrepreneur.com today. The infographic is called “9 Essential Elements of Choosing a Domain Name,” and it shares advice from a number of sources, including my blog (whi...
Discussion
September 24, 2013, 2:19 pm
