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The Domains
Is Telefonkatalogen.biz The Worst Domain Ever For A Company Advising Others On Domain Branding?
We see press releases every week from companies looking for business in the domain branding business but saw a PR today that stood out from the crowd for a company called Telefonkatalogen.biz. The PR cites a “recent article from Ping! Mag...
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Is Telefonkatalogen.biz The Worst Domain Ever For A Company Advising Others On Domain Branding?
We see press releases every week from companies looking for business in the domain branding business but saw a PR today that stood out from the crowd for a company called Telefonkatalogen.biz. The PR cites a “recent article from Ping! Mag...
Discussion
August 31, 2013, 6:16 pm

Domain Name Wire
17 new top level domain registry contracts signed
Finally some progress for new TLD applicants, but it’s slow. ICANN has updated its statistics through yesterday for the number of new top level domain contracts it has signed. It signed 13 contracts this past week. 12 of those were signed by Do...
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17 new top level domain registry contracts signed
Finally some progress for new TLD applicants, but it’s slow. ICANN has updated its statistics through yesterday for the number of new top level domain contracts it has signed. It signed 13 contracts this past week. 12 of those were signed by Do...
Discussion
August 31, 2013, 12:05 pm

Elliot's Blog
Saturday Domain Updates
I love Labor Day weekend, but probably not for the same reason as most people. Most people probably enjoy the extra time off from work. I like it because it signifies the beginning of the end of the year. People seem to be more focused at the end of ...
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Saturday Domain Updates
I love Labor Day weekend, but probably not for the same reason as most people. Most people probably enjoy the extra time off from work. I like it because it signifies the beginning of the end of the year. People seem to be more focused at the end of ...
Discussion
August 31, 2013, 10:33 am

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 31st, 2013
I wanted to send a shout out to Perry over at SEO Sherpa for being open and honest about his journey in the domain business. It’s always nice to how others are doing and what they are doing to make more money. Most people are vague about number...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on August 31st, 2013
I wanted to send a shout out to Perry over at SEO Sherpa for being open and honest about his journey in the domain business. It’s always nice to how others are doing and what they are doing to make more money. Most people are vague about number...
Discussion
August 31, 2013, 6:32 am

The Domains
ICANN Declares Initial Evaluation Of New gTLD’s Over But There Are 29 To Go Including .Search & .ABC
In a press release this afternoon ICANN proudly announced that the “Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program is concluded.” “This is an extraordinary landmark which demonstrates the progress ...
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ICANN Declares Initial Evaluation Of New gTLD’s Over But There Are 29 To Go Including .Search & .ABC
In a press release this afternoon ICANN proudly announced that the “Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program is concluded.” “This is an extraordinary landmark which demonstrates the progress ...
Discussion
August 30, 2013, 6:02 pm

Domain Name News
ICANN Announces Conclusion of New gTLD Initial Evaluations [PR]
Major Milestone Reached in New Domain Program Los Angeles, California ICANN’s Generic Domains Division announced today the conclusion of the Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program. More than 1,700...
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ICANN Announces Conclusion of New gTLD Initial Evaluations [PR]
Major Milestone Reached in New Domain Program Los Angeles, California ICANN’s Generic Domains Division announced today the conclusion of the Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program. More than 1,700...
Discussion
August 30, 2013, 4:02 pm

The Domains
102 New gTLD Pass ICANN IE; 8 Go To Extended Evaluation; Passing .Sex; .Islam; .Stockholm; .Ford; .Volvo
102 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation today. 8 applications are heading for extended evaluation. The 8 new gTLD applications which were classified as eligible for extended evaluation are: 1130 UNICORN Unicorn a.s. 1763 ...
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102 New gTLD Pass ICANN IE; 8 Go To Extended Evaluation; Passing .Sex; .Islam; .Stockholm; .Ford; .Volvo
102 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation today. 8 applications are heading for extended evaluation. The 8 new gTLD applications which were classified as eligible for extended evaluation are: 1130 UNICORN Unicorn a.s. 1763 ...
Discussion
August 30, 2013, 2:07 pm

The Domains
Sina Wins Legal Rights Objection on .Weibo & On .微博
Two separate WIPO panels upheld the objection of the Internet Giant Sina on two new gTLD applications both against the same applicant Tencent Holdings Limited of Shenzhen, China. The WIPO panels upheld Sina objection to the new gTLD applications .Wei...
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Sina Wins Legal Rights Objection on .Weibo & On .微博
Two separate WIPO panels upheld the objection of the Internet Giant Sina on two new gTLD applications both against the same applicant Tencent Holdings Limited of Shenzhen, China. The WIPO panels upheld Sina objection to the new gTLD applications .Wei...
Discussion
August 30, 2013, 1:13 pm

The Domains
The Limited Loses UDRP On LimitedCoupons.com
Limited Stores, LLC which operate the Limited Stores, just lost a UDRP on the domain name limitedcoupon.com despite the fact that the domain holder did not file a response The Complainant’s allegations of bad faith are all said to be on the bas...
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The Limited Loses UDRP On LimitedCoupons.com
Limited Stores, LLC which operate the Limited Stores, just lost a UDRP on the domain name limitedcoupon.com despite the fact that the domain holder did not file a response The Complainant’s allegations of bad faith are all said to be on the bas...
Discussion
August 30, 2013, 1:09 pm

Domain Name Wire
For The Limited, “The” comes back to haunt it in another domain case
The brand is The Limited, not Limited. There were many reasons that new TLD applicant Donuts prevailed in a legal rights objection filed by fashion retailer Limited over .limited. One of those was that “The” is a big part of the The Limit...
Discussion
For The Limited, “The” comes back to haunt it in another domain case
The brand is The Limited, not Limited. There were many reasons that new TLD applicant Donuts prevailed in a legal rights objection filed by fashion retailer Limited over .limited. One of those was that “The” is a big part of the The Limit...
Discussion
August 30, 2013, 12:55 pm