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Domain Name Wire
NAF panels reject UDRP claims on Rive.com, GoodTherapy.com and AspenHeights.com
Three domains, including a four letter .com, saved in UDRPs. National Arbitration Forum has published three recent decisions in favor of respondents. Although none of them resulted in findings of reverse domain name hijacking, some of the complaints ...
Discussion
NAF panels reject UDRP claims on Rive.com, GoodTherapy.com and AspenHeights.com
Three domains, including a four letter .com, saved in UDRPs. National Arbitration Forum has published three recent decisions in favor of respondents. Although none of them resulted in findings of reverse domain name hijacking, some of the complaints ...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 11:45 pm
The Domains
GoDaddy: First Major Registrar to Sign ICANN’s New Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA)
According to a press release we received, GoDaddy, announced today it was the first major registrar to sign ICANN’s new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The new agreement provides customers a better experience, allows registrars to offe...
Discussion
GoDaddy: First Major Registrar to Sign ICANN’s New Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA)
According to a press release we received, GoDaddy, announced today it was the first major registrar to sign ICANN’s new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The new agreement provides customers a better experience, allows registrars to offe...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 5:12 pm
The Domains
Oversee.net Loses UDRP On OnlineBacarrat.com
Oversee Domain Management, LLC, just lost a UDRP on the domain name OnlineBacarrat.com to Baccarat SA of Baccarat, France The domain name onlinebacarrat.com was registered on June 12, 2012 I have no idea of why Oversee would register this...
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Oversee.net Loses UDRP On OnlineBacarrat.com
Oversee Domain Management, LLC, just lost a UDRP on the domain name OnlineBacarrat.com to Baccarat SA of Baccarat, France The domain name onlinebacarrat.com was registered on June 12, 2012 I have no idea of why Oversee would register this...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 4:56 pm
The Domains
1st Day Of Single Character .PW Domains Auctions On NameJet.com End With 7 Domains, No Sales
The first day of single character .PW domains just ended. Single character domains included single number .pw domain names as well as single letter .pw domains. With 7 domain names up for sale, none reached the reserve price set by the .Pw registry, ...
Discussion
1st Day Of Single Character .PW Domains Auctions On NameJet.com End With 7 Domains, No Sales
The first day of single character .PW domains just ended. Single character domains included single number .pw domain names as well as single letter .pw domains. With 7 domain names up for sale, none reached the reserve price set by the .Pw registry, ...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 4:42 pm
Domain Name News
Lean Domain Search acquired by Automattic (WordPress)
As reported by The Next Web, Automattic, the company that runs WordPress has acquired Lean Domain Search. The founder of the site, Matt Mazur, will continue to work for WordPress.com working on domain name related features. Automattic became an ICANN...
Discussion
Lean Domain Search acquired by Automattic (WordPress)
As reported by The Next Web, Automattic, the company that runs WordPress has acquired Lean Domain Search. The founder of the site, Matt Mazur, will continue to work for WordPress.com working on domain name related features. Automattic became an ICANN...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 4:25 pm
The Domains
BeNaughty.com, Flirt.com and WildBuddies.com Sites Sell For £45.1 Million
According to Growthcompany.co.uk, publicly traded Cupid (AIM: CUP) sold “off its range of ‘casual dating’ sites including Benaughty.com, Flirt.com and WildBuddies.com to a company set up for the purpose of the transactio...
Discussion
BeNaughty.com, Flirt.com and WildBuddies.com Sites Sell For £45.1 Million
According to Growthcompany.co.uk, publicly traded Cupid (AIM: CUP) sold “off its range of ‘casual dating’ sites including Benaughty.com, Flirt.com and WildBuddies.com to a company set up for the purpose of the transactio...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 4:14 pm
Elliot's Blog
Do You Have an Interest in Attending an ICANN Meeting?
There are many people from all parts of the domain name space who are presently in Durban, South Africa at the ICANN meeting. ICANN meetings are free to attend (aside from the travel and accommodations), and they are held three times a year in locati...
Discussion
Do You Have an Interest in Attending an ICANN Meeting?
There are many people from all parts of the domain name space who are presently in Durban, South Africa at the ICANN meeting. ICANN meetings are free to attend (aside from the travel and accommodations), and they are held three times a year in locati...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Q&A with Matt Mazur, who just sold his domain name search company to Automattic
Lean Domain Search founder Matt Mazur explains why he sold his business to Automattic. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has acquired domain name discovery company Lean Domain Search. I’ve written extensively about this company over the...
Discussion
Q&A with Matt Mazur, who just sold his domain name search company to Automattic
Lean Domain Search founder Matt Mazur explains why he sold his business to Automattic. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has acquired domain name discovery company Lean Domain Search. I’ve written extensively about this company over the...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
First five domain name registrars sign 2013 RAA
Five domain name registrars, including GoDaddy, signed the new registrar accreditation agreement today. Five domain name registrars signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) during a signing ceremony at ICANN’s meeting in Durban t...
Discussion
First five domain name registrars sign 2013 RAA
Five domain name registrars, including GoDaddy, signed the new registrar accreditation agreement today. Five domain name registrars signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) during a signing ceremony at ICANN’s meeting in Durban t...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 2:53 pm
The Domains
As ICANN Meets, Two More New gTLD Apps Are Withdrawn One Brand, One Famous Four
As ICANN is holding its meeting in Durban, two more new gTLD applications have been withdrawn. L’Oréal which originally applied for 14 new gTLD has withdrawn its 7th application. .REDKEN which is one of L’Oréal product lines...
Discussion
As ICANN Meets, Two More New gTLD Apps Are Withdrawn One Brand, One Famous Four
As ICANN is holding its meeting in Durban, two more new gTLD applications have been withdrawn. L’Oréal which originally applied for 14 new gTLD has withdrawn its 7th application. .REDKEN which is one of L’Oréal product lines...
Discussion
July 15, 2013, 2:13 pm
