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The Domains
Demand Media Withdraws 1st New gTLD Application: .Bar
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) withdrew its first new gTLD application, .Bar. The application had a prioritization number of 1,689. According to the ICANN website, “the Geographic Names Panel determined that the .Bar falls within the crit...
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Demand Media Withdraws 1st New gTLD Application: .Bar
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) withdrew its first new gTLD application, .Bar. The application had a prioritization number of 1,689. According to the ICANN website, “the Geographic Names Panel determined that the .Bar falls within the crit...
Discussion
July 6, 2013, 9:43 am
The Domains
Comcast / NBC Sports Sells Versus.com For Six Figures to Startup Versus.io
The domain name Versus.com has been sold by Comcast/NBC Sports for a “six figure sum” According to a story in VentureVillage.eu, The buyer is startup company that upgraded from the domain Versus.io According to the story, Versus IO ...
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Comcast / NBC Sports Sells Versus.com For Six Figures to Startup Versus.io
The domain name Versus.com has been sold by Comcast/NBC Sports for a “six figure sum” According to a story in VentureVillage.eu, The buyer is startup company that upgraded from the domain Versus.io According to the story, Versus IO ...
Discussion
July 6, 2013, 8:53 am
The Domains
Godaddy To Rebrand .La Domain Names & Market Them In Los Angeles
According to The LA Times, GoDaddy, will kick off a marketing campaign Monday to re-brand .LA as the Web suffix for Los Angeles after partnering with CentralNic, the company that handles the database for .the .LA ccTLD. .LA is the ccTLD for Lao...
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Godaddy To Rebrand .La Domain Names & Market Them In Los Angeles
According to The LA Times, GoDaddy, will kick off a marketing campaign Monday to re-brand .LA as the Web suffix for Los Angeles after partnering with CentralNic, the company that handles the database for .the .LA ccTLD. .LA is the ccTLD for Lao...
Discussion
July 6, 2013, 8:16 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST:Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 6th, 2013
My how the world has changed. I was telling my daughter to do something last night that she didn’t want to do and she yelled back at me “Keep yelling at me and I’ll leave a bad yelp review for the nursery!!!” Oh how I long for...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST:Saturday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 6th, 2013
My how the world has changed. I was telling my daughter to do something last night that she didn’t want to do and she yelled back at me “Keep yelling at me and I’ll leave a bad yelp review for the nursery!!!” Oh how I long for...
Discussion
July 6, 2013, 6:51 am
Elliot's Blog
Use a Domain Lawyer, Not a Forum “Expert”
When it comes to learning about investing in domain names, there are many things you can learn on public domain forums such as DNForum and Namepros and others. They have a plethora of information available from experts with all kinds of experience. H...
Discussion
Use a Domain Lawyer, Not a Forum “Expert”
When it comes to learning about investing in domain names, there are many things you can learn on public domain forums such as DNForum and Namepros and others. They have a plethora of information available from experts with all kinds of experience. H...
Discussion
July 5, 2013, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign files patents for a Domain Manager and preventing malicious domain registrations
Company that is looking to assert its patents files two more applications. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published to patent applications yesterday that were filed by Verisign. Both applications were filed in 2011. Application 13/339466 (pdf) ...
Discussion
Verisign files patents for a Domain Manager and preventing malicious domain registrations
Company that is looking to assert its patents files two more applications. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published to patent applications yesterday that were filed by Verisign. Both applications were filed in 2011. Application 13/339466 (pdf) ...
Discussion
July 5, 2013, 11:42 am
Domain Name Wire
Article 29 Working Party challenges new RAA data retention requirements
Group provides a blanket statement for registrars wishing to get a waiver for data retention under new registrar agreement. The Article 29 Working Party has lent a helping hand to EU registrars (and potentially others) concerned about data retention ...
Discussion
Article 29 Working Party challenges new RAA data retention requirements
Group provides a blanket statement for registrars wishing to get a waiver for data retention under new registrar agreement. The Article 29 Working Party has lent a helping hand to EU registrars (and potentially others) concerned about data retention ...
Discussion
July 5, 2013, 11:12 am
The Domains
Feds Seize 46 Domain Names To Celebrate Independence Day
It appears some agency of the Federal Government seized 46 domain names all using Godaddy.com servers at DomainControl.com yesterday, on Independence Day in the United States. So far I haven’t see any official announcement of the seizures...
Discussion
Feds Seize 46 Domain Names To Celebrate Independence Day
It appears some agency of the Federal Government seized 46 domain names all using Godaddy.com servers at DomainControl.com yesterday, on Independence Day in the United States. So far I haven’t see any official announcement of the seizures...
Discussion
July 5, 2013, 9:29 am
The Domains
TM Nightmare: 977 .Com/.Net Google Domains Registered Last Month Only 8 By Google
Over the years we have chatted about over reaching trademark holders and trademark group pushing for great protections and while we have been on the side of the domain holder, in all fairness we do have to admit that for a large trademark holder they...
Discussion
TM Nightmare: 977 .Com/.Net Google Domains Registered Last Month Only 8 By Google
Over the years we have chatted about over reaching trademark holders and trademark group pushing for great protections and while we have been on the side of the domain holder, in all fairness we do have to admit that for a large trademark holder they...
Discussion
July 5, 2013, 8:34 am
Elliot's Blog
Directi: “We have about 70%-75% of market share in India”
Bhavin Turakhia, co-founder of Directi, was interviewed in Medianama, a website that covers digital media in India, and I think you’ll find some interesting nuggets in the article. Although Directi is a privately held company, Bhavin was willin...
Discussion
Directi: “We have about 70%-75% of market share in India”
Bhavin Turakhia, co-founder of Directi, was interviewed in Medianama, a website that covers digital media in India, and I think you’ll find some interesting nuggets in the article. Although Directi is a privately held company, Bhavin was willin...
Discussion
July 5, 2013, 8:10 am
