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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 18th
I wanted to start of today by thanking Jason Thompson for a nice interview yesterday. I also wanted to thank 4.cn for the nice Christmas gift this year. They actually sent me 100 grams of engraved silver. It was absolutely beautiful...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 18th
I wanted to start of today by thanking Jason Thompson for a nice interview yesterday. I also wanted to thank 4.cn for the nice Christmas gift this year. They actually sent me 100 grams of engraved silver. It was absolutely beautiful...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 1:01 am
The Domains
ICANN New gTLD Draw Through #150 Most Applied For Strings Get No Love
Through the 1st 150 non-IDN strings, some of the most applied for new gTLD’s extensions didn’t have one pick. Unofficially I didn’t hear any applications announced for .home, .music, . blog 3 of the 4 most applied for bew gTLD;s and...
Discussion
ICANN New gTLD Draw Through #150 Most Applied For Strings Get No Love
Through the 1st 150 non-IDN strings, some of the most applied for new gTLD’s extensions didn’t have one pick. Unofficially I didn’t hear any applications announced for .home, .music, . blog 3 of the 4 most applied for bew gTLD;s and...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 6:10 pm
Elliot's Blog
Contest: Guess Closing Price of NYE.com Auction (Win $100 Bid Credit)
NYE.com is currently up for auction at NameJet. It’s a public auction, so anyone can jump in to bid at any time before the auction closes on Wednesday afternoon. The current high bid is $36,000 and the reserve price has not been met yet. In my ...
Discussion
Contest: Guess Closing Price of NYE.com Auction (Win $100 Bid Credit)
NYE.com is currently up for auction at NameJet. It’s a public auction, so anyone can jump in to bid at any time before the auction closes on Wednesday afternoon. The current high bid is $36,000 and the reserve price has not been met yet. In my ...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 5:45 pm
The Domains
VentureBeat Covers See.Me A Online Community Of Over 580,000 Artists
VentureBeat.com just covered another site built around a great .me domain name this time, See.me “See.me is online community of 580,247 artists. ” “After a strong showing at the prestigious Art Basel show in Miami Beach, See.me unve...
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VentureBeat Covers See.Me A Online Community Of Over 580,000 Artists
VentureBeat.com just covered another site built around a great .me domain name this time, See.me “See.me is online community of 580,247 artists. ” “After a strong showing at the prestigious Art Basel show in Miami Beach, See.me unve...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 4:47 pm
The Domains
As Soon As The ICANN New gTLD Draw Starts, The Live Feed Goes Out
Almost on Cue as soon as the ICANN Priority Numbers Drawn for New gTLD Applications was starting the live Audio/Video stream went out. When it was last working it looked like less than 300 people were tuned in. ICANN has already Tweeted t...
Discussion
As Soon As The ICANN New gTLD Draw Starts, The Live Feed Goes Out
Almost on Cue as soon as the ICANN Priority Numbers Drawn for New gTLD Applications was starting the live Audio/Video stream went out. When it was last working it looked like less than 300 people were tuned in. ICANN has already Tweeted t...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 4:29 pm
Domain Name News
ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw – General Information
Some quick information regarding the ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw, which happens shortly: 1766 tickets were sold, 92% of applications (1920 total) First draw is for IDN applicants (108 out of 116 applications purchased tickets) Sec...
Discussion
ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw – General Information
Some quick information regarding the ICANN new gTLD Prioritization Lottery Draw, which happens shortly: 1766 tickets were sold, 92% of applications (1920 total) First draw is for IDN applicants (108 out of 116 applications purchased tickets) Sec...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 4:24 pm
Domain Name News
Watch the ICANN new gTLD Lottery Draw
And here’s where to watch the ICANN new gTLD lottery draw live today – either via the embedded stream below, or you can also watch it directly on Ustream or via Adobe Connect. The draw is expected to start at 4pm EST, 1pm PST which is 21:...
Discussion
Watch the ICANN new gTLD Lottery Draw
And here’s where to watch the ICANN new gTLD lottery draw live today – either via the embedded stream below, or you can also watch it directly on Ustream or via Adobe Connect. The draw is expected to start at 4pm EST, 1pm PST which is 21:...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 3:38 pm
Elliot's Blog
Watch the gTLD Draw Live
I will be watching some of the gTLD draw this afternoon from the comfort of my computer screen, and I wanted to make it easier for you to watch. I have embedded the live feed below, which is scheduled to begin in under an hour (4pm eastern 1pm pacifi...
Discussion
Watch the gTLD Draw Live
I will be watching some of the gTLD draw this afternoon from the comfort of my computer screen, and I wanted to make it easier for you to watch. I have embedded the live feed below, which is scheduled to begin in under an hour (4pm eastern 1pm pacifi...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 3:12 pm
The Domains
Getty Images Loses Bid To Trademark Photos.com In The EU, Again
In a long running battle Getty Images just lost its bid to trademark the term Photos.com with the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). On September 15th 2009, Getty Images (US), Inc. , filed an application...
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Getty Images Loses Bid To Trademark Photos.com In The EU, Again
In a long running battle Getty Images just lost its bid to trademark the term Photos.com with the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). On September 15th 2009, Getty Images (US), Inc. , filed an application...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 3:04 pm
The Domains
ICANN Withdraws Notice Of Breach Against .Jobs Registry
ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, announced today that its has formal withdrawn the February 2011 Notice of Breach against Employ Media, the registry operator of .JOBS, and confirmed that Employ Media is in good standin...
Discussion
ICANN Withdraws Notice Of Breach Against .Jobs Registry
ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, announced today that its has formal withdrawn the February 2011 Notice of Breach against Employ Media, the registry operator of .JOBS, and confirmed that Employ Media is in good standin...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 2:20 pm
