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In the .Clouds w/ Francesco Cetraro DNW Podcast #126
Why the thick Thai menu of domain names doesn’t work. Are we selling domain names to customers the right way? On today’s show, Francesco Cetraro of .Cloud discusses the process of getting a domain name from the end user’s perspectiv...
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In the .Clouds w/ Francesco Cetraro DNW Podcast #126
Why the thick Thai menu of domain names doesn’t work. Are we selling domain names to customers the right way? On today’s show, Francesco Cetraro of .Cloud discusses the process of getting a domain name from the end user’s perspectiv...
Discussion
March 6, 2017, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
What to know before you go to Austin for SXSW this week
Tips for transportation, lodging and more at this year’s SXSW. The annual SXSW conference and festival officially kicks off later this week, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to Austin over a ten-day period. Here are some things you need...
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What to know before you go to Austin for SXSW this week
Tips for transportation, lodging and more at this year’s SXSW. The annual SXSW conference and festival officially kicks off later this week, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to Austin over a ten-day period. Here are some things you need...
Discussion
March 6, 2017, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
February’s top domain name stories
Here are the top five stories from February on Domain Name Wire. From a botched new TLD launch to XYZ’s victory, here are the stories that caught fire in the domain name business last month. 1. Sell more domain names! – DNW Podcast #124 &...
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February’s top domain name stories
Here are the top five stories from February on Domain Name Wire. From a botched new TLD launch to XYZ’s victory, here are the stories that caught fire in the domain name business last month. 1. Sell more domain names! – DNW Podcast #124 &...
Discussion
March 3, 2017, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wow: WIPO panelist lets “misconceived” complainant off the hook
WIPOs panelists are going soft on obvious cases of reverse domain name hijacking. I’ve written about a few UDRP cases this week in which panelists let the complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking. A decision out today for CQC...
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Wow: WIPO panelist lets “misconceived” complainant off the hook
WIPOs panelists are going soft on obvious cases of reverse domain name hijacking. I’ve written about a few UDRP cases this week in which panelists let the complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking. A decision out today for CQC...
Discussion
March 3, 2017, 4:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tesla registers domain names for UAW Union fight
Domain names registered as Tesla and UAW getting ready for fight in a California. A number of domain names were registered yesterday for an upcoming battle between automaker Tesla and United Auto Workers Union. 22 domain names referencing Tesla, unio...
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Tesla registers domain names for UAW Union fight
Domain names registered as Tesla and UAW getting ready for fight in a California. A number of domain names were registered yesterday for an upcoming battle between automaker Tesla and United Auto Workers Union. 22 domain names referencing Tesla, unio...
Discussion
March 3, 2017, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
A surprising conclusion about the languages of new TLDs (Part #6)
Welcome to article #6 in a series examining the geography of new domain endings (nTLDs). Let’s pick up where we left off: TLD language. Last time, we attempted to count suffixes based on language. As it turns out, categorizing any k...
Discussion
A surprising conclusion about the languages of new TLDs (Part #6)
Welcome to article #6 in a series examining the geography of new domain endings (nTLDs). Let’s pick up where we left off: TLD language. Last time, we attempted to count suffixes based on language. As it turns out, categorizing any k...
Discussion
March 3, 2017, 2:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales including new TLDs and the ACLU
Lots of new TLDs sold this past week, plus the ACLU bought a .org for a new initiative to fight Trump’s policies. The top sale at Sedo this past week was a new top level domain, Bitcoin.casino for $26,000. It wasn’t the only new TLD to hi...
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End user domain name sales including new TLDs and the ACLU
Lots of new TLDs sold this past week, plus the ACLU bought a .org for a new initiative to fight Trump’s policies. The top sale at Sedo this past week was a new top level domain, Bitcoin.casino for $26,000. It wasn’t the only new TLD to hi...
Discussion
March 2, 2017, 6:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
1&1 Finally Joins SedoMLS
At long last, two companies that are part of the same group strike a deal. Domain name registrar and hosting company 1&1 Internet has finally joined the SedoMLS program, the companies announced today. I say finally because both 1&1 and Sedo a...
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1&1 Finally Joins SedoMLS
At long last, two companies that are part of the same group strike a deal. Domain name registrar and hosting company 1&1 Internet has finally joined the SedoMLS program, the companies announced today. I say finally because both 1&1 and Sedo a...
Discussion
March 2, 2017, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chinese registrars lose of lot of .com, but HiChina picks up domains from others
Official data from November show some interesting domain movement. ICANN just published data from Verisign about .com activity in November. This was right in the thick of the anniversary of the “Chinese surge” and the data show it. GoDadd...
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Chinese registrars lose of lot of .com, but HiChina picks up domains from others
Official data from November show some interesting domain movement. ICANN just published data from Verisign about .com activity in November. This was right in the thick of the anniversary of the “Chinese surge” and the data show it. GoDadd...
Discussion
March 2, 2017, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Frank Schilling wins Gabs.com cybersquatting dispute
One panelist also finds reverse domain name hijacking. Frank Schilling and lawyer John Berryhill have successfully defended the domain name Gabs.com in a UDRP. Gabs S.r.l., an Italian accessories maker, filed a UDRP with Czech Arbitration Court alleg...
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Frank Schilling wins Gabs.com cybersquatting dispute
One panelist also finds reverse domain name hijacking. Frank Schilling and lawyer John Berryhill have successfully defended the domain name Gabs.com in a UDRP. Gabs S.r.l., an Italian accessories maker, filed a UDRP with Czech Arbitration Court alleg...
Discussion
March 1, 2017, 8:23 pm
