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A strange thing is happening to domain names suspended in URS
…they’re being renewed. Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) was introduced as an alternative to Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (URDP) when new top level domain names were introduced. URS is a faster, cheaper version of UDRP. A ...
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A strange thing is happening to domain names suspended in URS
…they’re being renewed. Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) was introduced as an alternative to Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (URDP) when new top level domain names were introduced. URS is a faster, cheaper version of UDRP. A ...
Discussion
November 18, 2016, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Boeing’s fight against “Newborn” domain names
Can flagging new domain names help stop the spread of malware? We all get emails with links that go to phishing and malware sites. There’s one thing in common with most of the domains hosting this bad stuff: they were registered a short time ag...
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Boeing’s fight against “Newborn” domain names
Can flagging new domain names help stop the spread of malware? We all get emails with links that go to phishing and malware sites. There’s one thing in common with most of the domains hosting this bad stuff: they were registered a short time ag...
Discussion
November 17, 2016, 7:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
A legitimate gripe about .blog, but really new TLDs in general
This guy says that .blog changed the rules on him. Sound familiar? Chris Schidle is upset with Automattic right now because he couldn’t get Chris.blog. And I don’t blame him. Chris isn’t an idiot. He’s also an entrepreneur. Wh...
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A legitimate gripe about .blog, but really new TLDs in general
This guy says that .blog changed the rules on him. Sound familiar? Chris Schidle is upset with Automattic right now because he couldn’t get Chris.blog. And I don’t blame him. Chris isn’t an idiot. He’s also an entrepreneur. Wh...
Discussion
November 17, 2016, 7:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix releases data on premium domain names
Company reports over $600,000 in premium revenue last quarter. Many new top level domain name companies are following a business practice popularized by .TV: selling domain names that come with an annual premium fee. Radix, which runs domain names su...
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Radix releases data on premium domain names
Company reports over $600,000 in premium revenue last quarter. Many new top level domain name companies are following a business practice popularized by .TV: selling domain names that come with an annual premium fee. Radix, which runs domain names su...
Discussion
November 17, 2016, 4:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domaining Europe to take place in Berlin in May
Berlin to host next Domaining Europe conference in May. Dietmar Stefitz, organizer of the Domaining Europe conference, has announced that the next conference will take place in Berlin May 14-16. The event will be held in cooperation with ECO, The Ass...
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Domaining Europe to take place in Berlin in May
Berlin to host next Domaining Europe conference in May. Dietmar Stefitz, organizer of the Domaining Europe conference, has announced that the next conference will take place in Berlin May 14-16. The event will be held in cooperation with ECO, The Ass...
Discussion
November 16, 2016, 10:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s the end of domain search as we know it (and I feel fine)
Fracesco Cetraro of .Cloud provides these reflections for a new user-centric approach to getting people online. As a domain geek working in an industry full of people passionate about domains, I often find myself involved in very interesting discussi...
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It’s the end of domain search as we know it (and I feel fine)
Fracesco Cetraro of .Cloud provides these reflections for a new user-centric approach to getting people online. As a domain geek working in an industry full of people passionate about domains, I often find myself involved in very interesting discussi...
Discussion
November 16, 2016, 8:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $90,000
A lawn mower company paid $90,000 for Walker.com and other end user domain name sales. Sedo’s sales list this week was highlighted by the $90,000 sale of Walker.com. Given all of the companies that have Walker in their name, this seems like a f...
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End user domain name sales up to $90,000
A lawn mower company paid $90,000 for Walker.com and other end user domain name sales. Sedo’s sales list this week was highlighted by the $90,000 sale of Walker.com. Given all of the companies that have Walker in their name, this seems like a f...
Discussion
November 16, 2016, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
C.AT sells for €56,000 in Sedo auction with more .at sales to come
C.at is the top sale in first .at auction, with two more auctions ahead this month. Sedo is currently auctioning short Austrian .at domain names, and the numbers so far are impressive. Here are the top ten sales from the first of three registry aucti...
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C.AT sells for €56,000 in Sedo auction with more .at sales to come
C.at is the top sale in first .at auction, with two more auctions ahead this month. Sedo is currently auctioning short Austrian .at domain names, and the numbers so far are impressive. Here are the top ten sales from the first of three registry aucti...
Discussion
November 15, 2016, 9:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
There’s an all out war for dropping domain names
…and it’s expensive. It costs expired domain drop catchers $8.03 for every .com domain name they catch for you. So why are they charging customers so much money? A good place to start is by looking at how much they pay to amass the firep...
Discussion
There’s an all out war for dropping domain names
…and it’s expensive. It costs expired domain drop catchers $8.03 for every .com domain name they catch for you. So why are they charging customers so much money? A good place to start is by looking at how much they pay to amass the firep...
Discussion
November 15, 2016, 9:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Shop enters dangerous territory with SSL freebie
Free SSL is likely to make registrar partners uneasy. Last week GMO Registry, the company behind the .shop top level domain name, announced that it was providing a free SSL certificate to registrants of .shop domain names. While this might seem like ...
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.Shop enters dangerous territory with SSL freebie
Free SSL is likely to make registrar partners uneasy. Last week GMO Registry, the company behind the .shop top level domain name, announced that it was providing a free SSL certificate to registrants of .shop domain names. While this might seem like ...
Discussion
November 15, 2016, 7:29 pm
