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At least 20 of 24 domains will sell today in .NYC fashion auction
Fashion auction ends this afternoon and most domain names will sell. Almost all of the domain names in the .NYC auction on SnapNames that ends today have bids above their reserve. As of 9:30 am EST today, 20 of the 24 domain names have met their rese...
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At least 20 of 24 domains will sell today in .NYC fashion auction
Fashion auction ends this afternoon and most domain names will sell. Almost all of the domain names in the .NYC auction on SnapNames that ends today have bids above their reserve. As of 9:30 am EST today, 20 of the 24 domain names have met their rese...
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February 28, 2017, 2:38 pm

Domain Name Wire
11 domains affected by Donuts’ “trusted notifier” deal with MPAA
First year results in 11 actions against websites and domain names. Donuts released statistics today about the first year of its “trusted notifier” arrangement with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The arrangement allows ...
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11 domains affected by Donuts’ “trusted notifier” deal with MPAA
First year results in 11 actions against websites and domain names. Donuts released statistics today about the first year of its “trusted notifier” arrangement with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The arrangement allows ...
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February 28, 2017, 2:24 pm

Domain Name Wire
Mexican company Central Media S.C. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company wanted to get the .com to match its .com.mx domain name. A Mexican advertising company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain name CentralMedia.com. Central Media S.C., which uses the country c...
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Mexican company Central Media S.C. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company wanted to get the .com to match its .com.mx domain name. A Mexican advertising company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain name CentralMedia.com. Central Media S.C., which uses the country c...
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February 27, 2017, 6:58 pm

Domain Name Wire
These domain name people are presenting at SXSW next month
ICANN, Afilias and other companies will have representatives at SXSW in Austin this March. SXSW is right around the corner, with the popular Interactive portion taking place March 10-16 in Austin. Unlike previous years, I haven’t found any doma...
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These domain name people are presenting at SXSW next month
ICANN, Afilias and other companies will have representatives at SXSW in Austin this March. SXSW is right around the corner, with the popular Interactive portion taking place March 10-16 in Austin. Unlike previous years, I haven’t found any doma...
Discussion
February 27, 2017, 5:58 pm

Domain Name Wire
Expired domain names w/ Tan Tran DNW Podcast #125
Understand the current state of the dropcatching market. Tan Tran runs one of the three biggest pending delete drop catching services, Pheenix, as well as expired domain discovery service FreshDrop (enter coupon ‘pheenix’ to get FreshDrop...
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Expired domain names w/ Tan Tran DNW Podcast #125
Understand the current state of the dropcatching market. Tan Tran runs one of the three biggest pending delete drop catching services, Pheenix, as well as expired domain discovery service FreshDrop (enter coupon ‘pheenix’ to get FreshDrop...
Discussion
February 27, 2017, 4:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
Things aren’t looking so good for Grandma Heidi Powell
Cybersquatting claim is dead, but battle continues in bankruptcy court. The saga of Grandma Heidi Powell and the domain name HeidiPowell.com seems like it will be settled in bankruptcy court after a federal district judge said a settlement agreement ...
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Things aren’t looking so good for Grandma Heidi Powell
Cybersquatting claim is dead, but battle continues in bankruptcy court. The saga of Grandma Heidi Powell and the domain name HeidiPowell.com seems like it will be settled in bankruptcy court after a federal district judge said a settlement agreement ...
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February 24, 2017, 3:14 pm

Domain Name Wire
How to park your names on Mailbox Park (in bulk)
The simple process to point your mail to Mailbox Park…if you use GoDaddy. Earlier this month I interviewed Greg Kraios on the DNW Podcast. Kraios is the founder of Mailbox Park, which is sort of like a domain name parking service for your doma...
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How to park your names on Mailbox Park (in bulk)
The simple process to point your mail to Mailbox Park…if you use GoDaddy. Earlier this month I interviewed Greg Kraios on the DNW Podcast. Kraios is the founder of Mailbox Park, which is sort of like a domain name parking service for your doma...
Discussion
February 23, 2017, 9:15 pm

Domain Name Wire
Marlboro maker wants another marijuana domain name
Company claims owner of MarlboroWeed.com is cybersquatting. Philip Morris USA Inc., an Altria company that makes Marlboro cigarettes, has filed a cybersquatting complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization. The company is demanding that th...
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Marlboro maker wants another marijuana domain name
Company claims owner of MarlboroWeed.com is cybersquatting. Philip Morris USA Inc., an Altria company that makes Marlboro cigarettes, has filed a cybersquatting complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization. The company is demanding that th...
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February 23, 2017, 2:59 pm

Domain Name Wire
CM.com, a domain with a long history, might have just sold
Domain name was deleted in 2013 and registered again in 2015. CM.com is an extremely valuable two letter domain name. It’s not just that it’s two letters; it’s also a typo of .com. It’s also a domain name with a unique history...
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CM.com, a domain with a long history, might have just sold
Domain name was deleted in 2013 and registered again in 2015. CM.com is an extremely valuable two letter domain name. It’s not just that it’s two letters; it’s also a typo of .com. It’s also a domain name with a unique history...
Discussion
February 23, 2017, 2:36 pm

Domain Name Wire
Full page ads with no domain name? That’s strange.
Why would you spend so much for advertising and not make it easy for people to find you? Over the weekend Bret Fausett posted a picture of a full page ad in the New York Times that didn’t have a domain name. It just had an @yahoo.com email addr...
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Full page ads with no domain name? That’s strange.
Why would you spend so much for advertising and not make it easy for people to find you? Over the weekend Bret Fausett posted a picture of a full page ad in the New York Times that didn’t have a domain name. It just had an @yahoo.com email addr...
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February 22, 2017, 6:42 pm