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.Club’s broker and payment plan programs are driving sales
Two new programs drive bulk of dollar volume of premium domains last quarter. .Club reported over $500,000 in premium sales in the first quarter of 2017, and it has two new programs to thank for the results. The first program is a payment plan option...
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.Club’s broker and payment plan programs are driving sales
Two new programs drive bulk of dollar volume of premium domains last quarter. .Club reported over $500,000 in premium sales in the first quarter of 2017, and it has two new programs to thank for the results. The first program is a payment plan option...
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April 10, 2017, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
After long wait, .Eco domains roll out this month
.Eco domain hopes to differentiate itself with .eco system. .Eco domain names become available to the public this month. I asked Michael Ward, VP of Business Development for Dot Eco, to explain what will make .eco different from other top level domai...
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After long wait, .Eco domains roll out this month
.Eco domain hopes to differentiate itself with .eco system. .Eco domain names become available to the public this month. I asked Michael Ward, VP of Business Development for Dot Eco, to explain what will make .eco different from other top level domai...
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April 10, 2017, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Info and .Mobi get Chinese approval
Two large namespaces will now be available for hosting in China. China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has approved five of Afilias’ top level domain names for sale and use in China, including three “old” doma...
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.Info and .Mobi get Chinese approval
Two large namespaces will now be available for hosting in China. China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has approved five of Afilias’ top level domain names for sale and use in China, including three “old” doma...
Discussion
April 7, 2017, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNSeattle announces May event at Amazon
2017 event will take place at Amazon.com’s headquarters. DNSeattle has announced the date and venue for its 2017 event. It will take place Thursday, May 25 at Amazon’s headquarters in South Lake Union. Seattle has more domain name compani...
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DNSeattle announces May event at Amazon
2017 event will take place at Amazon.com’s headquarters. DNSeattle has announced the date and venue for its 2017 event. It will take place Thursday, May 25 at Amazon’s headquarters in South Lake Union. Seattle has more domain name compani...
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April 7, 2017, 2:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Stories from March
New TLD price changes dominated the discussion. The first quarter of 2017 is now in the books, and the initial tax deadline in the U.S. is quickly approaching (yikes!). But before we think about taxes, here’s a look back at what happened in the...
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Top 5 Domain Name Stories from March
New TLD price changes dominated the discussion. The first quarter of 2017 is now in the books, and the initial tax deadline in the U.S. is quickly approaching (yikes!). But before we think about taxes, here’s a look back at what happened in the...
Discussion
April 7, 2017, 1:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
RGF.com ordered transferred in UDRP
Something weird happened with this domain name a decade ago. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name RGF.com be transferred to RGF Environmental Group, Inc., which previously owned the domain name. The current owner of the doma...
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RGF.com ordered transferred in UDRP
Something weird happened with this domain name a decade ago. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name RGF.com be transferred to RGF Environmental Group, Inc., which previously owned the domain name. The current owner of the doma...
Discussion
April 6, 2017, 10:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Local is Language? New gTLDs Around the World
Every nTLD has its own unique geography, if only because of language. The Spanish .VIAJES is viable throughout Latin America, whereas .IMMOBILIEN is only at home in German-speaking Europe. .TIENDA tends to be registered more often...
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How Local is Language? New gTLDs Around the World
Every nTLD has its own unique geography, if only because of language. The Spanish .VIAJES is viable throughout Latin America, whereas .IMMOBILIEN is only at home in German-speaking Europe. .TIENDA tends to be registered more often...
Discussion
April 6, 2017, 6:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Billionaire’s company sues to get his name in .com
Man asked for $49,999 for DanFriedkin.com domain name. The Friedkin Group, a holding company for billionaire Dan Friedkin’s businesses, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to get the domain name DanFriedkin.com. Rajesh Kumar of Bihar, India registered th...
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Billionaire’s company sues to get his name in .com
Man asked for $49,999 for DanFriedkin.com domain name. The Friedkin Group, a holding company for billionaire Dan Friedkin’s businesses, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to get the domain name DanFriedkin.com. Rajesh Kumar of Bihar, India registered th...
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April 6, 2017, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen three letter .com domain names
Suit alleges domain names were stolen after AOL email account was compromised. Daniel Kametani of California has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover six three letter .com domain names that he says were stolen after someone hijacked his AOL email account...
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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen three letter .com domain names
Suit alleges domain names were stolen after AOL email account was compromised. Daniel Kametani of California has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover six three letter .com domain names that he says were stolen after someone hijacked his AOL email account...
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April 6, 2017, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Official data show effects of Chinese domain investment bonanza
What happened in December, the one year anniversary of the Chinese investment bananza. ICANN just published data from Verisign about .com activity in December. This was the one year anniversary of lots of Chinese speculative registrations, and the de...
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Official data show effects of Chinese domain investment bonanza
What happened in December, the one year anniversary of the Chinese investment bananza. ICANN just published data from Verisign about .com activity in December. This was the one year anniversary of lots of Chinese speculative registrations, and the de...
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April 5, 2017, 5:09 pm
