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Donuts demands $22.5 million for .Web domain name
Company amends lawsuit against ICANN and demands “its share” of the proceeds. New top level domain company Donuts is continuing its battle with ICANN over .web, filing an amended complaint (pdf) in federal district court in California. Do...
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Donuts demands $22.5 million for .Web domain name
Company amends lawsuit against ICANN and demands “its share” of the proceeds. New top level domain company Donuts is continuing its battle with ICANN over .web, filing an amended complaint (pdf) in federal district court in California. Do...
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August 9, 2016, 2:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Two adult .live domain names sell for $280,000
Rightside scores big bucks from two .live domain names. Rightside has sold two premium domain names under its .live top level domain name for a solid price. The company disclosed today that it sold Sex.live for $160,000 and Porn.live for $120,000. Th...
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Two adult .live domain names sell for $280,000
Rightside scores big bucks from two .live domain names. Rightside has sold two premium domain names under its .live top level domain name for a solid price. The company disclosed today that it sold Sex.live for $160,000 and Porn.live for $120,000. Th...
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August 8, 2016, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
The most successful new domain? with Ken Hansen – DNW Podcast #96
One TLD is flying under the radar but generating a ton of revenue. Today we talk about one of the biggest new top level domain name success stories, and I’m willing to bet you’ve never heard about this top level domain before. Ken Hansen ...
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The most successful new domain? with Ken Hansen – DNW Podcast #96
One TLD is flying under the radar but generating a ton of revenue. Today we talk about one of the biggest new top level domain name success stories, and I’m willing to bet you’ve never heard about this top level domain before. Ken Hansen ...
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August 8, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tejano band Intocable lets domain expire, loses cybersquatting claim
Whoever dropped the ball on renewing this domain really screwed up. Grammy-nominated Tejano/Norteño musical group Intocable has lost a cybersquatting complaint it filed to recover the domain name Intocable.com. It filed the case after it negle...
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Tejano band Intocable lets domain expire, loses cybersquatting claim
Whoever dropped the ball on renewing this domain really screwed up. Grammy-nominated Tejano/Norteño musical group Intocable has lost a cybersquatting complaint it filed to recover the domain name Intocable.com. It filed the case after it negle...
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August 8, 2016, 3:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
MTV to launch hotel brand? Domain names suggest so
Viacom registers domain names that suggest it’s getting ready to launch a hotel and resort chain tied to iconic MTV brand. Is MTV getting ready to launch its own line of hotels and resorts? MTV parent company Viacom registered a number of domai...
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MTV to launch hotel brand? Domain names suggest so
Viacom registers domain names that suggest it’s getting ready to launch a hotel and resort chain tied to iconic MTV brand. Is MTV getting ready to launch its own line of hotels and resorts? MTV parent company Viacom registered a number of domai...
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August 8, 2016, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afilias acquires StartingDot domains .archi, .bio and .ski
Registry now owns three more new top level domains. Domain name company Afilias has acquired three top level domain names and plans to acquire many more. The company announced today that it has acquired StartingDot, the company behind .archi, .bio an...
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Afilias acquires StartingDot domains .archi, .bio and .ski
Registry now owns three more new top level domains. Domain name company Afilias has acquired three top level domain names and plans to acquire many more. The company announced today that it has acquired StartingDot, the company behind .archi, .bio an...
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August 8, 2016, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Walmart to bail out Jet.com for $3 billion
Business sold just a couple years after it acquired Jet.com domain name. A little over two years after Igloo brokered the sale of the Jet.com domain name, the company using the domain is going to be acquired by WalMart for $3 billion according to Re/...
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Walmart to bail out Jet.com for $3 billion
Business sold just a couple years after it acquired Jet.com domain name. A little over two years after Igloo brokered the sale of the Jet.com domain name, the company using the domain is going to be acquired by WalMart for $3 billion according to Re/...
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August 8, 2016, 2:08 am
Domain Name Wire
10 notable sales at NameJet last month
From first names to the domain of Kodak’s original online photo service, here are some notable domains that sold at NameJet last month. NameJet sold 102 domain names last month that closed for $2,000 or more, led by Present.com at $90,600. Here...
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10 notable sales at NameJet last month
From first names to the domain of Kodak’s original online photo service, here are some notable domains that sold at NameJet last month. NameJet sold 102 domain names last month that closed for $2,000 or more, led by Present.com at $90,600. Here...
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August 5, 2016, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
One panelist’s weird standard for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Panelist Clive Elliot’s standard for RDNH would allow a lot of frivolous cases. A complainant in a UDRP cybersquatting dispute must prove three things: 1. The domain name is identical or confusingly similar to its trademark 2. The domain owner ...
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One panelist’s weird standard for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Panelist Clive Elliot’s standard for RDNH would allow a lot of frivolous cases. A complainant in a UDRP cybersquatting dispute must prove three things: 1. The domain name is identical or confusingly similar to its trademark 2. The domain owner ...
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August 5, 2016, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
An everlasting domain name registration?
Patent application describes a way to ensure enough income to renew a domain name long term. You can’t register or renew a gTLD with the registry for more than ten years in advance. Why this policy is in place, I don’t know. But some peop...
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An everlasting domain name registration?
Patent application describes a way to ensure enough income to renew a domain name long term. You can’t register or renew a gTLD with the registry for more than ten years in advance. Why this policy is in place, I don’t know. But some peop...
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August 4, 2016, 4:54 pm
