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This week’s new TLDs: .VIP
.VIP and .Game hit registrars this week. It’s been a while since I’ve done a post about new top level domains coming out. That’s because new releases have slowed down to a trickle. But two new domains become available this week: .VI...
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This week’s new TLDs: .VIP
.VIP and .Game hit registrars this week. It’s been a while since I’ve done a post about new top level domains coming out. That’s because new releases have slowed down to a trickle. But two new domains become available this week: .VI...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 6:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 Awesome Web Tools – DNW Podcast #84
A review of ten awesome web-based tools to turbo-charge your business This week’s podcast is a little different than usual. I’m going to discuss ten awesome web-based tools I use regularly. You’ll learn about a tool to turn one of y...
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10 Awesome Web Tools – DNW Podcast #84
A review of ten awesome web-based tools to turbo-charge your business This week’s podcast is a little different than usual. I’m going to discuss ten awesome web-based tools I use regularly. You’ll learn about a tool to turn one of y...
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May 16, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
What you missed at DNSeattle
About one hundred people from the domain business met at GoDaddy’s office in Seattle last Thursday. Last week I flew up to Seattle for the third DNSeattle meetup held on Thursday. Michael Cyger of DomainSherpa organized the event, which was hos...
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What you missed at DNSeattle
About one hundred people from the domain business met at GoDaddy’s office in Seattle last Thursday. Last week I flew up to Seattle for the third DNSeattle meetup held on Thursday. Michael Cyger of DomainSherpa organized the event, which was hos...
Discussion
May 16, 2016, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 ICANN employees make $250k+
Employee compensation revealed in latest tax return. ICANN has published its FY 2015 tax return (pdf), revealing compensation paid to its key and most highly-compensated employees. 18 employees are listed with compensation of at least $250,000. Fadi ...
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18 ICANN employees make $250k+
Employee compensation revealed in latest tax return. ICANN has published its FY 2015 tax return (pdf), revealing compensation paid to its key and most highly-compensated employees. 18 employees are listed with compensation of at least $250,000. Fadi ...
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May 16, 2016, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign settles one of its lawsuits against XYZ
Lawsuit involved switching backend providers for three top level domain names. Verisign and XYZ have reached a settlement in one of their ongoing lawsuits. Verisign sued XYZ last year after XYZ acquired the rights to the .theatre, .security and .prot...
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Verisign settles one of its lawsuits against XYZ
Lawsuit involved switching backend providers for three top level domain names. Verisign and XYZ have reached a settlement in one of their ongoing lawsuits. Verisign sued XYZ last year after XYZ acquired the rights to the .theatre, .security and .prot...
Discussion
May 14, 2016, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
April’s Top Stories on Domain Name Wire
Last night’s DNSeattle meetup at GoDaddy’s office in Kirkland was awesome. Thanks to Michael Cyger for organizing, and I’ll have a recap on DNW next week. In the meantime, here’s a look back at April on Domain Name Wire&hellip...
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April’s Top Stories on Domain Name Wire
Last night’s DNSeattle meetup at GoDaddy’s office in Kirkland was awesome. Thanks to Michael Cyger for organizing, and I’ll have a recap on DNW next week. In the meantime, here’s a look back at April on Domain Name Wire&hellip...
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May 13, 2016, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
More details on .Blog and Automattic
A few more interesting details about Automattic running .blog. There was big news in the top level domain world yesterday: Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, announced it will be running the .blog top level domain name. This will be a shot...
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More details on .Blog and Automattic
A few more interesting details about Automattic running .blog. There was big news in the top level domain world yesterday: Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, announced it will be running the .blog top level domain name. This will be a shot...
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May 13, 2016, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Automattic (WordPress) acquires .Blog top level domain name
Big news for top level domains as .blog gets big backing. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, now controls the .blog top level domain name. The company announced plans for the domain name today. Primer Nivel S.A., the company behind My.co, won ...
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Automattic (WordPress) acquires .Blog top level domain name
Big news for top level domains as .blog gets big backing. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, now controls the .blog top level domain name. The company announced plans for the domain name today. Primer Nivel S.A., the company behind My.co, won ...
Discussion
May 12, 2016, 7:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Daniel Zhang of Xinnet on China domain aftermarket and IDNs
Remarks focus on SMB and enterprise client needs and trends. Xinnet.com, a Chinese registrar in business 23 years, is among the top 20 in the world. Daniel Zhang has been running their domain business unit for the last ten years. In this video from C...
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Daniel Zhang of Xinnet on China domain aftermarket and IDNs
Remarks focus on SMB and enterprise client needs and trends. Xinnet.com, a Chinese registrar in business 23 years, is among the top 20 in the world. Daniel Zhang has been running their domain business unit for the last ten years. In this video from C...
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May 12, 2016, 6:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chinese owner of NBAZ.xyz defends UDRP brought by American bank
…but he didn’t use the “four letter acronym domain has value” defense. The owner of the four letter domain name NBAZ.xyz has successfully defended a cybersquatting complaint filed by National Bank of Arizona. This is notable ...
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Chinese owner of NBAZ.xyz defends UDRP brought by American bank
…but he didn’t use the “four letter acronym domain has value” defense. The owner of the four letter domain name NBAZ.xyz has successfully defended a cybersquatting complaint filed by National Bank of Arizona. This is notable ...
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May 12, 2016, 3:27 pm
