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HaoZhan.com for $27.3k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. One reading of HaoZhan.com ($27.3k) is “warlike” (好战 / hào zhàn). China fortunately isn’t – not compared to the USA – but its domain buyers sure are aggressiv...
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HaoZhan.com for $27.3k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. One reading of HaoZhan.com ($27.3k) is “warlike” (好战 / hào zhàn). China fortunately isn’t – not compared to the USA – but its domain buyers sure are aggressiv...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kurt Pritz resigns from Domain Name Association
Executive Director steps down from role. Kurt Pritz has stepped down from his role as Executive Director of Domain Name Association, and advocacy group for the domain name industry. In a letter sent to DNA members this afternoon, Chairman Adrian Kind...
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Kurt Pritz resigns from Domain Name Association
Executive Director steps down from role. Kurt Pritz has stepped down from his role as Executive Director of Domain Name Association, and advocacy group for the domain name industry. In a letter sent to DNA members this afternoon, Chairman Adrian Kind...
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October 1, 2015, 5:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
BMW wins B.MW domain name cybersquatting case
Domain name owner had a plausible defense, but didn’t bother to respond to the allegations. Car company BMW has won rights to the domain name B.MW through a cybersquatting arbitration proceeding through World Intellectual Property Organization....
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BMW wins B.MW domain name cybersquatting case
Domain name owner had a plausible defense, but didn’t bother to respond to the allegations. Car company BMW has won rights to the domain name B.MW through a cybersquatting arbitration proceeding through World Intellectual Property Organization....
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name registrars no longer have to carry general liability insurance
ICANN waives insurance requirement for accredited registrars. ICANN’s board approved a resolution this week to waive an insurance requirement for domain name registrars. The registrar accreditation agreement requires registrars to carry general...
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Domain name registrars no longer have to carry general liability insurance
ICANN waives insurance requirement for accredited registrars. ICANN’s board approved a resolution this week to waive an insurance requirement for domain name registrars. The registrar accreditation agreement requires registrars to carry general...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 2:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Don’t be like a Tesla apologist
Some criticisms are valid, and this extends to the domain name industry. I stayed up to watch the Tesla Model X launch event online Tuesday night. It was supposed to start at 8 PM PST. Nearly an hour later, Elon Musk shuffled onto the stage unapologe...
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Don’t be like a Tesla apologist
Some criticisms are valid, and this extends to the domain name industry. I stayed up to watch the Tesla Model X launch event online Tuesday night. It was supposed to start at 8 PM PST. Nearly an hour later, Elon Musk shuffled onto the stage unapologe...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN selects Panama for June 2016 meeting
Panama City selected for next summer’s meeting. ICANN’s summer meeting next year will take place in Panama City, Panama. The decision was made during a board meeting earlier this week. I think this meeting will draw a lot of domain name i...
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ICANN selects Panama for June 2016 meeting
Panama City selected for next summer’s meeting. ICANN’s summer meeting next year will take place in Panama City, Panama. The decision was made during a board meeting earlier this week. I think this meeting will draw a lot of domain name i...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 1:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
20 end user domain name sales up to $20,000
A firefighting equipment manufacturer, event crew provider and celebrity news site bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 697 domain name transactions this past week, for about $1 million in sales. This includes a number of solid end user domain...
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20 end user domain name sales up to $20,000
A firefighting equipment manufacturer, event crew provider and celebrity news site bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 697 domain name transactions this past week, for about $1 million in sales. This includes a number of solid end user domain...
Discussion
September 30, 2015, 3:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Even before Ta.co, people thought Taco.com was owned by Taco Bell
Sure, some people will type taco.com instead of ta.co. But that confusion isn’t new. Yesterday I wrote about how I think Ta.co is a great shortcut web address for Taco Bell, and perhaps better than Taco.com. Many people disagree, and one commen...
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Even before Ta.co, people thought Taco.com was owned by Taco Bell
Sure, some people will type taco.com instead of ta.co. But that confusion isn’t new. Yesterday I wrote about how I think Ta.co is a great shortcut web address for Taco Bell, and perhaps better than Taco.com. Many people disagree, and one commen...
Discussion
September 30, 2015, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
NBC launching SeeSo streaming service?
Company registers domain names for what appears to be a streaming TV service. Judging from recent domain name registrations, NBC Universal is getting ready to launch an over-the-top streaming service called Seeso. The company registered dozens of dom...
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NBC launching SeeSo streaming service?
Company registers domain names for what appears to be a streaming TV service. Judging from recent domain name registrations, NBC Universal is getting ready to launch an over-the-top streaming service called Seeso. The company registered dozens of dom...
Discussion
September 30, 2015, 2:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
16,000+ .NYC domains will be released next week
Some good .nyc domain names will be released next week. .NYC will release 16,674 previously blocked .NYC domain names on October 8. The domain names were all blocked as name collisions. Not all name collision names will be released, however. Names li...
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16,000+ .NYC domains will be released next week
Some good .nyc domain names will be released next week. .NYC will release 16,674 previously blocked .NYC domain names on October 8. The domain names were all blocked as name collisions. Not all name collision names will be released, however. Names li...
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September 29, 2015, 7:45 pm
