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This week: .Ski and .Lotto domain names
Hit the slopes with .Ski this week. Two new top level domain names launch today, the most anticipated of which is .ski. .Ski got 1,000 registrations during a combined Sunrise and Limited Registration Period. A number of entities and people that are k...
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This week: .Ski and .Lotto domain names
Hit the slopes with .Ski this week. Two new top level domain names launch today, the most anticipated of which is .ski. .Ski got 1,000 registrations during a combined Sunrise and Limited Registration Period. A number of entities and people that are k...
Discussion
September 8, 2015, 1:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panel rules that Rightside’s .Cam application is still in the mix
String confusion objection ruling is overturned. Verisign’s successful string confusion objection against Rightside’s .cam top level domain name has been overturned. ICANN was put in a sticky situation after Verisign’s string confus...
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Panel rules that Rightside’s .Cam application is still in the mix
String confusion objection ruling is overturned. Verisign’s successful string confusion objection against Rightside’s .cam top level domain name has been overturned. ICANN was put in a sticky situation after Verisign’s string confus...
Discussion
September 4, 2015, 4:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Dunce Award: Blue Coat
Security firm should admit it screwed-up labeling .zip the shadiest top level domain. It’s been a while since I’ve handed out a prestigious Domain Dunce award, but this week’s “Shady TLDs” report from security firm Blue ...
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Domain Dunce Award: Blue Coat
Security firm should admit it screwed-up labeling .zip the shadiest top level domain. It’s been a while since I’ve handed out a prestigious Domain Dunce award, but this week’s “Shady TLDs” report from security firm Blue ...
Discussion
September 4, 2015, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry continues to shine in .Com Winners and Losers
Here’s how registrars fared with .com in May. Uniregistry recently announced that it crossed the million domain milestone. I’m not sure how Frank Schilling’s own domain names and North Sound new TLDs are accounted for, but the numbe...
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Uniregistry continues to shine in .Com Winners and Losers
Here’s how registrars fared with .com in May. Uniregistry recently announced that it crossed the million domain milestone. I’m not sure how Frank Schilling’s own domain names and North Sound new TLDs are accounted for, but the numbe...
Discussion
September 4, 2015, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
CPE numbers don’t add up for CPAs
Accounting groups fail to make the case that they should get community status for .CPA applications. Two applicants for the .CPA top level domain name have lost Community Priority Evaluations. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and CP...
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CPE numbers don’t add up for CPAs
Accounting groups fail to make the case that they should get community status for .CPA applications. Two applicants for the .CPA top level domain name have lost Community Priority Evaluations. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and CP...
Discussion
September 4, 2015, 1:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Emazing.nl nailed for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Web design firm in Netherlands is a reverse domain name hijacker. Web design firm Emazing B.V., which uses the domain name Emazing.nl, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Emazing.com. Amazingly, Emazin...
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Emazing.nl nailed for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Web design firm in Netherlands is a reverse domain name hijacker. Web design firm Emazing B.V., which uses the domain name Emazing.nl, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Emazing.com. Amazingly, Emazin...
Discussion
September 4, 2015, 1:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s one source behind the proliferation of Whois marketing
Cheap, fresh whois data is leading to increased spam and telemarketing. I usually keep my iPhone on “do not disturb” mode at night. But not on August 16. My wife was traveling, so I kept it on in case she needed to reach me. At 4:19 in th...
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Here’s one source behind the proliferation of Whois marketing
Cheap, fresh whois data is leading to increased spam and telemarketing. I usually keep my iPhone on “do not disturb” mode at night. But not on August 16. My wife was traveling, so I kept it on in case she needed to reach me. At 4:19 in th...
Discussion
September 3, 2015, 6:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
AISE.com at $19.5k and other expired domain name sales
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. China is back with AISE.com ($19.5k) foremost among expired domain sales at NameJet. These days any LLLL.com attracts bids, whatever the letters; yet this domain ough...
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AISE.com at $19.5k and other expired domain name sales
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. China is back with AISE.com ($19.5k) foremost among expired domain sales at NameJet. These days any LLLL.com attracts bids, whatever the letters; yet this domain ough...
Discussion
September 3, 2015, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainApps to eliminate content sites, become just a parking company
Company created to challenge domain parking is now just a domain parking company. It has come full circle. DomainApps, which came to life as WhyPark and an alternative to domain name parking, will now become just a parking company. The company sent a...
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DomainApps to eliminate content sites, become just a parking company
Company created to challenge domain parking is now just a domain parking company. It has come full circle. DomainApps, which came to life as WhyPark and an alternative to domain name parking, will now become just a parking company. The company sent a...
Discussion
September 3, 2015, 3:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
eBay at 20 and the difficulty of building a market
Building a marketplace is hard, even in the domain name business. It’s crazy to think that it’s been 20 years since the first auction on eBay (then AuctionWeb). 20 years! So much has happened since then when it comes to the internet. eBay...
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eBay at 20 and the difficulty of building a market
Building a marketplace is hard, even in the domain name business. It’s crazy to think that it’s been 20 years since the first auction on eBay (then AuctionWeb). 20 years! So much has happened since then when it comes to the internet. eBay...
Discussion
September 3, 2015, 2:51 pm
