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FTC to ICANN on .Sucks: Yeah, we told you this would happen
FTC wants ICANN to address overarching issues with new TLDs rather than one-off cases. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has responded to ICANN’s request that it investigate the practices of top level domain name registry Vox Populi over its ro...
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FTC to ICANN on .Sucks: Yeah, we told you this would happen
FTC wants ICANN to address overarching issues with new TLDs rather than one-off cases. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has responded to ICANN’s request that it investigate the practices of top level domain name registry Vox Populi over its ro...
Discussion
May 28, 2015, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
NAF panel orders transfer of FatTuesday.com to owner of Fat-Tuesday.com
Panel really screwed this one up. A three person National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the transfer of the domain name FatTuesday.com to David Briggs Enterprises, Inc. The complainant operates bars under the name Fat Tuesday and uses the infer...
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NAF panel orders transfer of FatTuesday.com to owner of Fat-Tuesday.com
Panel really screwed this one up. A three person National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the transfer of the domain name FatTuesday.com to David Briggs Enterprises, Inc. The complainant operates bars under the name Fat Tuesday and uses the infer...
Discussion
May 28, 2015, 1:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain definitions: Registrar and Registry
The definition of registry is becoming fuzzy. Two of the most commonly misused words in mainstream articles about domain names are registrar and registry. Many publications use one when it should be the other. A registrar is the company where you reg...
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Domain definitions: Registrar and Registry
The definition of registry is becoming fuzzy. Two of the most commonly misused words in mainstream articles about domain names are registrar and registry. Many publications use one when it should be the other. A registrar is the company where you reg...
Discussion
May 27, 2015, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
What Fadi Chehadé should do in his last year as ICANN’s CEO
Here’s what companies and people want to see ICANN’s outgoing CEO accomplish before he leaves the post. ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé made the surprise announcement last week that he would step down from his role as CEO of the organizatio...
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What Fadi Chehadé should do in his last year as ICANN’s CEO
Here’s what companies and people want to see ICANN’s outgoing CEO accomplish before he leaves the post. ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé made the surprise announcement last week that he would step down from his role as CEO of the organizatio...
Discussion
May 27, 2015, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain name purchases
An accessories company, law firm and trade publisher bought domain names last week. Sedo had 598 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.1 million. Two likely end user sales aren’t on this list because they have whois privacy or ar...
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15 end user domain name purchases
An accessories company, law firm and trade publisher bought domain names last week. Sedo had 598 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.1 million. Two likely end user sales aren’t on this list because they have whois privacy or ar...
Discussion
May 27, 2015, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sold! New domain name auctions with Sheel Mohnot – DNW Podcast #34
How hundreds of new top level domain name conflicts were settled. Which company has facilitated the most (dollar wise) domain name auctions over the past couple years? It’s not the regular industry marketplaces. Instead, it’s Innovative A...
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Sold! New domain name auctions with Sheel Mohnot – DNW Podcast #34
How hundreds of new top level domain name conflicts were settled. Which company has facilitated the most (dollar wise) domain name auctions over the past couple years? It’s not the regular industry marketplaces. Instead, it’s Innovative A...
Discussion
May 26, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs: .Apartments
You can move into a .apartments domain name this week. Donuts releases one domain name in regularly-priced general availability this week and some good ones enter Early Access. .Apartments launches on Wednesday, with many registrars offering prices a...
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This week’s new TLDs: .Apartments
You can move into a .apartments domain name this week. Donuts releases one domain name in regularly-priced general availability this week and some good ones enter Early Access. .Apartments launches on Wednesday, with many registrars offering prices a...
Discussion
May 26, 2015, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fred Krueger pushed out of Minds + Machines, company reports $5 million bookings
Co-founder leaves company and will focus on his website building platform. Minds + Machines released 2014 results today, and also announced that the board has voted co-founder Fred Krueger out of the company and his role as executive Chairman. Keith ...
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Fred Krueger pushed out of Minds + Machines, company reports $5 million bookings
Co-founder leaves company and will focus on his website building platform. Minds + Machines released 2014 results today, and also announced that the board has voted co-founder Fred Krueger out of the company and his role as executive Chairman. Keith ...
Discussion
May 26, 2015, 1:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired domain name report: 1280.com for $26k and more
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. The sadist in me contemplates a cruel reality TV show in which some unsuspecting person answers a knock on the door to find a camera crew pointed right at him. “John Q. Public...
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Expired domain name report: 1280.com for $26k and more
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. The sadist in me contemplates a cruel reality TV show in which some unsuspecting person answers a knock on the door to find a camera crew pointed right at him. “John Q. Public...
Discussion
May 22, 2015, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
2 domain name owners don’t respond but win UDRPs
Panelists do their job by evaluating cases on their merits. The owners of Marlboro.reviews and PoolFactory.com can keep their domain names, despite not responding to UDRPs. Although respondents can win a UDRP without responding, panelists typically g...
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2 domain name owners don’t respond but win UDRPs
Panelists do their job by evaluating cases on their merits. The owners of Marlboro.reviews and PoolFactory.com can keep their domain names, despite not responding to UDRPs. Although respondents can win a UDRP without responding, panelists typically g...
Discussion
May 22, 2015, 1:44 pm
