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Verisign: China is trending
Chinese terms dominate trending words in .com registrations last month. Much of .com’s growth has been fueled by Asia recently, and the top trending keywords in .com and .net from last month bare this out. Verisign released numbers on March yes...
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Verisign: China is trending
Chinese terms dominate trending words in .com registrations last month. Much of .com’s growth has been fueled by Asia recently, and the top trending keywords in .com and .net from last month bare this out. Verisign released numbers on March yes...
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April 15, 2015, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Which new TLDs are performing best on the resale market
.Club is a top seller. NameBio, a domain sales data site, published details this morning about which new top level domain names are selling best on the aftermarket. Here are the top 5 based on publicly-reported sales, ranked by dollar volume: You can...
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Which new TLDs are performing best on the resale market
.Club is a top seller. NameBio, a domain sales data site, published details this morning about which new top level domain names are selling best on the aftermarket. Here are the top 5 based on publicly-reported sales, ranked by dollar volume: You can...
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April 15, 2015, 1:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google’s mobile deadline one week away
Search results on mobile devices to change one week from today. Most people in the United States are making a last minute push to complete taxes, but another deadline is quickly approaching for website owners. April 21 — just one week from now ...
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Google’s mobile deadline one week away
Search results on mobile devices to change one week from today. Most people in the United States are making a last minute push to complete taxes, but another deadline is quickly approaching for website owners. April 21 — just one week from now ...
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April 14, 2015, 7:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs this week: .Fashion, .Garden and .FRL
Minds + Machines launches two more domain names and another geo domain name goes live. Three top level domain names enter general availability this week, including a geographic domain. .FRL launches on Tuesday. This domain name stands for Friesland, ...
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New TLDs this week: .Fashion, .Garden and .FRL
Minds + Machines launches two more domain names and another geo domain name goes live. Three top level domain names enter general availability this week, including a geographic domain. .FRL launches on Tuesday. This domain name stands for Friesland, ...
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April 14, 2015, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Promo and other TLDs headed to auction
Auction group hopes to sell .Promo and other TLDs at June auction. Innovative Auctions Ltd. is holding another auction to “resell” already-contracted top level domain names. The next auction will take place June 4 and will feature .Promo....
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.Promo and other TLDs headed to auction
Auction group hopes to sell .Promo and other TLDs at June auction. Innovative Auctions Ltd. is holding another auction to “resell” already-contracted top level domain names. The next auction will take place June 4 and will feature .Promo....
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April 14, 2015, 1:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bring out the Pinata: Fiesta.com UDRP fails
Panel rules domain name not registered in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found in favor of the owner of the Fiesta.com domain name in a UDRP, although just one of three panelist found the complainant to have engaged i...
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Bring out the Pinata: Fiesta.com UDRP fails
Panel rules domain name not registered in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found in favor of the owner of the Fiesta.com domain name in a UDRP, although just one of three panelist found the complainant to have engaged i...
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April 13, 2015, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investing success story with Michael Castello – DNW Podcast #28
Michael Castello’s twenty year journey in domain names. Michael Castello, CEO of Castello Cities Internet Network, discusses the amazing story of how he got into the domain name business and picked up great domains like Nashville.com and Whisky...
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Domain investing success story with Michael Castello – DNW Podcast #28
Michael Castello’s twenty year journey in domain names. Michael Castello, CEO of Castello Cities Internet Network, discusses the amazing story of how he got into the domain name business and picked up great domains like Nashville.com and Whisky...
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO panel finds chemical company engaged in RDNH
Panel determines that company submitted “selective and incomplete story”. A three person WIPO panel has found NH Resources LLC of Texas to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name No-Heat.net. It’s a bizarr...
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WIPO panel finds chemical company engaged in RDNH
Panel determines that company submitted “selective and incomplete story”. A three person WIPO panel has found NH Resources LLC of Texas to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name No-Heat.net. It’s a bizarr...
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April 13, 2015, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Brands missing the mark with .Sucks defensive registrations
Knee-jerk reaction doesn’t make sense and leaves companies vulnerable. I’m not a fan of .sucks business model. I’m not a fan of charging big brands a premium to protect their brands with the veiled threat of someone creating a gripe...
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Brands missing the mark with .Sucks defensive registrations
Knee-jerk reaction doesn’t make sense and leaves companies vulnerable. I’m not a fan of .sucks business model. I’m not a fan of charging big brands a premium to protect their brands with the veiled threat of someone creating a gripe...
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April 13, 2015, 2:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
See which new top level domain names are deleting
Check out which domains people are letting go. Want to take a second stab at domains registered under new top level domains a year ago? Curious what types of domain names people are giving up on after a year? Domain Punch has a new section that shows...
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See which new top level domain names are deleting
Check out which domains people are letting go. Want to take a second stab at domains registered under new top level domains a year ago? Curious what types of domain names people are giving up on after a year? Domain Punch has a new section that shows...
Discussion
April 13, 2015, 1:26 pm