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A day in the domain name community at SXSW
Here’s how domain name companies marketed their wares at SXSW this year. Yesterday afternoon I went downtown to see what all of the domain name companies were up to at SXSW in Austin. I started by searching for the .Space grilled cheese sandwic...
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A day in the domain name community at SXSW
Here’s how domain name companies marketed their wares at SXSW this year. Yesterday afternoon I went downtown to see what all of the domain name companies were up to at SXSW in Austin. I started by searching for the .Space grilled cheese sandwic...
Discussion
March 17, 2015, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trademark King still wants to TM famous marks and brands
Company submits specimens for many of its dubious trademark applications. The company that spent about $50,000 trying to trademark what are mostly famous brands, trademarks and common phrases is still pushing on after receiving initial refusals from ...
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Trademark King still wants to TM famous marks and brands
Company submits specimens for many of its dubious trademark applications. The company that spent about $50,000 trying to trademark what are mostly famous brands, trademarks and common phrases is still pushing on after receiving initial refusals from ...
Discussion
March 17, 2015, 2:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain parking still falling, according to survey
Revenue still shrinking for many domainers. How low can domain name parking revenue go? Still lower, apparently. That’s according to the approximately 200 people who responded to this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey. 36% of respondents sai...
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Domain parking still falling, according to survey
Revenue still shrinking for many domainers. How low can domain name parking revenue go? Still lower, apparently. That’s according to the approximately 200 people who responded to this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey. 36% of respondents sai...
Discussion
March 17, 2015, 1:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
GMO loses community bid for .Shop domain name
Company scores just six points in evaluation. GMO Registry has lost is Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) for the .Shop top level domain name. The company scored 6 points out of a possible 16 on its CPE, falling well short of the 14 required. It sco...
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GMO loses community bid for .Shop domain name
Company scores just six points in evaluation. GMO Registry has lost is Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) for the .Shop top level domain name. The company scored 6 points out of a possible 16 on its CPE, falling well short of the 14 required. It sco...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Crowdsourcing and Domains with Ryan Noble – DNW Podcast #24
Crowdsource.com and finding good domain names using the crowd. Ryan Noble has built a big business on Crowdsource.com. In this episode, he’ll explain how his company helps big brands tap into large pools of remote workers to complete big projec...
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Crowdsourcing and Domains with Ryan Noble – DNW Podcast #24
Crowdsource.com and finding good domain names using the crowd. Ryan Noble has built a big business on Crowdsource.com. In this episode, he’ll explain how his company helps big brands tap into large pools of remote workers to complete big projec...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Froyo and sandwiches starting conversations about new TLDs at SXSW
Free food with a sales pitch. Spreading awareness of choice in top level domain names isn’t easy. One-on-one conversations might be the best way to explain what they are and why you might want one. That’s the idea behind promotions by Sed...
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Froyo and sandwiches starting conversations about new TLDs at SXSW
Free food with a sales pitch. Spreading awareness of choice in top level domain names isn’t easy. One-on-one conversations might be the best way to explain what they are and why you might want one. That’s the idea behind promotions by Sed...
Discussion
March 16, 2015, 2:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet Expired Domain Report
Frank Schilling made a comment yesterday regarding NameJet that I believe is significant – and not because it’s anything new … rather the opposite. Many people, myself included, have observed rising final auctio...
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NameJet Expired Domain Report
Frank Schilling made a comment yesterday regarding NameJet that I believe is significant – and not because it’s anything new … rather the opposite. Many people, myself included, have observed rising final auctio...
Discussion
March 13, 2015, 6:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Where to find Domain Name Companies at #SXSW
Find at least seven companies in Austin at #SXSW. Over the next 10 days about 400,000 people will come to Austin for SXSW and the many unofficial events that surround it. Here are some of the places you can find domain name companies in Austin during...
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Where to find Domain Name Companies at #SXSW
Find at least seven companies in Austin at #SXSW. Over the next 10 days about 400,000 people will come to Austin for SXSW and the many unofficial events that surround it. Here are some of the places you can find domain name companies in Austin during...
Discussion
March 13, 2015, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
MarkMonitor: we won’t profit on .Sucks
Company will charge modest service fee on “Extortion domain”. Brand protection domain name registrar MarkMonitor says it understands its clients will feel compelled to pay for a .sucks domain name, but it won’t profit from the regis...
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MarkMonitor: we won’t profit on .Sucks
Company will charge modest service fee on “Extortion domain”. Brand protection domain name registrar MarkMonitor says it understands its clients will feel compelled to pay for a .sucks domain name, but it won’t profit from the regis...
Discussion
March 13, 2015, 1:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts challenges ICANN’s .Doctor decision
Stethoscope may be required to register a .Doctor domain name. Donuts has filed a reconsideration request after ICANN decided to slam the door on who can register a domain name under the .doctor top level domain name. Last month, ICANN’s New gT...
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Donuts challenges ICANN’s .Doctor decision
Stethoscope may be required to register a .Doctor domain name. Donuts has filed a reconsideration request after ICANN decided to slam the door on who can register a domain name under the .doctor top level domain name. Last month, ICANN’s New gT...
Discussion
March 13, 2015, 1:43 pm
