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NamesCon registrations top 600
Next month’s domain name conference in Las Vegas will be a big event. Registrations for next month’s NamesCon domain name conference have topped 600, conference founder Richard Lau informed Domain Name Wire. Last year at this time, 336 ti...
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NamesCon registrations top 600
Next month’s domain name conference in Las Vegas will be a big event. Registrations for next month’s NamesCon domain name conference have topped 600, conference founder Richard Lau informed Domain Name Wire. Last year at this time, 336 ti...
Discussion
December 23, 2014, 2:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Aftermarket with Joe Uddeme – DNWP Episode 012
Domain name sales in 2014 and looking forward. How did new top level domain names affect .com domain name sales in 2014? What impact will they have in 2015? You might be surprised by the answer. Joe Uddeme, Director of Business Development for Domain...
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Domain Name Aftermarket with Joe Uddeme – DNWP Episode 012
Domain name sales in 2014 and looking forward. How did new top level domain names affect .com domain name sales in 2014? What impact will they have in 2015? You might be surprised by the answer. Joe Uddeme, Director of Business Development for Domain...
Discussion
December 22, 2014, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs this week: Two launch on Christmas Eve
I wonder how many dentists will be registering domain names on Christmas Eve? Two new top level domain names launch this week, both on Christmas Eve and both from Rightside. .Dentist and .Rehab exit the Early Access Program on Wednesday and revert to...
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New TLDs this week: Two launch on Christmas Eve
I wonder how many dentists will be registering domain names on Christmas Eve? Two new top level domain names launch this week, both on Christmas Eve and both from Rightside. .Dentist and .Rehab exit the Early Access Program on Wednesday and revert to...
Discussion
December 22, 2014, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
My first .Cards spam, which might actually be a good thing for new TLDs
I received some spam today that linked to a pretty good new TLD. Over the summer I received a spam email linking to a .club domain name. The spam didn’t really have anything to do with .club; the domain choice seemed random. The .Club registry ...
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My first .Cards spam, which might actually be a good thing for new TLDs
I received some spam today that linked to a pretty good new TLD. Over the summer I received a spam email linking to a .club domain name. The spam didn’t really have anything to do with .club; the domain choice seemed random. The .Club registry ...
Discussion
December 22, 2014, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO panel denies UDRP on WUP.com
Complainant probably didn’t exist when domain name was registered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP attempt on the three letter domain name WUP.com. The complaint was filed by Wengenroth & Partner, an Germa...
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WIPO panel denies UDRP on WUP.com
Complainant probably didn’t exist when domain name was registered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP attempt on the three letter domain name WUP.com. The complaint was filed by Wengenroth & Partner, an Germa...
Discussion
December 19, 2014, 6:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Will more contested TLDs get more registrations?
Probably, but quantifying it is difficult at this point. I commonly hear that the best is yet to come in terms of new to level domain name launches. The most heavily contested applications are just getting resolved, and these represent the best top l...
Discussion
Will more contested TLDs get more registrations?
Probably, but quantifying it is difficult at this point. I commonly hear that the best is yet to come in terms of new to level domain name launches. The most heavily contested applications are just getting resolved, and these represent the best top l...
Discussion
December 19, 2014, 4:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Last week’s Expired Domain Name Sales
After seeing English and Chinese jostling for king of the mountain week after week, it’s a real pleasure to see Spanish climb to that top spot, as if reminding us that it – not English – stands as the world’s 2n...
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Last week’s Expired Domain Name Sales
After seeing English and Chinese jostling for king of the mountain week after week, it’s a real pleasure to see Spanish climb to that top spot, as if reminding us that it – not English – stands as the world’s 2n...
Discussion
December 19, 2014, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Club raising more money, valued at $25.4 million
.Club to be valued at $25.4 million after investment. The .Club top level domain name registry is raising more funds, and the latest round will value the company at $25.4 million after the investment closes. .Club previously raised $7.5 million, with...
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.Club raising more money, valued at $25.4 million
.Club to be valued at $25.4 million after investment. The .Club top level domain name registry is raising more funds, and the latest round will value the company at $25.4 million after the investment closes. .Club previously raised $7.5 million, with...
Discussion
December 18, 2014, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Union Bank loses cases against gripe websites
Former customer registered ten domain names to air grievances about the bank. Union Bank has lost three domain name arbitration cases involving an upset former customer. The bank filed three separate actions covering UnionBank.me, unionbancal.co, uni...
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Union Bank loses cases against gripe websites
Former customer registered ten domain names to air grievances about the bank. Union Bank has lost three domain name arbitration cases involving an upset former customer. The bank filed three separate actions covering UnionBank.me, unionbancal.co, uni...
Discussion
December 18, 2014, 6:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look back at November’s NameJet Sales
November for Namejet – as measured by domain auctions that closed above $2,000 – was a slow month. Just one month prior, 12 out of the 66 charted sales surpassed $10k, with the highest attaining $91.8k; but last m...
Discussion
A look back at November’s NameJet Sales
November for Namejet – as measured by domain auctions that closed above $2,000 – was a slow month. Just one month prior, 12 out of the 66 charted sales surpassed $10k, with the highest attaining $91.8k; but last m...
Discussion
December 18, 2014, 4:22 pm
