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Nirvana gets domain names from Australian man who demanded $1.5 million
Panels say it Smells Like B.S. Nirvana LLC — the company that owns the intellectual property from the late grunge band Nirvana — has won control of five domain names registered by an Australian man. The company filed UDRP and aUDRP disput...
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Nirvana gets domain names from Australian man who demanded $1.5 million
Panels say it Smells Like B.S. Nirvana LLC — the company that owns the intellectual property from the late grunge band Nirvana — has won control of five domain names registered by an Australian man. The company filed UDRP and aUDRP disput...
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November 20, 2014, 3:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dish DBS beats Google in .Dot auction, pays $700,000 for domain
Dish won a two way race to operate the top level domain name .dot. Dish DBS, the satellite TV company and owner of Blockbuster, has beaten Google in a public auction for the top level domain .Dot. It paid $700,000 for the rights to the domain name. Y...
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Dish DBS beats Google in .Dot auction, pays $700,000 for domain
Dish won a two way race to operate the top level domain name .dot. Dish DBS, the satellite TV company and owner of Blockbuster, has beaten Google in a public auction for the top level domain .Dot. It paid $700,000 for the rights to the domain name. Y...
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November 20, 2014, 2:38 am
Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales, including a big .Me
An antiquated technology term in .me sells for five figures. Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week. While this week’s list doesn’t include as many end user buyers as the last one (at least publicly), a lot of smaller busine...
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17 end user domain name sales, including a big .Me
An antiquated technology term in .me sells for five figures. Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week. While this week’s list doesn’t include as many end user buyers as the last one (at least publicly), a lot of smaller busine...
Discussion
November 19, 2014, 6:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s DomainFinder App advances domain name selection
App makes it easier to narrow in on the best domain name. GoDaddy recently released an iOS app for finding and registering domain names called GoDaddy DomainFinder. Many of its features are similar to what you find on GoDaddy.com and other registrar ...
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GoDaddy’s DomainFinder App advances domain name selection
App makes it easier to narrow in on the best domain name. GoDaddy recently released an iOS app for finding and registering domain names called GoDaddy DomainFinder. Many of its features are similar to what you find on GoDaddy.com and other registrar ...
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November 19, 2014, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
How .Realtor quickly became one of the most used new TLDs
Easy-to-create starter sites fuel early usage of domain names for Realtors. About four weeks ago, the National Association of Realtors released the .realtor domain name. Ahead of the launch, I called it one of the most important launches in the nasce...
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How .Realtor quickly became one of the most used new TLDs
Easy-to-create starter sites fuel early usage of domain names for Realtors. About four weeks ago, the National Association of Realtors released the .realtor domain name. Ahead of the launch, I called it one of the most important launches in the nasce...
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November 18, 2014, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google upgrades mobile-friendly sites in search results
Sites will get label, and might get a search benefit in the future. Google announced today that it is adding a “mobile-friendly” label to sites in search results, and is experimenting with using mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. Ov...
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Google upgrades mobile-friendly sites in search results
Sites will get label, and might get a search benefit in the future. Google announced today that it is adding a “mobile-friendly” label to sites in search results, and is experimenting with using mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. Ov...
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November 18, 2014, 4:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Guy tries to trademark one of Rick Schwartz’s domain names
This one will be interesting. This morning I was perusing recently filed trademark applications when I came across an application for Trademarking.com. When I checked the whois on the domain name, I saw that the domain was registered to domain name i...
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Guy tries to trademark one of Rick Schwartz’s domain names
This one will be interesting. This morning I was perusing recently filed trademark applications when I came across an application for Trademarking.com. When I checked the whois on the domain name, I saw that the domain was registered to domain name i...
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November 18, 2014, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP rule changes coming next year to thwart “Cyberflight”
Registrars will be required to lock domain names prior to registrant finding out about UDRP case. ICANN has announced a July 31, 2015 implementation date for amended rules under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The new rules ...
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UDRP rule changes coming next year to thwart “Cyberflight”
Registrars will be required to lock domain names prior to registrant finding out about UDRP case. ICANN has announced a July 31, 2015 implementation date for amended rules under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The new rules ...
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November 18, 2014, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy “reports” Q3 earnings in SEC filing
Revenue up nearly 25% compared to same quarter last year. GoDaddy filed an amended S-1 with the SEC today, in which it discloses its results from the third quarter. Here are some financial highlights: Q3 2014 revenue was $356.9 million, up 5.4% from ...
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GoDaddy “reports” Q3 earnings in SEC filing
Revenue up nearly 25% compared to same quarter last year. GoDaddy filed an amended S-1 with the SEC today, in which it discloses its results from the third quarter. Here are some financial highlights: Q3 2014 revenue was $356.9 million, up 5.4% from ...
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November 17, 2014, 10:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Switching to a .brand is more expensive than you think
Make a wholesale switch from Brand.com to .Brand will be expensive, and won’t give you many benefits. News over the weekend of the Government of Quebec deciding to not change its domains over to .Quebec heightens the discussion on if it makes s...
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Switching to a .brand is more expensive than you think
Make a wholesale switch from Brand.com to .Brand will be expensive, and won’t give you many benefits. News over the weekend of the Government of Quebec deciding to not change its domains over to .Quebec heightens the discussion on if it makes s...
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November 17, 2014, 9:47 pm
