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Governments weigh in on community and two-letter domain names
ICANN GAC concerned about community priority evaluations but not two-letter domain names. The Governmental Advisory Committee to ICANN has issued its GAC Communique (pdf) from this week’s meeting in Los Angeles. There are a couple notable items...
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Governments weigh in on community and two-letter domain names
ICANN GAC concerned about community priority evaluations but not two-letter domain names. The Governmental Advisory Committee to ICANN has issued its GAC Communique (pdf) from this week’s meeting in Los Angeles. There are a couple notable items...
Discussion
October 16, 2014, 5:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: A Chinese Takeover!
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week’s expired domain sales. Pretty soon, not speaking Chinese will disqualify me from reporting on the domain market altogether! So many of the big-ticket domain sales look eastward — numerical doma...
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Expired Domain Report: A Chinese Takeover!
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week’s expired domain sales. Pretty soon, not speaking Chinese will disqualify me from reporting on the domain market altogether! So many of the big-ticket domain sales look eastward — numerical doma...
Discussion
October 16, 2014, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 photos from ICANN 51
A quick visual look at this week’s ICANN meeting in Los Angeles. It has been a busy, busy week in Los Angeles. I’ll have more thoughts on ICANN 51 later. For now, I have a collection of photos from in and around the event. Captions are be...
Discussion
10 photos from ICANN 51
A quick visual look at this week’s ICANN meeting in Los Angeles. It has been a busy, busy week in Los Angeles. I’ll have more thoughts on ICANN 51 later. For now, I have a collection of photos from in and around the event. Captions are be...
Discussion
October 16, 2014, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oooh: .ooo domain name takes over front page of Times of India
New top level domain pays for front page impact. The backers of the new .ooo domain name have crazy predictions for how many domain names they’ll sell. I’ll tip my hat to them for at least backing it up with some crazy advertising. Indian...
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Oooh: .ooo domain name takes over front page of Times of India
New top level domain pays for front page impact. The backers of the new .ooo domain name have crazy predictions for how many domain names they’ll sell. I’ll tip my hat to them for at least backing it up with some crazy advertising. Indian...
Discussion
October 16, 2014, 2:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Grafitti artist Banksy demands Banksy.com domain name
Agent files UDRP to get domain name. Famous grafitti artist Banksy has filed a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of Banksy.com. The case was filed by Banksy Inc (C/O Pest Control Office Limited). Pest Control Office is essentially an agent a...
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Grafitti artist Banksy demands Banksy.com domain name
Agent files UDRP to get domain name. Famous grafitti artist Banksy has filed a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of Banksy.com. The case was filed by Banksy Inc (C/O Pest Control Office Limited). Pest Control Office is essentially an agent a...
Discussion
October 15, 2014, 4:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Do-Over: 2 TLD apps killed by objections get another chance
.Cam and Amazon IDN domain name decisions will be reviewed. ICANN has given two new top level domain name applications new life after embarrassing inconsistencies in string confusion objections. The board’s new TLD committee determined that dec...
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Do-Over: 2 TLD apps killed by objections get another chance
.Cam and Amazon IDN domain name decisions will be reviewed. ICANN has given two new top level domain name applications new life after embarrassing inconsistencies in string confusion objections. The board’s new TLD committee determined that dec...
Discussion
October 15, 2014, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
How is this not reverse domain name hijacking?
Domain was allegedly registered well before company started using name. National Arbitration Forum panelist Dennis A. Foster has turned in a UDRP decision in favor of the respondent for the domain name IAFT.com. The case was filed by International Ac...
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How is this not reverse domain name hijacking?
Domain was allegedly registered well before company started using name. National Arbitration Forum panelist Dennis A. Foster has turned in a UDRP decision in favor of the respondent for the domain name IAFT.com. The case was filed by International Ac...
Discussion
October 14, 2014, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
31 notable domain sales from NameJet
Joseph Peterson reviews notable domain name sales at NameJet last month. During September, NameJet closed 80 domain sales at or above $2,000 – down slightly from August’s spike of 95 but consistent with May (76), June (69), and July...
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31 notable domain sales from NameJet
Joseph Peterson reviews notable domain name sales at NameJet last month. During September, NameJet closed 80 domain sales at or above $2,000 – down slightly from August’s spike of 95 but consistent with May (76), June (69), and July...
Discussion
October 14, 2014, 4:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire Podcast #2: Tips to fight domain theft and Howard Neu talks TRAFFIC
Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #2. It’s Monday, and that means it’s Podcast Day! This week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast includes the latest domain name industry news, plus 5 tips to make sure you don’t become a domain name t...
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Domain Name Wire Podcast #2: Tips to fight domain theft and Howard Neu talks TRAFFIC
Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #2. It’s Monday, and that means it’s Podcast Day! This week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast includes the latest domain name industry news, plus 5 tips to make sure you don’t become a domain name t...
Discussion
October 13, 2014, 5:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Which ICANN sessions domainers should attend
A quick look at relevant sessions at this week’s ICANN conference. ICANN 51 formally kicks off today in Los Angeles. There are a lot of domain name investors in attendance, so I created a quick guide to sessions that might be interesting to the...
Discussion
Which ICANN sessions domainers should attend
A quick look at relevant sessions at this week’s ICANN conference. ICANN 51 formally kicks off today in Los Angeles. There are a lot of domain name investors in attendance, so I created a quick guide to sessions that might be interesting to the...
Discussion
October 13, 2014, 5:10 pm
