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Frank Schilling has sold $12 million in domain names this year
Schilling says his domain aftermarket sales have hit $12 million for the year. Frank Schilling has sold $12 million worth of his own domain names this year, already surpassing his total from 2013. Schilling disclosed this number in an update to Domai...
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Frank Schilling has sold $12 million in domain names this year
Schilling says his domain aftermarket sales have hit $12 million for the year. Frank Schilling has sold $12 million worth of his own domain names this year, already surpassing his total from 2013. Schilling disclosed this number in an update to Domai...
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September 29, 2014, 7:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs: .Bayern, .ovh and .deals
A geo and an open .brand top level domain name launch this week. It’s a slow week again for new top level domain names, and that will be the case going forward for awhile. On Tuesday, the geo domain .bayern (Bavaria) launches. On Wednesday, Don...
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This week’s new TLDs: .Bayern, .ovh and .deals
A geo and an open .brand top level domain name launch this week. It’s a slow week again for new top level domain names, and that will be the case going forward for awhile. On Tuesday, the geo domain .bayern (Bavaria) launches. On Wednesday, Don...
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September 29, 2014, 3:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo end user domain name sales
An aviation company and a seller of hair extensions among end user domain name buyers. Sedo handled 591 domain name transactions the week before last for a total of about $1 million in sales. The list includes a startup in Texas, a bunch of .uk purch...
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Sedo end user domain name sales
An aviation company and a seller of hair extensions among end user domain name buyers. Sedo handled 591 domain name transactions the week before last for a total of about $1 million in sales. The list includes a startup in Texas, a bunch of .uk purch...
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September 29, 2014, 1:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: DormRoom.com $12.5k and hundreds more
In Persian mythology, the Huma (هما) is a Phoenix-like bird — part male, part female — that lives “its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground”. Its shadow falling on one’s...
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Expired Domain Report: DormRoom.com $12.5k and hundreds more
In Persian mythology, the Huma (هما) is a Phoenix-like bird — part male, part female — that lives “its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground”. Its shadow falling on one’s...
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September 26, 2014, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP filed against Bids.com, and it might be interesting
Dispute might be over business rather than cybersquatting. A UDRP was filed against the generic domain name Bids.com yesterday, and this domain has an interesting history that suggests the issue might be bigger than cybersquatting. The domain was pre...
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UDRP filed against Bids.com, and it might be interesting
Dispute might be over business rather than cybersquatting. A UDRP was filed against the generic domain name Bids.com yesterday, and this domain has an interesting history that suggests the issue might be bigger than cybersquatting. The domain was pre...
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September 26, 2014, 2:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com acquires Agreed.com escrow service
Escrow service that launched this year is gobbled up by largest online escrow company. For the past year, the number of online escrow companies targeting the domain industry has grown considerably. It’s about the shrink by one. Escrow.com annou...
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Escrow.com acquires Agreed.com escrow service
Escrow service that launched this year is gobbled up by largest online escrow company. For the past year, the number of online escrow companies targeting the domain industry has grown considerably. It’s about the shrink by one. Escrow.com annou...
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September 25, 2014, 6:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top Level Design wins .design contention set
Hotly contested top level domain name goes to Portland company. The .design top level domain name will be run, fittingly, by Top Level Design. Top Level Design beat out six other applicants in a private auction to win the domain. Given the number of ...
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Top Level Design wins .design contention set
Hotly contested top level domain name goes to Portland company. The .design top level domain name will be run, fittingly, by Top Level Design. Top Level Design beat out six other applicants in a private auction to win the domain. Given the number of ...
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September 25, 2014, 6:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mike Robertson joins DirectNic as Business Development Director
Australian who co-founded Domain Guardians to move to U.S. for role. DNC Holdings (DirectNic) announced today that it has hired Mike Robertson as Business Development Director. A familiar face (and Australian accent) at domain conferences, Robertson ...
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Mike Robertson joins DirectNic as Business Development Director
Australian who co-founded Domain Guardians to move to U.S. for role. DNC Holdings (DirectNic) announced today that it has hired Mike Robertson as Business Development Director. A familiar face (and Australian accent) at domain conferences, Robertson ...
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September 25, 2014, 5:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Apple iOS 8 tip #10: selecting TLDs from the keyboard
Millions of iOS 8 users are being reminded about how to quickly insert .com using the iOS keyboard. I made the switch from Android to iOS last week with the iPhone 6. iOS 8 has a “tips” app that pushes a new usage tip to you every few day...
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Apple iOS 8 tip #10: selecting TLDs from the keyboard
Millions of iOS 8 users are being reminded about how to quickly insert .com using the iOS keyboard. I made the switch from Android to iOS last week with the iPhone 6. iOS 8 has a “tips” app that pushes a new usage tip to you every few day...
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September 25, 2014, 1:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Spamhaus wins Spamhaus.com in UDRP, but it won’t get the domain right away
Domain name is part of Ondova portfolio tied up in courts. A UDRP panel has awarded anti-spam group The Spamhaus Project the domain name Spamhaus.com, but the group won’t be able to use the domain any time soon. The domain name is registered to...
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Spamhaus wins Spamhaus.com in UDRP, but it won’t get the domain right away
Domain name is part of Ondova portfolio tied up in courts. A UDRP panel has awarded anti-spam group The Spamhaus Project the domain name Spamhaus.com, but the group won’t be able to use the domain any time soon. The domain name is registered to...
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September 25, 2014, 1:33 pm
