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SEO’s say expired domains are being targeted by Google
Some people think Google is using expired domain info to track down so-called “Private Blog Networks”. About ten years ago I made a mint from expired domains. These weren’t good expired domains. They were just domains that had been ...
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SEO’s say expired domains are being targeted by Google
Some people think Google is using expired domain info to track down so-called “Private Blog Networks”. About ten years ago I made a mint from expired domains. These weren’t good expired domains. They were just domains that had been ...
Discussion
September 24, 2014, 9:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Is Verisign’s plan for a standards group part of its patent play?
Company’s CEO disclosed creating an industry group as part of monetizing its patent portfolio. Verisign recently announced plans to organize a group called Registration Operations Association (ROA) to discuss technical aspects of domain name re...
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Is Verisign’s plan for a standards group part of its patent play?
Company’s CEO disclosed creating an industry group as part of monetizing its patent portfolio. Verisign recently announced plans to organize a group called Registration Operations Association (ROA) to discuss technical aspects of domain name re...
Discussion
September 24, 2014, 3:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines’ numbers show new TLD auctions are getting out of control
Highly contested new TLD auctions are likely ending well above $10 million. Minds + Machines put out a press release today about winning the .law and .vip domain names at auction, and the numbers in it provide hints about how much companies are payin...
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Minds + Machines’ numbers show new TLD auctions are getting out of control
Highly contested new TLD auctions are likely ending well above $10 million. Minds + Machines put out a press release today about winning the .law and .vip domain names at auction, and the numbers in it provide hints about how much companies are payin...
Discussion
September 24, 2014, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
I don’t understand this new TLD ad
Google ad for new TLDs just links to an end user website using a new TLD. I came across this contextual Google ad today: The ad text itself seems like something a new TLD seller would use. And marina.equipment is certainly a new TLD. But what do mari...
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I don’t understand this new TLD ad
Google ad for new TLDs just links to an end user website using a new TLD. I came across this contextual Google ad today: The ad text itself seems like something a new TLD seller would use. And marina.equipment is certainly a new TLD. But what do mari...
Discussion
September 24, 2014, 1:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sun City Casino Gambles On UDRP And Loses
A confusing set of circumstance, but panel rules it certainly isn’t cybersquatting. Sun International Limited, operator of hotels and casinos in Africa and Latin America, has lost a UDRP for SunBet.com. The company failed to prove that the resp...
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Sun City Casino Gambles On UDRP And Loses
A confusing set of circumstance, but panel rules it certainly isn’t cybersquatting. Sun International Limited, operator of hotels and casinos in Africa and Latin America, has lost a UDRP for SunBet.com. The company failed to prove that the resp...
Discussion
September 23, 2014, 5:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest domain name scam spoofs ICANN, worse than domain renewal scam
Scammer send fake renewal notices with goal of getting your credit card information. ICANN may have shut down Domain Registry of America for now, but new scams pop up just about every day. Joseph Peterson sent one example to me today that I haven&rsq...
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Latest domain name scam spoofs ICANN, worse than domain renewal scam
Scammer send fake renewal notices with goal of getting your credit card information. ICANN may have shut down Domain Registry of America for now, but new scams pop up just about every day. Joseph Peterson sent one example to me today that I haven&rsq...
Discussion
September 23, 2014, 3:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLD rollout to slow down as Donuts runs low on domains
Boxes of uncontested Donuts running low. The number of new top level domain names hitting the market each week is about to slow down. Every week since the beginning of February, Donuts has released at least one top level domain name. Most weeks it ha...
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New TLD rollout to slow down as Donuts runs low on domains
Boxes of uncontested Donuts running low. The number of new top level domain names hitting the market each week is about to slow down. Every week since the beginning of February, Donuts has released at least one top level domain name. Most weeks it ha...
Discussion
September 23, 2014, 2:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic: Early new TLD demand below industry expectations
Company says its registry operations are showing steady growth despite delays and low demand for new TLDs. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) issued its interim financial report for the first half of 2014 today. The company, which is the backend registry operato...
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CentralNic: Early new TLD demand below industry expectations
Company says its registry operations are showing steady growth despite delays and low demand for new TLDs. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) issued its interim financial report for the first half of 2014 today. The company, which is the backend registry operato...
Discussion
September 23, 2014, 1:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
A much slower week ahead for new TLDs
A slower week, but still a lot of TLDs will hit the market. After an incredibly busy week with 16 new TLD launches last week, this week slows down quite a bit. Scotland didn’t vote to break off from the United Kingdom, but it does launch its .s...
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A much slower week ahead for new TLDs
A slower week, but still a lot of TLDs will hit the market. After an incredibly busy week with 16 new TLD launches last week, this week slows down quite a bit. Scotland didn’t vote to break off from the United Kingdom, but it does launch its .s...
Discussion
September 22, 2014, 4:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic invests in .Tickets TLD winner, valuing it at $13.5 million
Registry pumps money into .tickets auction victor. Domain name registry CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has invested $1.62 million in Accent Media Ltd, which the latter used to help acquired the .Tickets TLD in a private auction. Accent Media Ltd beat Donuts,...
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CentralNic invests in .Tickets TLD winner, valuing it at $13.5 million
Registry pumps money into .tickets auction victor. Domain name registry CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has invested $1.62 million in Accent Media Ltd, which the latter used to help acquired the .Tickets TLD in a private auction. Accent Media Ltd beat Donuts,...
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September 22, 2014, 2:35 pm
