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iOS 8 and iPhone 6 work with new TLDs
New operating system (that comes pre-installed on iPhone 6) makes it easier to access websites using new top level domains. One of the big challenges with new top level domain names is getting them to work with various devices and software programs. ...
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iOS 8 and iPhone 6 work with new TLDs
New operating system (that comes pre-installed on iPhone 6) makes it easier to access websites using new top level domains. One of the big challenges with new top level domain names is getting them to work with various devices and software programs. ...
Discussion
September 20, 2014, 7:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
My .website results: Hexonet wins the day
Hexonet did remarkably well with my .website pre-orders. On Wednesday, I wrote about the challenges I had pre-registering domain names at various registrars. I was specifically trying to pre-register .website domains. .Website was supposed to launch ...
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My .website results: Hexonet wins the day
Hexonet did remarkably well with my .website pre-orders. On Wednesday, I wrote about the challenges I had pre-registering domain names at various registrars. I was specifically trying to pre-register .website domains. .Website was supposed to launch ...
Discussion
September 19, 2014, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Susan Lawrence joins Minds + Machines
Former Oversee.net and Above employee to work for registry. Ron Jackson’s job placement service has just placed a new candidate. Susan Lawrence, who has worked at several domain name companies, has joined Minds + Machines as Senior Director of ...
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Susan Lawrence joins Minds + Machines
Former Oversee.net and Above employee to work for registry. Ron Jackson’s job placement service has just placed a new candidate. Susan Lawrence, who has worked at several domain name companies, has joined Minds + Machines as Senior Director of ...
Discussion
September 19, 2014, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign would like to remind you that plenty of .com’s are still available
…but it paints availability in the best possible light. Ever since new top level domains started rolling out, Verisign has been pushing the idea that plenty of high quality .com domain names are still available. It’s sort of right. Take ...
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Verisign would like to remind you that plenty of .com’s are still available
…but it paints availability in the best possible light. Ever since new top level domains started rolling out, Verisign has been pushing the idea that plenty of high quality .com domain names are still available. It’s sort of right. Take ...
Discussion
September 19, 2014, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: 4 letter domain sells for $31.5k
Chinese container shipping — which is to say global freight – must account for last week’s $22.6k sale of QianWan.com. The Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal Co., Ltd. manages one of the world&rsq...
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Expired Domain Report: 4 letter domain sells for $31.5k
Chinese container shipping — which is to say global freight – must account for last week’s $22.6k sale of QianWan.com. The Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal Co., Ltd. manages one of the world&rsq...
Discussion
September 19, 2014, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts wants to patent Domain Protected Marks List
Registry files patent application for brand protection tool. Donuts wants to patent the Domain Protected Marks List (DPML), a service that helps brand owners prevent their trademarks from being registered across multiple top level domains. The compan...
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Donuts wants to patent Domain Protected Marks List
Registry files patent application for brand protection tool. Donuts wants to patent the Domain Protected Marks List (DPML), a service that helps brand owners prevent their trademarks from being registered across multiple top level domains. The compan...
Discussion
September 18, 2014, 9:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Buzz discovers that its registrants enjoy the high life
New TLD .Buzz found a customer base it wasn’t targeting. When Bill Doshier decided to apply for the .buzz top level domain name, he had a vision for how it would be used: entertainment, social media, fashion…you get the idea. Once the do...
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.Buzz discovers that its registrants enjoy the high life
New TLD .Buzz found a customer base it wasn’t targeting. When Bill Doshier decided to apply for the .buzz top level domain name, he had a vision for how it would be used: entertainment, social media, fashion…you get the idea. Once the do...
Discussion
September 18, 2014, 7:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Igloo acquires Aftermarket.com
Domain broker acquires domain name marketplace. Igloo, a fast growing domain name broker, has acquired domain name marketplace Aftermarket.com from Thought Convergence. The move makes sense for Igloo. While its focus in the past has been on larger, h...
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Igloo acquires Aftermarket.com
Domain broker acquires domain name marketplace. Igloo, a fast growing domain name broker, has acquired domain name marketplace Aftermarket.com from Thought Convergence. The move makes sense for Igloo. While its focus in the past has been on larger, h...
Discussion
September 18, 2014, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs find their religion: .Church wins the day
.Church was the top TLD launch yesterday. Going into yesterday, I bet that .guide would be Donuts’ top domain name launch of the week. It’s a fairly generic domain that works with a number of second level domains, similar to .tips (which ...
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New TLDs find their religion: .Church wins the day
.Church was the top TLD launch yesterday. Going into yesterday, I bet that .guide would be Donuts’ top domain name launch of the week. It’s a fairly generic domain that works with a number of second level domains, similar to .tips (which ...
Discussion
September 18, 2014, 12:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wow: Amazon.com buys .Buy for $4.6 million, .Tech sells for $6.8 million
You might think new top level domain names aren’t meeting early expectations, but applicants still apparently value the opportunity very high. ICANN held its second “auction of last resort” for new top level domain names today. Thre...
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Wow: Amazon.com buys .Buy for $4.6 million, .Tech sells for $6.8 million
You might think new top level domain names aren’t meeting early expectations, but applicants still apparently value the opportunity very high. ICANN held its second “auction of last resort” for new top level domain names today. Thre...
Discussion
September 18, 2014, 2:18 am
