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Was Daimler the reason for RideScout’s $80k domain name purchase?
A subsidiary of Daimler has acquired RideScout, a company that just paid 60,000 euros for a domain name. Last week I wrote about how RideScout, a company that helps map out the best transportation options for a route, purchased the domain name RideSc...
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Was Daimler the reason for RideScout’s $80k domain name purchase?
A subsidiary of Daimler has acquired RideScout, a company that just paid 60,000 euros for a domain name. Last week I wrote about how RideScout, a company that helps map out the best transportation options for a route, purchased the domain name RideSc...
Discussion
September 3, 2014, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
This domain name business switched to a new TLD
A domain name business adopts a .domains domain name. New top level domain name registries have been looking for examples of companies adopting their domain names. They don’t have to look too far: a domain name software company is among those t...
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This domain name business switched to a new TLD
A domain name business adopts a .domains domain name. New top level domain name registries have been looking for examples of companies adopting their domain names. They don’t have to look too far: a domain name software company is among those t...
Discussion
September 3, 2014, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed over .email domain names
Yoyo.email files lawsuit after barrage of URS and UDRP complaints. Last month I wrote about Yoyo.email Ltd, a company that has found itself in legal hot water after registering over 4,000 .email domain names. Many of the domain names match well known...
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Lawsuit filed over .email domain names
Yoyo.email files lawsuit after barrage of URS and UDRP complaints. Last month I wrote about Yoyo.email Ltd, a company that has found itself in legal hot water after registering over 4,000 .email domain names. Many of the domain names match well known...
Discussion
September 2, 2014, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry releases domain tracker to Hoover up domain names
System shows you which of your domains are about to expire and lets you transfer them to Uniregistry. Uniregistry (the registrar, not registry) has launched a new dashboard called “Domain Tracker”. It’s the first integration between...
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Uniregistry releases domain tracker to Hoover up domain names
System shows you which of your domains are about to expire and lets you transfer them to Uniregistry. Uniregistry (the registrar, not registry) has launched a new dashboard called “Domain Tracker”. It’s the first integration between...
Discussion
September 2, 2014, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs this week: Schilling launches .hiphop, Donuts charges your .creditcard
Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry joins Donuts with new TLD releases this week. Shortened holiday week be damned: new TLD operators are launching a bunch of domain names this week. And by this week, I really mean this Wednesday. Frank Schilling&rsq...
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New TLDs this week: Schilling launches .hiphop, Donuts charges your .creditcard
Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry joins Donuts with new TLD releases this week. Shortened holiday week be damned: new TLD operators are launching a bunch of domain names this week. And by this week, I really mean this Wednesday. Frank Schilling&rsq...
Discussion
September 2, 2014, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: Carol.com, Pranksters.com and more
Deck the halls! Carol.com, which GoDaddy sold for $20.8k this past week, may be one of the best brand names for the Christmas season. Either that or some woman named Carol ought to be immensely flattered! Another dictionary-word .COM, Pranksters...
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Expired Domain Report: Carol.com, Pranksters.com and more
Deck the halls! Carol.com, which GoDaddy sold for $20.8k this past week, may be one of the best brand names for the Christmas season. Either that or some woman named Carol ought to be immensely flattered! Another dictionary-word .COM, Pranksters...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 3:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
SC Johnson plays tricks to limit consequences from Off! Botanicals recall
Information about recall is on a non-descript domain with a restricted robots.txt file. SC Johnson, maker of Off! bug sprays, is recalling certain 4 oz bottles of its OFF! Botanicals Insect Repellent. It’s undertaking some website and search en...
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SC Johnson plays tricks to limit consequences from Off! Botanicals recall
Information about recall is on a non-descript domain with a restricted robots.txt file. SC Johnson, maker of Off! bug sprays, is recalling certain 4 oz bottles of its OFF! Botanicals Insect Repellent. It’s undertaking some website and search en...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 2:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Club first new TLD to reach 100,000 paid registrations
Marketing efforts pay off as .Club crosses milestone. .Club sent out a press release this morning touting that it has now sold 100,000 domain name registrations — the first new TLD to reach this milestone. .XYZ and .Berlin have more registratio...
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.Club first new TLD to reach 100,000 paid registrations
Marketing efforts pay off as .Club crosses milestone. .Club sent out a press release this morning touting that it has now sold 100,000 domain name registrations — the first new TLD to reach this milestone. .XYZ and .Berlin have more registratio...
Discussion
August 29, 2014, 1:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
The next 50 days will be important for new TLDs
Big launches make the next 50 days a key period for new top level domain names. A lot of new top level domain names have come to market already. Some have flown out of the gate, others are growing modestly, and some have stalled. In my opinion, the n...
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The next 50 days will be important for new TLDs
Big launches make the next 50 days a key period for new top level domain names. A lot of new top level domain names have come to market already. Some have flown out of the gate, others are growing modestly, and some have stalled. In my opinion, the n...
Discussion
August 28, 2014, 4:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs add between 50 and 10,000 domains on first day
One domain is off to a quick start, the others not so much. Seven new top level domain names launched this week. By far, .Hamburg for the city of Hamburg was the most registered domain name. (Ironically, this is the one new TLD launch this week that ...
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This week’s new TLDs add between 50 and 10,000 domains on first day
One domain is off to a quick start, the others not so much. Seven new top level domain names launched this week. By far, .Hamburg for the city of Hamburg was the most registered domain name. (Ironically, this is the one new TLD launch this week that ...
Discussion
August 28, 2014, 2:03 pm
