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I got my first free .XYZ domain name offer today
Network Solutions finally got around to offering me a free .xyz domain name. The .XYZ top level domain name continues to grow by thousands of registrations each day due to a Network Solutions giveaway. I got my first such free domain offer today. It&...
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I got my first free .XYZ domain name offer today
Network Solutions finally got around to offering me a free .xyz domain name. The .XYZ top level domain name continues to grow by thousands of registrations each day due to a Network Solutions giveaway. I got my first such free domain offer today. It&...
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June 19, 2014, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon fires up defensive domain registrations for Fire Phone
Amazon registers 200 or more domain names related to new phone. Amazon.com unveiled its Amazon Fire Phone yesterday. At the same time, it went on a defensive registration binge for names related to the new product. I count 200 domain name registratio...
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Amazon fires up defensive domain registrations for Fire Phone
Amazon registers 200 or more domain names related to new phone. Amazon.com unveiled its Amazon Fire Phone yesterday. At the same time, it went on a defensive registration binge for names related to the new product. I count 200 domain name registratio...
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June 19, 2014, 2:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Several generic domains hit with UDRPs recently
A handful of generics are hit with UDRPs, and one previous complainant called me… I’ve noticed a handful of seemingly generic domain names get his with UDRPs over the past few days. Here are some that have hit my radar: southpaw.com qiq....
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Several generic domains hit with UDRPs recently
A handful of generics are hit with UDRPs, and one previous complainant called me… I’ve noticed a handful of seemingly generic domain names get his with UDRPs over the past few days. Here are some that have hit my radar: southpaw.com qiq....
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June 19, 2014, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Berlin cancels free domain name giveaway
Citing too much demand, .Berlin registry halts marketing program for free domains early. The .Berlin domain name registry has cancelled its free domain name giveaway that was supposed to run through Friday. According to participating registrar 101Dom...
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.Berlin cancels free domain name giveaway
Citing too much demand, .Berlin registry halts marketing program for free domains early. The .Berlin domain name registry has cancelled its free domain name giveaway that was supposed to run through Friday. According to participating registrar 101Dom...
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June 18, 2014, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yes, P&G lied to try to steal the Swash.com domain name
P&G launches a completely new product called Swash. Here’s the backstory on the domain name. Remember last year when Procter & Gamble was found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a case over Swash.com? The company claimed to hav...
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Yes, P&G lied to try to steal the Swash.com domain name
P&G launches a completely new product called Swash. Here’s the backstory on the domain name. Remember last year when Procter & Gamble was found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a case over Swash.com? The company claimed to hav...
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June 18, 2014, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
No more GoDaddy/Afternic sales reports during Quiet Period
Quiet period eliminates weekly data on aftermarket sales. GoDaddy’s planned initial public offering means no more weekly domain name sales reports for a while. Afternic has long sent out weekly aftermarket sales reports including total sales nu...
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No more GoDaddy/Afternic sales reports during Quiet Period
Quiet period eliminates weekly data on aftermarket sales. GoDaddy’s planned initial public offering means no more weekly domain name sales reports for a while. Afternic has long sent out weekly aftermarket sales reports including total sales nu...
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June 18, 2014, 2:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo is #1 registrant of .Berlin domains
.Berlin’s second day of free domains is a lot slower, but German domain seller is a big boost to the TLD’s numbers. .Berlin received a lot fewer registrations on the second day of its free domain giveaway. DomainIncite Pro reports 5,227 n...
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Sedo is #1 registrant of .Berlin domains
.Berlin’s second day of free domains is a lot slower, but German domain seller is a big boost to the TLD’s numbers. .Berlin received a lot fewer registrations on the second day of its free domain giveaway. DomainIncite Pro reports 5,227 n...
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June 18, 2014, 12:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rightside releases Premium Domains at reg fee for .Pub
Thousands of domains that would normally carry a premium are being offered at registration fee. Rightside, backer of an increasingly large pool of new TLDs, is trying something different with its upcoming launch of .Pub. The company’s previous ...
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Rightside releases Premium Domains at reg fee for .Pub
Thousands of domains that would normally carry a premium are being offered at registration fee. Rightside, backer of an increasingly large pool of new TLDs, is trying something different with its upcoming launch of .Pub. The company’s previous ...
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June 17, 2014, 9:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Over 2,200 registered for 50th ICANN meeting in London next week
Over 2,200 people have registered for next week’s ICANN meeting. Next week’s ICANN meeting in London is sure to be big. And not just because it’s the big 5-0. The 50th ICANN meeting, which officially kicks off on Sunday, June 22, al...
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Over 2,200 registered for 50th ICANN meeting in London next week
Over 2,200 people have registered for next week’s ICANN meeting. Next week’s ICANN meeting in London is sure to be big. And not just because it’s the big 5-0. The 50th ICANN meeting, which officially kicks off on Sunday, June 22, al...
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June 17, 2014, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Bid/.Trade domain name auction closes with no sales
Auction attracts bidders, but none are willing to pay the reserve prices. A domain name auction on Sedo for registry-reserved .bid and .trade domain names has closed with no sales. The auction included 35 domain names, 10 of which received bids. The ...
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.Bid/.Trade domain name auction closes with no sales
Auction attracts bidders, but none are willing to pay the reserve prices. A domain name auction on Sedo for registry-reserved .bid and .trade domain names has closed with no sales. The auction included 35 domain names, 10 of which received bids. The ...
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June 17, 2014, 4:25 pm
