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Domain Name Wire
End user sales report: People still want the matching .com
Many examples of companies buying the matching .com when they use a .net, .org, or ccTLD. Frank Schilling said something during his keynote at NamesCon that really rings true. When companies get a domain name other than .com, they say to themselves &...
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End user sales report: People still want the matching .com
Many examples of companies buying the matching .com when they use a .net, .org, or ccTLD. Frank Schilling said something during his keynote at NamesCon that really rings true. When companies get a domain name other than .com, they say to themselves &...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 3:23 pm

Domain Name Wire
Why domain investors and Bitcoin click
Domain investors find a lot to love in bitcoin. Despite some massive setbacks, bitcoin is still a hot topic right now. I think domain investors are drawn to bitcoin at a higher rate than the general population for a handful of reasons. Having talked ...
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Why domain investors and Bitcoin click
Domain investors find a lot to love in bitcoin. Despite some massive setbacks, bitcoin is still a hot topic right now. I think domain investors are drawn to bitcoin at a higher rate than the general population for a handful of reasons. Having talked ...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 2:03 pm

Domain Name Wire
Cheers! .Wine and .Vin domains ready to be bottled
Wine domain names can move forward without additional restrictions. The New gTLD Program Committee of ICANN’s board has given the green light for the .wine and .vin top level domain names to move forward without additional restrictions. A numbe...
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Cheers! .Wine and .Vin domains ready to be bottled
Wine domain names can move forward without additional restrictions. The New gTLD Program Committee of ICANN’s board has given the green light for the .wine and .vin top level domain names to move forward without additional restrictions. A numbe...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 1:38 pm

Domain Name Wire
Famous Four alleges link between panelist and opponent for .Sport
Company says panelist that killed its .sport application had a conflict of interest. Last fall Famous Four Media saw its plans to run a .sport top level domain dashed after a panelist found in favor of rival applicant SportAccord in a community objec...
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Famous Four alleges link between panelist and opponent for .Sport
Company says panelist that killed its .sport application had a conflict of interest. Last fall Famous Four Media saw its plans to run a .sport top level domain dashed after a panelist found in favor of rival applicant SportAccord in a community objec...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 2:27 am

Domain Name Wire
5 more Donuts TLDs available to register tomorrow & .email is the winner so far
.Email has the most registrations so far for this week’s batch. Five more of Donuts’ new top level domain names revert to regular registration pricing tomorrow: .training, .solutions, .support, .builders and .email. So far it looks like ....
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5 more Donuts TLDs available to register tomorrow & .email is the winner so far
.Email has the most registrations so far for this week’s batch. Five more of Donuts’ new top level domain names revert to regular registration pricing tomorrow: .training, .solutions, .support, .builders and .email. So far it looks like ....
Discussion
March 25, 2014, 5:39 pm

Domain Name Wire
TMCH brags about numbers, but what do they mean?
Trademark Clearinghouse has issued 500,000 claims notices. The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) announced today that it has issued 500,000 claims notices to prospective registrants of domains under new top level domain names. The notices are shown when...
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TMCH brags about numbers, but what do they mean?
Trademark Clearinghouse has issued 500,000 claims notices. The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) announced today that it has issued 500,000 claims notices to prospective registrants of domains under new top level domain names. The notices are shown when...
Discussion
March 25, 2014, 2:17 pm

Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain purchases including EA’s new video game
EA buys a domain name that’s likely for a new video game. Yesterday I published an end user sales list of sales from Sedo. They sent two weekly lists at once and I’m getting caught up, so this morning I’ve got another one for you. Y...
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16 end user domain purchases including EA’s new video game
EA buys a domain name that’s likely for a new video game. Yesterday I published an end user sales list of sales from Sedo. They sent two weekly lists at once and I’m getting caught up, so this morning I’ve got another one for you. Y...
Discussion
March 25, 2014, 1:35 pm

Domain Name Wire
How many domains in new TLDs will you register?
Answer this question on the 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey. This year’s Domain Name Wire Survey has additional questions about top level domain names now that new ones are finally rolling off the assembly line. By taking the survey, you&rsq...
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How many domains in new TLDs will you register?
Answer this question on the 9th annual Domain Name Wire survey. This year’s Domain Name Wire Survey has additional questions about top level domain names now that new ones are finally rolling off the assembly line. By taking the survey, you&rsq...
Discussion
March 24, 2014, 8:04 pm

Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales including Hallmark
A Hallmark company is among the companies buying domain names at Sedo. Here are some end user sales from Sedo’s sales list for the week of March 10th-16th. You may view other end user sales list here. Payability.com $15,000 – Payability, ...
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17 end user domain name sales including Hallmark
A Hallmark company is among the companies buying domain names at Sedo. Here are some end user sales from Sedo’s sales list for the week of March 10th-16th. You may view other end user sales list here. Payability.com $15,000 – Payability, ...
Discussion
March 24, 2014, 5:23 pm

Domain Name Wire
Cybersquatting lawsuit filed against AnnualCreditReport.com typos
Company goes after ten typos of popular website. A company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus has filed an in rem lawsuit against 10 typo domain names. Central Source LLC was formed to operate the AnnualCreditReport.com website a...
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Cybersquatting lawsuit filed against AnnualCreditReport.com typos
Company goes after ten typos of popular website. A company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus has filed an in rem lawsuit against 10 typo domain names. Central Source LLC was formed to operate the AnnualCreditReport.com website a...
Discussion
March 24, 2014, 2:51 pm