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At least 9 domain name companies heading to SXSW in Austin this week
Domain companies setting up shop in Austin later this week. SXSW Interactive kicks off in Austin on Friday. Among the 30,000+ attendees will be at least 9 domain name companies. Here’s what I know so far about domain name companies in attendanc...
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At least 9 domain name companies heading to SXSW in Austin this week
Domain companies setting up shop in Austin later this week. SXSW Interactive kicks off in Austin on Friday. Among the 30,000+ attendees will be at least 9 domain name companies. Here’s what I know so far about domain name companies in attendanc...
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March 5, 2014, 8:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yahoo Ad: We’ve helped 1,000s of domain squatters
Ad claims Yahoo! helps “domain squatters” build websites. Nat Cohen sent me some screenshots of an ad Yahoo! is running to promote its webhosting services. I think domainers will get a rise out of the message. Slide 1: Although Nat wasn&r...
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Yahoo Ad: We’ve helped 1,000s of domain squatters
Ad claims Yahoo! helps “domain squatters” build websites. Nat Cohen sent me some screenshots of an ad Yahoo! is running to promote its webhosting services. I think domainers will get a rise out of the message. Slide 1: Although Nat wasn&r...
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March 5, 2014, 5:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainFest is less than a month away. Here’s why I’m going.
DomainSponsor’s annual domain name conference is just a few weeks away. This year’s date-shifted DomainFest conference is less than a month away, kicking off on March 31. I just booked my travel for the event, which is one of many domain ...
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DomainFest is less than a month away. Here’s why I’m going.
DomainSponsor’s annual domain name conference is just a few weeks away. This year’s date-shifted DomainFest conference is less than a month away, kicking off on March 31. I just booked my travel for the event, which is one of many domain ...
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March 5, 2014, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
“Income Acceleration Mentor” files UDRP against JustBelieve.com
Company filed and dismissed two lawsuits against domain name before filing UDRP. Life is Now, Inc. has filed a UDRP against the domain name JustBelieve.com. The company promotes coaching by David Neagle, whose website describes him as “Master I...
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“Income Acceleration Mentor” files UDRP against JustBelieve.com
Company filed and dismissed two lawsuits against domain name before filing UDRP. Life is Now, Inc. has filed a UDRP against the domain name JustBelieve.com. The company promotes coaching by David Neagle, whose website describes him as “Master I...
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March 5, 2014, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Ventures invests $50 million in Auction.com
Company that invested $1.7 million in great domain name in 2009 gets $50 million infusion from Google Ventures. Google Ventures has invested $50 million in real estate auction company Auction.com. I don’t usually write about fundraising by comp...
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Google Ventures invests $50 million in Auction.com
Company that invested $1.7 million in great domain name in 2009 gets $50 million infusion from Google Ventures. Google Ventures has invested $50 million in real estate auction company Auction.com. I don’t usually write about fundraising by comp...
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March 5, 2014, 2:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
See how John Berryhill schools a UDRP complainant
Berryhill brings it home in ican.com case. John Berryhill has successfully defended Digimedia’s domain name ican.com in a UDRP brought by Galaxy Rainbow Limited in Hong Kong. Berryhill pokes a number of holes in Galaxy Rainbow’s case, but...
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See how John Berryhill schools a UDRP complainant
Berryhill brings it home in ican.com case. John Berryhill has successfully defended Digimedia’s domain name ican.com in a UDRP brought by Galaxy Rainbow Limited in Hong Kong. Berryhill pokes a number of holes in Galaxy Rainbow’s case, but...
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March 4, 2014, 8:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
New domain .domains comes out tomorrow
New TLD .domains launches tomorrow. Starting tomorrow you’ll be able to register .domain domains. Seriously: anything.domains will be up for grabs. The Early Access Program phase for Donuts’ top level domain .domains starts on March 5. A ...
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New domain .domains comes out tomorrow
New TLD .domains launches tomorrow. Starting tomorrow you’ll be able to register .domain domains. Seriously: anything.domains will be up for grabs. The Early Access Program phase for Donuts’ top level domain .domains starts on March 5. A ...
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March 4, 2014, 7:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tim Switzer joins .Build
Tim Switzer has been hire by the .Build top level domain name registry. A familiar face in the domain name registry business is joining the .Build team. Tim Switzer, most recently with DotGreen, will manage the company’s operations and registra...
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Tim Switzer joins .Build
Tim Switzer has been hire by the .Build top level domain name registry. A familiar face in the domain name registry business is joining the .Build team. Tim Switzer, most recently with DotGreen, will manage the company’s operations and registra...
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March 4, 2014, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLD registries need to forget about sunrise revenue
New top level domain registries need to scratch the sunrise line item off their P&Ls. I think many observers are surprised by the low number of trademark sunrise registrations in new top level domain names so far. Calzone, a calendar for new TLD ...
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New TLD registries need to forget about sunrise revenue
New top level domain registries need to scratch the sunrise line item off their P&Ls. I think many observers are surprised by the low number of trademark sunrise registrations in new top level domain names so far. Calzone, a calendar for new TLD ...
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March 4, 2014, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet to retain Web.com expired domain inventory despite SnapNames acquisition
Valuable expired domain names will continue to be auctioned off through NameJet. News broke over the weekend that Web.com had acquired expired domain name service and domain marketplace SnapNames from KeyDrive. The first question to pop in to mind fo...
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NameJet to retain Web.com expired domain inventory despite SnapNames acquisition
Valuable expired domain names will continue to be auctioned off through NameJet. News broke over the weekend that Web.com had acquired expired domain name service and domain marketplace SnapNames from KeyDrive. The first question to pop in to mind fo...
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March 3, 2014, 10:11 pm
