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IBM files first Uniform Rapid Suspension case for new TLDs
Company wants IBM.guru and IBM.ventures domain names suspended. IBM has filed what I believe is the first dispute under Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) for new top level domain names. The company filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum for t...
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IBM files first Uniform Rapid Suspension case for new TLDs
Company wants IBM.guru and IBM.ventures domain names suspended. IBM has filed what I believe is the first dispute under Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) for new top level domain names. The company filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum for t...
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February 6, 2014, 6:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google’s .search top level domain name application survives objections
Two objections against .search domain name fail. Google’s bid to run the .search top level domain name has survived community objections brought by competition groups. The objections were brought by FairSearch and Initiative for a Competitive O...
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Google’s .search top level domain name application survives objections
Two objections against .search domain name fail. Google’s bid to run the .search top level domain name has survived community objections brought by competition groups. The objections were brought by FairSearch and Initiative for a Competitive O...
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February 6, 2014, 4:26 pm
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U.S. Government weighs in on .wine debate
U.S. government advises against giving additional protections to second level .wine and .vin domain names. Lawrence Strickling, Administrator of the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), has sent a letter to ICANN re...
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U.S. Government weighs in on .wine debate
U.S. government advises against giving additional protections to second level .wine and .vin domain names. Lawrence Strickling, Administrator of the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), has sent a letter to ICANN re...
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February 6, 2014, 4:13 pm
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MarkMonitor allegedly hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Group claims to hack leading brand management registrar and change Facebook’s whois, but Registry Lock thwarts its attempt to hijack Facebook.com nameservers. The Syrian Electronic Army claims it has hacked into the systems of MarkMonitor, the ...
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MarkMonitor allegedly hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Group claims to hack leading brand management registrar and change Facebook’s whois, but Registry Lock thwarts its attempt to hijack Facebook.com nameservers. The Syrian Electronic Army claims it has hacked into the systems of MarkMonitor, the ...
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February 6, 2014, 3:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Guru rockets to over 10,000 domain names
.Guru tops 10,000 domain name registrations and Donuts now has around 25,000 registered second level domain names. People placed a lot of pre-orders for new top level domain names… On the first day of general availability, the .guru namespace ...
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.Guru rockets to over 10,000 domain names
.Guru tops 10,000 domain name registrations and Donuts now has around 25,000 registered second level domain names. People placed a lot of pre-orders for new top level domain names… On the first day of general availability, the .guru namespace ...
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February 6, 2014, 2:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Watch Kevin Newman interview Bill Sweetman about new TLDs on CTV
Bill Sweetman discussed new top level domain names on CTV. I don’t know much about Canada, other than it’s a cold place where everyone plays hockey. Even though I don’t know much about it, I know CTV is a pretty big channel. That&rs...
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Watch Kevin Newman interview Bill Sweetman about new TLDs on CTV
Bill Sweetman discussed new top level domain names on CTV. I don’t know much about Canada, other than it’s a cold place where everyone plays hockey. Even though I don’t know much about it, I know CTV is a pretty big channel. That&rs...
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February 5, 2014, 10:21 pm
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Teamwork.com buyer explains why $675,000 was a smart investment
Company’s CEO says valuable .com domain gives it more credibility and help it grow sales. TeamworkPM recently bought the Teamwork.com domain name for $675,000 and is rebranding its business around the domain name. I previously caught up with Al...
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Teamwork.com buyer explains why $675,000 was a smart investment
Company’s CEO says valuable .com domain gives it more credibility and help it grow sales. TeamworkPM recently bought the Teamwork.com domain name for $675,000 and is rebranding its business around the domain name. I previously caught up with Al...
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February 5, 2014, 7:59 pm
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New TLDs are here but domain search isn’t ready yet. Here are four examples.
Domain name registrars aren’t ready to suggest new TLDs to customers. As of 11 am EST today, the first set of Latin script new top level domain names came to market. None of this “Early Access Program” stuff. Just show up, find the ...
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New TLDs are here but domain search isn’t ready yet. Here are four examples.
Domain name registrars aren’t ready to suggest new TLDs to customers. As of 11 am EST today, the first set of Latin script new top level domain names came to market. None of this “Early Access Program” stuff. Just show up, find the ...
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February 5, 2014, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Paris Hilton wins case to take down sex video site
Arbitration panel sides with celebrity in domain name dispute. Socialite Paris Hilton has won a cybersquatting case she filed against the owner of a site that offered her sex tapes. Hilton filed the case with World Intellectual Property Organization ...
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Paris Hilton wins case to take down sex video site
Arbitration panel sides with celebrity in domain name dispute. Socialite Paris Hilton has won a cybersquatting case she filed against the owner of a site that offered her sex tapes. Hilton filed the case with World Intellectual Property Organization ...
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February 5, 2014, 4:17 pm
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10 takeaways from new top level domain name sunrise periods so far
Here are ten things to think about after 15 top level domain names have completed their sunrise periods. 14 of Donuts’ domain names as well as شبكة. have gone through sunrise so far. Only one of the fifteen domains received more than 200 su...
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10 takeaways from new top level domain name sunrise periods so far
Here are ten things to think about after 15 top level domain names have completed their sunrise periods. 14 of Donuts’ domain names as well as شبكة. have gone through sunrise so far. Only one of the fifteen domains received more than 200 su...
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February 5, 2014, 4:06 pm
