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GoDaddy posts its first 2014 Super Bowl Commercial
No naked women. Just men this time. GoDaddy has published one of its Super Bowl Commercials that will air during the big game February 2. As promised, it’s a distinct departure from previous years in which the company featured scantily clad wom...
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GoDaddy posts its first 2014 Super Bowl Commercial
No naked women. Just men this time. GoDaddy has published one of its Super Bowl Commercials that will air during the big game February 2. As promised, it’s a distinct departure from previous years in which the company featured scantily clad wom...
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January 22, 2014, 4:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts has bad luck of the draw, loses .ski as well
Panelist from .sports decisions also rules against Donuts for .ski. Earlier today I wrote about how Donuts lost a community objection brought against its .sports top level domain name application. It also lost an objection brought against .ski. This ...
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Donuts has bad luck of the draw, loses .ski as well
Panelist from .sports decisions also rules against Donuts for .ski. Earlier today I wrote about how Donuts lost a community objection brought against its .sports top level domain name application. It also lost an objection brought against .ski. This ...
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January 22, 2014, 4:05 pm
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TKO: There will be no .sports top level domain in the first round
Objection panel rules that the the sport community would face material detriment for a .sports domain name. Well, at least this decision is consistent. Except it isn’t. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has upheld SportAccord’...
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TKO: There will be no .sports top level domain in the first round
Objection panel rules that the the sport community would face material detriment for a .sports domain name. Well, at least this decision is consistent. Except it isn’t. An International Chamber of Commerce panelist has upheld SportAccord’...
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January 22, 2014, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Network Solutions auto enrolls customer into $1,850 “WebLock” service
Email to customer informs him that his credit card will be billed unless he opts out. Domain name registrar Network Solutions, part of Web.com, is taking some heat today for notifying a customer that it is auto enrolling him into a program that will ...
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Network Solutions auto enrolls customer into $1,850 “WebLock” service
Email to customer informs him that his credit card will be billed unless he opts out. Domain name registrar Network Solutions, part of Web.com, is taking some heat today for notifying a customer that it is auto enrolling him into a program that will ...
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January 21, 2014, 11:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Big company’s website suspended thanks to 2013 RAA
Sports site suspended because someone didn’t click on a confirmation email. It’s not exactly Amazon.com, but a website belonging to a large company has been suspended thanks to a whois verification snafu. Fixtures365.com, a sports betting...
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Big company’s website suspended thanks to 2013 RAA
Sports site suspended because someone didn’t click on a confirmation email. It’s not exactly Amazon.com, but a website belonging to a large company has been suspended thanks to a whois verification snafu. Fixtures365.com, a sports betting...
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January 21, 2014, 9:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
A Recap: My week at NamesCon
A recap of what I did, saw, and heard during NamesCon last week. Last week was the inaugural NamesCon conference in Las Vegas. In case you weren’t one of the close to 600 people who experienced it in person, everything you’ve heard is spo...
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A Recap: My week at NamesCon
A recap of what I did, saw, and heard during NamesCon last week. Last week was the inaugural NamesCon conference in Las Vegas. In case you weren’t one of the close to 600 people who experienced it in person, everything you’ve heard is spo...
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January 21, 2014, 8:18 pm
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Heritage Auctions accepting submissions for next domain name auction
Auction is scheduled to take place in late March. Heritage Auctions is planning its second domain name auction to take place in late March, and is seeking domain name owners to submit their domains for the auction. The company sold about $1.5 million...
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Heritage Auctions accepting submissions for next domain name auction
Auction is scheduled to take place in late March. Heritage Auctions is planning its second domain name auction to take place in late March, and is seeking domain name owners to submit their domains for the auction. The company sold about $1.5 million...
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January 21, 2014, 6:06 pm
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What domain names Yahoo! and 21 other end users bought
Yahoo! buys a sports domain name and other end user domain name purchases. Afternic and GoDaddy sold $1.7 million worth of aftermarket domain names from 1/6/14 – 1/12/14. Here are some of the sales that were to end users. You can see more end u...
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What domain names Yahoo! and 21 other end users bought
Yahoo! buys a sports domain name and other end user domain name purchases. Afternic and GoDaddy sold $1.7 million worth of aftermarket domain names from 1/6/14 – 1/12/14. Here are some of the sales that were to end users. You can see more end u...
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January 21, 2014, 4:18 pm
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A price comparison of domain name escrow services
Here’s a comparison of domain name escrow services based on price – but price shouldn’t be the only thing you consider. There are a lot of options when it comes to domain name escrow. Naturally, price is a variable when selecting an...
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A price comparison of domain name escrow services
Here’s a comparison of domain name escrow services based on price – but price shouldn’t be the only thing you consider. There are a lot of options when it comes to domain name escrow. Naturally, price is a variable when selecting an...
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January 21, 2014, 3:14 pm
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What WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg said about domain names at NamesCon
WordPress enforces its brand in domain names and doesn’t plan to use any new top level domain names. One of the nice surprises at NamesCon last week was a last-minute appearance by Matt Mullenweg. Mullenweg created WordPress and is CEO of Autom...
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What WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg said about domain names at NamesCon
WordPress enforces its brand in domain names and doesn’t plan to use any new top level domain names. One of the nice surprises at NamesCon last week was a last-minute appearance by Matt Mullenweg. Mullenweg created WordPress and is CEO of Autom...
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January 20, 2014, 8:29 pm
