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Donuts successfully defends .reisen community objection
Panelist says German-speaking travelers qualify as a community, but objection fails on other grounds. New top level domain name applicant Donuts has successfully defended a community objection brought against its application to run the .reisen top le...
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Donuts successfully defends .reisen community objection
Panelist says German-speaking travelers qualify as a community, but objection fails on other grounds. New top level domain name applicant Donuts has successfully defended a community objection brought against its application to run the .reisen top le...
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October 28, 2013, 8:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign lays it all out in SEC filing
Risk disclosures heavily focused on new top level domain names. Verisign filed its 10-Q with the SEC last week. Comparing the risk factors section to the one in the previous quarter, it hasn’t changed much. Yet it’s interesting to see how...
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Verisign lays it all out in SEC filing
Risk disclosures heavily focused on new top level domain names. Verisign filed its 10-Q with the SEC last week. Comparing the risk factors section to the one in the previous quarter, it hasn’t changed much. Yet it’s interesting to see how...
Discussion
October 28, 2013, 4:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign lays it all out in SEC filing
Risk disclosures heavily focused on new top level domain names. Verisign filed its 10-Q with the SEC last week. Comparing the risk factors section to the one in the previous quarter, it hasn’t changed much. Yet it’s interesting to see how...
Discussion
Verisign lays it all out in SEC filing
Risk disclosures heavily focused on new top level domain names. Verisign filed its 10-Q with the SEC last week. Comparing the risk factors section to the one in the previous quarter, it hasn’t changed much. Yet it’s interesting to see how...
Discussion
October 28, 2013, 4:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media to call spinoff Rightside?
Company files trademark applications that may be for spinoff. Demand Media is in the process of spinning off its domain name business into a new publicly traded company. Will it be called Rightside? Earlier this month Rightside Group, Ltd. filed four...
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Demand Media to call spinoff Rightside?
Company files trademark applications that may be for spinoff. Demand Media is in the process of spinning off its domain name business into a new publicly traded company. Will it be called Rightside? Earlier this month Rightside Group, Ltd. filed four...
Discussion
October 28, 2013, 3:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
eNom and Name.com sign 2013 RAA
Demand Media gears up for new TLDs by signing new registrar agreement. Demand Media’s eNom and Name.com domain name registrars have signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), the company announced today. That makes four of the top...
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eNom and Name.com sign 2013 RAA
Demand Media gears up for new TLDs by signing new registrar agreement. Demand Media’s eNom and Name.com domain name registrars have signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), the company announced today. That makes four of the top...
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October 28, 2013, 1:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Traffic leakage alert: Healthcare.gov seekers flock to Healthcare.com
Healthcare.com highlights a big challenge to developing a site on something other than .com. What’s one of the biggest challenges to creating a website on a non .com domain, at least in the United States? Many people looking for your site will ...
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Traffic leakage alert: Healthcare.gov seekers flock to Healthcare.com
Healthcare.com highlights a big challenge to developing a site on something other than .com. What’s one of the biggest challenges to creating a website on a non .com domain, at least in the United States? Many people looking for your site will ...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 9:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Australian energy company files UDRP against AGL.com
Company that uses AGL.com.au wants AGL.com. Australian natural gas and electricity company AGL Energy Limited has filed a UDRP against the three letter domain name AGL.com. The company uses the Australian country code domain name AGL.com.au for its w...
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Australian energy company files UDRP against AGL.com
Company that uses AGL.com.au wants AGL.com. Australian natural gas and electricity company AGL Energy Limited has filed a UDRP against the three letter domain name AGL.com. The company uses the Australian country code domain name AGL.com.au for its w...
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October 25, 2013, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Binary options site spends $99,000 to rebrand as Binary.com
Site spends nearly six figures to rebrand with better domain name. The binary options website formerly known as BetOnMarkets.com has purchased the domain name Binary.com and rebranded to the new domain name. The company’s CEO disclosed to Domai...
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Binary options site spends $99,000 to rebrand as Binary.com
Site spends nearly six figures to rebrand with better domain name. The binary options website formerly known as BetOnMarkets.com has purchased the domain name Binary.com and rebranded to the new domain name. The company’s CEO disclosed to Domai...
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October 25, 2013, 1:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign creates patent website, still doesn’t disclose its IP plans
Domain name registry shows off its patent portfolio, but still won’t say how it plans to make money from it. Verisign has created a website dedicated to its patents and released a whitepaper about its intellectual property – but still won...
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Verisign creates patent website, still doesn’t disclose its IP plans
Domain name registry shows off its patent portfolio, but still won’t say how it plans to make money from it. Verisign has created a website dedicated to its patents and released a whitepaper about its intellectual property – but still won...
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October 25, 2013, 1:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
TLDH scores nearly $5 million by losing two domain name auctions
TLDH grows its cash pile thanks to losing two private auctions. Top Level Domain Holdings will add $4.81 million to its cash reserves as a result of losing private auctions for .website and .lawyer, the company announced today. $130,000 is from refun...
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TLDH scores nearly $5 million by losing two domain name auctions
TLDH grows its cash pile thanks to losing two private auctions. Top Level Domain Holdings will add $4.81 million to its cash reserves as a result of losing private auctions for .website and .lawyer, the company announced today. $130,000 is from refun...
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October 25, 2013, 12:43 pm
