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Sina tops Tencent in battle over Weibo top level domain names
Panel handles tricky case involving what many consider a generic term. In a heavyweight battle of Chinese internet stars, Sina Corporation has won two objections it lodged against Tencent for the top level domain names .微博 and .weibo. Sina and Te...
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Sina tops Tencent in battle over Weibo top level domain names
Panel handles tricky case involving what many consider a generic term. In a heavyweight battle of Chinese internet stars, Sina Corporation has won two objections it lodged against Tencent for the top level domain names .微博 and .weibo. Sina and Te...
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August 30, 2013, 12:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain parking: less is more?
SmartName drops most templates to focus on the best performing ones. It used to be that domain name parking companies bragged about how many templates they had. The templates had different ad locations, fonts, and most importantly, graphics related t...
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Domain parking: less is more?
SmartName drops most templates to focus on the best performing ones. It used to be that domain name parking companies bragged about how many templates they had. The templates had different ad locations, fonts, and most importantly, graphics related t...
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August 30, 2013, 11:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit against new TLD applicant Famous Four is dismissed
Lawsuit was filed over plans for .bim top level domain, which never got off the ground. A group of investors in a failed top level domain bid have dropped their lawsuit against Famous Four Media, Domain Venture Partners, and some of the company&rsquo...
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Lawsuit against new TLD applicant Famous Four is dismissed
Lawsuit was filed over plans for .bim top level domain, which never got off the ground. A group of investors in a failed top level domain bid have dropped their lawsuit against Famous Four Media, Domain Venture Partners, and some of the company&rsquo...
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August 30, 2013, 10:06 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN finally signs more new TLD contracts; Donuts signs a dozen
A dozen Donuts as ICANN finally starts inking more registry agreements. Since ICANN signed four new top level domain registry contracts at its meeting in Durban in mid-July, no more have been signed. Until now. Donuts is reporting that it has signed ...
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ICANN finally signs more new TLD contracts; Donuts signs a dozen
A dozen Donuts as ICANN finally starts inking more registry agreements. Since ICANN signed four new top level domain registry contracts at its meeting in Durban in mid-July, no more have been signed. Until now. Donuts is reporting that it has signed ...
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August 30, 2013, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Google hiring for new top level domain name initiative
Google is looking for a couple people to work on its top level domain name program. Google has posted two job openings related to its new top level domain name plans. The company is seeking both a Product Marketing Manager, Domains and a Strategic Pa...
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Google hiring for new top level domain name initiative
Google is looking for a couple people to work on its top level domain name program. Google has posted two job openings related to its new top level domain name plans. The company is seeking both a Product Marketing Manager, Domains and a Strategic Pa...
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August 30, 2013, 9:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Here are the missing Amazon and .Pets new TLD documents
Domain Name Wire data recovery services to the rescue. This morning I read Amazon.com’s spirited response to the Governmental Advisory Committee’s advice to kill .amazon. This afternoon, shortly after Top Level Domain Holdings CEO Antony ...
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Here are the missing Amazon and .Pets new TLD documents
Domain Name Wire data recovery services to the rescue. This morning I read Amazon.com’s spirited response to the Governmental Advisory Committee’s advice to kill .amazon. This afternoon, shortly after Top Level Domain Holdings CEO Antony ...
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August 29, 2013, 9:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
6 of top 20 websites vulnerable to attack that took down NYTimes.com
Amazon.com and Pinterest among those sites more vulnerable to unauthorized nameserver changes. Yesterday I wrote about how NYTimes.com could have avoided its nameserver hijacking on Tuesday had it paid about $50 a month for a service called Registry ...
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6 of top 20 websites vulnerable to attack that took down NYTimes.com
Amazon.com and Pinterest among those sites more vulnerable to unauthorized nameserver changes. Yesterday I wrote about how NYTimes.com could have avoided its nameserver hijacking on Tuesday had it paid about $50 a month for a service called Registry ...
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August 29, 2013, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
What is this new domain name scam?
I think I know, but feel free to dig in some more. I just received a scam phone call and I’m trying to figure out what the perpetrator’s goal is. I have an idea, but I figure some readers might know more. The caller said he was with &ldqu...
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What is this new domain name scam?
I think I know, but feel free to dig in some more. I just received a scam phone call and I’m trying to figure out what the perpetrator’s goal is. I have an idea, but I figure some readers might know more. The caller said he was with &ldqu...
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August 29, 2013, 12:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing new TLD string objection panelists
A breakdown of panelists’ decisions and what went wrong. I’ve called String Confusion Objections a clusterf@ck based on seemingly conflicting opinions by different panelists. It’s clear that which panelist is assigned to a case has ...
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Analyzing new TLD string objection panelists
A breakdown of panelists’ decisions and what went wrong. I’ve called String Confusion Objections a clusterf@ck based on seemingly conflicting opinions by different panelists. It’s clear that which panelist is assigned to a case has ...
Discussion
August 29, 2013, 11:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign wins objection against .ecom top level domain name
Panelist says .ecom may rise to the level of being “deceptive” compared to .com. Verisign has killed off eCommerce Inc.’s application for the .ecom top level domain name by winning a string similarity objection. Verisign, which acts...
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Verisign wins objection against .ecom top level domain name
Panelist says .ecom may rise to the level of being “deceptive” compared to .com. Verisign has killed off eCommerce Inc.’s application for the .ecom top level domain name by winning a string similarity objection. Verisign, which acts...
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August 28, 2013, 8:28 pm
