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Afilias forecasts 5,000 to 50,000 domains for its new TLDs after three years
Company forecasts only 4 of its new TLD strings having over 50,000 DUM after three years. For the most part, new top level domain applicants have remained quiet about their registration projections. There’s a good reason for this, especially if...
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Afilias forecasts 5,000 to 50,000 domains for its new TLDs after three years
Company forecasts only 4 of its new TLD strings having over 50,000 DUM after three years. For the most part, new top level domain applicants have remained quiet about their registration projections. There’s a good reason for this, especially if...
Discussion
August 5, 2013, 10:18 am
Domain Name Wire
Tucows and Donuts strike deal on .media and .marketing
Donuts paid Tucows to walk away from two new top level domain bids. Donuts negotiated a deal with rival applicant Tucows for the strings .marketing and .media, which is why the latter withdrew its applications for the two domains last month. While ne...
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Tucows and Donuts strike deal on .media and .marketing
Donuts paid Tucows to walk away from two new top level domain bids. Donuts negotiated a deal with rival applicant Tucows for the strings .marketing and .media, which is why the latter withdrew its applications for the two domains last month. While ne...
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August 3, 2013, 9:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
NTIA demands Verisign confirm it will process new TLD delegations
NTIA questions Verisign’s recent spate of concerns about new TLD rollout. ICANN has published a letter that Verisign sent to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) aregarding Verisign’s security and s...
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NTIA demands Verisign confirm it will process new TLD delegations
NTIA questions Verisign’s recent spate of concerns about new TLD rollout. ICANN has published a letter that Verisign sent to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) aregarding Verisign’s security and s...
Discussion
August 3, 2013, 5:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Network Solutions shuts down 3 Iranian websites
Registrants are agency of the Iranian government or Specially Designated Nationals. Web.com, parent company of domain name registrar Network Solutions, revealed today that it has shut down three Iranian websites due to the The Iran Threat Reduction a...
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Network Solutions shuts down 3 Iranian websites
Registrants are agency of the Iranian government or Specially Designated Nationals. Web.com, parent company of domain name registrar Network Solutions, revealed today that it has shut down three Iranian websites due to the The Iran Threat Reduction a...
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August 2, 2013, 5:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories from July 2013
An acquisition, domain disputes, defensive registrations, and new TLDs top last month’s news. July was a busy month at Domain Name Wire, thanks in part to the launch of our redesign. Before we go forward, let’s take a quick step back and ...
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories from July 2013
An acquisition, domain disputes, defensive registrations, and new TLDs top last month’s news. July was a busy month at Domain Name Wire, thanks in part to the launch of our redesign. Before we go forward, let’s take a quick step back and ...
Discussion
August 2, 2013, 12:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
If .amazon is killed, will Amazon bail on the new TLD program?
Amazon may be questioning its role in the first round of new top level domain applications. With the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) recommending that ICANN block Amazon.com’s application for the .amazon top level domain, it poses an inte...
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If .amazon is killed, will Amazon bail on the new TLD program?
Amazon may be questioning its role in the first round of new top level domain applications. With the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) recommending that ICANN block Amazon.com’s application for the .amazon top level domain, it poses an inte...
Discussion
August 2, 2013, 10:45 am
Domain Name Wire
TLDH and Tucows team up on 3 top level domain names
Two TLD applicants pool resources. Top Level Domain Holdings and Tucows are combining resources in an effort to lock down three top level domain names that are in contention sets. Tucows had applied for .group and TLDH applied for .tech and .store. B...
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TLDH and Tucows team up on 3 top level domain names
Two TLD applicants pool resources. Top Level Domain Holdings and Tucows are combining resources in an effort to lock down three top level domain names that are in contention sets. Tucows had applied for .group and TLDH applied for .tech and .store. B...
Discussion
August 2, 2013, 9:33 am
Domain Name Wire
I Reckon this company needs to re-read the UDRP
Company provides evidence to panel that destroys any chance of it winning UDRP for Reckon.com. Australian company Reckon Limited, which uses the web address reckon.com.au, has lost a UDRP for the domain name Reckon.com. It’s pretty clear what h...
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I Reckon this company needs to re-read the UDRP
Company provides evidence to panel that destroys any chance of it winning UDRP for Reckon.com. Australian company Reckon Limited, which uses the web address reckon.com.au, has lost a UDRP for the domain name Reckon.com. It’s pretty clear what h...
Discussion
August 1, 2013, 12:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
The LRO is working just fine, thank you
Weak cases leading to failed Legal Rights Objections. With objectors losing the first 25 decided Legal Rights Objections (LRO) to new top level domains, there are murmurs about whether or not LRO is working. The short answer: yes. The LRO was created...
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The LRO is working just fine, thank you
Weak cases leading to failed Legal Rights Objections. With objectors losing the first 25 decided Legal Rights Objections (LRO) to new top level domains, there are murmurs about whether or not LRO is working. The short answer: yes. The LRO was created...
Discussion
August 1, 2013, 11:17 am
Domain Name Wire
Are Famous Four’s top level domain name projections realistic?
A new pitch deck for Domain Venture Partners details how much money it thinks a new top level domain registry can generate. In November I wrote about Domain Venture Partners’ pitch deck for new top level domain investors. Today I received a new...
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Are Famous Four’s top level domain name projections realistic?
A new pitch deck for Domain Venture Partners details how much money it thinks a new top level domain registry can generate. In November I wrote about Domain Venture Partners’ pitch deck for new top level domain investors. Today I received a new...
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August 1, 2013, 10:34 am
