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Verisign reconfirms IDN transliteration plans, provides more details
Verisign provides some details on how it will allocate top level domain transliterations. Have you ever invested a lot of money in something without a written contract? It can be a bit nerve racking, and occasionally you can feel like you got burned....
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Verisign reconfirms IDN transliteration plans, provides more details
Verisign provides some details on how it will allocate top level domain transliterations. Have you ever invested a lot of money in something without a written contract? It can be a bit nerve racking, and occasionally you can feel like you got burned....
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July 14, 2013, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
First new TLD contract signed
Arabic language top level domain is first to sign contract with ICANN. In a major milestone for ICANN’s new top level domain program, the first agreement between ICANN and an applicant to run a new TLD has been signed. dotShabaka Registry inked...
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First new TLD contract signed
Arabic language top level domain is first to sign contract with ICANN. In a major milestone for ICANN’s new top level domain program, the first agreement between ICANN and an applicant to run a new TLD has been signed. dotShabaka Registry inked...
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July 14, 2013, 8:17 am
Domain Name Wire
5 ways Express can resolve its .Express concerns
Despite losing objection, Express still has plenty of ways to tackle the .express top level domain. American clothing retailer Express (NYSE: EXPR), which has a market cap of close to $2 billion, has lost its Legal Rights Objection against Donuts ove...
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5 ways Express can resolve its .Express concerns
Despite losing objection, Express still has plenty of ways to tackle the .express top level domain. American clothing retailer Express (NYSE: EXPR), which has a market cap of close to $2 billion, has lost its Legal Rights Objection against Donuts ove...
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July 12, 2013, 3:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon picked up domain names for new Jet City Comics imprint in March
Company hand registered one domain and acquired the other. Amazon.com announced its new Jet City Comics imprint today. The imprint features works by Hugh Howey, George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones), Neal Stephenson, and Christian Cameron. Amazon.com ...
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Amazon picked up domain names for new Jet City Comics imprint in March
Company hand registered one domain and acquired the other. Amazon.com announced its new Jet City Comics imprint today. The imprint features works by Hugh Howey, George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones), Neal Stephenson, and Christian Cameron. Amazon.com ...
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July 12, 2013, 1:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Overus.com case provides rare glimpse into UDRP complaint
Losing complainant posts all documents online, including price negotiations. When Domain Name Wire reports on UDRP decisions, usually all we have is the panelist’s write-up of the decision. This typically includes the panelist’s summary o...
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Overus.com case provides rare glimpse into UDRP complaint
Losing complainant posts all documents online, including price negotiations. When Domain Name Wire reports on UDRP decisions, usually all we have is the panelist’s write-up of the decision. This typically includes the panelist’s summary o...
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July 12, 2013, 11:52 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain upgrades and other end user domain sales at Afternic
A company upgraded for .net to .com for just $1,000 and other end user sales at Afternic. Last week was a slow week at Afternic thanks to the U.S. Independence Day holiday, but the company still managed to sell almost $700,000 worth of domains. Here ...
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Domain upgrades and other end user domain sales at Afternic
A company upgraded for .net to .com for just $1,000 and other end user sales at Afternic. Last week was a slow week at Afternic thanks to the U.S. Independence Day holiday, but the company still managed to sell almost $700,000 worth of domains. Here ...
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July 12, 2013, 9:35 am
Domain Name Wire
True Value sues after losing UDRP
Hardware cooperative files lawsuit in second attempt to get domain name TrueValueWeb.com. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. This Monday I wrote about how United Press International filed a lawsuit after losing a UDRP complaint. Now...
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True Value sues after losing UDRP
Hardware cooperative files lawsuit in second attempt to get domain name TrueValueWeb.com. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. This Monday I wrote about how United Press International filed a lawsuit after losing a UDRP complaint. Now...
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July 11, 2013, 10:19 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s offline marketing of .LA in Los Angeles
Old school advertising to promote the .la domain name. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving tweeted a photo of a .LA billboard in Los Angeles yesterday (see photo). As more “local” domains come to the internet, this type of targeted offline advertisi...
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GoDaddy’s offline marketing of .LA in Los Angeles
Old school advertising to promote the .la domain name. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving tweeted a photo of a .LA billboard in Los Angeles yesterday (see photo). As more “local” domains come to the internet, this type of targeted offline advertisi...
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July 11, 2013, 8:05 am
Domain Name Wire
18 end user sales from $750 to $17,500
Four letter domain sells to end user for $17,500. Sedo sold $1.04 million worth of domains last week despite the U.S. holiday. Here are some of the end user domain sales. A company called Information Resources Online, which owns IRO.com, bought ORIO....
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18 end user sales from $750 to $17,500
Four letter domain sells to end user for $17,500. Sedo sold $1.04 million worth of domains last week despite the U.S. holiday. Here are some of the end user domain sales. A company called Information Resources Online, which owns IRO.com, bought ORIO....
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July 10, 2013, 2:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
8 observations from the first new TLD objection decisions
Some take-aways from WIPO’s first three legal rights objection decisions. WIPO has published the results of three legal rights objections for new TLDs. Objectors to .home, .vip, and .rightathome all lost their cases. Here are eight observations...
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8 observations from the first new TLD objection decisions
Some take-aways from WIPO’s first three legal rights objection decisions. WIPO has published the results of three legal rights objections for new TLDs. Objectors to .home, .vip, and .rightathome all lost their cases. Here are eight observations...
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July 10, 2013, 12:12 pm
