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Donuts hires six for sales and marketing
New top level domain applicant adds sales team ahead of new TLD launch. Donuts, which applied for more top level domain names than any other company, has staffed up its sales and marketing team. The company announced six hires today, at least one of ...
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Donuts hires six for sales and marketing
New top level domain applicant adds sales team ahead of new TLD launch. Donuts, which applied for more top level domain names than any other company, has staffed up its sales and marketing team. The company announced six hires today, at least one of ...
Discussion
July 1, 2013, 10:04 am
Domain Name Wire
Switching RSS readers? Take DNW with you.
Be sure to subscribe to Domain Name Wire’s feed in your new RSS reader. The day is finally here. Google Reader dies tomorrow. 6,887 Domain Name Wire readers get their DNW news through Reader. Most competing RSS readers have a handy import featu...
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Switching RSS readers? Take DNW with you.
Be sure to subscribe to Domain Name Wire’s feed in your new RSS reader. The day is finally here. Google Reader dies tomorrow. 6,887 Domain Name Wire readers get their DNW news through Reader. Most competing RSS readers have a handy import featu...
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June 30, 2013, 12:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
New RAA ushers in big changes (and demands) on domain name registrars
Developers at domain name registrars will be working overtime this fall. ICANN announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement. It’s the conclusion of a long and contentious process that has r...
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New RAA ushers in big changes (and demands) on domain name registrars
Developers at domain name registrars will be working overtime this fall. ICANN announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement. It’s the conclusion of a long and contentious process that has r...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
STRAAT pulls .movie application as it partners with another company
Company withdraws .movie application just before initial evaluation results were to be announced. For the second time in as many months, Nu Dot Co, LLC, a subsidiary of STRAAT Investments, has withdrawn a new top level domain application and partnere...
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STRAAT pulls .movie application as it partners with another company
Company withdraws .movie application just before initial evaluation results were to be announced. For the second time in as many months, Nu Dot Co, LLC, a subsidiary of STRAAT Investments, has withdrawn a new top level domain application and partnere...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 2:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Singulars, plurals, and new top level domain confusion
We’re going to have confusion, but that may be OK. ICANN’s new gTLD committee has decided that it will not place singular and plural versions of new top level domain strings into contention sets, shutting down what was effectively an &ldq...
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Singulars, plurals, and new top level domain confusion
We’re going to have confusion, but that may be OK. ICANN’s new gTLD committee has decided that it will not place singular and plural versions of new top level domain strings into contention sets, shutting down what was effectively an &ldq...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 12:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Case not closed on “closed generics”, and there’s a giant loophole anyway
ICANN pushes off decision on closed generic top level domains, leaving many applications in limbo. This week ICANN’s New gTLD Program Committee passed a resolution about so-called “closed generic” top level domain applications. A cl...
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Case not closed on “closed generics”, and there’s a giant loophole anyway
ICANN pushes off decision on closed generic top level domains, leaving many applications in limbo. This week ICANN’s New gTLD Program Committee passed a resolution about so-called “closed generic” top level domain applications. A cl...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 12:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s a BIG ICANN announcement day
ICANN makes major announcements that affect much of the domain registrar and registry ecosystem. I’ve received some long myICANN.org daily briefings since they started but this morning’s email is by far the longest. Here’s a quick r...
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It’s a BIG ICANN announcement day
ICANN makes major announcements that affect much of the domain registrar and registry ecosystem. I’ve received some long myICANN.org daily briefings since they started but this morning’s email is by far the longest. Here’s a quick r...
Discussion
June 28, 2013, 10:21 am
Domain Name Wire
It’s time to demand additional security from your domain registrar
Latest security lapses are another reminder of why we need added security. We are constantly reminded that thieves want to hack into our domain registrar accounts and steal our domains. Security has always been a concern for domain registrants and is...
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It’s time to demand additional security from your domain registrar
Latest security lapses are another reminder of why we need added security. We are constantly reminded that thieves want to hack into our domain registrar accounts and steal our domains. Security has always been a concern for domain registrants and is...
Discussion
June 27, 2013, 12:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
New domain marketplace DNX.com formally launches
DNX.com facilitates reverse domain name auctions. DNX.com (Domain Name Exchange) has formally launched in beta. The domain marketplace is a joint venture between Media Options and Internet Media Pty. DNX runs reverse domain name auctions, meaning the...
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New domain marketplace DNX.com formally launches
DNX.com facilitates reverse domain name auctions. DNX.com (Domain Name Exchange) has formally launched in beta. The domain marketplace is a joint venture between Media Options and Internet Media Pty. DNX runs reverse domain name auctions, meaning the...
Discussion
June 27, 2013, 11:42 am
Domain Name Wire
VC changes name to Upfront with the help of two domain name companies
DigiMedia and Name Ninja help Upfront Ventures get Upfront.com domain name. TechCrunch is reporting today about venture capital firm GRP Partners raising a fresh $200 million round and changed its name to Upfront Ventures. Smartly, the VC firm also p...
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VC changes name to Upfront with the help of two domain name companies
DigiMedia and Name Ninja help Upfront Ventures get Upfront.com domain name. TechCrunch is reporting today about venture capital firm GRP Partners raising a fresh $200 million round and changed its name to Upfront Ventures. Smartly, the VC firm also p...
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June 27, 2013, 10:30 am
