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SnapNames gets Japan Registry, Afternic and NameJet get .buzz business
Domain marketplaces get a couple notable client wins. There were a couple unrelated “client win” announcements this morning coming from major domain name marketplaces. First, SnapNames announced that it has inked Japan Registry to an expi...
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SnapNames gets Japan Registry, Afternic and NameJet get .buzz business
Domain marketplaces get a couple notable client wins. There were a couple unrelated “client win” announcements this morning coming from major domain name marketplaces. First, SnapNames announced that it has inked Japan Registry to an expi...
Discussion
June 26, 2013, 9:56 am
Domain Name Wire
TLDH and Famous Four strike deal to resolve three new TLD contention sets
Deal resolves contention sets for .fit, .review, and .science. Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) and Famous Four Media (and associated companies) have made a deal to resolve three contention sets. Under the terms of the deal, Famous Four has with...
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TLDH and Famous Four strike deal to resolve three new TLD contention sets
Deal resolves contention sets for .fit, .review, and .science. Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) and Famous Four Media (and associated companies) have made a deal to resolve three contention sets. Under the terms of the deal, Famous Four has with...
Discussion
June 26, 2013, 9:46 am
Domain Name Wire
Web developer ordered to give domain name back to client
Web developer trying to hold domain name as lien against unpaid bills. It’s something we see time and time again…a business lets a web developer register their domain name, and then refuses to give it back. In the case of a UDRP between ...
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Web developer ordered to give domain name back to client
Web developer trying to hold domain name as lien against unpaid bills. It’s something we see time and time again…a business lets a web developer register their domain name, and then refuses to give it back. In the case of a UDRP between ...
Discussion
June 25, 2013, 6:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
The real .ninja business plan
Laugh at .ninja no more…it will be a big business. One of the top level domain applications that had a lot of people scratching their heads was United TLD’s application for .ninja. And while the company’s .ninja web site suggests t...
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The real .ninja business plan
Laugh at .ninja no more…it will be a big business. One of the top level domain applications that had a lot of people scratching their heads was United TLD’s application for .ninja. And while the company’s .ninja web site suggests t...
Discussion
June 25, 2013, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
ZeroPark revs up zero-click monetization for domainers
ZeroPark formally unveiled itself in a big way to the domain community during Webfest in February. Although the zero-click domain monetization company is relatively new, it has some familiar faces. You may recognize ZeroPark Director of Business Deve...
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ZeroPark revs up zero-click monetization for domainers
ZeroPark formally unveiled itself in a big way to the domain community during Webfest in February. Although the zero-click domain monetization company is relatively new, it has some familiar faces. You may recognize ZeroPark Director of Business Deve...
Discussion
June 25, 2013, 2:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
DENIC doesn’t see much threat from new TLDs
DENIC downplays threat of new TLDs against .de, citing latest eco survey. eco – the Association of the German Internet Industry released its third Registrar Atlas this week. The Registrar Atlas is a survey of businesses that offer domain names....
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DENIC doesn’t see much threat from new TLDs
DENIC downplays threat of new TLDs against .de, citing latest eco survey. eco – the Association of the German Internet Industry released its third Registrar Atlas this week. The Registrar Atlas is a survey of businesses that offer domain names....
Discussion
June 25, 2013, 12:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
What the provocative WHOIS report means for domain investors
Sweeping changes to registrant data could have major impact on domain name investors. ICANN’s working group on gTLD Directory Services released its initial report overnight. If I were to use one word to describe the report, it would be “p...
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What the provocative WHOIS report means for domain investors
Sweeping changes to registrant data could have major impact on domain name investors. ICANN’s working group on gTLD Directory Services released its initial report overnight. If I were to use one word to describe the report, it would be “p...
Discussion
June 25, 2013, 11:07 am
Domain Name Wire
WIPO panel (grudgingly) denies UDRP for YahClick.com and YahLive.com
Both complainant and respondent have registered trademarks, so panelist determines UDRP not appropriate mechanism to decide case. WIPO panelist Torsten Bettinger has denied (pdf) a complaint filed against the domain names YahClick.com/.net and YahLiv...
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WIPO panel (grudgingly) denies UDRP for YahClick.com and YahLive.com
Both complainant and respondent have registered trademarks, so panelist determines UDRP not appropriate mechanism to decide case. WIPO panelist Torsten Bettinger has denied (pdf) a complaint filed against the domain names YahClick.com/.net and YahLiv...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo updates privacy policy due to Google changes
Privacy policy explains that it may release your personal information to Google. Sedo sent a notice to its parking customers today to inform them that it has updated its privacy policy. The company has added a line to its policy that states: It may b...
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Sedo updates privacy policy due to Google changes
Privacy policy explains that it may release your personal information to Google. Sedo sent a notice to its parking customers today to inform them that it has updated its privacy policy. The company has added a line to its policy that states: It may b...
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June 24, 2013, 12:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
TLD applicants pitch new web addresses at HostingCon
Applicants prepare web hosts and resellers for the coming namespace expansion. The annual HostingCon conference took place in Austin last week, drawing a large contingent of domain name companies to the city. There was a lot of talk about new top lev...
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TLD applicants pitch new web addresses at HostingCon
Applicants prepare web hosts and resellers for the coming namespace expansion. The annual HostingCon conference took place in Austin last week, drawing a large contingent of domain name companies to the city. There was a lot of talk about new top lev...
Discussion
June 24, 2013, 11:38 am
