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If you’re going to TRAFFIC in October, you should buy a ticket now
Discounted tickets available through tomorrow. The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference is expensive, and everyone has their opinion about whether it’s worth it or not. But there’s one thing that’s not debatable: if you know you’re going...
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If you’re going to TRAFFIC in October, you should buy a ticket now
Discounted tickets available through tomorrow. The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference is expensive, and everyone has their opinion about whether it’s worth it or not. But there’s one thing that’s not debatable: if you know you’re going...
Discussion
June 4, 2013, 11:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Can this one simple step save you in a UDRP?
A disclaimer on a domain offer page could help you defend against a UDRP. There was a panel on domain name law and the UDRP during last week’s TRAFFIC conference. Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja provided some tips on how to mitigate the risk of los...
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Can this one simple step save you in a UDRP?
A disclaimer on a domain offer page could help you defend against a UDRP. There was a panel on domain name law and the UDRP during last week’s TRAFFIC conference. Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja provided some tips on how to mitigate the risk of los...
Discussion
June 4, 2013, 10:01 am
Domain Name Wire
Telepathy fends off Valio’s attack on LGG.com
Company tries to make claim to LGG.com 15 years after it’s registered. Telepathy, the domain name company run by domain investor Nat Cohen, has successfully defended his domain name LGG.com in a UDRP. The complaint was brought by Valio Ltd, a F...
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Telepathy fends off Valio’s attack on LGG.com
Company tries to make claim to LGG.com 15 years after it’s registered. Telepathy, the domain name company run by domain investor Nat Cohen, has successfully defended his domain name LGG.com in a UDRP. The complaint was brought by Valio Ltd, a F...
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June 4, 2013, 9:50 am
Domain Name Wire
TLDH explains its change of heart on private domain auctions
Antony Van Couvering explains why it believes private TLD auctions make sense. Up until last week, it appeared that Top Level Domain Holdings, one of the largest new TLD applicants, would not participate in private auctions for TLDs. But that changed...
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TLDH explains its change of heart on private domain auctions
Antony Van Couvering explains why it believes private TLD auctions make sense. Up until last week, it appeared that Top Level Domain Holdings, one of the largest new TLD applicants, would not participate in private auctions for TLDs. But that changed...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 7:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Marchex co-founder John Keister resigns from board
Keister has held a number of executive positions with the company. John Keister, a founder of Marchex, resigned his board position today. Keister was executive vice chairman since May 2010 and was a member of Marchex’ board of directors since i...
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Marchex co-founder John Keister resigns from board
Keister has held a number of executive positions with the company. John Keister, a founder of Marchex, resigned his board position today. Keister was executive vice chairman since May 2010 and was a member of Marchex’ board of directors since i...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 5:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Samsung news site can keep its domain name despite Adsense ads
Site with Google Adsense ads still may qualify for “non-commercial”, UDRP panel rules. The owner of SamsungHub.com can keep his domain name, a WIPO panel has ruled in a UDRP brought by tech giant Samsung. Kunal Gangar began using the doma...
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Samsung news site can keep its domain name despite Adsense ads
Site with Google Adsense ads still may qualify for “non-commercial”, UDRP panel rules. The owner of SamsungHub.com can keep his domain name, a WIPO panel has ruled in a UDRP brought by tech giant Samsung. Kunal Gangar began using the doma...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 11:36 am
Domain Name Wire
14 end user domain sales from Sedo
End users including Taser snap up domain names. Last week’s Sedo end user sales report is late because I was at the TRAFFIC conference last week. Afternic skipped last week and is doubling up on its report this week, so expect a long Afternic r...
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14 end user domain sales from Sedo
End users including Taser snap up domain names. Last week’s Sedo end user sales report is late because I was at the TRAFFIC conference last week. Afternic skipped last week and is doubling up on its report this week, so expect a long Afternic r...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:57 am
Domain Name Wire
TLDH raises $10 million for new TLDs
New TLD applicant issues new shares to raise money, also confirms possibility of participating in private new TLD auctions. Top Level Domain Holdings Limited, parent company of Minds + Machines, has conditionally raised $10 million. The company today...
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TLDH raises $10 million for new TLDs
New TLD applicant issues new shares to raise money, also confirms possibility of participating in private new TLD auctions. Top Level Domain Holdings Limited, parent company of Minds + Machines, has conditionally raised $10 million. The company today...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Interesting: Nokta Domains’ 18 leased domains from May
Nokta’s typical lease is about $100 a month. When you think of domain leasing, you probably think of big ticket domains that companies couldn’t buy outright so they opted for a lease instead. But it’s not just expensive domains that...
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Interesting: Nokta Domains’ 18 leased domains from May
Nokta’s typical lease is about $100 a month. When you think of domain leasing, you probably think of big ticket domains that companies couldn’t buy outright so they opted for a lease instead. But it’s not just expensive domains that...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 9:37 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign whois falsely returning “no match” results
Have to submit query twice to get correct result on Verisign’s whois. Verisign’s whois service for .com and .net is sometimes falsely returning a result of “no match” the initial time you search for a domain name. For example,...
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Verisign whois falsely returning “no match” results
Have to submit query twice to get correct result on Verisign’s whois. Verisign’s whois service for .com and .net is sometimes falsely returning a result of “no match” the initial time you search for a domain name. For example,...
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June 2, 2013, 12:20 pm
