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On tap this week: Vegas Baby, Vegas!
Domain industry heads to Las Vegas this week. As the U.S. trudges back to work and school after a three day weekend, many in the domain name industry are headed to Las Vegas for the TRAFFIC conference. Although the conference doesn’t start unti...
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On tap this week: Vegas Baby, Vegas!
Domain industry heads to Las Vegas this week. As the U.S. trudges back to work and school after a three day weekend, many in the domain name industry are headed to Las Vegas for the TRAFFIC conference. Although the conference doesn’t start unti...
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May 28, 2013, 10:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Aftermarket.com to combine parking and selling
Thought Convergence’s domain marketplace will integrate domain parking and the company has switched ad feed providers. Aftermarket.com, the domain name sales platform by Thought Convergence, is getting ready to launch a combined parking and sel...
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Aftermarket.com to combine parking and selling
Thought Convergence’s domain marketplace will integrate domain parking and the company has switched ad feed providers. Aftermarket.com, the domain name sales platform by Thought Convergence, is getting ready to launch a combined parking and sel...
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May 24, 2013, 2:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media commits five TLDs to private auctions, but three are dead on arrival
Demand Media throws five domains into private auction ring, but three are against competitors who won’t participate. Demand Media subsidiary United TLD has committed five of its applied-for top level domains to the first private domain auctions...
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Demand Media commits five TLDs to private auctions, but three are dead on arrival
Demand Media throws five domains into private auction ring, but three are against competitors who won’t participate. Demand Media subsidiary United TLD has committed five of its applied-for top level domains to the first private domain auctions...
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May 24, 2013, 12:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales from Sedo last week
Some expensive spring chickens and a cruise company were among last week’s end user domain name buyers at Sedo. Here’s a selection of end user domain sales from Sedo last week: A UK company called Spring Chicken Direct Limited bought Spri...
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17 end user domain name sales from Sedo last week
Some expensive spring chickens and a cruise company were among last week’s end user domain name buyers at Sedo. Here’s a selection of end user domain sales from Sedo last week: A UK company called Spring Chicken Direct Limited bought Spri...
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May 24, 2013, 11:17 am
Domain Name Wire
Afternic’s big announcement and 22 end user sales
Afternic signs a big distribution agreement. Before jumping into this week’s list of Afternic end user sales, Afternic made a big announcement today. It inked a deal with Directi to sell its premium domains through Directi’s registrars. T...
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Afternic’s big announcement and 22 end user sales
Afternic signs a big distribution agreement. Before jumping into this week’s list of Afternic end user sales, Afternic made a big announcement today. It inked a deal with Directi to sell its premium domains through Directi’s registrars. T...
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May 24, 2013, 9:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Applicants file 722 responses to GAC advice
Applicants flood ICANN with responses to GAC advice on new top level domains. ICANN has published applicant responses to the Governmental Advisory Committees “Advice” on new top level domains. 722 responses were filed in total. Many appli...
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Applicants file 722 responses to GAC advice
Applicants flood ICANN with responses to GAC advice on new top level domains. ICANN has published applicant responses to the Governmental Advisory Committees “Advice” on new top level domains. 722 responses were filed in total. Many appli...
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May 23, 2013, 10:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: Ron Paul found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Former congressman guilty of reverse domain name hijacking, says WIPO panel. Earlier today I wrote about how Ron Paul lost both of his domain dispute brought before the World Intellectual Property Organization. The disputes were filed against RonPaul...
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Breaking: Ron Paul found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Former congressman guilty of reverse domain name hijacking, says WIPO panel. Earlier today I wrote about how Ron Paul lost both of his domain dispute brought before the World Intellectual Property Organization. The disputes were filed against RonPaul...
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May 23, 2013, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Home and .Corp are not the only invalid TLDs that currently get queried
They’re not as big, but several applied-for TLD strings get invalid queries. ICANN is investigating internal names used by corporations and how they might conflict with applied-for top level domains. .Home and .Corp are frequently among the top...
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.Home and .Corp are not the only invalid TLDs that currently get queried
They’re not as big, but several applied-for TLD strings get invalid queries. ICANN is investigating internal names used by corporations and how they might conflict with applied-for top level domains. .Home and .Corp are frequently among the top...
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May 23, 2013, 12:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ron Paul loses disputes over RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org domain names
Former politician denied relief in dispute over two Ron Paul domain names. Ron Paul has lost two separate domain name disputes filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization. The two cases covered RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org, and were part o...
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Ron Paul loses disputes over RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org domain names
Former politician denied relief in dispute over two Ron Paul domain names. Ron Paul has lost two separate domain name disputes filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization. The two cases covered RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org, and were part o...
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May 23, 2013, 10:19 am
Domain Name Wire
Bargain.com domain name sells for $150,000
After many times on the auction block, Bargain.com finally sells. Bargain.com sold for $150,000 during the Hilco Streambank auction yesterday. There was only one bidder for the domain. Bargain.com had been offered for sale previously through both Sed...
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Bargain.com domain name sells for $150,000
After many times on the auction block, Bargain.com finally sells. Bargain.com sold for $150,000 during the Hilco Streambank auction yesterday. There was only one bidder for the domain. Bargain.com had been offered for sale previously through both Sed...
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May 23, 2013, 9:50 am
