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You decide: which of these should be Domain Name Wire’s new logo?
Help pick the next logo for Domain Name Wire. I ran a logo contest on 99Designs and now need to select which logos go on to the final round. I’ve learned a lot with this logo contest, and I’ll share some of my insight later. But for now, ...
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You decide: which of these should be Domain Name Wire’s new logo?
Help pick the next logo for Domain Name Wire. I ran a logo contest on 99Designs and now need to select which logos go on to the final round. I’ve learned a lot with this logo contest, and I’ll share some of my insight later. But for now, ...
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May 21, 2013, 11:19 am

Domain Name Wire
ETM.com bid to over $15,000 at Hilco auction
ETM.com sees early bidding action, but Bargain.com is the headline domain. ETM.com has attracted three bidders and 12 bids at the Hilco Streambank auction that ends tomorrow. As of now the domain has been bid up to $15,058. So far the more expensive ...
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ETM.com bid to over $15,000 at Hilco auction
ETM.com sees early bidding action, but Bargain.com is the headline domain. ETM.com has attracted three bidders and 12 bids at the Hilco Streambank auction that ends tomorrow. As of now the domain has been bid up to $15,058. So far the more expensive ...
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May 21, 2013, 9:52 am

Domain Name Wire
An article that will help you close more domain sales
Article on Forbes.com about domain names and startups is worth bookmarking to refer potential domain buyers to as a reference. David Teten, a partner with ff Venture Capital, has published the second part of a story on Forbes.com about startups and d...
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An article that will help you close more domain sales
Article on Forbes.com about domain names and startups is worth bookmarking to refer potential domain buyers to as a reference. David Teten, a partner with ff Venture Capital, has published the second part of a story on Forbes.com about startups and d...
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May 21, 2013, 9:15 am

Domain Name Wire
Verisign questions ICANN’s letter posting policies
Company suggests ICANN is only posting letters that “will advance its positions”. Verisign has sent a letter to ICANN questioning why it isn’t publishing certain correspondence on the ICANN.org web site. ICANN has a section on its w...
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Verisign questions ICANN’s letter posting policies
Company suggests ICANN is only posting letters that “will advance its positions”. Verisign has sent a letter to ICANN questioning why it isn’t publishing certain correspondence on the ICANN.org web site. ICANN has a section on its w...
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May 20, 2013, 5:19 pm

Domain Name Wire
K.im domain name gets $20,000 bid at Sedo
One letter Isle of Man domain may sell for $20,000 at Sedo. The domain name K.im has a $20,000 offer at Sedo, and an “auction” for the domain name ends tomorrow. .IM is the country code top level domain for Isle of Man. According to DNSal...
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K.im domain name gets $20,000 bid at Sedo
One letter Isle of Man domain may sell for $20,000 at Sedo. The domain name K.im has a $20,000 offer at Sedo, and an “auction” for the domain name ends tomorrow. .IM is the country code top level domain for Isle of Man. According to DNSal...
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May 20, 2013, 2:59 pm

Domain Name Wire
Every restaurant should get one of these websites
A mobile friendly website for restaurants that doesn’t have any of my pet peeves. On Friday I received a press release from GoDaddy about how its website builder had new functionality and specific templates for restaurants. It was Friday aftern...
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Every restaurant should get one of these websites
A mobile friendly website for restaurants that doesn’t have any of my pet peeves. On Friday I received a press release from GoDaddy about how its website builder had new functionality and specific templates for restaurants. It was Friday aftern...
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May 20, 2013, 11:15 am

Domain Name Wire
Google protects WithGoogle.com third level domains with second level domains
Subdomains are great, but beware the typos. Have you ever come across a Google information page that’s a subdomain of WithGoogle.com? If you just go to Withgoogle.com you’ll be forwarded to Google.com. But type in certain third level doma...
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Google protects WithGoogle.com third level domains with second level domains
Subdomains are great, but beware the typos. Have you ever come across a Google information page that’s a subdomain of WithGoogle.com? If you just go to Withgoogle.com you’ll be forwarded to Google.com. But type in certain third level doma...
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May 20, 2013, 10:38 am

Domain Name Wire
ICANN headcount exploding 50% this fiscal year
Non-profit plans to continue hiring in all departments. ICANN expects to end FY 2013 this June with nearly 50% more employees than it began the year with. That’s according to the non-profit’s FY 2014 draft operating plan, which shows an e...
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ICANN headcount exploding 50% this fiscal year
Non-profit plans to continue hiring in all departments. ICANN expects to end FY 2013 this June with nearly 50% more employees than it began the year with. That’s according to the non-profit’s FY 2014 draft operating plan, which shows an e...
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May 17, 2013, 10:22 am

Domain Name Wire
ICANN expects 646 new TLD applications to be withdrawn
ICANN forecasts 646 applications will be withdrawn, mostly after the initial evaluation period. 66 applications for new top level domain names have been withdrawn as of today. For budgeting purposes, ICANN projects that number will explode to 646 bef...
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ICANN expects 646 new TLD applications to be withdrawn
ICANN forecasts 646 applications will be withdrawn, mostly after the initial evaluation period. 66 applications for new top level domain names have been withdrawn as of today. For budgeting purposes, ICANN projects that number will explode to 646 bef...
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May 17, 2013, 9:54 am

Domain Name Wire
Donuts offers to participate in private auctions for 63 new TLDs
Largest new TLD applicant commits to resolve up to 63 new TLD contention sets through private auctions. Donuts, the company that applied for the most top level domain names, announced today that it will commit to private auctions for 63 of the 307 st...
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Donuts offers to participate in private auctions for 63 new TLDs
Largest new TLD applicant commits to resolve up to 63 new TLD contention sets through private auctions. Donuts, the company that applied for the most top level domain names, announced today that it will commit to private auctions for 63 of the 307 st...
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May 17, 2013, 9:00 am