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Donuts: Hurry up. Verisign: slow down.
Many new TLD applicants will take a less-than-ideal contract if it means a faster time to market. When it comes to the new top level domain registry agreement, what you have to gain or lose from new TLDs being introduced will greatly shape your opion...
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Donuts: Hurry up. Verisign: slow down.
Many new TLD applicants will take a less-than-ideal contract if it means a faster time to market. When it comes to the new top level domain registry agreement, what you have to gain or lose from new TLDs being introduced will greatly shape your opion...
Discussion
May 6, 2013, 7:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Secure applicants take note: company isn’t giving up trademark battle yet
Company that filed .secure trademark application appeals USPTO ruling. The Wisconsin company that wants to trademark .secure hasn’t given up yet. I first wrote about Asif LLC in 2010 when it filed a trademark application for .secure. It also fi...
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.Secure applicants take note: company isn’t giving up trademark battle yet
Company that filed .secure trademark application appeals USPTO ruling. The Wisconsin company that wants to trademark .secure hasn’t given up yet. I first wrote about Asif LLC in 2010 when it filed a trademark application for .secure. It also fi...
Discussion
May 6, 2013, 11:33 am
Domain Name Wire
.GD is another wake up call to tech firms about ccTLDs
Does the term “shadow registry” concern you? It should if you own a .gd domain name. Over the past few years startups and tech darlings have increasingly embraced “cute” ccTLDs and domain hacks that include ccTLDs. A key examp...
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.GD is another wake up call to tech firms about ccTLDs
Does the term “shadow registry” concern you? It should if you own a .gd domain name. Over the past few years startups and tech darlings have increasingly embraced “cute” ccTLDs and domain hacks that include ccTLDs. A key examp...
Discussion
May 6, 2013, 10:40 am
Domain Name Wire
WaterNight returns at TRAFFIC Vegas
Fundraising event in Las Vegas this month will benefit Water School. Water School, a non-profit that helps bring clean water to those in developing countries, will host its second WaterNight during TRAFFIC in Las Vegas this month. The group hosted th...
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WaterNight returns at TRAFFIC Vegas
Fundraising event in Las Vegas this month will benefit Water School. Water School, a non-profit that helps bring clean water to those in developing countries, will host its second WaterNight during TRAFFIC in Las Vegas this month. The group hosted th...
Discussion
May 6, 2013, 9:52 am
Domain Name Wire
iPad case maker withdraws boneheaded domain complaint
Makers of The Snugg are a bit slow, but I guess they finally got some good advice. Last week I wrote about how Charon International Trading Limited, maker of The Snugg iPad cases, was about to lose its second UDRP domain dispute. Technically, I was w...
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iPad case maker withdraws boneheaded domain complaint
Makers of The Snugg are a bit slow, but I guess they finally got some good advice. Last week I wrote about how Charon International Trading Limited, maker of The Snugg iPad cases, was about to lose its second UDRP domain dispute. Technically, I was w...
Discussion
May 6, 2013, 9:41 am
Domain Name Wire
1,700 .ng domains registered since price cut, .ng domain hacks on Sedo
97% price drop leads to more .ng domain registrations and a growing number of Sedo listings. Yesterday I wrote about how Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), the registry for .ng domain names, had slashed the price of second level .ng do...
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1,700 .ng domains registered since price cut, .ng domain hacks on Sedo
97% price drop leads to more .ng domain registrations and a growing number of Sedo listings. Yesterday I wrote about how Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), the registry for .ng domain names, had slashed the price of second level .ng do...
Discussion
May 3, 2013, 12:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 domain news stories from April
A look back at the top five domain name stories in April. What happens when you get nailed for reverse domain name hijacking but really want the domain? You pay through the nose. Procter & Gamble’s purchase of Swash.com was one of last mont...
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Top 5 domain news stories from April
A look back at the top five domain name stories in April. What happens when you get nailed for reverse domain name hijacking but really want the domain? You pay through the nose. Procter & Gamble’s purchase of Swash.com was one of last mont...
Discussion
May 3, 2013, 9:46 am
Domain Name Wire
A look at .Tel’s 14 year, £25 million journey
Telnic has lost £25 million since it was founded — and much of that was before .tel even launched. It’s been a long and winding road for many new top level domain applicants. But most of the delays and challenges new TLD applicants ...
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A look at .Tel’s 14 year, £25 million journey
Telnic has lost £25 million since it was founded — and much of that was before .tel even launched. It’s been a long and winding road for many new top level domain applicants. But most of the delays and challenges new TLD applicants ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic end user report: 28 end user domain sales
A startup in stealth mode, an ad agency, and two churches bought domain names last week. Before jumping into the Afternic end user sales list, here’s a bonus end user sale that didn’t happen through Afternic but I learned about: ViSalus, ...
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Afternic end user report: 28 end user domain sales
A startup in stealth mode, an ad agency, and two churches bought domain names last week. Before jumping into the Afternic end user sales list, here’s a bonus end user sale that didn’t happen through Afternic but I learned about: ViSalus, ...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 10:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Nigeria slashes second level .ng registration cost by 97%
Domains used to cost $3,165 per year. According to an article on This Day Live, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), the registry for .ng domain names, has reduced the price of registering a second level .ng domain name by 97% to NGN 15,...
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Nigeria slashes second level .ng registration cost by 97%
Domains used to cost $3,165 per year. According to an article on This Day Live, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), the registry for .ng domain names, has reduced the price of registering a second level .ng domain name by 97% to NGN 15,...
Discussion
May 2, 2013, 10:01 am
