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Go Daddy proves it’s a tech company, but not with its commercials
Recent moves by new CEO Blake Irving show the company’s path forward. If you ask the typical person on the street what Go Daddy is about, they’ll probably say something about sexy Super Bowl commercials. Last year the company decided to c...
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Go Daddy proves it’s a tech company, but not with its commercials
Recent moves by new CEO Blake Irving show the company’s path forward. If you ask the typical person on the street what Go Daddy is about, they’ll probably say something about sexy Super Bowl commercials. Last year the company decided to c...
Discussion
April 17, 2013, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Forward U.S. bought domain for $1,500
New immigration reform group bought .us domain for $1,500 at Sedo. The new immigration reform group that Ron Jackson wrote about last week paid $1,500 for FWD.us. That’s just one of the end user sales that Sedo made last week. It had a big week...
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Forward U.S. bought domain for $1,500
New immigration reform group bought .us domain for $1,500 at Sedo. The new immigration reform group that Ron Jackson wrote about last week paid $1,500 for FWD.us. That’s just one of the end user sales that Sedo made last week. It had a big week...
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April 17, 2013, 10:17 am
Domain Name Wire
Here’s the real reason people hate the domain industry
You don’t need a survey to uncover the real reason people despise the domain industry. DomainIncite is reporting that next week’s new TLD launch party in NYC has been canceled, and instead ICANN will meet with registrars and registries to...
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Here’s the real reason people hate the domain industry
You don’t need a survey to uncover the real reason people despise the domain industry. DomainIncite is reporting that next week’s new TLD launch party in NYC has been canceled, and instead ICANN will meet with registrars and registries to...
Discussion
April 17, 2013, 9:29 am
Domain Name Wire
Yep, it’s 21st Century Fox
As I predicted, News Corp announces 21st Century Fox. News Corp today announced that its entertainment business will be called 21st Century Fox. Over the weekend I was willing to bet money that 21st Century Fox was in the works. My suspicions started...
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Yep, it’s 21st Century Fox
As I predicted, News Corp announces 21st Century Fox. News Corp today announced that its entertainment business will be called 21st Century Fox. Over the weekend I was willing to bet money that 21st Century Fox was in the works. My suspicions started...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
1&1 ditches .mail, keeps .gmx (for now)
One of seven applicants for .mail top level domain withdraws its application. 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH has withdrawn its application for the top level domain .mail in the wake of receiving two formal objections against its application. It’...
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1&1 ditches .mail, keeps .gmx (for now)
One of seven applicants for .mail top level domain withdraws its application. 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH has withdrawn its application for the top level domain .mail in the wake of receiving two formal objections against its application. It’...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 10:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Review: Taking IP Neighborhood for a Test Drive
IP Neighborhood combines a number of valuable tools for domain name investors. Last month Ron Jackson profiled IP Neighborhood, a new service by Simon Johnson. The profile piqued my interest because it described tools on IP Neighborhood that are simi...
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Review: Taking IP Neighborhood for a Test Drive
IP Neighborhood combines a number of valuable tools for domain name investors. Last month Ron Jackson profiled IP Neighborhood, a new service by Simon Johnson. The profile piqued my interest because it described tools on IP Neighborhood that are simi...
Discussion
April 16, 2013, 9:36 am
Domain Name Wire
Final new TLD objection tally: Donuts 55, Amazon 24, Google 22
Three of the largest applicants for new TLDs are facing a mountain of objections. Donuts, Amazon, and Google have the dubious honor of having the most objected-to applications for new top level domains. There were 263 formal objections to new top lev...
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Final new TLD objection tally: Donuts 55, Amazon 24, Google 22
Three of the largest applicants for new TLDs are facing a mountain of objections. Donuts, Amazon, and Google have the dubious honor of having the most objected-to applications for new top level domains. There were 263 formal objections to new top lev...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 10:50 am
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames no reserve auction ends Thursday
Three auctions are running on SnapNames. SnapNames has three auctions running this month, and the first one ends Thursday. SnapNames’ “April Deals” auction ends Thursday, April 18. The auction includes just 44 domains and all have n...
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SnapNames no reserve auction ends Thursday
Three auctions are running on SnapNames. SnapNames has three auctions running this month, and the first one ends Thursday. SnapNames’ “April Deals” auction ends Thursday, April 18. The auction includes just 44 domains and all have n...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Google beats Google in UDRP
Company wins case against spoofer. It’s pretty easy to spoof someone else in a whois record, and a recent UDRP is a case in point. Officially, Google Inc. prevailed over Google Inc. in a UDRP for the domain GoogleDNSService.com. When you first ...
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Google beats Google in UDRP
Company wins case against spoofer. It’s pretty easy to spoof someone else in a whois record, and a recent UDRP is a case in point. Officially, Google Inc. prevailed over Google Inc. in a UDRP for the domain GoogleDNSService.com. When you first ...
Discussion
April 15, 2013, 9:27 am
Domain Name Wire
Hmm… Perhaps 20th Century Fox really is rebranding to 21st Century Fox
Latest domain registrations suggest movie studio might rebrand to 21st Century Fox. Last week I wrote about how movie studio 20th Century Fox had registered domains to protect itself for the next millennium: It registered domains from 22ndcenturyfox....
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Hmm… Perhaps 20th Century Fox really is rebranding to 21st Century Fox
Latest domain registrations suggest movie studio might rebrand to 21st Century Fox. Last week I wrote about how movie studio 20th Century Fox had registered domains to protect itself for the next millennium: It registered domains from 22ndcenturyfox....
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April 14, 2013, 1:47 pm
