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U.S. goverment just gave .com domain owners a $10.78 tax break
Cost of holding domain for six years decreases by as much as $10.78. Hey, don’t say the U.S. government never did anything for you. They just gave domain name owners a $10.78 price reduction over the term of the next .com contract by eliminatin...
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U.S. goverment just gave .com domain owners a $10.78 tax break
Cost of holding domain for six years decreases by as much as $10.78. Hey, don’t say the U.S. government never did anything for you. They just gave domain name owners a $10.78 price reduction over the term of the next .com contract by eliminatin...
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November 30, 2012, 11:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign shares drop 15% on contract change
Verisign stock nosedives on news of new contract without price increases. Shares of Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are down 15% in early trading after the company announced that its contract to run .com had been renewed without price increases. Verisign&rsq...
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Verisign shares drop 15% on contract change
Verisign stock nosedives on news of new contract without price increases. Shares of Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are down 15% in early trading after the company announced that its contract to run .com had been renewed without price increases. Verisign&rsq...
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November 30, 2012, 9:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Lawyer Marc Randazza sues detractor Crystal Cox in bizarre case
Lawyer involved in domain disputes files his own cybersquatting lawsuit to protect his family’s names. Now this is a bizarre case. You may have heard of first amendment lawyer Marc Randazza before. He’s by all accounts a colorful characte...
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Lawyer Marc Randazza sues detractor Crystal Cox in bizarre case
Lawyer involved in domain disputes files his own cybersquatting lawsuit to protect his family’s names. Now this is a bizarre case. You may have heard of first amendment lawyer Marc Randazza before. He’s by all accounts a colorful characte...
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November 29, 2012, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainTools updates Reverse Whois, making it (potentially) cheaper
Updated functionality lets users request details on a subset of domains owned by a business or person. DomainTools has released new reverse whois searching functionality, allowing users to hone in on exactly the records they’re looking for. By ...
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DomainTools updates Reverse Whois, making it (potentially) cheaper
Updated functionality lets users request details on a subset of domains owned by a business or person. DomainTools has released new reverse whois searching functionality, allowing users to hone in on exactly the records they’re looking for. By ...
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November 29, 2012, 1:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain registry failures ahead (and Verisign would like a patent on recovering them)
Largest domain registry applies for patent on recovering failed registries. With hundreds of new top level domains coming online in the next couple years, we’re going to see a lot of failed top level domains. Many of these TLDs will be backed b...
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Domain registry failures ahead (and Verisign would like a patent on recovering them)
Largest domain registry applies for patent on recovering failed registries. With hundreds of new top level domains coming online in the next couple years, we’re going to see a lot of failed top level domains. Many of these TLDs will be backed b...
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November 29, 2012, 11:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Will .website domains give .ws a boost?
Contrary to government’s opinion, .website domains will give a boost to .ws. The government of the State of Somoa submitted early warnings on top level domain applications for the .website string. So what’s Somoa upset about? The country ...
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Will .website domains give .ws a boost?
Contrary to government’s opinion, .website domains will give a boost to .ws. The government of the State of Somoa submitted early warnings on top level domain applications for the .website string. So what’s Somoa upset about? The country ...
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November 29, 2012, 9:37 am
Domain Name Wire
Announcement on tap about which new TLDs will get priority treatment in ICANN’s Powerball
Which new TLDs will get to skip to the front of the queue? We’ll find out soon. Fortunately for new top level domain applicants, the chances of getting a top spot in December’s top level domain “prioritization draw” are much b...
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Announcement on tap about which new TLDs will get priority treatment in ICANN’s Powerball
Which new TLDs will get to skip to the front of the queue? We’ll find out soon. Fortunately for new top level domain applicants, the chances of getting a top spot in December’s top level domain “prioritization draw” are much b...
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November 28, 2012, 5:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN extends protections to Red Cross, Olympics, and IGOs
Board approves two measures designed to protect big non-profit brands. ICANN’s board has approved two resolutions granting added domain name protections at the second level to special interests the Red Cross, Red Crescent, and the International...
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ICANN extends protections to Red Cross, Olympics, and IGOs
Board approves two measures designed to protect big non-profit brands. ICANN’s board has approved two resolutions granting added domain name protections at the second level to special interests the Red Cross, Red Crescent, and the International...
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November 28, 2012, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy to auction .info “sunrise pending reallocation” domains
Auction features domains originally reserved during 2001 sunrise. Domain name registry Afilias is working with Go daddy to auction off over 100 domain names claimed in the .info sunrise that were later deemed ineligible. The 106 domain auction runs D...
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Go Daddy to auction .info “sunrise pending reallocation” domains
Auction features domains originally reserved during 2001 sunrise. Domain name registry Afilias is working with Go daddy to auction off over 100 domain names claimed in the .info sunrise that were later deemed ineligible. The 106 domain auction runs D...
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November 28, 2012, 12:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
27 end user domain sales, including a buy from the Data.com seller
A report on 27 end user domain name sales made last week. This week’s end user domain sales report includes a small purchase by the company that sold Data.com from Salesforce.com for $4.5 million. Afternic New York City bakery City Cakes shorte...
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27 end user domain sales, including a buy from the Data.com seller
A report on 27 end user domain name sales made last week. This week’s end user domain sales report includes a small purchase by the company that sold Data.com from Salesforce.com for $4.5 million. Afternic New York City bakery City Cakes shorte...
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November 28, 2012, 11:54 am
