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Is this the world’s worst web site name?
Quite possibly. So you create a sort of “eLance for legal cases” and you need to come up with a name. You end up with… Shpoonkle.com? Oh c’mon. You can’t be serious. Shpoonkle.com has been out for a while, but I just he...
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Is this the world’s worst web site name?
Quite possibly. So you create a sort of “eLance for legal cases” and you need to come up with a name. You end up with… Shpoonkle.com? Oh c’mon. You can’t be serious. Shpoonkle.com has been out for a while, but I just he...
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September 6, 2012, 11:17 am
Domain Name Wire
Clint Eastwood proves that as long as there’s news, there will be domain registrations
Dozens of domain names registered about…a chair. Clint Eastwood’s speech at the Republican National Convention last Thursday gave 24 hour news networks and election watchers something to talk about for the next few days. And it once agai...
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Clint Eastwood proves that as long as there’s news, there will be domain registrations
Dozens of domain names registered about…a chair. Clint Eastwood’s speech at the Republican National Convention last Thursday gave 24 hour news networks and election watchers something to talk about for the next few days. And it once agai...
Discussion
September 6, 2012, 10:59 am
Domain Name Wire
The most important .tv domain turns 10
This one .tv domain name has bolstered the entire .tv namespace. The one .tv domain name that has done the most to build the .TV domain name brand turned ten last month. And it doesn’t even resolve to a web site. MLB.TV, Major League Baseball&r...
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The most important .tv domain turns 10
This one .tv domain name has bolstered the entire .tv namespace. The one .tv domain name that has done the most to build the .TV domain name brand turned ten last month. And it doesn’t even resolve to a web site. MLB.TV, Major League Baseball&r...
Discussion
September 6, 2012, 9:52 am
Domain Name Wire
How to change your new top level domain application
A one page word doc is all it takes. Domain Name Wire was first to report back in June that ICANN was working on a plan to allow new top level domain applicants to modify their applications. Now the guidelines and process are complete. Applicants mus...
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How to change your new top level domain application
A one page word doc is all it takes. Domain Name Wire was first to report back in June that ICANN was working on a plan to allow new top level domain applicants to modify their applications. Now the guidelines and process are complete. Applicants mus...
Discussion
September 6, 2012, 9:43 am
Domain Name Wire
4 new TLD applications withdrawn
Google and one .brand applicant withdraw applications. Kudos to Michele Neylon for spotting an option on ICANN’s web site to see which new top level domain name applications have been withdrawn. Thus far four applications have been withdrawn, i...
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4 new TLD applications withdrawn
Google and one .brand applicant withdraw applications. Kudos to Michele Neylon for spotting an option on ICANN’s web site to see which new top level domain name applications have been withdrawn. Thus far four applications have been withdrawn, i...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 9:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
AOL bought a new brand for $3,300 and AFL-CIO PAC buys a campaign domain name
End user sales report includes some big names. This week’s end user domain name sales report includes a purchase by AOL that’s likely for a new site and the Workers Voices PAC picking up a domain name for the upcoming campaign. Afternic T...
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AOL bought a new brand for $3,300 and AFL-CIO PAC buys a campaign domain name
End user sales report includes some big names. This week’s end user domain name sales report includes a purchase by AOL that’s likely for a new site and the Workers Voices PAC picking up a domain name for the upcoming campaign. Afternic T...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 10:30 am
Domain Name Wire
Top Domain Name Wire stories of August
ccTLDs, domain parking, and more make the top five list. If August is over, why is it still 100 degrees in Austin? Sigh… Here are the top 5 news stories from Domain Name Wire last month. Oops, I entrusted my domain name to a tiny island nation...
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Top Domain Name Wire stories of August
ccTLDs, domain parking, and more make the top five list. If August is over, why is it still 100 degrees in Austin? Sigh… Here are the top 5 news stories from Domain Name Wire last month. Oops, I entrusted my domain name to a tiny island nation...
Discussion
September 5, 2012, 9:20 am
Domain Name Wire
Spotted: Four letter .com license plate in Texas
At least two .com license plates exist in Austin. I recently got a DNW.COM license plate thanks to Texas now allowing dots on license plates. This past weekend I was leaving a parking lot when I spied this: Yep, that’s a four character .com lic...
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Spotted: Four letter .com license plate in Texas
At least two .com license plates exist in Austin. I recently got a DNW.COM license plate thanks to Texas now allowing dots on license plates. This past weekend I was leaving a parking lot when I spied this: Yep, that’s a four character .com lic...
Discussion
September 4, 2012, 5:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Auctions sells 31,481 domains in August
TeachingJobs.com heads list of domain name sales. The monthly Go Daddy Auctions Domain Market Report is out, and the headline number is 31,481 domain names sold during August. That’s lower than July’s 33,373 domains. The top sale for Augu...
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Go Daddy Auctions sells 31,481 domains in August
TeachingJobs.com heads list of domain name sales. The monthly Go Daddy Auctions Domain Market Report is out, and the headline number is 31,481 domain names sold during August. That’s lower than July’s 33,373 domains. The top sale for Augu...
Discussion
September 4, 2012, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Formula 1 team woos cybersquatter, then files complaint
After lavishing gifts on cybersquatter, Formula 1 team has a change of heart. With Formula 1 coming to Austin in just two months, I was interested to see this UDRP brought by a Formula 1 team. Force India Formula One Team Limited, which is strangely ...
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Formula 1 team woos cybersquatter, then files complaint
After lavishing gifts on cybersquatter, Formula 1 team has a change of heart. With Formula 1 coming to Austin in just two months, I was interested to see this UDRP brought by a Formula 1 team. Force India Formula One Team Limited, which is strangely ...
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September 4, 2012, 10:21 am
