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Domain meetup in Denver this Thursday
Drinks with domainers this Thursday. Mike Law, organizer of the Rocky Mountain Domain Conference and author of NameTalent, is hosting a meetup in Denver this Thursday, August 23. The event kicks off at 7 pm at the Mezze Lounge at the Chlóe, 14...
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Domain meetup in Denver this Thursday
Drinks with domainers this Thursday. Mike Law, organizer of the Rocky Mountain Domain Conference and author of NameTalent, is hosting a meetup in Denver this Thursday, August 23. The event kicks off at 7 pm at the Mezze Lounge at the Chlóe, 14...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 9:28 am
Domain Name Wire
Constituencies blast ICANN’s “closed door” Verisign .com contract renewal
Groups want explanation for lack of thick whois in contract. Three ICANN entities have signed a letter (pdf) blasting ICANN for its “closed doors” decision to renew the .com agreement with Verisign without requiring thick whois. “Th...
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Constituencies blast ICANN’s “closed door” Verisign .com contract renewal
Groups want explanation for lack of thick whois in contract. Three ICANN entities have signed a letter (pdf) blasting ICANN for its “closed doors” decision to renew the .com agreement with Verisign without requiring thick whois. “Th...
Discussion
August 21, 2012, 9:21 am
Domain Name Wire
30 end user domain sales including Microsoft and America’s Cup
Domain Name Wire’s end user domain sales report. It’s difficult to compile the end user sales report while traveling. It requires bulk whois lookups, yet many registrars rate limit how many whois searches you can run within a time period....
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30 end user domain sales including Microsoft and America’s Cup
Domain Name Wire’s end user domain sales report. It’s difficult to compile the end user sales report while traveling. It requires bulk whois lookups, yet many registrars rate limit how many whois searches you can run within a time period....
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 3:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
SportsRantz fixes its “z” problem
Online sports fan site acquires a key domain name for its branding. Now that I’m back from vacation I’m compiling the end user sales report for the past two weeks. As I was researching the purchase of SportsRants.com for $1,415 on Afterni...
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SportsRantz fixes its “z” problem
Online sports fan site acquires a key domain name for its branding. Now that I’m back from vacation I’m compiling the end user sales report for the past two weeks. As I was researching the purchase of SportsRants.com for $1,415 on Afterni...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 12:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
How browser changes are making a dent in direct navigation traffic
Browser features change the way people navigate the web. Last week I wrote about how Sedo’s domain name parking business continues to struggle. The company cites a few reasons for the decline, including “advances made in browser technolog...
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How browser changes are making a dent in direct navigation traffic
Browser features change the way people navigate the web. Last week I wrote about how Sedo’s domain name parking business continues to struggle. The company cites a few reasons for the decline, including “advances made in browser technolog...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 10:10 am
Domain Name Wire
UDRP panelists don’t do their job deciding reverse domain name hijacking
Panelists don’t always consider RDNH when asked, and both WIPO and NAF don’t seem to care. On Friday I wrote about the UDRP decision for AboutDotMed.com et al. This morning I read the decision for J-brand.com. In both cases the respondent...
Discussion
UDRP panelists don’t do their job deciding reverse domain name hijacking
Panelists don’t always consider RDNH when asked, and both WIPO and NAF don’t seem to care. On Friday I wrote about the UDRP decision for AboutDotMed.com et al. This morning I read the decision for J-brand.com. In both cases the respondent...
Discussion
August 20, 2012, 9:38 am
Domain Name Wire
6 ways to solve new top level domain “metering” problem
Six examples of ways to meter top level domains, but many of them are basically the same things. ICANN plans to allow only 1,000 new top level domain names into the root per year, and as evenly as possible over a 12 months time span. Its initial idea...
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6 ways to solve new top level domain “metering” problem
Six examples of ways to meter top level domains, but many of them are basically the same things. ICANN plans to allow only 1,000 new top level domain names into the root per year, and as evenly as possible over a 12 months time span. Its initial idea...
Discussion
August 18, 2012, 8:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
DotMed applicant survives UDRP attack on its .med brand domain names
Panel sees through seemingly spurious claims by medical equipment seller. .Med applicant HEXAP SAS has staved off an attack on its promotional web sites aboutdotmed.com, supportdotmed.com and thedotmed.com in a UDRP. The company behind medical suppli...
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DotMed applicant survives UDRP attack on its .med brand domain names
Panel sees through seemingly spurious claims by medical equipment seller. .Med applicant HEXAP SAS has staved off an attack on its promotional web sites aboutdotmed.com, supportdotmed.com and thedotmed.com in a UDRP. The company behind medical suppli...
Discussion
August 17, 2012, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name observations from Australia
ccTLD pride and pricing dynamics. Here are some observations from my recent vacation to Australia: .com* rules! Nearly all of the domain names I saw advertised in Australia were .com domain names. But they weren’t just .com domain names, they w...
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Domain name observations from Australia
ccTLD pride and pricing dynamics. Here are some observations from my recent vacation to Australia: .com* rules! Nearly all of the domain names I saw advertised in Australia were .com domain names. But they weren’t just .com domain names, they w...
Discussion
August 17, 2012, 10:50 am
Domain Name Wire
Romney-Ryan domain names snapped up in a hurry
Republican ticket follows patterns for domain name registration. Whenever there’s a big political announcement we tend to see people register related domain names. Mitt Romney’s announcement of Paul Ryan as his running mate is one example...
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Romney-Ryan domain names snapped up in a hurry
Republican ticket follows patterns for domain name registration. Whenever there’s a big political announcement we tend to see people register related domain names. Mitt Romney’s announcement of Paul Ryan as his running mate is one example...
Discussion
August 16, 2012, 9:38 pm
