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How the five applicants for .free intend to use their domains
They’re “free” in one sense only. A couple weeks ago I wrote about the potential for free or very cheap top level domains in the future. I also pointed out that it does look like any of those free domains will be found on .free. As ...
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How the five applicants for .free intend to use their domains
They’re “free” in one sense only. A couple weeks ago I wrote about the potential for free or very cheap top level domains in the future. I also pointed out that it does look like any of those free domains will be found on .free. As ...
Discussion
July 23, 2012, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Moniker and SnapNames beef up customer support after acquisition
Support and operations staff quadruple. I recently read Elliot’s post about Moniker’s extended phone support hours. I’ve been tracking the support situation at Moniker/SnapNames since KeyDrive bought the companies from Oversee.net, ...
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Moniker and SnapNames beef up customer support after acquisition
Support and operations staff quadruple. I recently read Elliot’s post about Moniker’s extended phone support hours. I’ve been tracking the support situation at Moniker/SnapNames since KeyDrive bought the companies from Oversee.net, ...
Discussion
July 23, 2012, 11:01 am
Domain Name Wire
NYC condo board of directors fails to take down gripe site
Resident set up site to complain about board of directors. From what I’ve heard, the boards of directors of many New York condos and co-ops would make for great reality show fodder. Here’s just one example: The board of directors of Tower...
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NYC condo board of directors fails to take down gripe site
Resident set up site to complain about board of directors. From what I’ve heard, the boards of directors of many New York condos and co-ops would make for great reality show fodder. Here’s just one example: The board of directors of Tower...
Discussion
July 23, 2012, 10:24 am
Domain Name Wire
End user sales report, Friday edition
19 end user domain name sales. I’m back in Austin after attending HostingCon (more on that later), so here’s the belated end user domain sales report for this week. In case you missed it, I visited both Afternic’s and Sedo’s o...
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End user sales report, Friday edition
19 end user domain name sales. I’m back in Austin after attending HostingCon (more on that later), so here’s the belated end user domain sales report for this week. In case you missed it, I visited both Afternic’s and Sedo’s o...
Discussion
July 20, 2012, 12:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
CraigsList sues JamesList, the “Craigslist for the rich”
Confusingly similar yacht sales platforms. If you’ve never heard of JamesList, it may be because you aren’t in the market for a Yacht. Or you wouldn’t think of buying one used. Craigslist has sued (pdf) Jameslist, a classified site ...
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CraigsList sues JamesList, the “Craigslist for the rich”
Confusingly similar yacht sales platforms. If you’ve never heard of JamesList, it may be because you aren’t in the market for a Yacht. Or you wouldn’t think of buying one used. Craigslist has sued (pdf) Jameslist, a classified site ...
Discussion
July 20, 2012, 12:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing .co two years in and what it tells new TLD applicants
Your TLD is unlikely to be as successful as .co. The rebranded .co domain name is now two years old. .Co put out an infographic today charting its growth and Sedo released an aftermarket analysis. From a business perspective .co has been a huge succe...
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Analyzing .co two years in and what it tells new TLD applicants
Your TLD is unlikely to be as successful as .co. The rebranded .co domain name is now two years old. .Co put out an infographic today charting its growth and Sedo released an aftermarket analysis. From a business perspective .co has been a huge succe...
Discussion
July 20, 2012, 11:05 am
Domain Name Wire
“Occupy” is the new “Sucks”
The term “occupy” can be similar to “sucks” in a domain name — an indication of a gripe site. The first element of the uniform domain name dispute resolution policy (UDRP) that a complainant must prove is that the domain...
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“Occupy” is the new “Sucks”
The term “occupy” can be similar to “sucks” in a domain name — an indication of a gripe site. The first element of the uniform domain name dispute resolution policy (UDRP) that a complainant must prove is that the domain...
Discussion
July 20, 2012, 10:15 am
Domain Name Wire
DOMAINfest Global 2013: Yep, it’s still happening
7th DOMAINfest Global to return in 2013. In my discussions in recent days about the sudden lack of domain conferences, a common question has been, “Is Oversee.net still doing DOMAINfest next year?”. It’s a fair question given that O...
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DOMAINfest Global 2013: Yep, it’s still happening
7th DOMAINfest Global to return in 2013. In my discussions in recent days about the sudden lack of domain conferences, a common question has been, “Is Oversee.net still doing DOMAINfest next year?”. It’s a fair question given that O...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainTools lawsuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Preemptive case against New Jersey man can’t go forward in Washington, judge rules. DomainTools’ preemptive lawsuit against Russ Smith has been dismissed (pdf) with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. Russ Smit...
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DomainTools lawsuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Preemptive case against New Jersey man can’t go forward in Washington, judge rules. DomainTools’ preemptive lawsuit against Russ Smith has been dismissed (pdf) with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. Russ Smit...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 9:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Kohls loses UDRP over for letter Kols.com domain name
KOLS.com was registered three years before Kohls.com. Retailer Kohls.com has lost a UDRP dispute for the domain name Kols.com, which it claimed was a typo of its domain name Kohls.com. The respondent, Fox Business Systems / KansasNet, said it registe...
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Kohls loses UDRP over for letter Kols.com domain name
KOLS.com was registered three years before Kohls.com. Retailer Kohls.com has lost a UDRP dispute for the domain name Kols.com, which it claimed was a typo of its domain name Kohls.com. The respondent, Fox Business Systems / KansasNet, said it registe...
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July 19, 2012, 9:02 am
