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25 old (and good) domain names to backorder now on NameJet
These good domains are currently in pre-release. I was just looking through some “old” domains currently available for pre-release backordering at NameJet. Here are some worth backordering. I haven’t checked any of these domains for...
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25 old (and good) domain names to backorder now on NameJet
These good domains are currently in pre-release. I was just looking through some “old” domains currently available for pre-release backordering at NameJet. Here are some worth backordering. I haven’t checked any of these domains for...
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April 17, 2012, 10:27 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN delays new top level domain application timeline again
TAS won’t open up tomorrow, and that means the application deadline may be extended again. Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping… ICANN announced this afternoon that it will not reopen the TLD application system (TAS) tomorrow as pl...
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ICANN delays new top level domain application timeline again
TAS won’t open up tomorrow, and that means the application deadline may be extended again. Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping… ICANN announced this afternoon that it will not reopen the TLD application system (TAS) tomorrow as pl...
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April 16, 2012, 8:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google files UDRP complaint against domain registered in 1991
Google files complaint against two decade old domain. Google has filed a UDRP against a 21 year old domain name: Gmai.com. How could Google do such a thing? After all, the company was founded in 1998 and Gmail (of which this domain could be considere...
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Google files UDRP complaint against domain registered in 1991
Google files complaint against two decade old domain. Google has filed a UDRP against a 21 year old domain name: Gmai.com. How could Google do such a thing? After all, the company was founded in 1998 and Gmail (of which this domain could be considere...
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April 16, 2012, 5:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN’s new TLD application snafu: best stories and tweets from around the web
What the web is saying about the ICANN TAS applicant security problem. ICANN has spent quite a bit on PR to get the word out about new top level domains. So it also got quite a bit of attention when it admitted last week that there was a serious secu...
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ICANN’s new TLD application snafu: best stories and tweets from around the web
What the web is saying about the ICANN TAS applicant security problem. ICANN has spent quite a bit on PR to get the word out about new top level domains. So it also got quite a bit of attention when it admitted last week that there was a serious secu...
Discussion
April 16, 2012, 10:30 am
Domain Name Wire
From $10 domain registration to $4,050 sale in two weeks; a 400x return
There are still opportunities for hand registering domain names. Getting a 400x return on anything is pretty sweet. Especially when it’s within two weeks. So don’t tell domain investor Duane Higgins that “all the good domains are ta...
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From $10 domain registration to $4,050 sale in two weeks; a 400x return
There are still opportunities for hand registering domain names. Getting a 400x return on anything is pretty sweet. Especially when it’s within two weeks. So don’t tell domain investor Duane Higgins that “all the good domains are ta...
Discussion
April 16, 2012, 10:03 am
Domain Name Wire
Marchex sued for Skype click-to-call-jacking
Florida satellite company says Marchex is stealing phone calls from it. A Florida satellite TV company has sued Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX), alleging that the company is hijacking Skype calls of people trying to reach the company (pdf). A-SAT Inc., d/b/a ...
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Marchex sued for Skype click-to-call-jacking
Florida satellite company says Marchex is stealing phone calls from it. A Florida satellite TV company has sued Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX), alleging that the company is hijacking Skype calls of people trying to reach the company (pdf). A-SAT Inc., d/b/a ...
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April 14, 2012, 9:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domaining.com outage leaves domain bloggers in a lurch
Key source of traffic to many domain blogs has gone dark. People take good things for granted until that good thing goes away. Such is the case with Domaining.com, which has been down for over a day. First, my condolences to Francois (who runs the si...
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Domaining.com outage leaves domain bloggers in a lurch
Key source of traffic to many domain blogs has gone dark. People take good things for granted until that good thing goes away. Such is the case with Domaining.com, which has been down for over a day. First, my condolences to Francois (who runs the si...
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April 13, 2012, 12:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
DigitalArchery.com to sell on Sedo, a 100x return in two weeks
An smart domain registration — from $10 to at least $1,000 in two weeks. ICANN plans to use “digital archery” to determine in which batch new top level domain applications are included. One savvy domainer seized on the opportunity a...
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DigitalArchery.com to sell on Sedo, a 100x return in two weeks
An smart domain registration — from $10 to at least $1,000 in two weeks. ICANN plans to use “digital archery” to determine in which batch new top level domain applications are included. One savvy domainer seized on the opportunity a...
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April 13, 2012, 12:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
A monatin cancer scare?
Strange domain registrations related to natural sweetener. Someone is playing defense with a new sweetener call monatin. Monatin is a natural sweetener that contains no carbohydrate or sugar. And some company is getting ahead of the curve on defensiv...
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A monatin cancer scare?
Strange domain registrations related to natural sweetener. Someone is playing defense with a new sweetener call monatin. Monatin is a natural sweetener that contains no carbohydrate or sugar. And some company is getting ahead of the curve on defensiv...
Discussion
April 13, 2012, 10:20 am
Domain Name Wire
TAS glitch will call in to question digital archery for new TLDs
Will applicants trust results of digital archery? ICANN’s announcement that some sensitive new TLD applicant information could have been accessed is sure to cause more doubt about its planned “digital archery” scheme. The so-called ...
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TAS glitch will call in to question digital archery for new TLDs
Will applicants trust results of digital archery? ICANN’s announcement that some sensitive new TLD applicant information could have been accessed is sure to cause more doubt about its planned “digital archery” scheme. The so-called ...
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April 13, 2012, 10:01 am
