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My picks for Sedo’s Great Domains auction
Great Domains auction ends Thursday. Here’s what I like. This month’s Great Domains auction at Sedo ends on Thursday. The lineup doesn’t include as many big ticket domains as usual; there’s only one domain with a reserve over ...
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My picks for Sedo’s Great Domains auction
Great Domains auction ends Thursday. Here’s what I like. This month’s Great Domains auction at Sedo ends on Thursday. The lineup doesn’t include as many big ticket domains as usual; there’s only one domain with a reserve over ...
Discussion
May 21, 2012, 12:21 pm

Domain Name Wire
Domain registrar offers UDRP insurance
Registration service offers free insurance against expensive but unfounded UDRP filings. Francois Carrillo, the guy behind Domaining.com, has launched a new domain registrar (an eNom reseller) with an innovative twist: “UDRP insurance”. B...
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Domain registrar offers UDRP insurance
Registration service offers free insurance against expensive but unfounded UDRP filings. Francois Carrillo, the guy behind Domaining.com, has launched a new domain registrar (an eNom reseller) with an innovative twist: “UDRP insurance”. B...
Discussion
May 21, 2012, 10:07 am

Domain Name Wire
TLDH adds .budapest to its location top level domains
TLDH adds to its stable of geo top level domains with .budapest. Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (AIM:TLDH.L), parent company of Minds + Machines, announced today that it has applied for the .budapest domain name with the blessing of the city of Bu...
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TLDH adds .budapest to its location top level domains
TLDH adds to its stable of geo top level domains with .budapest. Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (AIM:TLDH.L), parent company of Minds + Machines, announced today that it has applied for the .budapest domain name with the blessing of the city of Bu...
Discussion
May 21, 2012, 9:54 am

Domain Name Wire
Did Google just buy G.me?
G.me now registered to brand protection company. The whois record for the domain name G.me recently changed to DNStination Inc., which is the proxy service for brand protection company Mark Monitor: The change was just triggered on DomainTools yester...
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Did Google just buy G.me?
G.me now registered to brand protection company. The whois record for the domain name G.me recently changed to DNStination Inc., which is the proxy service for brand protection company Mark Monitor: The change was just triggered on DomainTools yester...
Discussion
May 19, 2012, 10:45 am

Domain Name Wire
Domain acquisition email misfire
Received yesterday… Subject: Website Purchase Inquiry Hi, I am interested in setting up a new blogging website on your domain name. My name is Adam and I located your contact information through a domain look up and I understand that you are t...
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Domain acquisition email misfire
Received yesterday… Subject: Website Purchase Inquiry Hi, I am interested in setting up a new blogging website on your domain name. My name is Adam and I located your contact information through a domain look up and I understand that you are t...
Discussion
May 19, 2012, 10:35 am

Domain Name Wire
BitTorrent files its own intellectual property lawsuit
File sharing company files IP lawsuit over trademarks. BitTorrent (and especially its users) are familiar with intellectual property lawsuits. But usually they’re on the receiving end. Now the tables are turned. BitTorrent, Inc. has filed a fed...
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BitTorrent files its own intellectual property lawsuit
File sharing company files IP lawsuit over trademarks. BitTorrent (and especially its users) are familiar with intellectual property lawsuits. But usually they’re on the receiving end. Now the tables are turned. BitTorrent, Inc. has filed a fed...
Discussion
May 18, 2012, 11:02 am

Domain Name Wire
From the lawyer UDRP mistakes file…
Don’t forget to prove earlier rights if you claim them. Publisher Hidden Values has lost a dispute over the domain name TriangleKidsDirectory.com. Hidden Values publishes the Kids’ Directory. It also has a registered trademark for KID&rsq...
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From the lawyer UDRP mistakes file…
Don’t forget to prove earlier rights if you claim them. Publisher Hidden Values has lost a dispute over the domain name TriangleKidsDirectory.com. Hidden Values publishes the Kids’ Directory. It also has a registered trademark for KID&rsq...
Discussion
May 18, 2012, 10:09 am

Domain Name Wire
My obligatory Facebook IPO post
Every blog is supposed to write about the IPO I’ve got to write one, right? If religious blogs find a way to cover an IPO then a domain blog should, too. I actually have a bit of a domain angle. This morning I googled FacebookIPO.com because I ...
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My obligatory Facebook IPO post
Every blog is supposed to write about the IPO I’ve got to write one, right? If religious blogs find a way to cover an IPO then a domain blog should, too. I actually have a bit of a domain angle. This morning I googled FacebookIPO.com because I ...
Discussion
May 18, 2012, 9:49 am

Domain Name Wire
A “monster” acquisition, iPhone 5, and Vanity.com
A look at a few stories I haven’t covered this week… There are a few notable stories in the domain name industry that I missed writing about over the past week, so here’s a quick run down. A “monster” of an acquisition ...
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A “monster” acquisition, iPhone 5, and Vanity.com
A look at a few stories I haven’t covered this week… There are a few notable stories in the domain name industry that I missed writing about over the past week, so here’s a quick run down. A “monster” of an acquisition ...
Discussion
May 17, 2012, 3:54 pm

Domain Name Wire
Moniker Spring auction results
Moniker auction nets close to $20,000 in sales. The Moniker Premium Spring Auction at SnapNames just concluded. Here are the (unofficial) results: drivinggloves.com 6450 – this is a recently developed site. Auction included Facebook page (with ...
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Moniker Spring auction results
Moniker auction nets close to $20,000 in sales. The Moniker Premium Spring Auction at SnapNames just concluded. Here are the (unofficial) results: drivinggloves.com 6450 – this is a recently developed site. Auction included Facebook page (with ...
Discussion
May 17, 2012, 3:41 pm