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And…we’re back!
I just switched hosting providers over the past 48 hours. Transferring the Domain Name Wire database from one host to another, plus the propagation of the new name servers, caused some lag time between sites. As a result, a handful of comments submit...
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And…we’re back!
I just switched hosting providers over the past 48 hours. Transferring the Domain Name Wire database from one host to another, plus the propagation of the new name servers, caused some lag time between sites. As a result, a handful of comments submit...
Discussion
May 5, 2012, 9:47 am
Domain Name Wire
You really need to get on the fixed price domain bandwagon
SedoMLS and AfternicDLS are changing the game. Sedo released its first quarter domain name market study today (pdf). For the first time ever, fixed price “buy now” listings were the company’s most common type of sale. 39% of sales w...
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You really need to get on the fixed price domain bandwagon
SedoMLS and AfternicDLS are changing the game. Sedo released its first quarter domain name market study today (pdf). For the first time ever, fixed price “buy now” listings were the company’s most common type of sale. 39% of sales w...
Discussion
May 3, 2012, 10:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Should ICANN can digital archery?
Given the latest data, ICANN should consider changing how it batches new TLDs. With 1,268 registered users for ICANN’s new top level domain application system, it’s clear there will be over 1,000 unique top level domains going through the...
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Should ICANN can digital archery?
Given the latest data, ICANN should consider changing how it batches new TLDs. With 1,268 registered users for ICANN’s new top level domain application system, it’s clear there will be over 1,000 unique top level domains going through the...
Discussion
May 3, 2012, 10:38 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN: 105 new TLD applicants may have had data exposed
ICANN releases data about new top level domain application system bug. 105 applicants for new top level domains might have had the filenames of some of their application documents and their username exposed, ICANN revealed today. The non-profit also ...
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ICANN: 105 new TLD applicants may have had data exposed
ICANN releases data about new top level domain application system bug. 105 applicants for new top level domains might have had the filenames of some of their application documents and their username exposed, ICANN revealed today. The non-profit also ...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 10:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sex + hot social site = major press
Sex.com relaunches as a Pinterest clone for adult photos. I’ve got to hand it to the company that bought Sex.com for $13 million: nice PR move. The site was just relaunched in beta as a “Pinterest for Sex”. That’s a nice way t...
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Sex + hot social site = major press
Sex.com relaunches as a Pinterest clone for adult photos. I’ve got to hand it to the company that bought Sex.com for $13 million: nice PR move. The site was just relaunched in beta as a “Pinterest for Sex”. That’s a nice way t...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hey buddy, it’s probably too late to trademark .NYC
A good way to waste $325. The guy who just recently wasted his money filing a trademark application for .music is at it again. Joseph Walker DBA ExtraWeb Ent just filed trademark applications for .nyc and .shop. New York City has already announced pl...
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Hey buddy, it’s probably too late to trademark .NYC
A good way to waste $325. The guy who just recently wasted his money filing a trademark application for .music is at it again. Joseph Walker DBA ExtraWeb Ent just filed trademark applications for .nyc and .shop. New York City has already announced pl...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afterthoughts about Ammar Kubba’s new blog
Ammar Kubba pens a new blog.
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Afterthoughts about Ammar Kubba’s new blog
Ammar Kubba pens a new blog.
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May 2, 2012, 3:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s how much each TLD generates for ICANN
A look at registry fees and transaction fees. ICANN’s contracts with registry operators for existing top level domains represent a hodgepodge of one off arrangements. In its recently released draft budget, ICANN included a table showing how it ...
Discussion
Here’s how much each TLD generates for ICANN
A look at registry fees and transaction fees. ICANN’s contracts with registry operators for existing top level domains represent a hodgepodge of one off arrangements. In its recently released draft budget, ICANN included a table showing how it ...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 12:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mastercard loses another Priceless case
Mastercard is devaluing its “Priceless” mark. Last Friday I wrote about how Mastercard lost UDRP cases for pricelessistanbul.com and pricelessamsterdam.com. It just lost another case (pdf), this one involving pricelesslondon.com, priceles...
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Mastercard loses another Priceless case
Mastercard is devaluing its “Priceless” mark. Last Friday I wrote about how Mastercard lost UDRP cases for pricelessistanbul.com and pricelessamsterdam.com. It just lost another case (pdf), this one involving pricelesslondon.com, priceles...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 12:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
How ICANN will spend $12 million more of your money next year
…and that doesn’t include new TLD costs. ICANN’s latest proposed budget segments out the core ICANN functions and the new top level domain program. But even its core functions budget are slated to grow by nearly $12 million next fi...
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How ICANN will spend $12 million more of your money next year
…and that doesn’t include new TLD costs. ICANN’s latest proposed budget segments out the core ICANN functions and the new top level domain program. But even its core functions budget are slated to grow by nearly $12 million next fi...
Discussion
May 2, 2012, 10:54 am
