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Amazon.com won’t offer domain names to the public
Amazon.com intends to only offer domain registrations to itself. Amazon.com has applied for 76 top level domain names. But don’t expect to be able to register any second level domains underneath them. I just reviewed eight of the company’...
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Amazon.com won’t offer domain names to the public
Amazon.com intends to only offer domain registrations to itself. Amazon.com has applied for 76 top level domain names. But don’t expect to be able to register any second level domains underneath them. I just reviewed eight of the company’...
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June 14, 2012, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Go Daddy and 18 others bought last week
19 end user domain sales. There’s been a lot of news about new top level domains this week. But what’s going on right now in the domain market? Here are 19 domain sales to end users from the past week, including one to domain registrar Go...
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What domains Go Daddy and 18 others bought last week
19 end user domain sales. There’s been a lot of news about new top level domains this week. But what’s going on right now in the domain market? Here are 19 domain sales to end users from the past week, including one to domain registrar Go...
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June 14, 2012, 12:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Over 40% of Fortune 100 apply for top level domain names
Tech, pharma, consumer and financial companies more likely to apply. At least 41 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500 applied for one or more top level domains. I’ve embedded the spreadsheet showing the companies below. This is actually ...
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Over 40% of Fortune 100 apply for top level domain names
Tech, pharma, consumer and financial companies more likely to apply. At least 41 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500 applied for one or more top level domains. I’ve embedded the spreadsheet showing the companies below. This is actually ...
Discussion
June 14, 2012, 11:58 am
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs include at least four contested .brand applications
Companies battle each other for rights to top level domains. I’ve identified at least four cases of contested .brand top level domain applications, defined here as a case where two different brand holders are going after the same top level doma...
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New TLDs include at least four contested .brand applications
Companies battle each other for rights to top level domains. I’ve identified at least four cases of contested .brand top level domain applications, defined here as a case where two different brand holders are going after the same top level doma...
Discussion
June 14, 2012, 10:37 am
Domain Name Wire
Uniregistry to offer single trademark block across all its top level domains
Uniregistry tries a different approach. Frank Schilling is definitely trying to shake things up with his new TLD play Uniregistry. Here are some interesting sections of his applications: On defensive registrations: “Our financial projections do...
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Uniregistry to offer single trademark block across all its top level domains
Uniregistry tries a different approach. Frank Schilling is definitely trying to shake things up with his new TLD play Uniregistry. Here are some interesting sections of his applications: On defensive registrations: “Our financial projections do...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 1:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
These community TLD applications are a complete joke
Be ready to prove you’re part of the .shop community if you want to register a .shop domain. One of the biggest problems I’ve had with the new TLD applicant guidebook is preference given to applications representing a so-called community....
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These community TLD applications are a complete joke
Be ready to prove you’re part of the .shop community if you want to register a .shop domain. One of the biggest problems I’ve had with the new TLD applicant guidebook is preference given to applications representing a so-called community....
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Doh! Group applies for .dotafrica, Vistaprint applies for .webs twice, and Merck for .Merck thrice
Coming soon, .africa and .dotafrica. There were certainly some interesting top level domain applications released today. But it looks like a few companies made mistakes — or wasted some money at the very least. First, some have reported that th...
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.Doh! Group applies for .dotafrica, Vistaprint applies for .webs twice, and Merck for .Merck thrice
Coming soon, .africa and .dotafrica. There were certainly some interesting top level domain applications released today. But it looks like a few companies made mistakes — or wasted some money at the very least. First, some have reported that th...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 12:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
NBA, MLB, and NFL apply for top level domains
Are you ready for .baseball? The United States’ three biggest professional sports leagues have applied to ICANN to run their own top level domains. As I predicted, Major League Baseball applied for .MLB. It also applied for .baseball. It will f...
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NBA, MLB, and NFL apply for top level domains
Are you ready for .baseball? The United States’ three biggest professional sports leagues have applied to ICANN to run their own top level domains. As I predicted, Major League Baseball applied for .MLB. It also applied for .baseball. It will f...
Discussion
June 13, 2012, 11:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Peter Dengate Thrush’s reaction to today’s top level domain reveals
Former ICANN chairman notes some surprises today, but says he’s still digesting all of the data. Peter Dengate Thrush was chairman of ICANN’s board when it finally approved the new top level domain plan. Now he’s with Top Level Doma...
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Peter Dengate Thrush’s reaction to today’s top level domain reveals
Former ICANN chairman notes some surprises today, but says he’s still digesting all of the data. Peter Dengate Thrush was chairman of ICANN’s board when it finally approved the new top level domain plan. Now he’s with Top Level Doma...
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June 13, 2012, 11:10 am
Domain Name Wire
Google and Amazon compete on 20 new top level domain applications
Google and Amazon had a lot of the same ideas for new top level domains. One of the biggest battles over new top level domains will pit internet heavyweights Google and Amazon against each other. Amazon applied for 76 top level domains and Google app...
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Google and Amazon compete on 20 new top level domain applications
Google and Amazon had a lot of the same ideas for new top level domains. One of the biggest battles over new top level domains will pit internet heavyweights Google and Amazon against each other. Amazon applied for 76 top level domains and Google app...
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June 13, 2012, 10:12 am
