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It’s go-time for .xxx as www.Buy.xxx commercials make a buzz
.XXX opens for registration today. At the time of writing the .xxx domain name launch is just two hours away and the internet is buzzing thanks to an aggressive TV ad campaign. The ads tell visitors to visit www.Buy.xxx, where you’ll find a lis...
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It’s go-time for .xxx as www.Buy.xxx commercials make a buzz
.XXX opens for registration today. At the time of writing the .xxx domain name launch is just two hours away and the internet is buzzing thanks to an aggressive TV ad campaign. The ads tell visitors to visit www.Buy.xxx, where you’ll find a lis...
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December 6, 2011, 9:12 am
Domain Name Wire
The “got milk” loophole
You can own GotMilk domains if… I’ve written before about how “got milk” is a trademark and actively protected by the California Milk Processor Board. Yet the owner of GotMilke.com just handed the group its first ever uniform...
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The “got milk” loophole
You can own GotMilk domains if… I’ve written before about how “got milk” is a trademark and actively protected by the California Milk Processor Board. Yet the owner of GotMilke.com just handed the group its first ever uniform...
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December 5, 2011, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tim Schumacher announces departure from Sedo
Longtime domain industry vet Tim Schumacher is moving on. Sedo announced today that co-founder and CEO Tim Schumacher will be stepping down from the company at the end of January. He will transition to the company’s Board of Directors. Schumach...
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Tim Schumacher announces departure from Sedo
Longtime domain industry vet Tim Schumacher is moving on. Sedo announced today that co-founder and CEO Tim Schumacher will be stepping down from the company at the end of January. He will transition to the company’s Board of Directors. Schumach...
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December 5, 2011, 11:27 am
Domain Name Wire
Wave59 guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Arbitration panel says software company changed dates in UDRP. Stock trading software company Wave59 has been found guilty of attempted reverse domain name hijacking by a National Arbitration Forum panelist over the domain name W59.com. Wave59 origin...
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Wave59 guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Arbitration panel says software company changed dates in UDRP. Stock trading software company Wave59 has been found guilty of attempted reverse domain name hijacking by a National Arbitration Forum panelist over the domain name W59.com. Wave59 origin...
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December 5, 2011, 9:19 am
Domain Name Wire
.Co to return to Super Bowl in GoDaddy commercial
.Co to be featured in GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial. The .co top level domain name will get heavy exposure at the Super Bowl for a second year in a row. Today domain name registrar GoDaddy announced that one of its two commercials in next year’...
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.Co to return to Super Bowl in GoDaddy commercial
.Co to be featured in GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial. The .co top level domain name will get heavy exposure at the Super Bowl for a second year in a row. Today domain name registrar GoDaddy announced that one of its two commercials in next year’...
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December 5, 2011, 8:51 am
Domain Name Wire
Apparently a lot of people have yet to switch to DNS parking
Google will cut you off at the end of the year. The “deadline” to change your domains parked on Google parking services from URL forwarding to DNS has passed, but apparently a lot of people haven’t made the switch yet. Sedo sent an ...
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Apparently a lot of people have yet to switch to DNS parking
Google will cut you off at the end of the year. The “deadline” to change your domains parked on Google parking services from URL forwarding to DNS has passed, but apparently a lot of people haven’t made the switch yet. Sedo sent an ...
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December 3, 2011, 12:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Porn Fight: Manwin says it won’t do business with .xxx domain names
Porn site operator follows up anti-trust suit with competitive threat. Porn purveyor Manwin has taken its battle against the .xxx domain name a step further following its antitrust lawsuit: it’s not going to have anything to do with sites that ...
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Porn Fight: Manwin says it won’t do business with .xxx domain names
Porn site operator follows up anti-trust suit with competitive threat. Porn purveyor Manwin has taken its battle against the .xxx domain name a step further following its antitrust lawsuit: it’s not going to have anything to do with sites that ...
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December 2, 2011, 7:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy investment should close before end of year
Investment from big name private equity groups should be completed before the end of the year. A private equity investment by KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures in GoDaddy should close by the end of the year, according to Iowa news s...
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GoDaddy investment should close before end of year
Investment from big name private equity groups should be completed before the end of the year. A private equity investment by KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures in GoDaddy should close by the end of the year, according to Iowa news s...
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December 2, 2011, 11:40 am
Domain Name Wire
Afilias: Could be 10 years before another new TLD application round opens
Registry urges brands to get their act together. With just forty days to go before ICANN opens the application process for new top level domains, Afilias has a warning for brands: this opportunity could be once in a decade. Here’s how it figure...
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Afilias: Could be 10 years before another new TLD application round opens
Registry urges brands to get their act together. With just forty days to go before ICANN opens the application process for new top level domains, Afilias has a warning for brands: this opportunity could be once in a decade. Here’s how it figure...
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December 2, 2011, 11:20 am
Domain Name Wire
Mike Tyson wins heavyweight cyber fight
Tyson gets domain name MikeTyson.com. Knock out! A World Intellectual Property Organization has determined that retired Boxer Mike Tyson should get the domain name MikeTyson.com. The domain name was originally registered in 2001, but it expired in 20...
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Mike Tyson wins heavyweight cyber fight
Tyson gets domain name MikeTyson.com. Knock out! A World Intellectual Property Organization has determined that retired Boxer Mike Tyson should get the domain name MikeTyson.com. The domain name was originally registered in 2001, but it expired in 20...
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December 2, 2011, 9:44 am
