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Governments Shouldn’t Let Domains Expire
Bad things happen to former government owned domain names. I just finished reading a story form The Ottawa Citizen about how Canada’s 100th anniversary of flight web site expired and (at least briefly) showed ads for escorts. For the Canadian g...
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Governments Shouldn’t Let Domains Expire
Bad things happen to former government owned domain names. I just finished reading a story form The Ottawa Citizen about how Canada’s 100th anniversary of flight web site expired and (at least briefly) showed ads for escorts. For the Canadian g...
Discussion
November 9, 2011, 9:19 am
Domain Name Wire
Registry Behind .Pro Says It Used .Law, .Med Back in 2004
RegistryPro wants to trademark .med and .law domain names. There’s something sneaky going on with RegistryPro, the registry for the .pro top level domain name. First, the company filed trademark applications for the second level domains .med.pr...
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Registry Behind .Pro Says It Used .Law, .Med Back in 2004
RegistryPro wants to trademark .med and .law domain names. There’s something sneaky going on with RegistryPro, the registry for the .pro top level domain name. First, the company filed trademark applications for the second level domains .med.pr...
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November 8, 2011, 1:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Demand Media Demands Focus on Its Registrar Business
Stock investors need to pay less attention to Demand Media’s content business and more to its domain business. If you ask most stock watchers, they’ll tell you Demand Media is a content company. The company, they’ll say, relies on d...
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Demand Media Demands Focus on Its Registrar Business
Stock investors need to pay less attention to Demand Media’s content business and more to its domain business. If you ask most stock watchers, they’ll tell you Demand Media is a content company. The company, they’ll say, relies on d...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
P&G and HP Say They Won’t Register Their Own TLDs
…but these companies have a good reason not to. Bloomberg BusinessWeek just published an article that says representatives from P&G and HP have confirmed the companies don’t plan to apply for new top level domain names. A couple obse...
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P&G and HP Say They Won’t Register Their Own TLDs
…but these companies have a good reason not to. Bloomberg BusinessWeek just published an article that says representatives from P&G and HP have confirmed the companies don’t plan to apply for new top level domain names. A couple obse...
Discussion
November 8, 2011, 7:33 am
Domain Name Wire
The Gap Sues TheGap.com
Apparel company wants control of TheGap.com. The Gap, Inc. has sued TheGap.com under U.S. anti-cybersquatting laws. This action should come as no surprise. Despite being registered way back in 1994, the domain recently started forwarding to affiliate...
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The Gap Sues TheGap.com
Apparel company wants control of TheGap.com. The Gap, Inc. has sued TheGap.com under U.S. anti-cybersquatting laws. This action should come as no surprise. Despite being registered way back in 1994, the domain recently started forwarding to affiliate...
Discussion
November 7, 2011, 10:46 am
Domain Name Wire
Where to Find the Cheapest .XXX Landrush Pricing
Comparison of .xxx landrush pricing. Just like I did for sunrise, I’ve compiled pricing for the .xxx landrush. The landrush period runs November 8-November 25. During this period adult companies can apply for any .xxx domain they want that wasn...
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Where to Find the Cheapest .XXX Landrush Pricing
Comparison of .xxx landrush pricing. Just like I did for sunrise, I’ve compiled pricing for the .xxx landrush. The landrush period runs November 8-November 25. During this period adult companies can apply for any .xxx domain they want that wasn...
Discussion
November 7, 2011, 10:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Wireless Company Files UDRP Over AEE.com After Losing Domain
Wireless products company in China loses domain in suspicious circumstances; files UDRP to get it back. Wireless company Shenzhen AEE Technology Co., Ltd has filed a UDRP for the domain name AEE.com. But before you question this filing for a three le...
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Wireless Company Files UDRP Over AEE.com After Losing Domain
Wireless products company in China loses domain in suspicious circumstances; files UDRP to get it back. Wireless company Shenzhen AEE Technology Co., Ltd has filed a UDRP for the domain name AEE.com. But before you question this filing for a three le...
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November 7, 2011, 9:05 am
Domain Name Wire
Hustler Finally Hears About .Co Domains
Company files complaint over Hustler.co domain name. The company behind the Hustler adult entertainment enterprise has finally heard about the .co domain name. LFP, IP, LLC has filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ov...
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Hustler Finally Hears About .Co Domains
Company files complaint over Hustler.co domain name. The company behind the Hustler adult entertainment enterprise has finally heard about the .co domain name. LFP, IP, LLC has filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ov...
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November 7, 2011, 8:51 am
Domain Name Wire
StumbleUpon Buys Stumbled.com
Social sharing web site buys another variation of “stumble”. First StumbleUpon bought Stumblers.com, now it has picked up Stumbled.com. Stumbled.com currently has MarkMonitor company DNStinations as its owner in whois. This was the same c...
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StumbleUpon Buys Stumbled.com
Social sharing web site buys another variation of “stumble”. First StumbleUpon bought Stumblers.com, now it has picked up Stumbled.com. Stumbled.com currently has MarkMonitor company DNStinations as its owner in whois. This was the same c...
Discussion
November 6, 2011, 12:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Former Sedo broker Frank Aiello Joins Domain Holdings
Domain Holdings adds another broker from Sedo. Domain Name Wire has learned that former Sedo domain name broker Frank Aiello has joined Domain Holdings. Aiello left Sedo at the end of September. His LinkedIn page still shows that he was at Sedo for 1...
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Former Sedo broker Frank Aiello Joins Domain Holdings
Domain Holdings adds another broker from Sedo. Domain Name Wire has learned that former Sedo domain name broker Frank Aiello has joined Domain Holdings. Aiello left Sedo at the end of September. His LinkedIn page still shows that he was at Sedo for 1...
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November 6, 2011, 8:31 am
