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Four Domain Industry Execs including eNom Founder Paul Stahura Form New Venture
Venture in stealth mode, but deck stacked for new top level domain names. eNom founder Paul Stahura, who sold his domain name registrar to Demand Media in 2006, has teamed up several other industry vets for a new venture reports GeekWire. The stealth...
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Four Domain Industry Execs including eNom Founder Paul Stahura Form New Venture
Venture in stealth mode, but deck stacked for new top level domain names. eNom founder Paul Stahura, who sold his domain name registrar to Demand Media in 2006, has teamed up several other industry vets for a new venture reports GeekWire. The stealth...
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May 1, 2011, 3:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Google Buys Plus.me
Google bolsters +1 domain name coverage with .me purchases. Google has purchased the domain name Plus.me, updated whois records show. The domain name was apparently purchased in November of last year, but remained under whois privacy protection until...
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Google Buys Plus.me
Google bolsters +1 domain name coverage with .me purchases. Google has purchased the domain name Plus.me, updated whois records show. The domain name was apparently purchased in November of last year, but remained under whois privacy protection until...
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April 30, 2011, 2:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
My Commentary on Commentary.com, Which Just Survived a UDRP
Domain owner wins case but panelist’s rationale is troublesome. The owner of the generic domain name Commentary.com has successfully defended his domain name from The American Jewish Committee (AJC) in a UDRP. AJC has operated Commentary Magazi...
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My Commentary on Commentary.com, Which Just Survived a UDRP
Domain owner wins case but panelist’s rationale is troublesome. The owner of the generic domain name Commentary.com has successfully defended his domain name from The American Jewish Committee (AJC) in a UDRP. AJC has operated Commentary Magazi...
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April 30, 2011, 9:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Should We Expect .Com Price Increases, Too?
Yes. The question is how much. VeriSign is in the process of trying to renew its contract with ICANN to run .net. It includes significant price increases similar to its current contract. Should we expect VeriSign to ask for continuing .com price incr...
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Should We Expect .Com Price Increases, Too?
Yes. The question is how much. VeriSign is in the process of trying to renew its contract with ICANN to run .net. It includes significant price increases similar to its current contract. Should we expect VeriSign to ask for continuing .com price incr...
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April 29, 2011, 11:05 am
Domain Name Wire
Soon You Can Register Your Own .Life
Company files trademark application. Add .life to the potential pool of new top level domain names that may come online next year. Fresnel Web Services, LLC filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “....
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Soon You Can Register Your Own .Life
Company files trademark application. Add .life to the potential pool of new top level domain names that may come online next year. Fresnel Web Services, LLC filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “....
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April 29, 2011, 10:27 am
Domain Name Wire
Full Tilt Poker Has Its Name Back, Now Gets Typos Too
Full Tilt Poker wins more typo domains through arbitration. Wouldn’t it have been ironic had Full Tilt Poker not been in possession of FullTiltPoker.com when it won rights to several typos? Pocket Kings Limited, which owns Full Tilt Poker, pick...
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Full Tilt Poker Has Its Name Back, Now Gets Typos Too
Full Tilt Poker wins more typo domains through arbitration. Wouldn’t it have been ironic had Full Tilt Poker not been in possession of FullTiltPoker.com when it won rights to several typos? Pocket Kings Limited, which owns Full Tilt Poker, pick...
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April 29, 2011, 8:37 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Investigates United Domains’ Pre-Registration of New TLDs
Domain registrar upsets group about its plans for .lac TLD. There are a number of web sites accepting “pre-registrations” for new top level domain names. Since no one can apply for these new TLDs yet, it’s all speculative on the par...
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ICANN Investigates United Domains’ Pre-Registration of New TLDs
Domain registrar upsets group about its plans for .lac TLD. There are a number of web sites accepting “pre-registrations” for new top level domain names. Since no one can apply for these new TLDs yet, it’s all speculative on the par...
Discussion
April 29, 2011, 3:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Doh! Miami Blog Confused by Moniker Privacy Services, Connects it to Child Porn
Blogger doesn’t understand what Moniker Privacy Services is — and suggests the company is profiting off of child porn. I’ve said many times that offering whois privacy or proxy services isn’t free. Here’s another example...
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Doh! Miami Blog Confused by Moniker Privacy Services, Connects it to Child Porn
Blogger doesn’t understand what Moniker Privacy Services is — and suggests the company is profiting off of child porn. I’ve said many times that offering whois privacy or proxy services isn’t free. Here’s another example...
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April 27, 2011, 12:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Real Story Behind the $700,000 RunningShoes.com Sale
The ups, downs, and persistence of acquiring RunningShoes.com. Some domain name purchases are easy. Others are a series of ups and downs and lengthy negotiations. The latter describes Chesterfield, Mo-based Cat5 Commerce’s purchase of RunningSh...
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The Real Story Behind the $700,000 RunningShoes.com Sale
The ups, downs, and persistence of acquiring RunningShoes.com. Some domain name purchases are easy. Others are a series of ups and downs and lengthy negotiations. The latter describes Chesterfield, Mo-based Cat5 Commerce’s purchase of RunningSh...
Discussion
April 27, 2011, 10:40 am
Domain Name Wire
First Tequila.co, Now Vodka.co Sells for Five Figures
Second premium liquor keyword in .co sells in as many weeks. Sedo has brokered the sale of Vodka.com for $10,000 to the same person who bought Tequila.co for $14,500 just a week ago. Of course Vodka.com was one of the most expensive domain names ever...
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First Tequila.co, Now Vodka.co Sells for Five Figures
Second premium liquor keyword in .co sells in as many weeks. Sedo has brokered the sale of Vodka.com for $10,000 to the same person who bought Tequila.co for $14,500 just a week ago. Of course Vodka.com was one of the most expensive domain names ever...
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April 27, 2011, 9:53 am
