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Up Next, Trademark Applications for .Auto, .Tax, and .Food
More trademarks filed for new top level domain names. ICANN won’t consider top level domain-specific trademarks when new TLD applications are evaluated. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office won’t even grant them. But that’s not stop...
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Up Next, Trademark Applications for .Auto, .Tax, and .Food
More trademarks filed for new top level domain names. ICANN won’t consider top level domain-specific trademarks when new TLD applications are evaluated. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office won’t even grant them. But that’s not stop...
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July 19, 2011, 9:29 pm
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Microsoft Adds More Domains to Sedo
Company adds typo, .co, and other domains up for sale. Microsoft has added more domain names for sale on domain name brokerage site Sedo. Abdu Tarabichi, who spotted the initial batch of Microsoft domains listed for sale, noticed that Microsoft added...
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Microsoft Adds More Domains to Sedo
Company adds typo, .co, and other domains up for sale. Microsoft has added more domain names for sale on domain name brokerage site Sedo. Abdu Tarabichi, who spotted the initial batch of Microsoft domains listed for sale, noticed that Microsoft added...
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July 19, 2011, 6:08 pm
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Samsung Buys Chaton.com and Other End User Sales This Week
Samsung among biggest names buying domain names on the secondary market this week. Afternic tallied over $650,000 in “announceable” domain sales over the past week. Here are some of the more interesting end user purchases: Samsung bought ...
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Samsung Buys Chaton.com and Other End User Sales This Week
Samsung among biggest names buying domain names on the secondary market this week. Afternic tallied over $650,000 in “announceable” domain sales over the past week. Here are some of the more interesting end user purchases: Samsung bought ...
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July 19, 2011, 6:07 pm
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Domain Holdings Grabs $2.9 Million Investment, Releases Improved Domain Builder
Domain name company lands outside investment and releases upgraded domain development platform. Domain name development company Domain Holdings has raised $2.9 million in funding. The company was founded by domainer Chad Folkening, who was later join...
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Domain Holdings Grabs $2.9 Million Investment, Releases Improved Domain Builder
Domain name company lands outside investment and releases upgraded domain development platform. Domain name development company Domain Holdings has raised $2.9 million in funding. The company was founded by domainer Chad Folkening, who was later join...
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July 19, 2011, 1:18 pm
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Peter Dengate Thrush Discusses His New Role with Top Level Domain Holdings
Peter Dengate Thrush and Antony Van Couvering discuss future of TLDH. Yesterday former ICANN Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush announced he was joining Top Level Domain Holdings (parent company of Minds + Machines) as Executive Chairman. I just got off t...
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Peter Dengate Thrush Discusses His New Role with Top Level Domain Holdings
Peter Dengate Thrush and Antony Van Couvering discuss future of TLDH. Yesterday former ICANN Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush announced he was joining Top Level Domain Holdings (parent company of Minds + Machines) as Executive Chairman. I just got off t...
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July 19, 2011, 11:21 am
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Latest Moniker Auction Tops $7.2 Million in Sales, Data.com Sales Price Around $4.5 Million
Although auction was boring, sales results are positive. Many people called Moniker‘s Barcelona domain name auction a failure. It’s easy to see why. After all, the auction didn’t end up taking place in Barcelona thanks to technical ...
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Latest Moniker Auction Tops $7.2 Million in Sales, Data.com Sales Price Around $4.5 Million
Although auction was boring, sales results are positive. Many people called Moniker‘s Barcelona domain name auction a failure. It’s easy to see why. After all, the auction didn’t end up taking place in Barcelona thanks to technical ...
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July 19, 2011, 9:51 am
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900,000 .XXX Domain Names? You Make The Call.
How many .xxx domain names will be registered in the first year? ICM Registry says it has received nearly 900,000 “expressions of interest” for its .xxx top level domain name. It has also extended the sunrise period for trademark holders,...
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900,000 .XXX Domain Names? You Make The Call.
How many .xxx domain names will be registered in the first year? ICM Registry says it has received nearly 900,000 “expressions of interest” for its .xxx top level domain name. It has also extended the sunrise period for trademark holders,...
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July 18, 2011, 9:42 pm
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Domain Owner Can Keep ChrisFarley.com (For Now)
Company that says it has rights to the Chris Farley name loses domain name dispute. A company claiming to own the intellectual property rights to the late comedian Chris Farley’s likeness has bombed in an effort to get the domain name ChrisFarl...
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Domain Owner Can Keep ChrisFarley.com (For Now)
Company that says it has rights to the Chris Farley name loses domain name dispute. A company claiming to own the intellectual property rights to the late comedian Chris Farley’s likeness has bombed in an effort to get the domain name ChrisFarl...
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July 18, 2011, 5:14 pm
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Google Buys G.Co
Google gets in on the one letter .co craze. .Co Internet has found a home for another one letter .co domain name: Google. The internet giant has purchased rights to g.co, joining an all-star cast of companies picking up one letter .co domains: Twitte...
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Google Buys G.Co
Google gets in on the one letter .co craze. .Co Internet has found a home for another one letter .co domain name: Google. The internet giant has purchased rights to g.co, joining an all-star cast of companies picking up one letter .co domains: Twitte...
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July 18, 2011, 3:54 pm
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With Lock Up Period Ending, Demand Media Shares Hover at $11
With one week to go, Demand Media shares hit fresh lows. Next week ends a 180 day lock up period in which many Demand Media option holders can finally sell their shares in the company. Unfortunately for them, shares are now trading at only $11. That&...
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With Lock Up Period Ending, Demand Media Shares Hover at $11
With one week to go, Demand Media shares hit fresh lows. Next week ends a 180 day lock up period in which many Demand Media option holders can finally sell their shares in the company. Unfortunately for them, shares are now trading at only $11. That&...
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July 18, 2011, 2:37 pm
