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Pac-10 Goes After More Domain Names
Sporting conference files dispute over three domain names. The Pac-10 conference, which now has twelve teams with the addition of Colorado and Utah and will rebrand as the Pac-12, is again turning to the World Intellectual Property Forum in an effort...
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Pac-10 Goes After More Domain Names
Sporting conference files dispute over three domain names. The Pac-10 conference, which now has twelve teams with the addition of Colorado and Utah and will rebrand as the Pac-12, is again turning to the World Intellectual Property Forum in an effort...
Discussion
May 26, 2011, 9:40 am
Domain Name Wire
Fortune 500 Company Goes After Three Letter .Com But Loses
Company with $5 billion in annual sales decides to try to nab domain through arbitration rather than buy it. The price just went up. The owner of TDS.com has successfully defended his domain name from Telephone and Data Systems, Inc in a UDRP case. T...
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Fortune 500 Company Goes After Three Letter .Com But Loses
Company with $5 billion in annual sales decides to try to nab domain through arbitration rather than buy it. The price just went up. The owner of TDS.com has successfully defended his domain name from Telephone and Data Systems, Inc in a UDRP case. T...
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May 25, 2011, 9:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mike Mann Ordered to Transfer 21 Domains to Facebook
Facebook awarded 21 trademark-infringing domain names. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered BuyDomains founder Mike Mann and his company Domain Asset Holdings to transfer 21 domain names to social networking site Facebook. The...
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Mike Mann Ordered to Transfer 21 Domains to Facebook
Facebook awarded 21 trademark-infringing domain names. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered BuyDomains founder Mike Mann and his company Domain Asset Holdings to transfer 21 domain names to social networking site Facebook. The...
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May 25, 2011, 9:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
209.8 Million Domain Names As of April
Web adds more domain names in Q1. April started with approximately 209.8 million domain names registered according to VeriSign’s latest Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf). That means the base of registered domain names grew by 4.5 million in the ...
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209.8 Million Domain Names As of April
Web adds more domain names in Q1. April started with approximately 209.8 million domain names registered according to VeriSign’s latest Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf). That means the base of registered domain names grew by 4.5 million in the ...
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May 25, 2011, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
VeriSign and Go Daddy Increase Government Lobbying
Two domain name industry heavyweights spend more on government lobbying in 2010. Both VeriSign and Go Daddy substantially increased their spending on U.S. government lobbying over the past year, data collected by Domain Name Wire show. The numbers ar...
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VeriSign and Go Daddy Increase Government Lobbying
Two domain name industry heavyweights spend more on government lobbying in 2010. Both VeriSign and Go Daddy substantially increased their spending on U.S. government lobbying over the past year, data collected by Domain Name Wire show. The numbers ar...
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May 25, 2011, 12:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Most Expensive Second Level Domain Names in the World?
Which country charges the most for second level domain names? Which country code do you suppose charges the most money to register a second level domain name? Perhaps established countries like Germany’s .de? Another rich Western country? Nope....
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The Most Expensive Second Level Domain Names in the World?
Which country charges the most for second level domain names? Which country code do you suppose charges the most money to register a second level domain name? Perhaps established countries like Germany’s .de? Another rich Western country? Nope....
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May 25, 2011, 10:05 am
Domain Name Wire
Afternic and Sedo Combine for Over $1.5 Million in Domain Sales
Strong sales week but no six figure transactions from top marketplaces. The two largest domain name marketplaces, Afternic and Sedo, combined for well over $1.5 million in announced domain sales over the past week. Sedo led the way with Bills.org, wh...
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Afternic and Sedo Combine for Over $1.5 Million in Domain Sales
Strong sales week but no six figure transactions from top marketplaces. The two largest domain name marketplaces, Afternic and Sedo, combined for well over $1.5 million in announced domain sales over the past week. Sedo led the way with Bills.org, wh...
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May 24, 2011, 4:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
TheHotList.com Buys HotList.com From Microsoft
Startup pries domain name loose from software giant. When your startup wants to upgrade its domain name, it’s never a good sign when the domain you want is owned by one of the biggest companies in the world. That’s what happened recently ...
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TheHotList.com Buys HotList.com From Microsoft
Startup pries domain name loose from software giant. When your startup wants to upgrade its domain name, it’s never a good sign when the domain you want is owned by one of the biggest companies in the world. That’s what happened recently ...
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May 24, 2011, 11:38 am
Domain Name Wire
Publicly Traded UBM Adds Data.com to Moniker Auction
Data.com to highlight upcoming live domain name auction in Barcelona, Spain. Publicly traded media company UBM plc has added its Data.com domain name to Moniker‘s upcoming live domain name auction in Barcelona. The reserve price is between $1 m...
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Publicly Traded UBM Adds Data.com to Moniker Auction
Data.com to highlight upcoming live domain name auction in Barcelona, Spain. Publicly traded media company UBM plc has added its Data.com domain name to Moniker‘s upcoming live domain name auction in Barcelona. The reserve price is between $1 m...
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May 24, 2011, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Hey Michael, There Are a Number of Variables at Play in Domain Parking Revenue
There’s a reason each parking company performs differently. Alright, it’s time for me to jump in. Yesterday Elliot Silver wrote about parking companies and what they bring to the industry. Then today Michael Berkens wrote a post (rebuttal...
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Hey Michael, There Are a Number of Variables at Play in Domain Parking Revenue
There’s a reason each parking company performs differently. Alright, it’s time for me to jump in. Yesterday Elliot Silver wrote about parking companies and what they bring to the industry. Then today Michael Berkens wrote a post (rebuttal...
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May 23, 2011, 12:44 pm
