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Microsoft Scores Bi.ng Domain Name
Company registers short Nigerian domain name. Microsoft registered the short URL Bi.ng on February 4 thanks to the liberalization of Nigeria’s .ng domain name to allow limited second level registrations. Previously you were required to register...
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Microsoft Scores Bi.ng Domain Name
Company registers short Nigerian domain name. Microsoft registered the short URL Bi.ng on February 4 thanks to the liberalization of Nigeria’s .ng domain name to allow limited second level registrations. Previously you were required to register...
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February 9, 2011, 12:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP Cases Spike in 2010
Number of cases filed in 2010 increases thanks largely to brand protection services. The number of Uniform domain-name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)cases filed at the two largest arbitration providers increased over 25% in 2010 compared to 2009, a...
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UDRP Cases Spike in 2010
Number of cases filed in 2010 increases thanks largely to brand protection services. The number of Uniform domain-name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)cases filed at the two largest arbitration providers increased over 25% in 2010 compared to 2009, a...
Discussion
February 9, 2011, 11:24 am
Domain Name Wire
Sedo Tops $100M in Sales in 2010
Domain broker announces record year for domain name sales. Sedo announced today that it helped sell over $100 million worth of domain names last year. It’s the first time the company has hit 9 figures in a year. The total was no doubt helped by...
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Sedo Tops $100M in Sales in 2010
Domain broker announces record year for domain name sales. Sedo announced today that it helped sell over $100 million worth of domain names last year. It’s the first time the company has hit 9 figures in a year. The total was no doubt helped by...
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February 8, 2011, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Observations from Moniker’s Live Auction
Why sales were low and what it says about the current state of domain name auctions. Moniker‘s live auctions (low & no reserve and premium) last week sold just over $400,000 of domain names. The top seller was Won.com at $115,000. This is o...
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Observations from Moniker’s Live Auction
Why sales were low and what it says about the current state of domain name auctions. Moniker‘s live auctions (low & no reserve and premium) last week sold just over $400,000 of domain names. The top seller was Won.com at $115,000. This is o...
Discussion
February 8, 2011, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Considers Bringing Whois Escrow In House
ICANN considers future of Registrar Data Escrow Program. Domain Name Wire has learned that ICANN is considering handling whois escrow services internally. Registrar Data Escrow Program (RDE) is currently managed by Iron Mountain Intellectual Property...
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ICANN Considers Bringing Whois Escrow In House
ICANN considers future of Registrar Data Escrow Program. Domain Name Wire has learned that ICANN is considering handling whois escrow services internally. Registrar Data Escrow Program (RDE) is currently managed by Iron Mountain Intellectual Property...
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February 8, 2011, 10:13 am
Domain Name Wire
Next Navigation Sells Pathology.com and More
Australian company cashes in in latest Great Domains auction. Australia-based Next Navigation has sold Pathology.com for $33,500, one of several domains it sold through the most recent Great Domains auction on Sedo. The company also sold: Feline.com ...
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Next Navigation Sells Pathology.com and More
Australian company cashes in in latest Great Domains auction. Australia-based Next Navigation has sold Pathology.com for $33,500, one of several domains it sold through the most recent Great Domains auction on Sedo. The company also sold: Feline.com ...
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February 8, 2011, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire’s DOMAINfest Recap
Recapping DOMAINfest 2011. DOMAINfest Global 2011 attracted nearly 700 people affiliated with the domain name industry. There was a lot of business and a lot of fun. Here’s my recap. Monday I arrived in Santa Monica Monday afternoon and travele...
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Domain Name Wire’s DOMAINfest Recap
Recapping DOMAINfest 2011. DOMAINfest Global 2011 attracted nearly 700 people affiliated with the domain name industry. There was a lot of business and a lot of fun. Here’s my recap. Monday I arrived in Santa Monica Monday afternoon and travele...
Discussion
February 7, 2011, 10:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stockbrokers.com Sells for $185,000
Premium domain name changes hands and springs into developed web site. Domain name monetization company Dotzup has sold Stockbrokers.com for $185,000 in cash to Reink Media Group. The deal was closed last week via Escrow.com. Reink Media Group owns a...
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Stockbrokers.com Sells for $185,000
Premium domain name changes hands and springs into developed web site. Domain name monetization company Dotzup has sold Stockbrokers.com for $185,000 in cash to Reink Media Group. The deal was closed last week via Escrow.com. Reink Media Group owns a...
Discussion
February 7, 2011, 5:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Joan Rivers Body Double is No Stranger to Go Daddy Commercials
Body double had key role in 2009′s most watched Super Bowl commercial. By now you’ve no doubt seen the GoDaddy.co commercial from yesterday that introduced Joan Rivers as the .co girl. Of course that wasn’t her real body, which is w...
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Joan Rivers Body Double is No Stranger to Go Daddy Commercials
Body double had key role in 2009′s most watched Super Bowl commercial. By now you’ve no doubt seen the GoDaddy.co commercial from yesterday that introduced Joan Rivers as the .co girl. Of course that wasn’t her real body, which is w...
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February 7, 2011, 10:17 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy.co Girl Is Joan Rivers
Surprise! New Go Daddy .co girl is Joan Rivers. Go Daddy’s .co commercial is now online and the new GoDaddy.co girl is… Joan Rivers? Yeah, so if you were guessing based on those photos of her body, you were probably off by a bit. Of cour...
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GoDaddy.co Girl Is Joan Rivers
Surprise! New Go Daddy .co girl is Joan Rivers. Go Daddy’s .co commercial is now online and the new GoDaddy.co girl is… Joan Rivers? Yeah, so if you were guessing based on those photos of her body, you were probably off by a bit. Of cour...
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February 6, 2011, 5:49 pm
