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The Domains
.US Domains Are Subject To Being Suspended Under The URS
I’m not sure when .US domain names became subject to the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy but it seems they are. Actually ICANN site on the URS specifically says that .US domain names are not subject to the URS Technically the decisi...
Discussion
.US Domains Are Subject To Being Suspended Under The URS
I’m not sure when .US domain names became subject to the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy but it seems they are. Actually ICANN site on the URS specifically says that .US domain names are not subject to the URS Technically the decisi...
Discussion
April 9, 2015, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet expired domain name review
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week in NameJet expired domain name sales. 5-digit numeric domains don’t typically sell for $9,120, but one expired NNNNN.com did just that at NameJet last week. 51513.com = 3 x 7 x 11 x 223, in case you care ab...
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NameJet expired domain name review
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week in NameJet expired domain name sales. 5-digit numeric domains don’t typically sell for $9,120, but one expired NNNNN.com did just that at NameJet last week. 51513.com = 3 x 7 x 11 x 223, in case you care ab...
Discussion
April 9, 2015, 1:46 pm
The Domains
.Wedding Winds Up With 1,254 Domain Registrations After It’s First Day Of General Availability
Minds + Machines launched .Wedding into general availability yesterday where domain names could be registered on a first come, first served basis. Including domain names registered by trademark holders in the Sunrise period, .Wedding ended its first ...
Discussion
.Wedding Winds Up With 1,254 Domain Registrations After It’s First Day Of General Availability
Minds + Machines launched .Wedding into general availability yesterday where domain names could be registered on a first come, first served basis. Including domain names registered by trademark holders in the Sunrise period, .Wedding ended its first ...
Discussion
April 9, 2015, 1:26 pm
The Domains
Facebook Acquires Single Letter i.org Domain Name
Facebook Inc. has acquired the single letter domain name i.org for an undisclosed amount. It is unknown at this time if this domain name will be used with the Internet.org domain also owned by Facebook.
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Facebook Acquires Single Letter i.org Domain Name
Facebook Inc. has acquired the single letter domain name i.org for an undisclosed amount. It is unknown at this time if this domain name will be used with the Internet.org domain also owned by Facebook.
Discussion
April 9, 2015, 1:12 pm
The Domains
Study of 10K People: 49% of Consumers Are Uncomfortable With Vising A Site Using A New gTLD
Global information assurance firm, NCC Group released the results of The New Internet Study, today of 10,000 people. NCC Group questioned 10,000 consumers across the US and UK regarding their attitudes to these new gTLDs. 49% of respondents said they...
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Study of 10K People: 49% of Consumers Are Uncomfortable With Vising A Site Using A New gTLD
Global information assurance firm, NCC Group released the results of The New Internet Study, today of 10,000 people. NCC Group questioned 10,000 consumers across the US and UK regarding their attitudes to these new gTLDs. 49% of respondents said they...
Discussion
April 9, 2015, 1:00 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, April 9th, 2015
Today is a pretty strong day for Flippa.com A handful of LLL.coms and a few other solid domains. I’ve said it before, Flippa has really brought some meat to the table in the domain name auction game (Namejet has had meat for years) ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday, April 9th, 2015
Today is a pretty strong day for Flippa.com A handful of LLL.coms and a few other solid domains. I’ve said it before, Flippa has really brought some meat to the table in the domain name auction game (Namejet has had meat for years) ...
Discussion
April 9, 2015, 11:05 am
The Domains
Nevada Would Like To Regulate Internet Traffic
Nevada wants to be the first state to regulate Internet traffic, in an article on USA TODAY, Anjeanette Damon, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal gave the details. The one take away from the article was that critics and security experts believe the bill wou...
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Nevada Would Like To Regulate Internet Traffic
Nevada wants to be the first state to regulate Internet traffic, in an article on USA TODAY, Anjeanette Damon, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal gave the details. The one take away from the article was that critics and security experts believe the bill wou...
Discussion
April 9, 2015, 8:26 am
The Domains
Pure Drop PDM.com sells for $30,470 on DropCatch
The domain name PDM.com actually dropped and was caught by DropCatch, the domain sold for $30,470. There were 125 bidders and 297 bids. There was a thread on Namepros that started before the auction when it was clear the name would drop, the majority...
Discussion
Pure Drop PDM.com sells for $30,470 on DropCatch
The domain name PDM.com actually dropped and was caught by DropCatch, the domain sold for $30,470. There were 125 bidders and 297 bids. There was a thread on Namepros that started before the auction when it was clear the name would drop, the majority...
Discussion
April 8, 2015, 7:59 pm
The Domains
.Flowers Gets 24K+ Registrations; But Over 98% Are Registered By North Sound Names
Uniregistry launched .Flowers into general availability yesterday and ended the day with 24,194 registrations according to ntldstats.com However it appears that North Sound Names, owned by the principal of Uniregistry, registered over 98% of the doma...
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.Flowers Gets 24K+ Registrations; But Over 98% Are Registered By North Sound Names
Uniregistry launched .Flowers into general availability yesterday and ended the day with 24,194 registrations according to ntldstats.com However it appears that North Sound Names, owned by the principal of Uniregistry, registered over 98% of the doma...
Discussion
April 8, 2015, 6:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain name sales up to $109,000
End users buy domain names for up to $100,000. Domain name marketplace Sedo had a banner week, closing 543 transactions for a larger-than-normal $1.8 million tally. The sales were led by Mercari.com, bought by the maker of the Mercari app. Mercari ha...
Discussion
16 end user domain name sales up to $109,000
End users buy domain names for up to $100,000. Domain name marketplace Sedo had a banner week, closing 543 transactions for a larger-than-normal $1.8 million tally. The sales were led by Mercari.com, bought by the maker of the Mercari app. Mercari ha...
Discussion
April 8, 2015, 4:08 pm
