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DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: April 24 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:• Verisign Reports Earnings, 1.51 Million Net Adds• Minds + Machines Registry Struggles With Only 63,000 Domains Over 13 New gTLDs• Cybersquatter Jailed for Seven Ye...
Discussion
Domain Name News: April 24 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:• Verisign Reports Earnings, 1.51 Million Net Adds• Minds + Machines Registry Struggles With Only 63,000 Domains Over 13 New gTLDs• Cybersquatter Jailed for Seven Ye...
Discussion
April 24, 2015, 9:30 am
The Domains
Web.com Awarded Netsol.Domains in UDRP
A one member panel ruled in favor of Web.com with regards to the domain name Netsol.domains. The registrant was based out of Spain and it seems tried to sell the domain for $5,000. The registrant did say that the name along with other infringing doma...
Discussion
Web.com Awarded Netsol.Domains in UDRP
A one member panel ruled in favor of Web.com with regards to the domain name Netsol.domains. The registrant was based out of Spain and it seems tried to sell the domain for $5,000. The registrant did say that the name along with other infringing doma...
Discussion
April 24, 2015, 8:56 am
The Domains
Walmart Files UDRP on New gTLD Domain Walmart.LGBT
Walmart has filed a UDRP on the new gTLD domain Walmart.lgbt. The new domain extension .LGBT, for those that may not know, “is the first internet address created specifically for connecting with the Lesbian, Gay...
Discussion
Walmart Files UDRP on New gTLD Domain Walmart.LGBT
Walmart has filed a UDRP on the new gTLD domain Walmart.lgbt. The new domain extension .LGBT, for those that may not know, “is the first internet address created specifically for connecting with the Lesbian, Gay...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 11:44 pm
The Domains
Google Reports: Paid Clicks up 13% but Cost Per Click Down 7%: Revenue up 12%
Google reported its earnings for the 1st Quarter of 2015 after the market closed today. Google reported revenue in the three months ended in March 31st, rose 12%, year over year, to $17.26 billion “Paid Clicks” rose 13%, year over year, b...
Discussion
Google Reports: Paid Clicks up 13% but Cost Per Click Down 7%: Revenue up 12%
Google reported its earnings for the 1st Quarter of 2015 after the market closed today. Google reported revenue in the three months ended in March 31st, rose 12%, year over year, to $17.26 billion “Paid Clicks” rose 13%, year over year, b...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 9:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports earnings, 1.51 million net adds
Company reports continued growth in domain name registrations and base. Verisign reported first quarter earnings after the bell today, including some fairly solid numbers for new registrations and net additions in .com/.net. 8.7 million new .com and ...
Discussion
Verisign reports earnings, 1.51 million net adds
Company reports continued growth in domain name registrations and base. Verisign reported first quarter earnings after the bell today, including some fairly solid numbers for new registrations and net additions in .com/.net. 8.7 million new .com and ...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 8:23 pm
The Domains
Verisign Reports: Revenue up 4%; .Com/.Net Increase 3.1%: Has 1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN), today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2015 after the market closed. Verisign Registry Services added 1.51 million net new names during the first quarter, ending with 133.0 million .com and .net domain names ...
Discussion
Verisign Reports: Revenue up 4%; .Com/.Net Increase 3.1%: Has 1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN), today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2015 after the market closed. Verisign Registry Services added 1.51 million net new names during the first quarter, ending with 133.0 million .com and .net domain names ...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 8:14 pm
The Domains
Will New gTLDs be to the Internet what Cable was to Television ?
Jennifer Wolfe published an article on ClickZ that used an analogy that I myself have thought about to a certain degree when it comes to the new gtlds. Will the new gtlds be to the Internet what Cable TV was to Television ? There is something there, ...
Discussion
Will New gTLDs be to the Internet what Cable was to Television ?
Jennifer Wolfe published an article on ClickZ that used an analogy that I myself have thought about to a certain degree when it comes to the new gtlds. Will the new gtlds be to the Internet what Cable TV was to Television ? There is something there, ...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 7:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hockey teams own 9 of 30 NHL team domain names
NHL lags MLB, but teams still own a good number of direct match domain names. In my book, there’s nothing more exciting and intense in sport than NHL playoff hockey. With the playoffs in full swing, I thought it would be interesting to take a l...
Discussion
Hockey teams own 9 of 30 NHL team domain names
NHL lags MLB, but teams still own a good number of direct match domain names. In my book, there’s nothing more exciting and intense in sport than NHL playoff hockey. With the playoffs in full swing, I thought it would be interesting to take a l...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another fake TLD sighting: .Calm
Corona displays .calm on a billboard. .Calm isn’t a top level domain. Marketers have long used dots in marketing, making phrases look like domain names. Consider Sony’s make.believe campaign: Patrick McCleery at Hexonet was strolling arou...
Discussion
Another fake TLD sighting: .Calm
Corona displays .calm on a billboard. .Calm isn’t a top level domain. Marketers have long used dots in marketing, making phrases look like domain names. Consider Sony’s make.believe campaign: Patrick McCleery at Hexonet was strolling arou...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 2:13 pm
The Domains
14 Year Old 4 Letter .Com Lost in UDRP To Trademark Filed in 2012: GECU.com
A one member UDRP panel has just handed over a 14 year old, four letter .com domain, GECU.com to GECU of Texas The domain holder registered the domain gecu.com on June 29, 2001. Terry F. Peppard the Panelist found the credit union had common law trad...
Discussion
14 Year Old 4 Letter .Com Lost in UDRP To Trademark Filed in 2012: GECU.com
A one member UDRP panel has just handed over a 14 year old, four letter .com domain, GECU.com to GECU of Texas The domain holder registered the domain gecu.com on June 29, 2001. Terry F. Peppard the Panelist found the credit union had common law trad...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 2:01 pm
