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The Domains
.Com Top 116 Million Active Domain Registrations For The 1st Time; Up 600K Since December 31
The number of active .Com domain names has passed the 116 million mark for the firs time in history. At the end of 2014 there were 15.3 million .Com domain registered in the active zone file, meaning that .Com registrations have increase 600,000 doma...
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.Com Top 116 Million Active Domain Registrations For The 1st Time; Up 600K Since December 31
The number of active .Com domain names has passed the 116 million mark for the firs time in history. At the end of 2014 there were 15.3 million .Com domain registered in the active zone file, meaning that .Com registrations have increase 600,000 doma...
Discussion
February 7, 2015, 2:33 pm
The Domains
Google vs the Mississippi A.G. Could Set A Precedent for a State’s Right to Regulate Online Content
Matt Schruers wrote an article yesterday on an upcoming legal battle that could set a precedent for content censorship. This is Google going up against the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi. Schruers makes the point that this is like SOPA ...
Discussion
Google vs the Mississippi A.G. Could Set A Precedent for a State’s Right to Regulate Online Content
Matt Schruers wrote an article yesterday on an upcoming legal battle that could set a precedent for content censorship. This is Google going up against the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi. Schruers makes the point that this is like SOPA ...
Discussion
February 7, 2015, 1:03 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday, Feb 6th, 2015
If any of you came from Domaining.com just because of the headline the joke is at the bottom Here are today’s names CreateALandscape.com Nice to see a gardening name getting some love from the bidders 36D.com This has o...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday, Feb 6th, 2015
If any of you came from Domaining.com just because of the headline the joke is at the bottom Here are today’s names CreateALandscape.com Nice to see a gardening name getting some love from the bidders 36D.com This has o...
Discussion
February 7, 2015, 12:25 pm
Domain Shane
Consistency Is A Powerful Thing That is So Often Overlooked
In today’s world of the 5 second attention span it’s easy to forget about consistency. With all the great data, entertainment, and choices, its becoming harder and harder to focus on one thing for any length of time. Vie...
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Consistency Is A Powerful Thing That is So Often Overlooked
In today’s world of the 5 second attention span it’s easy to forget about consistency. With all the great data, entertainment, and choices, its becoming harder and harder to focus on one thing for any length of time. Vie...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 11:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICA responds to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé’s “Hogging” remarks
ICANN boss made questionable comments in Davos last month. Internet Commerce Association has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé, following remarks Chehadé made at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. In a...
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ICA responds to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé’s “Hogging” remarks
ICANN boss made questionable comments in Davos last month. Internet Commerce Association has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé, following remarks Chehadé made at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. In a...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: iiiii.com and more
Joseph Peterson looks at the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. Market value for repeating-character domains (on average) undergoes a stepwise descent as length increases. CCs outsell CCCs, which outperform CCCCs, which ...
Discussion
Expired Domain Report: iiiii.com and more
Joseph Peterson looks at the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. Market value for repeating-character domains (on average) undergoes a stepwise descent as length increases. CCs outsell CCCs, which outperform CCCCs, which ...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web design company sues GoDaddy over “It’s Go Time” slogan
Company says it was using the slogan first. A small web development company is suing GoDaddy over its “It’s Go Time” slogan, arguing that it started using the moniker well before GoDaddy adopted it. Plaintiff The Easy Life, LLC runs...
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Web design company sues GoDaddy over “It’s Go Time” slogan
Company says it was using the slogan first. A small web development company is suing GoDaddy over its “It’s Go Time” slogan, arguing that it started using the moniker well before GoDaddy adopted it. Plaintiff The Easy Life, LLC runs...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 3:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
How is .Com? Verisign discusses, and signs 11 IDN contracts
Verisign signs transliteration TLD contracts, discusses the state of .com. There was a lot of interesting information in yesterday’s Verisign quarterly investor conference call. First, the company said it signed 11 contracts for its IDN transli...
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How is .Com? Verisign discusses, and signs 11 IDN contracts
Verisign signs transliteration TLD contracts, discusses the state of .com. There was a lot of interesting information in yesterday’s Verisign quarterly investor conference call. First, the company said it signed 11 contracts for its IDN transli...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 2:00 pm
The Domains
Do Cheap Domain Names Fuel The eCrime Economy ?
It looks like the business of cheap domain names will be getting its own track at a security conference. RSA Conference draws nearly 30,000 attendees per year, and according to them makes them the world’s largest info security event. The descri...
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Do Cheap Domain Names Fuel The eCrime Economy ?
It looks like the business of cheap domain names will be getting its own track at a security conference. RSA Conference draws nearly 30,000 attendees per year, and according to them makes them the world’s largest info security event. The descri...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 12:56 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, Feb 5th, 2015
As light of a list as I’ve had in a while but still make sure to read it. I don’t want you to break the habit of coming here each day. So I included a pretty good joke at the bottom to make up for it. Here are toda...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, Feb 5th, 2015
As light of a list as I’ve had in a while but still make sure to read it. I don’t want you to break the habit of coming here each day. So I included a pretty good joke at the bottom to make up for it. Here are toda...
Discussion
February 6, 2015, 11:55 am
