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Domain Name Wire
Yesterday’s 5 new TLD launches total about 2,500 registrations
A slow start, but some of these domains have long term potential. Five new top level domain names launched yesterday, and they combined for a total registration base of just 2,500 after the end of the “zone day”. This includes sunrise and...
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Yesterday’s 5 new TLD launches total about 2,500 registrations
A slow start, but some of these domains have long term potential. Five new top level domain names launched yesterday, and they combined for a total registration base of just 2,500 after the end of the “zone day”. This includes sunrise and...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 2:01 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 10/23
I noticed something a little unusual over at Namejet yesterday. There was A LOT more bidding than normal on names. Usually there are 5 or so pages worth of bids but yesterday there were twice that many. And it was just on yesterdays names...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Thursday 10/23
I noticed something a little unusual over at Namejet yesterday. There was A LOT more bidding than normal on names. Usually there are 5 or so pages worth of bids but yesterday there were twice that many. And it was just on yesterdays names...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 11:45 am
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals Are .Brutal: .Healthcare 1,406; .Vet 649; .Army 196; .Navy 116 .Airforce 110
5 new gTLD went into their first day of General Availability (GA) yesterday where they could be registered on a first come, first served basis and the 5 combined for just over 2,500 registrations. Including registrations by trademark holders in Sunri...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals Are .Brutal: .Healthcare 1,406; .Vet 649; .Army 196; .Navy 116 .Airforce 110
5 new gTLD went into their first day of General Availability (GA) yesterday where they could be registered on a first come, first served basis and the 5 combined for just over 2,500 registrations. Including registrations by trademark holders in Sunri...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 11:35 am
Sully's Blog
Hello, My Name is Awesome
Founder of naming firm Eat My Words, Alexandra Watkins is a recognized expert on brand names with buzz. An animated guest on TV news shows, she is frequently quoted in the press and has been featured in leading business publications, including the Wa...
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Hello, My Name is Awesome
Founder of naming firm Eat My Words, Alexandra Watkins is a recognized expert on brand names with buzz. An animated guest on TV news shows, she is frequently quoted in the press and has been featured in leading business publications, including the Wa...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 11:32 am
DomainSherpa
TRAFFIC Secrets; ICANN 51 Summary; Is .Vet a Winner?; Registries Reducing Prices…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• How to network, win friends, influence people and make money at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.• ICANN 51: what happened and what you can expect going forward• Four more .Rich domains registered, wow?• Affilias to...
Discussion
TRAFFIC Secrets; ICANN 51 Summary; Is .Vet a Winner?; Registries Reducing Prices…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• How to network, win friends, influence people and make money at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.• ICANN 51: what happened and what you can expect going forward• Four more .Rich domains registered, wow?• Affilias to...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 7:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com buys .spot domain name for $2.2 million, .Realty sells for $5.6 million
Amazon wins another new top level domain, but it was out shadowed by more expensive auctions. The latest round of new top level domain name “auctions of last resort” at ICANN took place today. Three auctions for the rights to run top leve...
Discussion
Amazon.com buys .spot domain name for $2.2 million, .Realty sells for $5.6 million
Amazon wins another new top level domain, but it was out shadowed by more expensive auctions. The latest round of new top level domain name “auctions of last resort” at ICANN took place today. Three auctions for the rights to run top leve...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 12:47 am
Domain Shane
Having My Hair Start to Grow Back and 9 Other Things That Would End 2014 on a Good Note
2014 has been a great year for me. Financially but more importantly personal. For some making money is difficult. Others have no problem making money but seem to battle vices and/or family. I was blessed to have all...
Discussion
Having My Hair Start to Grow Back and 9 Other Things That Would End 2014 on a Good Note
2014 has been a great year for me. Financially but more importantly personal. For some making money is difficult. Others have no problem making money but seem to battle vices and/or family. I was blessed to have all...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 9:56 pm
The Domains
UK Charity “Homeless International” With an annual budget £20 million Rebrands To An .XYZ
Homeless International a .UK based charity with an annual budget £20 million announced today they were re-branding from Homeless-International.org to Reall.xyz The NGO has been around since 1989 “focusing on ur...
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UK Charity “Homeless International” With an annual budget £20 million Rebrands To An .XYZ
Homeless International a .UK based charity with an annual budget £20 million announced today they were re-branding from Homeless-International.org to Reall.xyz The NGO has been around since 1989 “focusing on ur...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 5:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
A million domain names have been suspended, and law enforcement is AWOL
Domain registrars plead for data as websites go dark thanks to whois verification requirements. It has been almost a year since most large domain name registrars have been required to verify certain elements of domain name whois information. For now,...
Discussion
A million domain names have been suspended, and law enforcement is AWOL
Domain registrars plead for data as websites go dark thanks to whois verification requirements. It has been almost a year since most large domain name registrars have been required to verify certain elements of domain name whois information. For now,...
Discussion
October 22, 2014, 5:56 pm
The Domains
VirnetX Gets Patent For “Secure Communications Using Secure Domain Names”
VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE MKT: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that on October 21, 2014, it was granted a new patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); Patent no. 8,8...
Discussion
VirnetX Gets Patent For “Secure Communications Using Secure Domain Names”
VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE MKT: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that on October 21, 2014, it was granted a new patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); Patent no. 8,8...
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October 22, 2014, 4:43 pm
