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The Domains
Bob Olea: “Any Domain Seized, Not Owned By Defendant Will Be Returned”
Good news for anyone who had domain names seized by Verisign as part of an ongoing case who are not related to the defendant in that case. The court appointed receiver Bob Olea sent me an email yesterday to the effect that domain that were not owned ...
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Bob Olea: “Any Domain Seized, Not Owned By Defendant Will Be Returned”
Good news for anyone who had domain names seized by Verisign as part of an ongoing case who are not related to the defendant in that case. The court appointed receiver Bob Olea sent me an email yesterday to the effect that domain that were not owned ...
Discussion
October 11, 2014, 12:21 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 10/11
Big weekend for me. Having a Fall Festival at the nursery on Saturday which is our biggest event of the year and then I have this little race on Sunday called the Chicago marathon. Due to the events there won’t be a list on Sunday b...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday 10/11
Big weekend for me. Having a Fall Festival at the nursery on Saturday which is our biggest event of the year and then I have this little race on Sunday called the Chicago marathon. Due to the events there won’t be a list on Sunday b...
Discussion
October 11, 2014, 11:45 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago: Vida.com, Outbreak.com, Amsterdam.org, PhoneTracker.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Outbreak.com for $73,000 You can see their Japenese-language placeholder below. Owned by Tokyo-based Tibanne.com, which controlled bitcoin exchange Mt. ...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from A Year Ago: Vida.com, Outbreak.com, Amsterdam.org, PhoneTracker.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Outbreak.com for $73,000 You can see their Japenese-language placeholder below. Owned by Tokyo-based Tibanne.com, which controlled bitcoin exchange Mt. ...
Discussion
October 11, 2014, 1:52 am
The Domains
FC Barcelona Loses Attempt To Grab The Domain Name: FCB.email
FC Barcelona just lost its attempt to score the domain name FCB.email away from Joerg Lindemer of Neuenburg, Germany in a Uniform Rapid Suspension proceeding (URS). The Examiner was Piotr Nowaczyk Here are the highlights: The Complainant is a Spanish...
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FC Barcelona Loses Attempt To Grab The Domain Name: FCB.email
FC Barcelona just lost its attempt to score the domain name FCB.email away from Joerg Lindemer of Neuenburg, Germany in a Uniform Rapid Suspension proceeding (URS). The Examiner was Piotr Nowaczyk Here are the highlights: The Complainant is a Spanish...
Discussion
October 10, 2014, 10:25 pm
The Domains
CENTR – Myth & Fact: New gTLDs, Registries & Registrars
The Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR) commissioned a study to look at the impact of new gtlds in the sales and the registar- registry relationships. Introduction: In August of 2014, CENTR commissioned Architelos to cond...
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CENTR – Myth & Fact: New gTLDs, Registries & Registrars
The Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR) commissioned a study to look at the impact of new gtlds in the sales and the registar- registry relationships. Introduction: In August of 2014, CENTR commissioned Architelos to cond...
Discussion
October 10, 2014, 5:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
$1.25 million domain name Photo.com hit with UDRP
Case filed with World Intellectual Property Organization against Photo.com. The domain name Photo.com has been hit with a UDRP filing at World Intellectual Property Organization. According to a 2010 story at TheDomains, Moniker brokered the sale of t...
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$1.25 million domain name Photo.com hit with UDRP
Case filed with World Intellectual Property Organization against Photo.com. The domain name Photo.com has been hit with a UDRP filing at World Intellectual Property Organization. According to a 2010 story at TheDomains, Moniker brokered the sale of t...
Discussion
October 10, 2014, 1:27 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 10/10
We started up the Book of 10 again today after a bit of a layoff. August and September are usually slow and I was tired and in marathon training so it went on hiatus. But training is done (Chicago marathon is Sunday) and I actually don&rs...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 10/10
We started up the Book of 10 again today after a bit of a layoff. August and September are usually slow and I was tired and in marathon training so it went on hiatus. But training is done (Chicago marathon is Sunday) and I actually don&rs...
Discussion
October 10, 2014, 11:45 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: October 10 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:Radix Buys .Tech From Dot Tech• New gTLD 1st Day Registrations: .NYC 26,853, .City 4,094, .Lawyer 3,240, .Attorney 2,156, .Desi 320• Big Apple's New .NYC Domain Has ...
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Domain Name News: October 10 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including:Radix Buys .Tech From Dot Tech• New gTLD 1st Day Registrations: .NYC 26,853, .City 4,094, .Lawyer 3,240, .Attorney 2,156, .Desi 320• Big Apple's New .NYC Domain Has ...
Discussion
October 10, 2014, 9:30 am
Domain Shane
The Book of 10 Domains: Drones.net, Sadness.com, Dowo.com
Here is this weeks 10 names up for sale or at auction. There were so many requests for inclusion that I have 12 names this week (and I threw on one of my own) Every name is at auction and most have met reserves so there will be a lot of sales ...
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The Book of 10 Domains: Drones.net, Sadness.com, Dowo.com
Here is this weeks 10 names up for sale or at auction. There were so many requests for inclusion that I have 12 names this week (and I threw on one of my own) Every name is at auction and most have met reserves so there will be a lot of sales ...
Discussion
October 10, 2014, 2:25 am
Domain Name Wire
Moniker only lost 17,506 .com domains to transfers in June
Customer losses stemming from botched transition was rather limited in first month. ICANN has just published the monthly registry reports for June, the month that Moniker switched to an entirely new platform. The switch caused numerous problems for M...
Discussion
Moniker only lost 17,506 .com domains to transfers in June
Customer losses stemming from botched transition was rather limited in first month. ICANN has just published the monthly registry reports for June, the month that Moniker switched to an entirely new platform. The switch caused numerous problems for M...
Discussion
October 9, 2014, 4:51 pm
