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The Domains
Clearwater Systems, Inc Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Without Domain Holder Asking
A one member UDRP panel has found that Clearwater Systems, Inc. of Akron, Ohio, represented by Walker & Jocke, is guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) The decision is unusually because the domain holder, Glenn Johnson of Clearwater, Flo...
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Clearwater Systems, Inc Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Without Domain Holder Asking
A one member UDRP panel has found that Clearwater Systems, Inc. of Akron, Ohio, represented by Walker & Jocke, is guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) The decision is unusually because the domain holder, Glenn Johnson of Clearwater, Flo...
Discussion
September 5, 2014, 1:17 pm
The Domains
Totals In For Two new gTLD’s Geo’s Launched This Week .Koeln 1,284; .Cologne 385
Two new gTLD’s launched this week for the German city known as Cologne and also Koeln depending on the language you speak. The two new Geographic domains are off to the worst start of any new city. new gTLD’s, combining for a less t...
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Totals In For Two new gTLD’s Geo’s Launched This Week .Koeln 1,284; .Cologne 385
Two new gTLD’s launched this week for the German city known as Cologne and also Koeln depending on the language you speak. The two new Geographic domains are off to the worst start of any new city. new gTLD’s, combining for a less t...
Discussion
September 5, 2014, 12:58 pm
The Domains
YoYo.Email Defends URS on eharmony.email By Attaching A Copy Of Its Recently Filed Suit
Andrew over at DomainNamewire.com has been covering the myriad of URS cases filed again YoYo.Email and today the company successful defended a URS against eHarmony based it seemed on the lawsuit it filed last week. The examiner Honorable ...
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YoYo.Email Defends URS on eharmony.email By Attaching A Copy Of Its Recently Filed Suit
Andrew over at DomainNamewire.com has been covering the myriad of URS cases filed again YoYo.Email and today the company successful defended a URS against eHarmony based it seemed on the lawsuit it filed last week. The examiner Honorable ...
Discussion
September 5, 2014, 12:32 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 9/5
Really not much to talk about today. Boring day overall. From a domain standpoint there really hasn’t been much domain news of interest. Dot HipHop getting 114 registrations (or whatever the real number is) pretty much sums up the n...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 9/5
Really not much to talk about today. Boring day overall. From a domain standpoint there really hasn’t been much domain news of interest. Dot HipHop getting 114 registrations (or whatever the real number is) pretty much sums up the n...
Discussion
September 5, 2014, 11:45 am
Domain Name Wire
.Hotel applicants question CPE panel decision
Companies question result of panel decision that eliminated them from competition for .hotel domain name. Six companies that saw their bids for the .hotel domain name die as a result of a Community Priority Evaluation decision in favor of HOTEL Top-L...
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.Hotel applicants question CPE panel decision
Companies question result of panel decision that eliminated them from competition for .hotel domain name. Six companies that saw their bids for the .hotel domain name die as a result of a Community Priority Evaluation decision in favor of HOTEL Top-L...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 9:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Next month: the biggest domain name conference ever
The biggest conference in the history of the domain name industry is taking place next month. This summer’s ICANN meeting in London set an all-time record for a domain name related conference with 3,115 people in attendance. The record is likel...
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Next month: the biggest domain name conference ever
The biggest conference in the history of the domain name industry is taking place next month. This summer’s ICANN meeting in London set an all-time record for a domain name related conference with 3,115 people in attendance. The record is likel...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 9:02 pm
The Domains
Godaddy Teams Up With Paypal on Its Brand New “Here SDK” Product
PayPal introduced today a new product called “Here SDK” and announced that Godaddy as one if its “Key Partners” Here is the info from Paypal.com: “We’re always working to build product experiences that simpli...
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Godaddy Teams Up With Paypal on Its Brand New “Here SDK” Product
PayPal introduced today a new product called “Here SDK” and announced that Godaddy as one if its “Key Partners” Here is the info from Paypal.com: “We’re always working to build product experiences that simpli...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 6:30 pm
The Domains
Trefis Research Says Verisign & .Com.Net Market Share Is At Risk From ccTLD’s
In an article from Trefis a stock analysis firm on Verisign out today cites ccTLD’s not new gTLD’s as the biggest threat to Verisign. “For the six months so far into fiscal year 2014, VeriSign reported revenues of approximately $499...
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Trefis Research Says Verisign & .Com.Net Market Share Is At Risk From ccTLD’s
In an article from Trefis a stock analysis firm on Verisign out today cites ccTLD’s not new gTLD’s as the biggest threat to Verisign. “For the six months so far into fiscal year 2014, VeriSign reported revenues of approximately $499...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired domain report: Mangos, Drones and more
Over 200 expired domain auction prices in this week’s Expired Domain Report. In a parallel universe, I would be typing this article from a Mango computer rather than a breed of Apple. Still, mangos have proliferated on this planet beyond D...
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Expired domain report: Mangos, Drones and more
Over 200 expired domain auction prices in this week’s Expired Domain Report. In a parallel universe, I would be typing this article from a Mango computer rather than a breed of Apple. Still, mangos have proliferated on this planet beyond D...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 3:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from August: 4chan, Google and more
August was a busy month in the domain name industry. Business usually grinds to a halt in August. Families head out on vacation and kids enjoy their last weeks of freedom before heading back to school. But it wasn’t a slow month in the domain n...
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Top 5 Domain Name Wire stories from August: 4chan, Google and more
August was a busy month in the domain name industry. Business usually grinds to a halt in August. Families head out on vacation and kids enjoy their last weeks of freedom before heading back to school. But it wasn’t a slow month in the domain n...
Discussion
September 4, 2014, 1:37 pm
