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Domain Name Wire
Retweet.com Resold and other expired domain sales
People inject new words into language constantly. “Tweet” has taken on new meaning thanks to Twitter, while “Retweet” would have meant nothing a decade ago. Yet in that short space of time, this formerly unkno...
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Retweet.com Resold and other expired domain sales
People inject new words into language constantly. “Tweet” has taken on new meaning thanks to Twitter, while “Retweet” would have meant nothing a decade ago. Yet in that short space of time, this formerly unkno...
Discussion
June 19, 2014, 7:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
I got my first free .XYZ domain name offer today
Network Solutions finally got around to offering me a free .xyz domain name. The .XYZ top level domain name continues to grow by thousands of registrations each day due to a Network Solutions giveaway. I got my first such free domain offer today. It&...
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I got my first free .XYZ domain name offer today
Network Solutions finally got around to offering me a free .xyz domain name. The .XYZ top level domain name continues to grow by thousands of registrations each day due to a Network Solutions giveaway. I got my first such free domain offer today. It&...
Discussion
June 19, 2014, 3:52 pm
The Domains
Shocking: Verisign Backed Study Shows 80% Of Small Businesses Prefer .Com over New gTLD’s
The results of a su...
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Shocking: Verisign Backed Study Shows 80% Of Small Businesses Prefer .Com over New gTLD’s
The results of a su...
Discussion
June 19, 2014, 3:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon fires up defensive domain registrations for Fire Phone
Amazon registers 200 or more domain names related to new phone. Amazon.com unveiled its Amazon Fire Phone yesterday. At the same time, it went on a defensive registration binge for names related to the new product. I count 200 domain name registratio...
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Amazon fires up defensive domain registrations for Fire Phone
Amazon registers 200 or more domain names related to new phone. Amazon.com unveiled its Amazon Fire Phone yesterday. At the same time, it went on a defensive registration binge for names related to the new product. I count 200 domain name registratio...
Discussion
June 19, 2014, 2:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Several generic domains hit with UDRPs recently
A handful of generics are hit with UDRPs, and one previous complainant called me… I’ve noticed a handful of seemingly generic domain names get his with UDRPs over the past few days. Here are some that have hit my radar: southpaw.com qiq....
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Several generic domains hit with UDRPs recently
A handful of generics are hit with UDRPs, and one previous complainant called me… I’ve noticed a handful of seemingly generic domain names get his with UDRPs over the past few days. Here are some that have hit my radar: southpaw.com qiq....
Discussion
June 19, 2014, 2:16 pm
The Domains
1st Day Of New gTLD Launches .Community 2,206; .Cards 1,027; .Catering 854; .Cleaning 751
For new gTLD launched yesterday and the total registrations for all four of Donuts strings after the 1st day of general availability came under 5,000 registrations including Sunrise and Early Access Program registrations. Here are the totals for the ...
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1st Day Of New gTLD Launches .Community 2,206; .Cards 1,027; .Catering 854; .Cleaning 751
For new gTLD launched yesterday and the total registrations for all four of Donuts strings after the 1st day of general availability came under 5,000 registrations including Sunrise and Early Access Program registrations. Here are the totals for the ...
Discussion
June 19, 2014, 12:55 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 19th, 2014
Get used to it. As new products and companies come to market, most are not going to own the dot com. Less and less to be exact. As the decades pass and domains are claimed, the numbers just don’t match up. There will be severa...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on June 19th, 2014
Get used to it. As new products and companies come to market, most are not going to own the dot com. Less and less to be exact. As the decades pass and domains are claimed, the numbers just don’t match up. There will be severa...
Discussion
June 19, 2014, 11:15 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: Lend.me, CentralNic Buys Internet.bs, .Berlin Giveaway…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* Francois Carrillo launches Lend.me. Does the marketplace need financing? Who are Lend.me's competitors?* C...
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DomainSherpa Discussion: Lend.me, CentralNic Buys Internet.bs, .Berlin Giveaway…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* Francois Carrillo launches Lend.me. Does the marketplace need financing? Who are Lend.me's competitors?* C...
Discussion
June 19, 2014, 7:03 am
Domain Name Wire
.Berlin cancels free domain name giveaway
Citing too much demand, .Berlin registry halts marketing program for free domains early. The .Berlin domain name registry has cancelled its free domain name giveaway that was supposed to run through Friday. According to participating registrar 101Dom...
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.Berlin cancels free domain name giveaway
Citing too much demand, .Berlin registry halts marketing program for free domains early. The .Berlin domain name registry has cancelled its free domain name giveaway that was supposed to run through Friday. According to participating registrar 101Dom...
Discussion
June 18, 2014, 8:10 pm
The Domains
Radix Announces Timeline for .Press “The Changing Face of Journalism”
Radix, announced today the timeline for rolling out their new gTLD .Press .Press will be available starting June 24th for Sunrise, the Landrush phase will follow starting on August 26th, 2014 “where anyone can register short and generic domain ...
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Radix Announces Timeline for .Press “The Changing Face of Journalism”
Radix, announced today the timeline for rolling out their new gTLD .Press .Press will be available starting June 24th for Sunrise, the Landrush phase will follow starting on August 26th, 2014 “where anyone can register short and generic domain ...
Discussion
June 18, 2014, 5:53 pm
