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Domain Name Wire
The Birth Pangs of new top level domain names
The launch of new domain names has been anything but smooth. Confusion. Frustration. Incompetence. That’s how I’d sum up the launch of new TLDs so far. I’ve already written about some of the challenges of new TLD launches to date. H...
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The Birth Pangs of new top level domain names
The launch of new domain names has been anything but smooth. Confusion. Frustration. Incompetence. That’s how I’d sum up the launch of new TLDs so far. I’ve already written about some of the challenges of new TLD launches to date. H...
Discussion
March 18, 2014, 4:36 pm
The Domains
PR Trying To Sell A Domain: “I Think I Can Convince The Owners to Sell for $500K”
I saw this press release that was published today for the word Gamely.com which appears to be for sale and the subject of the press release. Not a horrible domain, but certain a very bad pitch in my opinion when it comes to price: “We are talki...
Discussion
PR Trying To Sell A Domain: “I Think I Can Convince The Owners to Sell for $500K”
I saw this press release that was published today for the word Gamely.com which appears to be for sale and the subject of the press release. Not a horrible domain, but certain a very bad pitch in my opinion when it comes to price: “We are talki...
Discussion
March 18, 2014, 2:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panel won’t find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking due to whois privacy
UDRP panelist cites whois privacy as reason for not finding RDNH. A single member National Arbitration Forum panel has found in favor of the owner of Finell.com, but declined to find reverse domain name hijacking because the owner used a whois privac...
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Panel won’t find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking due to whois privacy
UDRP panelist cites whois privacy as reason for not finding RDNH. A single member National Arbitration Forum panel has found in favor of the owner of Finell.com, but declined to find reverse domain name hijacking because the owner used a whois privac...
Discussion
March 18, 2014, 2:00 pm
The Domains
.Club Teams Up With TLD Registry For The China Market
According to a press release out this morning, .CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” top level domain, and TLD Registry the company behind the new gTLD for the Chinese IDN for Online (.在线) as well ...
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.Club Teams Up With TLD Registry For The China Market
According to a press release out this morning, .CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” top level domain, and TLD Registry the company behind the new gTLD for the Chinese IDN for Online (.在线) as well ...
Discussion
March 18, 2014, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Menu picks up over 1,500 registrations in first day
.Menu enters general availability with over 1,500 registrations. The .menu domain name entered general availability yesterday and got over 1,500 new registrations shortly after GA started, according to zone file data. Here are some of the types of do...
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.Menu picks up over 1,500 registrations in first day
.Menu enters general availability with over 1,500 registrations. The .menu domain name entered general availability yesterday and got over 1,500 new registrations shortly after GA started, according to zone file data. Here are some of the types of do...
Discussion
March 18, 2014, 1:13 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 18th, 2014
I may be doing this domain name investing thing wrong. So far in 2014 I have been only a buyer. Looking for value, not cheap, but value priced one or two word dot coms. I haven’t sold any big names at all. It&rsquo...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 18th, 2014
I may be doing this domain name investing thing wrong. So far in 2014 I have been only a buyer. Looking for value, not cheap, but value priced one or two word dot coms. I haven’t sold any big names at all. It&rsquo...
Discussion
March 18, 2014, 11:17 am
The Domains
Baby.CN Sells for $321,552
NiceNic.net did a post on their site about a another group of big Chinese sales. These were led by Baby.CN which sold for $321,552 USD. Baby.cn was the highest selling domain name at 2.53 million cny(US$410,872); QiLu.com ended in bidding 1.98 milli...
Discussion
Baby.CN Sells for $321,552
NiceNic.net did a post on their site about a another group of big Chinese sales. These were led by Baby.CN which sold for $321,552 USD. Baby.cn was the highest selling domain name at 2.53 million cny(US$410,872); QiLu.com ended in bidding 1.98 milli...
Discussion
March 18, 2014, 4:58 am
The Domains
Up Next In The Crypto Currency World – Pot Coin
This could be a trend domain investor’s dream, the combination of a crypto currency and marijuana. Two of the more popular threads on Namepros are the showcase threads for Marijuan, Pot, Hemp names, and one for showcasing your Bitcoin na...
Discussion
Up Next In The Crypto Currency World – Pot Coin
This could be a trend domain investor’s dream, the combination of a crypto currency and marijuana. Two of the more popular threads on Namepros are the showcase threads for Marijuan, Pot, Hemp names, and one for showcasing your Bitcoin na...
Discussion
March 17, 2014, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
After winning UDRP, Denver Nuggets let DenverNuggets.com domain name expire
Denver’s NBA team fought hard for domain name but then dropped the ball. After going through the effort to win the domain name DenverNuggets.com in a UDRP, the NBA team has failed to renew the domain name. It now points to an expired domain par...
Discussion
After winning UDRP, Denver Nuggets let DenverNuggets.com domain name expire
Denver’s NBA team fought hard for domain name but then dropped the ball. After going through the effort to win the domain name DenverNuggets.com in a UDRP, the NBA team has failed to renew the domain name. It now points to an expired domain par...
Discussion
March 17, 2014, 4:20 pm
The Domains
First City New gTLD To Goes Live Tomorrow .Berlin
Arguably it is the extension that kicked this whole new gTLD thing off. On March 18, .BERLIN will launch into the General Availability phase. 777 years after the city was founded, any business, organization or individual can register Internet address...
Discussion
First City New gTLD To Goes Live Tomorrow .Berlin
Arguably it is the extension that kicked this whole new gTLD thing off. On March 18, .BERLIN will launch into the General Availability phase. 777 years after the city was founded, any business, organization or individual can register Internet address...
Discussion
March 17, 2014, 4:20 pm
