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Domain Name Wire
A little bit more about the Trademark Clearinghouse’s extended alert service
Answers to two questions about the TMCH extending alerts beyond 90 days. Yesterday I wrote about how the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) is extending the amount of time it will alert trademark holders if someone registers domains that contain their ma...
Discussion
A little bit more about the Trademark Clearinghouse’s extended alert service
Answers to two questions about the TMCH extending alerts beyond 90 days. Yesterday I wrote about how the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) is extending the amount of time it will alert trademark holders if someone registers domains that contain their ma...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 7:04 pm
The Domains
Oktogo.Ru Acquires & Rebrands As Travel.Ru
TechCrunch.com just covered Oktogo, “one of the larger hotel-booking sites in Russia which acquired , acquired Travel.ru, for around $2 million”. Travel.Ru was a site not just a domain name. “Today, Oktogo announced that it will reb...
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Oktogo.Ru Acquires & Rebrands As Travel.Ru
TechCrunch.com just covered Oktogo, “one of the larger hotel-booking sites in Russia which acquired , acquired Travel.ru, for around $2 million”. Travel.Ru was a site not just a domain name. “Today, Oktogo announced that it will reb...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
See 21 companies that bought domain names last week
A new TLD registry was among the domain name buyers at Sedo last week. Domain name marketplace Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week. Here are 21 that were purchased by “end users”. You can see previous end user sales repor...
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See 21 companies that bought domain names last week
A new TLD registry was among the domain name buyers at Sedo last week. Domain name marketplace Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week. Here are 21 that were purchased by “end users”. You can see previous end user sales repor...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 3:00 pm
Sully's Blog
Want INFO on the fourth most popular gTLD in the world?
Afilias began operations in July 2001 as the registry for the generic top-level domain .INFO, the most successful of the seven gTLDs allocated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in a round that started in 2001. Today, ...
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Want INFO on the fourth most popular gTLD in the world?
Afilias began operations in July 2001 as the registry for the generic top-level domain .INFO, the most successful of the seven gTLDs allocated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in a round that started in 2001. Today, ...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 11:01 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: December 14 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: December 14, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Objection Panel Goes Rogue and..., Trademark Clearinghouse Extends Alert Service..., It Looks Like Someone is..., Bioplus Loses UDRP to Grab..., Compa...
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Domain Name News: December 14 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: December 14, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Objection Panel Goes Rogue and..., Trademark Clearinghouse Extends Alert Service..., It Looks Like Someone is..., Bioplus Loses UDRP to Grab..., Compa...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 11:00 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on December 13th, 2013
Yesterday I flew Virgin Airlines for the first time and must say that they are by far the best airline I have ever flown. While all the other people were being herded like cattle at American and Spirit, I had personal attention, no lines, music...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on December 13th, 2013
Yesterday I flew Virgin Airlines for the first time and must say that they are by far the best airline I have ever flown. While all the other people were being herded like cattle at American and Spirit, I had personal attention, no lines, music...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 9:36 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Ombudsman investigating inconsistent new TLD objection decisions
ICANN’s Ombudsman is looking into consistency of new top level domain name objections. Both new top level domain name applicants and objectors have been grasping for options after falling on the adverse side of panels’ decision. Many have...
Discussion
ICANN Ombudsman investigating inconsistent new TLD objection decisions
ICANN’s Ombudsman is looking into consistency of new top level domain name objections. Both new top level domain name applicants and objectors have been grasping for options after falling on the adverse side of panels’ decision. Many have...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 4:32 am
The Domains
The Pirate Bay is Sailing Toward A World Where The Domain Name is irrelevant
The Pirate Bay has had to sail the high seas of the DNS many times throughout its existence. Recently the site has moved from .SX (Sint Maarten) to the .pe extension (Peru). The Pirate Bay has told TorrentFreak.com that they will soon no longe...
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The Pirate Bay is Sailing Toward A World Where The Domain Name is irrelevant
The Pirate Bay has had to sail the high seas of the DNS many times throughout its existence. Recently the site has moved from .SX (Sint Maarten) to the .pe extension (Peru). The Pirate Bay has told TorrentFreak.com that they will soon no longe...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 2:54 am
The Domains
Overstock.com Sues NoMoreRack.com For Trademark Infringement For Buying Keyword Ads Under Overstock
Overstock.com filed suit in the Federal Court for Utah for trademark infringement against NoMoreRack.com apparently over NoMoreRack.com’s use of the word Overstock in its ads and for buying keyword advertising under the term Overstock. Here are...
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Overstock.com Sues NoMoreRack.com For Trademark Infringement For Buying Keyword Ads Under Overstock
Overstock.com filed suit in the Federal Court for Utah for trademark infringement against NoMoreRack.com apparently over NoMoreRack.com’s use of the word Overstock in its ads and for buying keyword advertising under the term Overstock. Here are...
Discussion
December 13, 2013, 1:48 am
The Domains
Godaddy.com Warns Customers That .Vg & .Tc Domains May Not Be Renewed & Will Be Costly
In any email Godaddy.com warns customers that they might not be able to renew .VG domain names or .TC domain names. If they are able to renew them they are not going to be cheap “We previously told you about a dispute at the .TC and .VG domain ...
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Godaddy.com Warns Customers That .Vg & .Tc Domains May Not Be Renewed & Will Be Costly
In any email Godaddy.com warns customers that they might not be able to renew .VG domain names or .TC domain names. If they are able to renew them they are not going to be cheap “We previously told you about a dispute at the .TC and .VG domain ...
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December 13, 2013, 1:25 am
