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Domain Name Wire
Interesting: How Parse.ly got its name, and why it bought the .com
The mind of an entrepreneur naming his business. There have been a couple more mainstream stories lately about how startups are using domain hacks and country code domain names because they can’t find a good .com domain available. Content analy...
Discussion
Interesting: How Parse.ly got its name, and why it bought the .com
The mind of an entrepreneur naming his business. There have been a couple more mainstream stories lately about how startups are using domain hacks and country code domain names because they can’t find a good .com domain available. Content analy...
Discussion
July 22, 2013, 12:30 pm
The Domains
Juan Calle On Plans For Future Growth Of The .Co Registry: “We’re Doubling Down on Our Target Market”
Juan Diego Calle the CEO of the company that operates the .CO registry, just published a post on the .Co blog in part laying out plans for future growth of the .CO registry and of its parent company Straat as it moves into the new gTLD program....
Discussion
Juan Calle On Plans For Future Growth Of The .Co Registry: “We’re Doubling Down on Our Target Market”
Juan Diego Calle the CEO of the company that operates the .CO registry, just published a post on the .Co blog in part laying out plans for future growth of the .CO registry and of its parent company Straat as it moves into the new gTLD program....
Discussion
July 22, 2013, 12:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google drops hints in domain name registry trademark filing
Trademark application includes domain escrow and domain valuation . Google has filed a trademark application for “Charleston Road Registry”, the name of its subsidiary that is applying for nearly 100 top level domain names. The filing (pd...
Discussion
Google drops hints in domain name registry trademark filing
Trademark application includes domain escrow and domain valuation . Google has filed a trademark application for “Charleston Road Registry”, the name of its subsidiary that is applying for nearly 100 top level domain names. The filing (pd...
Discussion
July 22, 2013, 11:59 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Ombudsman LaHatte reappointed to second term
Chris LaHatte appointed to second term. ICANN’s Board of Directors has reappointed Chris LaHatte as Ombudsman to another two year term. The ombudsman serves as an intermediary between ICANN and its constituents on matters related to things done...
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ICANN Ombudsman LaHatte reappointed to second term
Chris LaHatte appointed to second term. ICANN’s Board of Directors has reappointed Chris LaHatte as Ombudsman to another two year term. The ombudsman serves as an intermediary between ICANN and its constituents on matters related to things done...
Discussion
July 22, 2013, 11:12 am
The Domains
DomainSponsor Vs.InternetTraffic.com Our Two Month Test Yields Shocking Results: DS Wins
Back in April we were approached by DomainSponsor.com to do a test on their parking system. DomainSponsor.com said they had spent a lot of time and money on revamping their parking system, had all new people working for them and wanted to know ...
Discussion
DomainSponsor Vs.InternetTraffic.com Our Two Month Test Yields Shocking Results: DS Wins
Back in April we were approached by DomainSponsor.com to do a test on their parking system. DomainSponsor.com said they had spent a lot of time and money on revamping their parking system, had all new people working for them and wanted to know ...
Discussion
July 22, 2013, 10:50 am
The Domains
14 Year Old Domain Wala.com Saved In UDRP Desipte Trademarks & A $5 Million Dollar Price Tag
A three member UDRP panel just rejected the attempt of WALA-Heilmittel GmbH of Bad Boll, Germany, to grab the domain name Wala.com This is another UDRP with an interesting set of facts which was first registered in 1999 and for a time had on its home...
Discussion
14 Year Old Domain Wala.com Saved In UDRP Desipte Trademarks & A $5 Million Dollar Price Tag
A three member UDRP panel just rejected the attempt of WALA-Heilmittel GmbH of Bad Boll, Germany, to grab the domain name Wala.com This is another UDRP with an interesting set of facts which was first registered in 1999 and for a time had on its home...
Discussion
July 22, 2013, 9:36 am
The Domains
FreshDrop’s Pheenix Changes On Aug 1 To Accept Multiple Back orders & Provide For Drop Auctions
Freshdrop which officially rolled out their back order program out of Beta on April 23rd under the name of Pheenix, announced today that it will be changing their back order system effective August 1st from a one domain per back order system to one w...
Discussion
FreshDrop’s Pheenix Changes On Aug 1 To Accept Multiple Back orders & Provide For Drop Auctions
Freshdrop which officially rolled out their back order program out of Beta on April 23rd under the name of Pheenix, announced today that it will be changing their back order system effective August 1st from a one domain per back order system to one w...
Discussion
July 22, 2013, 9:24 am
DomainSherpa
The Secret of EMD: Exact Match Domains Revealed
Some people consider an exact-match domain (EMD) a thing of the past. Others think EMDs are still going strong.As for me, I always look at the data to the find the answers.In this comprehensive guide on EMDs, I show you that data and reveal everythin...
Discussion
The Secret of EMD: Exact Match Domains Revealed
Some people consider an exact-match domain (EMD) a thing of the past. Others think EMDs are still going strong.As for me, I always look at the data to the find the answers.In this comprehensive guide on EMDs, I show you that data and reveal everythin...
Discussion
July 22, 2013, 8:00 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 22nd, 2013
Missed the list yesterday due to straight up tired. Summer is always tough because there are so many things going on, marathon training is in full swing, and work still is going strong. Just didn’t have it in me. Fortunately I’ll be heade...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Monday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 22nd, 2013
Missed the list yesterday due to straight up tired. Summer is always tough because there are so many things going on, marathon training is in full swing, and work still is going strong. Just didn’t have it in me. Fortunately I’ll be heade...
Discussion
July 22, 2013, 6:13 am
Elliot's Blog
5 Domain Investing Risks
I was speaking about investing in domain names with my wife’s cousin in an attempt to give a very general overview of what I do and the business of domain investing. He is a finance professional, and one of the questions he asked regarding the ...
Discussion
5 Domain Investing Risks
I was speaking about investing in domain names with my wife’s cousin in an attempt to give a very general overview of what I do and the business of domain investing. He is a finance professional, and one of the questions he asked regarding the ...
Discussion
July 21, 2013, 12:34 pm
