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Domain Name Wire
Body.com seller took a loss, plus Neustar buys a .com
Body.com sold for a loss, plus the .biz registry buys a .com in this week’s Sedo end user sales roundup. Sedo’s big sales week was led by the $380,000 sale of Body.com. The domain was sold through Sedo’s partnership with GoDaddy. Th...
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Body.com seller took a loss, plus Neustar buys a .com
Body.com sold for a loss, plus the .biz registry buys a .com in this week’s Sedo end user sales roundup. Sedo’s big sales week was led by the $380,000 sale of Body.com. The domain was sold through Sedo’s partnership with GoDaddy. Th...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 1:59 pm
The Domains
Internet Commerce Association (ICA): “ICANN Lied about URS Contracts”
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) to which our company is a Silver Level Supporter of wrote today on its blog that ICANN has gone back on its word that it would create a standardizes contract for all Uniform Rapid Suspension providers to preve...
Discussion
Internet Commerce Association (ICA): “ICANN Lied about URS Contracts”
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) to which our company is a Silver Level Supporter of wrote today on its blog that ICANN has gone back on its word that it would create a standardizes contract for all Uniform Rapid Suspension providers to preve...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
PIR: We think we’ll get 1 million .NGO domain name registrations
.NGO applicant has goal of a million domain registrations. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry behind the .org domain and the only applicant for the .NGO top level domain name, has some lofty goals for the domain. PIR CEO Brian Cute thinks t...
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PIR: We think we’ll get 1 million .NGO domain name registrations
.NGO applicant has goal of a million domain registrations. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry behind the .org domain and the only applicant for the .NGO top level domain name, has some lofty goals for the domain. PIR CEO Brian Cute thinks t...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nokta Domains sold 44, leased 7 domain names in June
Company publishes list of June domain name transactions. Domain name seller Nokta Domains closed a total of 51 public transactions in June, according to the company’s blog. It leased 7 domain names and sold 44. The leases range from $10 to $150...
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Nokta Domains sold 44, leased 7 domain names in June
Company publishes list of June domain name transactions. Domain name seller Nokta Domains closed a total of 51 public transactions in June, according to the company’s blog. It leased 7 domain names and sold 44. The leases range from $10 to $150...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 12:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains Jerry Bruckheimer, Papa John’s, and 27 others bought last week
Movie and TV producer among end users buying domain names last week. Afternic sold over $1 million worth of domains last week, and many of the sales were to notable buyers. Let’s start of with Highmark, which bought AHN.org for $50,000. I wrote...
Discussion
What domains Jerry Bruckheimer, Papa John’s, and 27 others bought last week
Movie and TV producer among end users buying domain names last week. Afternic sold over $1 million worth of domains last week, and many of the sales were to notable buyers. Let’s start of with Highmark, which bought AHN.org for $50,000. I wrote...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 12:24 pm
The Domains
UDRP Filed Against 16 Year Old Johnsons.com By Johnson & Johnson
The global brand company Johnson and Johnson just filed a UDRP against the domain name Johnsons.com Johnsons.com is owned by Widome Design of Potomac, Maryland. The domain has been owned by the company or its principal since at least 2001 acc...
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UDRP Filed Against 16 Year Old Johnsons.com By Johnson & Johnson
The global brand company Johnson and Johnson just filed a UDRP against the domain name Johnsons.com Johnsons.com is owned by Widome Design of Potomac, Maryland. The domain has been owned by the company or its principal since at least 2001 acc...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 11:18 am
The Domains
Rev.com Founder “All the Good Domains are Held by Squatters.” & “Domain Squatters are Sharks”
In a Blog Post that appeared on WSJ.com today, Jason Chicola, founder and CEO at Rev.com had some less than kind works about domain investors. In the post where he chats about finding a great starter domain name, he says; “Naming a compa...
Discussion
Rev.com Founder “All the Good Domains are Held by Squatters.” & “Domain Squatters are Sharks”
In a Blog Post that appeared on WSJ.com today, Jason Chicola, founder and CEO at Rev.com had some less than kind works about domain investors. In the post where he chats about finding a great starter domain name, he says; “Naming a compa...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 11:14 am
Domain Name Wire
After 16 years, Johnson & Johnson goes after Johnsons.com domain name
Many years later, consumer products company decides it wants Johnsons.com domain name. Johnson & Johnson has filed a UDRP for the domain name Johnsons.com, which was registered way back in 1997. Although technically the name of the registrant has...
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After 16 years, Johnson & Johnson goes after Johnsons.com domain name
Many years later, consumer products company decides it wants Johnsons.com domain name. Johnson & Johnson has filed a UDRP for the domain name Johnsons.com, which was registered way back in 1997. Although technically the name of the registrant has...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 10:53 am
Elliot's Blog
Interesting Facts About .CO Domains
The .CO Registry is celebrating its third anniversary next week, and Sedo published a market report (pdf file) about .CO domain names that I think is very interesting. Some of the figures quoted by Sedo were a bit surprising to me, and I think t...
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Interesting Facts About .CO Domains
The .CO Registry is celebrating its third anniversary next week, and Sedo published a market report (pdf file) about .CO domain names that I think is very interesting. Some of the figures quoted by Sedo were a bit surprising to me, and I think t...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 10:49 am
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy gets patent for Geo Domain tool
First patent related to system for generating geo domain names is granted. Back in 2009 GoDaddy released a geo domain tool that allowed you to find domain names specific to a location, e.g. AustinAllergists.com. Last year I reported that GoDaddy file...
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GoDaddy gets patent for Geo Domain tool
First patent related to system for generating geo domain names is granted. Back in 2009 GoDaddy released a geo domain tool that allowed you to find domain names specific to a location, e.g. AustinAllergists.com. Last year I reported that GoDaddy file...
Discussion
July 17, 2013, 10:34 am
