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An illustrated look at the .Shop launch
The folks over at NtldStats.com published an infographic on InfoGr.Am that delvers into the numbers on .Shop. Some of the numbers include: 19,291 people registered one or more .shop domains within the first 24 hours. $1,561,240 have been spent on .sh...
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An illustrated look at the .Shop launch
The folks over at NtldStats.com published an infographic on InfoGr.Am that delvers into the numbers on .Shop. Some of the numbers include: 19,291 people registered one or more .shop domains within the first 24 hours. $1,561,240 have been spent on .sh...
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September 29, 2016, 4:03 pm
The Domains
Wired.com: .Com Is The Choice of VC Backed Startups
Wired.com just published a post entitled “Why .Com is the Venture Capital Community’s Power Player” highlighting the use of .Com by VC backed startups. “In a recent essay, Paul Graham, venture capitalist and co-founder of the ...
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Wired.com: .Com Is The Choice of VC Backed Startups
Wired.com just published a post entitled “Why .Com is the Venture Capital Community’s Power Player” highlighting the use of .Com by VC backed startups. “In a recent essay, Paul Graham, venture capitalist and co-founder of the ...
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September 28, 2016, 2:39 pm
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Donuts Launches DPML Plus To Protect Trademarks & 3 Typos for $9,999 For 10 Yrs
The largest new gTLD operator in terms of number of new domain extensions, Donuts Inc. today announced DPML Plus, an enhancement to its existing Domains Protected Marks List product that it developed in partnership with the IP community. Donuts alrea...
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Donuts Launches DPML Plus To Protect Trademarks & 3 Typos for $9,999 For 10 Yrs
The largest new gTLD operator in terms of number of new domain extensions, Donuts Inc. today announced DPML Plus, an enhancement to its existing Domains Protected Marks List product that it developed in partnership with the IP community. Donuts alrea...
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September 28, 2016, 2:15 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by StarWorld.com at $35,000
Sedo reported their weekly sales and StarWorld.com was the top sale. The domain sold for $35,000. This is a week where you did not have to have a premium name to make a 5 figure sale. I do like StarWorld.com, I would say names like FansBet.com and Se...
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Sedo weekly sales led by StarWorld.com at $35,000
Sedo reported their weekly sales and StarWorld.com was the top sale. The domain sold for $35,000. This is a week where you did not have to have a premium name to make a 5 figure sale. I do like StarWorld.com, I would say names like FansBet.com and Se...
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September 27, 2016, 9:22 pm
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Must Read Story: Nominet Overcharges .UK Customers To Pay For Cheaper New gTLD’s
Kieren McCarthy published a post yesterday entitled “The Great British domain name rip-off: Overcharged .uk customers help pay for cheaper .vodka; Time for competition authorities to take a hard look at Nominet” Here are some of the highl...
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Must Read Story: Nominet Overcharges .UK Customers To Pay For Cheaper New gTLD’s
Kieren McCarthy published a post yesterday entitled “The Great British domain name rip-off: Overcharged .uk customers help pay for cheaper .vodka; Time for competition authorities to take a hard look at Nominet” Here are some of the highl...
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September 27, 2016, 2:43 pm
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Actress Anna Faris Acquires The Domain Name Unqualified.com
Actress Anna Faris has acquired the domain name Unqualified.com. The domain name matches the name of her Podcast, which is called “Anna Faris is Unqualified” which started in November 2015. According to the website; &...
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Actress Anna Faris Acquires The Domain Name Unqualified.com
Actress Anna Faris has acquired the domain name Unqualified.com. The domain name matches the name of her Podcast, which is called “Anna Faris is Unqualified” which started in November 2015. According to the website; &...
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September 25, 2016, 12:55 pm
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Snapchat Rebrands to Snap; Acquired Snap.com Back in June; Spectacles.com in May
Snapchat has rebranded to Snap, Inc. It appears the domain name Snap.com was acquired back in June 2016 when the domain moved over to the corporate domain registrar and brand protection company MarkMonitor.com Snapchat’s Twitter handle has chan...
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Snapchat Rebrands to Snap; Acquired Snap.com Back in June; Spectacles.com in May
Snapchat has rebranded to Snap, Inc. It appears the domain name Snap.com was acquired back in June 2016 when the domain moved over to the corporate domain registrar and brand protection company MarkMonitor.com Snapchat’s Twitter handle has chan...
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September 24, 2016, 5:14 pm
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Huntsville TV Station: “Squatters Are Hijacking Expired Domain Names”
WHNT a television station in Huntsville Alabama doesn’t seem to know much about domain names, at least when it comes to domain names that expire. In a story entitled Domain Name Hijacking Is Yours Vulnerable? “”If you own a domain n...
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Huntsville TV Station: “Squatters Are Hijacking Expired Domain Names”
WHNT a television station in Huntsville Alabama doesn’t seem to know much about domain names, at least when it comes to domain names that expire. In a story entitled Domain Name Hijacking Is Yours Vulnerable? “”If you own a domain n...
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September 24, 2016, 4:33 pm
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Domain Registrations Point To a Downton Abbey Attraction At Universal Studios
Domain registrations by NBC Universal Media, LLC yesterday indicate some sort of attraction maybe coming to Universal Studio Parks based on the television show Downton Abbey. Here are the domain names registered through corporate domain registrar Mar...
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Domain Registrations Point To a Downton Abbey Attraction At Universal Studios
Domain registrations by NBC Universal Media, LLC yesterday indicate some sort of attraction maybe coming to Universal Studio Parks based on the television show Downton Abbey. Here are the domain names registered through corporate domain registrar Mar...
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September 23, 2016, 2:25 pm
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UDRP Battle Between Dating Sites CheekyLovers.com & CheekyDevil.com Results in Punt
Together Networks Holdings Limited which owns the domain name CheekyLovers.com and a trademark on the term CheekyLovers lost a UDRP to grab the domain CheekyDevil.com Complainant is an online dating business and operates a number of websites, includi...
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UDRP Battle Between Dating Sites CheekyLovers.com & CheekyDevil.com Results in Punt
Together Networks Holdings Limited which owns the domain name CheekyLovers.com and a trademark on the term CheekyLovers lost a UDRP to grab the domain CheekyDevil.com Complainant is an online dating business and operates a number of websites, includi...
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September 23, 2016, 1:57 pm
