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The good, the bad and the ugly – NameJet
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
Discussion
The good, the bad and the ugly – NameJet
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
Discussion
December 18, 2016, 3:20 pm
The Domains
NFL Drops Court Seized Domain NFLMVP.com and it’s immediately registered again
Back in 2013 the NFL seized a bunch of domain names under a court order for alleged selling fake NFL merchandise. A few weeks ago I noticed that one of such domains and arguably one of the better domain names NFLMVP.com was dropped by the National Fo...
Discussion
NFL Drops Court Seized Domain NFLMVP.com and it’s immediately registered again
Back in 2013 the NFL seized a bunch of domain names under a court order for alleged selling fake NFL merchandise. A few weeks ago I noticed that one of such domains and arguably one of the better domain names NFLMVP.com was dropped by the National Fo...
Discussion
December 18, 2016, 3:31 am
The Domains
Godaddy/Namefind Sells 50 three Character .Com Domains
Godaddy/Namefind sold 50 three Character .Com Domains yesterday all to WDINCO of Holly Springs NC: c57.com c71.com c72.com c75.com c83.com c87.com d51.com d57.com d62.com e81.com e82.com e83.com f30.com f52.com f62.com f67.com f72.com g27.com h37.com...
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Godaddy/Namefind Sells 50 three Character .Com Domains
Godaddy/Namefind sold 50 three Character .Com Domains yesterday all to WDINCO of Holly Springs NC: c57.com c71.com c72.com c75.com c83.com c87.com d51.com d57.com d62.com e81.com e82.com e83.com f30.com f52.com f62.com f67.com f72.com g27.com h37.com...
Discussion
December 17, 2016, 6:02 pm
The Domains
.Com Domain Registrations Back Under 128 Million
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base have fallen below 128 Million. Back in September of this year we reported the number of .com domain name had broken through the 128 million mark for the first time. Fo...
Discussion
.Com Domain Registrations Back Under 128 Million
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the Domain Name Base have fallen below 128 Million. Back in September of this year we reported the number of .com domain name had broken through the 128 million mark for the first time. Fo...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 6:45 pm
The Domains
What do you want in 2017 ?
As 2016 closes it out and we look ahead to 2017 this post is for readers to tell us and the industry, what do you want to see in 2017 ? What do you want to see as far as innovation from industry related companies. What do you want to read more about ...
Discussion
What do you want in 2017 ?
As 2016 closes it out and we look ahead to 2017 this post is for readers to tell us and the industry, what do you want to see in 2017 ? What do you want to see as far as innovation from industry related companies. What do you want to read more about ...
Discussion
December 16, 2016, 4:40 pm
The Domains
Parent Co. of Sedo & 1and1 Buys Hosting Co. Strato From Deutsche Telekom for $629 Million Cash
United Internet, the parent company of Sedo & 1and1.com among other companies, agreed to buy web hosting business Strato from Deutsche Telekom for around 600 million euros (US$629 million) in cash today. According to reports “Deutsche Telek...
Discussion
Parent Co. of Sedo & 1and1 Buys Hosting Co. Strato From Deutsche Telekom for $629 Million Cash
United Internet, the parent company of Sedo & 1and1.com among other companies, agreed to buy web hosting business Strato from Deutsche Telekom for around 600 million euros (US$629 million) in cash today. According to reports “Deutsche Telek...
Discussion
December 15, 2016, 9:21 pm
The Domains
Bar.com Auction Group of Domains Draw $1 Million Dollar Bid At Namejet/ROTD Namescon Auction
A group of premium domain names are being auctioned off in one lot by RightoftheDot.com/Namejet.com auction at Namescon next month and yesterday drew a $1 million dollar bod The group of domain names is highlighted by Bar.com. In addition to Bar.com ...
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Bar.com Auction Group of Domains Draw $1 Million Dollar Bid At Namejet/ROTD Namescon Auction
A group of premium domain names are being auctioned off in one lot by RightoftheDot.com/Namejet.com auction at Namescon next month and yesterday drew a $1 million dollar bod The group of domain names is highlighted by Bar.com. In addition to Bar.com ...
Discussion
December 15, 2016, 5:44 pm
The Domains
White Castle Loses URS on WhiteCastle.space
White Castle just lost case under the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy for the domain name WhiteCastle.Space and the domain holder didn’t even respond. The Examier although recognized that WHITE CASTLE has trademark rights in the United St...
Discussion
White Castle Loses URS on WhiteCastle.space
White Castle just lost case under the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy for the domain name WhiteCastle.Space and the domain holder didn’t even respond. The Examier although recognized that WHITE CASTLE has trademark rights in the United St...
Discussion
December 15, 2016, 3:39 pm
The Domains
New gTLD .Cam Launched Today; Has Only 207 Registrations Through Sunrise & EAP
The New gTLD .Cam launched today into general availability. According to ntldstats.com there were about 80 Sunrise Applications by trademark holders for .cam and pulling the zone file over 80 domain names of the 207 are registered by the registry. Th...
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New gTLD .Cam Launched Today; Has Only 207 Registrations Through Sunrise & EAP
The New gTLD .Cam launched today into general availability. According to ntldstats.com there were about 80 Sunrise Applications by trademark holders for .cam and pulling the zone file over 80 domain names of the 207 are registered by the registry. Th...
Discussion
December 14, 2016, 5:17 pm
The Domains
Neustar Owner/Operator of .Co; .US & .Biz Acquired For $33.50 A Share
Neustar, Inc. (NSR), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a private investment group led by Golden Gate Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion. Under the terms of the agreement...
Discussion
Neustar Owner/Operator of .Co; .US & .Biz Acquired For $33.50 A Share
Neustar, Inc. (NSR), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a private investment group led by Golden Gate Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion. Under the terms of the agreement...
Discussion
December 14, 2016, 1:09 pm
