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UDRP Filed On ZL.com By German Law Firm
The domain name ZL.com has been hit with a UDRP The Complainant is Zirngibl Langwieser Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft which seems to be using the domain name zl-legal.de. Yes the Complainant is a law firm with offices in Munich, Vienna, Frankfurt a...
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UDRP Filed On ZL.com By German Law Firm
The domain name ZL.com has been hit with a UDRP The Complainant is Zirngibl Langwieser Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft which seems to be using the domain name zl-legal.de. Yes the Complainant is a law firm with offices in Munich, Vienna, Frankfurt a...
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August 18, 2016, 12:59 pm

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A surprising number of users can’t recognize Paid Ads in Google Search
Graham Charlton published an article on how many users can’t recognize a PPC ad in Google search. Now I remembered reading another article a few months back which Charlton referenced in his latest article. The latest findings show 55% of respon...
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A surprising number of users can’t recognize Paid Ads in Google Search
Graham Charlton published an article on how many users can’t recognize a PPC ad in Google search. Now I remembered reading another article a few months back which Charlton referenced in his latest article. The latest findings show 55% of respon...
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August 18, 2016, 1:16 am

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Sedo Weekly Sales led by Mamma.com at $72,999
Sedo released their sales data for the week, there were a couple 3L.com sales with ENS.com and HSE.com. Horse.Horse for $2,000 was the most puzzling sale of the week for me. I am not sure why to spend $2,000 on Horse.Horse. 101 Domain page showing cu...
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Sedo Weekly Sales led by Mamma.com at $72,999
Sedo released their sales data for the week, there were a couple 3L.com sales with ENS.com and HSE.com. Horse.Horse for $2,000 was the most puzzling sale of the week for me. I am not sure why to spend $2,000 on Horse.Horse. 101 Domain page showing cu...
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August 16, 2016, 8:32 pm

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ClintonKaine.com For Sale For $90K, Sells For $15K But Not To Clinton
The domain name ClintonKaine.com which was for sale for $90,000 a few weeks ago just sold for $15,000. The owner of the domain Jeremy P. Green confirmed the selling price to us and told TheDomains.com that “The Clinton campaign wasn’t int...
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ClintonKaine.com For Sale For $90K, Sells For $15K But Not To Clinton
The domain name ClintonKaine.com which was for sale for $90,000 a few weeks ago just sold for $15,000. The owner of the domain Jeremy P. Green confirmed the selling price to us and told TheDomains.com that “The Clinton campaign wasn’t int...
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August 15, 2016, 10:47 pm

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Bigfoot Ventures of NYC Found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in Unusual Opinion
Bigfoot Ventures LLC of New York, New York, represented by Morton & Associates LLP has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name slized.com The one member panel of Matthew S. Harris decided a pretty interes...
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Bigfoot Ventures of NYC Found Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in Unusual Opinion
Bigfoot Ventures LLC of New York, New York, represented by Morton & Associates LLP has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name slized.com The one member panel of Matthew S. Harris decided a pretty interes...
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August 15, 2016, 5:44 pm

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Afilias Asks ICANN To Disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web
Afilias has written ICANN asking that it disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web, which as we now know would give Verisign (VRSN) control of what many consider to be the best of the new gTLD. Afilias also asked ICANN to conduct...
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Afilias Asks ICANN To Disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web
Afilias has written ICANN asking that it disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web, which as we now know would give Verisign (VRSN) control of what many consider to be the best of the new gTLD. Afilias also asked ICANN to conduct...
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August 15, 2016, 3:54 pm

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Ename is now a public company in China
According to a newsletter from DN.com the popular Chinese registrar/marketplace Ename has gone public. According to the statistic in the Information Disclosure, eName was established on 19th May, 2005. It had a revenue of ¥260 million CNY and ...
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Ename is now a public company in China
According to a newsletter from DN.com the popular Chinese registrar/marketplace Ename has gone public. According to the statistic in the Information Disclosure, eName was established on 19th May, 2005. It had a revenue of ¥260 million CNY and ...
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August 15, 2016, 6:08 am

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Let’s Do Some Business
Last week over 150 readers told us their top/favorite domain and how much they wanted for it. In most cases these prices were at the retail/enduser level. One poster did mention they did sell a domain after posting here, so maybe the thread helped wi...
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Let’s Do Some Business
Last week over 150 readers told us their top/favorite domain and how much they wanted for it. In most cases these prices were at the retail/enduser level. One poster did mention they did sell a domain after posting here, so maybe the thread helped wi...
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August 14, 2016, 7:03 am

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Sens. Cruz; Lee & Duffy Ask DOJ to Review Whether To Extend Verisign Contract Over .Com Now
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) sent a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division Renata Hesse. The letter expresses concerns re...
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Sens. Cruz; Lee & Duffy Ask DOJ to Review Whether To Extend Verisign Contract Over .Com Now
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) sent a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division Renata Hesse. The letter expresses concerns re...
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August 13, 2016, 1:33 pm

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The Internet Commerce Association’s Comment To ICANN Over Verisign Contract
The Internet Commerce Association (the ICA) has filed a comment with ICANN over the proposed Verisign Contract which would start in 2018. The comment period is opened until midnight tonight UTC and you should file a comment if you have an opinion. In...
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The Internet Commerce Association’s Comment To ICANN Over Verisign Contract
The Internet Commerce Association (the ICA) has filed a comment with ICANN over the proposed Verisign Contract which would start in 2018. The comment period is opened until midnight tonight UTC and you should file a comment if you have an opinion. In...
Discussion
August 12, 2016, 4:12 pm