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Google Wiping Out 14 year old blog illustrates why you need to control your content
You always hear back up your work and most know they should but don’t. There are news reports out today about Dennis Cooper an artist who ran his blog on Google owned Blogger, has had his blog wiped away by Google. Cooper wrote on Facebook: Yes...
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Google Wiping Out 14 year old blog illustrates why you need to control your content
You always hear back up your work and most know they should but don’t. There are news reports out today about Dennis Cooper an artist who ran his blog on Google owned Blogger, has had his blog wiped away by Google. Cooper wrote on Facebook: Yes...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 6:50 pm

The Domains
Guest Post: .WS Goes To China
This is a guest post by Alan Ezeir who is the Founder & President of Global Domains International, Inc which owns and operates the .WS registry which is the ccTLD of Samoa. I found it an interesting read not just for .WS domains but for all...
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Guest Post: .WS Goes To China
This is a guest post by Alan Ezeir who is the Founder & President of Global Domains International, Inc which owns and operates the .WS registry which is the ccTLD of Samoa. I found it an interesting read not just for .WS domains but for all...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 3:47 pm

The Domains
Google Brings The Right To Be Forgotten to The U.S.
We started back in May of 2014 discussing the right to be forgotten. Back in in 2014, A European court, in an important test of the “right to be forgotten,” that Google must amend some of its search results at the request of ordinary peop...
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Google Brings The Right To Be Forgotten to The U.S.
We started back in May of 2014 discussing the right to be forgotten. Back in in 2014, A European court, in an important test of the “right to be forgotten,” that Google must amend some of its search results at the request of ordinary peop...
Discussion
July 16, 2016, 9:40 pm

The Domains
Playing The President/VP Domain Game? Asking Prices Up to $80K
TheHill.com published a story last night about an anti-Donald Trump super-PAC registering “a slew of web domains” in anticipation of the presumptive Republican nominee’s running mate announcement later this week. Well it appears a &...
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Playing The President/VP Domain Game? Asking Prices Up to $80K
TheHill.com published a story last night about an anti-Donald Trump super-PAC registering “a slew of web domains” in anticipation of the presumptive Republican nominee’s running mate announcement later this week. Well it appears a &...
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July 14, 2016, 4:43 pm

The Domains
URS Panel Finds The URS Complaint “Was An Abuse of Process” in Grey.email
In what be the first case, an Examiner found a “Complaint filed under the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proceeding was brought as abuse of the administrative proceeding or with material falsehoods”. The URS involved the generic domain na...
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URS Panel Finds The URS Complaint “Was An Abuse of Process” in Grey.email
In what be the first case, an Examiner found a “Complaint filed under the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proceeding was brought as abuse of the administrative proceeding or with material falsehoods”. The URS involved the generic domain na...
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July 13, 2016, 10:41 pm

The Domains
Domain Tools Gets Some More Competition As Co-Founder of CA Launches Digital Associates
The co-founder of Computer Assoicates, (CA) Russell Artzt and longtime CA chief architect Vince Re today announced the launch of Digital Associates, a New York-based software company offering cloud-based digital-marketing solutions that help companie...
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Domain Tools Gets Some More Competition As Co-Founder of CA Launches Digital Associates
The co-founder of Computer Assoicates, (CA) Russell Artzt and longtime CA chief architect Vince Re today announced the launch of Digital Associates, a New York-based software company offering cloud-based digital-marketing solutions that help companie...
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July 13, 2016, 1:44 pm

The Domains
Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by 1396.com
Over the past week, 416 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.m. 55% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: 1396.com at 60,000 USD To...
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million led by 1396.com
Over the past week, 416 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.m. 55% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: 1396.com at 60,000 USD To...
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July 13, 2016, 1:36 pm

The Domains
Donuts Closes Strategic Investment In Netki Blockchain Technology
“Donuts Inc., the world’s largest operator of new domain name extensions, announced today an investment in Netki, Inc., a digital identity startup dedicated to democratizing digital currency. Netki uses the domain name system (DNS) to hum...
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Donuts Closes Strategic Investment In Netki Blockchain Technology
“Donuts Inc., the world’s largest operator of new domain name extensions, announced today an investment in Netki, Inc., a digital identity startup dedicated to democratizing digital currency. Netki uses the domain name system (DNS) to hum...
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July 13, 2016, 1:26 pm

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The Daily Roundup for 7-12-16 – 36.net sells for $135,000
Welcome to the Daily Roundup for July 12, 2016 Two number .net sells for $135,000 Kassey Lee translated a story posted on Ename.Cn 36.net sold for $135k (900k yuan) in July 7 auction. 36 is associated with Chinese ancient essay titled Thirty-Six Stra...
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The Daily Roundup for 7-12-16 – 36.net sells for $135,000
Welcome to the Daily Roundup for July 12, 2016 Two number .net sells for $135,000 Kassey Lee translated a story posted on Ename.Cn 36.net sold for $135k (900k yuan) in July 7 auction. 36 is associated with Chinese ancient essay titled Thirty-Six Stra...
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July 13, 2016, 3:50 am

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New Top Level Domain Industry First Half 2016 Analysis & Insights
Christa Taylor is the CEO of DotTBA published an infographic and new gtld analysis on CircleID. Here is a look at some of the analysis: Top Level Domain Statistics and Business Implications First Half 2016 Overview Average prices were based on prices...
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New Top Level Domain Industry First Half 2016 Analysis & Insights
Christa Taylor is the CEO of DotTBA published an infographic and new gtld analysis on CircleID. Here is a look at some of the analysis: Top Level Domain Statistics and Business Implications First Half 2016 Overview Average prices were based on prices...
Discussion
July 12, 2016, 4:55 pm