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10 Digit .Com’s Domain Hit NameJet.com
The numbered .Com domain name frenzy continues as I see today 10 digit domain names in pre-release on NameJet.com with multiple backorders. The two domain names that are now in pending delete with bids are 8888888833.com and 8888888835.com. The backo...
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10 Digit .Com’s Domain Hit NameJet.com
The numbered .Com domain name frenzy continues as I see today 10 digit domain names in pre-release on NameJet.com with multiple backorders. The two domain names that are now in pending delete with bids are 8888888833.com and 8888888835.com. The backo...
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November 3, 2015, 3:22 pm
The Domains
Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Wins Another UDRP on 16 Year Old Torneo.com
Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Inc represented as usually by John Berryhill, Ph.D, Esq., has won another UDRP this time on the domain name Torneo.com which was registered on September 28, 1999. “Torneo” is the common Spanish ...
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Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Wins Another UDRP on 16 Year Old Torneo.com
Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Inc represented as usually by John Berryhill, Ph.D, Esq., has won another UDRP this time on the domain name Torneo.com which was registered on September 28, 1999. “Torneo” is the common Spanish ...
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November 3, 2015, 2:13 pm
The Domains
The Domain KanyeForPresident.Com Goes Up For Sale
The domain name that made international news, KanyeForPresident.com has gone up for sale on Flippa.com Back in August at the MTV Video awards Kanye West announced he will be running for President of the United States in 2020. A 24-year-old Tramal Fer...
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The Domain KanyeForPresident.Com Goes Up For Sale
The domain name that made international news, KanyeForPresident.com has gone up for sale on Flippa.com Back in August at the MTV Video awards Kanye West announced he will be running for President of the United States in 2020. A 24-year-old Tramal Fer...
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November 3, 2015, 1:34 pm
The Domains
French Regulators Want the right to be forgotten to include .com
We have written before about Google and their battle with certain European countries on the “right to be forgotten”. Google has contended that results should only be removed from the local country code results, so if someone from France m...
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French Regulators Want the right to be forgotten to include .com
We have written before about Google and their battle with certain European countries on the “right to be forgotten”. Google has contended that results should only be removed from the local country code results, so if someone from France m...
Discussion
November 2, 2015, 4:44 pm
The Domains
.Club 2 Letter Domains Auctions Go 10 for 10 Hitting Reserve on EachNic.com
.Club which is holding an auction on the Chinese Auction platform EachNic.com sold all 10 two letter .Club domains that closed over the weekend. Each domain name had a reserve price of $5,000. The domain names that reach reserved and sold over the we...
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.Club 2 Letter Domains Auctions Go 10 for 10 Hitting Reserve on EachNic.com
.Club which is holding an auction on the Chinese Auction platform EachNic.com sold all 10 two letter .Club domains that closed over the weekend. Each domain name had a reserve price of $5,000. The domain names that reach reserved and sold over the we...
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November 2, 2015, 2:11 pm
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Owner of Realestate.com.au Offers To Buy iProperty.com For $750 Million
According to themercury.com.au, Online property advertiser REA Group which owns and operates of Realestate.com.au has launched a $750 million takeover bid for Southeast Asia-focused iProperty.com REA Group’s subsidiary Realestate.com.au t...
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Owner of Realestate.com.au Offers To Buy iProperty.com For $750 Million
According to themercury.com.au, Online property advertiser REA Group which owns and operates of Realestate.com.au has launched a $750 million takeover bid for Southeast Asia-focused iProperty.com REA Group’s subsidiary Realestate.com.au t...
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November 1, 2015, 10:31 pm
The Domains
Google Upset With Symantec Over False Security Certificates
According to PCMag.com Google is rather peeved at Symantec for issuing fraudulent security certificates for numerous domains, including Google. This started out with just a few bad certs and then Google started looking into it themselves. Google foun...
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Google Upset With Symantec Over False Security Certificates
According to PCMag.com Google is rather peeved at Symantec for issuing fraudulent security certificates for numerous domains, including Google. This started out with just a few bad certs and then Google started looking into it themselves. Google foun...
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October 31, 2015, 1:06 am
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Biggest New gTLD Registrants: 23 of Top 30 Are From China; 38 out of Top 50
According to ntldstats.com registrants from China are dominating the list of the top 100 Biggest New gTLD Registrants 23 of the top 30 domain names registrants are from China; 38 out of Top 50 domain names registrants are from China; and 72 of out 10...
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Biggest New gTLD Registrants: 23 of Top 30 Are From China; 38 out of Top 50
According to ntldstats.com registrants from China are dominating the list of the top 100 Biggest New gTLD Registrants 23 of the top 30 domain names registrants are from China; 38 out of Top 50 domain names registrants are from China; and 72 of out 10...
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October 30, 2015, 12:43 pm
The Domains
Here’s Something Scary, Namescon Early Bird Ticket Offer Ends Tomorrow On Halloween
The 2016 NamesCon Conference $399 Early Bird ticket offer expires at the end of the day tomorrow Saturday October 31. So you should take advantage of this treat because the regular price to attend the conference is $999. Namescon will be held at the ...
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Here’s Something Scary, Namescon Early Bird Ticket Offer Ends Tomorrow On Halloween
The 2016 NamesCon Conference $399 Early Bird ticket offer expires at the end of the day tomorrow Saturday October 31. So you should take advantage of this treat because the regular price to attend the conference is $999. Namescon will be held at the ...
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October 30, 2015, 12:21 pm
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1St Day New gTLD Totals: .Live 3,470; .Studio 2,032; .SRL 223
Two new gTLD’s launched into general availability (GA) yesterday .Live and .Studio both owned by Rightside (NAME) and one launched Tuesday offered by InterNetX; .SRL Including domain names registered in the Sunrise period by trademark holders a...
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1St Day New gTLD Totals: .Live 3,470; .Studio 2,032; .SRL 223
Two new gTLD’s launched into general availability (GA) yesterday .Live and .Studio both owned by Rightside (NAME) and one launched Tuesday offered by InterNetX; .SRL Including domain names registered in the Sunrise period by trademark holders a...
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October 29, 2015, 12:56 pm