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ICM Says After .XXX Matching .Porn Has 7,500 Registrations; .Adult 7K & Sells A $500K .Porn Domain
The numbers are now in for the number of .porn and .adult domain names registered during the .XXX matching program Under the matching .XXX program the owners of a .XXX domain has the right register the matching .porn and .adult domains before general...
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ICM Says After .XXX Matching .Porn Has 7,500 Registrations; .Adult 7K & Sells A $500K .Porn Domain
The numbers are now in for the number of .porn and .adult domain names registered during the .XXX matching program Under the matching .XXX program the owners of a .XXX domain has the right register the matching .porn and .adult domains before general...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 3:14 pm

The Domains
ICANN Study Finds 46% Aware of New gTLD’s; Only 80% Know .Com, .Net and .Org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current gen...
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ICANN Study Finds 46% Aware of New gTLD’s; Only 80% Know .Com, .Net and .Org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current gen...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 12:54 pm

The Domains
State of Texas Fines EscrowHill.com $30K For Non -Compliance with State Regs
Escrowhill.com has just been fined by the The Banking Commission of the State of Texas for $30,000 for doing escrow business in the state without appropriate licenses after receiving a C & D order “Respondents have been properly notif...
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State of Texas Fines EscrowHill.com $30K For Non -Compliance with State Regs
Escrowhill.com has just been fined by the The Banking Commission of the State of Texas for $30,000 for doing escrow business in the state without appropriate licenses after receiving a C & D order “Respondents have been properly notif...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 12:31 pm

The Domains
You Want To See Great New gTLD’s? Look at The Early Domains In .School, .Football & .Casino
The new gTLD’s of .School, .Football and .Casino are launching this week into General Availability on Wednesday beyond the .porn and .adult of this world. If the new gTLD’s are going to be an investment vehicle for domain investors y...
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You Want To See Great New gTLD’s? Look at The Early Domains In .School, .Football & .Casino
The new gTLD’s of .School, .Football and .Casino are launching this week into General Availability on Wednesday beyond the .porn and .adult of this world. If the new gTLD’s are going to be an investment vehicle for domain investors y...
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 6:29 pm

The Domains
Domain Movers: Flok.com, EverydayValue.com and More Domains
Domain Movers is an exclusive series on TheDomains.com by master domain detective Jamie Zoch who delivers two weekly series on domain names being registered and acquired by some of the largest companies in the world. Enjoy an early insight into futur...
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Domain Movers: Flok.com, EverydayValue.com and More Domains
Domain Movers is an exclusive series on TheDomains.com by master domain detective Jamie Zoch who delivers two weekly series on domain names being registered and acquired by some of the largest companies in the world. Enjoy an early insight into futur...
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 2:10 pm

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Heinz Files UDRP On KraftHeinz.com, Registered Same Day Merger Was Announced
Just two month after announcing its merger with Kraft Foods (NASDAQ: KRFT) , H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) has filed a UDRP to gain control of the domain name KraftHeinz.com The domain name was registered on March 25, 2015 the same d...
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Heinz Files UDRP On KraftHeinz.com, Registered Same Day Merger Was Announced
Just two month after announcing its merger with Kraft Foods (NASDAQ: KRFT) , H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) has filed a UDRP to gain control of the domain name KraftHeinz.com The domain name was registered on March 25, 2015 the same d...
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 1:40 pm

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Apple Inc. Wins AppleId.com and AppleAccount.com In UDRP
Apple Inc. has now won two domain names in separate UDRP cases. The first one was the domain name AppleID.com in a case that was terminated and the second and latest was AppleAccount.com which was ruled upon.
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Apple Inc. Wins AppleId.com and AppleAccount.com In UDRP
Apple Inc. has now won two domain names in separate UDRP cases. The first one was the domain name AppleID.com in a case that was terminated and the second and latest was AppleAccount.com which was ruled upon.
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 1:06 pm

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New gTLD Utilization Report by CSC
CSC put out their most recent New gTLD utilization report, the report is published every two months. The report looks to find trends and make observations for corporate clients and digital marketers. Observations from the report include: there have b...
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New gTLD Utilization Report by CSC
CSC put out their most recent New gTLD utilization report, the report is published every two months. The report looks to find trends and make observations for corporate clients and digital marketers. Observations from the report include: there have b...
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 10:54 am

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BigRock.com: India Accounts For 4% of All Domain Registrations; China 20-22%
According to firstpost.com, average monthly domain name registrations in India has more than doubled to 4% of all global registrations, citing figures from web-hosting company BigRock. China, accounts for 20-22%t of monthly new domain name registrati...
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BigRock.com: India Accounts For 4% of All Domain Registrations; China 20-22%
According to firstpost.com, average monthly domain name registrations in India has more than doubled to 4% of all global registrations, citing figures from web-hosting company BigRock. China, accounts for 20-22%t of monthly new domain name registrati...
Discussion
May 31, 2015, 3:35 pm

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Quick Poll: How Many Sunrise Domain Registrations Will .Sucks Get?
.Sucks has been in the news for a few months since announcing its pricing plan which place a suggested retail price of up to $2,499 for trademark holders. ICANN claimed .sucks domains were being sold to trademark owners in a “predatory” m...
Discussion
Quick Poll: How Many Sunrise Domain Registrations Will .Sucks Get?
.Sucks has been in the news for a few months since announcing its pricing plan which place a suggested retail price of up to $2,499 for trademark holders. ICANN claimed .sucks domains were being sold to trademark owners in a “predatory” m...
Discussion
May 31, 2015, 3:07 pm