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PayPal fined $25million Related to the Pay Later Button
PayPal got hit with a $25 million fine for deceiving their customers. The pay later button is at the root of the problem, I know when I first started seeing it I thought it was annoying. I just want to pay for my domain registration, not looking to p...
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PayPal fined $25million Related to the Pay Later Button
PayPal got hit with a $25 million fine for deceiving their customers. The pay later button is at the root of the problem, I know when I first started seeing it I thought it was annoying. I just want to pay for my domain registration, not looking to p...
Discussion
May 21, 2015, 8:30 am

The Domains
Enom.com Informs Customers of “Very Sophisticated Attack” But No Domains Were Stolen
In an email to tonight from Taryn Naidu CEO of Enom.com told its customers that they “recently became the subject of what appears to be a very sophisticated attack by a group that targets large internet infrastructure companies. Within hours of...
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Enom.com Informs Customers of “Very Sophisticated Attack” But No Domains Were Stolen
In an email to tonight from Taryn Naidu CEO of Enom.com told its customers that they “recently became the subject of what appears to be a very sophisticated attack by a group that targets large internet infrastructure companies. Within hours of...
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May 21, 2015, 2:11 am

The Domains
This Guy Want You To Pay A Tax On “Parked” ‘Unused” Or “Idle” Domains
In a story published by Circleid.com written by Alex Tajirian, CEO at DomainMart, Mr. Tajirian suggests that all parked, “unused” or “idle” pages need to have a Tax imposed on them to reduce cybersquatting, even if...
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This Guy Want You To Pay A Tax On “Parked” ‘Unused” Or “Idle” Domains
In a story published by Circleid.com written by Alex Tajirian, CEO at DomainMart, Mr. Tajirian suggests that all parked, “unused” or “idle” pages need to have a Tax imposed on them to reduce cybersquatting, even if...
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May 20, 2015, 12:30 pm

The Domains
Sedo Weekly Sales Total $1.3 Million .TV and .Net Top The Charts
Over the past week, 607 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: dopo.com at 10,000 USD Top ccTLD...
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Sedo Weekly Sales Total $1.3 Million .TV and .Net Top The Charts
Over the past week, 607 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: dopo.com at 10,000 USD Top ccTLD...
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May 19, 2015, 8:27 pm

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Rick Schwartz Maybe “Retired” But He Is Still The Domain King & Still Schooling Them Up
A lot of people in the domain world miss Rick Schwartz since he retired. His “Biggest Fan” who writes onlinedomain.com openly stated last week he was eagerly waiting for a new post from Rick on RicksBlog.com. The Domain King remains retir...
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Rick Schwartz Maybe “Retired” But He Is Still The Domain King & Still Schooling Them Up
A lot of people in the domain world miss Rick Schwartz since he retired. His “Biggest Fan” who writes onlinedomain.com openly stated last week he was eagerly waiting for a new post from Rick on RicksBlog.com. The Domain King remains retir...
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May 19, 2015, 1:30 pm

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UDRP Filed on SoapBoxDerby.com Domain
A UDRP has been filed on the domain name SoapBoxDerby.com. The domain domain name has been registered since 2001 but a live trademark was filed in 1976!
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UDRP Filed on SoapBoxDerby.com Domain
A UDRP has been filed on the domain name SoapBoxDerby.com. The domain domain name has been registered since 2001 but a live trademark was filed in 1976!
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May 19, 2015, 12:34 pm

The Domains
Apple Inc. Secures AppleID.com Domain Name
Apple Inc. has secured the domain name AppleID.com, a domain name that has been registered since 2004 and never owned by the company. Apple has also offered a hint towards an Apple ID Store?
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Apple Inc. Secures AppleID.com Domain Name
Apple Inc. has secured the domain name AppleID.com, a domain name that has been registered since 2004 and never owned by the company. Apple has also offered a hint towards an Apple ID Store?
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May 19, 2015, 10:53 am

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Donuts To Release Over 1 Million New gTLD Domains Starting June 10th
According to an email we received tonight Donuts is going to release more than one million previously unavailable new gTLD domain names, including permissible two character addresses Donuts will offer registrations via our Early Access Program (EAP) ...
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Donuts To Release Over 1 Million New gTLD Domains Starting June 10th
According to an email we received tonight Donuts is going to release more than one million previously unavailable new gTLD domain names, including permissible two character addresses Donuts will offer registrations via our Early Access Program (EAP) ...
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May 19, 2015, 12:58 am

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With 10 Applicants .Art Gets Scheduled For An ICANN Last Resort Auction
The new gTLD .Art just got on the ICANN schedule for a last resort auction. There are 10 applicants for .Art and the ICANN auction is scheduled tentatively for July 2015. .Art is the only new gTLD that is currently scheduled for an ICANN auction. Her...
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With 10 Applicants .Art Gets Scheduled For An ICANN Last Resort Auction
The new gTLD .Art just got on the ICANN schedule for a last resort auction. There are 10 applicants for .Art and the ICANN auction is scheduled tentatively for July 2015. .Art is the only new gTLD that is currently scheduled for an ICANN auction. Her...
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May 18, 2015, 6:37 pm

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CNBC.com: Covers New gTLD’s: 1and1 says New gTLD Account For 15% of Their New Biz
CNBC.com just covered the new gTLD roll out once again in a story entitled “Dot-com to .pizza: Welcome to the Web domain Rush” with a subtitle of “The Internet’s long-restricted virtual real estate market is open for bus...
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CNBC.com: Covers New gTLD’s: 1and1 says New gTLD Account For 15% of Their New Biz
CNBC.com just covered the new gTLD roll out once again in a story entitled “Dot-com to .pizza: Welcome to the Web domain Rush” with a subtitle of “The Internet’s long-restricted virtual real estate market is open for bus...
Discussion
May 18, 2015, 5:57 pm