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Activist Buys Up Domain Names of Politicians who voted for Indiana Anti-Gay Law
PinkNews.com reported that an activist Konrad Juengling bought up domains related to politicians who voted for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana, the law caught a lot of heat during the NCAA Tournament as the final four was held in Ind...
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Activist Buys Up Domain Names of Politicians who voted for Indiana Anti-Gay Law
PinkNews.com reported that an activist Konrad Juengling bought up domains related to politicians who voted for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana, the law caught a lot of heat during the NCAA Tournament as the final four was held in Ind...
Discussion
April 24, 2015, 5:50 pm

The Domains
How the blockchain could change the domain business
Mike Ward wrote a very interesting piece on Coin Telegraph with regards to the Blockchain and domain names. Ward takes a look at how the DNS can run on a decentralized platform, he talks about the flexibility this would provide and how it would creat...
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How the blockchain could change the domain business
Mike Ward wrote a very interesting piece on Coin Telegraph with regards to the Blockchain and domain names. Ward takes a look at how the DNS can run on a decentralized platform, he talks about the flexibility this would provide and how it would creat...
Discussion
April 24, 2015, 5:29 pm

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Web.com Awarded Netsol.Domains in UDRP
A one member panel ruled in favor of Web.com with regards to the domain name Netsol.domains. The registrant was based out of Spain and it seems tried to sell the domain for $5,000. The registrant did say that the name along with other infringing doma...
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Web.com Awarded Netsol.Domains in UDRP
A one member panel ruled in favor of Web.com with regards to the domain name Netsol.domains. The registrant was based out of Spain and it seems tried to sell the domain for $5,000. The registrant did say that the name along with other infringing doma...
Discussion
April 24, 2015, 8:56 am

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Walmart Files UDRP on New gTLD Domain Walmart.LGBT
Walmart has filed a UDRP on the new gTLD domain Walmart.lgbt. The new domain extension .LGBT, for those that may not know, “is the first internet address created specifically for connecting with the Lesbian, Gay...
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Walmart Files UDRP on New gTLD Domain Walmart.LGBT
Walmart has filed a UDRP on the new gTLD domain Walmart.lgbt. The new domain extension .LGBT, for those that may not know, “is the first internet address created specifically for connecting with the Lesbian, Gay...
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April 23, 2015, 11:44 pm

The Domains
Google Reports: Paid Clicks up 13% but Cost Per Click Down 7%: Revenue up 12%
Google reported its earnings for the 1st Quarter of 2015 after the market closed today. Google reported revenue in the three months ended in March 31st, rose 12%, year over year, to $17.26 billion “Paid Clicks” rose 13%, year over year, b...
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Google Reports: Paid Clicks up 13% but Cost Per Click Down 7%: Revenue up 12%
Google reported its earnings for the 1st Quarter of 2015 after the market closed today. Google reported revenue in the three months ended in March 31st, rose 12%, year over year, to $17.26 billion “Paid Clicks” rose 13%, year over year, b...
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April 23, 2015, 9:05 pm

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Verisign Reports: Revenue up 4%; .Com/.Net Increase 3.1%: Has 1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN), today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2015 after the market closed. Verisign Registry Services added 1.51 million net new names during the first quarter, ending with 133.0 million .com and .net domain names ...
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Verisign Reports: Revenue up 4%; .Com/.Net Increase 3.1%: Has 1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN), today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2015 after the market closed. Verisign Registry Services added 1.51 million net new names during the first quarter, ending with 133.0 million .com and .net domain names ...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 8:14 pm

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Will New gTLDs be to the Internet what Cable was to Television ?
Jennifer Wolfe published an article on ClickZ that used an analogy that I myself have thought about to a certain degree when it comes to the new gtlds. Will the new gtlds be to the Internet what Cable TV was to Television ? There is something there, ...
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Will New gTLDs be to the Internet what Cable was to Television ?
Jennifer Wolfe published an article on ClickZ that used an analogy that I myself have thought about to a certain degree when it comes to the new gtlds. Will the new gtlds be to the Internet what Cable TV was to Television ? There is something there, ...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 7:59 pm

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14 Year Old 4 Letter .Com Lost in UDRP To Trademark Filed in 2012: GECU.com
A one member UDRP panel has just handed over a 14 year old, four letter .com domain, GECU.com to GECU of Texas The domain holder registered the domain gecu.com on June 29, 2001. Terry F. Peppard the Panelist found the credit union had common law trad...
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14 Year Old 4 Letter .Com Lost in UDRP To Trademark Filed in 2012: GECU.com
A one member UDRP panel has just handed over a 14 year old, four letter .com domain, GECU.com to GECU of Texas The domain holder registered the domain gecu.com on June 29, 2001. Terry F. Peppard the Panelist found the credit union had common law trad...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 2:01 pm

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Domain Movers: Blocker.com, MaxGrip.com and More
Large companies are acquiring, registering and moving domain name all the time but these domains often go undetected until I do the deep digging and find them! In Domain Movers, I present you what I find!
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Domain Movers: Blocker.com, MaxGrip.com and More
Large companies are acquiring, registering and moving domain name all the time but these domains often go undetected until I do the deep digging and find them! In Domain Movers, I present you what I find!
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 1:56 pm

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Controversial Bill To Fight Piracy Passes in Florida Senate
The Florida state Senate has passed a bill that would require websites who distribute commercial movies and music to give out the identity of their owners. Bradenton.com posted the news from the Associated Press: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Websites th...
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Controversial Bill To Fight Piracy Passes in Florida Senate
The Florida state Senate has passed a bill that would require websites who distribute commercial movies and music to give out the identity of their owners. Bradenton.com posted the news from the Associated Press: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Websites th...
Discussion
April 23, 2015, 11:59 am