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Here Is Our Run Down As New gTLD’s Top 4.5 Million Registrations
.Science added another 14K+ domain names registrations yesterday in its second day of general availability, putting the number of new gTLD registrations over the 4.5 million mark. New gTLD registrations still have a large percentage of free, almost f...
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Here Is Our Run Down As New gTLD’s Top 4.5 Million Registrations
.Science added another 14K+ domain names registrations yesterday in its second day of general availability, putting the number of new gTLD registrations over the 4.5 million mark. New gTLD registrations still have a large percentage of free, almost f...
Discussion
February 26, 2015, 2:31 pm
The Domains
.APP Rolls Into A Second Day In The ICANN Last Resort Auction; Here’s Why & What It Means
.APP which went into a ICANN Last Resort contention auction yesterday, appears to be going into a second day. ICANN Last Resort auctions, like private auctions for new gTLD contention sets, are not held in a normal auction format that most people are...
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.APP Rolls Into A Second Day In The ICANN Last Resort Auction; Here’s Why & What It Means
.APP which went into a ICANN Last Resort contention auction yesterday, appears to be going into a second day. ICANN Last Resort auctions, like private auctions for new gTLD contention sets, are not held in a normal auction format that most people are...
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February 26, 2015, 1:38 pm
The Domains
Marchex’s Archeo Revenue $14.5M In 2014; Horowitz Steps Down As CEO; Pete Christothoulou Takes Over
Marchex (MCHX) reported its earnings for the 4th Quarter and the full year of 2014, after the market closed today and also announced that Russell Horowitz who has been the CEO of the company for the last 12 years is stepping down as CEO b...
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Marchex’s Archeo Revenue $14.5M In 2014; Horowitz Steps Down As CEO; Pete Christothoulou Takes Over
Marchex (MCHX) reported its earnings for the 4th Quarter and the full year of 2014, after the market closed today and also announced that Russell Horowitz who has been the CEO of the company for the last 12 years is stepping down as CEO b...
Discussion
February 25, 2015, 10:43 pm
The Domains
EnCira Becomes 1st Registrar For .Bank & Teams Up With The ICBA
According to a press release just out, EnCira.com is the first approved ICANN-accredited registrar for the new gTLD .BANK fTLD Registry Services LLC is the operator of the .BANK top-level domain. The Independent Community Bankers of America®...
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EnCira Becomes 1st Registrar For .Bank & Teams Up With The ICBA
According to a press release just out, EnCira.com is the first approved ICANN-accredited registrar for the new gTLD .BANK fTLD Registry Services LLC is the operator of the .BANK top-level domain. The Independent Community Bankers of America®...
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February 25, 2015, 8:43 pm
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.co.com Hits 1 Year Anniversary & 10K Registrations: It Would Be 83rd Most Registered New gTLD
.co.com announced today that it has hit its one year anniversary since launching and has registered over 10,000 domain names. You can read the official post here. The company wrote in part that its 10,000 registrations are “more than most ICANN...
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.co.com Hits 1 Year Anniversary & 10K Registrations: It Would Be 83rd Most Registered New gTLD
.co.com announced today that it has hit its one year anniversary since launching and has registered over 10,000 domain names. You can read the official post here. The company wrote in part that its 10,000 registrations are “more than most ICANN...
Discussion
February 25, 2015, 7:53 pm
The Domains
.Science Gets Almost 14,000 (Mostly Free) Registrations
Yesterday we told you that .Science could be registered for free on AlpNames.com, wound up its first day of general availability with almost 14,000 registrations. .Science only had 13 domain names registered in Sunrise by trademark holders and wound ...
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.Science Gets Almost 14,000 (Mostly Free) Registrations
Yesterday we told you that .Science could be registered for free on AlpNames.com, wound up its first day of general availability with almost 14,000 registrations. .Science only had 13 domain names registered in Sunrise by trademark holders and wound ...
Discussion
February 25, 2015, 2:42 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions Total Led By Heika.com For $300K
Over the past week, 514 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $900,000 All sales were led by Heika.com I of course did a Google search and it looks like a “lovely shrubbery” as Monte Python wou...
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Sedo Transactions Total Led By Heika.com For $300K
Over the past week, 514 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $900,000 All sales were led by Heika.com I of course did a Google search and it looks like a “lovely shrubbery” as Monte Python wou...
Discussion
February 24, 2015, 9:21 pm
The Domains
The .Me Registry Declares March 16th As .Me Day At South by Southwest Festival
The .Me registry has decided that March 16th will be the first-ever “ME Day” in the U.S., as a day to celebrate and share what makes each of us unique and to indulge, nourish and develop our personal passions and skills. The Domain.ME com...
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The .Me Registry Declares March 16th As .Me Day At South by Southwest Festival
The .Me registry has decided that March 16th will be the first-ever “ME Day” in the U.S., as a day to celebrate and share what makes each of us unique and to indulge, nourish and develop our personal passions and skills. The Domain.ME com...
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February 24, 2015, 7:53 pm
The Domains
Click Fraud? Report Says Bots Made Up To 98% Of Charged Ad Clicks on Google
A paper published by Oxford BioChronometrics SA, which is a company that sells click fraud protection to clients published a report last month concluding that: “Our research found that at best, 88% of the ad-clicks were made by bots on the Link...
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Click Fraud? Report Says Bots Made Up To 98% Of Charged Ad Clicks on Google
A paper published by Oxford BioChronometrics SA, which is a company that sells click fraud protection to clients published a report last month concluding that: “Our research found that at best, 88% of the ad-clicks were made by bots on the Link...
Discussion
February 24, 2015, 6:21 pm
The Domains
.Club Offering Free Domains & $10K In Prizes At LAUNCH Hackathon in San Francisco
.Club announced today that they will be is awarding $10,000 in prizes to an entrant of this year’s LAUNCH Hackathon taking place February 27- March 1, 2015 in San Francisco. .CLUB is offering every LAUNCH Hackathon participant a free .CLUB doma...
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.Club Offering Free Domains & $10K In Prizes At LAUNCH Hackathon in San Francisco
.Club announced today that they will be is awarding $10,000 in prizes to an entrant of this year’s LAUNCH Hackathon taking place February 27- March 1, 2015 in San Francisco. .CLUB is offering every LAUNCH Hackathon participant a free .CLUB doma...
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February 24, 2015, 4:52 pm
