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The Domains
How Many New gTLD Registrations Will There be by the End of 2015 ?
The number of new gtld registrations stood at approximately 3.7 million to close out 2014. Our poll question for March is where do you see that number for 2015 ? The poll just went up and we did provide for choices that would show a contraction, so f...
Discussion
How Many New gTLD Registrations Will There be by the End of 2015 ?
The number of new gtld registrations stood at approximately 3.7 million to close out 2014. Our poll question for March is where do you see that number for 2015 ? The poll just went up and we did provide for choices that would show a contraction, so f...
Discussion
March 1, 2015, 7:08 pm
The Domains
Jeffrey Sass Talks Dot Club and the results of our Dot App Poll
In an article by Laurie Sullivan on Media Post which discussed Google paying $25 million for .app, there was also some commentary from Jeffrey Sass about .club. Sass explained how the pricing works at the wholesale and retail level. He gave a little ...
Discussion
Jeffrey Sass Talks Dot Club and the results of our Dot App Poll
In an article by Laurie Sullivan on Media Post which discussed Google paying $25 million for .app, there was also some commentary from Jeffrey Sass about .club. Sass explained how the pricing works at the wholesale and retail level. He gave a little ...
Discussion
February 28, 2015, 10:58 pm
The Domains
After 6 Years Owner Of The Adult Site Brazzers Files UDRP Against Affiliate Brazers.com
A UDRP has been filed against the domain name Brazers.com which is a typo of one of the most popular adult sites Brazzers.com which uses also uses the domain name Brazzersnetwork.com to which Brazers.com is actually forwarding to The complaint was fi...
Discussion
After 6 Years Owner Of The Adult Site Brazzers Files UDRP Against Affiliate Brazers.com
A UDRP has been filed against the domain name Brazers.com which is a typo of one of the most popular adult sites Brazzers.com which uses also uses the domain name Brazzersnetwork.com to which Brazers.com is actually forwarding to The complaint was fi...
Discussion
February 28, 2015, 4:49 pm
The Domains
The MPAA Would Like to Help ICANN set policy in targeting Pirate Domains
In an article on Torrent Freak it seems that the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) is in bed with ICANN and is trying to use that relationship to shape certain policies. These policies center on the handling of domain names used by sites t...
Discussion
The MPAA Would Like to Help ICANN set policy in targeting Pirate Domains
In an article on Torrent Freak it seems that the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) is in bed with ICANN and is trying to use that relationship to shape certain policies. These policies center on the handling of domain names used by sites t...
Discussion
February 28, 2015, 3:23 pm
The Domains
Google Decides To Reverse Ban of Sexually Explicit Material on Blogger
Well that was quick. We wrote earlier this week about Google banning pornography and sexually explicit material on Blogger. Well today the company posted on its product forums website that the decision has been reversed. Instead the company will step...
Discussion
Google Decides To Reverse Ban of Sexually Explicit Material on Blogger
Well that was quick. We wrote earlier this week about Google banning pornography and sexually explicit material on Blogger. Well today the company posted on its product forums website that the decision has been reversed. Instead the company will step...
Discussion
February 27, 2015, 7:34 pm
The Domains
LeatherCrown.it, Holder of Italian Trademark Awarded LeatherCrown.com In UDRP Based On Links On Parked Page
Oscar Studio di Cavallin Oscar of Veneto, Italy, which owns an Italian Trademark on the term “leather crown” just won a UDRP on matching .com LeatherCrown.com which was owned by Rob Monster of Epik who registered the domain na...
Discussion
LeatherCrown.it, Holder of Italian Trademark Awarded LeatherCrown.com In UDRP Based On Links On Parked Page
Oscar Studio di Cavallin Oscar of Veneto, Italy, which owns an Italian Trademark on the term “leather crown” just won a UDRP on matching .com LeatherCrown.com which was owned by Rob Monster of Epik who registered the domain na...
Discussion
February 27, 2015, 3:24 pm
The Domains
Meet The Man Who Just Received 100,000 Shares in Jet.com
CNN Money published an article on Eric Martin of York, Pennsylvania, which is an two hour drive away from me. The article title was catchy, “This guy used a get rich quick scheme and got rich” When you read the article it seems Mr. Martin...
Discussion
Meet The Man Who Just Received 100,000 Shares in Jet.com
CNN Money published an article on Eric Martin of York, Pennsylvania, which is an two hour drive away from me. The article title was catchy, “This guy used a get rich quick scheme and got rich” When you read the article it seems Mr. Martin...
Discussion
February 27, 2015, 11:35 am
The Domains
Google Paid Developers More than $7 BILLION in 2014 For Apps & Games On Google Play
According to a blog post on it company blog today “Google Play now reaches more than 1 billion people on Android devices in more than 190 countries” “In the past year, we paid more than $7 billion to developers distributing apps and...
Discussion
Google Paid Developers More than $7 BILLION in 2014 For Apps & Games On Google Play
According to a blog post on it company blog today “Google Play now reaches more than 1 billion people on Android devices in more than 190 countries” “In the past year, we paid more than $7 billion to developers distributing apps and...
Discussion
February 26, 2015, 9:54 pm
The Domains
Jennifer Wolfe Joins the DomainDiction.com Board
According to a press release we just received DomainDiction, a PR and marketing agency dedicated to the domain industry, announced that Jennifer Wolfe, “the world’s leading expert on TLDs for brands”, will be joining the DomainDicti...
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Jennifer Wolfe Joins the DomainDiction.com Board
According to a press release we just received DomainDiction, a PR and marketing agency dedicated to the domain industry, announced that Jennifer Wolfe, “the world’s leading expert on TLDs for brands”, will be joining the DomainDicti...
Discussion
February 26, 2015, 9:27 pm
The Domains
Google Wins The new gTLD .APP For $25 Million
The new gTLD .APP sold for $25 Million to Google today in a ICANN Last Resort Auction which I think is very good news for the new gTLD program in general. This is the highest price paid in an ICANN Last Resort Auction. The previously high price paid ...
Discussion
Google Wins The new gTLD .APP For $25 Million
The new gTLD .APP sold for $25 Million to Google today in a ICANN Last Resort Auction which I think is very good news for the new gTLD program in general. This is the highest price paid in an ICANN Last Resort Auction. The previously high price paid ...
Discussion
February 26, 2015, 5:51 pm
