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Popular Torrent Site Kickass Torrents has its Somalain Web Address Seized.
Kickass Torrents is a very popular torrent website, the traffic probably totals in the seven figures daily, but according to Torrent Freak they just had their domain seized. They were using the Somalian extension of .So. From the article: With millio...
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Popular Torrent Site Kickass Torrents has its Somalain Web Address Seized.
Kickass Torrents is a very popular torrent website, the traffic probably totals in the seven figures daily, but according to Torrent Freak they just had their domain seized. They were using the Somalian extension of .So. From the article: With millio...
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February 9, 2015, 2:55 pm
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Report: Web.com Largest Shareholder Could Be Activisit & Shake Up The Board
According to TheFly.com FBR Capital says Okumus Fund Management, Web.com’s (WWWW) largest shareholder, could potentially take a more activist stance going forward. “FBR added that it would not be surprised if announcements were made soon,...
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Report: Web.com Largest Shareholder Could Be Activisit & Shake Up The Board
According to TheFly.com FBR Capital says Okumus Fund Management, Web.com’s (WWWW) largest shareholder, could potentially take a more activist stance going forward. “FBR added that it would not be surprised if announcements were made soon,...
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February 9, 2015, 3:52 am
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Former AFRINIC CEO Adiel Akplogan joins ICANN to Aid Global Outreach
ICANN has selected the former CEO of AFRINIC (Africa’s Regional Internet Registry) Adiel Akplogan as its vice president for technical engagement, a newly created role expected to deepen the organization’s efforts to improve it...
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Former AFRINIC CEO Adiel Akplogan joins ICANN to Aid Global Outreach
ICANN has selected the former CEO of AFRINIC (Africa’s Regional Internet Registry) Adiel Akplogan as its vice president for technical engagement, a newly created role expected to deepen the organization’s efforts to improve it...
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February 8, 2015, 2:50 pm
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Flippa Domain Sales for The Past Week Led by Pharmaceuticals.com at $50,000
Flippa had a nice week and they released their sales numbers on their blog and Pharmaceuticals.com was the top sale. Pharmaceuticals gets 6600 exact searches a month according to the Google Keyplanner Tool. CasinoDeals.com at $10,000 is a nice name t...
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Flippa Domain Sales for The Past Week Led by Pharmaceuticals.com at $50,000
Flippa had a nice week and they released their sales numbers on their blog and Pharmaceuticals.com was the top sale. Pharmaceuticals gets 6600 exact searches a month according to the Google Keyplanner Tool. CasinoDeals.com at $10,000 is a nice name t...
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February 8, 2015, 1:53 am
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Marchex Hit with a UDRP on The Domain eBottle.com By Owner of eBottles.com
Marchex has been hit with a UDRP on the domain name eBottle.com The Complaint was filed by Lerman Container Corporation. Marchex has owned the domain name since at least 2009. The Complainant Lerman Container Corporation, has a f...
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Marchex Hit with a UDRP on The Domain eBottle.com By Owner of eBottles.com
Marchex has been hit with a UDRP on the domain name eBottle.com The Complaint was filed by Lerman Container Corporation. Marchex has owned the domain name since at least 2009. The Complainant Lerman Container Corporation, has a f...
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February 7, 2015, 3:26 pm
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UDRP Filed on 15 Year Old Domain GreatRun.com By Owner Of GreatRun.org
A UDRP has been filed on what seems to be a very generic term GreatRun.com which was has been owned by the same owner, Product Reports, Inc which has owned the domain name since at least 2007 by the owner of the non-profit GreatRun.org Actuall...
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UDRP Filed on 15 Year Old Domain GreatRun.com By Owner Of GreatRun.org
A UDRP has been filed on what seems to be a very generic term GreatRun.com which was has been owned by the same owner, Product Reports, Inc which has owned the domain name since at least 2007 by the owner of the non-profit GreatRun.org Actuall...
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February 7, 2015, 3:15 pm
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.Com Top 116 Million Active Domain Registrations For The 1st Time; Up 600K Since December 31
The number of active .Com domain names has passed the 116 million mark for the firs time in history. At the end of 2014 there were 15.3 million .Com domain registered in the active zone file, meaning that .Com registrations have increase 600,000 doma...
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.Com Top 116 Million Active Domain Registrations For The 1st Time; Up 600K Since December 31
The number of active .Com domain names has passed the 116 million mark for the firs time in history. At the end of 2014 there were 15.3 million .Com domain registered in the active zone file, meaning that .Com registrations have increase 600,000 doma...
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February 7, 2015, 2:33 pm
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Google vs the Mississippi A.G. Could Set A Precedent for a State’s Right to Regulate Online Content
Matt Schruers wrote an article yesterday on an upcoming legal battle that could set a precedent for content censorship. This is Google going up against the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi. Schruers makes the point that this is like SOPA ...
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Google vs the Mississippi A.G. Could Set A Precedent for a State’s Right to Regulate Online Content
Matt Schruers wrote an article yesterday on an upcoming legal battle that could set a precedent for content censorship. This is Google going up against the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi. Schruers makes the point that this is like SOPA ...
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February 7, 2015, 1:03 pm
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Do Cheap Domain Names Fuel The eCrime Economy ?
It looks like the business of cheap domain names will be getting its own track at a security conference. RSA Conference draws nearly 30,000 attendees per year, and according to them makes them the world’s largest info security event. The descri...
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Do Cheap Domain Names Fuel The eCrime Economy ?
It looks like the business of cheap domain names will be getting its own track at a security conference. RSA Conference draws nearly 30,000 attendees per year, and according to them makes them the world’s largest info security event. The descri...
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February 6, 2015, 12:56 pm
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Which Brands Got The Biggest Brand Lift From The Super Bowl ? That Little Registrar Named Go Daddy Tops The List
AdWeek published an article that looked at what brands won the Super Bowl. The survey conducted by Bully Pulpit Interactive surveyed 700 people before the Super Bowl and another 700 after. Go Daddy was getting their rear end handed to them before the...
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Which Brands Got The Biggest Brand Lift From The Super Bowl ? That Little Registrar Named Go Daddy Tops The List
AdWeek published an article that looked at what brands won the Super Bowl. The survey conducted by Bully Pulpit Interactive surveyed 700 people before the Super Bowl and another 700 after. Go Daddy was getting their rear end handed to them before the...
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February 6, 2015, 9:51 am
