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Our Top 10 Picks From The ROTD Auction At NamesCon For .Vegas; .Wiki, .XYZ & .ink Domains
Here are my top 10 picks from the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction to be held at Namescon on Tuesday for a few new gTLD’s; .Vegas, .Wiki/.Ink, and .XYZ. Of course .XYZ has more domain names registered than any other new gTLD. .Wiki and .in...
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Our Top 10 Picks From The ROTD Auction At NamesCon For .Vegas; .Wiki, .XYZ & .ink Domains
Here are my top 10 picks from the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction to be held at Namescon on Tuesday for a few new gTLD’s; .Vegas, .Wiki/.Ink, and .XYZ. Of course .XYZ has more domain names registered than any other new gTLD. .Wiki and .in...
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January 11, 2015, 11:16 pm
The Domains
After 10 UDRP Wins On “Tractor Supply” Domains, This Co. Now Wants To Own The Word Traveller Too
Tractor Supply Co. of Texas, has filed and won 10 UDRP’s on domain names that include the term “Tractor Supply” which is a pretty generic term by nature, but clearly in the domain world they control that term. Now the company ...
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After 10 UDRP Wins On “Tractor Supply” Domains, This Co. Now Wants To Own The Word Traveller Too
Tractor Supply Co. of Texas, has filed and won 10 UDRP’s on domain names that include the term “Tractor Supply” which is a pretty generic term by nature, but clearly in the domain world they control that term. Now the company ...
Discussion
January 11, 2015, 4:07 pm
The Domains
Amazon Wow’s Us & Beats Google and Rightside To Win The .Wow New gTLD
Amazon (AMZN) is the proud owner of the new gTLD .WOW as both Google (GOOG) and Rightside (NAME) have withdrawn their applications. .Wow was scheduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction later this month. Remember that Amazon originally appl...
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Amazon Wow’s Us & Beats Google and Rightside To Win The .Wow New gTLD
Amazon (AMZN) is the proud owner of the new gTLD .WOW as both Google (GOOG) and Rightside (NAME) have withdrawn their applications. .Wow was scheduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction later this month. Remember that Amazon originally appl...
Discussion
January 11, 2015, 3:07 pm
The Domains
Donuts Beats Google (Again) & Wins the New gTLD .Plus
Donuts has won another new gTLD, .Plus that was scheduled to go to an ICANN Last Resort auction later this month. Google in the form of Charleston Road Registry Inc. has withdrawn their application for .plus leaving Donuts as the sole applicant. Hone...
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Donuts Beats Google (Again) & Wins the New gTLD .Plus
Donuts has won another new gTLD, .Plus that was scheduled to go to an ICANN Last Resort auction later this month. Google in the form of Charleston Road Registry Inc. has withdrawn their application for .plus leaving Donuts as the sole applicant. Hone...
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January 11, 2015, 2:24 pm
The Domains
Radix Asks “Whats Your Bid for Bets.WEBSITE?”? XXX.Website is at No Reserve
Radix the registry for .Website, .Press and .Host announced today that it is releasing some of its most valuable reserved names up for auction in the upcoming RightOfTheDot Live and Online Domain Auction at NamesCon powered by leading doma...
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Radix Asks “Whats Your Bid for Bets.WEBSITE?”? XXX.Website is at No Reserve
Radix the registry for .Website, .Press and .Host announced today that it is releasing some of its most valuable reserved names up for auction in the upcoming RightOfTheDot Live and Online Domain Auction at NamesCon powered by leading doma...
Discussion
January 11, 2015, 2:03 pm
The Domains
Life Lesson: Here is How NOT to Do Business
So I was minding my own business yesterday and getting ready for namescon, working on the auction, packing answering emails, pretty much what you would expect when I got this email: “”It’s Mark Bradford, hope you’re doing well...
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Life Lesson: Here is How NOT to Do Business
So I was minding my own business yesterday and getting ready for namescon, working on the auction, packing answering emails, pretty much what you would expect when I got this email: “”It’s Mark Bradford, hope you’re doing well...
Discussion
January 10, 2015, 11:51 pm
The Domains
Peter Thiel Invests In The Marijuana Business
Peter Thiel, co-founder of Paypal has is diving into the world of legalized marijuana, through his Founders Fund he has made an investment in Privateer Holdings who is the first private equity firm to invest solely in the legal cannabis niche. In the...
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Peter Thiel Invests In The Marijuana Business
Peter Thiel, co-founder of Paypal has is diving into the world of legalized marijuana, through his Founders Fund he has made an investment in Privateer Holdings who is the first private equity firm to invest solely in the legal cannabis niche. In the...
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January 10, 2015, 9:31 pm
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At Least 16 .World Domains Registered On So Far On Day 4 of EAP @ Up To $1,228 Per
We are on the 4th day of the Early Access Program (EAP) for .World which are priced at $1,222.99 at enom.com (rack rate). This $1,222 fee is assuming there the domain names are not premium domain names, which actually some of these, are meaning...
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At Least 16 .World Domains Registered On So Far On Day 4 of EAP @ Up To $1,228 Per
We are on the 4th day of the Early Access Program (EAP) for .World which are priced at $1,222.99 at enom.com (rack rate). This $1,222 fee is assuming there the domain names are not premium domain names, which actually some of these, are meaning...
Discussion
January 10, 2015, 1:01 pm
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The First Director of .IFFOR, Set Up By .XXX Registry; Clyde Beattie Resigns & The Money Went?
Clyde Beattie, who was one of the founders of the non-profit company set up by ICM the operator of the .XXX extension, IFFOR, (The International Foundation for Online Responsibility) which was set up as “a not-for-profit organization dedicated ...
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The First Director of .IFFOR, Set Up By .XXX Registry; Clyde Beattie Resigns & The Money Went?
Clyde Beattie, who was one of the founders of the non-profit company set up by ICM the operator of the .XXX extension, IFFOR, (The International Foundation for Online Responsibility) which was set up as “a not-for-profit organization dedicated ...
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January 10, 2015, 2:52 am
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Best Reverse Domain Hijacking UDRP Decision Of 2015: SpeedTest.Org: This Is What We Are Talking About
A three member National Arbitration Forum UDRP panel has finally done like Spike Lee long suggested, do the right thing and called out an attempted theft of a domain name for just what it is, in the case of SpeedTest.org Scene LLC, d/b/a Ookla repres...
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Best Reverse Domain Hijacking UDRP Decision Of 2015: SpeedTest.Org: This Is What We Are Talking About
A three member National Arbitration Forum UDRP panel has finally done like Spike Lee long suggested, do the right thing and called out an attempted theft of a domain name for just what it is, in the case of SpeedTest.org Scene LLC, d/b/a Ookla repres...
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January 9, 2015, 9:10 pm
