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Symantec Withdraws their Uncontested Application for New gTLD .AntiVirus
Symantec Corporation has withdrawn their uncontested application for the new gTLD .Antivirus after saying it would become one of their “core assets” in their application. From its application it appears Symantic wanted to operate the exte...
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Symantec Withdraws their Uncontested Application for New gTLD .AntiVirus
Symantec Corporation has withdrawn their uncontested application for the new gTLD .Antivirus after saying it would become one of their “core assets” in their application. From its application it appears Symantic wanted to operate the exte...
Discussion
November 13, 2014, 2:01 pm
The Domains
ICANN Clears the Way for Two-character New gTLD Domain Names
ICANN reported last night that it has Cleared the way for Two Character New gTLD domain names, domain names like NN.whatever, NL.whatever or LN.whatever. The jury is still out of two letter new gTLD’s “After reviewing the summary and anal...
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ICANN Clears the Way for Two-character New gTLD Domain Names
ICANN reported last night that it has Cleared the way for Two Character New gTLD domain names, domain names like NN.whatever, NL.whatever or LN.whatever. The jury is still out of two letter new gTLD’s “After reviewing the summary and anal...
Discussion
November 13, 2014, 1:51 pm
The Domains
After Hand Registering Its Domain For $10, Quandl Raises $5.4 Million
The Wall Street Journal just covered the story of a startup Quandl.com which has 30,000 registered users, and just raised $5.4 million to expand. The story goes on to note that one of the co-founders of the company in 2010, Tammer Kammer is quoted as...
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After Hand Registering Its Domain For $10, Quandl Raises $5.4 Million
The Wall Street Journal just covered the story of a startup Quandl.com which has 30,000 registered users, and just raised $5.4 million to expand. The story goes on to note that one of the co-founders of the company in 2010, Tammer Kammer is quoted as...
Discussion
November 13, 2014, 1:45 pm
The Domains
1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Melbourne 2,518: .Restaurant 2,389; .Gifts 1,010; .Sarl 176
4 new gTLD entered General Availability (GA) yesterday (.Melbourne was on Tuesday local time) and including all Sunrise domain name registrations by trademark holdersm and all registrations under the landrush in the case of .Melbourne and the Early A...
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .Melbourne 2,518: .Restaurant 2,389; .Gifts 1,010; .Sarl 176
4 new gTLD entered General Availability (GA) yesterday (.Melbourne was on Tuesday local time) and including all Sunrise domain name registrations by trademark holdersm and all registrations under the landrush in the case of .Melbourne and the Early A...
Discussion
November 13, 2014, 1:36 pm
The Domains
Tucows Reports
Tucows reported earnings for the third quarter of 2014 after the market closed. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2014 increased 9% to $38.9 million from $35.6 million for the third quarter of 2013. Net income for the third quarter of 2014 was $2....
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Tucows Reports
Tucows reported earnings for the third quarter of 2014 after the market closed. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2014 increased 9% to $38.9 million from $35.6 million for the third quarter of 2013. Net income for the third quarter of 2014 was $2....
Discussion
November 12, 2014, 9:23 pm
The Domains
Afnic Study Looks At Who Are The New G’s Affecting Most ?
Afnic.fr the registry for domain names in .fr put out a study that took a look at how is the proliferation of new gtlds affecting the existing gtld and cctlds that have been around for many years. The study broke extensions into 3 separate categ...
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Afnic Study Looks At Who Are The New G’s Affecting Most ?
Afnic.fr the registry for domain names in .fr put out a study that took a look at how is the proliferation of new gtlds affecting the existing gtld and cctlds that have been around for many years. The study broke extensions into 3 separate categ...
Discussion
November 12, 2014, 8:55 pm
The Domains
1-800Flowers Gets Birthday.gifts, Anniversary.gifts, Flowers.gifts, Mothersday.gifts, Valentines.gifts
Today two new gTLD’s from Donuts go into General Availability today .Gifts and .Restaurant. Both of the strings have around 330 domain name registered in the Sunrise period for “trademark holders” and the Early Access program where ...
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1-800Flowers Gets Birthday.gifts, Anniversary.gifts, Flowers.gifts, Mothersday.gifts, Valentines.gifts
Today two new gTLD’s from Donuts go into General Availability today .Gifts and .Restaurant. Both of the strings have around 330 domain name registered in the Sunrise period for “trademark holders” and the Early Access program where ...
Discussion
November 12, 2014, 3:18 pm
The Domains
Internet.bs Releasing 9.5 Million Available .Com Registered in Other Extensions
The domain name registrar, Internet.bs is “releasing a list of 9.5 million .COM names which are currently registered under other TLD spaces yet remain unregistered under .COM.” According to a press release we received: “There is so ...
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Internet.bs Releasing 9.5 Million Available .Com Registered in Other Extensions
The domain name registrar, Internet.bs is “releasing a list of 9.5 million .COM names which are currently registered under other TLD spaces yet remain unregistered under .COM.” According to a press release we received: “There is so ...
Discussion
November 12, 2014, 1:37 pm
The Domains
Dish Networks Beats Out Minds + Machines For The New gTLD .Latino
Another new gTLD that was schuduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction next week had been settled privately. Minds + Machines has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .Latino leaving Dish Network as the sole applicant. Minds + Machines put ...
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Dish Networks Beats Out Minds + Machines For The New gTLD .Latino
Another new gTLD that was schuduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction next week had been settled privately. Minds + Machines has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .Latino leaving Dish Network as the sole applicant. Minds + Machines put ...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 10:02 pm
The Domains
.NYC Domain Helps UCONN Basketball Troll Syracuse
The Sporting News reported on a .NYC domain being used to troll one of its best collegiate basketball teams by a rival. It appears defending NCAA national champs UCONN have registered the domain name Syracuse.Nyc. Apparently UCONN is using the domain...
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.NYC Domain Helps UCONN Basketball Troll Syracuse
The Sporting News reported on a .NYC domain being used to troll one of its best collegiate basketball teams by a rival. It appears defending NCAA national champs UCONN have registered the domain name Syracuse.Nyc. Apparently UCONN is using the domain...
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November 11, 2014, 9:39 pm
