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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 Minds + Machines has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .Latino leaving Dish Network as the sole applicant.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 Minds + Machines has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .Latino leaving Dish Network as the sole applicant.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 ...
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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

The Domains
Sedo Domain Transactions Total $1.1 Led By EasyBet.com For 35K Euro’s
Over the past week, 572 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1 Million Dollars 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: easybet.com at 35,0...
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Sedo Domain Transactions Total $1.1 Led By EasyBet.com For 35K Euro’s
Over the past week, 572 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.1 Million Dollars 50% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: easybet.com at 35,0...
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November 11, 2014, 9:19 pm

The Domains
Former CEO Of Vegas.com Releasing “Revolutionary Global Booking Platform” On New gTLD’s
Howard Lefkowitz, the former CEO of Vegas.com, announced today that his new company, One Degree World™ Systems, Inc., which describes itself as “architects and owners of a revolutionary global content and booking platform, will be the fir...
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Former CEO Of Vegas.com Releasing “Revolutionary Global Booking Platform” On New gTLD’s
Howard Lefkowitz, the former CEO of Vegas.com, announced today that his new company, One Degree World™ Systems, Inc., which describes itself as “architects and owners of a revolutionary global content and booking platform, will be the fir...
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November 11, 2014, 6:11 pm

The Domains
Google Withdraws Another New gTLD Application: .Earth Won By Interlink Co., Ltd
Google has given up on another new gTLD extension. Just hitting ICANN’s site today, Google has withdrawn its application for .Earth The remaining applicant is Interlink Co., Ltd. of Japan also known as Urban Brain. According to its application ...
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Google Withdraws Another New gTLD Application: .Earth Won By Interlink Co., Ltd
Google has given up on another new gTLD extension. Just hitting ICANN’s site today, Google has withdrawn its application for .Earth The remaining applicant is Interlink Co., Ltd. of Japan also known as Urban Brain. According to its application ...
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November 11, 2014, 5:44 pm

The Domains
NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue Received on Veteran’s Day To Charity
NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue received today Veteran’s Day to Veteran’s Village Las Vegas managed by SHARE, a 501(c)3 Registered Charity. Not 10%, not 20%, not even “Net Proceeds”, but a whopping 100%...
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NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue Received on Veteran’s Day To Charity
NamesCon is donating 100% of Registration Revenue received today Veteran’s Day to Veteran’s Village Las Vegas managed by SHARE, a 501(c)3 Registered Charity. Not 10%, not 20%, not even “Net Proceeds”, but a whopping 100%...
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November 11, 2014, 3:53 pm

The Domains
UDRP Panel Rules That The Word “Club” Is Generic
A one member UDRP panel has found that the word “club” is generic The disputed domain names were clubsail.com; clubyachting.com and clubyachting.org however in the case of clubsail.com the domain holder agreed to transfer the domain leavi...
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UDRP Panel Rules That The Word “Club” Is Generic
A one member UDRP panel has found that the word “club” is generic The disputed domain names were clubsail.com; clubyachting.com and clubyachting.org however in the case of clubsail.com the domain holder agreed to transfer the domain leavi...
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November 11, 2014, 3:19 pm

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Amazon Not Only Owns The New gTLD .Buy; They Just Acquired .Pay Too
Amazon which won an ICANN last resort new gTLD auction for .Buy for $4.6 Million has now acquired the .Pay. .Pay which was scheduled to go to an ICANN Last Resort auction next week, has been settled. The other applicant for .Pay, DOTPAY SA has ...
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Amazon Not Only Owns The New gTLD .Buy; They Just Acquired .Pay Too
Amazon which won an ICANN last resort new gTLD auction for .Buy for $4.6 Million has now acquired the .Pay. .Pay which was scheduled to go to an ICANN Last Resort auction next week, has been settled. The other applicant for .Pay, DOTPAY SA has ...
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November 11, 2014, 2:02 pm

The Domains
Amazon Beats Google & Wins Rights To The New gTLD .Book
Amazon now owns the new gTLD .Book winning a private auction beating Google among others. The final remaining other applicant for .Book, R.R. Bowker LLC, withdrew their application last night leaving Amazon the Winner of the Private Auction. Ot...
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Amazon Beats Google & Wins Rights To The New gTLD .Book
Amazon now owns the new gTLD .Book winning a private auction beating Google among others. The final remaining other applicant for .Book, R.R. Bowker LLC, withdrew their application last night leaving Amazon the Winner of the Private Auction. Ot...
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November 11, 2014, 1:48 pm