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China.info Dropped Yesterday & None Of The Big Drop Catchers Got it: Hexonet Did
The domain name China.info, arugably one of the better .info’s you can get dropped yesterday and none of the big drop catchers got the domain. The domain was caught by the domain name registrar Hexonet.net, which has a backorder program. Some d...
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China.info Dropped Yesterday & None Of The Big Drop Catchers Got it: Hexonet Did
The domain name China.info, arugably one of the better .info’s you can get dropped yesterday and none of the big drop catchers got the domain. The domain was caught by the domain name registrar Hexonet.net, which has a backorder program. Some d...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 2:23 pm
The Domains
.Attorney & .Lawyer Launch Wed & Each Have Only 140 Sunrise/Early Registrations
.Attorney a .Lawyer both launch into general availability (GA) where domains can be registered on a first come, first served basis by Rightside (Name). Both extension have already gone through Sunrise period for trademark holders and in the Early Acc...
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.Attorney & .Lawyer Launch Wed & Each Have Only 140 Sunrise/Early Registrations
.Attorney a .Lawyer both launch into general availability (GA) where domains can be registered on a first come, first served basis by Rightside (Name). Both extension have already gone through Sunrise period for trademark holders and in the Early Acc...
Discussion
October 6, 2014, 1:11 pm
The Domains
.NYC Adds 1,147 Landrush Domains & Now Sits 4,549: Here Are The More Interesting One’s
Yesterday we wrote about, .NYC have some registered 2,949 domain names in their Landrush period but also mentioned we knew of more .NYC landrush registrations and expected more once the zone file updated today. Today there are 1,147 additional Landru...
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.NYC Adds 1,147 Landrush Domains & Now Sits 4,549: Here Are The More Interesting One’s
Yesterday we wrote about, .NYC have some registered 2,949 domain names in their Landrush period but also mentioned we knew of more .NYC landrush registrations and expected more once the zone file updated today. Today there are 1,147 additional Landru...
Discussion
October 5, 2014, 6:01 pm
The Domains
How Optimistic Are You About Your Current Domain Portfolio Compared To The Start of The Year ?
Our poll question for October is,How Optimistic Are You About Your Current Domain Portfolio Compared To The Start of The Year ? 2014 has brought about some new developments such as the new gtlds and a continuing drop in ppc payouts. I have spoken to ...
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How Optimistic Are You About Your Current Domain Portfolio Compared To The Start of The Year ?
Our poll question for October is,How Optimistic Are You About Your Current Domain Portfolio Compared To The Start of The Year ? 2014 has brought about some new developments such as the new gtlds and a continuing drop in ppc payouts. I have spoken to ...
Discussion
October 4, 2014, 9:51 pm
The Domains
New gTLD’s Domain Registrations Top 2.5 Million As .NYC Sets New gTLD Sunrise/Landrush Record
The number of new gTLD domain name registrations topped the 2.5 million mark for the first time yesterday as .NYC reported awarding over 2,900 registered in land rush, blowing away all previously new gTLD launches in terms of domain names award...
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New gTLD’s Domain Registrations Top 2.5 Million As .NYC Sets New gTLD Sunrise/Landrush Record
The number of new gTLD domain name registrations topped the 2.5 million mark for the first time yesterday as .NYC reported awarding over 2,900 registered in land rush, blowing away all previously new gTLD launches in terms of domain names award...
Discussion
October 4, 2014, 12:50 pm
The Domains
.NYC Gets Almost 3K Land Rush Domains & Sits at 3,441 Before Next Weeks Launch
.NYC the top level extension for New York now had 3,441 domain name registrations after awarding landrush domain names that received only 1 land rush application. Prior to the landrush domain names. NYC had just under 500 Sunrise registrations ...
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.NYC Gets Almost 3K Land Rush Domains & Sits at 3,441 Before Next Weeks Launch
.NYC the top level extension for New York now had 3,441 domain name registrations after awarding landrush domain names that received only 1 land rush application. Prior to the landrush domain names. NYC had just under 500 Sunrise registrations ...
Discussion
October 4, 2014, 12:02 pm
The Domains
Fertility App Glow Raises Another $17 million – Should they acquire Glow.com ?
Glow is an app that allows women to track their fertility cycles, they received another $17 million in funding bringing their total up to $23 million. Tech Crunch reported, The company announced in August that it was responsible for getting over 20,0...
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Fertility App Glow Raises Another $17 million – Should they acquire Glow.com ?
Glow is an app that allows women to track their fertility cycles, they received another $17 million in funding bringing their total up to $23 million. Tech Crunch reported, The company announced in August that it was responsible for getting over 20,0...
Discussion
October 3, 2014, 7:01 pm
The Domains
UDRP Filed on C-A.com and MySchool.com Gets Saved for the Second time
Back on 9/13 we wrote about MySchool.com getting hit with a UDRP for the second time in four years. We published the article as soon as the UDRP was filed, so we had no clue to who was filing the UDRP this time around. Well it was the same person as ...
Discussion
UDRP Filed on C-A.com and MySchool.com Gets Saved for the Second time
Back on 9/13 we wrote about MySchool.com getting hit with a UDRP for the second time in four years. We published the article as soon as the UDRP was filed, so we had no clue to who was filing the UDRP this time around. Well it was the same person as ...
Discussion
October 3, 2014, 9:33 am
The Domains
Google Organic Click Rates – A Case Study
Philip Petrescu posted an interesting article on Moz.com that is worth checking out for those who build out websites and are looking for more organic traffic. It is a long article as Petrescu goes into great detail on his case study. The summary is b...
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Google Organic Click Rates – A Case Study
Philip Petrescu posted an interesting article on Moz.com that is worth checking out for those who build out websites and are looking for more organic traffic. It is a long article as Petrescu goes into great detail on his case study. The summary is b...
Discussion
October 3, 2014, 8:33 am
The Domains
2 Texas DUI Lawyers Battle Over Trademarked Domains: DontBlow.com Vs. DoNotBlow.com
TexasLawyer.com reported on a dispute between Tyler Flood, a Houston DUI lawyer who filed a lawsuit against The Law Offices of Mark Hull, based in Austin for trademark infringement over a domain name. “Flood alleges that the Hull firm violated ...
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2 Texas DUI Lawyers Battle Over Trademarked Domains: DontBlow.com Vs. DoNotBlow.com
TexasLawyer.com reported on a dispute between Tyler Flood, a Houston DUI lawyer who filed a lawsuit against The Law Offices of Mark Hull, based in Austin for trademark infringement over a domain name. “Flood alleges that the Hull firm violated ...
Discussion
October 3, 2014, 4:20 am
