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UDRP On Tasers.com Is Dropped, As Domain Name Is Now Owed By Tasers International
A UDRP was filed on the domain name Tasers.com with WIPO, last month is showing as having been terminated. That means the Complainant of the UDRP, TASER International, Inc dropped the UDRP, however according to the whois record the domain name is now...
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UDRP On Tasers.com Is Dropped, As Domain Name Is Now Owed By Tasers International
A UDRP was filed on the domain name Tasers.com with WIPO, last month is showing as having been terminated. That means the Complainant of the UDRP, TASER International, Inc dropped the UDRP, however according to the whois record the domain name is now...
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October 1, 2014, 2:47 pm

The Domains
TheHill.com: Post On 2016 Presidental Domain Names Doesn’t Even Mention New gTLD’s
TheHill.com just published a post entitled “ElectHillary.com? RandPaul.com? Betting on 2016’s hottest Web address” the artcile goes on to chat about “Election-year website squatters have dollar signs in their eyes, scooping up...
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TheHill.com: Post On 2016 Presidental Domain Names Doesn’t Even Mention New gTLD’s
TheHill.com just published a post entitled “ElectHillary.com? RandPaul.com? Betting on 2016’s hottest Web address” the artcile goes on to chat about “Election-year website squatters have dollar signs in their eyes, scooping up...
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October 1, 2014, 2:33 pm

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Sedo Transactions Total $1 Million
Sedo reported 571 transactions that took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1 Million 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: 5198.com at 20,000 USD &...
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Sedo Transactions Total $1 Million
Sedo reported 571 transactions that took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1 Million 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: 5198.com at 20,000 USD &...
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October 1, 2014, 12:35 am

The Domains
TeleSign Corporation Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking As Esqwire.com Wins 11 In Row
TeleSign Corporation, of California was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name PhoneId.com which is owned by Vertical Axis Inc, which was represented as usual by Esqwire.com According to my records its the 11th w...
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TeleSign Corporation Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking As Esqwire.com Wins 11 In Row
TeleSign Corporation, of California was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name PhoneId.com which is owned by Vertical Axis Inc, which was represented as usual by Esqwire.com According to my records its the 11th w...
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September 30, 2014, 8:27 pm

The Domains
The Rick Schwartz Roast: Here is Your Chance To Get Your Material Into My Presentation
As the TRAFFIC organizers announced today, there will be a once in a lifetime roast of Rick Schwartz at the TRAFFIC conference that will be held in Miami Beach next month. The idea for the roast came from Adam Dicker during last weeks DomainShe...
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The Rick Schwartz Roast: Here is Your Chance To Get Your Material Into My Presentation
As the TRAFFIC organizers announced today, there will be a once in a lifetime roast of Rick Schwartz at the TRAFFIC conference that will be held in Miami Beach next month. The idea for the roast came from Adam Dicker during last weeks DomainShe...
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September 30, 2014, 6:08 pm

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.Deals Has 400+ Registrations; Launches Tomorrow; Here are The More Interesting Domains
.Deals which launches into general availability tomorrow has over 400 registrations including Sunrise registrations by trademark holders and those who paid an extra fee to get early access to the domain name (EAP). I think its a good extension. Of co...
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.Deals Has 400+ Registrations; Launches Tomorrow; Here are The More Interesting Domains
.Deals which launches into general availability tomorrow has over 400 registrations including Sunrise registrations by trademark holders and those who paid an extra fee to get early access to the domain name (EAP). I think its a good extension. Of co...
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September 30, 2014, 4:51 pm

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News Corp Acquires Publicly Traded Move.com For $950M
News Corp has agreed to acquire Move, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) “a leading online real estate business that brings consumers and Realtors® together to facilitate the sale and rental of real estate in the United States.” “The Move Netwo...
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News Corp Acquires Publicly Traded Move.com For $950M
News Corp has agreed to acquire Move, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) “a leading online real estate business that brings consumers and Realtors® together to facilitate the sale and rental of real estate in the United States.” “The Move Netwo...
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September 30, 2014, 1:49 pm

The Domains
Berryhill: “Were Taking This to Court” As UDRP Rules Against Marchex’s Generic Banco24horas.com
Tecnologia Bancaria S.A. of São Paulo, Brazil, just was awarded the generic domain names banco24horas.com and banco24horas.net Banco is Spanish for the word Bank and of course, “24 horas” translated from spanish is “24 hours&...
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Berryhill: “Were Taking This to Court” As UDRP Rules Against Marchex’s Generic Banco24horas.com
Tecnologia Bancaria S.A. of São Paulo, Brazil, just was awarded the generic domain names banco24horas.com and banco24horas.net Banco is Spanish for the word Bank and of course, “24 horas” translated from spanish is “24 hours&...
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September 29, 2014, 1:47 pm

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Law Enforcement Is Not Happy With Apple’s New Privacy Policy
Apple changed its privacy policy with iOS 8 and it has many in law enforcement up in arms. In a piece on Mashable written by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai members of law enforcement expressed their displeasure with some saying that the new policy cou...
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Law Enforcement Is Not Happy With Apple’s New Privacy Policy
Apple changed its privacy policy with iOS 8 and it has many in law enforcement up in arms. In a piece on Mashable written by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai members of law enforcement expressed their displeasure with some saying that the new policy cou...
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September 29, 2014, 8:58 am

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The Bash Bug Has No Easy Fix and Could Be More Problematic Than Heartbleed
Earlier in the year it was Heartbleed and now there is another bug that has been uncovered, Shell Shock, which could be even more problematic. Many outlets have covered the topic and NPR did a good job breaking down, the who, what, where and what pot...
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The Bash Bug Has No Easy Fix and Could Be More Problematic Than Heartbleed
Earlier in the year it was Heartbleed and now there is another bug that has been uncovered, Shell Shock, which could be even more problematic. Many outlets have covered the topic and NPR did a good job breaking down, the who, what, where and what pot...
Discussion
September 27, 2014, 7:53 pm