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The Mayor Of New York Declares The 1st .NYC Websites Are Live
Think of it as a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony as the Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio today announced that the first .NYC websites have gone live. The owners of these domain names, officially called “.NYC Founders,” represent a d...
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The Mayor Of New York Declares The 1st .NYC Websites Are Live
Think of it as a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony as the Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio today announced that the first .NYC websites have gone live. The owners of these domain names, officially called “.NYC Founders,” represent a d...
Discussion
September 8, 2014, 7:11 pm

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Is .London Killing The Value Of .Uk Domains?
If you have been following NameJet.com over the past couple of weeks you couldn’t help but notice the number of two letter .co.uk and .Uk that have been at auction. Two letter domain names are some of the most valuable Internet real estate spac...
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Is .London Killing The Value Of .Uk Domains?
If you have been following NameJet.com over the past couple of weeks you couldn’t help but notice the number of two letter .co.uk and .Uk that have been at auction. Two letter domain names are some of the most valuable Internet real estate spac...
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September 8, 2014, 2:46 pm

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AllThings.Digital Tops Our List Of The More Interesting .Digital Registrations Ahead Of GA
The new gTLD .Digital goes into General Availability on Wednesday September 10th, and there are over 250 domain names registered in Sunrise by trademark holders, and in the Early Access Program (EAP) by those willing to pay additional fees for early ...
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AllThings.Digital Tops Our List Of The More Interesting .Digital Registrations Ahead Of GA
The new gTLD .Digital goes into General Availability on Wednesday September 10th, and there are over 250 domain names registered in Sunrise by trademark holders, and in the Early Access Program (EAP) by those willing to pay additional fees for early ...
Discussion
September 8, 2014, 1:43 pm

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Dolly Parton Is A Pioneer For The New gTLD .Country Gets Dolly.country, & DollyParton.Country Queenof.country,
Dolly Parton, the legendary Queen of Country, has agreed to be part of the .new gTLD country pioneer program and registered queenof.country, dolly.country, and dollyparton.country the .country pioneer program which allows domain names to be reg...
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Dolly Parton Is A Pioneer For The New gTLD .Country Gets Dolly.country, & DollyParton.Country Queenof.country,
Dolly Parton, the legendary Queen of Country, has agreed to be part of the .new gTLD country pioneer program and registered queenof.country, dolly.country, and dollyparton.country the .country pioneer program which allows domain names to be reg...
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September 8, 2014, 12:22 pm

The Domains
Google Sued For Trademark Infringement Over Google Plus By Owned Of Googabox.com
Andre Rossouw filed a lawsuit against Google over its Google Plus service claiming it violates its own trademark for GOOGABOX. The Plaintiff’s also own the the domain name GOOGABOX.com. The Plaintiff also sued what appears to be Google’s ...
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Google Sued For Trademark Infringement Over Google Plus By Owned Of Googabox.com
Andre Rossouw filed a lawsuit against Google over its Google Plus service claiming it violates its own trademark for GOOGABOX. The Plaintiff’s also own the the domain name GOOGABOX.com. The Plaintiff also sued what appears to be Google’s ...
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September 7, 2014, 11:31 pm

The Domains
Twitpic is Shutting Down Due To Trademark Issue With Twitter
According to a post on its company blog, Twitpic which has been around since 2008 is shutting down after due to trademark issues with Twitter. The company explained the situation and the back story on its blog post: “”Twitpic will be shut...
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Twitpic is Shutting Down Due To Trademark Issue With Twitter
According to a post on its company blog, Twitpic which has been around since 2008 is shutting down after due to trademark issues with Twitter. The company explained the situation and the back story on its blog post: “”Twitpic will be shut...
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September 7, 2014, 12:43 pm

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Namecheap Gets NC.Me & Giving Away Free .Me Domains & Email To College Students
Namecheap.com launched the “Namecheap for Education Program” through which it is giving away a free .Me domain name registration, 1 year of free email a premium About.me page, a 1 click Github page as well as scholarships to college...
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Namecheap Gets NC.Me & Giving Away Free .Me Domains & Email To College Students
Namecheap.com launched the “Namecheap for Education Program” through which it is giving away a free .Me domain name registration, 1 year of free email a premium About.me page, a 1 click Github page as well as scholarships to college...
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September 6, 2014, 3:40 pm

The Domains
Totals For Two new gTLD’s German Geo’s Launched This Week; .Koeln 11,543; .Cologne 2,679
Two new gTLD’s launched this week for the German city known as Cologne and also Koeln depending on the language you speak. The two new Geographic domains combined for just over 14,000 registrations. Cologne is the 4th largest city in Germ...
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Totals For Two new gTLD’s German Geo’s Launched This Week; .Koeln 11,543; .Cologne 2,679
Two new gTLD’s launched this week for the German city known as Cologne and also Koeln depending on the language you speak. The two new Geographic domains combined for just over 14,000 registrations. Cologne is the 4th largest city in Germ...
Discussion
September 6, 2014, 1:15 pm

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Study Shows Majority of U.S. Consumers Reluctant to Buy or Use Bitcoin
Andrew Moran wrote a piece for Coin Buzz that looked at a study conducted by the Massachusetts Division of Banks. In the study close to two – thirds of those who responded said they were unlikely to buy or use the virtual currency. The article ...
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Study Shows Majority of U.S. Consumers Reluctant to Buy or Use Bitcoin
Andrew Moran wrote a piece for Coin Buzz that looked at a study conducted by the Massachusetts Division of Banks. In the study close to two – thirds of those who responded said they were unlikely to buy or use the virtual currency. The article ...
Discussion
September 5, 2014, 8:03 pm

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Monte Cahn Of RightoftheDot.com Featured In HuffingtonPost Article On New gTLD’s/Domains
The HuffingtonPost.com just published an article on the new gTLD space domain name aftermarket Entitled “Is It Time for Me to Sell Blunders.com?” “Remember 1997? It was the height of the dot-com bubble. And everyone was registering ...
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Monte Cahn Of RightoftheDot.com Featured In HuffingtonPost Article On New gTLD’s/Domains
The HuffingtonPost.com just published an article on the new gTLD space domain name aftermarket Entitled “Is It Time for Me to Sell Blunders.com?” “Remember 1997? It was the height of the dot-com bubble. And everyone was registering ...
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September 5, 2014, 3:14 pm