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The Domains
This Weeks New gTLD 1st Day Totals: .Haus 1,261; .Tax 1,135; .Cash 1,026; .Investments 876; .Fund 772
The zone files for the new gTLD that launched on Wednesday updated later than usual this week but here are the 1st day totals for the new gTLD’s that launched this week. The totals include domain names registered in the Sunrise period by tradem...
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This Weeks New gTLD 1st Day Totals: .Haus 1,261; .Tax 1,135; .Cash 1,026; .Investments 876; .Fund 772
The zone files for the new gTLD that launched on Wednesday updated later than usual this week but here are the 1st day totals for the new gTLD’s that launched this week. The totals include domain names registered in the Sunrise period by tradem...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 7:57 am
The Domains
Registry For New gTLD IDN .网络 (Network) Registers & Reserves Over 23K Domains
A new gTLD IDN .网络 which means network in Chinese (xn--io0a7i) registered and reserved over 23,500 domain names yesterday increasing the overall number of new gTLD registered to 1.96 million according to ntldstats.com. The registry of the IDN new...
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Registry For New gTLD IDN .网络 (Network) Registers & Reserves Over 23K Domains
A new gTLD IDN .网络 which means network in Chinese (xn--io0a7i) registered and reserved over 23,500 domain names yesterday increasing the overall number of new gTLD registered to 1.96 million according to ntldstats.com. The registry of the IDN new...
Discussion
August 22, 2014, 5:56 am
The Domains
Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Beiersdorf AG, which is located in Hamburg, Germany has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name BeiersdorfChina.com They were represented by in-house counsel In this case the Respondent is Beiersdorf (Tianjin...
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Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Beiersdorf AG, which is located in Hamburg, Germany has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name BeiersdorfChina.com They were represented by in-house counsel In this case the Respondent is Beiersdorf (Tianjin...
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 8:31 pm
The Domains
SnapNames Holding 4 Themed Auctions, All Ending On September 4th + 2 More
Snapnames.com is holding 4 themed domain auctions all of which are live and all of which end on September 4th. The verticals at auction are Insurance, Legal Service, Real Estate, and Accounting. As of publication of the hundreds of domains in t...
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SnapNames Holding 4 Themed Auctions, All Ending On September 4th + 2 More
Snapnames.com is holding 4 themed domain auctions all of which are live and all of which end on September 4th. The verticals at auction are Insurance, Legal Service, Real Estate, and Accounting. As of publication of the hundreds of domains in t...
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 6:09 pm
The Domains
Take The Start Up Names Quiz
For those that specialize in the brandable niche of domaining, you know you have seen some funky names get picked by start ups and some go on to get pretty sizable funding. It is the subjective nature of domain names and branding. You will always thi...
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Take The Start Up Names Quiz
For those that specialize in the brandable niche of domaining, you know you have seen some funky names get picked by start ups and some go on to get pretty sizable funding. It is the subjective nature of domain names and branding. You will always thi...
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 6:08 pm
The Domains
ANA: “Hard to Imagine That Most of The Already-Launched TLDs Will Be Around in 2 Years
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) an opponent of the new gTLD program wrote a post on its corporate blog today asking “Already Launched New gTLD’s : Is Anyone Out There?” The post is a “report” written by the...
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ANA: “Hard to Imagine That Most of The Already-Launched TLDs Will Be Around in 2 Years
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) an opponent of the new gTLD program wrote a post on its corporate blog today asking “Already Launched New gTLD’s : Is Anyone Out There?” The post is a “report” written by the...
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 1:29 pm
The Domains
How Many Domain Investors Are There? JustDropped Newsletter Hits 100K Subscribers
We have often wondered just how many people are domainers or domain investors, well today the deleted domain names data provider Justdropped.com announced today that it has reached 100,000 subscribers to it popular domain name newsletter....
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How Many Domain Investors Are There? JustDropped Newsletter Hits 100K Subscribers
We have often wondered just how many people are domainers or domain investors, well today the deleted domain names data provider Justdropped.com announced today that it has reached 100,000 subscribers to it popular domain name newsletter....
Discussion
August 21, 2014, 1:12 pm
The Domains
.XYZ Claims Its The Most Used New gTLD Extension
In a blog post Daniel Negari the CEO of the .XYZ registry claims that .XYZ its the most used new gTLD extension. The post uses the numbers furnished by ntldstats.com that we disclosed in our post the other day that looks at the percentage ...
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.XYZ Claims Its The Most Used New gTLD Extension
In a blog post Daniel Negari the CEO of the .XYZ registry claims that .XYZ its the most used new gTLD extension. The post uses the numbers furnished by ntldstats.com that we disclosed in our post the other day that looks at the percentage ...
Discussion
August 20, 2014, 8:58 pm
The Domains
The Results Are in Frank Schilling Tops our Poll “Greatest Domain Investor of All Time”
One month ago we asked you to vote on who you thought was the greatest domain investor of all time. Frank Schilling took 31% of the vote and won the title. Yun Ye who sold his portfolio to Marchex for $164 million came in second with 17% of the vote....
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The Results Are in Frank Schilling Tops our Poll “Greatest Domain Investor of All Time”
One month ago we asked you to vote on who you thought was the greatest domain investor of all time. Frank Schilling took 31% of the vote and won the title. Yun Ye who sold his portfolio to Marchex for $164 million came in second with 17% of the vote....
Discussion
August 20, 2014, 7:02 pm
The Domains
ICANN Names 4 Initial Members of Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group
ICANN has named the first four members of the Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group. ICANN’s President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, will be responsible for the selection of up to seven Advisers to sit on the Coordination G...
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ICANN Names 4 Initial Members of Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group
ICANN has named the first four members of the Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group. ICANN’s President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, will be responsible for the selection of up to seven Advisers to sit on the Coordination G...
Discussion
August 20, 2014, 4:09 pm
