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.Club Landrush Auctions Have Started On Sedo
I just got notice that the Landrush auctions have started on Sedo for .Club domain names. An auction occurs when 2 or more landrush applications are submitted regardless of registrar. I can tell you that the starting bid is $100. Unlike other landrus...
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.Club Landrush Auctions Have Started On Sedo
I just got notice that the Landrush auctions have started on Sedo for .Club domain names. An auction occurs when 2 or more landrush applications are submitted regardless of registrar. I can tell you that the starting bid is $100. Unlike other landrus...
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May 12, 2014, 4:20 pm
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.Expert Gets Over 1,300 Registrations Just In Early Access Program
.Expert which goes into general availability on Wednesday, already has over 1,300 registrations through the Early Access Program (EAP) with most of them coming on days 4 and 5. I personally haven’t kept any records on how many domain names have...
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.Expert Gets Over 1,300 Registrations Just In Early Access Program
.Expert which goes into general availability on Wednesday, already has over 1,300 registrations through the Early Access Program (EAP) with most of them coming on days 4 and 5. I personally haven’t kept any records on how many domain names have...
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May 12, 2014, 2:43 pm
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16 Year Old DealHunter.com Hit With UDRP
The domain name DealHunter,com just got his with a UDRP. The domain has an original regeneration date of April 23, 1998 which makes it over 14 years old. The domain has been owned by the current domain holder since at least 2001 or some...
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16 Year Old DealHunter.com Hit With UDRP
The domain name DealHunter,com just got his with a UDRP. The domain has an original regeneration date of April 23, 1998 which makes it over 14 years old. The domain has been owned by the current domain holder since at least 2001 or some...
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May 12, 2014, 1:43 pm
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.Club Jumps Into 3rd Place Of The Most Registered New Domain Extensions (New gTLD’s)
Just days after launching, .Club passed .Photography into third place of the new domain extensions, (gTLD’s) with the most registrations. .Club now has according to ntldstats.com over 36,700 registrations with only .Berlin and .Guru having...
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.Club Jumps Into 3rd Place Of The Most Registered New Domain Extensions (New gTLD’s)
Just days after launching, .Club passed .Photography into third place of the new domain extensions, (gTLD’s) with the most registrations. .Club now has according to ntldstats.com over 36,700 registrations with only .Berlin and .Guru having...
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May 11, 2014, 4:37 pm
The Domains
The DotCom Act and Why Democrats Think It is Unnecessary
The DotCom Act is starting to get a little more steam behind it, over the past week Grover G. Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform, sent a letter urging support and in that letter picked out .SUCKS. The ability to establish domain name...
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The DotCom Act and Why Democrats Think It is Unnecessary
The DotCom Act is starting to get a little more steam behind it, over the past week Grover G. Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform, sent a letter urging support and in that letter picked out .SUCKS. The ability to establish domain name...
Discussion
May 11, 2014, 8:33 am
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China Censoring The Conversation Around Global Bitcoin Summit
Back in December the central bank of China put a stop to all Bitcoin transactions. This caused certain exchanges to shut down and created a stir among many crypto currency enthusiasts in the country. The IB Times is now reporting that China has told ...
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China Censoring The Conversation Around Global Bitcoin Summit
Back in December the central bank of China put a stop to all Bitcoin transactions. This caused certain exchanges to shut down and created a stir among many crypto currency enthusiasts in the country. The IB Times is now reporting that China has told ...
Discussion
May 10, 2014, 7:38 pm
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Sónar Purchases SonarFestival.com
We always cover stories when a trademark holder over reaches and tries to stake claim to a domain through UDRP instead of entering into a transaction with the registrant. In this post we are taking a look at a company that went out and purchased the ...
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Sónar Purchases SonarFestival.com
We always cover stories when a trademark holder over reaches and tries to stake claim to a domain through UDRP instead of entering into a transaction with the registrant. In this post we are taking a look at a company that went out and purchased the ...
Discussion
May 10, 2014, 5:35 pm
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Trademark Hysteria On New gTLD’s Unfounded? 725K Domains/ 53 URS/17 UDRP
Since the new gTLD’s launched there are approximately 725,000 new gTLD registrations. By my count, URS have been filed against 53 domain names and UDRP’s have been filed against 17 domain names (counts by domain names not cases) So basica...
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Trademark Hysteria On New gTLD’s Unfounded? 725K Domains/ 53 URS/17 UDRP
Since the new gTLD’s launched there are approximately 725,000 new gTLD registrations. By my count, URS have been filed against 53 domain names and UDRP’s have been filed against 17 domain names (counts by domain names not cases) So basica...
Discussion
May 10, 2014, 4:51 pm
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How Low Will It Go? Demand Media, Inc. Closes At All Time Low Of $3.70 A Share
Shares of Demand Media, Inc. took a beating today closing at what we believe is an all time low of $3.70 a share. The company which reported earnings last night after the closed finished down almost 10% on the day. Shares hit an intra-day low i...
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How Low Will It Go? Demand Media, Inc. Closes At All Time Low Of $3.70 A Share
Shares of Demand Media, Inc. took a beating today closing at what we believe is an all time low of $3.70 a share. The company which reported earnings last night after the closed finished down almost 10% on the day. Shares hit an intra-day low i...
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May 9, 2014, 8:13 pm
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Google Possibly Preparing for Major Algorithm Update
Barry Schwartz wrote on Search Engine Roundtable that Google may be prepping for a large update to their search algorithm. From the article: I mentioned there was some chatter about a Google update on May 2nd but now we are seeing even more chatter a...
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Google Possibly Preparing for Major Algorithm Update
Barry Schwartz wrote on Search Engine Roundtable that Google may be prepping for a large update to their search algorithm. From the article: I mentioned there was some chatter about a Google update on May 2nd but now we are seeing even more chatter a...
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May 9, 2014, 6:30 pm
