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The Domains
Well Here’s The 1st: KPMG To Replace Its .Com With Its New gTLD
I know a lot of people in the domain industry have put the eventual success on the new gTLD program on whether big brands would actually switch from their .com to their new gTLD. Today we have the first. In an interview with worldipreview.com, Profe...
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Well Here’s The 1st: KPMG To Replace Its .Com With Its New gTLD
I know a lot of people in the domain industry have put the eventual success on the new gTLD program on whether big brands would actually switch from their .com to their new gTLD. Today we have the first. In an interview with worldipreview.com, Profe...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 3:08 pm
The Domains
Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) UDRP Panel Awards Hijacked Domain
Virtually all UDRP panels in the past have refused to return an allegedly stolen domain name back to the original registrant, generally finding such a matter to be outside the UDRP panel authority. However one of the two newest UDRP organizatio...
Discussion
Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) UDRP Panel Awards Hijacked Domain
Virtually all UDRP panels in the past have refused to return an allegedly stolen domain name back to the original registrant, generally finding such a matter to be outside the UDRP panel authority. However one of the two newest UDRP organizatio...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 2:06 pm
The Domains
Mr. Schwartz I’m Not Going To Let Readers Tell Me What To Write, But I’ll Answer The Poll
Rich Schwartz challenged me to repeat the poll he ran on RicksBlog.com last week after I called the results of the poll Bull Shit. I have no problem with running polls on blog, matter of fact at thedomains.com we were the first to build a polling fea...
Discussion
Mr. Schwartz I’m Not Going To Let Readers Tell Me What To Write, But I’ll Answer The Poll
Rich Schwartz challenged me to repeat the poll he ran on RicksBlog.com last week after I called the results of the poll Bull Shit. I have no problem with running polls on blog, matter of fact at thedomains.com we were the first to build a polling fea...
Discussion
December 20, 2013, 1:04 pm
The Domains
Google Releases Their Transparency Report
Google reported today on their blog that requests from governments to remove content continues to rise. When you read the actual report, Google actually shows a percentage of compliance for each country. For example Google complied in 55 % of ...
Discussion
Google Releases Their Transparency Report
Google reported today on their blog that requests from governments to remove content continues to rise. When you read the actual report, Google actually shows a percentage of compliance for each country. For example Google complied in 55 % of ...
Discussion
December 19, 2013, 11:03 pm
The Domains
You Got To Be Kidding: $25K For A Trademark .Sucks Registration In Sunrise?
One of the new gTLD applicants for .sucksopened up Priority Registrations for .sucks domain names for $250 per domain and Trademark Priority Registrations of $2,500 per domain. The truly shocking part of today’s announcement is that the registr...
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You Got To Be Kidding: $25K For A Trademark .Sucks Registration In Sunrise?
One of the new gTLD applicants for .sucksopened up Priority Registrations for .sucks domain names for $250 per domain and Trademark Priority Registrations of $2,500 per domain. The truly shocking part of today’s announcement is that the registr...
Discussion
December 19, 2013, 7:13 pm
The Domains
After Asking For $40K To Sell; 14 Year Old Privata.com Lost In UDRP
BARBET of Spain, ust grabbed the domain privata.com which was registered and has been owned by the domain holder since 1999. The Complainant didn’t register its domain name privata.es, until August 6, 2001 The Complainant is a Spani...
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After Asking For $40K To Sell; 14 Year Old Privata.com Lost In UDRP
BARBET of Spain, ust grabbed the domain privata.com which was registered and has been owned by the domain holder since 1999. The Complainant didn’t register its domain name privata.es, until August 6, 2001 The Complainant is a Spani...
Discussion
December 19, 2013, 6:33 pm
The Domains
Indonesia will roll out shorter .id Domains Next Year
TechInAsia.com reported that the country code for Indonesia will be getting shorter. From the article: Next year, Indonesians will have to get used to a brand-new ending to web addresses that sounds really short and sweet. It’ll be ‘.id&...
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Indonesia will roll out shorter .id Domains Next Year
TechInAsia.com reported that the country code for Indonesia will be getting shorter. From the article: Next year, Indonesians will have to get used to a brand-new ending to web addresses that sounds really short and sweet. It’ll be ‘.id&...
Discussion
December 19, 2013, 6:15 pm
The Domains
UK Bans 1and1.com New gTLD Commercials As Being “Misleading”
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) which is the independent regulator of advertising across all media the United Kingdom has just banned 1and1.com new gTLD television commercials as being misleading. A television commercial similar to th...
Discussion
UK Bans 1and1.com New gTLD Commercials As Being “Misleading”
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) which is the independent regulator of advertising across all media the United Kingdom has just banned 1and1.com new gTLD television commercials as being misleading. A television commercial similar to th...
Discussion
December 19, 2013, 1:18 pm
The Domains
.Fail! ChicagoGrid.com Says Berryhill Runs the Domains & .Chicago, .Jeans & .XXX Are Coming
An Epic fail by a business publication covering the new gTLD’s, the Chicago Grid posted a story entitled “Will the switch from .com to .Chicago benefit businesses? As Taylor Swift said “I knew you were trouble then” Of course ...
Discussion
.Fail! ChicagoGrid.com Says Berryhill Runs the Domains & .Chicago, .Jeans & .XXX Are Coming
An Epic fail by a business publication covering the new gTLD’s, the Chicago Grid posted a story entitled “Will the switch from .com to .Chicago benefit businesses? As Taylor Swift said “I knew you were trouble then” Of course ...
Discussion
December 19, 2013, 1:03 pm
The Domains
The Ship is on the Move Again, The Pirate Bay leaves Peru and docks in Guyana
We reported on December 12th that The Pirate Bay had moved to the country code of Peru (pe) well now they have moved to the country code of Guyana (gy). Digital Trends and Torrent Freak covered the change. Here’s what a Pirate Bay insider had ...
Discussion
The Ship is on the Move Again, The Pirate Bay leaves Peru and docks in Guyana
We reported on December 12th that The Pirate Bay had moved to the country code of Peru (pe) well now they have moved to the country code of Guyana (gy). Digital Trends and Torrent Freak covered the change. Here’s what a Pirate Bay insider had ...
Discussion
December 18, 2013, 9:30 pm
