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Site Calls Large Applicants Of New gTLD’s “Domain Squatters”
In a blog post on casinoaffiliateprograms.com, taking about the new gTLD .Poker new gTLD applicants are being referred to as Domain Squatters and says that Donuts Binky Mill LLC has dropped its application for .Poker “The way new domains are ha...
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Site Calls Large Applicants Of New gTLD’s “Domain Squatters”
In a blog post on casinoaffiliateprograms.com, taking about the new gTLD .Poker new gTLD applicants are being referred to as Domain Squatters and says that Donuts Binky Mill LLC has dropped its application for .Poker “The way new domains are ha...
Discussion
August 8, 2013, 10:35 am
The Domains
RBC: Demand Media New gTLD Initiative Could Be Worth More Than Its Registrar Business: enom.com, name.com
RBC issued an Equity Research Report today on Demand Media, Inc., the day after Demand Media, Inc, reported its second quarter earnings. Demand Media announced during the earnings report and the earnings call that followed that Google’s S...
Discussion
RBC: Demand Media New gTLD Initiative Could Be Worth More Than Its Registrar Business: enom.com, name.com
RBC issued an Equity Research Report today on Demand Media, Inc., the day after Demand Media, Inc, reported its second quarter earnings. Demand Media announced during the earnings report and the earnings call that followed that Google’s S...
Discussion
August 8, 2013, 9:20 am
The Domains
ICANN Sends Notice Of Breach Of RAA To PacNames.com (Again)
ICANN has sent a notice to Pacnames Ltd. of Auckland 1052 New Zealand A NOTICE OF BREACH OF REGISTRAR ACCREDITATION AGREEMENT Please be advised that as of 5 August 2013, Pacnames Ltd. (“Pacnames”) is in breach of its Registrar Accr...
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ICANN Sends Notice Of Breach Of RAA To PacNames.com (Again)
ICANN has sent a notice to Pacnames Ltd. of Auckland 1052 New Zealand A NOTICE OF BREACH OF REGISTRAR ACCREDITATION AGREEMENT Please be advised that as of 5 August 2013, Pacnames Ltd. (“Pacnames”) is in breach of its Registrar Accr...
Discussion
August 8, 2013, 8:23 am
The Domains
Verisign: We Will Delegate New gTLD’s To The Root If The NTIA Tells Us To
Some bloggers here and here, have raised the alarm that Verisign may not Delegate new gTLD’s based on a letter Verisign send to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) back in March. U.S. National Telecommun...
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Verisign: We Will Delegate New gTLD’s To The Root If The NTIA Tells Us To
Some bloggers here and here, have raised the alarm that Verisign may not Delegate new gTLD’s based on a letter Verisign send to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) back in March. U.S. National Telecommun...
Discussion
August 7, 2013, 4:28 pm
The Domains
Demand Media Reports: Revenue Up 9%; Registrar Revenue Up 4% Without Name.com + 10% With
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD),reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Q2 2013 Financial Summary: Content & Media revenue ex-TAC grew 9% year-over-year. This was driven primarily by 15% Owned & Operated r...
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Demand Media Reports: Revenue Up 9%; Registrar Revenue Up 4% Without Name.com + 10% With
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD),reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Q2 2013 Financial Summary: Content & Media revenue ex-TAC grew 9% year-over-year. This was driven primarily by 15% Owned & Operated r...
Discussion
August 7, 2013, 3:50 pm
The Domains
ICANN Opens Comment Period On Rights Protection Mechanism (RPM) Requirements
ICANN has opened the comment period for “Rights Protection Mechanism (RPM) Requirements” The operational requirements for implementation of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims processes in new gTLDs, and a set of community-proposed ...
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ICANN Opens Comment Period On Rights Protection Mechanism (RPM) Requirements
ICANN has opened the comment period for “Rights Protection Mechanism (RPM) Requirements” The operational requirements for implementation of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims processes in new gTLDs, and a set of community-proposed ...
Discussion
August 7, 2013, 9:40 am
The Domains
Marchex Up 20% to New 52 Week High
After reporting earnings last night Marchex (MCHX) is up just about 20% in trading today to a 52 week high of $7 a share. Marchex has now more than doubled off its 52 week low of $3.06 a share. At $7 a share the company has a Market Cap of $270 Milli...
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Marchex Up 20% to New 52 Week High
After reporting earnings last night Marchex (MCHX) is up just about 20% in trading today to a 52 week high of $7 a share. Marchex has now more than doubled off its 52 week low of $3.06 a share. At $7 a share the company has a Market Cap of $270 Milli...
Discussion
August 7, 2013, 9:26 am
The Domains
AOL Buys Adap.tv For $405 Million
We have agreed to acquire Adap.tv for $405 MM, here is what Adap.tv brings AOL: The only complete global programmatic video stack for publishers and advertisers across all screens; A unified yield management platform for advertisers an...
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AOL Buys Adap.tv For $405 Million
We have agreed to acquire Adap.tv for $405 MM, here is what Adap.tv brings AOL: The only complete global programmatic video stack for publishers and advertisers across all screens; A unified yield management platform for advertisers an...
Discussion
August 7, 2013, 8:36 am
The Domains
Marchex Details Spin Off Archeo Business: Buying & Selling & Developing Domains; 200,000 Of Them
The Marchex earnings call yesterday reveal some interesting facts about Archeo the business that Marchex is looking to spin off to a separate public company later this year. It appears Archeo is set to become the first publicly traded company whose o...
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Marchex Details Spin Off Archeo Business: Buying & Selling & Developing Domains; 200,000 Of Them
The Marchex earnings call yesterday reveal some interesting facts about Archeo the business that Marchex is looking to spin off to a separate public company later this year. It appears Archeo is set to become the first publicly traded company whose o...
Discussion
August 7, 2013, 8:27 am
The Domains
Verisign Publishes “New gTLD Security, Stability, Resiliency Update: Exploratory Consumer Impact Analysis”
Verisign issues fifth and last chapter in its five part series of “issues related to security, stability, and resilience of the DNS ecosystem, particularly as we approach the rollout of new gTLDs. ” Bottom line Verisign Concluded wi...
Discussion
Verisign Publishes “New gTLD Security, Stability, Resiliency Update: Exploratory Consumer Impact Analysis”
Verisign issues fifth and last chapter in its five part series of “issues related to security, stability, and resilience of the DNS ecosystem, particularly as we approach the rollout of new gTLDs. ” Bottom line Verisign Concluded wi...
Discussion
August 6, 2013, 5:29 pm
