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92 New gTLD Apps Pass ICANN: .Capetown; .Lexus; .Toyota; .Macys; .Calvinklein; .Fedex; .DHL; .Sohu
92 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) on Friday while 4 went to the dreaded extended evaluation. Some of the bigger gTLD names passing this week was the Geo .Capetown and the .brand applications for the related car makers .Lex...
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92 New gTLD Apps Pass ICANN: .Capetown; .Lexus; .Toyota; .Macys; .Calvinklein; .Fedex; .DHL; .Sohu
92 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) on Friday while 4 went to the dreaded extended evaluation. Some of the bigger gTLD names passing this week was the Geo .Capetown and the .brand applications for the related car makers .Lex...
Discussion
June 15, 2013, 9:37 am
The Domains
Fairwinds New Poll Shows People
According to a public opinion poll of 1,000 Internet users, commissioned in part by Fairwinds Partners, and conducted by InsightsNow! in April, “Internet users are willing to navigate to, use, and trust new gTLD web addresses and brand name web...
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Fairwinds New Poll Shows People
According to a public opinion poll of 1,000 Internet users, commissioned in part by Fairwinds Partners, and conducted by InsightsNow! in April, “Internet users are willing to navigate to, use, and trust new gTLD web addresses and brand name web...
Discussion
June 14, 2013, 1:00 am
The Domains
Microsoft & Yahoo Tells ICANN Not To Allow Google’s Dotless .Search App
In its eight part comment to ICANN, Microsoft gave plenty of reasons, actually 7 points, why Google should not be allowed to amend its application to run the .Search registry. Yahoo followed with its own comments also objecting to the application. He...
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Microsoft & Yahoo Tells ICANN Not To Allow Google’s Dotless .Search App
In its eight part comment to ICANN, Microsoft gave plenty of reasons, actually 7 points, why Google should not be allowed to amend its application to run the .Search registry. Yahoo followed with its own comments also objecting to the application. He...
Discussion
June 14, 2013, 12:22 am
The Domains
.Org Domain & Trademark Holder Denied UDRP On .Com
The domain name degreesearch.com was just saved in a UDRP brought by the holder of the .org verison of the domain which also owned a trademark on the DegreeSearch.org The domain holder was represented by Zak Muscovitch Here are the relevant facts and...
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.Org Domain & Trademark Holder Denied UDRP On .Com
The domain name degreesearch.com was just saved in a UDRP brought by the holder of the .org verison of the domain which also owned a trademark on the DegreeSearch.org The domain holder was represented by Zak Muscovitch Here are the relevant facts and...
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June 13, 2013, 6:20 pm
The Domains
Web.com Q1 Results: Revenue Up 26%
Web.com Group, Inc. released its Q1 results for 2013. Revenue was up 26% year-over-year to $115.5 million. Operating loss was $2.5MM from $18.5MM in last year’s Q1. Net loss from continuing operations was $46.5MM compared to $29.8MM in 2012. We...
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Web.com Q1 Results: Revenue Up 26%
Web.com Group, Inc. released its Q1 results for 2013. Revenue was up 26% year-over-year to $115.5 million. Operating loss was $2.5MM from $18.5MM in last year’s Q1. Net loss from continuing operations was $46.5MM compared to $29.8MM in 2012. We...
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June 13, 2013, 4:40 pm
The Domains
STRAAT/.Co Registry Buys 16,000 Sq Ft Building In Miami For HQ
According to Florida Trend a popular business publication in the State of Florida, CO Internet’s parent company, STRAAT Investments, purchased a 16,000-sq.-ft. building in Miami’s Brickell area to house its growing headquarters. It expect...
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STRAAT/.Co Registry Buys 16,000 Sq Ft Building In Miami For HQ
According to Florida Trend a popular business publication in the State of Florida, CO Internet’s parent company, STRAAT Investments, purchased a 16,000-sq.-ft. building in Miami’s Brickell area to house its growing headquarters. It expect...
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June 13, 2013, 11:13 am
The Domains
Donuts Loses 2 More Private Auctions As .Red Becomes 1st New gTLD To Be Withdrawn After IE
According to the ICANN website tonight Donuts has withdrawn two more applications as a result of the private auctions held last week Donuts withdrew both its new gTLD applications for .Red and .Luxury Donuts application for .Red was filed under Steel...
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Donuts Loses 2 More Private Auctions As .Red Becomes 1st New gTLD To Be Withdrawn After IE
According to the ICANN website tonight Donuts has withdrawn two more applications as a result of the private auctions held last week Donuts withdrew both its new gTLD applications for .Red and .Luxury Donuts application for .Red was filed under Steel...
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June 13, 2013, 12:21 am
The Domains
Google Issues Recommendations For Sites To Rank On Smartphone Search
According to a post on Google published their recommendations and the most common configuration mistakes for websites looking to engage smartphone users and benefit from mobile search results “Avoiding these mistakes helps your smartphone users...
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Google Issues Recommendations For Sites To Rank On Smartphone Search
According to a post on Google published their recommendations and the most common configuration mistakes for websites looking to engage smartphone users and benefit from mobile search results “Avoiding these mistakes helps your smartphone users...
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June 12, 2013, 6:35 pm
The Domains
Another Nicecar.com? UDRP Filed On GoodTherapy.com
A UDRP has just been filed on another descriptive generic domain name GoodTherapy.com It’s the type of domain name that reminds me of the NiceCar.com UDRP a descriptive two word domain that is used together in a very generic sense in normal lan...
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Another Nicecar.com? UDRP Filed On GoodTherapy.com
A UDRP has just been filed on another descriptive generic domain name GoodTherapy.com It’s the type of domain name that reminds me of the NiceCar.com UDRP a descriptive two word domain that is used together in a very generic sense in normal lan...
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June 12, 2013, 6:09 pm
The Domains
YU.Com Saved In One Of The Strangest & Longest UDRP Rulings Of All Time
We finally have a decision on the UDRP for the domain YU.com, as the majority of a three member UDRP panel rejected the claim of the Two Way NV/SA of Waregem, Belgium. We already know the UDRP Panel took what maybe the longest time to ever decide a U...
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YU.Com Saved In One Of The Strangest & Longest UDRP Rulings Of All Time
We finally have a decision on the UDRP for the domain YU.com, as the majority of a three member UDRP panel rejected the claim of the Two Way NV/SA of Waregem, Belgium. We already know the UDRP Panel took what maybe the longest time to ever decide a U...
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June 11, 2013, 5:27 pm
