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Breaking GoDaddy To Drop .Com From Logo
At the Godaddy Registry Days conference, Godaddy.com announced that they will be dropping the .com off their logo over a period to time just to read Godaddy. “10 years from now we will look back at a world where every domain name ended ...
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Breaking GoDaddy To Drop .Com From Logo
At the Godaddy Registry Days conference, Godaddy.com announced that they will be dropping the .com off their logo over a period to time just to read Godaddy. “10 years from now we will look back at a world where every domain name ended ...
Discussion
March 6, 2013, 10:39 am
The Domains
ICANN “Geographic Names Panel” Says .Vegas Is Not A Geo
.Vegas apparently is not a Geo, so says the ICANN Geographic Names Panel. The panel “has determined that the string .Vegas does not fall within the criteria for a geographic name contained in the Applicant Guidebook Section 2.2.1.4.&rdquo...
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ICANN “Geographic Names Panel” Says .Vegas Is Not A Geo
.Vegas apparently is not a Geo, so says the ICANN Geographic Names Panel. The panel “has determined that the string .Vegas does not fall within the criteria for a geographic name contained in the Applicant Guidebook Section 2.2.1.4.&rdquo...
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March 5, 2013, 9:01 pm
The Domains
Killer .Au Sites & Domains Hit The Market: Sydney.com.au, Melbourne.com.au, Auction.com.au
According to a press release we jusrt received some killer .com.au sites and domain name have just hit the market. “The websites sydney.com.au, melbourne.com.au, brisbane.com.au, adelaide.com.au and the domain name auction.com.au are for sale o...
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Killer .Au Sites & Domains Hit The Market: Sydney.com.au, Melbourne.com.au, Auction.com.au
According to a press release we jusrt received some killer .com.au sites and domain name have just hit the market. “The websites sydney.com.au, melbourne.com.au, brisbane.com.au, adelaide.com.au and the domain name auction.com.au are for sale o...
Discussion
March 5, 2013, 7:28 pm
The Domains
Afternic Sells $1.3MM In Domains Names Led By LawHelp.com For $85K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,265,707 for the week of 2/25/13 – 3/3/13. The publicly reportable sales were led by lawhelp.com at $85,000, and followed by Racing.ca for $39,200. RacingStuff.c...
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Afternic Sells $1.3MM In Domains Names Led By LawHelp.com For $85K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,265,707 for the week of 2/25/13 – 3/3/13. The publicly reportable sales were led by lawhelp.com at $85,000, and followed by Racing.ca for $39,200. RacingStuff.c...
Discussion
March 5, 2013, 4:29 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells Over $1.35MM In Domains Led By WeddingInsurance.com for $50K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending March 4th, 2013. In all over $1.35MM domains were sold. The top seller was WeddingInsurance.com at $50,000 as previously reported by us, followed by Wholesale.co.uk for $30,000. In all, 842 t...
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Sedo.com Sells Over $1.35MM In Domains Led By WeddingInsurance.com for $50K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending March 4th, 2013. In all over $1.35MM domains were sold. The top seller was WeddingInsurance.com at $50,000 as previously reported by us, followed by Wholesale.co.uk for $30,000. In all, 842 t...
Discussion
March 5, 2013, 3:31 pm
The Domains
Two More New gTLD Applications Withdrawn: .HEINZ & .KETCHUP
ICANN just posted on its site the withdrawal of two more new gTLD applications. ProMark Brands Inc. has withdrawn its two application for .HEINZ & .KETCHUP .KETCHUP had a Prioritization number of 737, and HEINZ had a Prioritization of 1345. Here ...
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Two More New gTLD Applications Withdrawn: .HEINZ & .KETCHUP
ICANN just posted on its site the withdrawal of two more new gTLD applications. ProMark Brands Inc. has withdrawn its two application for .HEINZ & .KETCHUP .KETCHUP had a Prioritization number of 737, and HEINZ had a Prioritization of 1345. Here ...
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March 5, 2013, 1:24 pm
The Domains
phaseeight.com Saved in UDRP But No RDNH Because Domain Was Parked
Phase Eight (Fashion & Designs) Limited of London, just lost its bid to get the domain name phaseeight.com through a UDRP. Unlike the case we discussed yesterday, this panel was most concerned that nine years had passed from the date of registrat...
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phaseeight.com Saved in UDRP But No RDNH Because Domain Was Parked
Phase Eight (Fashion & Designs) Limited of London, just lost its bid to get the domain name phaseeight.com through a UDRP. Unlike the case we discussed yesterday, this panel was most concerned that nine years had passed from the date of registrat...
Discussion
March 5, 2013, 11:59 am
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How Valuable Would .Mobi Domains Have Been If Apple Named The iPhone The Mobi?
A story in Mashable today tells the tale that Apple was considering many other domain names for the iPhone, including calling it the Mobi. The article former Apple head of advertising Ken Segall, Apple considered the names TriPod, Mobi and Tele...
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How Valuable Would .Mobi Domains Have Been If Apple Named The iPhone The Mobi?
A story in Mashable today tells the tale that Apple was considering many other domain names for the iPhone, including calling it the Mobi. The article former Apple head of advertising Ken Segall, Apple considered the names TriPod, Mobi and Tele...
Discussion
March 5, 2013, 8:35 am
The Domains
Sears Files URDP For 96 Typo’s Domain Names
Sears filed a UDRP yesterday for 96 domain names which are all variations and typos. Included are typo’s for Sears, Sears credit cards, Sears Outlet, Sears Parts, Sears Optical and variations on its slogan “Shop Your Way” Here are t...
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Sears Files URDP For 96 Typo’s Domain Names
Sears filed a UDRP yesterday for 96 domain names which are all variations and typos. Included are typo’s for Sears, Sears credit cards, Sears Outlet, Sears Parts, Sears Optical and variations on its slogan “Shop Your Way” Here are t...
Discussion
March 5, 2013, 7:59 am
The Domains
The Independent Objector For ICANN’s New gTLD Program Decides Not To Object To Anything
As part of the new gTLD program ICANN provided it would establish an Independent Objector who could file an objection to new gTLD strings or applicants and May 14th 2012 on named Professor Alain Pellet as the Independent Objector (IO). &l...
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The Independent Objector For ICANN’s New gTLD Program Decides Not To Object To Anything
As part of the new gTLD program ICANN provided it would establish an Independent Objector who could file an objection to new gTLD strings or applicants and May 14th 2012 on named Professor Alain Pellet as the Independent Objector (IO). &l...
Discussion
March 4, 2013, 8:36 pm
