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After Selling The Dodgers For $2.1 Billion, Frank McCourt’s Company Quitely Buys MG.com
It appears the McCourt Group purchased the two letter domain name MG.com in August 2012. The current registered owner of the domain name is Peter Wilhelm of the McCourt Group. One of the principals of the McCourt Group appears to be Frank McCourt who...
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After Selling The Dodgers For $2.1 Billion, Frank McCourt’s Company Quitely Buys MG.com
It appears the McCourt Group purchased the two letter domain name MG.com in August 2012. The current registered owner of the domain name is Peter Wilhelm of the McCourt Group. One of the principals of the McCourt Group appears to be Frank McCourt who...
Discussion
January 28, 2013, 7:32 am
The Domains
Moniker.com & SnapNames.com Are Down
Both Moniker.com and SnapNames.com are down and have been down for a while. I tried accessing SnapNames.com at different times throughout the day. I did get to the front page of Snapnames.com once, earlier today and the front of the site said that so...
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Moniker.com & SnapNames.com Are Down
Both Moniker.com and SnapNames.com are down and have been down for a while. I tried accessing SnapNames.com at different times throughout the day. I did get to the front page of Snapnames.com once, earlier today and the front of the site said that so...
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January 27, 2013, 7:09 pm
The Domains
Kevin.Murphy Looks Like A New gTLD Brand
I was at an opening of a hair salon the other night and saw a bunch of new products that look to be branded like new gTLD’s. All of the products carried the name of Kevin.Murphy. Of course inside the domain world Kevin Murphy is the publisher o...
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Kevin.Murphy Looks Like A New gTLD Brand
I was at an opening of a hair salon the other night and saw a bunch of new products that look to be branded like new gTLD’s. All of the products carried the name of Kevin.Murphy. Of course inside the domain world Kevin Murphy is the publisher o...
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January 27, 2013, 7:29 am
The Domains
Twitter Goes With A .CO For New Mobile Video Creation Service: Vine.Co
The Tech World has been reporting on Twitter’s new mobile video creation service, Vine. The service, allows users to create and share looping videos. “Like Tweets, the brevity of videos on Vine (6 seconds or less) inspires creativity,&rdq...
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Twitter Goes With A .CO For New Mobile Video Creation Service: Vine.Co
The Tech World has been reporting on Twitter’s new mobile video creation service, Vine. The service, allows users to create and share looping videos. “Like Tweets, the brevity of videos on Vine (6 seconds or less) inspires creativity,&rdq...
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January 26, 2013, 12:10 pm
The Domains
Blacknight Asks ICANN Whether They Will Allow Non-TM Generic TLDs To Be Closed
Blacknight an ICANN accredited registrar, sent a second letter to ICANN urging the organization to formally clarify its position on Generic Key Word TLDs. Blacknight and fellow signatories of the letter seek clarification on non-trade marked g...
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Blacknight Asks ICANN Whether They Will Allow Non-TM Generic TLDs To Be Closed
Blacknight an ICANN accredited registrar, sent a second letter to ICANN urging the organization to formally clarify its position on Generic Key Word TLDs. Blacknight and fellow signatories of the letter seek clarification on non-trade marked g...
Discussion
January 25, 2013, 9:21 am
The Domains
GameTruck.com Just Bought in 2012 For A Significant Sum” Saved In UDRP
Game Truck Licensing, LLC, of Tempe, Arizona, just lost a UDRP on the domain name GameTruck.com in a decision handed down by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO) The decision is interesting because although the domain name was originally ...
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GameTruck.com Just Bought in 2012 For A Significant Sum” Saved In UDRP
Game Truck Licensing, LLC, of Tempe, Arizona, just lost a UDRP on the domain name GameTruck.com in a decision handed down by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO) The decision is interesting because although the domain name was originally ...
Discussion
January 25, 2013, 8:42 am
The Domains
The Age old Question Is Answered: Sin.net Sells For More Than PointSpreads.com
For thousands of years people have argued about things like, Sin and gambling? Now at least in domain name terms we have an answer, not as to which is worse, but to which is more valuable. The domain name Sin.net just sold on Namejet.com for $16,587 ...
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The Age old Question Is Answered: Sin.net Sells For More Than PointSpreads.com
For thousands of years people have argued about things like, Sin and gambling? Now at least in domain name terms we have an answer, not as to which is worse, but to which is more valuable. The domain name Sin.net just sold on Namejet.com for $16,587 ...
Discussion
January 25, 2013, 7:28 am
The Domains
The .Co Super Bowl Ad Is Very Much About Being A Domainer: Here You Go
The .Co Superbowl has been sneaked released and the tag line is not doubt “skywaitress” Someone registered the .com and .co of the term and no it wasn’t me. The concept of the ad is very domainer oriented, which is just because you ...
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The .Co Super Bowl Ad Is Very Much About Being A Domainer: Here You Go
The .Co Superbowl has been sneaked released and the tag line is not doubt “skywaitress” Someone registered the .com and .co of the term and no it wasn’t me. The concept of the ad is very domainer oriented, which is just because you ...
Discussion
January 24, 2013, 10:50 pm
The Domains
ICANN Publishes “Thought Paper” On Domain Seizures Without Discussing Protecting Rights
ICANN just issued a “thought paper“” entitled “Guidance for Preparing Domain Name Orders, Seizures & Takedowns” According to ICANN this “thought paper” offers guidance for anyone who prepares an ...
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ICANN Publishes “Thought Paper” On Domain Seizures Without Discussing Protecting Rights
ICANN just issued a “thought paper“” entitled “Guidance for Preparing Domain Name Orders, Seizures & Takedowns” According to ICANN this “thought paper” offers guidance for anyone who prepares an ...
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January 24, 2013, 4:30 pm
The Domains
Verisign: Revenue Up 13%; 121 Million .Com/Net’s; Profit Margin 59%; $1.6 Billion In the Bank
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 and year ended Dec. 31, 2012 today after the market closed and had a very nice year. VeriSign, Inc. reported revenue of $230 million for the fourth quarter o...
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Verisign: Revenue Up 13%; 121 Million .Com/Net’s; Profit Margin 59%; $1.6 Billion In the Bank
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 and year ended Dec. 31, 2012 today after the market closed and had a very nice year. VeriSign, Inc. reported revenue of $230 million for the fourth quarter o...
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January 24, 2013, 4:00 pm
