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ComputerRepairs.com Sells For $25K On NameJet.com
The domain name ComputerRepairs.com sold yesterday on NameJet.com for $25,655. There were 235 bidders in the auction. There were 3 bidders willing to pay $10k or more for the domain. The winning bidder goes by the bidder Id of “22twos&rdq...
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ComputerRepairs.com Sells For $25K On NameJet.com
The domain name ComputerRepairs.com sold yesterday on NameJet.com for $25,655. There were 235 bidders in the auction. There were 3 bidders willing to pay $10k or more for the domain. The winning bidder goes by the bidder Id of “22twos&rdq...
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August 11, 2012, 10:17 am
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ICANN Extends Comment Period For New gTLD’s
After requests of many groups, ICANN has officially extended the comment period on the new gTLD’s for an additional 45 days. The new end date is now 26 September 2012. “The new gTLD application comment period provides the public with...
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ICANN Extends Comment Period For New gTLD’s
After requests of many groups, ICANN has officially extended the comment period on the new gTLD’s for an additional 45 days. The new end date is now 26 September 2012. “The new gTLD application comment period provides the public with...
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August 10, 2012, 3:59 pm
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With Just Under Two Weeks To Go, Over Half of the Domains In the SnapNames/Dotster Auction Have Bids
We have all seen showcase auctions where there were just a handful of domains that wound up with bids, but it looks like SnapNames.com is on to something with their Dotster Showcase Auction. The auctionwhich doesn’t end until Thursday August 23...
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With Just Under Two Weeks To Go, Over Half of the Domains In the SnapNames/Dotster Auction Have Bids
We have all seen showcase auctions where there were just a handful of domains that wound up with bids, but it looks like SnapNames.com is on to something with their Dotster Showcase Auction. The auctionwhich doesn’t end until Thursday August 23...
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August 10, 2012, 2:03 pm
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Generic Domain Name Buff.com Hit With A UDRP From Owner Of Buff.eu
The domain name Buff.com has just been hit with a UDRP The complainant is Original Buff, S.A. which owns a Trademark on the term Buff in many countries but seems like the main one is spain. In the US it looks like the trademark was just filed in 2011...
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Generic Domain Name Buff.com Hit With A UDRP From Owner Of Buff.eu
The domain name Buff.com has just been hit with a UDRP The complainant is Original Buff, S.A. which owns a Trademark on the term Buff in many countries but seems like the main one is spain. In the US it looks like the trademark was just filed in 2011...
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August 10, 2012, 11:56 am
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Forbes Shines The Light On .Me Domains Including Meet.me
Forbes.com just told the world about .Me domains and highlighted Meet.me as one of the top 10 sites using a .Me domain that people should keep an eye on. “After you’ve found the guts to start your own venture, have assembled the right tea...
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Forbes Shines The Light On .Me Domains Including Meet.me
Forbes.com just told the world about .Me domains and highlighted Meet.me as one of the top 10 sites using a .Me domain that people should keep an eye on. “After you’ve found the guts to start your own venture, have assembled the right tea...
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August 9, 2012, 9:30 pm
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Vertical Axis Loses UDRP On Tytan.com But Gets A LONG Dissenting Opinion
Vertical Axis after a nice string of wins, just lost a UDRP on the domain name tytan.com Since at least 1997, Complainant has produced and marketed foam and sealant products used in the construction of buildings and houses. B Beginning in 1997,...
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Vertical Axis Loses UDRP On Tytan.com But Gets A LONG Dissenting Opinion
Vertical Axis after a nice string of wins, just lost a UDRP on the domain name tytan.com Since at least 1997, Complainant has produced and marketed foam and sealant products used in the construction of buildings and houses. B Beginning in 1997,...
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August 9, 2012, 6:37 pm
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Bill Hartzer.com Reports Front Running By Godaddy.com
In a story published a couple of days ago blogger BillHartzer.com citing another report, says Godaddy.com maybe front running domain registrations. “Godaddy, the domain name registrar, has apparently been caught registering domain names ...
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Bill Hartzer.com Reports Front Running By Godaddy.com
In a story published a couple of days ago blogger BillHartzer.com citing another report, says Godaddy.com maybe front running domain registrations. “Godaddy, the domain name registrar, has apparently been caught registering domain names ...
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August 9, 2012, 12:00 pm
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In The Last Of A Trio Of Cases Already In Federal Court, A UDRP Panel Finally Refuses To Rule
In the last couple of weeks we have cited two UDRP cases in which they domain holder had already filed a federal court action for declaratory judgement and the UDRP panel decided the case anyway. Today a UDRP panel finally did the right thing and pas...
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In The Last Of A Trio Of Cases Already In Federal Court, A UDRP Panel Finally Refuses To Rule
In the last couple of weeks we have cited two UDRP cases in which they domain holder had already filed a federal court action for declaratory judgement and the UDRP panel decided the case anyway. Today a UDRP panel finally did the right thing and pas...
Discussion
August 9, 2012, 8:37 am
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Seminole Tribe of Florida Loses UDRP On SeminoleCasino.com & SeminoleGaming.com
The Seminole Tribe of Florida which operates in conjunction with Hard Rock, the Hard Rock Seminole Casino’s in Hollywood Florida andin Tampa Florida just lost a UDRP on three domain names, casinoseminole.com, seminolecasino.com and seminolegami...
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Seminole Tribe of Florida Loses UDRP On SeminoleCasino.com & SeminoleGaming.com
The Seminole Tribe of Florida which operates in conjunction with Hard Rock, the Hard Rock Seminole Casino’s in Hollywood Florida andin Tampa Florida just lost a UDRP on three domain names, casinoseminole.com, seminolecasino.com and seminolegami...
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August 8, 2012, 12:55 pm
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April’s ICANN Registry Reports Are Out & .XXX Adds 30,000 Registrations Since December
The Registry reports are out for April 2012, and it looks like ICM registry the owner of .XXX extension is up to 134,884 registrations. As of December 2011, the month .XXX launched, they reported 106K registrations, so they have added almost 30K doma...
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April’s ICANN Registry Reports Are Out & .XXX Adds 30,000 Registrations Since December
The Registry reports are out for April 2012, and it looks like ICM registry the owner of .XXX extension is up to 134,884 registrations. As of December 2011, the month .XXX launched, they reported 106K registrations, so they have added almost 30K doma...
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August 8, 2012, 11:59 am
