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Domain Name Wire
Wow: DropCatch adds 300 more registrars, now has 752
Company increases stable of registrars going after dropping domains. The company behind expired domain name catching service DropCatch.com has adding 300 more accredited registrars to its arsenal, and now has a whopping 752 registrars. This is accord...
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Wow: DropCatch adds 300 more registrars, now has 752
Company increases stable of registrars going after dropping domains. The company behind expired domain name catching service DropCatch.com has adding 300 more accredited registrars to its arsenal, and now has a whopping 752 registrars. This is accord...
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October 9, 2015, 1:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Gay fails community test, again
Queue the complaints about ICANN again…even though it’s not its fault. dotgay LLC, an applicant for the .Gay top level domain name that was seeking community status, has once again failed (pdf) to convince an independent panel that it qu...
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.Gay fails community test, again
Queue the complaints about ICANN again…even though it’s not its fault. dotgay LLC, an applicant for the .Gay top level domain name that was seeking community status, has once again failed (pdf) to convince an independent panel that it qu...
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October 9, 2015, 1:34 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday, October 9th, 2015
You want to know a common theme of all the great domain scams in the last 10 years? Website and minisite buildouts. Why? Because nobody has the time and/or ability to build out a quality site that will make money. And guess wh...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday, October 9th, 2015
You want to know a common theme of all the great domain scams in the last 10 years? Website and minisite buildouts. Why? Because nobody has the time and/or ability to build out a quality site that will make money. And guess wh...
Discussion
October 9, 2015, 10:18 am
Domain Name Wire
A Frank Schilling company owns more than 5% of Rightside
SEC filing discloses interest in company. Some people say the domain name business is an incestuous industry. They might be right. An SEC filing this afternoon discloses that a company associated with Frank Schilling now owns 5.5% of the company. The...
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A Frank Schilling company owns more than 5% of Rightside
SEC filing discloses interest in company. Some people say the domain name business is an incestuous industry. They might be right. An SEC filing this afternoon discloses that a company associated with Frank Schilling now owns 5.5% of the company. The...
Discussion
October 8, 2015, 9:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
World Trade Centers wins 89 domain names, including 9/11 names
Group takes over domain names registered on and after 9/11. World Trade Centers Association, Inc. has won 89 domain names in a cybersquatting dispute. The group filed a cybersquatting complaint with Czech Arbitration Court over 90 domain names, all o...
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World Trade Centers wins 89 domain names, including 9/11 names
Group takes over domain names registered on and after 9/11. World Trade Centers Association, Inc. has won 89 domain names in a cybersquatting dispute. The group filed a cybersquatting complaint with Czech Arbitration Court over 90 domain names, all o...
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October 8, 2015, 9:16 pm
The Domains
Frank Schilling (FTS, Corp) Now Owns 5.5% Of Rightside
According to a SEC filing (Schedule 13D), a corporation out of the Cayman Islands FTS, Corp (FTS) now owns over 5.5% of the outstanding shares of publicly traded Rightside Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq: NAME). FTS is the initials of Frank Schilling and the for...
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Frank Schilling (FTS, Corp) Now Owns 5.5% Of Rightside
According to a SEC filing (Schedule 13D), a corporation out of the Cayman Islands FTS, Corp (FTS) now owns over 5.5% of the outstanding shares of publicly traded Rightside Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq: NAME). FTS is the initials of Frank Schilling and the for...
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October 8, 2015, 9:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
An update on the Adam Dicker allegations
Progress is being made settling issues brought to light earlier this week. Earlier this week I wrote about accusations made against domain name investor Adam Dicker. Since that time, a few things have happened that I think warrant posting an update. ...
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An update on the Adam Dicker allegations
Progress is being made settling issues brought to light earlier this week. Earlier this week I wrote about accusations made against domain name investor Adam Dicker. Since that time, a few things have happened that I think warrant posting an update. ...
Discussion
October 8, 2015, 7:12 pm
The Domains
.NYC One Year Anniversary Is Today; Collision List Drops & City Issues Updated Stats
To mark the one-year anniversary of .nyc, the City of New York published the latest statistics on the state of the .nyc domain name. The ICANN Collision list for .NYC is being released today for registration today as well. It will be interesting to s...
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.NYC One Year Anniversary Is Today; Collision List Drops & City Issues Updated Stats
To mark the one-year anniversary of .nyc, the City of New York published the latest statistics on the state of the .nyc domain name. The ICANN Collision list for .NYC is being released today for registration today as well. It will be interesting to s...
Discussion
October 8, 2015, 5:07 pm
The Domains
CSC October’s New gTLD Utilization: 5,340 New gTLD Sites in Alexa Top 1M
CSC’s Published Its October New gTLD Utilization Report, showing the pace of .brand registrations accelerating with a 50% increase since their September report. The report was prepared by Vincent D’Angelo Director, Brand Advisory Te...
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CSC October’s New gTLD Utilization: 5,340 New gTLD Sites in Alexa Top 1M
CSC’s Published Its October New gTLD Utilization Report, showing the pace of .brand registrations accelerating with a 50% increase since their September report. The report was prepared by Vincent D’Angelo Director, Brand Advisory Te...
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October 8, 2015, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s what those Amazon AWS domain name registrations were for
Amazon’s domain name registrations this week indeed were for AWS announcements, but some are still to come. On Monday I wrote about Amazon.com’s domain name registrations that foreshadowed services it was likely to announce at this week&r...
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Here’s what those Amazon AWS domain name registrations were for
Amazon’s domain name registrations this week indeed were for AWS announcements, but some are still to come. On Monday I wrote about Amazon.com’s domain name registrations that foreshadowed services it was likely to announce at this week&r...
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October 8, 2015, 3:26 pm
