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Domain Name Wire
.Radio applicants invoke Independent Review Process
Companies ask for independent review in .radio decision. Three applicants for the .radio top level domain name have filed for the Independent Review Process (IRP) after losing out to a community applicant. Donuts, Afilias and BRS Media all lost their...
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.Radio applicants invoke Independent Review Process
Companies ask for independent review in .radio decision. Three applicants for the .radio top level domain name have filed for the Independent Review Process (IRP) after losing out to a community applicant. Donuts, Afilias and BRS Media all lost their...
Discussion
October 13, 2015, 1:59 pm
The Domains
WIPO Publishes 2014 UDRP Figures & 2015 YTD: 14% of WIPO’s 2015 Cases Are New gTLD’s
WIPO released it annual report yesterday for 2014 and Year to Date numbers through September 2015. Cases filed ins 2014 were up only 2% from 2013, with 2,634 cases being lodged by trademarks owners claiming abuse of their mark. Country-code top...
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WIPO Publishes 2014 UDRP Figures & 2015 YTD: 14% of WIPO’s 2015 Cases Are New gTLD’s
WIPO released it annual report yesterday for 2014 and Year to Date numbers through September 2015. Cases filed ins 2014 were up only 2% from 2013, with 2,634 cases being lodged by trademarks owners claiming abuse of their mark. Country-code top...
Discussion
October 13, 2015, 1:23 pm
The Domains
Famous Four Media Becomes 3rd New gTLD Registry To Pass 1 Million Domains
According to a Press Release out today, Famous Four Media has become the 3rd new gTLD registry to pass one million domain names. Donuts was the first to hit 1,000,000 domain registrations but they offer well over 100 new domain extensions...
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Famous Four Media Becomes 3rd New gTLD Registry To Pass 1 Million Domains
According to a Press Release out today, Famous Four Media has become the 3rd new gTLD registry to pass one million domain names. Donuts was the first to hit 1,000,000 domain registrations but they offer well over 100 new domain extensions...
Discussion
October 13, 2015, 12:52 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
It’s been great this year watching all the people that thought buying random short numbers and letters the last few years was asinine. Now the people that did, have tens if not hundreds of thousands of extra dollars in their hands. ...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
It’s been great this year watching all the people that thought buying random short numbers and letters the last few years was asinine. Now the people that did, have tens if not hundreds of thousands of extra dollars in their hands. ...
Discussion
October 13, 2015, 10:20 am
Domain Shane
What Happens When Investor Pricing for Domains Exceeds End User Pricing?
Giuseppe Graziano had an interesting observation in his excellent LLLL.com guide which he recently published, saying in part “you might have noticed how Chinese investors are bidding amounts that end users are rarely willing to match”. He...
Discussion
What Happens When Investor Pricing for Domains Exceeds End User Pricing?
Giuseppe Graziano had an interesting observation in his excellent LLLL.com guide which he recently published, saying in part “you might have noticed how Chinese investors are bidding amounts that end users are rarely willing to match”. He...
Discussion
October 12, 2015, 9:01 pm
The Domains
Quick Poll: What Will Be The High Bid On Health.Org
Earlier today we posted about a Godaddy.com expired domain name auction underway for health.org. The auction still has over 9 days to go as of publication. Assuming the domain auction does not get called off because the owner renews the domain name w...
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Quick Poll: What Will Be The High Bid On Health.Org
Earlier today we posted about a Godaddy.com expired domain name auction underway for health.org. The auction still has over 9 days to go as of publication. Assuming the domain auction does not get called off because the owner renews the domain name w...
Discussion
October 12, 2015, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
University of Cambridge loses case against Cambridge.com
University “seriously misdescribed” website in attempt to win transfer of site. The University of Cambridge has lost a cybersquatting dispute against the owner of Cambridge.com. The panel found that the University and its lawyers Stobbs I...
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University of Cambridge loses case against Cambridge.com
University “seriously misdescribed” website in attempt to win transfer of site. The University of Cambridge has lost a cybersquatting dispute against the owner of Cambridge.com. The panel found that the University and its lawyers Stobbs I...
Discussion
October 12, 2015, 5:08 pm
The Domains
New gTLD’s: Stock Firm Trefis Says Verisign “Doesn’t Have Much To Worry About”
Stock investment firm Trefis.com issued a report on Verisign (VRSN) today entitled “The New Domain Name Game” and concluded when it comes to new gTLD’s (new domain name extensions): “It appears that VeriSign doesn’t have...
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New gTLD’s: Stock Firm Trefis Says Verisign “Doesn’t Have Much To Worry About”
Stock investment firm Trefis.com issued a report on Verisign (VRSN) today entitled “The New Domain Name Game” and concluded when it comes to new gTLD’s (new domain name extensions): “It appears that VeriSign doesn’t have...
Discussion
October 12, 2015, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Antony Van Couvering of Minds + Machines – DNW Podcast #54
Minds + Machines’ CEO returns to the podcast to talk about new domain names. New top level domain name company Minds + Machines CEO Antony Van Couvering is back on the podcast this week. He discusses what’s happening with new top level do...
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Antony Van Couvering of Minds + Machines – DNW Podcast #54
Minds + Machines’ CEO returns to the podcast to talk about new domain names. New top level domain name company Minds + Machines CEO Antony Van Couvering is back on the podcast this week. He discusses what’s happening with new top level do...
Discussion
October 12, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Name Report: Over 200 names
Which do domainers need – a PriceTracker.com or a ProblemGamblingGuide.com? Both! But we’re incorrigible gamblers; so naturally we spent more to learn how to spend ($7.4k) than how not to spend ($1.6k). Indeed, PriceTracker...
Discussion
Expired Domain Name Report: Over 200 names
Which do domainers need – a PriceTracker.com or a ProblemGamblingGuide.com? Both! But we’re incorrigible gamblers; so naturally we spent more to learn how to spend ($7.4k) than how not to spend ($1.6k). Indeed, PriceTracker...
Discussion
October 12, 2015, 2:11 pm
