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Domain Name Wire
.Miami domain names go on sale today
Miami gets its own domain name today. I didn’t get around to my usual weekly roundup of domain name launches, but there’s a big one happening today at noon ET: .Miami. .Miami joins .NYC and .Vegas as the only .city domain names in the Uni...
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.Miami domain names go on sale today
Miami gets its own domain name today. I didn’t get around to my usual weekly roundup of domain name launches, but there’s a big one happening today at noon ET: .Miami. .Miami joins .NYC and .Vegas as the only .city domain names in the Uni...
Discussion
October 2, 2015, 1:15 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, October 2nd, 2015
After a few weeks of weaker names, Namejet has some really good names today. Making up for the slacking inventory at Godaddy. Of course you can always count on a ton of LLLL.coms going for high price. You know LLLL.coms have risen to grea...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday, October 2nd, 2015
After a few weeks of weaker names, Namejet has some really good names today. Making up for the slacking inventory at Godaddy. Of course you can always count on a ton of LLLL.coms going for high price. You know LLLL.coms have risen to grea...
Discussion
October 2, 2015, 10:24 am
The Domains
PassItOn.com sells for $64,000 on Sedo
PassITon.com sold for $64,000 on Sedo,when I saw it I wondered if Mike Berkens owned it because Mike does well with popular phrases. Just yesterday Mike sold LoseYourShirt.com for $10,000 on Go Daddy. The owner was not Mike but a company called Comme...
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PassItOn.com sells for $64,000 on Sedo
PassITon.com sold for $64,000 on Sedo,when I saw it I wondered if Mike Berkens owned it because Mike does well with popular phrases. Just yesterday Mike sold LoseYourShirt.com for $10,000 on Go Daddy. The owner was not Mike but a company called Comme...
Discussion
October 2, 2015, 10:01 am
Domain Shane
New gTLD Development: Just.property, ItsMe.flowers, Flying.guitars
Starting this week we’re going to do a weekly article exploring people and companies that are doing a great job of creating sites with great content on the new gTLDs. Using a combination of new strings that are relevant and describe their busi...
Discussion
New gTLD Development: Just.property, ItsMe.flowers, Flying.guitars
Starting this week we’re going to do a weekly article exploring people and companies that are doing a great job of creating sites with great content on the new gTLDs. Using a combination of new strings that are relevant and describe their busi...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 9:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
HaoZhan.com for $27.3k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. One reading of HaoZhan.com ($27.3k) is “warlike” (好战 / hào zhàn). China fortunately isn’t – not compared to the USA – but its domain buyers sure are aggressiv...
Discussion
HaoZhan.com for $27.3k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. One reading of HaoZhan.com ($27.3k) is “warlike” (好战 / hào zhàn). China fortunately isn’t – not compared to the USA – but its domain buyers sure are aggressiv...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 6:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kurt Pritz resigns from Domain Name Association
Executive Director steps down from role. Kurt Pritz has stepped down from his role as Executive Director of Domain Name Association, and advocacy group for the domain name industry. In a letter sent to DNA members this afternoon, Chairman Adrian Kind...
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Kurt Pritz resigns from Domain Name Association
Executive Director steps down from role. Kurt Pritz has stepped down from his role as Executive Director of Domain Name Association, and advocacy group for the domain name industry. In a letter sent to DNA members this afternoon, Chairman Adrian Kind...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 5:49 pm
The Domains
BMW Wins The Right To The Domain B.MW in a UDRP
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG of Munich, Germany, (BMW) just won the rights to the domain hack b.mw in a UDRP decision. We wrote about the filing of the UDRP back in July 24th of this year, as .mw is a ccTLD (country code domain extension) This is anot...
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BMW Wins The Right To The Domain B.MW in a UDRP
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG of Munich, Germany, (BMW) just won the rights to the domain hack b.mw in a UDRP decision. We wrote about the filing of the UDRP back in July 24th of this year, as .mw is a ccTLD (country code domain extension) This is anot...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 3:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
BMW wins B.MW domain name cybersquatting case
Domain name owner had a plausible defense, but didn’t bother to respond to the allegations. Car company BMW has won rights to the domain name B.MW through a cybersquatting arbitration proceeding through World Intellectual Property Organization....
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BMW wins B.MW domain name cybersquatting case
Domain name owner had a plausible defense, but didn’t bother to respond to the allegations. Car company BMW has won rights to the domain name B.MW through a cybersquatting arbitration proceeding through World Intellectual Property Organization....
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 3:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name registrars no longer have to carry general liability insurance
ICANN waives insurance requirement for accredited registrars. ICANN’s board approved a resolution this week to waive an insurance requirement for domain name registrars. The registrar accreditation agreement requires registrars to carry general...
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Domain name registrars no longer have to carry general liability insurance
ICANN waives insurance requirement for accredited registrars. ICANN’s board approved a resolution this week to waive an insurance requirement for domain name registrars. The registrar accreditation agreement requires registrars to carry general...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 2:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Don’t be like a Tesla apologist
Some criticisms are valid, and this extends to the domain name industry. I stayed up to watch the Tesla Model X launch event online Tuesday night. It was supposed to start at 8 PM PST. Nearly an hour later, Elon Musk shuffled onto the stage unapologe...
Discussion
Don’t be like a Tesla apologist
Some criticisms are valid, and this extends to the domain name industry. I stayed up to watch the Tesla Model X launch event online Tuesday night. It was supposed to start at 8 PM PST. Nearly an hour later, Elon Musk shuffled onto the stage unapologe...
Discussion
October 1, 2015, 1:55 pm
