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Domain Name Wire
.XXX Formally Announces IFFOR Board
Group to help set policy for new .xxx domain name. One of the interesting quirks about the new .xxx domain name is that it will help fund a group called International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). IFFOR will get $10 from every domain ...
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.XXX Formally Announces IFFOR Board
Group to help set policy for new .xxx domain name. One of the interesting quirks about the new .xxx domain name is that it will help fund a group called International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). IFFOR will get $10 from every domain ...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 11:15 am
Elliot's Blog
I Don’t Understand Brand gTLDs
I am personally not opposed to new gTLD domain extensions at all. In fact, I am more in favor of them than anything, and like any free enterprise, I encourage entrepreneurial companies to try and make money with them. My bet is there will be some gre...
Discussion
I Don’t Understand Brand gTLDs
I am personally not opposed to new gTLD domain extensions at all. In fact, I am more in favor of them than anything, and like any free enterprise, I encourage entrepreneurial companies to try and make money with them. My bet is there will be some gre...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 10:42 am
Domain Name Wire
Two Things that Could Derail the New Top Level Domain Timeline
Government action and lawsuits could slow down new TLD rollout. So ICANN has approved the new top level domain name program and set out the timeline. Full steam ahead? There are two possible forces that could slow this down. One would be some sort of...
Discussion
Two Things that Could Derail the New Top Level Domain Timeline
Government action and lawsuits could slow down new TLD rollout. So ICANN has approved the new top level domain name program and set out the timeline. Full steam ahead? There are two possible forces that could slow this down. One would be some sort of...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 10:39 am
Domain Name Wire
Google to Listen In? Company Buys Listen.in
Company acquires Listen.in domain name. Google has made a curious domain acquisition — Listen.in. Technically it’s an Indian country code domain name, so perhaps we should just ignore the obvious phrase “Listen In”. But it&rsq...
Discussion
Google to Listen In? Company Buys Listen.in
Company acquires Listen.in domain name. Google has made a curious domain acquisition — Listen.in. Technically it’s an Indian country code domain name, so perhaps we should just ignore the obvious phrase “Listen In”. But it&rsq...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 10:20 am
Domain Name Wire
Has Men.com Sold Again?
Curious changes at Men.com. Has Men.com, which Rick Schwartz sold for seven figures nearly a decade ago, changed hands again? That’s a rumor I’m chasing down. If you have any other information, please comment on it. Here’s the deal....
Discussion
Has Men.com Sold Again?
Curious changes at Men.com. Has Men.com, which Rick Schwartz sold for seven figures nearly a decade ago, changed hands again? That’s a rumor I’m chasing down. If you have any other information, please comment on it. Here’s the deal....
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 10:09 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN to Undertake Four Whois Studies
Studies to examine how whois is used — and misused. ICANN announced it will spend $530,000 to undertake four separate studies of whois. The studies are partially a result of a request by the Governmental Advisory Committee in 2008. 1. Misuse of...
Discussion
ICANN to Undertake Four Whois Studies
Studies to examine how whois is used — and misused. ICANN announced it will spend $530,000 to undertake four separate studies of whois. The studies are partially a result of a request by the Governmental Advisory Committee in 2008. 1. Misuse of...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 9:53 am
The Domains
Network Solutions Hit With DDoS Attack & Domain Names Become Inaccessible
According to NetworkSolutions.com blog, they have been undergoing an Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack for the past two days: “”Network Solutions experienced a distributed denial of service attack Monday afternoon, June 20, 2011...
Discussion
Network Solutions Hit With DDoS Attack & Domain Names Become Inaccessible
According to NetworkSolutions.com blog, they have been undergoing an Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack for the past two days: “”Network Solutions experienced a distributed denial of service attack Monday afternoon, June 20, 2011...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 6:21 am
Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks: Burqa.com Revealed
I enjoy getting the emails from people saying they bought a name on the daily list. Names they wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I realize many of the names have a ton of bidders but good is good, so I point them out. People have ...
Discussion
Wednesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks: Burqa.com Revealed
I enjoy getting the emails from people saying they bought a name on the daily list. Names they wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I realize many of the names have a ton of bidders but good is good, so I point them out. People have ...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 2:45 am
DomainSherpa
Coupon.com’s $1B Valuation and Immeasurable Domain Name Benefit – with Steven Boal
Coupons.com recently received $200 million from investors in a deal that values the 13-year-old coupon company at $1 billion. In a rare interview, Steven Boal, President and CEO of the hugely successful Coupons.com, sat down with DomainSherpa to tal...
Discussion
Coupon.com’s $1B Valuation and Immeasurable Domain Name Benefit – with Steven Boal
Coupons.com recently received $200 million from investors in a deal that values the 13-year-old coupon company at $1 billion. In a rare interview, Steven Boal, President and CEO of the hugely successful Coupons.com, sat down with DomainSherpa to tal...
Discussion
June 22, 2011, 12:00 am
Domain Name Wire
$2.6 Million Social.com Sale Could Make Moniker Auction a Big One
Pending sale would give Moniker one of its biggest auctions ever. I’ve been tracking the potential sale of Social.com for a couple weeks now. The domain name was listed in Moniker’s live domain name auction for Barcelona (which actually e...
Discussion
$2.6 Million Social.com Sale Could Make Moniker Auction a Big One
Pending sale would give Moniker one of its biggest auctions ever. I’ve been tracking the potential sale of Social.com for a couple weeks now. The domain name was listed in Moniker’s live domain name auction for Barcelona (which actually e...
Discussion
June 21, 2011, 9:12 pm
