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New TLDs: DirectI Forms Radix, Applies for 31 new TLDs
Despite ICANN’s “reveal day” where the list of new TLD applications received will be published being scheduled only for June 13th, many of the applicants feel it’s appropiate to reveal their applications today – a day af...
Discussion
New TLDs: DirectI Forms Radix, Applies for 31 new TLDs
Despite ICANN’s “reveal day” where the list of new TLD applications received will be published being scheduled only for June 13th, many of the applicants feel it’s appropiate to reveal their applications today – a day af...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 1:46 pm
The Domains
Directi Invest Over $30 Million & Applies For 31 New gTLD’s: Including: .Law, .Web, .Bank, .Shop
Directi Group, today announced its is applying for 31 new gTLD’s under its new brand – Radix. Directi has committed over $30 million on the application of 31 strings comprising several generic and mass market names. “This is a...
Discussion
Directi Invest Over $30 Million & Applies For 31 New gTLD’s: Including: .Law, .Web, .Bank, .Shop
Directi Group, today announced its is applying for 31 new gTLD’s under its new brand – Radix. Directi has committed over $30 million on the application of 31 strings comprising several generic and mass market names. “This is a...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 12:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
College Hunks and Strong Students fight in court after UDRP
A muscular lawsuit. This lawsuit creates and amusing visual. Strong Students Moving, Inc. has sued (pdf) College Hunks Hauling Junk after the former lost a domain to the latter through a UDRP case. Shaun Robinson of Strong Students Moving, Inc. alleg...
Discussion
College Hunks and Strong Students fight in court after UDRP
A muscular lawsuit. This lawsuit creates and amusing visual. Strong Students Moving, Inc. has sued (pdf) College Hunks Hauling Junk after the former lost a domain to the latter through a UDRP case. Shaun Robinson of Strong Students Moving, Inc. alleg...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 12:16 pm
The Domains
CloudNames Announces Application For gTLDs: .Cloud and .Global.
CloudNames.com just announced it has applied for two new gTLDs, .cloud and .global. “In applying for these two unrestricted gTLDs we want to give businesses and individuals the chance to secure new and highly relevant domains. We believe that ....
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CloudNames Announces Application For gTLDs: .Cloud and .Global.
CloudNames.com just announced it has applied for two new gTLDs, .cloud and .global. “In applying for these two unrestricted gTLDs we want to give businesses and individuals the chance to secure new and highly relevant domains. We believe that ....
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 11:35 am
The Domains
PIR Operator of .Org, Applies For Four New gTLD’s IDN of .Org and For .Ngo & .Ong
PIR, the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain, announced today it has applied for the creation and management of four internationalized domain names (IDNs) recognized as .ORG in non-Latin-based scripts and for the new gTLD’s of .Ngo...
Discussion
PIR Operator of .Org, Applies For Four New gTLD’s IDN of .Org and For .Ngo & .Ong
PIR, the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain, announced today it has applied for the creation and management of four internationalized domain names (IDNs) recognized as .ORG in non-Latin-based scripts and for the new gTLD’s of .Ngo...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 11:23 am
Elliot's Blog
Go Daddy Back On Top – Did Google+ Have Something To Do With It?
When it comes to organic results on Google searches for the keyword terms “domain name” and “domain names,” it’s been a battle between NameCheap and Go Daddy (at least in terms of commercial websites). I am sure the...
Discussion
Go Daddy Back On Top – Did Google+ Have Something To Do With It?
When it comes to organic results on Google searches for the keyword terms “domain name” and “domain names,” it’s been a battle between NameCheap and Go Daddy (at least in terms of commercial websites). I am sure the...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 10:34 am
Domain Name Wire
Something tells me the intellectual property constituency won’t like .sucks
.Sucks will be the new TLD opponents’ case-in-point. When I saw Michael Berkens’ post this morning about the four top level domains Momentous Corp is applying for, I did a double take. .Sucks? Yep. It’s no joke. The applicant descri...
Discussion
Something tells me the intellectual property constituency won’t like .sucks
.Sucks will be the new TLD opponents’ case-in-point. When I saw Michael Berkens’ post this morning about the four top level domains Momentous Corp is applying for, I did a double take. .Sucks? Yep. It’s no joke. The applicant descri...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 10:28 am
Domain Name Wire
What do you think about this Vevo.xxx decision?
Vevo snags triple xxx domain nam. Vevo.com, a music video site backed by Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media, ust won a UDRP case for the domain name Vevo.xxx. But I find the facts of the case troubling, because it&rs...
Discussion
What do you think about this Vevo.xxx decision?
Vevo snags triple xxx domain nam. Vevo.com, a music video site backed by Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media, ust won a UDRP case for the domain name Vevo.xxx. But I find the facts of the case troubling, because it&rs...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 10:15 am
The Domains
Momentous Corp, Owner Of Pool.com Applies For New gTLDs: .Sucks, .Design, .Style, .RIP
Momentous Corp. which owns Pool.com, announced its has applied for 4 new gTLD”s “Some people may be surprised by the TLDs we’ve pursued,” says Rob Hall, Chairman and CEO of Momentous. “But we are confident that our ap...
Discussion
Momentous Corp, Owner Of Pool.com Applies For New gTLDs: .Sucks, .Design, .Style, .RIP
Momentous Corp. which owns Pool.com, announced its has applied for 4 new gTLD”s “Some people may be surprised by the TLDs we’ve pursued,” says Rob Hall, Chairman and CEO of Momentous. “But we are confident that our ap...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 9:59 am
The Domains
Two Different UDRP’s, Two Different Results; With Same Complainant & Same Domain Holder: Bloomberg
Well another interesting day in UDRP world were there are two separate UDRP action both brought by Bloomberg Finance L.P. owner of Bloomberg.com, against another company named Bloomberg which is located in India. The 1st UDRP was on the domain ...
Discussion
Two Different UDRP’s, Two Different Results; With Same Complainant & Same Domain Holder: Bloomberg
Well another interesting day in UDRP world were there are two separate UDRP action both brought by Bloomberg Finance L.P. owner of Bloomberg.com, against another company named Bloomberg which is located in India. The 1st UDRP was on the domain ...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 9:52 am
