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Domain Name Wire
A name that failed the “radio test” was hurting this real estate business
Old name led to a “word-of-mouth” issue for company. Technology-driven real estate startup TripleMint just raised $1.65 million from investors. It’s also changing its name from one that caused it problems. TripleMint used to be call...
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A name that failed the “radio test” was hurting this real estate business
Old name led to a “word-of-mouth” issue for company. Technology-driven real estate startup TripleMint just raised $1.65 million from investors. It’s also changing its name from one that caused it problems. TripleMint used to be call...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 4:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
ChinesePot.com owner can keep domain name despite not responding to UDRP
Owner of ChinesePod.com loses case against ChinesePot.com. Language instruction service Chinesepod Limited, which uses the domain name ChinesePoD.com, has lost a UDRP against the owner of ChinesePoT.com. It’s a case of a “typo” also...
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ChinesePot.com owner can keep domain name despite not responding to UDRP
Owner of ChinesePod.com loses case against ChinesePot.com. Language instruction service Chinesepod Limited, which uses the domain name ChinesePoD.com, has lost a UDRP against the owner of ChinesePoT.com. It’s a case of a “typo” also...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 3:44 pm
The Domains
Domain Registrar MAFF.com Rebrands To XZ.com That They Bought For $138K in 2013
The Chinese domain name registrar MAFF.com has re-branded to XZ.com We received an email from MAFF.com announcing the re-branding today. The domain name XZ.com was pu...
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Domain Registrar MAFF.com Rebrands To XZ.com That They Bought For $138K in 2013
The Chinese domain name registrar MAFF.com has re-branded to XZ.com We received an email from MAFF.com announcing the re-branding today. The domain name XZ.com was pu...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Who needs .Sucks? Microsoft registers Microsoft Edge Sucks domains in .com.
Company registers multiple derogatory domain names related to its new browser. There’s been a lot of chatter lately about the .Sucks domain name and how brands feel like they’re being coerced into paying big bucks to protect themselves. A...
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Who needs .Sucks? Microsoft registers Microsoft Edge Sucks domains in .com.
Company registers multiple derogatory domain names related to its new browser. There’s been a lot of chatter lately about the .Sucks domain name and how brands feel like they’re being coerced into paying big bucks to protect themselves. A...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 2:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look at Neustar’s domain name base
Company is counting on new TLDs for growth in domain name business, but it’s slow. Neustar reported earnings yesterday and released updated information on its base of domain names registered. .Co continues to perform well for the company, addin...
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A look at Neustar’s domain name base
Company is counting on new TLDs for growth in domain name business, but it’s slow. Neustar reported earnings yesterday and released updated information on its base of domain names registered. .Co continues to perform well for the company, addin...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 2:40 pm
The Domains
Domain Movers: Haus.com, Gifts.com, 00.com and More Domains
In the latest Domain Movers series I detect several domain names that have been recent acquired by large companies, domain registrations and many more. Domains like Gifts.com, Haus.com, 00.com and more so stop in and check it out!
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Domain Movers: Haus.com, Gifts.com, 00.com and More Domains
In the latest Domain Movers series I detect several domain names that have been recent acquired by large companies, domain registrations and many more. Domains like Gifts.com, Haus.com, 00.com and more so stop in and check it out!
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 2:13 pm
The Domains
New gTLD .Science Tops 220K Registrations; Passes .Club; & Who Is AlpNames.com?
The new gTLD .Science has now blown by the 220K domain name registration mark hitting 223,159 according to ntldstats.com becoming the 2nd most registered new gTLD passing .club It was just 11 da...
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New gTLD .Science Tops 220K Registrations; Passes .Club; & Who Is AlpNames.com?
The new gTLD .Science has now blown by the 220K domain name registration mark hitting 223,159 according to ntldstats.com becoming the 2nd most registered new gTLD passing .club It was just 11 da...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 1:26 pm
The Domains
.Fit Finishes 1st Day Of General Availability With 1,269 Domains
.Fit which launched into General Availability yesterday by Minds + Machines wound up with 1,269 domain names including selling some of those premium domain names we talked about yesterday. .Fit had less than 75 domains registered during the sunrise p...
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.Fit Finishes 1st Day Of General Availability With 1,269 Domains
.Fit which launched into General Availability yesterday by Minds + Machines wound up with 1,269 domain names including selling some of those premium domain names we talked about yesterday. .Fit had less than 75 domains registered during the sunrise p...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 12:46 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, April 30th, 2015
These auto Namejet backorders are killing me. They haunt me for years. I shouldn’t have to manually go back and remove every backorder I put in. It should end as soon as the present auction is over. It shouldn’t stay ete...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, April 30th, 2015
These auto Namejet backorders are killing me. They haunt me for years. I shouldn’t have to manually go back and remove every backorder I put in. It should end as soon as the present auction is over. It shouldn’t stay ete...
Discussion
April 30, 2015, 11:15 am
The Domains
.Video Hits EAP Today & 85% Of All Premiums Are Priced at $200 or Less
.Video is entered the Early Access Program (EAP) today (day 1) and based on the volume of Sunrise registrations and search data it would seem to be a pretty hot new gTLD. We counted some 460 domain registrations by trademark holders in the Sunrise pe...
Discussion
.Video Hits EAP Today & 85% Of All Premiums Are Priced at $200 or Less
.Video is entered the Early Access Program (EAP) today (day 1) and based on the volume of Sunrise registrations and search data it would seem to be a pretty hot new gTLD. We counted some 460 domain registrations by trademark holders in the Sunrise pe...
Discussion
April 29, 2015, 7:49 pm
