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The Domains
16 Yr Old SexyJapanese.com Saved In UDRP But No Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Grigorius Holdings, SIA (“Complainant”), just lost it bid to grab the generic domain name sexyjapanese.com which was registered on January 2, 1998. The one member panel John J. Upchurch found that Complainant failed to establish rights in...
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16 Yr Old SexyJapanese.com Saved In UDRP But No Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Grigorius Holdings, SIA (“Complainant”), just lost it bid to grab the generic domain name sexyjapanese.com which was registered on January 2, 1998. The one member panel John J. Upchurch found that Complainant failed to establish rights in...
Discussion
April 15, 2015, 2:42 pm
The Domains
Verisign Announces First Round of #InternetOfficial Contest First Prize Winners
Verisign announced its first group of winners in its #InternetOfficial Contest. Our own Michael Berkens is one of the judges in this contest. Our illustrious panel of top industry experts and celebrity judges has determined the five best .COM domain ...
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Verisign Announces First Round of #InternetOfficial Contest First Prize Winners
Verisign announced its first group of winners in its #InternetOfficial Contest. Our own Michael Berkens is one of the judges in this contest. Our illustrious panel of top industry experts and celebrity judges has determined the five best .COM domain ...
Discussion
April 15, 2015, 2:41 pm
The Domains
Chat Center ditches the .me and moves to a .Center
John Biggs wrote an article on Tech Crunch yesterday with regards to Chat Center, according to its description Chat Center is the best way to help customers or friends connect with you for Chat. Once you install the app you can claim a Chat Name. Thi...
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Chat Center ditches the .me and moves to a .Center
John Biggs wrote an article on Tech Crunch yesterday with regards to Chat Center, according to its description Chat Center is the best way to help customers or friends connect with you for Chat. Once you install the app you can claim a Chat Name. Thi...
Discussion
April 15, 2015, 2:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: China is trending
Chinese terms dominate trending words in .com registrations last month. Much of .com’s growth has been fueled by Asia recently, and the top trending keywords in .com and .net from last month bare this out. Verisign released numbers on March yes...
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Verisign: China is trending
Chinese terms dominate trending words in .com registrations last month. Much of .com’s growth has been fueled by Asia recently, and the top trending keywords in .com and .net from last month bare this out. Verisign released numbers on March yes...
Discussion
April 15, 2015, 2:05 pm
The Domains
China Dominates 7 Out of Top 10 Keyword Registrations For .Com Domains In March
Verisign’s has posted the top 10 keywords registered in .COM and .NET for the month of March The word “China” was the top keyword for both .com and .net registrations in March. The next three most registered terms were also Chinese ...
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China Dominates 7 Out of Top 10 Keyword Registrations For .Com Domains In March
Verisign’s has posted the top 10 keywords registered in .COM and .NET for the month of March The word “China” was the top keyword for both .com and .net registrations in March. The next three most registered terms were also Chinese ...
Discussion
April 15, 2015, 1:52 pm
The Domains
France Wants Google to Show Them What’s In Their Secret Sauce
The tension between Google and the E.U. continues to persist, now there is talk of a new law in France that would force Google to reveal its secret sauce, in other words show us how your algorithm works. If you think of Google as being dominant in th...
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France Wants Google to Show Them What’s In Their Secret Sauce
The tension between Google and the E.U. continues to persist, now there is talk of a new law in France that would force Google to reveal its secret sauce, in other words show us how your algorithm works. If you think of Google as being dominant in th...
Discussion
April 15, 2015, 1:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Which new TLDs are performing best on the resale market
.Club is a top seller. NameBio, a domain sales data site, published details this morning about which new top level domain names are selling best on the aftermarket. Here are the top 5 based on publicly-reported sales, ranked by dollar volume: You can...
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Which new TLDs are performing best on the resale market
.Club is a top seller. NameBio, a domain sales data site, published details this morning about which new top level domain names are selling best on the aftermarket. Here are the top 5 based on publicly-reported sales, ranked by dollar volume: You can...
Discussion
April 15, 2015, 1:19 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
I would like to take this time to officially apologize to the Washington Nationals. I bet a large sum of money for them to win their division. They were heavy heavy favorites and I figured they were more of a sure thing than putting my money in...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
I would like to take this time to officially apologize to the Washington Nationals. I bet a large sum of money for them to win their division. They were heavy heavy favorites and I figured they were more of a sure thing than putting my money in...
Discussion
April 15, 2015, 11:05 am
Domain Shane
A .BAR Sighting In The Wild
I stumbled across my first sighting of a new gTLD this weekend when grabbing a bite for lunch, and it made me do a double-take. And, if I’m doing a double-take and I read about the new G’s every day, I’m curious how the average pas...
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A .BAR Sighting In The Wild
I stumbled across my first sighting of a new gTLD this weekend when grabbing a bite for lunch, and it made me do a double-take. And, if I’m doing a double-take and I read about the new G’s every day, I’m curious how the average pas...
Discussion
April 15, 2015, 2:31 am
The Domains
Sedo Sales Total $1.2 million for the week, led by HSE.com at $34,000
Over the past week, 593 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: hse.com at 34,000 U...
Discussion
Sedo Sales Total $1.2 million for the week, led by HSE.com at $34,000
Over the past week, 593 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 57% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: hse.com at 34,000 U...
Discussion
April 14, 2015, 8:09 pm
